“I don't understand why they're afraid of him...” Angelica was thinking with her head lowered as she walked behind Rafael

“I think this is normal, after all, he is from the Ford family.” Raphael said indifferently as he thought about where they should go next

“I believe the young master’s words are correct.” Boris nodded in support of Rafael's answer

“No…” Angelica shook her head. “When Leonard found out that we were from the Ford family, he did not panic. He did not even stutter. He was able to maintain a steady stance, and it was clear that he had met many important people and knew how to behave with them. This means that the reason for Leonard’s behavior this way was Alexander himself, not the Ford family."

"This is a logical possibility as well. But there is another possibility, which is that Alexander may be misusing the family name to exploit others." Boris presented his ideas

Angelica frowned. " Do you think this..."

“I'm not sure...” Boris shrugged. “But Leonard may have believed that you would not abuse your power as Alexander does, so he was not too worried.”

Rafael's steps stopped and he looked at Boris. “To exploit the family name in this way is disgusting.”

Raphael did not hide his deep contempt for Alexander

Boris narrowed his eyes. "These are just random thoughts. It's not like Alexander is really doing this."

“I think this is something that might happen...” Raphael crossed his arms. “Think about it a little. How could someone without talent like Alexander gather so many people around him?”

"He may have some social skills." Angelica answered

“Do you really think so?” Raphael raised an eyebrow

"..." Angelica did not reply

She knows that even if someone has outstanding social skills, he needs power in order to maintain his position and authority

"He also has many people who don't like him and are upset with him, and the only explanation for that is that he harasses them."

“Well...they said he got into trouble sometimes, but I don't think he was taking advantage of the family name.” Angelica felt that Rafael was going too far in thought

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"How do you think he got away with what he did? He definitely used his background."

“Okay...” Boris raised his hand to stop the discussion. “I think we should find Alexander before talking about this topic.”

"Boris is right. We should stop wandering around and ask the Imperial Guard where Alexander is." Angelica began to get bored, they've been walking around for hours aimlessly. Especially since they are constantly put in annoying situations because of Alexander

“No, we should keep searching ourselves...” Rafael disagreed with her suggestion

Angelica stomped her feet on the ground hard. “Asking for help will not affect your grade on the test.”

Raphael frowned. “I want to finish this mission on my own without anyone’s help, and I will not use my family name no matter what.”

Angelica spread her arms angrily. “How long do you want us to continue researching? This academy is the size of an entire city.”

“Well, he's a famous person, so we'll find him sooner or later.”

Angelica became angrier. “Do you think asking random people on the street will lead you to finding Alexander?”

Angelica saw that a young man was walking towards them and looking at his phone

Angelica pointed to the young man. "You there, what's your name?"

The young man stopped and looked at Angelica with surprise, then quickly became worried as soon as he noticed the fierce knights standing behind her.

The young man replied quickly. "My name is Gray..."

“We are looking for someone named Alexander. Do you know his whereabouts?” Angelica asked quickly

“y-yes...” Gray stuttered for a moment

Angelica turned her eyes to Rafael sarcastically. “See! Asking others—”

But she stopped mid-speech and returned her attention to Gray. “You know where he is?”

Gray nodded vigorously and pointed to the east. “He is training with his friend in the inner area of the academic park”

“…” Angelica stared at him with a blank expression

While Rafael looked at her with an expression that said, 'What were you saying a moment ago?'

“Let's go to the Academy Park...” Angelica hid her expression and started walking in front

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Alexander was cutting some vegetables while humming incomprehensible words

While Rustin was sitting on the ground and looking at the sky

Alexander glanced at him quickly. “You look so much at the horizon, you look like a maiden in love.”

Rustin smiled bitterly. “Those scenes keep coming back to me from time to time.”

Alexander stopped what he was doing and looked at Rustin seriously. "This is an important part of honing your strength. Sometimes what doesn't kill you will make you stronger."

Rustin turned his gaze to the sky

Alexander's words were absolutely true

Psychological strength is an important part of fighting

Even if you have the strongest physical strength, this is useless if you do not have the mentality that drives you to continue fighting

That illusion was a terrible experience, but he believes that this experience made him stronger

He feels like he's overcome a lot of his fears with this

But I didn't expect him to say such comforting words...Rustin looked back at Alexander strangely

Alexander grabbed a mint and started cutting it. “Other times, it will drive you crazy and turn your life into a never-ending tragic movie.”

"..." Well, now that's what I expected from him

Alexander put a piece of chopped mint in his mouth and started chewing

But he stopped chewing and looked west

His gray eyes darkened and widened unnaturally. "Hmm...?"

Rustin turned his head towards him. " What is there?."

“Looks like we have some visitors.” Alexander smiled as he threw the knife aside and took the gloves off his hands

“Stay here, I will come back as soon as I find out who he is...”

Before Rustin could speak, Alexander disappeared from his place

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“I had to ask about the exact location...” Angelica complained as she removed the leaves from her red dress.

“That's because you started running without leaving any chance to ask that boy.” Raphael criticized her harshly

"He said it was in the middle of the park and all we had to do was keep walking." Boris tried to stop the dispute before it developed

One of the knights sighed in boredom

They had been walking all day and had not found their target yet

"You look tired. Do you want chocolate?"

A voice rang next to the knight

“Thank you—” The words choked in the knight’s mouth when he saw a young man with white hair and gray eyes standing next to him and extending his hand holding a chocolate bar towards him.

All the knights stopped and put their hands on their weapons, preparing to confront the intruder who suddenly appeared

Boris stood in front of Angelica and Rafael to protect them

But he was shocked as soon as he saw the appearance of the intruder

"..." Is this Alexander?