Bro, I'm not an Undead!

Tulnas and Silrat had had quite the lengthy discussion with Skullius before this meeting, with the Discount Human detailing what had happened to him on a minimal scale.

There was absolutely no way he would mention his ties to Undeath but it seemed that a story he had told before, during his first interrogation, about him and Elita fighting off the Cursed Knight, had already brought Tulnas to be suspicious.

At least on a level where he thought that Skullius had actually done more to earn the Green Neolists' wrath than he had testified to.

What was worth noting was Tulnas' reaction and thoughts towards this issue in general.

Unlike Silrat, he had been there when Somanda had appeared and the staggering amount of power that the being had shown had left him frozen stiff.

His initial thoughts when considering Skullius' fate were not that positive as he assumed that the Discount Human had probably been killed.

The thing was though, he had been told by Silrat about Skullius' testimony of how he had a scuffle with the Green Neolists so when he saw one after the other, Green Neolist related entities seeking Skullius (Actuass and Somanda), he assumed that it was because of this.

It honestly hadn't seemed like the Discount Human could survive an encounter with that terrifying creature but he had been proved wrong, his thoughts of Skullius' perhaps being captured instead being shattered when he saw the Mage here in good health.

One must remember that Silrat and Tulnas were under a contract that guaranteed benefits for both.

Benefits that they had never specificied to Skullius.

However, for Silrat, the main object and propagator of his successive fortune was Skullius while in the beginning, Tulnas hadn't seen the Discount Human as anything but an object that the Guilds Association Branch head had an interest in.

The one that allowed him to earn the benefits he had agreed upon with Silrat.

After seeing his capabilities however, Tulnas had also developed interest in the Discount Human, even thinking of going against his agreement with Silrat to snatch the Discount Human on numerous occasions during the excursion to find the Evenfall cultists.

However, with the situation getting out of hand, Tulnas' mind had been set on pressing matters as his subsequent attempts at trying to find Skullius around the scene of the latest battle had produced no fruit.

Now, Silrat and Tulnas were anxiously seated as they heard Erkus say it was time to begin.

Damilla's eyes glared at Skullius who calmly gazed forward.

"I don't assume you'll let yourself be divined, just like Tulnas here? Do you have any convincing account that can lead us to believe that you actually helped in any way, or at the very least dissuade the City Lord from handing you over to the College of the Esteemed?" Damilla said as she narrowed her eyes, her expression showing that she expected the same defensive stance as the one she had seen from Tulnas.

Terian was looking forward to what this man had to say in response while Erkus wasn't sure he would hear anything worth his time.

Surprisingly, the reply they all got was unexpected.

"Actually, you're free to divine me and see how much I contributed," Skullius said with a rather innocent expression that didn't betray much emotion.

"What?" Damilla said in surprise.

Terian raised a brow while Erkus hummed in confusion.

All three had similar reactions as they couldn't believe that Skullius actually agreed.

This man simply agreed to getting divined when he shrieked during the last session he and Damilla had?

Terian's first thought was that Skullius had something up his sleeve that he wished to use, so he gave the Discount Human a thorough warning.

"If you intend to do anything funny, I advise against it. I'm sure you're aware already, but no magical fluctuations can escape my senses," Terian said with a stern pride that radiated outwards to express his confidence as a Mage.

"I know... bro," Skullius said as he kept his composed temperament.

Damilla turned to Tulnas, her eyes telling the Tamer that she was suspicious of him but he merely shrugged as he too didn't know much about what Skullius intended.

The plans that he and Silrat had crafted had become backups instead.

Damilla's sight fell on Silrat next, the man emitting a sigh and shaking his head, genuinely expressing that he knew nothing at all.

The Diviner stood and walked up to Skullius.

"I have permission, right?" she asked, her question not being directed at Skullius but at Erkus who promptly agreed.

Damilla looked down at the Discount Human as she raised her hand and placed it on his head.

Terian keenly spread his senses to ensure that Skullius wouldn't do anything to Damilla during this process.

As soon as the Discount Human had walked in, he had even stealthily scanned his body for any and all objects but he found none except his clothing.

At this point, it was obvious that he wasn't betting on any weapon or tool, right?

Then what?

Did he simply believe that what Damilla saw from him would be enough to clear his case?

Maybe.

Damilla activated her Divining abilities as soon, her eyes rolled as she started to discern things about Skullius.

She decided to play by the rules this time as she anchored her sight on things that happened a few days ago, her touch onto Skullius' soul being gentle.

Then...

....

Ten full minutes passed with Damilla placing her hold over Skullius' forehead in what would be called the most relaxed Divining session of all time!

In Inhone.

Both parties wore relaxed expressions as silence pervaded.

Erkus had looked over to Terian several times to infer whether everything was alright or not and the old man had confirmed that he had seen nothing suspicious.

Tulnas and Silrat had given each other glances as they too wondered what the heck was going on.

After an additional five minutes, Damilla finally removed her fingers from Skullius' forehead and turned to Erkus and Terian before releasing a loud sigh.

This was followed by a declaration that was... unusual.

"It seems that this man is truly innocent...no uhuhm... I mean, his story is truthful. He truly landed a hand to Toons and his Guild. So City Lord... I think you should...uhm pardon him of his crimes..." Damilla said with an exaggerated smile.

"..."

Huh?

Erkus raised a brow, this time with grand suspicion.

What was going on?

Terian also felt that something was off but there was nothing he could refer this to as he hadn't sensed anything wrong during the session!

There no mana fluctuations asides from Damilla's own and even Skullius' core had been perfectly still.

One thing was for sure though, Damilla didn't speak like this.

She was as formal as him when it came to speech and was fluid in her pattern.

This however, was not.

Tulnas and Silrat once again looked at each other, then at Skullius who looked like was holding in a fart.

"Damilla, are you alright?" Erkus asked.

"Oh yes, yes," she said with a smile as strangely, she went on to...

Fondle her own breasts for a moment before awkwardly standing aloof.

...?

This made everyone here a bit uncomfortable.

For a grown woman who was well past her forties to be... ahem.

An awkward silence ensued which was then dispelled by Damilla who continued to speak.

"With my Divining I was able to see the full evidence. You don't doubt me do you?! Hmm?! No one wanted to get closer to the truth than me, right?! I'm telling the truth!" Damilla suddenly had an outburst before calming herself.

Erkus turned his head to Skullius who wore an expression closer to one faced with shame than anything else.

At this point, Terian stood up and walked up to Damilla who slightly trembled when she met his piercing gaze.

The Mage released his mana as it went on to run over Damilla's entirety.

It took a few seconds for him to finish this process before he looked at Skullius with a hard gaze that clearly expressed that he hadn't found anything out of the ordinary, so he was referring to him now for answers.

"Well?" Erkus asked.

"There seems to be nothing outside the ordinary," Terian said.

What?!

Erkus couldn't believe this.

What on earth was going on?

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[Author's Note]

I highly apologise for the inconsistencies in the updates. For this week I'll be keeping up the quota so rest assured. Thanks for reading