The Medallion

"Why are you so worried about me? There's nothing bad that could have happened." Rocky just shrugged and smiled.

"I heard from Princess Layla that the king asked you to enter the Heavenly Demon Tower. Is that true?" Gilbert asked with furrowed brows. Of course, he knew how dangerous it was for someone to enter the tower, and Rocky even did it without preparations.

"Yes, that is true. He wanted me to enter the Heavenly Demon Tower so that I can prove my qualifications to guard the Purgatorial Tripod," Rocky briefly explained.

"So, what happened? Were you able to complete the test?" Gilbert inquired.

"Yes, I did. It was no big deal," Rocky replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

Hearing this response from Rocky, Gilbert and the others were utterly surprised. After all, they knew the degree of difficulty of taking on the Heavenly Demon Tower, especially Gilbert. He had once entered the tower before, but he was only able to reach the fourth floor. Hence, he did not expect Rocky to come out of the tower so soon and even uninjured.

Of course, no one really knew that Rocky's strength was already close to the God Realm. Therefore, it would not be surprising for him to overcome the Heavenly Demon Tower.

"So, I take it that the king finally allowed you to guard the Purgatorial Tripod," Gilbert surmised.

"Well, only for the time being. It seemed that the king is very anxious right now due to Prince Enoch's rebellion. He should have thought that if he insisted on taking the Purgatorial Tripod by force, it will just irritate Princess Layla. If even the princess turned her back on the royal family, they would be in great trouble," Rocky analyzed. However, at this point, the Purgatorial Tripod did not bear much significance since he already knew that Phillip's soul was actually sealed in the Heavenly Demon Tower. Therefore, if the king still insisted on taking the tripod back, it would not be a problem for Rocky.

"That should be the case. Then, at least, we can consider this matter regarding the Purgatorial Tripod over for now. In the meantime, we can just wait for the conflict between Prince Enoch and the royal family to subside. Then, eventually, we shall take action and benefit from the aftermath," Gilbert remarked.

"At this moment, I don't think Prince Enoch will try to have a direct confrontation with the army of the royal family. Based on his cunning nature, I can see that he will take action against the fiefs first. So, even though we are waiting for what will happen next, we should still be on guard," Rocky seriously warned.

"I also thought about that, so I went and made some necessary arrangements. In fact, Valeria has already talked with Flora, and she agreed to give her full support to Princess Layla," Gilbert informed.

Rocky then turned to Valeria and was glad that things went well with the Flower Fief. Even after he had confessed his identity to her, she had been supporting him unconditionally, which was the exact opposite of what he expected. Initially, Rocky only wanted to make a deal with her, but it seemed that it didn't need to come down to that. Valeria had been by his side throughout the way, and he was relieved by that.

has been easy convincing my adoptive mother. After all, the Flower Fief and the Ghost Fief have formally formed an alliance. It is just natural that we stick together at all times.

opportunity to recuperate. When the time is right, we will need our forces in full strength," Rocky uttered.

Valeria, and

Rocky turned to Valeria and said, "Can you go back first? I just have something

just cast a glance at the two before

go first. That girl really has a crush on

are just pretending to be a loving couple." Rocky immediately got defensive and explained that Vivian was mistaken.

it appears. But I am also a woman, and I see things from different perspectives. Besides, I will understand Valeria if

think that you'll like me, too?" Rocky asked and took the chance to tease Vivian.

this bad side at times. Then, she

let anyone know of this, not even Leader Gilbert or Princess Layla." The smile on Rocky's face subsided

Vivian asked with

you to enter the Royal Land and meet with Prince Zain.

expecting that

body. If he is not treated right away, there is a possibility that he cannot recover in a long time to come; the worst-case scenario, the

going to take this opportunity to use him." Knowing Rocky, Vivian already speculated that he would only try to make a deal with the enemy if he could get more benefits in the

be the leader of the Ghost Fief and that I need his help to get rid of Leader Gilbert," Rocky calmly

really believe that?" Vivian could not help but doubt it because it did not

of his life," Rocky said confidently. At this point, he knew that Zain would grasp into anything just to

problem. I can go now." Afterward, Vivian summoned

eventually arrived at the Royal Land. She told the guards that she was there to visit Princess Layla, but upon entering the royal palace, she sneaked into Zain's place.