บท 487: ROYAL PANDEMONIUM (2)

[IT'S THE White Lion.]

Nikolai was the first person who opened his eyes after getting hit by the blinding light.

He thought the roar that he kept hearing was coming from Calyx Dalton's Soul Beast (assuming that the child was indeed a de Moonasterio). But much to his shock, the Elemental Guardian greeted him instead of a Soul Beast.

[And it has to be the White Lion, of all things.]

He gripped the armrests tight until they cracked under his hands.

[The White Lion is the symbol of the Knight Order that serves the emperor. Moreover, the White Lion is considered the most elusive among the Elemental Guardians. In fact, this is the first time in history that the White Lion appeared after Nero Roseheart died.]

"It's an Elemental Guardian!"

"And it's the White Lion– no less!"

"I thought it had already disappeared because it didn't want to accept a new master?"