Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 456.1: Flirting Is An Epic Mission (1)

Fallen trees, countless pits, and most notably of all, a thousand-meter long fissure that cut deep into the earth; it looked as if a disaster had struck the border between Capo Plain and Saara Jungle.

Yet, standing at the heart of devastation, Roel fell into a daze upon hearing Layton’s words.

Qualified? What does that mean?

Is this a test? No, that doesn’t make any sense. I’m quite certain that there are no private ties between the Sezes and the Ascarts, or else there’s no way I wouldn’t have known in my years as the proxy fief lord. Not to mention, we aren’t even from the same country!

Why would an expert who has made his name centuries ago suddenly appear on the battlefield just to give me a test?

Hold on for a moment… Centuries ago?

Roel’s pupils dilated as a conjecture floated into his mind.

“It looks like you have figured out something. Indeed, I’m here because of Ro Ascart. It has been nearly a century since I’ve mentioned his name to anyone else. How nostalgic.”

“…”

Layton gazed upon Roel as he said those words, as if he was trying to find the silhouette of a man he used to know from his descendant. On the other hand, Roel wasn’t immediately convinced by Layton’s abrupt explanation although he acknowledged the plausibility of it. Instead, he assessed Layton with eyes narrowed in skepticism, trying to discern the authenticity of the old man’s words.

Doing a quick calculation of the years, Ro Ascart had indeed been active in Layton’s era. However, considering Ro’s immense reputation back in those days, it wasn’t that surprising for Layton to know of that name. Furthermore, Ro had gone missing a long time ago, such that Layton could warp his story however he wanted to.

It would be nearly impossible to verify whether Layton was an ally or an enemy through just this.

On top of that, the dusk wind Roel had released earlier had been tightening its encirclement on Layton all this while. Admittedly, Time Devourer was not very effective on Layton as he hadn’t reached an ailing age yet, but it was enough to pose a th

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