"Understood."
Dan Heng nodded.
"Is there anything we should know about tomorrow's ceremony?"
"Hmm... According to Aglaea, no one can predict what will happen."
Phainon smiled.
"Every Titan's divine authority is unique. That's why I'd feel more confident if you both came."
"Until the ceremony begins, your time is your own... Please get some rest. I need a little time to sort out my thoughts too."
"See you later, my friends."
Watching Phainon leave the bathing area, Dan Heng spoke quietly to Yan Huan.
"Can you tell? He seems to have a lot on his mind."
"How can you tell?" Yan Huan asked.
"His body language. And... his microexpressions."
Dan Heng frowned slightly.
"It's no wonder. What he's about to go through is extraordinary."
"The Titans may be gods native to Amphoreus, but ascending from a human into another kind of being... I can't imagine what that entails."
"Really?" Yan Huan scratched his head.
"He's just inheriting Strife's Core Flame. Basically, he has to pass a trial, right?"
"Then he becomes one of those so-called Demigods and gets stronger."
"That's something he'll have to handle himself."
"Instead of worrying about him, why don't you think about what we're going to eat?"
"True." Dan Heng nodded.
"So much has happened in such a short time. We should take stock of our current predicament."
"But we can wait until Phainon's ascension is over."
If Phainon gained the Titan of Strife's power, Okhma City would have three Demigods.
Nikadori was gone now, and no more Heavenly Condemnation Kin would launch large-scale attacks on Okhma.
The city was relatively safer.
If The Nameless used Okhma as a base, expanded outward, and liberated more areas, they might uncover further clues.
The two returned to the Bath Palace and shut the doors. Everything fell quiet.
Yan