Marshall's thought did not escape the intense scrutiny of Darryl's eyes.

'F*ck! Marshall still wants to pour me wine?'

Darryl muttered in his heart and smiled slightly. He said, " I actually discovered the beast language by accident. Since I was a child, I could communicate with beasts—" Of course, he could not tell anyone about him controlling the beasts using the beast taming loop.

Darryl thought that he would play along with Marshall since the man was acting up.

While talking nonsense, Darryl picked up the hip flask and smiled at Marshall. "Mister Marshall, you're the garrison's Commander-in-chief. How could you pour wine for me? I can't accept it."

"You are responsible for guarding the safety of the entire capital city, and you ought to be given the due credit. You're my role model, and I should be learning from you."

Darryl poured Marshall a glass of wine.

While pouring the glass of wine, Darryl used his Secret Shadow technique to throw something into the wine glass quiet