As he walked outside Sean Fletcher's room, Fili couldn't help but stop and sneak a peek inside.

The door was open with a crack, but it was dark and I couldn't see anything clearly, and there was no movement.

After Scott rescued Sean, Filly only came to see him twice while he was unconscious. The emaciated, pale, almost inhuman-shaped old man, had made most of the resentment in his heart disappear imperceptibly—but he still could not forgive him for his needless deception...... Or at least concealment.

Ed alone took on the responsibility he shouldn't have. Fili had heard some clergy complain and blame the "Sage" in private, who was not even sure whether it was true or not, as if all the disasters were due to Ed's being too high-profile, too naïve, too weak and incompetent......

After Brooke Xiu'an's stern rebuke, such voices had faded away. But from start to finish, no one blamed Sean.

An icon engraved in almost everyone's heart for a long time, Sean Fletcher is still irreproachable.

It's not that they're unaware of the ridiculous "trial" that Ante has inflicted on Sean, or that Eric is unaware of Eric's surprising accusations. But none of that has actual evidence, and Ed ...... But he did admit a crime that he should not have confessed, a fault he never committed. Even if those charges were never mentioned again after Ante Bowell went insane, the fog of Collins never dissipated, but every member of the clergy was reminded of the consequences they had endured.

Due to a lack of manpower, and some more cautious considerations, Brooke had no intention of returning anyone to the Collins Temple anytime soon. Even though Fili had proven that the fog there was not a danger to the priesthood of the water gods. But in a sense, they did lose that ancient holy land...... and many companions.

It was all Ed's fault...... And he himself might even admit it guiltily, even though he has lost more than anyone else.

Filly was indignant about this. Although he had always had a hard time accepting that Ed had become the new Sage...... No one has been able to replace Felicity.

But he was there then. He witnessed everything. He also knew Ed, and he knew that it was normal for a young man like Ed, who hadn't been hit much, to be overwhelmed by the overwhelming allegations...... Even those accusations are mostly chasing after the wind.

He also knew that Sean Flache was definitely hiding some secret, and his disappearance put all the blame on Ed.

That's not fair.

He'd always wanted to tell Sean like this, "That's not fair. ”

But after Sean woke up, he kept subconsciously avoiding meeting him.

He was not so naïve and fragile as the young priests could not bear the slightest stain on the people he admired. A little wrong. It's just that something...... Maybe it's really deep in the bone marrow.

"Looking for me?"

Much older than he remembered, but the same calm and deep voice sounded abruptly behind him.

Philip jumped in embarrassment. For a moment, I almost wanted to run away...... But that's too humiliating.

He forced himself to stiffen his head and face Sean Fletcher.

The paladin's leader, who was still recovering, was still very emaciated, but at least he no longer looked like he was just a layer of dry flesh wrapped around his skeleton...... He carried a sword, his sweat-soaked shirt sticking to his body. The contours of the muscles are faintly revealed. Like Scott said. He is trying to regain his strength.

It's almost a miracle...... At first, even Brooke thought he would probably never wake up again.

His body was tormented, and his soul was probably shattered, but ...... He's Sean after all.

The old man stood up straight, calmly looking directly at Fili. His white hair was much thinner than before, the deep wrinkles on his face were crisscrossed like a knife, but his blue eyes were still bright and hot, like immortal stars.

Filly straightened up unconsciously, still feeling the apprehension of being scrutinized by these eyes when he was younger.

He swallowed dryly. I couldn't say a word for a while.

"Do you want to come with me?"

Sean swung his sword with a complacent expression, "Scott always finds a reason to escape. And I'm tired of swinging my sword at a wooden frame that doesn't move. ”

“...... Good. Filly blurted out.

Although instinct had already told him in that moment, he might regret it.

Scott's courtyard has an incredibly spacious basement underneath, and sometimes Filly wonders what the place was designed to do. It had been empty, but now it was Sean's practice room, quiet, discreet, completely undisturbed and free from all prying eyes.

Filly was very familiar with Sean's moves. After all, it was Sean who turned him from a shepherd boy whose most powerful attack was throwing stones, to a qualified paladin...... But he hadn't fought Sean in a long time.

As before, Sean always finds his flaws accurately and attacks them in the simplest and sharpest way, but his experience and proven skill don't make up for his lack of speed and power, especially against opponents who know him well.

The contrast was so great that Fili couldn't help but feel a sense of sourness. With each of his swords, he became more and more cautious, lest he accidentally hurt the other - after all, Sean was clearly not fully recovered...... It may never be recovered.

At first, Sean seemed very calm, as if he could take this in stride, and even smiled at Filly when he apparently gave up a chance to fight back and chose to dodge.

Fili was silent, allowing himself to match the other's rhythm. He had never been so patient with the young midshippers in the temple.

The old man soon began to run out of breath. Fili didn't know how long he had been practicing alone before this, but several times he tried to finish, only to be slapped on the arm or thigh by Sean with a long sword - he wouldn't stop.

As he staggered by, he inadvertently saw a long scar behind Sean's ear.

The dark red scar was thin and long, dragging from behind the ear to the back of the head, almost like a painting at first glance, and it was not too scary, but it made Fili's heart beat suddenly.

It was Scott who rescued Sean. He never said the details, but the moment he found Sean, he had probably completely healed all of his external injuries...... Filly knew what kind of power Scott had, but he still left the scar...... What kind of injury was that?

A little sword light flashed in the corner of his eye. A moment of distraction prevented him from dodging it in time, and Sean's longsword dragged a string of cacophony scrapes across his armor.

The old man's eyes suddenly changed.

Filly could clearly see the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitch slightly, and the little smile that he hadn't had time to bloom froze on his lips. His eyes were still bright...... But it's a little frighteningly bright.

His pupils, shrunk to the size of a pinpoint, seemed to see the world no longer the world, and there was no pain or fear in it...... There was only a sudden outburst, extreme anger.

For a moment, Fili instinctively sensed danger.

He jerked his head back and back, Sean's long sword swept over his unprotected neck, and then the whole person crashed into him, the power that came out of nowhere made Filly retreat again and again, and in a hurry, Sean flexibly hooked his right leg, and fell to the ground with a thud.

“...... Throw in the towel!" he shouted, realizing that it probably didn't work.

Sean's sword slashed down at his head with a hideous expression.

His speed and strength are back...... In a way that Filly didn't want to see at all.

Fili had to use two hands to block his attack and tried to roll over hard, using his own body weight...... The weight of the armor restrained the old man who suddenly went berserk in front of him.

But perhaps it was the loss of consciousness that allowed the warrior's instinct to take control of the not strong body. Sean's reflexes were unusually nimble, and he rolled to the side of Filly's head and slashed down with his sword again, as if determined to cut his head in half.

With a flash of light, something whistled and struck Sean's sword accurately, and Nia's voice rang out, "Hey...... It's not that lively that I want to see!"

"Hello fart!" Filly yelled in exasperation as he rolled away, "Go call Scott!"

"I let Xiaobai go...... What's wrong with him? No wonder Scott always avoids him!"

"How do I know?!" Filly yelled angrily.

With Nia's "help", he scrambled to fend off Sean's silent but frantic attacks. If there was really an enemy in front of him, he might still have room to fight back, but now ...... He had to fight and flee.

A white shadow flashed, and the white leopard let out a loud, low roar, causing Sean's movements to pause for a moment.

Scott rushed in after him, his face almost uglier than Sean's.

...... It's not my fault!

Before he could make such a statement, a heavy blow to the head made Fili's eyes darken, and he fell as if he had done so

The moment he fell, the unbelievable sense of absurdity made the paladin's lips show a trace of astonishment and inexplicable laughter - the goddess is above...... He wasn't really going to be cut in half by a mad Sean, was he?!.

(To be continued......)