"You are Duke?" The leading member of the Sea Race halted a few steps away from Duke, his tone was one of confirmation, not questioning.
His voice was deeper than Serafina's, carrying an inherent arrogance: "I'm Neptune, Serafina's cousin. I heard you are the only wizard she actively contacted on land. I've been wanting to talk to you for a while, but you always remained elusive. I came specifically to see you upon hearing you emerged."
As he spoke, his gaze unabashedly measured Duke up and down, clearly showing he had some understanding of the person before him, Level 3 Middle Stage, hailing from Black Sail, excelling in the assessment on the Central Islands, having some connection to Serafina's awakening in the ocean abyss.
His eyes then showed a faint, undisguised dissatisfaction.
