Around noon, Lucy returned to the training grounds, looking thoroughly irritated. Her face was so sour that even Frey, who rarely paid attention to others' moods, noticed and cautiously observed her. The other three couldn't help but wonder if something unpleasant had happened, but Lucy’s next words were far from an emergency.

"The Perverted Apostle wants to see you all for a moment, so come with me."

Perverted Apostle? Joy tilted her head in confusion at the term but chose not to say anything. Usually, it was Arthur’s role to question Lucy, but today he only furrowed his brows slightly, …