It might have been worded as a question, but Elder Maurice’s expression clearly said that he knew what went down.

Jack, not bothering to hide the truth, nodded. “Yes, we had some conflicts before. There was an alchemist who felt like I insulted him after I didn’t give my task to him at the task hall, so he arranged for an assassin to kill me. After the matter was exposed, he tried to have Elder Rick speak for him, and to fulfill his promise to that person, Elder Rick twisted the truth completely. I exposed him in the end. However… The two alchemists who tried to have me killed are already locked up, leaving Elder Rick rather humiliated by the matter. Having lost whatever good things and benefits he had due to that stunt, he decided to trouble me.”

Zayne had briefly gone through this matter with Elder

if there was

at Jack in shock. Truthfully, they shared the same sentiment, that Elder Rick did not deserve to be an

all, Jack was still an alchemist in Phoenix Valley, but he had just voiced his displeasure

would never question another

so confidently, so boldly, and his

how dare you? Even if an elder does something wrong, it’s not your

I’ll never agree with you. Don’t act all holier-than-thou when this doesn’t even concern you. If it weren’t for the evidence I had in hand, the attempt to assassinate me wouldn’t have been cleared, and I would’ve

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