Raphael had just assumed that the Feysac military had put him and Xio on its wanted list, but a second later, his spirituality helped him remember that the officer who had called out to him was actually a member of the Iron and Blood Cross Order!
Some time ago, several more members of the Iron and Blood Cross Order had returned to Backlund, and Raphael had immediately gone to eliminate them.
It turned out that their leader was an Iron-Blooded Knight, but fortunately, the man had his own reservations, and Raphael had scared him off.
The officer calling out to him was one of the Conspirers who had infiltrated Backlund back then.
But Raphael could not quite understand why he was serving as an officer in Feysac.
After a moment's thought, Raphael told Xio, "Wait here for me."
Since we've run into each other, I might as well bury him.
"An enemy of yours?" Xio asked.
Raphael nodded.
Xio immediately raised her hand toward the Conspirer. "Imprisonment!"
The Conspirer, who had been so excited just a moment earlier, immediately turned serious. Wrapped in viscous air, he conjured a flame in his hand, ready to throw a few fireballs at Raphael as soon as the Imprisonment wore off.
Raphael, who had been about to charge over and kill him, frowned. The man remembered him, so he should also remember how powerful Raphael was. Why, then, had his first instinct not been to flee?
In an instant, Raphael made his decision: get back to Backlund first. He turned, gestured to Xio, and continued fleeing south.
Xio followed immediately without asking why.
They had barely run a few steps when both their spiritualities sensed tremendous danger approaching.
Raphael, in particular, suddenly saw the faces of several Feysac officers appear before his eyes. One