"So, what really happened?"
A man Zen knew said that in a low tone of voice. When Zen looked to the side with his head down, the person beside him answered the man.
"This guy is trying to pick a fight with me. So I gave him a few punches. "
"I see," he answered with a sneer.
With bruises on his face and head down, what happened to Zen looked like the mistreatment of a school student. Irregular breaths and blood dripping from his mouth and temples, made Zen's whole body that was wet with cold water tremble in fear.
It's perfect, because everything feels so natural.
"I'm sorry—" Zen begged for mercy.
A person who was beaten almost to death then screamed in fear asking for forgiveness. As expected, Zen is a talented actor.
And like any actor, Zen has to play the next scenario without any mistakes. Every little detail had to be paid attention to, otherwise the producer might have torn up the job application letter right after he was accepted as an actor. That's not very funny.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I beg you to forgive me. I won't do it again, I promise. "
"Hey.. Who told you to talk," Matias said while glancing at Zen with cynical eyes.
He then placed a hand on Zen's head and pushed him onto the dining table. Zen's face sank and he couldn't speak now.
With tears continuing to ask for help, Zen grabbed Matias's hand to try to release the grip, but because Zen's strength wasn't enough he was seen struggling trying to release the grip.
Perfect!! That is a sight that can be called a work of art of high value. This is a technique of various low-difficulty techniques that have been perfected for a long time.
Even though he had reached the point where no one would notice his charade, he felt that it was still a long way from being able to match the person who was now in front of Zen.
And that person is clear, the senior.
"Rather than seeing you deal with this young man, there are more important things for us to talk about."
Matias rearranged his appearance when he heard Kyle, he might have to do his business with Zen some other time, For now business matters are more important.
"Nnn.. Regarding the dungeon you mentioned, is it about that?"
The senior who turned out to be Kyle was silent for a moment. He then grabbed a bottle of wine and poured it into the glass, the sounds of water rushing down to fill the glass made Zen lift his head back and lean back on the chair.
Zen's eyes were focused on how Kyle was slowly pouring the wine.
There were some differences from how ordinary people and society's elites poured a glass of Wine. The atmosphere seemed to sink into silence to the point where it looked like the still waters of a lake without the slightest bit of wind approaching.
When the glass was full, Kyle reached for the glass and lifted it slowly and brought it to his lips. Kyle's eyes started to look the other way as the wine in the glass gradually decreased.
And when Kyle put the Wine back on the table, he started to open his mouth.
"The matter about the people from the church, Using the rules as a weapon, it seems they won't let me enter the Dungeon. This is troublesome."
Kyle grabbed another glass of Wine, but now he was just playing with it at the table. Play it at a slow rhythm without spilling it.
He said again when he finished playing the glass.
"If I take care of the matter, I'm afraid it will eventually end up being something more troublesome. "
Matias smiled slightly kindly. He tried not to make a fuss about it.
"No-no, you don't have to go that far. From what I've heard, some people are holding exams to dungeons for the knight class, there are also those from the military faction. I can take care of it for you."
"You can take care of it for? That's great news."
"Yes, of course. A friend will always help each other. "
Kyle nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, I will definitely repay your kindness in the future."
Even though it was a simple request from a friend, there seemed to be something quite disturbing to Matias if you look at the expression he showed.
"But, Kyle, I wonder why you want to go there? There's no graduation requirement in your class related to dungeons, I don't see that going to be of any benefit. Besides, there's a lot of danger in the dungeon."
The graduation exam should be different for each class taken. There is no obligation whatsoever to take exams that should be taken by students from other classes. Especially for the non-combat class that Kyle took, dungeon expeditions were only mandatory for those in the knight class, it wouldn't even give any marks for graduation so it was worthy of being called a pointless act.
So why did Kyle want to do that? There must be an ulterior motive, right? No way, nothing.
"I'm serious Kyle. I've heard rumors that there are three monstrous monsters living in the dungeon guarding the giant steel door. Several adventurous expedition teams were dispatched and then they were all massacred. That place is too dangerous for you to visit."
It's different from what ordinary students should do. Kyle's reaction instead showed a strange kind of interest. It makes Matias look confused and that goes for Zen as well.
But the next time, Zen got a shock when he realized how to judge a sure yardstick between an ignorant novice and an experienced expert.
It was a simple but calculated move.
"Three monsters protecting the steel door? Have you confirmed it? "
"Yes, the rumors are true."
Zen's pupils are now starting to dilate.
He saw Kyle covering his mouth with his right hand like someone who seemed to be thinking about something. But that wasn't what made the pupils in Zen's eyes tremble, it was something else.
The twitch of the cheek near the eye was evident in Zen's eyes. He, Kyle, his cheeks started to throb and his eyes narrowed slightly, That's very familiar to Zen.
When a person's cheek is throbbing or showing some indentation, it is evidence that some kind of movement is the cause of the indentation in the cheek. That means, his mouth moved or he said something, but not a single sound Zen could hear.
Then why does this happen? If you don't hear the sound and rhythmic movement, it causes a dent in the cheek near the eye. So what caused all that? But the fact is clear, for some reason Kyle's mouth must be moving.
If Kyle didn't try to talk, could Kyle really smile?
That's it, that's what actually happened.
Kyle was clearly hiding a big smile behind his right hand. And Zen clearly knew that, no, even that was too obvious to know.
Wow!!! Why did he smile when he heard the three dangerous monsters?
At a time when normal people would be frightened when they heard such danger, Kyle smiled instead? Really?
Zen tried to think back, why couldn't he show something like this? what? Yes, this, this feeling, a feeling where one should be afraid, but is now smiling broadly in the face of death. Why was he smiling so wide? Was it also about how the senior managed to fool his own ally or because everything was taken into account, the feeling of pleasure when Kyle managed to accurately predict all the possibilities, an achievement that an ordinary human shouldn't be able to do, did Kyle really smile because of that? It's starting to get more complicated and Why can't Zen do what seniors can do?
Zen now regretted it. How stupid he was, why didn't he bring a small notebook to remember times like this? he had to learn it.
To learn the perfect way to give the impression of an evil mastermind trying to hide an evil smile using only his right hand.
It is no longer about simple movements, but also the atmosphere that has been built to reach this point.
His voice, his movements, his moments, were just too perfect. —ah.. Amazing, an actor already in the sky trying to give Zen enlightenment.