Joshua slowly walked onto the stage, and the first thing he heard upon stepping up was thunderous applause.
While the audience applauded, Joshua observed the people seated below.
Among them, Joshua spotted quite a few familiar faces. Five of Nolan's Seven Sages had come; aside from the White-robed One and the Red Robe, all the other five Sages were present.
There was also Ciri's older sister Helan, her friend Sansa... and I Nuo, whose hand Sansa was holding.
Zennas's absence was a minor regret, but... Joshua glanced at the front row. Seeing Nogs seated beside Cecily gave him a bad feeling.
The applause gradually died down at that moment.
Every audience member present fixed their gaze on Joshua.
"This is my first time standing on this stage. No, the World Culture Expo is being held for the first time too." Joshua stumbled slightly over his opening sentence.
"Uh... never mind. There are plenty of people here who know me, but there should be some who don't, right?"
Joshua tugged up the sleeves on both sides of his outfit.
This was a game press conference, not some university graduation speech. Joshua had no intention of making the atmosphere too stiff.
The reason Joshua had not let Lloydel take the stage was... that girl was simply far too solemn when reading from a script!
Joshua's question was answered by nearly half the players present nodding.
Joshua rarely appeared in public. Although every one of his works bore his name, there were very few players who actually knew what Joshua looked like.
As Joshua prepared to introduce himself, Lloydel stood backstage, staring intently at him onstage.
She could see a faint amount of Faith Power surrounding Joshua as well, which meant that a World Tree resided within him too. It was just that...