TEASER
Volume 4 Final Chapter Part 1
With the Remaining Embers in One's Heart Part 1
Late afternoon in the
Central Park. Under the glorious early summer sun, Irisdina was having lunch in
the woods area. She is surrounded by her sister Somia, Mars, Tima, and other
friends including Shina.
"So, how was this
incident ultimately handled?"
"Because of the
nature of the incident, it was kept under wraps."
Irisdina answered
Mars' question succinctly.
Three days have passed
since the incident. All traces of the battle had already been erased. The City
Isolation Barrier, which was triggered by Ken's Predatory Barrier, was also
reported to each district simply as an impromptu activation drill, and Arcazam
had returned to normal daily life.
"In the end, we
were left out in the cold. That fellow Jihad seemed to have figured something
out, though."
"Mena......"
"Unfortunately, I
don't know either. However, there's no doubt that this case is related to a deep-rooted
problem in this city."
Ken, who had fused
with the Abyss Grief, had its magic stone destroyed with his heart. However,
his body has not yet died, and he can still repeat reflex actions, albeit
slightly. He is already unable to fight or even move properly. However, if one
carelessly touches it, there is no telling how it will react again.
As a result, the
Arcazam Parliament decided to physically seal him in a space devoid of any kind
of power.
The location was the
basement of the Gloaurum Institution. It was originally designed to block all
outside forces for all kinds of magic experiments, which is why it was chosen
as the sealing place. There was no other suitable location.
Pitiful, one might
say. But at the same time, many mysteries remained a mystery.
"Most of those
who had conspired against Nozomu-sama had become cripples. According to Jihad,
they were originally criminals who infiltrated from outside the city. The same
is true of faculty member Caskell, who is unlikely to recover......"
"It is also
unlikely that any important information will come out of Bellaluna and the
others, who are only at the further end of the line. The only clue that remains
is the location mentioned in the paper that Camilla handed to
Nozomu......"
The sewage system
damaged by the flash floods has not yet been fully restored. As various parts
of it have collapsed and are submerged. Ken's supposed hideout was in this same
area. They probably haven't been able to investigate it yet.
"Which means it
will take some more time to find out who's behind him......"
However, everyone
present here was aware of this. This case is quite deep-rooted. After all,
there was Ken, who devoured a spirit and transformed into a deformed form.
Irisdina glanced at
Shina.
"Shina-kun,
during the last battle, you were definitely fused with him, right......?"
"Yeah, it was the
deformed demonic beast that we fought together with Nozomu-kun. I could still
feel the presence of that beast in the source element that I sensed from
Ken."
Abyss Grief. A
deformed spirit. It is unknown how it came to take that form, but certainly not
a coincidence.
An indescribable sense
of uneasiness welled up within Irisdina, and she frowned.
This is just a teaser.
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This chapter will be available for free on August 19, 2024.
