The banquet had ended. Even after Paejon disappeared, the banquet continued for a while, but fortunately, it didn’t last too long.
The atmosphere had shifted dramatically after Paejon left. It seemed like the banquet wasn’t meant to be long in the first place.
In the end, everyone just hurriedly grabbed a meal before dispersing, prompted by the words of the Blue Flame Sword Master.
Contrary to what was initially expected, not many people had gathered.
For one, my father and the others I saw earlier—less than ten of them—hadn’t shown up.
I heard that those with missions didn’t have to attend. Did they leave on assignments?
That was possible. The Azure Dragon Division’s missions were known for being numerous even in the time I was familiar with.
