While walking step by step, Xavier's gaze couldn't stop but unconsciously drift toward Millie's figure standing in one corner. To think that a happy-go-lucky girl like her would carry such a heavy burden in her heart.
As he walked forward, the focus of everyone present in the hall was on Xavier, no matter who it was.
This was normal, considering how much influence Xavier had on the people surrounding him.
Under the eyes of everyone present, without even being told, Xavier raised his hand and placed it directly in front of Bloodmancer Thalia, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
At such close distance, the pressure emitted by a First-Sequence being was even more direct and brutal. Every moment, Xavier was trying to suppress his fight-or-flight response. Taking a deep breath, he looked directly into the eyes of Bloodmancer Thalia, his gaze crystal clear and decisive.
No matter what, today he was only leaving after he learned about Lina's status.
