Chapter 71: For Your Own Good

"I think there has been a misunderstanding."

"You hear that? Lowborns are sly like that — even now, he tries to reason. Listen, if a Lowborn from the Underworld approaches you, they are only after one thing; your money."

"Are… there really Lowborn in the Underworld?"

"Yes!"

"...Why? Isn't it more dangerous for them there?"

"Pft, what do you mean why? Lowborns are just retarded like that!"

"Quiet! Only questions are allowed in this class! And to answer your question, girl — Lowborns are in the Underworld because…"

And as the professor continued to have a conversation with the Explorer trainees, Rhys could not help but just stand there in front of them; listening to them as they talked about Lowborns as if they weren't actually people, but a liability and a hindrance.