Chapter 246: Chapter 246 Aftermath.

Hina, whose body fell from the sky, felt a terrible agony that assaulted her nerves coming from her left side. She grits her teeth and braces herself for the thing that happened to her left hand. She turned her attention to the side and noticed that her hand was gone from the shoulder, and her white bone could be seen protruding from it.

Her senses got alarmed as it sent a rush of excruciating pain that made her eyes blurry with tears scattering away. She wants to scream, but she doesn't want to look weak, so she painstakingly grit her teeth to try to not scream for the pain and terror in her mind.

"Hina, It's okay. You are going to be okay".

Suddenly, Soma pulled her body closer and softly said. The soft and comforting words from someone she holds dear ease her distressed heart, but the pain prevents her from opening her eyes.

"Soma, It's hurt, hurt!".

Soma, who saw her condition, hurriedly took the elixir from his relic; he opened the lid but saw her lips were tightly closed, even bleeding because of her biting it. So he chose another method, carefully Somaa dripping the Elixir to Hina's horrifying wound.

Hina's body let out a rainbow color as her left hand began to regenerate, creating a new one without any sleeves from the uniform, for it was torn with the earlier hand.

"It's okay, Hina, you are done enough".

"...Soma!".

The pain slowly receded, and she could feel Soma's tight embrace.

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The warmth from Soma and the comforting sound he emitted made Hina's mind relax, and her consciousness gradually slipped away. Hina was submerged in her own dreamland.

Soma, who saw Hina had lost consciousness, sighed as he was glad that she was okay. From below, he could see Xiao Lian, who was being carried by Lucy on her back, and Serafina, who looked toward his side and sighed in relief.

Slowly, he descends using the abilities of the boots and stands near Serafina.

"Soma, how was Hina?".

"She is fine. Don't worry".

"I'm glad".

Serafina breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Hina comfortably sleeping in Soma's chest while her eyes were swollen from crying. Lucy, who saw Hina's appearance with her torn uniform and unblemished new hands that grew from her left shoulder, looked toward Soma before she knit her brows, "I knew it Soma had the legendary elixir". She muttered in her heart.

"Sera, can you please bring her to the infirmary or hospital to check on her condition?".

"Leave it to me".

Soma handed Hina toward Serafina as he began to scan his surroundings. On the left side of him, there is a hand that is still oozing blood that was covered by a uniform. He approached the place and picked the hand up, making the two seniors who saw him knit their brows.

"Soma what are you gonna do with that?".

Serafina, who watched his attitude pondered, as to what he would do with that.

"I'm going to ask her mother to burn it to ash later".

"Oh, I see".

Soma, who felt many footsteps approaching their side, hurriedly stored Hina's hand to his relics and turned his attention toward the source.

"You guys, Lucy, Serafina, what happened here?".

"I heard there was a demon in here?".

"Where is it? Where is the demon?".

Teachers with anguish and pained faces, putting their braved faces albeit with trembling bodies. Soma sighs with the attitude who acts cowardly on this occasion. This is one of the weaknesses of the academy, which tends to be comfortable with its current peace age.

Soma ignored the teachers and decided to bring Hina himself to the nearby hospital.

"Sera, I better do it myself. Let me take Hina to a nearby hospital".

"Don't worry, I have already called Alan. He is rushing to this place right now. We just need to take Hina and probably Xiao Lian as well; she seemed unconscious".

"Xiao Lian is just tired from the battle, that's all".

"I see. Thank you for bringing her here, Senior Lucy".

"No, it was my pleasure".

"Um, you guys, are you ignoring us?".

One of the male teachers hunched his back as his own students ignored his first question. That inflicted a significant impact on his consciousness.

Soma approached Lucy's side and took Xiao Lian from her back. Easily, her body nestled on his chest while breathing soundly. He checks if there are any serious wounds on her side but finds nothing. This must be one of Lucy's abilities as a Saint who could bring back a person who is in a near-death state.

"Soma Alan was waiting for us at the front gate, let's go".

"Okay".

"Lucy, I'm sorry, but can you do the rest".

Serafina turned to her friend, who was sighing in resignment and nodded her head.

"I understand".

"Thank you, Lucy".

Soma and Serafina began to leave the scene, making the teacher, who was ignored, cry in tears for the cruel treatment the students gave them.

Lucy saw the two silhouettes that had gotten far away and began to discuss the event with the teachers who were present. While discussing something her thoughts turned back as she recalled the first encounter Soma had with Mark. "Is Soma already knowing about Mark's identity?".

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Within her comfortable resting place, with a soft embrace from her back and the heavy eyelids that kept telling her to sleep, all of that was futile as Hina's consciousness had returned, and gradually, her drowsiness dissipated.

Hina fluttered her eyelids and saw an unfamiliar ceiling and the beeping sound that rang beside the bed, monitoring her heart. Unconsciously, her mind recalled the time when she lost consciousness.

"...Soma".

"He isn't here".

"Hm?!".

As she turned her attention to the side, Hina saw Xiao Lian wearing casual clothes, a light blue t-shirt with open shoulder and a loose beige skirt that reached her knee, giving her a sense of youthfulness, plus with her hair tied into a ponytail.

"Where did you get that clothes?".

"That was the first thing you said after awakening?".

"Ah, sorry".

Hina tensed the muscles around her body and raised her body up, and Xiao Lian, who saw her, hurriedly assisted from the side.

"Thank you".

"Mm".

"How long have I been unconscious?".

"Three days".

"That's pretty long".

Xao LIan, who noticed Hina's lips were dry, hurriedly separated from the bed and approached the small drawer beside the bed, on top of it, there was a silver tray with a stainless steel kettle and a cup of glass upside down. She poured the glass before offering it to Hina.

"Here!".

"Thank you".

Hina felt slightly touched when she saw that Xiao Lian was taking care of her in this state. As she tasted her first water after three days unconscious, she couldn't help but ask for another glass and another before holding the glass in both hands.

"How was the school?".

"About that…".

Xiao Lian began to explain what had happened after that incident, the appearance of the demon, and the chaos and damage it caused within the academy, forcing the academy to change its schedule and mindset about security. The students who got involved in this matter were given an extended vacation for two whole months until Summer break was over.

"What about our exam?".

"There will be no exam, what I heard from Soma. Our exam was a practical mock test or sparring. The teacher will grade your performance in this half-semester when you are in the academy. Making sure the students have any improvement or not, but..".

"But?".

"Because of our achievement in defeating the demon, the Academy let us pass the test and gave us a long vacation ahead of the others".

"That's pretty generous of them".

"Mm, I know, right?".

Then, all of a sudden, the two of them went quiet, and simultaneously, both of their minds recalled the event that happened at the battle. The demon they faced was strong and also terrifying. Luckily, with the help of their amazing equipment, they managed to survive this one.

However, their mind begins to cloud despite surviving as they picture the future. If they want to stand beside Soma, they must be aware that their path will eventually crosspath with the other demon as well, worse, the demon lord.

They realised how helpless their current situation was. But, within the dark thoughts they had, their determination to get stronger skyrocketed, and both of their eyes met with each other. Even though their mouths were closed, their eyes were showing enough of their determination.

The door in the room slides open, and Soma, wearing his casual black outfit, enters inside, bringing a bucket of fruit along with Serafina.

"Soma".

The two girls simultaneously spoke his name, which made him smile.

"I brought a fruit".

However, Serafina, from the side who was checking the mail on her phone, beamed and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, are you interested in going to Europe?".

"?!".