While he was eating the pasta with one hand, Lucius brought up his new phone with the other.
He chewed slowly as the device flickered to life.
He opened the search bar and typed in his own name: Lucius.
Immediately, countless posts filled the screen. Headlines from every corner of the net poured out, one after another, each louder and more dramatic than the last.
[Is Lucius von Hohenberg really dead? (2 days ago)]
[Lucius sacrificed himself for his party… those are the virtues of a true Squad Captain (17 hours ago)]
[What are the Hohenberg clan doing about his disappearance? (1 day ago)]
[Video footage of the Ice Dungeon collapse… authorities suspect heavy mana interference! (18 hours ago)]
[Saintess Rita seen mourning? What's her relationship with Lucius von Hohenberg? (1 day ago)]
There were hundreds of similar threads… hundreds of people talking about him like he was already gone.
