When Luna and Rinslet cross the gate, they have arrived in the living room at their father's mansion. Looks like all of them were waiting for their return. King Crissfade was overjoyed when he saw they succeeded in rescuing Rinslet.
"— Rinslet! Are you okay? " King Crissfade quickly rushed to them.
"— I'm okay, just feeling a bit dizzy. Ryuji has already healed me, " answered Rinslet.
The Queen quickly hugged Rinslet who was standing in front of her.
"— Thank god you're okay, " the Queen felt relieved.
All of them suddenly silent. They look at the Gate that is still opened.
"Speaking of Ryuji, where is he? " Hotaru suddenly asked her.
Suddenly, two people came out of the Gate and they both fell to the floor. After they fell, the Gate automatically closed. They were stunned and saw that those two were actually Ryuji and Rissa. Hotaru who saw them quickly rushed to them who was lying on the floor.
"— H-Hey, are both of you okay? " he asked.
Rissa looks at Hotaru.
"— Never mind me, quick, help me heal his wound! " shouted her.
Hotaru and the others were shocked. There is a lot of blood-filled Rissa's hand. It came from Ryuji's stomach and it was a big hole.
"— Everyone, help me heal his wound! " said Hotaru to them.
Everyone started to cast the Healing Spell including King Crissfade and King Aershield. Even though they had already cast the Healing Spell together, Ryuji's wound still didn't heal.
"— Why? Why isn't it healed? " Rissa was shocked.
Forster suddenly walked toward her and started to ask her what happened.
"— What has happened to him, Rissa? " Forster was shocked.
Usually, when applying Healing Magic on someone, it will heal the wounds on the body. The time to heal the wounds depends on the user's Magic Power. But in Ryuji's case, 7 people including the King and the Queen applied the Healing Magic on Ryuji but it still didn't heal.
"— Kuroyami attacked him, I don't know what he used but I had never seen such kind of power before, " she answered.
Forster nodded. He asked Rissa to move beside him.
"Rissa, can you move beside me a little bit? " Forster asked her.
"Sure. For what? " she was curious.
Forster walked towards Ryuji who was lying on the floor. He started to cast a spell to heal Ryuji's wound.
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After Forster chanted the spell, the wound on Ryuji's stomach slowly closed and its bleeding stopped.
"— What was the spell earlier? " asked Ryuji's father.
"It's a special spell to heal an Elementalist. Ordinary spells like Healing magic only can heal one-tenth of the wound, " Forster explains to him.
"But it only stops the bleeding and the wound hasn't completely healed. It will take 2-3 days to heal completely. We should let him rest first, Hotaru, Akihiko, take Ryuji home, and let him rest. "
"Yes, " said both of them.
Ryuji's father and Hotaru take Ryuji home as directed by Forster. King Crissfade felt responsible for Ryuji's injury. He apologizes to King Aershield.
"— I sincerely apologize, King Aershield. I didn't know that this would happen, " said him.
"You don't have to worry, Ryuji is tougher than you think, " King Aershield answered him.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly changed, it was a bit gloomy and quiet.
"About our conversation earlier, what kind of power is it? " Forster asked Rissa.
She started to make a serious face. From her reaction, everyone knows that it was no ordinary power.
"It's kind of like a power that I never… No, I think I have been seen before and it gives off a strange sensation, " she answered.
"What is it? " Forster was curious.
Rissa closes her eyes and opens them again. She was afraid to say it.
"— Despair."
After Forster heard what Rissa said, he was stunned. It must be 'her'.
"— What's wrong, Forster? " asked King Crissfade.
"— You have been spacing out for a moment, " said Luna.
Forster realized that the real opponent that Ryuji has to face tomorrow is not Kuroyami, but 'her'.
"— No, there's nothing wrong. I think I know what kind of power it is. It is the power of an Elementalist who brought the chaos to the Human Realm 1,000 years ago."
All of them were stunned. Is it really 'her'? Didn't she die 1,000 years ago?
"— Don't tell me, the Demon King? " said Rissa.
Forster nodded. Everyone was stunned when they saw Forster nodded. They couldn't believe it.
"— How? Didn't the Demon King die 1,000 years ago? Who could she still be alive? " Luna still didn't understand.
"The Demon King, Melaina Krulcifer, has the power to reincarnate into a human body that has the most fear, anger, hatred, and suffering and she has chosen Kuroyami, " said Forster.
"Sooner or later, the reincarnation will be complete. With the absence of the Sacred Sword, she will take this opportunity to destroy both realms and rebuild them. "
All of them were stunned. That means if they didn't stop him, the destruction of both realms will occur.
"— No! We can't let that happen."
All of them agreed with Luna. They have to protect both realms no matter what so that the people wouldn't suffer.
"— Ryuji has been injured now, how will he fight tomorrow? I'm sure he can't hold the sword properly with a big hole in his stomach, " Queen Astertina asked them.
All of them were silent. Her Majesty was right. Ryuji has to withdraw from the match tomorrow. If he still wants to fight, it may risk his life and if he doesn't fight, Kuroyami will win, and sure that the reincarnation of the Demon King will complete and the destruction will occur.
They are having a hard time thinking about it. Finally, Rissa reached her conclusion.
"— Even though he is still injured, we can't have him withdraw. I know how strong and powerful he is, " said her.
Finally, all of them agreed with Rissa. They decided to let Ryuji rest and if he still didn't wake up or can't even lift his sword, they would withdraw him and try to stop Kuroyami in another way.
"— Thank you, everyone, for your understanding, " said her.
"Well, it's because the faith of our whole world is in Ryuji's hand right now, " said King Crissfade.
Time passed quickly and they didn't realize they had been chatting until the evening. Before they excuse themself, Luna says that she wants to follow them back to King Aershield's mansion. She also wants to take care of Ryuji.
She asked His Highness and Her Majesty for their permission and they allowed it.
Later in Ryuji's room...
Ryuji slowly opens his eyes. He found himself laying on his own bed and only wearing his pants. The atmosphere in the room is quite a bit cold. He tried to wake up a bit and his stomach hurt. He tried countless times and the results remain the same. After a few seconds, he tried again to wake up with all his might and he did it.
(— Ouch, it hurts! Damn it! )
He touched the wound in his stomach which was wrapped in a white cloth around his abdomen. Out of the blue, Luna who was holding a towel in her hand suddenly became shocked when saw Ryuji was awake. She quickly rushes to him and tells him that he shouldn't wake, worried that his wound might open up.
"— What are you doing? You shouldn't move around yet. I worried that the wound on your stomach might open up, " said her.
"— Don't worry, I can still walk. See? "
He tried to walk on the floor. When his feet were about to touch the floor, he suddenly felt the same pain he felt a few minutes ago and quickly held the white cloth that wrapped his wound.
"Wait, you're really stupid if you said that you can walk. Your wounds are going to open up again " said her.
Luna quickly holds him so that he won't move around.
"— Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry, " he apologizes.
He exhaled his breath. Luna was right, there is no way he can move with his condition now. He looks at Luna and asks her some questions.
" How long was I out? , " he asked.
" Since the afternoon. Do you remember what happens? "
Ryuji was silent for a moment. What he remembered was he was protecting those two before he was stabbed by Koroyami at his mansion. Then, he quickly pushed Rissa into the Gate.
"Yeah, I remembered it, I was stabbed by him and it was some kind of a power that I have never seen before, " he slowly answered her question.
What he remembered was what the power was like. It gave off an unknown feeling like it was full of anger, hatred, and despair. This is his first time seeing such power and he thinks that it is more powerful compared to the power of Demon Genestia.
He suddenly felt pain in his wounds. The pain caused him to be unable to balance himself. Luna quickly holds him so that without even realizing it, both of their faces were now getting closer and they were fixed on each other's eyes.
"— The two of you were getting along well, huh? I didn't know you would use this chance to get closer to him. You know, sometimes it pisses me off. "
The voice that Ryuji and Luna heard came from the door. With her usual purple dress, he knows who it is. Rissa slowly walks into the room and sits behind Ryuji.
"Well, we can put that aside. I have something important to tell you, Ryuji, " said her.
Rissa and Luna told everything that they discussed at King Crissfade mansion. From the reincarnation of the Demon King to tomorrow's tournament. He was stunned and after hearing their explanation.
(— Reincarnation of the Demon King? And Kuroyami was currently using her power? And if the reincarnation is completed, both realms will be destroyed.)
Ryuji muttered in his heart. He finally understands what was the circumstance now. As an Elementalist and as a wielder of the <
"— No, I can't let that happen. I have to defeat him tomorrow no matter what, " said him with a serious face.
"No, you can't. With your current condition, you can't fight him properly tomorrow, and your chance to win tomorrow will be less than 15%. If you can't walk properly, let alone wield a sword. "
Luna was worried that if Ryuji fought Kuroyami with his current condition and a big wound on his stomach, his wound might open up again and it might put his life in danger. There's no way that Luna wants Ryuji to take such a big risk.
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Ryuji was silent. Both of them were right. He knows that it is impossible to defeat him with his current condition but he doesn't have any solution right now.
"Yeah, it's better than not being able to use it at all. I know and I understand that I can't fight him with my condition right now but, if I can't win tomorrow, the world will end and many people will suffer. "
Both of them agreed with Ryuji and they have decided to let him rest until tomorrow morning. Ryuji was right, someone had to stop Kuroyami, and Ryuji was the one.
"But, how will you stop him? He was the reincarnation of the Demon King. Have you forgotten? " Luna asked them.
Ryuji carved a smile on his face. Luna didn't understand the meaning of the smile. Then, he holds Rissa's hand and speaks to her.
"Now, show her, " said him.
Rissa nodded. She closes her eyes and her body begins to shine while giving off dazzling purple darkness. Luna closed both eyes with her hands due to the shine that Rissa gave off was too bright.
A few seconds later, the shine stopped. She opened her eyes and was surprised when she saw Ryuji was holding a red-black broadsword in his left hand. It is the original appearance of the <
"— Wait, this isn't the sword that I saw yesterday, it's much bigger than it, " said her.
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