After receiving a blessing from a Law and successfully creating a second core, Nero had become more sensitive to his surroundings. For some time now, he had felt hostility directed at him, and it was becoming bothersome. There weren't many people who could harbor such feelings against him, aside from his half-brother Barak and his little crew. Even without checking, he knew the source of the hostility was them.
"He must be cooking something bad up," Nero thought, not particularly bothered by it. Instead, he decided to chat with Adam.
"Adam, tell me, how would you deal with someone whose reputation is starting to grow?"
At this sudden question, Adam, who had been meditating and performing a breathing exercise, snapped his eyes open.
"I think the easiest way would be to destroy his growing reputation through rumors. It doesn't matter if you have anything on him or not."
