Chapter 76: [Aftermath]

[Evelyn's POV]

It has been 14 days that we escaped that godforsaken place. And by us, it meant me and Oriel. As for Adam, there is still no news of him.

A sigh escapes my mouth as I change my dress in the guild's locker room and get ready for another day. While there had been many times that people I knew never returned from the adventures, this was still different.

He literally saved my life, even though he could have left me behind.

'Just like a certain someone,' an irritating face appeared in my mind as I moved out of the locker room and reached the reception desk. Once again, I began moving through the list of quests. I found another quest regarding the incident we went through.

"Well. They did ask everything that we went through." I recalled that I and Oriel had to report everything that happened on this quest. And since we told everyone about the Trials and stuff, they were quite panicked.

"Hey Evelyn," a familiar voice called me out from behind and, turning around, I saw Layla standing there with a smile on her face. I forced a smile back at her as I spoke.

"Hey Layla. Do you need anything?"

"Nothing... it's just that Oriel sent me here again. Do you really want to lose your connection with an S-Class adventurer? I know what happened, but still, if you think logically." Layla tried to manipulate me with words, but...

"Layla. He left me there to die without a single shred of hesitation. And another one got trapped to protect me. When I confronted him, you know what he said, right?" I spoke to her with a silent gaze, making her gulp a little.

"He was just too weak to live... "Layla spoke those words, making my blood boil again. I simply sighed before telling her," please go Layla. This matter is already done."

Though she stood there for a few moments before she spoke...

"Well. It's not done yet, though."

I gave her a side look, wondering if she was planning something, but her next words made me confused.

"The saintess is calling for you. Both you and Oriel," she spoke and then turned around before muttering," brace yourself. You might be shocked this time."

I wanted to ask her what she meant by that, but I then turned to find a priest coming towards me. He wore a creamish robe as those in the temple wear and had a grimoire in his arms.

"Are you Miss Evelyn?" He asked politely, and I nodded.

"The Saintess is expecting you," he said as he looked at me before adding," right now."

I looked around, wondering what I should do, but he said that I will be compensated for the hours lost in this. This matter was kind of a top priority and I must leave immediately.

Though someone else got restless.

"But he was a weak guy... Why are you concerned about him?" Oriel asked, confused as he looked at them.

Though I wouldn't exactly call Adam weak, I guess I was confused, too. Why were they so much focused on him?

Those three looked at each other for a moment before Alicia looked at Oriel and spoke.

"Mr. Oriel. This 'weak' guy just happened to push back a Demigod back into the demon realm, kill a Dark Illusionist and a necromancer on his own, all the while saving 1204 lives out of 1204 lives within a single night."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Oriel was even more confused than before, but then something clicked in our mind together at the same time.

All that information, we have already heard it before. About a certain man from a certain city, two weeks ago.

"Phantom?" I questioned with my eyes still in disbelief as I looked at the poster of Adam.

"Huh? But he was...." Oriel wanted to reject their words but, looking at their serious gaze, he turned silent.

"It seems he can change his power level," Alicia spoke as she looked at me before asking," Miss Evelyn. Since you spent the most time with him, what do you think about him? If you were to say whether he was good or bad, which would you choose?"

"That would obviously be good," I spoke as I observed the saintess with a focused gaze. That guy saved my life even when he could have left me behind to die.

"But he can use Dark Magic too, you know?" Alicia added as she looked at me. My heart stopped for a moment before I shook my head as I recalled something.

"I don't know if he could suppress his dark mana or not, but when I first met him, I saw him through these mana eyes," I spoke as I pointed at my eyes before asking,

"Do you know how many light mana spirits he had?"

"How much?" she asked curiously as she looked at me with her eyes turning golden as well. Perhaps she was using a skill to check the authenticity of my words.

"That day, I saw more than twice the spirits around him that I see in this room combined by all four of you," I said as I looked at her with a confident look.

Although most of the spirits were around that girl, it wasn't a lie that the combined spirits were around the both of them. But I need not to mention that, do I?

Their eyes widened up as they heard my voice before I calmed my heart. After all, there was only one thing in my mind right now...

'He is Alive... There is no doubt about it.'