The air gradually turned turbid as they proceeded down the winding maze-like underground root system. The mixed smell of damp mold and soil filled the passage, causing people walking inside to have the urge to hold their breaths.
However, Nizemar wasn't in the mood to pay attention to the smell in the air. She stared at Remides, who had just revealed the shocking secret, and asked carefully, "You weren't joking, right?"
Perhaps feeling that there was no need for her to answer such a stupid question, the person in control of Ava State didn't reply. Instead, she continued down the passageway formed by the roots of the World Tree.
After walking a few hundred meters in silence, Nizemar couldn't help but ask again, "Since you're not joking, why didn't you tell the Presiding Judge about this previously?"
Especially in this crisis.
