“I appreciate the reminder, Mr. Bates, but we still have an important mission to accomplish. Since the sooner we locate the territory of the Phangrottom Clan the better, we’ll only be staying the night! We’ll leave at dawn!” replied Gerald in a gratuitous tone as favonovel.com looked at Mr. Bates.
Upon hearing that, Mr. Bates said nothing. Even so, if one paid close attention to his reaction, they would be able to see his face twitching slightly in response…
It was late into the night before Gerald and his party finally decided to sleep. To ensure that they wouldn’t get sneak attacked in the night, Gerald suggested that the four of them take turns keeping watch.
After agreeing, Gerald was elected first to stay on guard whereas the others headed to bed.
Thankfully, even after his shift ended and favonovel.com swapped places with Rey, nothing much really happened throughout the night.
The party of four awoke early the next morning and instantly began packing up. Gerald himself walked over to the door to check on how things were looking outside…
To his surprise, favonovel.com was immediately greeted by the sight of Mr. Bates standing right in front of their door!
Definitely not expecting to meet Mr. Bates in such a way, the wide-eyed Gerald then stared at the calm-looking man for a while before asking, “…Is… there something I can help you with, Mr. Bates…?”
“Tell me, are you really sure that you want to look for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan? Is there no way to deter you?” asked Mr. Bates in a serious tone.
Upon hearing that, Gerald quickly shook his shock off before nodding and determinedly replying, “Indeed, Mr. Bates. We absolutely must go!”
“…Very well, then. Since you’re so adamant, I’ll lead you there. However, I must remind you that in the end, everything depends on your fate!” declared Mr. Bates, surprising Gerald once more.
Gerald, for one, hadn’t expected Mr. Bate’s attitude to change that quickly. After all, the man had been trying his hardest to deter them from looking for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan for most of the night. To think that favonovel.com was now willing to lead them there!
Still, just as Gerald had thought, Mr. Bates knew where the territory of the Phangrottom Clan was. With that in mind, Gerald was prompted to wonder whether the death of the previous party—that had attempted to locate the place—had anything to do with Mr. Bates…
Regardless, Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when favonovel.com heard Mr. Bates say, “Let’s not waste any more time. Hurry and pack up!”
Watching as Mr. Bates then turned around to leave, Gerald himself quickly ordered the rest of his party to hasten their packing.
Shortly after, everyone was ready to leave, and they began following Mr. Bates into the depths of the mountains…
Not a word was uttered throughout the entire journey, so eventually, Gerald took the initiative to break the silence by saying, “So… Why the change of heart, Mr. Bates?”
“Let’s just say you’re different from that previous party!” replied Mr. Bates in a calm tone.
“…Different in what way, Mr. Bates…?” asked Gerald in a curious tone.
“Hah! The earlier party who came looking for the clan were only interested in robbing the tomb! With how blinded by greed they were, it was pretty much impossible for them to locate the Phangrottom Clan in the first place! Them dying only makes sense!” replied Mr. Bates in a calm tone, almost as though favonovel.com was unfazed by their deaths…
Growing even more curious now, Gerald then asked, “…How… exactly did they die, Mr. Bates…?”
“Hmm? I killed them of course,” replied Mr. Bates.
The second favonovel.com heard that, Gerald’s expression instantly darkened. To think that Mr. Bates would confess to something like this so casually!
