Faced with this shameless fellow, Celeste was utterly at a loss. He could only turn to Kyle, hoping to get an accurate answer from him.
"Saint Gerard should have reached Treya Province by now. He's expected to arrive in Okla City in three days." Kyle gestured for Celeste to sit down before answering.
Celeste rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Then he probably isn't coming to see me."
"If he were coming to see you, Saint Gerard should be heading to Qixing East District instead." Kyle nodded slightly and continued, "So I think the Saint is coming to see my Lord. I just don't know why he's taking such a long detour instead of coming straight to Okla City."
"We'll find out once he gets here," Celeste said to Kyle as he sat down.
Seeing this, Velin lay back down. "When Saint Gerard arrives, I'm going to have a good talk with him about how a certain someone has been slacking off."
"I want to punch him," Celeste said, staring straight at Kyle and enunciating every word.
"No." Kyle shook his head. "If you want to challenge my Lord, you'll have to get past me first."
"Forget it. Let's play some chess."
"Sure."
Velin turned his head to glance at Celeste and Kyle, then opened his storybook and resumed reading.
Although he had spent the past two years either basking in the sun or on his way to do so, he could already hold his own against Celeste in the Reality Illusion.
He had no idea why, but ever since advancing to Legendary, he had felt himself improving remarkably quickly while training in the Reality Illusion. His understanding of the laws of wood had now reached a deeper level.
Still, he had never tested himself in real combat, so he had no