Swear His Oath

"No... there's no need for another appraiser..."

Oleg returned the third-tier magic core to Banning, his hands trembling slightly.

In the relatively peaceful Wester Kingdom, one does not easily encounter a third-tier magic core... Oleg fully believed that Banning had presented the Rat King's magic core.

"Ban... Lord Banning, so it really was you who...?"

"Yes, it was me."

Banning affirmed nonchalantly, causing Oleg to question whether he was dreaming.

In Oleg's perspective, Banning had indeed been an exceptional youth, possibly backed by the Scarlet Family, but that was all. 

His exceptionality was relative to commoners of his age, but it wasn't outrageous.

The outrageous ones, like Viviana of the Scarlet Family, were truly extraordinary. 

Although Oleg had never seen Viviana in combat, he could sense an aura of greatness from her.

And now, Oleg seemed to sense something similar from Banning.