After Aglaea left, Tribbie gradually fell quiet.
Nightmares were a bad omen, and her memories were growing hazier...
Now she could barely remember what her mother looked like.
"We really do need to visit Destiny Chongyuan after all. I hope Oloronis will help us."
Meanwhile.
In a pavilion near Cloud Stone Celestial Palace.
"Long time no see, Teacher Anaxa."
"?" Anaxa turned and gave Phainon a puzzled glance. "Who are you?"
Phainon scratched his head awkwardly. "It's been a while. I'm the student who overturned the classroom during your soul physics lesson."
"You call that a student? That was an animal..."
Anaxa studied Phainon in silence. "So it's you."
"What do you want, animal?"
"Uh, no, Teacher." Phainon's eyes widened. "I only said that offhand... You really remember?"
"Of course I remember your smart mouth, animal." Anaxa's face remained blank.
"Uh... Could you stop calling me that?" Phainon felt a little ashamed. "Teacher, you're one of the Chrysos Heirs. It doesn't look good."
"Then stop beating around the bush." Anaxa watched Phainon. "You came to me with an ulterior motive, didn't you?"
"Not at all..." Phainon touched his nose. "I came to learn from you in earnest, just like always..."
"Please tell me everything you know about that black-robed swordsman."
"..."
"Tch." Anaxa narrowed his eyes.
"Rumors spread fast."
"At this rate, it won't be long before Okhema is in turmoil."
"As for that black-robed swordsman, unfortunately, I know nothing about him either."
"All I can tell you is that he wore a black robe and carried a greatsword... I think it was a greatsword. It looked like half a distorted sun..."
"He also had a strange dagger, or perhaps a small staff. Either way, it resembled a crescent moon."
After hearing Anaxa's description, Phainon frowned deeply.
It matched