Rio rolled his eyes at Ashtel's words and didn't bother arguing with him.
"Talking about vacations… I really did not expect the situation to end up like that…"
"I had in fact accepted my death in that battle… little Riya saved my life along with the elven queen; I am quite grateful for that…"
Rio was surprised by Ashtel's words.
"There was something so powerful that you nearly died from it? That's unbelievable…"
Hearing Rio's question, a look of hesitation and awkwardness appeared on Ashtel's face as he scratched the back of his neck while smiling wryly.
"At that time… I was closest to death I have ever been; I never got beaten up that badly ever since I became an SS-ranker…"
Rio was even more shocked, and the teacup almost fell from his hand.
"You got beaten up!? You!? What!? Bullsh*t!"
It was almost near impossible to defeat Ashtel in a head-on battle unless the other party was someone with a world authority level way beyond him or was above the realm of SS-rankers.
