ADOTH: the exiled system.

Chapter 122:

Then Elek summoned courage and came out of hiding before the soldier got to where they were, and he said while coming. "It's just me, nothing to worry about."

And the soldier did not recognize Elek as one who was with the dark lord, so he commanded. "Who are you?!"

"Come on, I am one of you." Elek answered in pretense.

"Are you not supposed to be out there in the field fighting with the others?" The soldier asked him, because he had an instinct telling him that Elek was not a dark magician.

Then Elek said still in pretense, "You see… you are right, I am to be them, but I fell asleep. I just woke up and was wondering about finding them. But since you say they are already gone, I guess I will just join them right away." Thinking that the soldier would get going since he had said he would join the other dark magicians in the battle front.

But the soldier cut his expectations, instead of going away from that spot, he stayed around waiting for him to disappear.

As Elek noticed that the sol