Fula's tone was incredibly certain.
This, however, began to make Ogre a little uncertain.
“There is no need to keep up the act. There is no one else here, and I don't know any Yatuo...” Fula stopped in his tracks, the two of them happening to pause by the riverbank.
“Sigh...” Ogre let out a sigh...
He had been exposed rather quickly, but though it was somewhat unexpected, fortunately, he wasn't completely unprepared.
Plan A had failed, but there was still Plan B.
Ever since he decided to return with Macar, he hadn't planned on keeping the truth hidden forever.
His little secrets were fine for fooling Macar, but they would be hard to pull off against someone smarter.
“I only want to know where your Discipline Badge came from,” Fula said, his tone flat and peaceful, but his gaze carried a soul-penetrating judgment.
“This is mine.” Ogre pulled down the scarf on his face, revealing his true appearance.
When his face was revealed, his breathtaking beauty at that instant actually caused even Fula to lose his focus for a brief moment.
“No wonder Macar is biased toward you.” Fula's confusion lessened slightly, though he still had no intention of letting Ogre off the hook. “I need to hear the truth from you.”
“This? The owner of the badge truly handed it to me personally.” Ogre helplessly took out the Silver Badge Yade had given him.
“Who is the owner of the badge?”
Perhaps because Ogre did not pose any threat, Fula's intimidation of Ogre remained entirely verbal.
Of course, his patience was reserved strictly for humans.
“Yade. He is my teacher.” Ogre waved the Silver Badge in front of Fula.
“I know the badge is real,” Fula said flatly.
“I'm not lying.” Ogre waved his hand. Since he wasn't a Warlock or a variant, he wasn't afraid of anything Fula might do to him.
He had chosen the Church of Dawn precisely because blending in with them was safe.
As for whether he would be blacklisted...
The one who lied was Gelin; what did that have to do with him, Ogre?
Ogre understood the structure of the Church of Dawn very well. If he ran away, he might run into trouble, but as long as he chose to stay, he would at most be locked up for a period of time.
After all, they were good people.
“Extend your hand.”
Looking at the indifferent Ogre, Fula also began to wonder if he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
“There.”
Ogre extended his fair arm. After all, he couldn't beat him, and he couldn't run away, so what else could he do?
Fula stared into Ogre's beautiful eyes for two seconds, then reached out and grabbed his arm.
A pure, holy white flame began to burn upon their contact.
Amazingly, Ogre did not feel any discomfort within the flames.
He even felt a slight sense of comfort.
“You are fine... quite a bold little fellow.”
After the flames burned for a few breaths, Fula released his palm.
He did not sense any extraordinary power within Ogre's body—whether it was vital energy and blood, mana, warlock power, or battle qi.
This meant Ogre was not a variant, but a human, and at the absolute most, merely a Martial Apprentice. Judging by the fair look of his arm, his physical strength likely wasn't very strong either.
Ogre blinked his innocent eyes, then withdrew his hand.
“Now, tell me, pretty little fellow. What is your purpose in disguising yourself as a Sister from Notabon?” Fula asked, hiding his hands back in his sleeves.
“Actually...” Ogre paused, then, after feigning hesitation for a moment, squeezed out a few tears. “Actually, I came to beg you all to save my teacher.”
Fula: “?”
“Then why did you use such deceptive methods?” Fula didn't ask why Ogre wanted to save his teacher, but instead clung to the point of Ogre's disguise.
“Because... the name I am using now is my true name.”
As Ogre spoke, he reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, perfectly portraying a picture of being pitiful yet carrying a trace of resilience.
Well, begging for help was nothing to be ashamed of.
“Then what was your name before this?” Fula asked, placing his hands behind his back.
“Serandic,” Ogre said without a moment's hesitation.
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