200 Refusal and Reversal

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The hero had a reputation for being unpredictable, but this sudden development even took Elrich by surprise. Though he already knew what Kazuya was thinking from Laura's report, it was still a little too much to be rejecting Julian's plea without even hearing him out.

Elrich wasn't the only one, even Julia Tisdale was unaware that her father would be rejected without being given the chance to speak. 

"(Just what did Kazuya see in me that made him not want anything in return for my freedom? This was the perfect chance to take advantage of asking for whatever he wanted and even the Elrich Eberbach would have asked her father for something in exchange for me…)" Julia stared at the confusing hero's back as she contemplated.

"W-what do you mean by this?" Julian was a hardened man, but he couldn't help but stutter after he forced himself to talk.