The Hound

'Headmistress, Grandpa, Guild Leader... what are they all doing here?' Nox was about to blurt these words out, but he quickly remembered he was currently wearing a mask, so he decided to wisely think to himself instead.

If he had only been a fraction of a second late, he would've blown his cover. How was he supposed to explain to them how he knew their names?

Nox planned to exploit his fake identity to the maximum. He wasn't planning on revealing his true self just yet. Being a fake expert came with lots of perks!

Quickly reorganizing his thoughts, Nox straightened his back, appearing more dominant—the kind of posture an expert would take. It was so swift that even Nox was slightly impressed.

He was really getting used to impersonating expert Awakened.

Then his gaze swept across the surroundings.

It was not how he remembered the place to be.