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?"

spite of the pain, Toshimoto forced himself to open his eyes and see what was going

there that he caught sight of two deep blue eyes staring at him. With a smile on his face, he

nice to meet you…

***

Master? Benefactor?

Technically speaking, he wasn't the same person as the one from my world, but at the same

Or was he not?

this is

address him. In the end, I still came

for everything that his martial manual had

"Y,you, who are you?"

from the Keiki that

much older and more malnourished. The skin on his face was also

for later. Let me help

glanced at with caution. I

your caution, but you really have no choice but to take my hand. It's either you take my hand

changed before he eventually

"You're right."

in dealing with the unexpected matter was rather surprising, but

of my hand. It was at that point that I directed my mana

his posture began

seconds, he looked like a completely different

"This…"

the sudden changes, but I

will do for

Rumble!

I felt a strong force heading in my direction,

"…How annoying."

forward, a figure slammed into the

"Cough… Cough…"

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

"I,impossible."

to get out

my eyes and turned to look at

"What's wrong?"

akin to that of someone

"T,that… How?"

"Don't worry about it."

my attention to the other two prison cells. After pointing at them, the doors suddenly blasted open, revealing two elderly men in poor health.

'Grandmaster Levisha, Grandmaster Gravar.'

both sped in my direction. When they arrived, I

of them began to heal very quickly, and not long

"What's going on?"

"What's happening?"

opening their eyes, both of them stared at themselves in disbelief for a moment before turning their attention back to me. As soon as they laid eyes on me, I smiled

honor to

before shifting

apprehensive the three of them were, I didn't

I'd have

"Ukh… Cough…"

coughs coming from behind me. Turning around, I saw Mia standing

'She's quite tenacious.'

what are you

"Can't you see?"

was fairly obvious from the

step forward. Her hair was all over her face, and blood was dripping down the side of her mouth and down the back of

"D,don't you da-pftt"