The unmistakable sound of footsteps emerged from the darkness behind the gate, and as the person inside was exposed to the sunlight, the girls felt as if the clouds in the sky had suddenly dispersed at that moment. The thunder, which now sounded unusually pleasant, roared as Pannis stepped into the light that shone through the clouds.
Pannis was still dressed in his black knight's attire, which looked the same as when he had left, but now he sported a short, dense stubble on his lower jaw. Although his face remained calm, his steps were much heavier than when he had departed. Despite the dim light outside the Magic Tower due to the heavy rain, when Pannis emerged from the now dim Magic Tower, his eyes, irritated by the light, squinted into slits. Squinting, he first saw several girls, then saw Muir standing next to the girls, but his gaze finally shifted to see an old Mage, Warrensen, the Speaker of the Kingdom of Mages, standing with another group of Mages.
