Chapter 396: First floor

"That's a tough question, but I have an assumption," Rale seemed uncertain as he answered.

"Interesting. Tell me your assumption itself then," Ryder asked the boy.

"Hah, I believe that you're at least as strong as the Dukes. That's my estimate while being conservative. You might even be as strong or even stronger than High Dukes. Yes, tough to know for sure since you never show your true abilities," Rale told Ryder.

' Hah, he is so wrong. I thought he would know by now that I'm a weak person who can get stronger faster. I guess his loyalty is so high, and he thinks of me as so great that his mind automatically believes that I'm much stronger than I let out,' Ryder thought as he smiled wryly.

He believed that it wasn't a bad thing. As long as Rale believed it, he wasn't going to say otherwise.

"You might be right, or you might be wrong. I'll leave it at just that," Ryder answered as a faint smile appeared on his face.