027: Banquet and Shock

Shadow Tower, Star Language Manor.

Walking into Star Language Manor, Lynch surveyed his surroundings. It had been more than a decade since his last visit here, back during the celebration banquet marking his entry into the Inner Ring.

"How is it? Does it feel familiar?" Jessica approached with a soft smile and asked teasingly.

She was still the same girl from before, but now she had grown into an elegant young woman. She wore an orange-red dress that exuded grace and nobility.

Lynch nodded and said with a hint of nostalgia, "Yes, it's hard to believe so many years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Hehe." A crisp laugh rang out—it was Susan, standing beside Jessica.

Lynch later discovered that after they parted ways that day, Susan didn't stay obediently in the safe zone but went to the castle instead.