My Beautiful Disciples, I'm really not the Main Character! - Chapter 645

Chapter 645: Chapter 645: How did she know?
One month later.

“Have you still not found him?” In the Ice Maiden Palace, Trisa sat on her throne. There were dark circles under her eyes; she hadn’t slept properly in a long time.

“Not even a single trail.”

The other Elders also looked to be in a similarly poor condition. In her attempt to find Eren, the Palace Master hadn’t let them rest either.

They had been guarding the most important entry points of the Central Continent. They couldn’t relax for a single moment, not wanting to miss Eren. Despite this, they couldn’t find him.

“Could it be that he wasn’t going to the Central Continent in the first place?”

“It’s impossible. That’s the only place he has been interested in. If we still haven’t managed to catch him, it can only mean one thing…” The Palace Master covered her face with her hands, growing extremely anxious.

“What does it mean?” an Elder asked.

“It means that he has already managed to slip past you without being detected. At this point, he is most likely already in the Central Continent,” the Palace Master said.

She was absolutely certain that the thing she feared most had already happened. Eren had entered the Central Continent, and they had failed to stop him.

If his alter ego comes, then all of them will pay. Before that happens, she has to bring Eren back.

She stood up abruptly and told the Elders, “I am going to the Central Continent.”

“Palace Master, you-” The Elders were at a loss for words, wondering how she could decide to enter the Central Continent so suddenly.

“In just a week, we have this year’s recruitment ceremony. You need to be there for that. We also have a competition with the other Sects. There is also that discussion about the Aura Mine that you need to-”

“Enough.” The Palace Master raised her head and stopped everyone. “I have made up my mind. You all can preside over the ceremony. As for the competition, just delay it by a few months. The Aura Mine discussion can also be held later. For now, I have more important things to do!”

Trisa opened the void, determined to enter the Central Continent and find Eren. She ignored the complaints of the Elders and left. The void closed after her departure.

“Sigh, the Palace Master is truly acting like a lovesick girl.”

….

“Is this the place?” After entering the Central Continent, Eren removed his disguise. In this place, the Ice Maiden Palace had no influence or reach.

He could move freely in the Central Continent without worrying about the bounty on his head.

“Thank you for escorting me here.” He gave a pouch filled with aura stones. This was the form of wealth used in the Upper Realm, and a resource that even he didn’t have much of.

Even the aura stones he did use were ones he had stolen from the Ice Maiden Palace, promising himself he would return the value with interest someday.

“I saw this place in that boy’s memories, but this looks even more grand in reality…”

The name ‘Aurora City’ hung majestically above the grand city entrance. Just looking at the words, one could feel they carried divinity, as if carved by a god.

The words gave him the feeling that he needed to get down on his knees and start worshipping them.

He looked around and saw many weaker individuals on their knees at the entrance, neither going forward nor back.

“If my mental fortitude weren’t strong, I would also be like them. What a scary place.”

Only those who were strong enough to resist the power of the words were allowed to enter the city.

He stepped inside, walking under the wooden name plate of the city.

“Is this where the Temple of Light used to be?”

The first thing Eren did after entering the city was to go to the center, where he found a large crater. There were no signs of the temple, only destruction.

Not even a single brick was left intact, as if everything had been evaporated into nothingness.

“What kind of person could destroy this place with such ease?” Eren thought, astonished by the destruction before him. “The Upper Realm is truly the realm of gods. Anything can happen at any time.”

The crater itself was large enough to cover an area the size of an entire city on Earth, and this was just the area the Temple of Light had occupied.

“The Temple of Light must have offended someone powerful. Truly unlucky.” After observing the sight of destruction for a brief moment, he jumped inside the crater.

He walked inside the crater, which was already filled with thousands of people. They were digging the ground, trying to find treasures that might have been left behind in the destruction, including the legacy of the temple.

“It’s going to be really hard to find anything useful.”

After taking a walk around the crater, he flew out. Instead of getting his hands dirty, he started observing the others who were digging. It was easier to rob them than it was to actually search for anything in this carnage.

In the meantime, he approached other spectators and tried to strike up a conversation about the Temple of Light.

“It’s really a pity. The Temple of Light was wiped out in an instant.”

“Pity? Hardly! I’m glad they were destroyed. They had made this place a complete hell after their master died. The battle for succession took so many lives. They made so many enemies that their fate isn’t a surprise.”

Eren didn’t expect an answer like that. He had thought the people here would be sad that the Temple of Light had been destroyed, but when he remembered the chaos they had been causing, he found it understandable.

“Did anyone from the Temple survive?” he asked.

“Hmph, a few still survived, unfortunately. They weren’t here at the time of the destruction.”

“Brother, can you tell me where I can find them?”

“Are you a friend of the Temple?”

“Not at all. Actually, they owed me some money. I came here to collect it, only to find out that they were destroyed. Fortunately, some are still alive and can repay me. Can you tell me their whereabouts?”

“Ah, so you’re here to screw them over even more.” The man’s smile widened at the thought of the men that he hated, having to pay even after losing everything.

He didn’t hide anything, and answered, “They went to-”

“There you are!” A loud yet beautiful voice came, which made Eren almost stumble.

“How did she know that I would be here?” He rubbed his forehead, and turned around to look at his so-called mother in law.