"However, as a result, my strength was completely restrained at Tier 5 Third Star and couldn't improve by even the slightest bit, as if time had specifically stopped for me."
"However, things were far from that simple."
The White Knight's voice was filled with solemnity as he continued, "Not long after, I further discovered that the deep blue crystal on my forehead began to spread quietly across my face."
"At first, I only needed to cover my forehead with a headscarf, but as time went on, I switched from a headscarf to a hooded cap, until I had to disguise myself as a mercenary and wear a helmet to cover my face."
"In just a century, the strange deep blue crystal had already covered my cheeks."
The White Knight's voice began to tremble again.
"At first, I tried countless methods to remove or even destroy the crystal, but all of them ended in failure, and I had to let it grow wildly day by day."
