Ember was the one who attended to my injuries, or rather, my nosebleed. I apologized for the bloodstain I left on her clothes, but she simply shook her head, smiling.
"If it's from Master, then I'd accept any stains, permanent or not!"
"..."
That sounded a little excessive, but either way, I used a rarely used skill of ours, [Water Manipulation], and washed away the bloodstain. I'll just pretend I didn't see the forlorn look on her face as the stain faded from her clothes.
Anyway, after discovering that the information I received was unshareable, I quickly apologized and stopped. Rather, we don't have time to waste on this.
"Everyone, after careful consideration, I figured out that for us to return safely, I need to reach the Divine Conqueror Level myself."
"But... reaching that stage took us a hundred years at the very least. Some even took 10,000 years to reach this stage. Can you make it in time?"
