"This poor Baron Abel didn't receive an invitation to the ball, but he bribed the guards and snuck in. Given his financial situation, he was probably hoping to meet some wealthy people at the ball and use their fleeting friendship to alleviate his debt."
"Don't be surprised, there are many such nobles who couldn't keep up with the times and still rely on their ancestors' accumulations, dying gradually under the hefty taxes."
Arthur watched the gradually receding figure; Baron Abel stared blankly ahead, his soul completely sealed inside.
"He directly encountered a Demon, which intensely corroded and corrupted him. By the time we found him, he had already reached the second stage, completely insane, extremely aggressive, and the corrosion continued to affect him. Demonization was just a matter of time."
"So, you used that... frontal lobotomy on him?"
