The Author's POV

The aperture in the cell was so small that very little light could pass through it. It was eerily quiet and pitch black. He had no idea how long he had been locked up for. He had long stopped keeping track.

He just felt numb.

Thinking about his wife and daughter, he felt his heart get torn into pieces.

He was innocent. He didn't do anything, but for some reason, he was framed. It wasn't just him; Levisha and Gravar were put in the same circumstances as him.

… They had been wondering why, but the only response they got was a list of charges. Each worse than the other.

The looks of scorn and the contempt he received from the guards were something he'd never experienced in his whole life.

'Why are they doing this to me?'

Toshimoto's head slowly raised as he gazed up at the pitch-black ceiling above him with a blank expression on his face.

He felt so empty…

Rumble!

Suddenly, he heard a muffled rumbling sound coming from a distance, and he lowered his head to look in that direction.

"What's going on?"

He wondered, weakly raising himself and moving toward the door.

Rumble!

Another muffled rumble reverberated. This time, it was a lot closer, and Toshimoto was able to make it out clearly.

'Did something happen in the facility?'

He felt his heart beat quicker.

Rumble!

The rumbling was getting louder and louder with each passing second, and it wasn't long before it reached his direction; he could feel the entire room shaking as it happened.

"This power?"

It felt terrifying and oppressive.

"Mia?"

He was able to instantly recognize it due to the heaviness of it. What was more terrifying was the fact that it was getting weaker and weaker by the second.

'Is she fighting against someone?'

It soon became clear to him that something major was happening. An attack perhaps? He wasn't sure… but for it to require Mia's personal intervention... It had to be extremely serious.

Booom!

The terrifying sound of an explosion came from nowhere, and at the same time, the door of the cell was violently blown open.

Toshimoto had to quickly cover his eyes with his arm in order to protect himself from the sudden influx of light that filled the room.

"Argh!"

He still nonetheless felt his eyes sting.

"W,what is happening?"

of the pain, Toshimoto forced himself to open his eyes and

deep blue eyes staring at him. With a smile

nice to meet

***

Master? Benefactor?

the right way to address him? Technically speaking, he wasn't the same person as the one from my world, but at the same time…

Or was he not?

this is so

headache thinking of how to address him. In the end, I still came to the

had granted me. Without it, I wouldn't have been what I was

"Y,you, who are you?"

different from the Keiki

and more malnourished. The skin on

the questions for later. Let me help you get out of

which he glanced at

but to take my hand. It's either you take my hand or you stay

changed before he eventually

"You're right."

rather surprising, but how should I put this...

at that point that I directed my mana into his body, and finally, his frail body started

his posture began to straighten, and his muscles

looked like a

"This…"

changes, but I merely smiled

do for now.

Rumble!

turned around when I felt a strong force heading in my direction, and I furrowed

"…How annoying."

forward, a figure slammed

"Cough… Cough…"

coughs came after that, and I found myself on the other

"I,impossible."

to get out of the deformation on

eyes and turned to look at Grandmaster

"What's wrong?"

he looked at me was akin to

"T,that… How?"

"Don't worry about it."

prison cells. After pointing at them, the doors suddenly blasted open, revealing two elderly men in poor health. One's stature was larger than the other, while another seemed rather handsome, and

'Grandmaster Levisha, Grandmaster Gravar.'

my finger, and they both sped in my direction. When they arrived, I pressed my hand against each

before replayed, and the two of them began to

"What's going on?"

"What's happening?"

in disbelief for a moment before turning their attention

an honor

looked at each other before shifting their attention toward Grandmaster Keiki, who shook

three of them were,

their situation, I'd have reacted

"Ukh… Cough…"

coming

'She's quite tenacious.'

are you

"Can't you see?"

was fairly obvious

glared at me more fiercely and took a step forward. Her hair was all over her face, and blood was dripping down the side of her mouth and down the back of her

"D,don't you da-pftt"