As Castel returned to reality, many memories that had been sealed away by the Sea God Temple gradually began to surface.
Monica was among the first things people remembered, but beyond that, there were many other things that came back with only a little thought.
For example, Theus had sent out three waves of airships to investigate the truth. The one sent to Chloe in Gem Bay had lost every crew member, while Nini and the others sent to the Storm Eye had already returned. But what about the remaining airship, the one sent to the Empire for help?
That airship had been led by the old steward Connor, along with a squad of Faithguard soldiers, yet there had been no response from them to this day. That was highly abnormal.
Theus guessed that the airship had most likely truly succeeded in leaving that space and entering the real world. Otherwise, the people on the island should not have forgotten that they existed.
Take Nini, for instance. After she passed through the Storm Eye, the sea serpents she had left behind vanished outright. Considering that Connor and the others were still ordinary mortals, they had most likely been forgotten as soon as they left that space.
The airship had carried ample supplies and possessed enough firepower to defend itself. How could it simply vanish like that?
Theus recalled what Beatrice had once said through worker Theus's link: if they went to Tis, they would definitely be detained.
Could his airship—the airship he had sent out to seek aid—have been detained by Tis?
Theus had heard of that prince before. He was ambitious and bold, had successfully assassinated the Empress before escaping, and had restored his country under the banner of resisting the Empire. The Duchy of Tis was now locked