Villain Ch 1631. Observe Only
The time was already past midnight.
Most players were offline. Most—not Elio.
He sighed as his boots echoed softly against the cobblestone of Ront City, the capital still alive with flickering lanterns, floating event banners, and sleepy post-raid NPC dialogue. His fingers dragged across the edge of a stall as he passed, eyes trailing upward. The moon above the city glitched slightly, a soft flicker in its texture loop—normal for the engine at this hour.
He wasn't even raiding anymore. Earlier, sure—he and his team went deep into the Marsh Ruins and scored a cursed relic that screamed whenever someone touched it. Fun times. But that was hours ago.
Now?
He was here because James told him to be.
"Just log in for a bit. We need to talk."
Yeah, that classic ominous tone. As if talking couldn't be done through guild chat or DMs. Elio wasn't an idiot. When James said talk, and added that Noah would be joining—he already knew.
This was about Sophia.
