While they were still talking among themselves, the people nearby gradually turned their heads.
One by one, they shifted their positions, instinctively opening a path.
The crowd parted smoothly, as if guided by an unspoken understanding. From the opening that formed, a single figure emerged clearly.
Ethan was walking toward them alone.
Everyone present already knew where Ethan had gone earlier.
They also knew that when he returned, he would come from the direction of the LionArk headquarters.
What they did not know, what none of them could have predicted, was that Ethan was returning after Silver Star had already made the decision to cancel the invasion.
That fact alone made his presence carry a strange weight.
Ethan continued walking forward, moving through the dense gathering of members from the combined guild alliance of Mavelard City.
