"By now, I've repaid what I owed you."
His calm voice fell.
Listening to Arthur, Mother of Emerald gently nodded. She could only sigh, without saying anything more.
On his journey to where he was now, Arthur had grown from someone weak into who he was today, and in one way or another, he owed a debt to others.
Among them, Mother of Emerald had influenced Arthur more than anyone else.
From the Moon Elf bloodline he possessed at the very beginning, to the Emerald Mark he gained later, and even the authority over the entire Emerald World.
Mother of Emerald had played an indispensable role in Arthur's rise. Thanks to her, he had grown to his current level in such a short time.
That was why Arthur had said this now.
He had rescued Mother of Emerald, returned the Emerald Mark to her, and given her back some of the authority over the Emerald World.
After doing all that, Arthur considered the favors Mother of Emerald had once done him repaid in full.
Of course, he could have chosen not to do any of this. But he had done it anyway, following his own convictions.
From now on, he and Mother of Emerald would owe each other nothing. Whatever either of them did after this would be entirely reasonable.
"What will you do after the Wizard World joins the war?"
Standing where she was, Mother of Emerald looked at Arthur, composed herself, then spoke again and asked.
She knew that the Wizard World was about to enter the war between the Calamity World and the World of Gods.
During the hundred thousand years before this, although she had not yet fully taken shape, Mother of Emerald's will had already existed and awakened.
Thus, throughout that long stretch of time,