[Investiture of the Dark]

The warriors that were stationed in Astros heard about Souta's news. They visited him and Souta talked to them for a while. He inquired about happenings around the continent to get a bigger picture of the whole situation. He also learned that he was being called back to the Champion's Den.

It wasn't an immediate call since the higher-ups knew that he was heavily injured from the battle. They just wanted him to go back and report. Also, they have an important announcement.

"Before I go to Champion's Den, I need to visit Eilish."

Souta muttered. Gragas said that something occurred in the war against the tribes from Earthen Woods. She refused to tell anyone about it.

He sighed and glanced at his palm. He was stronger compared to before. He was taking it step by step, building his foundation solid. He had great combat arts and spells that could give him various options in battle.

His equipment was high grade too. There's nothing he could complain about.