บท 265: Proactive Envy

As for Daniel, he seemed to notice something off about Odysseus' injury, coinciding with the time when Penthesilea quietly slipped away in the night, telling him she wanted to find some clue about how these Hightower mages managed to infiltrate their island.

Upon her return, she informed him that it was nothing more than a false alarm, and she and Odysseus ended up having a drink together. The night took a turn for the worse, resulting in a brawl that left Odysseus in his current state, needing to consume only soup and porridge for weeks as almost all of his teeth were nearly broken off.

Daniel put two and two together and made a guess that Odysseus might have done something foolish behind his back. However, given that Odysseus had been beaten to such an extent by a fierce amazones warrior such as Penthesilea, he decided to let it slide this time, feeling that Odysseus had already received his due punishment.

— 3 Days later —