"Headmaster Eliyard, I am sure you already know what has happened, therefore, I would appreciate it if you were to step back and let me do what I came here for."
Keeve looked into the Headmaster's eyes and spoke.
"I didn't expect you to come here personally."
Eliyard spoke.
Keeve wasn't someone who appears in public very often. Therefore, Eliyard was surprised to see this man in front of him.
"I am tasked to search the Royal Academy and the Dukes' Houses."
Keeve replied with an expressionless face.
"Sending a King Stage Cultivator to search the places where the King Stage Cultivators reside… I see."
Eliyard nodded to himself.
Keeve narrowed his eyes,
"You aren't going to stop me, are you?"
"Hmm? Of course not. Why would I go against the King's orders? I have nothing to hide.
Search anywhere you want.
Of course, I hope you do it in moderation because you know, even I have an image I need to stand up to."
Eliyard smiled.
"Heh. I understand, you don't have to worry, if you have nothing to hide, which, of course, I am sure is true, I will mind this 'image' of yours."
Keeve chuckled and then, he ordered,
"Alright, come in. Search every place you want, if you see anything suspicious, contact me."
"Yes Sir!"
The Guards standing behind Keeve entered and soon, they spread around.
Keeve then turned towards Eliyard,
"I would like to visit your mansion."
"Mhm, I welcome you with open arms."
Eliyard nodded.
"Follow me."
Saying those words, Eliyard started walking.
A minute later, Eliyard and Keeve entered Eliyard's Mansion.
Keeve started looking around, trying to find anything suspicious, trying to find anything related to Consort Allura.
However, what he didn't know was that 'Consort Allura' herself was standing right behind him, looking at him with an interested look on her face.
"So he is that Keeve, the famed Leader of the Shadow Unit?"
Nux spoke.
"Indeed."
Allura answered.
"Hmmm, doesn't look very special to me."
Nux muttered as he looked at Keeve while his golden eyes shined.
"Hmmm, he is different from Eliyard."
Ember commented.
"Hmm? How can you tell?"
Nux questioned.
According to the System, there wasn't much difference between Eliyard and Keeve, however, Nux knew that the previous General wouldn't say anything without any reason.
"Well, his posture, his aura, the air around him, everything is different.
He may not be a Warrior, however, he has seen blood. A lot of blood.
He is a capable man.
To be honest, I want to fight him."
Ember spoke with an excited look on her face.
"Tsk Tsk, just fight me."
Nux snorted.
Not liking this at all.
He was not going to lie, he was jealous.
For a moment, he wanted to Kill this man named Keeve.
It wasn't something big, however,
"Hmm?"
This little thought was enough for Keeve to sense that something was wrong.
He turned around, however,
"…"
There was nothing to see.
"What happened?"
Eliyard questioned with a frown on his face.
"Nothing…"
Keeve frowned.
He was sure he sensed something.
Actually, he didn't just sense something, he sensed his death.
However, that feeling disappeared the moment it appeared.
A strange thing indeed.
Thinking that, Keeve turned around and continued to walk with Eliyard.
Behind him, Nux reappeared in front of his women.
"That was close."
He spoke.
"You need to control your Killing Intent."
Felberta spoke.
"Well, don't blame now, alright? It was a mistake."
Ember spoke with a wide smile on her face.
"Tsk."
Thyra snorted.
"The Harem's Gate saved you."
Allura chuckled.
"Indeed."
"Harem's Gate and Conceal is a scary combination."
Skyla muttered.
"Scary? It's a cheat! An absurd combination."
Thyra snorted.
"Indeed, Indeed."
Felberta nodded her head.
Nux just smiled.
He already knew how much of a cheat he was, however, right now, it wasn't about him. He was more interested in this Keeve in front of him.
"He is sharp."
He commented.
"I told you he is sharp."
Ember smiled.
"Mhm, I never doubted you for a second."
Nux and his women continued to observe this man named Keeve with relaxed looks on their faces.
Soon, half an hour passed by, right now, Keeve was inside the last room inside Eliyard's mansion, however, he was unable to find anything, even though the one he was trying to find so desperately was standing right in front of him.
"Are you going to leave now? Or would you like to have a cup of tea with me?"
Eliyard questioned with a small smile on his face.
Keeve looked at the man in front of him and narrowed his eyes,
"Eliyard, recently, I heard that you fired all your subordinates and hired new ones, what's with that?"
His eyes looked scary right now, he looked as if the moment a lie comes out of Elliyard's mouth, he would kill him.
Eliyard, however, wasn't scared.
He was used to acting like a brave, fearless man for many, many years, Something like this wasn't enough to threaten him.
"Those workers weren't doing their job properly, so I fired them. It's not a big deal, now is it?"
"The Timing is very coincidental though."
Keeve looked into Eliyar's eyes, trying to pierce through all the walls he had placed inside his mind.
Eliyard, however, just shook his head,
"Well, coincidence happens."
"…"
Keeve was unable to say anything.
"Lord!"
Soon, the Guards who were searching the rest of the Academy returned as well.
"Did you find anything?" Keeve questioned.
"No, we did not.
It is just like we suspected, the Royal Academy has nothing to do with all this."
The Soldier commented.
"Of course."
Eliyard chuckled.
"Well, Keeve, it was nice catching up with you, however, as you know, I am the Headmaster of the Academy, so just like you, I have some things that I need to do.
I hope you successfully find that culprit.
Whoever he is.
And of course, don't hesitate to come here and ask for assistance if you want."
With that, Keeve was sent out of the Academy.
"Alright, we will be visiting Duke Fulvanius next."
With that, the Search operation continued.
