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?"

to

deep blue eyes staring at him. With a smile on his

nice to

***

Master? Benefactor?

that the right way to address him? Technically speaking, he wasn't the same person as

Or was he not?

is

a headache thinking of how to address him. In the end, I still came to the decision that it was appropriate

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

"Y,you, who are you?"

looked different from the Keiki that

and more malnourished. The skin on his

later. Let me help you get out

glanced at with

no choice but to take my hand. It's either

before

"You're right."

composure in dealing with the unexpected matter was rather surprising, but how

hand. It was at that point that I directed

his posture began

like a completely

"This…"

seemed startled by the sudden changes, but I merely

for now. Let's

Rumble!

a strong force heading in my

"…How annoying."

hand forward, a figure slammed into the nearby wall,

"Cough… Cough…"

I found myself on the other end of two

"I,impossible."

weakly muttered while trying her best to get out of the deformation on

rolled my eyes and turned to look

"What's wrong?"

was akin to that of someone looking

"T,that… How?"

"Don't worry about it."

other two prison cells. After pointing at them, the doors suddenly blasted open,

'Grandmaster Levisha, Grandmaster Gravar.'

with my finger, and they both sped in my

scene from before replayed, and the two 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 meet

looked at each other before shifting their attention

three of them were, I didn't bother

situation, I'd

"Ukh… Cough…"

was startled by a series of coughs coming from behind me. Turning

'She's quite tenacious.'

what are you

"Can't you see?"

fairly obvious

step forward. Her hair was all over her face, and blood was dripping down

"D,don't you da-pftt"