“It's been a while since I've seen him that flustered.” 0

Muttering to himself, Ludwig glanced through space at Li Kenxie, who was furiously barking orders to bring him back from the entrance of his room, before turning his attention to Se-Hoon and the Vermillion Bird, who had been in a corner of his eye.0

On the ground, the Vermillion Bird was nervously gauging both his and Se-Hoon’s reactions. Despite it absorbing Li Kenxie's flames and gaining unparalleled strength, it seemed it had still been utterly defeated by Se-Hoon without being able to manage even a token resistance.0

The contract did forbid it from performing any counterattack… but just the fact that he even managed to land an attack at all is significant.0

Se-Hoon's flame subduing the Vermillion Bird's own, which teetered on the edge of the Sacred Craftsman’s power, meant only one thing.0

“Did you fully master Li Kenxie’s power?” Ludwig asked.0

“Not yet, but I now have a rough understanding of it.”0

“Oh… that’s quite impressive.”0

Although Se-Hoon sounded like he was trying to be as humble as he could, the meaning behind his words carried undeniable confidence. He had gained an “understanding” of another power of a Perfect One, which others couldn’t even dare to mimic. 0

In a way, his response signaled that he was already halfway into the realm of the Perfect Ones.0

“Let’s continue this conversation in another location, shall we?”0

“Sure.”0

“W—Wait…. What about me…?”0

But unfortunately for it, the two ignored the Vermillion Bird. 0

Whoosh-0

Now within Ludwig’s office on sofas facing one another, the two exchanged a steady gaze. 0

“In fact, a lot has happened while you were unconscious, but it will...0