Richard apologized, sounding like a forgetful old man. But in Alek's eyes, the Count was only in his forties or fifties, so it felt incredibly strange when he heard him joke, "Wog is practically my nephew."
The Count had secretly used a Forbidden Technique to allow the disaster victims an early release from care. Alek couldn't understand why such a beneficial spell would be classified as a Forbidden Technique, nor could he fathom why the Count faced no repercussions for using it.
In the past few days, Alek's life had been turned upside down, just like the rest of the territory.
Frequent monster invasions and earthquakes seemed to herald an impending disaster. The fact that people from the Star Realm hardly ever descended from the sky anymore was further proof that the situation was grim. Panic began to spread, but some stubborn people chose to stay and hold their ground.
