As James scrutinized Elder Astra, Astra was doing the same to him.
The two were locked in a tense standoff, and the atmosphere in the room was charged with unease.
After about fifteen minutes, James finally spoke up slowly.
"You must be an elder of the Night Blades, right? We should be sworn enemies. Since you've lured me here, shouldn't you be attacking me directly? Why are you doing nothing?"
In response to James's question, Elder Astra smiled and replied, "I am indeed an elder of the Night Blades! However, we are not sworn enemies! I believe we have a common enemy now!"
James was very puzzled by Astra's words. "A common enemy? You're not referring to Irving, are you?"
"Of course not! The common enemy I'm talking about is Shadow Celestial! He has taken control of the Night Blades!"
