Epilogue [Part 1] A week later, the excitement of the Lion King Grand Festival had completely faded. The nobles from within and beyond the empire, the travelers who had filled the Imperial Capital, and the many festival stalls had all disappeared. The city had returned to the way it had been before the preparations began. […]
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Chapter 37 – The Sword Demon [Part 3] The Sword Demon hadn’t fled. It had been driven back. Licia’s flash had forced it away, followed by the inferno Ren unleashed while she was unconscious. Ren heard the creature trying to rise. Another divine statue had collapsed from the impact of the Sword Demon’s crash. Even
Chapter 36 – The Sword Demon [Part 2] “His Majesty’s…” For the first time, the Sword Demon spoke. “…side—!” It spread its four arms like two pairs of wings and charged with enormous strides. In the blink of an eye, it reached them. Ren stepped into its path. What followed made both of them doubt
Chapter 35 – The Sword Demon [Part 1] At last, the two escaped the magic circle and turned around. Licia stared toward the center of the shattered, dust-filled stone plaza. “Is that a guardian of the seal!? Or—one of the Demon King’s surviving soldiers!?” Fragments of stone pavement rained down around them. “That’s probably…” Ren
Chapter 34 – The Crimson Greatsword Ren also explained the Nature Magic that had surprised Licia earlier, withholding nothing about the evolution of his magic swords. The explanation itself wasn’t difficult. Licia found the power unusual, but that was the extent of it. “So that was why.” Licia recalled what had happened after their battle
Chapter 33 – Lost in the Fog Rain began to fall little by little around them. Sudden changes in the weather were common in a place like this, so the rain itself didn’t seem unusual. A light shower was hardly enough to concern them. Once it stopped, however, a thin haze began to rise. It
Chapter 32 – The Choir’s Song “Ren, could you make some time tomorrow morning? Sera suggested that the five of us go and pray while we have the chance.” “Pray? For victory in the semifinals?” Vayne nodded, and Sera continued. “Both Vayne and I are more nervous than ever because our opponents belong to Hero
Chapter 31 – While They Continue Winning Steadily When Estelle was asked what she had been doing, she folded her arms. She showed no sign of panic. Her expression remained perfectly calm. “It concerned the knights being dispatched to Elendil. I had been away from Leomel for years, so I needed to inspect the situation
Chapter 30 – No Secrets Are Allowed The gathering aboard the magic ship continued until a voice reached everyone in the hall. “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ll soon arrive at the Hanging Garden.” It was a servant of House Clausel. Lessard, who had hosted the evening, then thanked the guests for attending. Several minutes later, the
Chapter 29 – At Night, from the Magic Ship’s Window Near the district where the academies stood, a stallkeeper called out to Fiona. “Young lady! Over here!” Even with her light disguise, Fiona couldn’t conceal her beauty. She had drawn the attention of more than a few men as she walked, so being addressed was