Estelle slapped Joshua!
"Joshua, Loewe just asked us to save Gagharv. Have you forgotten? That's something only we can do. You have to understand—this is our mission!"
"And I told you, I want to protect you! I have to protect you properly! So I absolutely can't let you put yourself in danger! Don't you understand that?"
"Even Loewe—do you think he would want you to die here? Of course not! He asked this of you because he wanted you to survive! If you die, then wouldn't his death have been for nothing?"
Estelle's string of words suddenly brought Joshua to his senses!
"Right... Loewe... Loewe was right. I just... never cared enough about my own life... I... I understand now... To fulfill Loewe's final wish, I have to keep living!"
Estelle shouted, "That's right! That's exactly how you should be! Loewe didn't put his faith in the wrong person. You have to know, his compassion is an incredibly precious treasure!"
Joshua nodded. "Yes, you're right... I was... far too weak. I have to become as strong as Loewe!"
He put away Loewe's sword and said softly, "All right, let's go together!"
And so, everyone ran out through the emergency passage at the very bottom of the Central Tower with Joshua!
Uchiha Madara led everyone out of the Central Tower, but as they ran, none of them noticed that someone had vanished from the group!
That person was Kevin Graham!
On the upper levels of the Central Tower, Weissmann was struggling onward. His body hurt so badly that he could barely walk; he was enduring the pain solely through his extraordinary tolerance.
"This situation never appeared in the Grandmaster's prophecy. What is going on...?"
"Heh heh, Mr. Weissmann, are you lamenting your unfortunate fate?"
Kevin Graham suddenly appeared behind him.