The old man—the Priest of Janus of the Gate of Myriad Paths—shook his head. Clearly, Phainon had failed to persuade him.
"Lord Chrysos Heir, this old man is grateful for your care, but please allow us to choose our own fate. I appreciate your kindness, but my mind is made up..."
The old man seemed to find Theresa's figure somewhat familiar. However, his vision had blurred with age, so he failed to recognize her as the Cat Girl Titan worshipped by the people. He sighed, seeming ready to face death, then turned and slowly walked away.
"What a stubborn priest. Is he planning to stay here? Isn't he afraid those monsters will come after him?"
Stelle watched the priest turn around and remain on the distant platform, puzzled. What made her even more curious was how he had gotten from the broken path to that platform. There was nowhere to cross over.
"My apologies, Lord Chrysos Heir. Please forgive the spectacle. And these five are?"
"Hm? Ohh~ You are... Could it be that the Cat Girl Titan has returned?"
Virtus, the young Priest of Janus, looked at Theresa and the others with delighted surprise.
Theresa's beautiful face and signature adorable cat ears were exactly like the statue of the Cat Cult he had seen!
"Little Bai, why haven't you evacuated yet?"
At that moment, Tribbie slowly walked over and asked Phainon.
"Teacher Tribbie, it's like this..."
With a slight headache, Phainon explained the issue with the exceptionally stubborn elderly priest to Tribbie. After hearing him out, Tribbie nodded and looked at a book not far from them. It was a very thick book, bearing images of a golden sun and a blue moon.
"You've mistaken me for someone else. We probably just happen to look somewhat alike. That's perfectly normal."