When he received Zero-Three's alert, Joshua was preparing for the first graduation ceremony of Winter Fort Academy with Ying and Ling.
To be precise, Ying and Ling were planning and preparing, while a certain warrior simply sat in the chair of the Dean's office and watched them labor, darting here and there. It was the first time Joshua felt like he was a Count, a noble Liege—although he was not sure if that counted as child labor exploitation, and if Israel would fire a flame arrow down from the skies at him.
Whatever the case may be, it was a happy thing.
Time flew since Starfall 832 to present day. Both youths had now grown into adults who could shoulder responsibilities and possess ability around Gold. When he himself was Gold, Joshua had risen with leaps and bounds up to Legendary intermediate, becoming an old man in his thirties going to his forties.
