The two guards and their instructor, Herbart, were equally dumbfounded.
Witch Kelowen clearly held a very high status in Utu Town. Since she had solemnly bowed and addressed Bai Xiaowen as "Savior," Herbart and the others could not take it lightly. Every one of them stared intently at Bai Xiaowen.
"..."
Bai Xiaowen was the first to recover from his shock. "Wait a moment. Could you have mistaken me for someone else? Savior? I can't bear such a lofty title."
Herbart could not help saying, "Lady Kelowen, is this your prophecy? Did you see a vision of this young man saving the world in the future?"
Witch Kelowen shook her head. "This was my teacher's prophecy."
"Gasp..."
Sharp inhalations ×3.
Witch Kelowen's teacher was the late great sage Erasmus.
His prophecies were naturally far more authoritative than Witch Kelowen's.
Bai Xiaowen still harbored some doubts. Mainly because he had once played the role of a charlatan himself, so he knew just how convincing charlatans could be when fooling people.
After rising, Witch Kelowen stared at Bai Xiaowen. "My teacher, Erasmus, drew ever closer to the gods during the final years of his life. He made three prophecies. The first was the arrival of the Savior, 'Hristos.' He once said, 'When two Kelowens meet, it foretells the descent of Hristos.'"
Hristos was an ancient Latin word, much like "Messiah." Both meant savior.
"Two Kelowens meeting..."
Seeing the portrait of young Kelowen inside the golden pocket watch, Herbart suddenly understood. "This is the younger you meeting the present you, so it is the sign of the Savior's arrival."
The way Herbart and the two guards looked at Bai Xiaowen changed.
Those gazes, filled with anticipation and fervor yet carrying a trace of doubt, made Bai Xiaowen rather uncomfortable.
"Wait, I still can't