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

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

nice to

***

Master? Benefactor?

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

Or was he not?

is

end, I still came to

respect for everything that his martial manual had granted me. Without it, I

"Y,you, who are you?"

from the Keiki that

had met back then, he looked much older and more malnourished. The skin

Let me help you get out

my hand, which he glanced at with caution. I smiled

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

Keiki's face changed before he

"You're right."

composure in dealing with the unexpected matter was rather surprising, but how should I put this... As

that I directed my mana into his body, and finally,

with red, his posture

looked like a completely

"This…"

startled by the sudden changes, but I

will do for now.

Rumble!

strong force heading in my direction, and I furrowed my

"…How annoying."

hand forward, a figure slammed into the nearby wall, leaving

"Cough… Cough…"

that, and I found myself on the

"I,impossible."

trying her best to get out of the

rolled my eyes and turned to look at

"What's wrong?"

akin

"T,that… How?"

"Don't worry about it."

to the other two 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 I instantly knew

'Grandmaster Levisha, Grandmaster Gravar.'

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

before replayed, and the two of them began to heal very quickly, and

"What's going on?"

"What's happening?"

for a moment before turning their attention back to me. As soon as they laid eyes on me, I smiled

honor

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

the three of them were, I

their situation, I'd have reacted the

"Ukh… Cough…"

was startled by a series of coughs coming from behind me. Turning around, I saw Mia standing there. My eyes

'She's quite tenacious.'

are you

"Can't you see?"

thought it was fairly

fiercely and took a step forward. Her hair was all over her face, and blood was dripping down the side of her

"D,don't you da-pftt"