Great Capital City

I left the towering building with ease. Then I found a cab and returned to the hotel an hour later. The process went smoothly from beginning to end.

I didn't find anyone following me from behind until the end. But I knew the next step was important. I decided to check out of the hotel right away.

An hour later,

I left the hotel. The staff didn't make things difficult. They repaid the remaining mana stones because the hotel rooms were in high demand. They could rent them out for a higher price now.

I left the hotel and approached the cab driver on the main street. I asked the driver about the transport services. I wanted to go to Pebble City. It's the border city next to the mountain range.

He was not surprised. He knew several transport services and he agreed to take me to one of them. I sat inside the car.

The driver started driving. The car rose above the ground. It appeared in mid-air and started moving towards the destination through the sky.

My gaze fell on the passing scene outside. Knowing that everything was going smoothly, I sighed in relief. I hoped nothing would go wrong with Elder Barry. He had hidden things from me.

Yet I had captured the famous Young Master Raymond from the Raymond Family. Once I made the guy cure the little girl, then I would leave this dangerous place.

...

Meanwhile,

The black air carrier reached the Estate of the Raymond Family. There was a dedicated empty plot of land available for the sky carrier to land.

The black carrier appeared and landed on the ground. But the wizards remained standing on the deck.

The old man Butler was there as well. He went to check the cabin room again. The cabin room was once again empty.

The old man lost his cool. He was getting scared right now. The Young Master Raymond had disappeared right under his nose.

He had found a suspicious person earlier. He had tried to find that person with the help of the manager, but they had failed.

The followers of the Young Master Raymond were standing outside. They were looking towards the old man Butler.

Earlier, the followers were confident. They were sure that Young Master Raymond had gone somewhere, so they had not been worried a minute ago.

But right now, they were looking at each other's faces because they saw the expression on the old man Butler's face.

Some had doubted earlier, but they had not been ready to speak up before. This time, however, they lost their composure.

"Butler, what's going on?" one of the followers asked.

He was a strong Supreme Wizard. Hearing that, the others turned towards the Butler. But the Butler was not speaking at all.

The other family members saw the situation as well. It was time for them to leave, but none of them were leaving at all.

They were waiting for the old man Butler to speak. But the Butler himself was trapped in other problems.

The black carrier sat on the land for more than ten minutes. Yet none of the family members or staff exited the carrier.

This situation was noticed by other members of the family. They saw that the carrier had been stationed there for a long time.

They were four wizards of the outer circle. They were Supreme Wizards. Their uniforms were different compared to the others.

It was easily recognized by everyone.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, the four wizards left their positions. They went towards the sky carrier.

Because they were waiting for their Young Master Raymond to come, they landed on the carrier in the blink of an eye.

They saw the family guards standing on the deck. Some of them were family members from the branch lines.

The four wizards landed on the deck. They turned towards the old man Butler. The Butler was standing outside the cabin.

The followers were confronting the old man Butler.

"What's going on here?" one of the four wizards asked.

Hearing that, everyone quieted down. They turned towards the four wizards. They recognized the uniform.

"Outer circle elders," one of the followers said in a loud tone.

The face of the old man Butler changed drastically.

He didn't expect the outer circle elders to come.

One of the outer circle elders walked up to the Butler.

"Tell me what's going on," he asked.

The other three outer circle elders stood behind him. The atmosphere was tense. The staff and the family guards didn't know what was going on.

But they could tell that their young master was missing. Young Master Raymond was last seen entering the cabin room.

The old man Butler trembled. He took a deep breath. Both of them had equal authority, but right now he was the one answerable.

He said, "Young Master Raymond disappeared without saying anything."

Thunderclap!

The words fell like a thunderclap in everyone else's ears.

They couldn't believe what they were hearing right now. How could their young master disappear? Everyone had seen him entering the cabin room.

No one had attacked the air carrier. There was only the possibility that Young Master Raymond had left on his own.

The followers were stunned as well. They had thought the Young Master had gone somewhere, but the Butler was saying something completely new.

They didn't know what to say. They were all looking at the old man Butler. Perhaps there was some secret mission Young Master Raymond wanted to do.

The outer circle elders were confused as well. They found that the old man didn't seem to be lying either.

Especially since the reactions around them all appeared to be the same. Then, the Outer Circle Elders began to inquire. They wanted to confirm the situation.

After asking around the people, they understood that Young Master Raymond was last seen in the cabin. He hadn't left the cabin either.

The old man Butler had been standing outside the entire time. So he himself didn't know, which was why he was saying that the Young Master had disappeared.

The outer circle elders didn't know what to do. They couldn't make the final decision. They were going to inform the higher-ups.

Soon, the news would reach the ears of the Family Head.