Okhma City.
After the four returned by teleportation, Yan Huan headed straight for the Bath Palace, leaving Castorice, Phainon, and Dan Heng to brief Tribbie.
"You found a solution, right?" Tribbie looked at the three of them expectantly, her little wings swaying gently.
"Yeah." Phainon's expression was serious.
"Long story short: Oloronis refused to help us uncover Castrum Kremnos's past, but for some reason, it took an interest in Brother Yan Huan."
"It gave Brother Yan Huan a pet, somehow."
"According to Dan Heng, the creature is connected to a god from beyond this world. It might be able to solve our problem."
Tribbie blinked her adorable eyes. "A god from beyond this world..."
"Then why did Mr. Yan Huan leave instead of going to Castrum Kremnos to deal with Nikadori?"
"He said there's no rush." Dan Heng's gaze was calm.
The Titans of Strife's forces had already withered. Apart from the Heavenly Punishment Soldiers sent out from the city, Castrum Kremnos was all but destroyed.
The Blade of Heavenly Condemnation had been destroyed, and the Titans of Strife had been sealed away.
Killing the Titans and seizing the Core Flame... There really was no rush.
Beneath the temple, Oloronis's words had left all four of them with doubts, to one degree or another, about the truth behind the oracle.
"I see... Got it. Everyone should get some rest, then."
Tribbie smiled at the three of them.
"Aya and I will handle what comes next."
Inside a bath at the Cloud Stone Celestial Palace.
Yan Huan, dressed in a bathrobe, calmly stepped into the water.
Steam drifted around him like mist. The water in this pool seemed a little hot.
"Mommy! Someone took my spot!"
"Hm?"
Yan Huan opened his eyes and found a little kid standing outside the