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  won't be my disciple?"

Flare froze in his tracks as he forgot to blink his eyes.

Logically speaking, the old man's words really sounded correct. Why would he have to help a random stranger whom he met literally a few hours ago?

Though Flare's logical side said that there was nothing wrong, somewhere deep inside him, his consciousness is telling him that he was falling into a trap that this old man laid out for him.

"What would you do if I say that I don't want to call you my master?" Flare asked with an eyebrow raised.

'Despite his young age, the kit knows how to negotiate and also to ask the questions perfectly. A good seed indeed,' the old man thought to himself while he used his hand to gently caress his long, white and shiny beard.