'He' stood on the sa rooftop as Signora and Dorothy, only a few ters away.
'When did they co out of the Window?! I sensed nothing!'
He wore an overcoat that hid most of his body, but Signora could see the scars on his palms, fingers, and neck.
Another short scar ran over his lips and another over his eyebrow.
His gaze was empty, like that of a blind, helpless person.
Yet the way he carried himself gave Signora shivers.
Another man stood behind him.
He had black hair, green eyes.
He looked to be in his early twenties, but the wisdom behind his gaze said he was much older.
Signora spent less than a fraction of a second judging them by their appearance.
'They are at least Grade 5 Paragon or higher! Dammit, it's really Wandering Gods,' she thought mistakenly.
She tapped on her intercom with a swift speed.
"Everyone, attack!"
Signora was about to twist space and attack the n before her.
Dorothy swung her scythe and used Death to kill Signora's Space elentals.
Signora couldn't activate her spells.
"What are you doing!?"
"I'm a reinforcent, I told you." Dorothy shrugged.
Signora was confused by her actions.
Instead of talking sense into her, she looked around, knowing her colleagues would help.
But—
"What…?"
They were frozen mid-air.
It was as if they hadn't moved an inch since the Crack broke while transforming into a Window.
Signora realized Ti had been stopped.
Signora spread out her senses.
Even if the colleagues around her were locked in Ti Stop, the ones farther should be able to move.
As her senses surged outward, she found a horrible truth.
The entire country was frozen in ti.
The other Templars, who were Paragons, were no different.
"How?" she asked, unable to understand the situation.
The world's size had increased after the world's ascension centuries ago.
Aubern, a mid-sized country, was now twice as large as the biggest country that existed before the Age of Gods.
'The power of Ti Stop shouldn't be this strong if the range is so large.'
As much as she wanted to deny the situation in front of her eyes, she couldn't.
A shiver ran through her spine.
"I guess that's enough ti to understand the situation?" Neo asked with a faint smile.
The rooftop trembled slightly under the weight of his presence.
Signora flinched when she t his eyes.
He was blind, she was sure of it.
However, she felt as if he could see her clearly.
"Yes, I can see you," Neo said, having read her thoughts through her Intent. "And no, I'm not blind.
"I have lost my eyes, but… okay, I guess I'm blind technically."
His jokes didn't register in Signora's mind.
"Neo, I think you should let go of the Ti Stop. It's scaring her," Jack said.
"We will be attacked by hundreds of demigods if I do that.
"It's either talking to her, explaining the situation, and leaving quietly, or doing as you suggest and fighting all of them," Neo replied.
"Uhm, nevermind then."
Jack scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.
He understood Neo's approach was the best.
The demigods would have attacked them if Neo hadn't used Ti Stop.
Neo would have had no choice but to fight back.
It would've turned the matter into a political disaster if Neo subdued them with force.
"And who are you?" Neo asked Dorothy, even though he already knew her identity.
"Dorothy, a Templar of the Temple of Death," she answered with a smile.
"Why did you help ?"
"This."
Dorothy took out a stack of docunts.
The paper rustled softly.
"The Academy contacted the Temple of Death and asked us to act as your reinforcent if it was you who was coming from the Window."
"Why... is the Academy and Temple of Death… interfering?" Signora asked.
She found it hard to breathe.
Neo's aura was like Death tightening its claw around her throat.
"Okay, stop. You are going to kill her."
Dorothy used her aura to protect Signora.
"I'm here to help you, but it would make things hard if you attack her like that."
"She wouldn't be alive if I wanted to attack."
Jack smiled bitterly when he heard Neo.
He knew a Templar called Signora had tried to force him to marry and even attacked him when he refused.
It seed the woman in front of him was her.
Signora could breathe freely after Dorothy helped her.
"Why is the Temple of Death and Academy interfering with the Senate's task?" she asked instead of thanking Dorothy.
"You can read these."
Dorothy gave the docunts to Signora.
The edges were marked with official seals.
"Neo is the Academy's student.
"Protecting him cos under the Academy's jurisdiction. They hired for the task."
"And the Temple of Death agreed? I didn't know you guys rcenaries," Signora said through gritted teeth.
The current situation where the Wanderer—Neo—dealt with her team and her easily was a huge blow to her reputation.
It would leave a stain on her career.
"I don't know why the Temple accepted the Academy's request, and I don't really care," Dorothy shrugged. "I ca here only because I could et the Underworld's prince."
She let out a savage grin.
Her hands itched for a fight, sensing Neo's powerful aura.
"I am glad I ca here."
Her aura flared, taunting Neo into battle.
Neo's eyebrows twitched.
This was why he had been pissed as soon as he returned.
Dorothy was batshit crazy.
"Can we wrap things up here? I would love to leave since I'm busy," Neo said.
Dorothy blinked, confused. Neo's Death aura was suffocating, proof he was a battle junkie like her.
Yet he was backing away from a fight.
"tch, fine."
Dorothy dismissed her scythe.
She turned to Signora.
"I'm taking him."
"You can't. It's not allowed. The Senate ordered to handle whoever ca out of the Crack."
"Signora—"
"Shut up!"
Signora turned to Neo.
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