No one knew about the decision Shien had made.
Even Lasha did not ask about it again. She silently withdrew from Shien's presence and continued with the things she needed to do.
As for Shien, he returned to his room and did not leave again.
Lasha did not appear again that day. Even Lilith, Merika, and Yulin did not show themselves.
It was as though they had received some sort of notice from Lasha. By unspoken agreement, none of them chose to disturb Shien that day.
Even Nadula, Artemis, Sophie, and the others did not come looking for Shien. Apparently, they had also received some sort of notice from either Lasha or Merika.
Although Nadula had wanted to ask Shien to help Sophie deal with the curse inside her body, Sophie, having learned of Shien's current condition from Nadula, shook her head without hesitation.
"Mr. Shien is at a critical stage of his transcendence. It would not be suitable for him to use the Holy Sword too frequently."
Using that reason, Sophie persuaded Nadula.
Indeed, Shien was not suited to using the Holy Sword repeatedly right now, lest it affect the crucial matter of his transcendence.
Considering the future, it would be better to put Sophie's matter aside for now.
Everyone who heard about it agreed, including Leia and Nia, the two close guards who had followed Sophie for over a thousand years.
During such a special time, the Hero's transcendence was the truly important matter.
If their side could gain another Transcendent Class powerhouse—and a Hero wielding the Holy Sword at that—it would be enormously beneficial to the battle situation.
Especially when their enemies were either demonoids, necromancers, awakened dead, alchemical demons, members of the Old Demon Race, evil gods, or Magic Life—demonic and evil beings of every kind—a