“He was saved in the nick of time by someone extremely strong! Had I been a move slower, I wouldn’t be alive now!” explained Hogan, feeling utterly humiliated.

“And who exactly is the assailant?” asked Yreth as she frowned deeply.

“Since I was too focused on evading his attack, I wasn’t able to see him properly!”

“…Could it be that there are other powerful forces that are secretly helping Gerald…?” muttered Yreth to herself as she fell deep into thought.

For a person to beat Hogan up that badly, they needed to at least possess the strength equivalent to the final stage of the Spirit Earth Realm. Even though she could deduce at least that much, Yreth simply wasn’t able to figure out what kind of force would even step forward to help Gerald.

At that moment, she suddenly heard a voice saying, “Could it be that Gerald is the one causing you so much trouble, Lady Gunter?”

Looking up, she watched as an extremely handsome youth entered through the door—leading outside—with both hi