The one on the left was a tall man that wore a thin battlesuit made of scales from serpents. He had dark black hair that reached his shoulders, a light goatee, and a pair of sharp hazel eyes, similar to Darius.

His skin was fair, looking quite porcelain-like, but he gave off a dangerous air to Darius.

[Detected target is of an Enemy affiliation. Displaying details accordingly.]

[Name: Logan Nuin

Race: Human

Class: Psychic

Subclass: Hydrokinetic Master

HP: 1,428/1,428

MP: 9,288/9,288

STA: 3,024/3,024

Level: 72

Strength: 34

Agility: 23

Endurance: 42

Intellect: 129

Charisma: 20

Luck: 12

Abilities: Liquid Blast, Aqua Shield, Torrent, Dehydrate, Hydrokinesis, Water Blessing, Aqua Restoration, Marine Summon.

Weapons: Elemental.]

After him was a beautiful woman who wore a light green sundress that was bordered with vines. She had silky green hair and lovely azure eyes that made one feel refreshed.

Whenever she walked, greenery would become vitalized or sprout, and her aura made Gunner gaze at her with soft eyes, something Darius had never seen from the large lad before.

[Detected target is of a Friendly affiliation. Displaying details accordingly.]

[Name: Celia Lovu

Race: Human

Class: Psychic

Subclass: Heart of Flora

HP: 1,417/1,417

MP: 7,000/7,000

STA: 7,630/7,630

Level: 70

Strength: 13

Agility: 8

Endurance: 109

Intellect: 100

Charisma: 45

Luck: 40

P-Status: Healthy

M-Status: Peaceful

Affection: Friendly lvl 1]

The final person was another woman, this time one who had her face concealed. She wore tight leathers and had an assassin's hood on her head. She was kitted head to toe in daggers, stilettos, and throwing knives as well as poison vials, smoke bombs, and string.

Only her sharp blue eyes were still visible, both currently locked onto Darius and Gunner, realizing that their threat level was extremely high.

[Detected target is of an Enemy affiliation. Displaying details accordingly.]

[Name: Unesia Dark

Race: Human

Class: Psychic

Subclass: Onyx Spirit

HP: 1,428/1,428

MP: 9,288/9,288

STA: 3,024/3,024

Level: 71

Strength: 29

Agility: 89

Endurance: 17

Intellect: 118

Charisma: 18

Luck: 15

Abilities: Darkness Devour, Dark Barrier, Void, Lock, Noctkinesis, Weaken, Life Steal, Deep Stealth.

Weapons: Elemental.]

Unsurprisingly, the three were early-stage Masters as the Girdle empire was one of the weaker ones that only had a few. However, they could acquire the rights to Yunian City solely because all their Masters - and most of their awakened - were elemental psychics.

As stated before, the only way for a kingdom to become recognized as an empire was to possess a specialty unique to them.

Darius searched his Database and discovered that for the Girdle Empire their specialty was them possessing a special Mind Stone that could awaken certain people.

This was because the empire was founded beside a Mental element dungeon.

According to the Database, there were no other reported kingdoms or empires who had such a thing, giving Girdle a monopoly on the product which they refused to export for obvious reasons.

However, now that Darius knew that such an item existed, Girdle could only regret making their existence known to him. With the sheer amount of data at Darius' disposal, one human lifetime would not be enough to browse through everything.

Without this meeting, their existence could have remained unknown to him for the longest time.

Now though, he had his eyes set on the empire's main resources, but that was not pertinent to the current situation.

The man who was a water psychic stood forth and questioned coldly.

"Who are you and what do you want? The Girdle Empire is currently locked in siege with the city of Yunian and will not tolerate any disturbances!"

Darius smiled lightly. "You dare attack a city of the kingdom where I am a NOBLE of and have the gall to berate me not to disturb?!"

The faces of the three changed greatly. "Impossible! This shitty kingdom has never raised a single Master, much less two! What manner of trickery is this?!"

Darius didn't bother to talk much and simply pulled out his certifications.

Once the three had verified the legality of the documents, their hearts fell to their stomachs, feeling the same grief that the four empires did.

"Hmph!" Logan snorted as he tossed the documents back to Darius and left coldly. The darkness psychic also glared at them with anger before leaving in a puff of smoke.

Only the plant psychic stayed behind, her eyes stuck Gunner as she seemed torn about what to do next. Gunner took the initiative and stepped forward, taking her hand and kissing it like a noble.

"Greetings, beautiful miss. My name is Gunner Stone and I am a half-giant. As a Child of Gaia I can feel a familiar energy emanating from you, so would you do me the honor of sharing your name?"

Celia giggled at Gunner's good manners and replied softly. "My name is Celia Lovu. I am a psychic with a connection to the Nature element, allowing me to feel the call of the Earth Mother."

Gunner's eyes lit up. "Since your people are retreating, is it possible for me to make it up to you by taking you somewhere nice? I feel like there's a lot I can show you that would make it worth your while."

Celia looked intrigued. "Okay then, Dear Gunner, please take the lead."

Gunner turned to Darius who nodded with a smile. He even Transmuted a small bottle of Nature Element Boost Potion, which could increase one's natural affinity to the Plant Element.

Potions like these were useless to Darius and his two Branded Servants, yet extremely valuable to any normal Faustian.

Darius sent it over to Gunner whose eyes lit up. With this gift, securing the heart of this lass should not be too difficult.

Darius didn't mind spending 'some' of his daily CP to see Gunner happy, as he knew that the fellow had a hard time finding partners.

Fortunately, with 108 points of Endurance, even the dainty-looking Celia should be able to handle Gunner.

However, that was just Darius' guess. He would just have to wait and ask his buddy later, if he could verify that.