So, a demon infiltrate the Empire's higher echelons?
Or, good ol' fantasy royalty that hates when an "upstart" gains a reputation?
Either that, or they're doing shady experiments. Thanks for the TL
The list targeted specifically adventurers, so, it must be something, they don't want people from outside to discover and then spread the news I guess.
Stark is not really in the habit of fighting humans of considerable skill, whereas that geezer, since he was young, is precisely trained to fight humans. So, this makes sense.