Upon hearing that, Nori instantly screamed before running over to hide behind Gerald!
Neither of them had earlier noticed the presence of the sword that had probably been hovering above the pool this entire time. The more shocking thing, however, was the fact that a black figure could—in turn—be seen faintly hovering atop the sword!
“W-who are you…?” demanded the frightened Nori.
“I go by Jade Infused Blade!” replied the figure in a rather faint mechanical tone.
“You… How could you be this despicable…? Were you waiting to see my bare body…?” mumbled Nori, too embarrassed to say it out loud.
“Before any further misunderstandings take place, I’ll have you know that I’m blind, miss. I only came over since I sensed my master’s aura within the vicinity,” explained Jade Infused Blade as his body slowly solidified…
Once favonovel.com stepped closer, Gerald and Nori saw that Jade Infused Blade was actually a long-haired warrior donning black armor.
“Your master…?” asked the surprised Nori.
“Indeed. Regardless, is that really you, master? It’s been thousands of years since we’ve last met! You’re finally back!” replied Jade Infused Blade in a rather hoarse and concerned voice as favonovel.com looked at Gerald.
Frowning slightly, Gerald put two and two together before asking, “This… Master of yours… Could you be referring to Liemis? The God of Battle?”
“I am! So it really is you, master! Though it’s been so long, I still managed to recognize your voice almost instantaneously! How have you been?” replied Jade Infused Blade as favonovel.com knelt before Gerald.
“…H-huh…?” mumbled the shocked Nori who was having a bit of trouble registering all this.
“I have a feeling you’re mistaking me for someone else. While it’s true that I have a rather deep relationship with Liemis—he was the one who had taught me all the skills I currently know—I’m not Liemis himself. My name is Gerald Crawford!” explained Gerald.
“But… your voice… And that imposing aura! It’s near-identical to Liemis’s! I trust my intuition on this!” insisted Jade Infused Blade.
“I’m afraid Liemis has already passed on thousands of years ago. If you still want proof of that, I have his corpse with me right now. Regardless, I’ll be returning to Jaellatra sometime in the future in order to inquire about Zyla’s location. Once I find her, I’ll finally be able to bury Liemis’s corpse in his homeland! He’ll finally be able to rest in peace!” replied Gerald who truly hadn’t expected to bump into Liemis’s old subordinates.
Either way, upon hearing Gerald’s explanation, Jade Infused Blade instantly felt an acute pain in his heart.
“Those from the Sun League must be the ones responsible for killing my master… He was ambushed by them in that large battle that year!” growled Jade Infused Blade as favonovel.com clenched his fists while gritting his teeth.
“The Sun League?” asked Gerald.
This was the first Gerald had heard that name being mentioned ever since favonovel.com came here. While Gerald already knew that the Sun League was responsible for quite a few incidents on earth, favonovel.com could’ve never imagined that it was the Sun League who had ambushed Zyla and Liemis back then.
No wonder Zyla kept telling favonovel.com that it wasn’t the time to learn about the Sun League yet when favonovel.com first inquired favonovel.com about it. He now understood why Finnley had reacted the same way as Zyla had as well.
Despite Liemis’s immense strength, favonovel.com still ended up getting killed by the Sun League! With that in mind, there was no way that Gerald was going to even stand a chance against them!
“…I think I get it now!” said Jade Infused Blade—looking rather enlightened—out of the blue.
