"Hehe... Evan, after all these years, you still cry so easily..."
Esperius spoke to Evan with loving kindness. He was already a dead man, yet his soul was still so affectionate toward Evan.
"Teacher Esperius! You saved both Emeer's life and mine. Thank you! I, Evan, will never be able to repay your kindness in this lifetime!"
Tears immediately streamed down Evan's face!
Like a child, he wept bitterly as he basked in Esperius's love. It was the kind of love a father gave—deep and gentle, filling Evan with incomparable warmth!
Watching from the side, Uchiha Madara could not help but feel a pang in his heart. He thought of his friend Senju Hashirama, of the world he had come from. There, he too could feel that same warmth. But now, he was wandering through other worlds, fighting to resolve the problems of worlds not his own...
He suddenly wanted to go home.
"Hehe, how could that be? The matters of Gagharv and the Zemuria Continent still haven't been settled."
Uchiha Madara mocked himself and thumped his head with his palm.
Suddenly, Uchiha Madara heard Esperius say, "Evan, everyone, I need to tell you something. The reason my soul has remained here without fading away is so that one day, I could tell this to those who came here."
Uchiha Madara asked in surprise, "Mr. Esperius, you mean...?"
Esperius smiled faintly. "Sir, I saw you during the last incident as well. I know you cannot be a bad person. It is truly wonderful that you are able to fight alongside everyone..."
Esperius suddenly changed his tone. "Hurry to the underground ruins beneath Cathdrall. Berias has begun the ritual to revive Octom beneath Cathdrall. You must defeat him before Berias revives Octom!"
Evan, Uchiha Madara, and the others answered in unison,