5 months.
That's how long it had been since Ruyue and the girls traveled to the Sanctuary for the first time in several years and learned what had happened in the month prior.
From Damien's movements within the Sanctuary where he organized his forces and prepared for reasons unknown to him pulling Tephit and the rest into No Return Pass to take his place, they learned everything.
Including his descent into the Abyss.
It was a hard pill to swallow.
Damien's actions practically screamed his distrust for the universe's forces.
If he felt the need to take such a harrowing journey alone, what did that mean for them?
Naturally, none of them believed he was abandoning them or thought they were useless. He'd left several treasures with Elvira for them to use to boost the Judgement Order to a higher level.
The evident problem was the speed of their growth.