"COMMANDER Lewis, how do we proceed now that Trevor Kesser has left?" Paige asked Lewis. She noticed that the fox boy frowned, and that made her smile a little. "I know you don't like the word 'commander' because it reminds you of Princess Neoma's lover, but that's your title, Commander. Our Order has been official for quite some time now."
Juri, who heard their conversation, laughed. "Oh, Commander. Are you still jealous of Commander Ruto?"
Lewis just frowned further.
"Hey, don't put him down," Jeno scolded Juri. "Lewis is the strongest among us, but he's still a child. Princess Neoma is his first love and first heartbreak, so don't tease him." He then turned to Lewis and tapped his back awkwardly. "It's alright, Commander. I'm sure you'll find the right person for you soon."
Lewis knitted his eyebrows, obviously starting to get irritated.
Paige only watched the kids in amusement.
[They're cute.]
"Hey, you're the one who's putting our commander down," Juri teased Jeno. "You suck at consoling our poor commander."
"Shut up."
Pfft.
[They're going to get married soon, and yet they still fight like children.]
"What is that?"
It was Xion.
Everyone turned in the direction that Xion pointed.
"I-It's moving," Greko said nervously, gulping. "The Abyss is moving."
The Abyss was just a 'burned' land with dead soil, dead trees, dead everything.
But the scariest thing about the Abyss was the black ashes that were spread everywhere.
[Apparently, that is the Abyss.]
And the black ashes were starting to move, creating a mild twister.
"Everyone," Lewis said firmly. "Wear your masks."
"Yes, Commander."
Everyone did as their commander said.
Paige, who was leading the group when it was about purifying, observed the Abyss move.
[It doesn't look like it's about to turn into a full twister.]
Moreover, Trevor didn't say that it would.
What the Sorcerer said was...
Oh.
"That kick was personal," Paige said, laughing. "Commander Lewis is so petty."
***
HAAAH.
Creating a portal left and right was actually taking a toll on Trevor's body.
He might be the best Sorcerer in the world. However, opening illegal portals in places that a mere human like him shouldn't be still wasn't easy.
[This body is about to break down.]
To be precise, his heart was about to literally burst.
After all, everyone who had Mana had their Core stored in their hearts.
[The more I use Mana, the weaker my Core becomes. And once the Mana stored in my Core gets depleted, the Core will burst. Of course, that includes his heart.]
But he had no choice but to power through.
And that was why Trevor was here now.
By 'here,' he meant Princess Neoma's training room where the terrarium was.
And...
"What are you doing here, Trevor Kesser?"
It was Emperor Nero.
[The real one.]
The young emperor was surrounded by his own knights.
As expected, Emperor Nero's knights were giving him suspicious looks.
"I'm here because of Princess Neoma's order," Trevor said, pointing at the terrarium where the fallen goddess was slowly dying inside. "I need to bury that thing."
[Before my heart gives out.]
"There's something different about you, Trevor Kesser," Emperor Nero said while crossing his arms over his chest. "Why do you have the look of death on your face?"
Ah.
[Was it that obvious?]
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