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?"

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

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

to meet you…

***

Master? Benefactor?

the same

Or was he not?

is

address him. In the end, I still came to the decision that it was appropriate to address him

manual had

"Y,you, who are you?"

looked different from the Keiki that I

The skin on his face was also quite

later. Let me help you get

which he glanced at with caution. I smiled

your caution, but you really have no choice but to take my hand. It's either you take my hand or you stay here and go through the death

face changed before he eventually

"You're right."

unexpected matter was rather surprising, but how should I put

grabbed hold of my hand. It was at that point that I directed my mana into his body, and finally, his frail body started to

pale face became flushed with red, his posture began

looked like a

"This…"

but I merely smiled at him and

for now.

Rumble!

strong force heading in my direction, and

"…How annoying."

I moved my hand forward, a figure slammed into the nearby wall, leaving behind a sizable

"Cough… Cough…"

and I found myself on the other end

"I,impossible."

to get out of the deformation on

my eyes and turned to look

"What's wrong?"

was akin to that of

"T,that… How?"

"Don't worry about it."

suddenly blasted open, revealing two

'Grandmaster Levisha, Grandmaster Gravar.'

signaled to them with my finger, and they both sped in my direction. When they arrived, I pressed

the two of them began to heal very quickly, and not long after that, they became

"What's going on?"

"What's happening?"

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

an honor to

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

how apprehensive the three of them were, I didn't bother

situation, I'd have reacted the

"Ukh… Cough…"

startled by a series of coughs coming from behind me. Turning around, I saw

'She's quite tenacious.'

what are

"Can't you see?"

thought it was fairly obvious from

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

"D,don't you da-pftt"