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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 Maurice, so Elder Maurice more or less

even if there was some competition

widened their eyes and looked at Jack in shock. Truthfully, they shared the same sentiment, that

Phoenix Valley, but he had just voiced his displeasure and even questioned the higher-ups. He even questioned their moral compass, something no ordinary

downright vain, he would never question another

still, Jack spoke so confidently, so boldly, and his

if an elder does something wrong, it’s not your place to question

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 been the unfortunate one! This doesn’t concern you at all, so you obviously don’t care about it. You can talk to that elder without a care in the world to suck