☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Your loyalty deserves respect. - Sanexa tried to recall her first meeting with Naria. - Her Highness, the Princess, noticed me after the construction of the "Thunder" was completed; she needed a captain for the new ship, and out of all the numerous candidates, she chose me. But I fear... I fear that I did not live up to her expectations. I think that any other captain would not have made the same mistakes as I did.

—As reality has shown, mere loyalty is not enough. Any other leader in my place would have been able to protect their crew and the ship they were traveling on. Given what happened, it is possible that one of the monsters we were hunting was actually on the ship, and we failed to detect it in time. Everything that is happening now is a consequence of my mistakes, not yours. Therefore, if there is a corrosive darkness in your soul, direct it towards me, not towards yourselves.

continue

The quartet goes to a certain "school," where they meet its founder and learn about the details. According to her story, it was a kind of ancient system of understanding the world and combat techniques, adapted by her to modern reality and science.

Kiven records the description of the techniques in his mental diary. If he could spend more time here, he might even be able to transmit this knowledge to the empire...
—If what they promise here is even half true, then in just a month, even a weakling like me could learn to defend himself... What do you think, guys?