The day of the meeting arrived. Chi-Woo left the zone with Ru Amuh. The location was on the top floor of the official residence. While going up the stairs, Chi-Woo began to feel the tension rise up little by little. The future of the holy city, Shalyh, was going to be decided here today—whether they were going to fight back, or give up and withdraw to make future plans.

When they arrived, the large room that his brother usually used as his office was completely transformed. Eight chairs were arranged in a circle, and at the center was a round table often found in a meeting room. Two people had already taken their seats, one of whom was an ivory-haired lady—Noel. Chi-Woo’s eyes slightly widened; it had been a while since he’d last seen her. And Noel also greeted him with a smile.

“Oh? You’ve arrived early?” And the other person was Ismile, who was the central figure and the leader of the Nahla family. “Long time no see~ Ru~ It’s the first time we’re seeing each other since the rescue effort, right? How are you doing? Have you been well?” Ismile greeted them with a cheery smile.

“Yes. What about you, Sir Ismile? Thanks to you, I’ve been doing well,” Ru Amuh answered.

“Haha. Haven’t you been really busy these days with really important work? News about you is really~ spreading all over. At this rate, we might get a thirteenth Celestial Lights!”

“You flatter me, sir. How can an insignificant person like me compare to the twelve lights that light up the whole universe?”

“Kyaah! Look at this kid! My, my! Most of the twelve Celestial Lights got nothing on you, man!” Ismile laughed and patted Ru Amuh on the back. “Ah! Sit down, sit down! You can sit anywhere you want!” Ismile roughly pushed Ru Amuh’s back and turned around. Then he saw Chi-Woo and slightly...