Duke spends most of his days in his room, repeatedly honing the Light and Earth Rules with those two Rule Fragments.
Vera occasionally visits, and they sit in the courtyard for a while, chatting about the auction and the Divine Fragment, so quietly that it's almost as if the Path of Divine Revelation hasn't ended yet.
Leon arrived earlier than expected, wearing the silver-white armor he brought from the battlefield when led into the banquet hall. Though the armor had some scratches, the Elf Attendants had carefully polished it.
Spotting Duke and Vera, he strode over and slapped Duke on the shoulder loudly, as if in a tavern: "I knew you two would definitely arrive at the fourth layer already, Duke, your points are unbelievable!"
This slap made several contestants who were whispering nearby turn their heads.
Leon didn't care, pulled a chair to sit down, downed a whole glass of iced wine, and then started sharing his experiences from the past days.
