Chapter 429

Hood was perched comfortably behind the massive office desk that dominated the room as he perused some ancient scrolls. A minute earlier, he had requested a glass of water, which one of his new staff promptly delivered to him.

Before leaving the office, the servant bowed slightly after setting the glass of water on the table and then exited the office.

Hood let out a sigh as he dropped the worn-out scroll on the table before reaching for another one.

When he was ready to open it in order to read through it himself, he saw that the water in his glass was moving. It seemed as if something was producing vibrations and strange motions, and it was even brazen enough to shake his water.

"There's a problem here." Shadow provided confirmation when he materialized out of nowhere and bowed very low.

They both left the premises and took off in the direction that they believed the vibrations and strange motions had originated from.

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