"Do you know anything about the Rose School?" Lorne asked Cattleya beside him, bringing up another question that had long been on his mind.
"The Rose School?"
"Yes." Lorne nodded and explained, "I've encountered Beyonders from the Rose School before. That Seniors fellow just now...
gave me a very similar feeling. I suspect he's a member of the Rose School too."
"I know a little about the Rose School," Cattleya replied. "It originated on the Southern Continent and is divided into the Indulgence Faction and the Temperance Faction."
"The Temperance Faction?"
"Yes." Cattleya nodded. "Their philosophy centers on suppression and restraint. In fact, the Rose School originally consisted entirely of the Temperance Faction. The Indulgence Faction, which advocates gaining power through desire, was a branch that emerged later."
Cattleya then gave Lorne a brief account of the Rose School's history.
Going by that, the people who attacked me in Bayam must have belonged to this so-called Indulgence Faction, Lorne thought.
Sure, I killed a few of their members, but did they really need to hold such a grudge? They just won't leave me alone.
I have a feeling I'll run into them again.
Hopefully they won't be more of those grotesque freaks.
Lorne sighed and turned his gaze back to Cattleya beside him.
This Admiral of Stars really is knowledgeable, though. Out at sea, her strength is much better known than her scholarship.
The two continued chatting about rumors and information circulating at sea.
Just as they were enjoying their conversation in the glow of the setting sun, a golden sailing ship, dozens of meters long, slowly appeared on the horizon.
Before Cattleya could take a closer look, surprise flashed through Lorne's eyes.
"The Golden Dream!"
Vice Admiral Iceberg's Golden Dream. Cattleya immediately recalled the relevant information.
"Vice Admiral Iceberg,