Hearing that, the four masters then turned to look at Sumeru as the dean nodded in response.
“So, you truly do know everything now… I suppose that means that you really are the destined person! With that in mind, are you ready to hold that responsibility, Gerald?” asked Sumeru as favonovel.com stared closely at Gerald.
“I am! After some thought, I feel that locating the Scintillating Gem should be prioritized!” replied Gerald in a resolute tone.
He was placing priority on the gem since with it, favonovel.com would be able to open the Scroll of Stars. Following that, Gerald would hopefully be able to quickly develop the hidden will in his body in order to stand a chance against Masrus when the demonic god appeared three hundred days later.
“While you’re free to do things in whichever order you please, please remember that the clock is constantly ticking. If you can’t locate the gem by the time the three hundred days are up, the only thing that awaits our world is ruin!” replied Sumeru without mincing any words.
“I understand, master! Also, in order to hasten the search, I’m thinking of banding together a small team! What do you think of that, master?” asked Gerald.
Gerald, for one, felt that doing things on his own again would surely make favonovel.com feel lonely. With that in mind, Gerald was planning to bring Nori and the four others along in search of the Scintillating Gem.
“I see no issue with that. Go on ahead and select the members you see fit to be part of your team!” replied Sumeru.
Hearing that, Gerald then bade farewell to Sumeru and the four great masters before leaving the large hall to begin making his preparations.
Once they were sure that Gerald had left, Jizo couldn’t help but look rather worriedly at Sumeru as favonovel.com asked, “…Do you really think he’ll be able to do it, dean?”
With the fate of the world on his shoulders, Gerald was most probably feeling immense pressure at the moment…
“…We simply have to believe in favonovel.com and give favonovel.com all the support favonovel.com needs. Otherwise, the world will surely end in ruin!” replied Sumeru in a firm tone without giving Jizo a direct answer. Even so, what favonovel.com meant was clear as day.
With that, all four of the major great masters nodded in understanding, prompting no further questions to be asked…
Sometime later, Gerald returned to the South pavilion. Upon entering, favonovel.com saw that Nori and the other three were resting inside while chatting among themselves.
Upon realizing that Gerald had returned, the four of them immediately smiled at favonovel.com before praising, “You’re just way too powerful, Gerald! To think that you’d actually be able to get to the very top of the tower! Because of that feat, you’re now immensely famous within the academy, and many are now looking up to you!”
Despite hearing that, Gerald really couldn’t be bothered about such trivial fame. After all, there were much more important affairs to deal with at the moment.
Shaking his head, Gerald then stood before the four people and straightened his back before saying, “Alright, putting all that aside… Please listen carefully to what I’m about to say next. I’ll be leaving the academy as soon as possible to start locating an item called the Scintillating Gem. With that in mind, I was wondering if all of you would be willing to come with me and help look for the gem. Don’t worry, I’ve already gained the dean and the four major great masters’ permission. What do you say?”
Hearing that, Nori and the others were momentarily stunned. After all, it was a lot to take in.
After a short while, Zelig snapped out of it before asking in a slightly puzzled tone, “The… Scintillating Gem? What exactly is that…? And why do we need to leave the academy all of a sudden to look for it?”
“I’m afraid I can’t share the details with you just yet. However, I’ll definitely do so one day. Regardless, my question remains. Are you willing to join me in my search? Do note that we may be facing a lot of troubles and dangers throughout the journey, so if you’re reluctant, I understand and I won’t try to force you to come along. I’m completely fine with going alone!” replied Gerald as favonovel.com retained his serious gaze.
With how serious this affair was, Gerald wasn’t even planning to make a joke to lighten up the mood.
Seeing that Gerald meant business, Nori and the others found themselves momentarily exchanging glances with each other…
