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Under the night sky, Yuna continued to leap. Compared to Eumerika's constant violent strikes, Yuna's movements were as graceful as the night itself. Hammer after hammer, Eumerika swung her mighty Golden Hammer, creating a melodic drumming sound echoing through the night Great Dragon's sacrifice.

"Darn it! Darn it!! Darn it!!!"

After a while in battle, Eumerika realized she was being toyed with. Every time Yuna dodged her, the speed gap between them became clearer. Now Yuna didn't even need to maintain her shield, simply relying on her agility to evade.

On the contrary, continuously infusing magic into her large hammer, Eumerika started feeling tired. At that moment, Yuna jumped near a water pond, leaving the rooftop of the building.

"Hah... you jumped to the wrong place~"

Eumerika joyfully leaped with all her might, landing under the moonlight, unleashing the move she had used to accelerate the Slow Ball earlier. Away from residential areas, Eumerika could deliver a full-force blow.

The Golden Hammer enlarged continuously before coming down. Finally transforming into the Justice Hammer of divine judgment, it covered the area around the pond.

"Face judgment!!!!!"

The earth shook, the pond exploded, water splashed into the air, raining down like raindrops.

"Tch..."

Caught off guard, Eumerika's blow cut off the field of vision.

A fox had vanished into the misty water.

"Hurry! Quickly!!"

Meanwhile, the courthouse guards arrived in full force. They surrounded the alleyway from the entrance to the exit.

At the end of the alley, a carriage was stuck, with the horses still in place but the carriage overturned. The guards raised their hands, dozens of Slow Balls aimed inside the carriage.

Approaching cautiously, a heavily-armored guard stepped forward until he could draw back the curtain on the carriage.

Everyone tensed, waiting for the moment when the armored guard finally pulled back the curtain.

"..."

Eumerika arrived, pushing aside the blocking guards.

"..."

Seeing no one inside the carriage, Eumerika remained silent.

"We had already arranged personnel to search the area..."

A loud bang shook the ground as Eumerika simply dropped her Golden Hammer.

"How long are you planning to search for, huh?"

"Eh?!"

"Never mind... I'm done with this, so tired!"

"But, but, Lady Eumerika?!"

Ignoring the pleas of her subordinates, Eumerika headed back to her home.

"Huff..."

"Sister Hilmirya, why don't you rest for a while first?"

"Yes, we will take turns caring for the injured."

Seeing the enthusiasm of her juniors, Hilmirya remembered her past. She had been busy all this time, and only when all the severely injured had been treated could she finally calm down. Arriving in Kakarl earlier today, she couldn't believe she hadn't rested all day.

Leaving the main hall, she walked towards the nuns' accommodation in Kakarl. And then, Hilmirya saw it. She had been striving to lose weight all this time, and now she had become a super hot beauty, all because of a man's words.

If you can successfully lose weight, I will marry you~

The man said, and Allen's hero echoed his words.

Willing to change for love, this was Hilmirya's response.

At the opposite corner of a certain intersection, Hilmirya saw Cyclone.

Though they couldn't see each other, or perhaps didn't recognize each other, watching Cyclone walk into a bar marked the day Hilmirya had been dreaming of.

What to do next?

Hilmirya had already found the answer to the question in her heart.

For the past year, Hilmirya had been working hard just to see Cyclone again.

Following closely behind, Hilmirya entered the bar as well.

However, Hilmirya ended up sitting at a small table closest to the bar.

Despite being only a few steps away from Cyclone, Hilmirya dared not approach.

"The... the aura is too strong..."

Hilmirya couldn't even speak loudly, all because of someone's presence.

Beside Cyclone sat not just anyone, but the most famous figure of the Water Elemental Church.

One of the Four Saints, the strongest man Kakarl, the hero of the Holy City, Alexander Marchigels.

The two legendary heroes sat together, emitting a mysterious aura around them.

The strength of this aura was enough to make Hilmirya too afraid to approach.