Clint Defense Line, the only unnamed inn.

As an inn in such a horrible place like Clint Defense Line, to be honest, it's just slightly better than a rundown shack. It's simply a makeshift structure made of wooden planks, even protecting against wind and rain is an issue. The only advantage is that the owner of this inn has some power, so staying here can avoid unnecessary trouble, but the price for that is ridiculously high. A room that is less than ten square meters costs one gold coin per night.

Inside the room, there is only a low bed, a table with a kettle placed on it, and a chair. Not to mention that the bedsheet is dirty, there is also a strong moldy smell, it's simply unbearable to the eye.

Bexia sat on the chair, looking at Sakuya who was sleeping soundly on the bed. They arrived here in the early morning from the outside plain, threw one gold coin and rented this miserable room. Both of them were extremely weak and exhausted, squeezing onto the low bed and slept for a while. Now, it was already noon, and Bexia had just woken up not long ago. His mental recovery was quite good, but the physical condition couldn't be restored instantly. It was estimated that it would take at least half a month to return to the previous state.

On the way back, Bexia also asked some questions about the Dark Border. Sakuya didn't know much, after all, she was only a twelve-year-old girl, how much could she know?

Bexia later gave up on this idea and instead asked about Sakuya's situation. At first, she didn't want to say, but later she ended up crying and falling asleep in Bexia's arms while talking.

Bexia had a strong sense of empathy towards Sakuya's background. After all, before meeting Ophelia, he was also an orphan. Although he later learned about Lady Cloud's situation, before that, he didn't know anything.

But compared to Sakuya, Bexia was much luckier. At least, during that period of time, he was adopted by the church and lived carefree days. The situation there was nothing like Sakuya's miserable one. It was unimaginable how a girl in her early teens could survive in such a dangerous place like the Dark Border.

"I should do something for her..." Bexia muttered to himself, feeling grateful for Sakuya's rescue and full of compassion.

Sakuya slept until the afternoon before waking up in a daze. Maybe it was because she had been frightened last night, she felt mentally exhausted. Meanwhile, Bexia stayed in the room to restore his magical power. Unfortunately, the Magic Concentration Ring on his hand was already rendered unusable in the spatial vortex, so he had to rely on his own power to recover. As for why he didn't use the secret medicine, it was because his body would also benefit from recovering naturally.

"You're awake!" As soon as Sakuya woke up, Bexia snapped out of his state of meditation. He looked at her with sleepy eyes, wrinkling his forehead. To be honest, he was in a similar state, feeling like he should take a bath first.

"Thank you, big brother! This is the best sleep Sakuya has had in a long time!" Sakuya expressed her gratitude and then suddenly blushed, making a muffled "gu" sound, obviously feeling embarrassed.

"I'm going to have them prepare some food. You wait here!" Bexia smiled and turned to go downstairs to the bossy owner to buy some food.

"Two servings of your best dishes here, and also two places to take a bath, prepare two sets of clean clothes!" Bexia probably already knew what kind of place this was from last night. Without saying much, he casually grabbed dozens of gold coins and threw them on the table.

"Okay, I'll get someone ready!" The shopkeeper glanced at the coins on the table and collected them all with a wave of his hand, nodding calmly.

Bexia turned around and walked back to the room. As soon as he entered, he saw Sakuya eating some kind of black object. His brows furrowed, guessing what it was. He walked up and grabbed the black bread from Sakuya's hand, saying, "Don't eat this kind of thing anymore. It's obviously been left out for a long time."

Bexia threw the bread on the floor, rubbed Sakuya's head, and continued, "Eating too much of this stuff is bad for your health. Besides, I've ordered food. We'll have something to eat later!"

"Oh... thank you!"

"It should be me saying thank you. You saved me, after all!" Bexia smiled, then noticed the black magic pattern on Sakuya's neck and remembered his previous promise.

"Oh, I forgot! Let me remove this thing for you!"

"Can you really?"

"You asked me dozens of times last night. Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

Bexia proved his words with action. The white Light of Expulsion shone on Sakuya's body, and black tendrils of energy kept twisting and emerging from her, purified by the Light of Expulsion to reveal her originally fair skin.

"See! It's all gone, right?"

"Really... it's really gone!" Sakuya exclaimed with joy, pulling aside her cloak to reveal her fair arms and thighs, even pulling open her own shirt to take a closer look. In her excitement, she seemed to have forgotten that Bexia was still there. He had seen her body, although it was still budding and not fully developed, it still had the beauty of a young girl. Bexia awkwardly turned his head and gently coughed.

"Thank you, big brother!" Sakuya happily threw herself on Bexia, kissing him on the face. But realizing what she had done, she became shy and quickly retreated.

"How do you feel now?" Bexia saw that Sakuya had covered herself up and quickly came back to his senses. After all, he wasn't a pervert, just a little embarrassed.

"I'm good now! The magic aura has completely disappeared!" Sakuya said with delight.

"But it seems... something went wrong?!" Bexia looked at Sakuya and noticed that with the disappearance of the magic aura, she had become an ordinary person. Her previous lower level of power was now gone, and her body had become much weaker.

"You seem to have become a normal person!" Bexia wasn't sure if this was a good thing or not, but he still reminded her.

"It's okay. Without the influence of the magic aura, Sakuya is already very satisfied!" Sakuya smiled. She wasn't pretending. She really didn't care about power. She just longed for a normal life, and that was her greatest wish.

"If you want to cultivate, I have some meditation here." Bexia, a good person to the end, took out a roll of champion-level meditation. There were several rolls of it from the time he robbed the siren, and the one in his hand was the best.

"Thank you, big brother, but Sakuya doesn't need this. Sakuya just wants to live like a normal person!"

"Then I won't insist. If you ever want it, feel free to come and get it from me!" Bexia took back the meditation.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"The things you need, sir!" The voice from outside the door interrupted Bexia's words. The hotel waiter entered the room with two steaming plates of food and said after placing them down, "The bathing area is in the backyard, and everything is ready. You can go there anytime, guest!"

"Good! I got it!" Bexia nodded and waved her hand, motioning for the waiter to leave.