Vincent's voice trembled beyond his control.
"My lord… were you telling the truth just now!?"
Please—
Who would choose oblivion if there's a chance to live?
Even setting aside the possibility of advancing further, the chance to simply continue living was already priceless!
Leo turned back, a knowing smile playing on his lips, as if everything rested firmly in his grasp.
"Of course it's true. However…"
"Didn't you just declare that you would never bow to another?"
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Vincent's face, but he straightened at once and answered solemnly.
"My lord, you misjudge me!"
"When the Human Mage Tower was founded, it was to follow the supreme being capable of leading humankind."
"I, as the former Master of the Mage Tower—while your daughter is the Tower's current master and bearer of the Holy Sword—am merely obeying the guidance of the Goddess of Fate by following you!"
Hearing that grandiloquent yet unassailable argument, Leo chuckled.
