The wall clock, with its ticking sound, accompanied the two of them, silently recording the passing seconds and counting down to the arrival of dawn.

It was almost sunrise when Shirley opened her tired eyelids and looked out the window.

The chill of the early morning air howled through the window into the room where only the two of them were.

To keep the patient from catching a cold, she got up and went to close the window. However, as she approached the window, she herself sneezed softly due to the chill in the air.

A cold is awful. A high fever is even worse. Shirley thought this as she looked at Philsa, who had a high fever, with worry.

At this moment, the sunlight, filtered through the window lattice, streamed into the cold, damp room of the wounded.

It transforms from the faint, gentle breath of the morning into the fierce midday sun;

Then it gradually weakens, turning into the morning glow of the setting sun;

Until it was completely wiped off the unchanging floor, Gransis welcomed the night.

A day slipped by just like that, passing by Shirley who was watching over her companion.

Fortunately, her long wait was not in vain. Starting at noon today, Firsa's fever has been gradually subsiding; her body is no longer burning hot, and her face is no longer contorted with pain.

Wake up, wake up... Sherry kept calling out in her mind until she also fell asleep peacefully.

-

Seris, dragging his crumbling body and heavy armor, returned to the Knights' Guild.

Upon hearing that Philsa was receiving treatment at the Alchemist Guild, not far from the Knights Guild, he disregarded his exhaustion, gave some instructions to the guild, and immediately headed there.

Shirley told Celis that he had passed the critical period. However, during this time, Philsa's condition was still unstable, sometimes unconscious and sometimes lucid, and sometimes even in a semi-conscious state.

"Celis, what about you? You must have been injured fighting that person," Shirley asked with concern.

“I wasn’t injured as badly as Philsa, but…” Seris honestly shrugged, “I’m almost completely exhausted.”

The enemy was extremely powerful. Even Seris, who was also proficient in fire-based magic and martial arts, had to develop a sense of fear towards such a formidable opponent as Van Titeren after fighting him for almost a day and a night.

The enemy's stamina is like a raging fire, never waning; their iron fists of attack burn like a never-ending flame.

Once Brahma has identified an enemy, he will unleash extreme flames of hatred, vowing to bury the enemy in a sea of ​​Asura fire.

"Won't that person... come after us?" Shirley asked worriedly. "Given Philsa's current condition, it's impossible..."

"Don't worry, I have already reported what happened in the Sea of ​​Trees to the Knights Guild. I believe that the Knights Guild has already increased its manpower to guard the Holy City."

The enemy is strong, but he's facing the entire Knights Guild; anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't dare act recklessly. You can rest assured and stay here and keep an eye on Philsa. The others from the Knights Guild and I will handle things outside.”

Despite being exhausted, Celis managed to muster her strength to comfort Sherry, while also looking out the window at her companion.

-

Philsa Danlitaire opened her drowsy eyes.

He forced open his tired eyelids and saw rows of bright incandescent lights hanging from the ceiling.

He moved his thin but heavy body and leaned against the headboard, sitting slumped in a crooked position.

A jumble of chaotic thoughts swirled in his mind, taking over completely as he tried his best to recall what had happened before he lost consciousness.

In the emerald snow-covered forest, they encountered an enemy who wielded fire. His fiery, hellish strike was like that of a demon.

In a daze, he saw the dragon rider Seris approaching with a spear.

He suddenly panicked and hurriedly searched for something on the table beside the bed.

His own sword—the Icefire Sword? Franzan lay seemingly unharmed on the table.

Philsa picked up his sword, only to feel his arm, which had been straining, suddenly weaken. With difficulty, he unsheathed the leather scabbard, and the chilling aura emanating from it, as always, forced its way out.

Fortunately, fortunately, he breathed a sigh of relief. The seven-pointed amethyst inlaid in the spine of the sword was also intact, still gleaming with undamaged brilliance under the light.

This strange gem is the magic core of the Icefire Sword Franzane, a crystal that transforms the magic power infused by the user into the sword's energy and resonates with it.

It can be said that as long as the magic core remains intact, the Ice Flame Sword will not be damaged.

What Philsa had previously worried about was whether the magic core would be overwhelmed by the powerful energy of the emblem "Phosphorus of Ice".

After all, the fire-type enemy he was facing was definitely the nemesis of ice-type enemies.

While the emblem grants ice temporary immunity to fire, placing it at the pinnacle of the elements, it remains to be seen whether a sword imbued with such an incredible effect will be damaged after battle.

He's relieved now.

The thought of the emblem reminded Firza of a very long dream he had just had.

Once again, he dreamed of the people of the kingdom called Alphonse;

Unlike last time, this time the Alphonse he dreamed of was already a young man.

This is the continuation of the dream...

On the day of his return, the young man traveled a long way to the royal capital Gransis to participate in the royal knights' gladiatorial tournament. He easily defeated the giant from the southern barbarians and Vanrexor, who could be called "the king's right-hand man," and also reunited with Princess Priscilla.

Having been appointed as the commander, he encountered the original Fierce Eagle Knights.

When Alphonse first encountered this leaderless and poorly trained mob, his expression was more than just surprise; it was one of utter disappointment.

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