After preliminarily completing the construction of the Gray Mist God's Health Bar, Joshua drove the Magic Mechanical Vehicle back to the Hearthstone tavern under the Ice Dragon's watchful gaze.
The moment he reached the second floor of the Hearthstone tavern, Joshua saw someone he did not want to see.
"Long time no see."
Herolia had moved a small stool beside Joshua's study and sat there, clearly waiting specifically for him.
When Joshua arrived, she was still holding a physical copy of Judge's Diary.
After seeing Joshua return, she found a leaf to use as a bookmark, slipped it between the pages, and only then closed the book in her hands.
"I Nuo! Show the guest out!"
Joshua shouted down to I Nuo, who was working part-time as a server downstairs.
Whenever this Saintess came looking for Joshua, it was never for anything good.
"This time, I concealed my identity and rushed all the way back from the Holy Church Country to bring you intelligence." Herolia sighed when she saw how wary Joshua was.
"Concealed your identity?"
Joshua looked Herolia over from head to toe. This Saintess wore a different outfit every day, and changed identities every so often as well.
Not long ago, she had been a singer. After a while, she became a professional player. Now, it looked like she had become a League player.
Herolia always managed to seize upon the trends Joshua created, then profit from them.
"That makes this easy." Joshua looked around, yet he truly could not find any sign of Messiah.
After Messiah became Herolia's Guardian Knight, the two of them should have been inseparable every day.
Are you there?
Joshua swiped out the Magic Web Interface and sent Messiah a Text Message.
*...*
Messiah's reply was a string of ellipses. Just as Joshua