Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Another Guest
"He always wore a cloak that covered most of his body, except his face. He also had gloves every time I saw him."
She explained as much as she could, to the best of her abilities.
"While he wears a black cloak, his gloves were pure white. His voice was also very calm and reassuring. But that's all I can recall."
Unfortunately, she couldn't find any information other than his usual attire.
In the Hero Academy, there were many Professors who wore a robe or a cloak. Aster was the same after all. However, the thing with the white gloves interested Eren a little bit.
"Why are you asking about him? Do you also want his help?" Sera asked, bringing Eren out of his daze.
Eren did not answer Sera. Help? He wasn't sure. More than help, he wanted to take out everything that could become a threat to him. And this person... He was exactly that.
He was a threat.
This man... It didn't matter if he was a Transmigrator or the Main Character. It also didn't matter if he was just an ordinary character that remained unknown in the novel. What truly mattered was that he was dangerous.
"Can you-" Eren's lips parted as he prepared to ask a favor from the girl. But before he could finish his sentence, the door was pushed open.
"Elder!" A young girl rushed inside. The girl was one of the nine outer disciples who had entered the Asura Sect to annihilate it.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? If it's just to inform me that the battle is over, then you don't need to do that. I can already see that."
Eren could see that the explosions had stopped. The ground was not trembling anymore. That could only mean that the battle had come to an end. The outer disciples had succeeded.
"T-that's not it. Although it's true that the battle is over, something else has happened. We need your presence!"
"And why would that be?" Eren asked, slightly confused. If the battle was over, why would they need him? They should have been celebrating by now.
"Another Battleship has been seen! It has a symbol on the flag! And the symbol... Please see yourself!" The girl exclaimed. She didn't look happy at winning the war. Instead, her expressions were grim.
"Another Battleship?" Eren frowned at the revelation. In the Eastern Continent, only the Great Demon Sect had battleships.
There was no chance that the Sect was going to send another Battleship to help them. That only meant one thing... The Battleship came from another continent!
"Don't tell me your mother came to take you back?" Eren turned towards Sera. He didn't believe Mist was going to do something like that, but he couldn't ignore the possibility.
Sera was also unsure.
"I will check."
She rushed out of the treasury which was useless for her since the Book of Elemental Manipulation was not here.
As per her promise, everything here belonged to Eren and she kept that promise.
Eren waved his hand, storing everything in the treasury into his storage ring. Once the place was cleared, he stepped out, curious to see which continent was trying something so drastic.
Eren stepped out of the building and noticed another Battleship flying towards their direction from the West.
The entire ship was covered in bright divine symbols that made it stand out.
As for the symbols... Ordinary people might not recognise that symbol, but people from the Great Demon Sect recognised that symbol all too well.
"The Holy Church? What are they doing here?" Eren was quite confused.
No matter how absurd, it still would have made sense if Mist had sent a Battleship to bring her daughter back home. But why was it the Holy Church?
He looked around but failed to find Sera anywhere.
"Did that girl also run away?" He scratched the back of his head, slightly frustrated. Still, he understood her reasons.
She wasn't an ordinary person. She was the daughter of the Southern Continent's Overlord. If she was seen by the Holy Church, accompanying an Elder of the Great Demon Sect, it might create a lot of complications.
"Elder, is this an invasion?" The young girl behind Eren asked. They had just finished taking down the Asura Sect, but an even bigger threat had appeared.
They weren't prepared to face the Holy Church. This place was also closer to the Western Holy Empire than it was to the Great Demon Sect.
Even worse was the fact that they only had one Elder and a few outer disciples. If there was a war, the chances of survival were close to none.
"I doubt this is an invasion. I don't believe the Holy Church is a fool. They wouldn't start a war with one of the Overlords when they have the Necromancer Tower to worry about," Eren answered, trying to calm the young girl.
'But if it is indeed the start of a war...' He didn't finish his thought. So many things about the future had changed in the other continents, he couldn't be certain about anything.
Just like he was changing his future in the Eastern Continent, there might be another similar person in the Western Continent. So he couldn't be certain about anything.
He placed his arm around the girl's waist and flew towards their Battleship.
The other youngsters were already waiting on the Battleship for them. Eren landed on the ship and released the girl.
With a slight blush on her face, the girl walked back to the group. Meanwhile the other girls looked at him with jealousy.
The girl who was given the command of the attacks from the ship had also come upstairs. And the real crew had taken over the battle systems.
Eren stood at the forefront of the ship, observing the incoming ship in silence.