Much to Erwin's surprise, not only was the middle-aged man by the name of Renjay not making any effort to conceal himself, he was even blatantly waving up at the tower where Erwin was standing to draw his attention.

Meanwhile, guards inside the court were completely oblivious to the fact that a pair of assassins had appeared in the courtyard outside. It was as if Renjay and his disciple were like the snowflakes falling from the sky, drifting down out of the heavens without attracting any suspicion.

"Didn't you cripple one of his arms?" Erwin asked as he turned to Onean for confirmation.

"Unless he used some type of secret technique that I don't know about, that arm of his is definitely crippled," Onean replied with a wary expression. Her attention was focused entirely on the two people in the courtyard, so she didn't even turn toward Erwin as she spoke.

"In that case, why is he here and standing out in the open? Does he have a death wish?" Erwin asked with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know," Onean said with a shake of her head.

Right as Erwin and Renjay were looking at each other from afar, Theresa had already led a group of guards to surround him and Stinkbag.

"I'm not here to kill anyone today," Renjay said with a reassuring smile, even as Theresa...