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A chill ran down their spines.
The unknown presence in the divine Ruins Cavern actually knew Andariel's name?
How was that possible?!
Yet even as the others hesitated, someone stepped onto the Lightning Bridge and headed toward the cavern.
That person—
Was Andariel.
Several young girls followed her.
"Sister Andariel, is that Brother Diabolo?" Delight shone in Nana's eyes, though her voice held a note of uncertainty.
"I don't know. It shouldn't be possible, should it? Why would he be here?" Unease stirred in Andariel's heart for reasons she couldn't explain.
"It's definitely Lord Diabolo! Alexia recognizes his voice!" Alexia said. Known as a walking library, she had an exceptional memory.
Though she hadn't spent long with Diabolo, the man's eerily perfect looks and terrifying strength had left a deep impression on her.
"That legendary lord is real?"
"He actually exists?"
The other students from the Central Military Academy stared in shock. They had heard the story of Diabolo saving Andariel and her companions, but they had never expected the figure so many doubted to actually exist.
Back then, Andariel had led the group out of the forest and back to the capital, Nosk City, with the overwhelming aura emanating from the Longtuoba Beast's tail clearing their way.
Their return had caused an uproar throughout the city, and some of the more talkative students had retold their experiences with plenty of embellishment.
At first, many people dismissed the story as fantasy. Even the Central Military Academy's old professors and principal thought the children