"Did he really say that?"
Mr. Parmion, the Vice Captain of the Life Furnace Knights Order, fell into deep contemplation after receiving the report.
He was certainly aware of the things Knight Frey had said during the meeting.
Although exchanging information and stealing others' academic achievements were generally despised by the Scientific Knights, subtly gathering opinions from other Scientific Knights about certain projects—obtaining intel "indirectly"—was still within an acceptable range. Not to mention that the identity of "Frey" was fabricated by Deputy Chief Devinia himself.
This suspicious Knight Frey had to endure whatever treatment came his way.
And Parmion sending his trained disciples to meddle with Knight Frey's projects had exactly such an intent.
It was because Knight Frey did not have disciples and apprentices of his own.
