Chapter 397

Chapter 397

[The Ember that Protected One’s Final Moments]

(A title given to those who have resisted the roots and origins and have successfully resurrected themselves with the Fleeting Ember)

—Upon title activation, you can use the miracle of the Two Moons.

—The First Moon’s Miracle. (Within an hour, the extinguished embers of the dead will be rekindled into a weak fire. Penalty exists.)

—The Second Moon’s Miracle. (Nullified and voids the First Moon’s Miracle and penalty.)

—The Wish of the Burning Embers. (Applied at all times to the effect recipient.)

There were three effects. And for Davey, it felt like he had taken on a very dangerous gamble, one that he did not know when the penalty would come.

Vwooooooooong...

Davey placed his hands above Aeria and raised his holy mana to check her condition, all the while keeping an eye on the fluctuation of time.

The Yurgian Continent had a power that was similar to mana, but mana did not truly exist there. That was the primary reason why alchemy and science were extremely developed in that realm. And since that was the case, Davey confirmed that his time in the Yurgian Continent would reduce depending on the amount of mana he used.

Considering that this unidentified world was a place where both mana and holy mana existed, it was likely that his time here would be reduced at a normal speed.

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“Bingo!”

Vwooooooooong!!!

The moment Davey confirmed that mana and holy mana existed in this world, he immediately raised his holy mana to the extreme and poured everything into stabilizing Aeria's body.

Davey had used a considerable amount of mana and dark mana during his fight with Urd, but he still had a substantial amount of holy mana in reserve. He also took out some disinfecting solution, needles, and a scalpel from inside his Pocket Plane.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

“Bwahahahahahahaha!!!”

“You!!! Die!!!”

“Go, go!!!”

Although the three lunatics were running wild as they attacked the flock of cockroaches around them, no one came to disturb them. This was because Davey had cut off the space around them for a moment.

Well, in fact, there was no need for Davey to cut off the space since the three lunatics did their job perfectly.

They might look crazy, but their power was actually on par with their card maker’s own fighting power. After all, the stronger their master’s soul power was, the stronger they would become. There wasn’t much of a problem with them except for the fact that they were quite difficult to control.

Davey quickly rubbed Aeria’s body to loosen up her muscles before tearing her dress around her abdomen to expose her bloody injury. Then, he immediately poured the disinfecting solution and moved his scalpel forward.

[Pain Relief]

[Hemostasis]

He took a short breath after using two magic spells in a row. Then, without any hesitation, he cut her wound open and began his surgery. It was necessary for him to know whether Aeria’s life had been damaged only by the creatures of the Abyss or by something else.

Davey had, in fact, encountered creatures from the Abyss before. He even received an injury from them once. It was just a small cut, but the biggest problem was the traces of the Abyss. It permeated through the wound and spread from that area.

And just as Davey had expected, Aeria’s wounds, which could not heal properly even after he applied holy magic, were covered with something dark.

He took another short breath as he closed his eyes and raised the mana in one of his hands, slowly placing it above the affected area with his other hand. Then, he slowly opened his eyes as he tore apart the dark power and burned it without any hesitation.

***

Crack, crack, crack, crack!!!

“Bwahahahahahahaha!” One of the lunatics, the one with blue eyes, approached Davey while laughing grotesquely.

His eyes stared silently at Aeria, who was covered with a blanket and fast asleep, before turning to look at Davey.

“What?”

“Fufu,” he chuckled briefly and gestured instead of speaking to convey his message.

The bastard made a circle with his thumb and index finger, poking it with his other index finger to insinuate something. Davey immediately grabbed a nearby fragment of what seemed to be a cockroach shell and slammed it into his head without any hesitation.

Slam!!!

“That...” Aeria said slowly not long after.

“How much do you remember?”

Aeria shook her head at the question. “How... much...”

“Yes.”

“There was obviously a bright red flash that flew in...”

It seemed like she only remembered up to the point where she died. It could not be helped. This was normal.

Although Davey did not think too much about it, he still explained just in case, “We’re in a different dimension. You are alive. Many of the knights that escorted you have died, but Grand Duchess Kathryn and Sir Belross are still alive and well. For the time being, we are safe.”

Aeria flinched at Davey’s words. “Ah... Aaaaaaaah...”

She buried her face, which had turned red after realizing whose arms she was in and who was stabilizing her condition, in her hands.

“What... What do I do...”

Perhaps she thought that Davey would not hear her since she mumbled in a very small voice. However, Davey could clearly hear her and the confusion in her voice. She looked lost for quite some time, only for her face to turn red once again when she recalled the fact that she was sitting in Davey’s arms.

“My goodness... Oh my god... I’m so close to Prince Davey...”

With Davey’s good hearing, he could hear all of Aeria’s small muttering to herself. In the first place, the two of them were very close to each other, so it was no different from her thoughts being displayed out in the open.

Aeria’s face had turned as red as an apple, her body trembling fiercely. She looked quite cute. Even her ears were constantly perking up and drooping down. It seemed like she was thinking of getting away from Davey because it was inappropriate while also thinking of digging deeper into his arms.

Eventually, Aeria, who looked out at the sea beyond the deck silently, decided to sit comfortably and dig deeper into Davey’s arms. It seemed like she had decided to accept this dream-like situation and enjoy it a bit longer.

Davey could clearly feel her warmth as well as the slight tremble in her body, a tell-tale sign of her nervousness. Then...

“Prince... Did I die once?”

“Yes.”

Davey did not even think about lying to her.

Aeria tilted her head slightly and glanced up at him when she heard his words. “Is that why...? Strangely, my head is in a mess. Why was I going to the Heins Territory?”

Davey’s expression turned stiff at those words. “What do you mean?”

“That... I don’t really remember the reason why I was heading to Heins Territory.”

A frown appeared on Davey’s face. “That’s impossible. How can you not remember the reason?”

Aeria tilted her head and tried to think desperately about the reason. “Heins? Heins... Heins...”

But...

“I’m, I’m sorry. I have no idea where the Heins Territory is...”

...it seemed like she could not remember the Heins Territory. Having short-term memory loss after a big accident was nothing but a simple medical problem. However, the memories that she had lost were quite unusual.

“You don’t know where Heins Territory is?”

Aeria had once visited the Heins Territory. In fact, she had happily come to the territory to hand a gift to Davey. But she couldn’t remember that?

“Excuse me, Imperial Princess Aeria.”

“Yes... Yes?”

“Do you remember the Firefox, the Grand Duchess?”

“Eh... Yes? Aaaaah. Yes. I remember,” Aeria replied cautiously.

“How about your brother?”

“I, I remember... Brother Alberth.”

“And do you remember Lyndis Empire’s Emperor Deorte?”

.

Anxiety and fear started to appear on Aeria’s face as she answered Davey cautiously, “Yes, I remember.”

“Then, please tell me...” Davey asked slowly. He needed to verify this. “When was the first time that you met me?”

Aeria looked at Davey in doubt when she heard his question. “Of course, in the Imperial Palace...”

Davey did not expect this to happen. Aeria and Davey’s first meeting was not in the Imperial Palace. At that moment, Davey firmly realized that there was truly nothing free in the world.