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Time passed bit by bit. Inside the mayor's mansion, the atmosphere became increasingly tense.
Outside the reinforced windows, the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in shades of blood-orange and deep purple. The shadows in the room grew long and menacing, and a heavy silence settled over the main hall, broken only by the nervous shuffling of the Rune Knights stationed outside and the frantic, quiet prayers of Mayor Cost.
Elfman stood by the main door like a stone statue, his arms crossed. He was trying to project an aura of pure "manliness," but Ren could see the slight tremor in his hands. The trauma of S-Class missions was clearly still fresh.
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