Perfect Man Bram

"Fox?" Iver was slightly taken aback when he heard the name.

There was no doubt about it—the little girl who had suddenly appeared before him was the Eternal Pope.

But why did the Eternal Pope know his code name from the Promotion Ritual...

His momentary distraction lasted only an instant before Iver immediately came to his senses.

—Wait.

Come to think of it, Grey's personality seemed rather different from that "Pure White" in the Promotion Ritual. That Pure White had seemed rather sly, with an easygoing, carefree air that reminded him of old Meg.

Grey, however, was an extremely serious and composed person, and she was exceptionally devoted to her feelings... If he had to put it into words, the air around her was actually closer to that of the Grand Guardian.

Yet whether it was "Topaz" Siegfried, "Jacaranda" Matilda, or "Living Silver" Cyril... they were all clearly the people Iver knew.

Other than the Pure White Saintess, there was one other person who could command them.

—The Eternal Pope herself!

At that thought, everything suddenly became clear to Iver.

So I'd already met the Eternal Pope long ago? No wonder Grey had always seemed a little nervous and reserved when we first met...

Although his mind was racing, Iver did not pause in the slightest.

Anyone who could make the Eternal Pope suddenly appear without warning and treat the matter with such solemn seriousness... no matter who it was, none of them were opponents he could afford to face recklessly.

He grabbed Isabel and Lily and immediately hid behind the Eternal Pope.

Then, he felt an increasingly intense tremor deep within his soul—

That sensation was not caused by an Extraordinary Ability such as Fear Aura, Fear Domain, or Fear Spell. It was closer to an instinctive fear rooted