Van stared at the individual in front of him. Out of all the people that Van wanted to meet during this predicament, the person in front of him was probably one of the worst individuals he could meet besides the guards and the people from the Explorer Association, of course.


    "I am utterly perplexed that they haven''t found you yet. I could smell you even through the foul stench of shit from the gryphons


    ...You beggar."


    "...Gerald."


    Gerald looked at Van straight in the eyes, his eyebrows slightly knitted.


    "What do you want?" Asked Van. He was about to turn on his skills, but suddenly, he found that Gerald was already directly in front of him. His hand gripping Van''s wrist.


    "Don''t even try it, you f*cking beggar."


    Van couldn''t even react. The only thing he could do was stare at Gerald, hearing his words that only sounded like breaths in his ears.