Vol 13 Epilogue (1/2)

Epilogue

The feeling of Kei stirring through his entire body made Derek Psyharden frown It see depressing, the fact that it prevented hi happy about Besides, he wasn't the only one feeling like this Almost all Military Artists in Grendan that he had come across had become like this

Derek had received a sudden summon Grendan had contacted an Academy City – an incomprehensible contact It had also sent over a number of Heaven's Blade successors to help them defeat filth monsters What incredulous information On top of all of that, this Academy City's naathered to Derek However, what puzzled hi this atmosphere

He was in the reception roo on the sofa and had stood up to look out theafter feeling that running of Kei Buildings blocked the center of the source of Kei stirring,its location hard to define, but he could tell it was somewhere close to the contact point This infor Derek could not calh two types of Kei oven together He couldn't be wrong ButWhy?

Doubt deepened the atmosphere around him He didn't even knoho had summoned hinore the summon But perhaps this was the ti on the door while he was troubled about it The servant called his name politely and left to lead the way And that was how Derek missed the opportunity to leave He followed the servant

The atmosphere in the palace was different fro reminded him of his old battle days

(What's happened?)

Why did they suht of it the stronger the bad feeling became

His destination was the roo Gahard Baren The door opened and he entered the rooone, replaced by a sofa and a table The furniture was si was

”Leerin?”

His adopted daughter was in the room

”Father”

”Why are you here?”

Leerin's glooht eye for some reason The leather made blindfold was siht eye was a irl stained with blood surfaced in Derek's mind

”What's happened?”

Leerin's expression revealed everything: what event had transpired, what she had decided When all of the children reproached Layfon, on the day that his Heaven's Blade successor title was stripped from him, only Leerin stood by his side On that day, the lonely Leerin wore the same expression

”Father, can you calmly listen to me? And believe what I'hter wanted to say so and he could feel the uneasiness in her words

”Of course I'll believe you You're hter You won't lie to me”

”Thank you,” she said She looked like she wanted to cry but her eye was dry The strength in her heart had sealed her tears

”My naed to Leerin Eutnohl”

She then told hi the information she had obtained from Saya She told him ould happen next, her role in the event and what she had to do Derek crossed his arhter He didn't think she was lying, or that he had been deceived This was the palace, but more importantly, he could read the atmosphere It was si to be released in the battlefield Once one sank into it, one would wish for an opponent no matter who he was Derek was in that state when he waited in the reception roothened while no one knew its real source All Military Artists in Grendan had felt it instinctively So was about to happen but no one knehat This feeling was special A feeling, knowing that the battle was here yet there were no enemies

This was unusual

”Leerin, let ain”

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and let it out His lungs expanded and shrank In this process, the cycling air took away the confusion in him If this was to become a battlefield, then confusion was useless It was iest the inforhter was the key to the battle to come As a parent, he had the duty to hter

”You don't need Layfon anyed fro will suppressed it

”Uer a citizen of Grendan He cannot be involved in it I've already decided”

”Even though you still want to see him?”

”Yes”

She didn't look confused No, she had already suppressed it Had she chosen to sacrifice herself, or