Chapter 249: Seventy-seven, let out another earth-shattering roar!

Gerard stood outside the Sky Tower, the noon sunlight beating down on his face, while the surrounding people kept casting strange gazes at him, causing him a moment of bewilderment.

Then he looked towards a nearby spot where Ju was squatting, head buried, apparently busy with something unknown.

Seemingly feeling something, Ju also lifted her head, her gaze meeting Gerard’s, but neither of them spoke.

Gerard stood for quite a while before he walked up to Ju and asked in a low voice, “Shall we go back?”

Ju nodded, then stood up, the sound of metal clinking coming from within her clothing.

Gerard lowered his head to look at her for a moment, and Ju buried her head even lower, then said softly, “Someone’s been pestering me, I didn’t get a chance to throw it away.”

Ju had always wanted to take revenge on Lyra.

Of course, she couldn’t miss the public meeting today, but what a pity that before she could even begin to act, she was already marked by Oliver.

Gerard and Ju took the gear train home.

He could no longer remember how long it had been since he had ridden the gear train in such an open and honorable way.

The last time he took the gear train seemed to have been a very, very long time ago, but in reality, upon careful reflection, it was only a matter of days. At that time, Kude, who was also on the train, had been sent by his superiors to hunt him down.

“Ah, Mr. Gerard, you’ve really had a hard time.”

“Thank you for your ten years of dedication.”

Since the public meeting had already ended, there were many people who had attended or come to listen, so there were also many people on the gear train at this moment, and naturally, many recognized Gerard. They greeted him warmly, much like how they did ten years ago when he was the Knight of the Night Star.

But clearly, his Wanted Notice was still posted in every passenger car.

If it had been ten years earlier, he might have responded with a smile to these people, but now he simply couldn’t manage a smile, not even having the energy to nod in acknowledgment. He just stood with Ju in a corner of the gear train, with his back to the enthusiastic crowd, silent.

Fortunately, the attention they gave him wasn’t that high.

Soon, the focus of the conversations shifted to the results of the vote at the public meeting.

Yes, as Gerard left the Sky Tower, the public meeting had passed that resolution with ninety percent approval.

“Execute the Lyra God.”

Gerard slowly closed his eyes, recalling the scene in the meeting hall earlier.

Oliver had extended an olive branch to him… no, to be precise, it was not an olive branch, it was a threat.

The Oliver of now didn’t need anyone’s assistance, he just needed Gerard not to cause him trouble.

The pressure Oliver brought upon Gerard at that time was unparalleled. If it hadn’t been for Bai Wei’s sudden interjection, he almost would have given in.

But Bai Wei’s interjection only allowed him to withstand the pressure, enough to turn around and leave, that’s all.

Gerard had refused the olive branch that Oliver cast to him under everyone’s gaze.

But that was all, he had no way to continue to contend with Oliver in such an occasion, he could only choose to leave, or more precisely… to evade.

Yes, in the eyes of the majority of Lyra’s people, Gerard was now a deserter.

People both admired his tenacity over the past ten years and mocked and despised him for his lack of courage to face reality.

So even within the passenger car, those who stole glances Gerard’s way did so with disdain and contempt.

In their eyes, Gerard was a man destined to be abandoned by the times.

The gear train slowly came to a halt, Gerard with Ju left the car under everyone’s gaze.

The train doors opened and then closed, and in the moment before they sealed, Gerard heard someone say.

“They call him a Hero, but these ten years he’s brought quite a bit of trouble to Lyra, and yet he still doesn’t think of atoning, and wants to…”

The doors closed, the train departed, and their words abruptly cut off.

Gerard had little reaction, but he felt the hand tugging at the edge of his clothing tighten little by little.

So he patted Ju’s hand lightly and said, “It’s okay.”

Ju’s hand then let go.

The two once again fell into silence and proceeded wordlessly back to the small warehouse.

To Gerard’s surprise, Ina was already waiting there.

“Father.” Upon seeing Gerard, Ina immediately came forward, her face full of urgency, though she paused upon seeing Ju, “Who is this?”

Gerard gently patted Ju’s shoulder, “You go ahead, I have some things to discuss with this young lady.”

Ju nodded and then entered the warehouse alone.

Following that, Gerard introduced her to Ina, “She is Eric’s daughter.”

“Uncle Eric?”

Ina’s expression grew complicated, clearly remembering Eric and wanting to know about Ju’s situation, but she also knew what the most important matter at hand was. But before she could speak, Gerard was the one who broke the silence.

“How did you know I was here?”

“It was the Skeleton Corps who told me,” Ina spoke softly, “Did they know you were here all along?”

“No.” Gerard shook his head, “It was Oliver who told them, and Oliver only found out today because only today did he possess that kind of power.”

Ina’s expression turned very ugly, “You mean…”

“Yes,” Gerard said softly, “Oliver now possesses a measure of Divinity, and the proof is that he can make his voice heard by all Lyra’s people.”