I waited for a while, but no words appeared on the information paper.


    Actually, I expected as much.


    Didn''t I see it when Adel summoned me to the space made of Chaos and left?


    The mirror where Adel existed shattered into pieces.


    I didn’t know if Adel waspletely destroyed or if he would return in another form someday, but…


    At least for the time being, it seemed unlikely he could help me.


    Meaning there was no other way but to escape on my own…


    What should I do?I looked at Rene and Kyle.


    Could I use Chaos to treat Rene?


    That thought crossed my mind, but it was impossible.


    I would if I could treat Rene with Chaos.


    If only I could.


    ‘…How am I supposed to apply Chaos to others?’


    I had finally figured out how to apply Chaos to myself, but I hadn’t mastered itsplete usage.


    That’s why I was facing this problem.


    *Slide-*


    I took off my coat for now.


    I ripped off one sleeve and tied it around Rene’s side.


    After a while, the bleeding from Rene’s wound stopped.


    And I covered Rene’s half-naked body with my coat.


    “…Look at you, so clumsy.”


    I tried tough and muttered.


    There was no one to listen, but I felt like I had to say something.


    Just then.


    “…What’s this?”


    I heard a voice from behind me.


    A familiar voice.


    Surprised, I turned around.


    There, I saw a girl holding antern, staring at me.


    Blue hair, a uniquely arrogant yet alluring face.


    “You are…”


    “Long time no see.”


    Before I could say anything,


    The girl opened her mouth with a cold expression that contrasted with her weing tone.


    I was frozen in ce for a while.


    Why…


    Why was she here?


    ***


    Meanwhile,


    Hamel, who was left behind, couldn’t move, lost in thought due to Adel’sst words.


    What was he trying to say?


    “Next time, I hope to meet you in another form. And I would appreciate it if you would give some thought to what I said.”


    “What are you trying to say?”


    “You are blinded by your own brilliant talent and fail to face the truth.”


    “…What an absurd and offensive thing to say. What am I failing to see?”


    “Where Terias lost his lover, you will find traces of the truth of justice you seek.”


    The unidentified half-demon left after uttering those iprehensible words.


    If he was going to say something, he should have exined it.


    Hamel sighed.


    Why were so many troublesome things happening around himtely…?


    “Tsk.”


    Hamel clicked his tongue.


    It must have been a trick the half-demon yed on him.


    Was he trying to sow discord?


    He didn’t understand why he brought up Terias.


    Although Terias might seem like a delinquent at first nce, Hamel knew he wasn’t that kind of person.


    Terias was also a man who pursued justice.


    It was absurd for the half-demon, who had attacked the Sword Saint, his father, to say such a thing.


    But…


    Something was strange.


    ‘…What’s this sense of dissonance?’


    Suddenly.


    *Whum-*


    Something shed through Hamel’s mind.


    It was a memory from his childhood.


    But Hamel didn’t know what memory had just crossed his mind.


    However, he still felt a sense of persuasion in the half-demon’s words.


    ‘Should I go and check…?’


    There was no harm in going.


    If it’s not true, then it’s not true.


    And if it’s true, then it’s true.


    While he was thinking about it.


    “Hamel, you’re not thinking about something strange, are you?”


    “…What are you talking about?”


    “Oh my!”


    *Squeeze-*


    Luca pulled Hamel’s ear.


    Hamel frowned.


    “What are you doing?”


    “Hmph, I know what you’re thinking. You may not believe what that half-demon said, but you want to check it out, don’t you?”


    “…You’re like a ghost.”


    Did she know what he was thinking just by looking at his expression?


    Hamel realized how much attention Luca was paying to him.


    At the same time, he was ashamed of himself for almost falling for the half-demon’s words.


    “…Well, I’ve decided not to bother checking. I think he was just trying to shake my resolve…”


    “What are you talking about? I wasn’t trying to stop you.”


    “Huh?”


    Hamel tilted his head at Luca’s words.


    *Twirl, twirl-*


    Luca twirled her hair around her finger and mumbled shyly.


    “You, you’re an idiot, so you can’t make proper judgments, right? That’s why I’m saying let’s go, uh, let’s go together.”


    “…Pfft.”


    “What, what is it? Why are youughing? Why…!”


    Luca shouted at Hamel, her face red.


    Hamel couldn’t help but smile at her reaction.


    Then he fell into thought.


    She was right.


    If he went in his current state, he might be swayed by his emotions and fail to make a proper judgment.


    Hamel had rushed here from the Imperial Academy upon hearing that several Swordmasters had died and his father, Nina Sel, was in danger.


    It was only natural for Luca to be worried in this situation.


    “…Well, I guess helping my fatheres first.”


    Hamel gazed at the remaining demon soldiers with cold eyes.


    Most of them had been in by human soldiers, but a few tenacious ones remained.


    Towards those demon soldiers,


    *Whum-*


    Hamel swung his sword, imbued with Fighting Spirit.


    With a sh of light,


    No demon soldiers remained on the battlefield.


    Only a pool of blood remained.


    The war between the Bares and Nina families.


    It ended with the victory of the Nina family, as Crete and all his soldiers perished.


    ess 5 advance chapters with the ''Position Exchange I'' Tier ($10), or 10 advance chapters with ''Eye of Arrogance'' Tier ($18), or 20 advance chapters with ''Sword Lacquer'' Tier ($35), or 30 advance chapters with ''Fighting Spirit'' Tier ($50)