Night had fallen, and the number of pedestrians and tourists on the streets outside had gradually dwindled. The cheers and celebration from earlier had long since died down.
"??"
"It's so late..."
"Liana, Hayne still hasn't come back. Do you think something happened to him?"
Elwynn looked outside the inn once more, then turned to Liana, who was sitting in the living room, and asked with concern.
Elwynn had originally been in Karthus City, where he had suffered serious injuries during the Demon attack on Karthus. But when he heard that Liana had died and been resurrected, and that the people from the Floating Island had rescued her, he immediately borrowed a griffin from Karthus's air force and flew here. He managed to find Liana, Princess Sherry, and the others before nightfall.
Of course, along with finding Liana, he also learned everything that had happened on the Floating Island, as well as the results of the competition.
For example, the Radiant Legion participants had been almost completely wiped out. Keith, Scott, Hayne, and Sherry had all been eliminated, while the daughter of Archmage Jessica, who had secretly come to the Floating City to compete, had made it into the top eight?
Naturally, "Jessica's daughter" was merely what they told others. They, who called themselves members of the "Radiant Legion," knew the woman's real identity. They simply kept quiet about it and didn't spread the word.
"Hayne?"
"Didn't he say he was going to wait for the matchups tomorrow?"
"The list is only posted at the arena. It might take him a while to get back."
Liana glanced at the blue and red moons in the sky. Seeing how late it was, she could only offer Elwynn that reassurance.
"Don't worry!"
"He'll be fine. At least, nothing will happen to him