Among the corpses piled in the arena, a hooded figure scanned the scene carefully.
"I get it." Elina mumbled, glancing at Michael, who was still comforting Ava.
"The reason that Grandmasters tried to spy on the family of a simple Expert. He has been freed from the Emperor's influence… Or perhaps he had never been affected by it."
When it came to war against the aliens, one of the most important factors was the common soldiers. It would be a disaster if humans weren't following the orders from the higher-ups.
Rationality meant questioning orders, and disobeying pawns was worthless and often punished before being quickly discarded.
Now, Elina was sure that Michael had gone against the norm and angered someone higher than him.
"This person doesn't seem to hesitate to take action even without alerting the higher authorities. It would be understandable if he had been taught by an influential faction, but there weren't any records of that…"
