"Don't be in a rush, Krai. I will tell you in just a moment," Edwin responded with a soft tone, resuming his way up the stairs without looking back.
Ryan followed him in silence, climbing the wide, carpeted steps.
He had lost Runa's earring, the relic that passively masked his stats. Right now, he was forcing his own mana control to the absolute limit in order to keep his aura suppressed.
It was manual work, tedious but necessary. He wasn't emitting any type of power that would give away his newly acquired, monstrous SS rank.
In the eyes of any casual observer in that building, he could easily pass as an ordinary, low-level adventurer who could barely hold a heavy weapon.
Even so, the attitude of Edwin and his companion was alarming. The assistant walking behind the noble barely let a trace of energy escape, but the Inspect skill Ryan used immediately classified him as an A-rank assassin.
