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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.”

gone through this matter with Elder Maurice, so Elder

I thought that the higher-ups would never resort to favoring anyone like this, even if there was some competition inside. It looks like I was far too naive. I feel

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

dared to voice it out, which surprised them. After all, Jack was still an alchemist in Phoenix Valley, but he had just voiced his displeasure and even questioned the higher-ups. He even questioned their moral compass,

was downright vain, he would never question

so boldly, and

Even if an elder does something

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 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 up to him, but if you’re trying to stop me with your