Once the plan had been settled, Gloria immediately began treating Kafolian, focusing first on stabilizing her condition.
Gloria had gone into the inner room to treat Kafolian, so everyone else could only remain in the courtyard, looking at one another.
There were only a few people in the courtyard, yet they had vaguely split into several small groups.
Alan and Sini Cui Ze formed one group, while Shali alone counted as another.
The people in those two groups traded icy daggers with their eyes. After all, they had clashed before. But with Angel present, they did not truly come to blows.
As for Leon and Shan, they could also be considered a small group, though they sat off to one side solely to watch the show.
Angel rubbed his brow, deciding to put an end to the strange atmosphere in the courtyard. He looked at Shali. "I remember you said before that you fought Azaz as well. Why don't you tell us the specifics of what happened?"
Shali had in fact described her match before, but she had emphasized that her defeat had entirely been due to "mistakes" and had little to do with Azaz's strength. Thus, she had said very little about Azaz's actual performance during the match.
Angel was also rather curious about what exactly was going on with Azaz. Coupled with the courtyard's overly tense atmosphere, that was why he asked.
Recalling the match, Shali slowly said, "Actually, I didn't think Azaz was all that strong..."
"...Though I was also defeated by that bizarre ghostly shadow, I didn't lose my memory during the match. My situation and Kafolian's are two different things. Azaz hadn't made anyone else lose their memory in his previous matches either, so I'm guessing..." Shali let out a cold laugh. "It was because