"By the way, are your injuries healed?" Seris asked with concern.
Philsa smiled and said that the injury was not serious and that he had fully recovered his strength after a few days of rest.
“There’s something you know. General Kerese, who was traveling with you, seems to have gone missing when the Tower of Time collapsed. The search party didn’t find him, but Marquis Alex said he went to the Tower of Reversal to find you.”
So Philsa briefly told Seris about his encounter with the general at the top of the tower and his meeting with the demon lord Fred.
"Your injury was actually caused by the general's 'crest.' General Kaiser was far too reckless, resorting to violence without even asking why."
“I wasn’t wearing my regimental uniform or badge at the time, and of course, he didn’t recognize me,” Philsa explained helplessly.
"In short, in the future, when you meet him, you must explain things clearly before he uses his emblem."
"Meet...?" Philsa couldn't help but recall the dazzling light emitted by Keller when he used his emblem.
"It's settled then. You just need to get to the Alchemists' Guild in Gransis before dusk. I'll be there taking care of things."
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Philsa poured himself a glass of water and sat alone at the corner table. He planned to set off for Gransis as soon as Sherry returned.
While idly sipping water from his cup, he overheard two knights beside him discussing the breaking news in today's newspaper—the collapse of the Tower of Reversal.
However, what concerned him more was their subsequent conversation about the Demon Lord.
(Judging from their attire, they are knights belonging to the Obsidian Knights.)
"The Demon Lord Fred has appeared. This enemy has reappeared since that devastating battle."
One of the knights beside him—judging from his voice, he seemed calm and composed, probably a young knight a few years older than himself.
The man helplessly confided in his companion.
“Don’t worry, I will be by your side no matter what.” The other person—the young knight’s companion—was a woman with a soft voice and a reassuring magnetism.
Then, amidst the surrounding noise, Philsa faintly heard a crisp sound of something hard colliding.
(The sound is coming from a man and a woman. Could this be a secret signal they've agreed upon? Oh well, let's keep listening; it's none of my business.)
"Only six paladins survived the 'Northern Expedition,' one of whom was Kelsey Gloria, one of the 'Ten Holy Generals,' who went missing in the tower yesterday."
Yesterday's "incident" was truly full of mysteries.
The man was silent for a moment, then there was a sound of him swallowing water.
He continued, "It's said that a knight from another regiment went to the Time Tower to investigate the anomalies before General Keleser. And this person, according to Marquis Alex, basically matches the legendary description of the Demon Lord—'white hair and blue eyes.' Could it be…"
"Could it be something?"
The young knight boldly speculated, "Could it be... that this person is the Demon Lord himself? And the Demon Lord's trick of luring General Kaireiser into the trap inside the Time Tower, and then collapsing the Time Tower to destroy the evidence, was all orchestrated by the Demon Lord? If so, his purpose is most likely to eliminate all the surviving Holy Knights from the Northern Expedition."
After listening, the woman felt it made a lot of sense, "Hmm, that's a possibility!"
Philsa, who was eavesdropping nearby, became increasingly tense. If these two were to question her like this to her face, she probably wouldn't be able to refute them.
With white hair and blue eyes, both being demons and sharing the same surname—even Philsa suspected that another possible reason why Kaireser attacked him without asking why was that he also mistook him for the Demon Lord Fred.
No, that's not right. Then, the real Demon Lord appeared, which was witnessed by even Kaireser.
Doesn't this perfectly prove his innocence? However, only the three people present knew about this.
His mind went completely blank.
Getting involved with the Demon Lord—actually, it's the Demon Lord getting involved with me—is a real headache.
"I think you must have misunderstood."
(Huh... that's Sherry's voice! She's finally back after going out this morning... She never liked arguing with others, but now...)
Philsa turned around at the sound. Not only him, but the couple who were talking also looked toward the source of the female voice.
Shirley was facing the two of them, her face expressionless;
His eyes, which met those of the two men's gaze, were filled with seriousness.
"I am the companion of the white-haired, blue-eyed knight you speak of. To tell you the truth, my companion, like General Keleser, is a member of the Silverwing Knights. As for whether you believe me or not... you can find out for yourself."
The young man wanted to continue arguing, but was stopped by the woman beside him, who apologized:
"I'm so sorry. Actually, we were just speculating, and we didn't mean to slander your companion. We're really sorry."
The woman apologized, while the young man, who had also just noticed the white-haired, blue-eyed boy, Philsa, sitting at the table next to him, realized his embarrassment and felt guilty for his earlier nonsense.
Sherry changed her attitude from before and gave a relieved smile. "Actually, I just... wanted to do my best to clear up the misunderstanding. He himself, whether intentionally or unintentionally, has caused far too many misunderstandings..." As she spoke, she glanced helplessly at Philsa.
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