Yet no matter how they looked at it, the current situation did not match their expectations.
The Pumpkin Carriage's doors had long since opened, and the professors stepped out one by one. All of them looked up at the enormous black shadow hidden behind the dense fog, their hearts filled with shock.
"Stanley Longfellow's guess may really have been correct..." Professor Medea murmured.
Professor Kazel said, "The existence of this 'Demeter's Flower' must have some significance. Perhaps it truly was born from the 'Blood of God'... We should go take a look."
"Who would've thought we'd stumble onto it by accident? Good thing we didn't take a detour," Professor Harvey said.
Ophelia shook her head slightly. "That doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing." "Enough. They're coming," Professor Sylph said gravely. As soon as she finished speaking, Bishop Sabrina Melville arrived on horseback with the Twin Holy Knights.
Shortly afterward, Count Gavin North and Count Stanley Longfellow arrived together.
The leaders of the three factions gathered once more. Even Stanley Longfellow no longer had his usual flippant grin.
"Looks like we should discuss this properly," Count Gavin North said.
Bishop Sabrina Melville said, "One question: do we continue?"
She tilted her head up slightly and looked once again at the enormous black shadow beyond the mist. "If we go on, we won't be able to simply withdraw whenever we want."
Count Gavin North said decisively, "My suggestion is to first determine what we're dealing with." Bishop Sabrina Melville frowned slightly and looked toward Professor Medea. After pondering for a moment, Professor Medea slowly said, "Since we've already come this far... there's no reason not to take a look."
"Then we continue!" Sabrina Melville once again displayed her decisiveness.
For the first time, the three factions reached a consensus.
Count Gavin