After exchanging a few pleasantries, Odys and Bernadette's conversation gradually turned to the main point.
Bernadette crossed her legs and said, "What happened tonight reminded me of some rumors I'd heard before.
"Apparently, when the Loen people had just occupied Bansy Harbor, strange things often happened there.
"What left the deepest impression on me was the 'strange distress signal.' There were no wireless telegraphs at the time, so on an island, information was mainly conveyed through bonfires and signal lamps.
"For a period of time, a signal lamp on a mountaintop near Bansy Harbor would send out a 'distress' message every night.
"Because only Loen people could understand that signal, the local garrison immediately sent people to rescue them. But those people never returned.
"And at night, the signal would appear again."
Odys said, "I've heard some similar stories."
"This isn't a story." Bernadette leaned back against the sofa. "Cyril said that many elderly people in Bansy Harbor today have seen that signal.
"Of course, they aren't elders who lived from the time Loen first occupied Bansy Island until the present. Rather, the signal appears once every so often, or several times in succession."
Odys understood. "In other words, the official Beyonders never found the reason behind the signal's appearance."
Bernadette nodded. "You could put it that way."
"I've also heard some rumors." Odys said, "During the Fourth Epoch, an Angel Family left the Northern Continent for some reason. They seem to be hiding in Bansy Harbor."
Bernadette repeated Odys's words. "An Angel Family."
Then she drew a deep breath, as if she had suddenly figured something out. "No wonder there was more than one high-level opponent on that island."
Bernadette paused before explaining, "That man wearing the Yellow Hat was a Demi-God.
"I fought him. His condition was somewhat