Meanwhile...

Gazef hopped off his steed before unsheathing his sword, Razor Edge, glancing over the enemy soldiers that felt threatened st the sight of him and the size of his army.

"That's Gazef Stronoff! And he has all the five treasures... Damn it!" One of the guards stationed on the walls spoke a little hopelessly, knowing his doom that would come.

"Shut up already! We will fight and have Lord Heivish know that Gazef is here so that he could safely escape!" Another of the guards rebuked, only to be punched straight to his face by his fellow guard.

"Fuck you! I want to live, I want to see my daughter and my family again! Let's just surrender for the greater good if we want to live, it's better to be imprisoned than dead!" The guard yelled, and this series of words alone had roused the wills of the other soldiers to start making a rebellion, whether they liked it or not.

And all of this was a small work of Ragna, who had been staring inside the mansion and influencing the soldiers to make a rebellion. Even if it really was just, for a moment.

Sooner enough, a gate to the town was opened, letting Gazef and his troops inside, though they weren't that surprised when the soldiers they encountered gave up and surrendered, their weapons and shields tossed to the ground.

Thankfully for them, Gazef was a kind man and had his soldiers tie the soldiers' arms and set them aside.

And the commoners living in the town, noticing what had been happening, decided to glance outsidde through the windows.

They knew they were the Kingdom's knights. And due to their armors, their rank is one of the highest. It excited the people, yet some of them stayed inside their homes in doubts that domething bad might happen.

Eventually, the knights under Gazef surrounded the town (eventually, the mansion) and subjugated the opposing knights while injuring or killing a few that stood loyal to Staffan.

It didn't bring much trouble to Gazef, and due to this, he decided to gain information from the residents all about what had been happening throughout this village for months.

To be honest, Gazef was very moved by the words of the folk in this village, promising them that justice will be served and Staffan will definitely be publicly executed.

The folk were assured twice, and the Commander of the Kingdom's knights decided to begin approaching towards the entrance of Staffan's mansion, his knights already standing near it to wait for his signal.

He raised his hand, and the knights stood back. It was time to check if the doors were locked or not.

As easily as walking, he twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open. Once he and his soldiers entered in groups, the maids suddenly stopped in their work.

"Excuse me, I am Gazef Stronoff, the Knight Commander of Re-Estize's knights and I am sent here by King Ramposa the 3rd to free this town from the tyranny of Staffan Heivish, who is also a member of the Eight Fingers." He spoke to the maids, which did give said maids hope.

A few teared up, several more decided to stay calm and smile at this great event, but...

"W-Well... There is one thing we wanted to inform you." One of the maids spoke, bowing her head towards Gazef. "There is one man that suddenly appeared in the mansion, he said that he sneaked inside the moment he noticed that his friend had been taken away."

Curious, Gazef allowed the maid to go on.

"He had orange hair, and he looked and acted like a mobleman. He also said the same thing to us, and healed us before going to fetch his partner on the basemeny." The maid continued with a smile, making the Knight Commander recognize who this man was.

'Sir Ragna... he's here, too? That's intriguing...' He thought, before glancing towards the soldiers who were waiting to begin their search around the mansion.

"Men! Start searching! If you meet an orange haired man, do not attack him, he is on our side!" He commanded, waving his hand towards the hallways to point at where his knights should go.

"Yes sir!"

Turning his head towards the maids, he nodded it once.

"Rest assured, we will take away Staffan Heivish the moment we find him."

[ ~ Line • Break ~ ]

Ragna hurriedly jogged down a hallway following a fairy he summoned through [Blessing of Titania] while he thought about Ninya.

He was obviously a bit worried, one for wasting his time waiting and two for being a little too focused on monologuing for some reason.

Sighing to himself, he decided to make a full-on dash for a few seconds until the fairy had stopped next to a door. He slid to a stop.

Though he was about to decide to either kick or open the door, it was blasted into a wall, forcing the fairy he summoned to immediately return to the Realm of Fairies after being hurt once.

"Gyyyaaarrrgghhh!!!!"

A frightful scream of an obese man was heard inside the room, and curiously, Ragna took a good peek into the room.

"Oh~? It seems Ninya is growing up..." He commented, making a small chuckle as he observed her fighting an obese man.

She was obviously winning against him in such a one-sided manner that Ragna felt like she was quite literally beating the man down to near death.

"Fuhahahaha! How does it feel, Staffan!? The feeling of weakness and fear you had once given your victims, now handed over to you in full!" Ninya yelled out, enjoying what she was giving Staffan at the fullest extent.

The noble couldn't even try to fight back, as the tools and equipment that could be used weren't even close enough to him.

"And those fools on mere books even spoken that revenge does only feels empty, but to me, it is the best amount of bliss I had felt for my entire life!" Ninya continued, as even if Staffan tried to plead mercy, and even cry out for help.

But it does seem like she was beginning to tear up and cry, and she is going to do that soon. But first...

Ragna stepped into the room. And Ninya's focus shifted to him.

"Teacher!"

"Hey. How's it going, I just followed you all here, you know? Your teammates are worried." He spoke, approaching her casually before casting a sleep spell on Staffan and used control amnesia to him to increase the time of his suffering in his memories.

Ninya immediately leaped towards Ragna, hugging him while pressing her head on his chest, her cries muffled as soon enough he felt a gentle wetness on his chest.

"Sister... she's gone forever..." Ninya cried, yet the baffled response Ragna gave her switched her tears full of sadness to tears full of joy.

"Seriously? What made you think of that? I healed her up before going after you, you know. It'll take a week before she fully recovers."

"Really?"

"Really."

For a few minutes, Ninya had cried, and in those minutes, several knights arrived at the room, and they misunderstood the situation. Through following orders, they knew not to attack Ragna and asked him if the obese man is Staffan Heivish.

Afterwards, the obese noble was taken away, not before Gazef wondered who would take responsibility of the village. Ragna decided to ask him if he should do this, even if he should go manage the village until he finds a suits le candidate.

Gazef agreed in two conditions: If the village favors him, then he will continue to rule the village, the second was that he had to accept a noble title of Earl by the order of King Ramposa.

Ragna immediately decided to accept it. Knowing that Ramposa wanted him to stay here for a long while, yet still had his doubts.

That did mean something, though. He definitely had to ask Ninya to go search for her Group Members because they had a reward left unclaimed after a short while, and it was dishonorable of him not to do so.

"Wait, Sir Ragna..."

"What is it? Is it about your sister? If yes, you can stay here in Staf- ahem... My mansion to talk with her once she wakes up."

"E-eh? I also meant to thank you not just for being a friend, you know!!"

[ ~ TO • BE • CONTINUED ~ ]

2 to 3 chapters after this is the E-Rantel Death Spiral arc.