Grum, who was taking care of Lilia, who was having a hard time breathing, was thrilled when he saw the friendly smile on Alex's face.
'He's safe!' Continue your journey with empire
That was the first thought that appeared in his mind.
His grandchild, whose life could've been roped any moment, was not going to be killed!
How good of a news was that?
Grum had thought of using all of his future merits to help his grandson escape death if he had to.
He was a legendary ranked demon, someone who had fought a lot of wars and made a lot of contributions, so for all that sacrifice and contribution, he could at least ask for his grandson's life.
But none of that was needed anymore.
Alex didn't seem to want to kill Rohrg or blame him for anything.
'He awakened a Royal Bloodline, after all.'
Finally, the fact that his grandson, the one who was called useless by the whole empire, had awakened the highest-ranked bloodline in the empire settled in his mind.
*Hmph*
He hmphed audibly, while his chest puffed in pride.
Even Grum had noticed the look in the demon higher-ups' eyes, causing a content grin to tug on the corner of his lips.
'Heh, don't you guys have talented grandchildren?'
He sneered inwardly as he recalled all the humiliation he and his family had to go through for taking in his daughter Trupha and her children, much more so when one of them was the infamous useless grandchild of the Flaming Hound.
Rohrg was now going to grow into a being as strong as the demon generals and have an authority that was far greater than any of them could hope to have.
Yet, the atmosphere took a sharp turn when Alex's next words were heard.
"Now, could you tell me why you have this device on your body?"
Alex's smile was nowhere to be seen; all that was a cold and apathetic expression.
*Crack*
"Argh!"
Then Rohrg's pained grunt along with a cracking sound was heard as well, but everyone stood frozen in shock.
Lilia, who had yet to recover from the last internal injury, was the same.
The change in Alex's attitude was a bit too fast for them to follow.
Lilia was weak, so it would take her some time to break out of her shock, but Grum wasn't weak.
He did ask the question, so he had to show Rohrg that his plan of destroying the proof along with the explosion had also failed.
But before he could get a reaction out of Rohrg, who seemed to be going through a ton of emotions, a yell was heard.
"No, my lord!!"
Along with the scream filled with pleas and desperation, Alex could also see Rohrg's face lightening with hope, causing a sharp glint to pass through his eyes.
'That shitty plot armor again...'
He grumbled inwardly before....
*Boom*
A colossal pressure descended upon the people in the room.
The device that Alex had in his palm was crushed due to Alex clenching his fist, but it didn't matter.
The fact that everyone had already seen the device in his hand was enough.
Alex knew that every event until now had already been broadcasted, which meant the people he didn't want to see his face as well as the people he wanted to see it.
So, it didn't matter even if the device was destroyed.
His eyes then turned toward the source of the desperate yell from before, and he saw the same old man who was suppressed and warned by Morvan some seconds ago.
'With four demon generals and one ancestor present in the room, none of them could stop the guy before he could move like before, all because he was the only one who could disturb the moment.
Now, how am I wrong for calling this plot armor thing bullshit?'
Alex growled inwardly, his red eyes turning black and golden again as he peered into the soul of the man in front of him.
The man, Grum, shivered as he saw those eyes focusing on him, and a chill ran down his spine, but he remained steadfast, not willing to back down.
"What did Morvan tell you a few moments ago?"
Alex closed his eyes, his arm rising from Rohrg's shoulder—much to the guy's relief—before he closed his eyes and turned his head toward the ceiling.
*Fuuuu*
A deep breath left his lips, and not getting an answer from Grum, who was still shivering as unease started gripping his heart, Alex questioned again.
"Answer my question, Grum."
Alex's eyes, which had turned back to a shade of red, opened. His gaze turned to look down on Grum, who was kneeling on the floor as he commanded.
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