Hope

"What a coward!" Thrax angrily shouted.

"Stop it, Thrax!" Although Julian was just as angry after hearing the sage's words, he still held the emotional gladiator down.

"Should we really just accept our fate and do nothing!?"

"Calm down, you two! Sit down… we will eventually figure something out!" Klea said and quickly forced the two to calm down.

Meanwhile, Chumo was casually finishing the steamed fish on the other side of the table.

—Slurrppp.

All four of them simultaneously turned to look at him weirdly, prompting Chumo to respond.

"What? It's really good. You guys should give it a try."

"..."

Chumo's carefree attitude quickly changed the atmosphere and calmed everyone down.

The room instantly fell silent. 

"What should we do now?"

Emery, who had been staying quiet the whole time, stood up and walked away.