"What did you say?!"
Joseph fiercely retorted.
For the first time ever in this King's Trial, there was a look of confusion and panic on his face.
Matthew's face paled when he saw how shaken Joseph was by the news that he brought.
However, he forced himself to remain steadfast in the face of Joseph's intimidating aura as he replied.
"S-S-Senior... The war has started! The Kingdom of Evergreen is being attacked by the alliance of the Kingdom of Shade and Iblis!"
"No! Not that! What did you say? I was gone for several months? What are you talking about?"
Matthew revealed a look of confusion on his face: "Surely, you jest, senior... I was practically visiting you every day since the last four months ever since I received intelligence that the war was neigh..."
"But all I got from your disciple in the culinary arts was that you disappeared somewhere without leaving any message..."
