'This is truly a serious problem,' Richard thought.
With anyone else, he was still confident he could escape.
But if Rebecca was there, Richard worried he wouldn't even be able to move under her gaze alone.
He was fully aware of the difference in their strength ever since he had used a Mind Attack on Lilith.
And Rebecca was even stronger than Lilith.
The only option was to use the power of the Dragon Knight stored within that wooden branch.
Threatening her with it was clearly impossible. The only feasible way was to activate it from inside the Dragon Hall and then throw it outside.
The consequence, however, was that everyone—including Apple Town—would likely be destroyed.
But Richard didn't know whether Rebecca would perish along with them.
Regardless, he wasn't ready to cause such massive destruction.
'Should I hide here for the time being?' he thought, and he didn't feel it was a bad idea.
After all, he could spend his time absorbing Aether.
