Bab 1266: Not Participating

There were less than seven hours until the sixth day of the Magus Tournament, where Emery would have to face Eeshoo the Nephilim genius. But he still had no idea how he should deal with the dilemma he had.

Would he really have the determination to kill Eeshoo in order to save his master Xion?

By this time, Emery had brought the news to his friends and seniors, who had been waiting for his return at Terra Palace Hall. 

"Are you sure this is true, Emery? Is she even telling the truth?" Julian said. "For all we know, she might be trying to manipulate you to get another kill!"

Even though the hostility Julian showed towards Annara was mostly because the latter had killed Roran, Emery couldn't just ignore Julian's words as his argument indeed had some basis to it. There was no proof that Magus Xion's life really was in danger.

"How will I know for sure?"