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“I thought it was great that I could finally control my abilities as needed, but now I see another wall in front of me. Ugh. The path of training never ends.”

Indeed, Reneve and Cyregina’s abilities were too valuable to be overlooked. Kanna seemed to share the same opinion.

“I subtly asked, and it’s clear that both of them would like to stay in the Cavalry if possible. I heard that Cyregina’s sentence is likely to be significantly reduced, right? Until that part is fully resolved, I think it would be best to contract them as general hires and provide them with support to regain stability.”

“Hmm.”

“It’d be even better if they could come to the capital headquarters, so I plan to persuade them while they’re still here. This is just my intuition, but I don’t think they’ll say no.”

For Kanna, who had planned everything so perfectly that Yuder no longer needed to say a word, he promised to come up with a new training regimen she could work on alongside her other tasks.

“W-Wow… Really? Haha… Yuder is making a special training menu just for me… That’s… really nice. Uh-huh. Uhh…”

Kanna was happy, but for some reason, she let out a pained groan.

Their conversation continued in a relaxed manner, but the moment they entered the underground area, it stopped as if on cue.

“…Hello, you two. You’re going in, right?”

The person they had just been talking about, Reneve, was sitting at the only entrance to the underground chamber, greeting them. She sat comfortably in a rocking chair, knitting with tricolor yarn. It was a gift from the Cavalry members who felt indebted to her and had racked their brains to come up with something suitable.

Compared to the luxurious items in the room where she had been confined at the illegal fighting ring, these gifts were plain and insignificant, but Yuder had heard that Reneve had been genuinely happy to receive them.

“You’re working hard, «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» as always. Is it not too exhausting for you?”

“No, not at all. I can maintain this even while sleeping.”

In response to Kanna’s question, Reneve shook her head and smiled brightly, revealing her even teeth.

“I’m helping because I want to, so don’t worry. You both go on ahead.”

Yuder nodded and silently passed by her, stepping beyond the ‘boundary.’

At that moment, the very air shifted completely—something only Awakeners could perceive—and his body felt significantly heavier. It was proof that he had entered the suppression domain created by Reneve.

The place had once been a noble’s mansion, and its solemn yet elegant corridors were lined with tightly shut doors. Behind those doors were the prisoners captured in the recent battle.

Several Cavalry members, stationed underground for surveillance and investigation, recognized them and exchanged brief nods. Kanna stepped forward to greet them first before leading Yuder to a room not far from the entrance.

That was where Hosanna was.

“Go ahead, Yuder. I’ll wait outside and come in after some time when I give you a signal.”

Leaving behind Kanna’s reassuring words, Yuder knocked on the door. After a brief pause, a thin voice responded from inside.

“…You may come in.”

“……”

“Ah… You’ve, come.”

Hosanna, who had been sitting on the bed, hesitantly stood up and greeted him. Even though Kanna had already informed him that Yuder would be visiting in the evening, his face was unnaturally stiff.

His pale complexion went beyond awkwardness and nervousness—it carried a certain solemnity.

‘Well. We haven’t really been alone together since he first woke up.’

And yet, Hosanna had requested to see him. There had to be a reason for that.

Yuder quietly pulled a chair toward him and sat down, positioning himself at a reasonable distance—close enough to look Hosanna in the eye but not too imposing.

“You must have had a hard time traveling all the way from the capital. How are you holding up?”

“…W-Why are you suddenly talking like that?”

“Well, whether you like it or not, the Cavalry did receive help from you. I thought it would be appropriate to at least show some courtesy.”

Despite his efforts to be polite, Hosanna flinched as if he were being interrogated.

“Please don’t do that. Just… speak as you normally do.”

“Well, if that makes you more comfortable.”

Only then did Hosanna let out a small sigh of relief.

“So, how’s your condition?”

“I’m… doing fine.”

“In your own assessment, how much of your ability has recovered?”

“……I-I’m not sure. It does feel like it’s getting better, but it’s not something I can count, you know…”

Treating him like a newly awakened novice struggling to gauge his power, Yuder stretched out ten fingers.

“Alright. If we say that the maximum distance you could move before was equivalent to all ten fingers, roughly how far do you think you can go now?”

Hosanna hesitated, staring at Yuder’s fingers as if they were terrifying, before slowly raising seven of his own.

“…About this much.”

‘So, roughly seven out of ten. Whether he can recover any further remains uncertain, but at this level… If he prepares properly, he could already travel across the entire continent.’