Eugene settled down in a suitable corner afterward. Eugene, Romari, and the hunter sat with their backs to the wall. Galfredik and the beowulfs, who were much larger in size, sat at the edges and prevented anyone from approaching them.

“Not here, right?”

“Not here…”

Even after taking another look through the restaurant, Eugene couldn’t find Maxenne and his group among the warriors and mercenaries having a feast.

“That’s strange. He should know the area quite well,” Eugene muttered. It wouldn’t make sense for Maxenne, who was actually related to the Tolo family, to not know of this town. Moreover, there was no way he would have had an accident or encountered a robber or a thief on his way either. If that were the case, Eugene would have encountered Maxenne’s group on the way.

In that case, there was only one conclusion to be made.

‘Did he go somewhere else?’

But that would be strange as well. Maxenne had declared his firm intention to join the vanguard of the Tolo family, which meant that he would have known that Kunderima was leading the vanguard as a direct descendant of the Tolo family.

‘Well, it’s none of my business.’

It would bring too much unwanted attention if Maxenne recognized him and made a fuss anyway, which could lead to Eugene’s true identity being discovered. It was better this way.

“Master, isn’t this weird? There’s too few of them,” Galfredik commented with a frown. He wasn’t seeing what he had expected.

“Hmm.” Eugene nodded in agreement....