章 1994: Sword Soul

However, she buried this impulse deeply. She knew that there would be time in the future. For now, she had to become stronger. The coming trials wouldn't be joke… Compared to them, the Ancient Battlefield that had thrown the mortal plane into an upheaval was nothing more than a blip. 

Dyon sighed. "This is good. I can understand the feelings of hatred Rose has for me… I can only do right by her by helping this timeline's Jade to rise above her former self." 

"Is Jade…" Saru hesitated, knowing Dyon likely wouldn't want to say much on the topic. "… Is she one of us?" 

Dyon didn't need to think much to understand what Saru meant. By "us", she was clearly referring to herself and Lilith, alluding to the odd ties between the two of them and Dyon.