Chapter 31 : V.S. Selfish King

"Hello?" Someone answered the call.

"Yes.., How are things going?"

"He's there..."

"Are you sure?" He coughed,

"Yes, and" the other line stopped for a moment, "smoking again?"

"Just this last time"

"Okay, I'll call you back"

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"Hmm? Wh-who are you? Hu-human language's hard to sp-speak"

'Was he referring to me?'

"Why is he stuttering?"

"I-it seems I... had long f-forgotten my mission, w-why I'm still here!"

Skill activation, Black Smoke, a paralyzing skill. King Artorius cast his spell to Tom and Evan.

Leo tried to fend off the skill but it just went through him.

"What!? Tom, Evan!" And so the black smoke eventually hits the two of them.

"I'm... feeling... d-dizzy" they fell on the floor and lost consciousness.

"Haa, I should've speak to you like this earlier"

'Telepathy!?'

"How long I've waited for 'you', but are you worthy?"

From his throne, King Artorius leaped to where Leo is in an instant.

'So fast!'