In order to get Sensei Imu treatment as soon as possible, Haruka can only ask Gladstone to take her back to Altinia first. Gardia, on the other hand, stayed behind and accompanied Haruka to the cave that the dragon had pointed out when he left.

Exploring all the way along the cave to the interior, the two couldn't help but talk.

"You and Im spent so much effort just for a sword?" she looked a little puzzled after Haruka explained to Gardia why the two were here.

"We didn't expect to encounter an ambush by a fire dragon here, it's really bad luck. ”

"You can really get involved in all kinds of strange things!"

"Hehe, probably I'm going to kill the Heavenly Evil Lone Star, right?" said Haruka with a wry smile.

"You're starting to say something inexplicable again. ”

"I'm sorry, but tell me about yourself, but I haven't heard from you since the last time the City of Angels in the Temple was separated. ”

"Because my relationship Angel Alice's tomb has been completely destroyed, it is the central device of humanity's angelization plan, so the Celestial Realm will imprison me for this crime. ”

"Uh, did you touch the angel trapped in the crystal?"

"Yes, she was just a wretched person, who gave up everything for what she loved, and ended up in that field, and at the last moment, she gave me all her power, and then destroyed herself. ”

"Yes... No wonder Im told me that the angelization experiment in the temple was no longer possible, and that was the reason. ”

"That, Haruka!" Gardia stopped suddenly.

"Huh?"

"If you... I mean, if oh! doesn't mean anything else. ”

"What if?"

"If you're in this situation, you're in love with someone you can't fall in love with, and you have to give up everything if you want to be with her, will you be as obligated as Alice?"

"Well, I didn't think about it... Haruka pondered for a moment, "But if I had to choose, maybe I'd be like her." ”

"Yes. Gardia lowered her head and took another step, her expression unclear in the dim cavern.

"Are you okay here now, and the Celestial Realm has let you go?"

"Well, Lord Cerrod has defended me, and with Alice's powers, I'm now a fully embodied Seraphim. ”

"Ah, speaking of which, this time with you, the strength is indeed a lot stronger. ”

"Except for the six goddesses, only I have reached the Seraphic level, and as a precious combat power, the Heavenly Realm can only release me. ”

"Then congratulations, is this a promotion?"

"Almost, there's already an agenda to add me as the seventh goddess, and now the goddess's exclusive artifact is also being made. ”

"Exclusive artifact?"

"Yes, each goddess is uniquely armed, usually in the form of a gem, and when activated, it can be transformed into a goddess armor. ”

"Is it the shiny armor that the goddesses wore in the previous battle?"

"Well, that's it, I've even thought of a name, a bright red teardrop-shaped gem, it's called the Tears of the Goddess. ”

"That sounds amazing. ”

"Anyway, the next time I meet the Demon King of the West, I'll be able to take charge like the other goddesses. ”

"That's really reliable. Haruka said with a smile, compared to the appearance of not eating fireworks in the world when she first met her, she is more like an ordinary girl now. In her arms, the young white dragon curled up into a ball and seemed to be asleep.

At this moment, the two had reached the end of the cave.

"There's no way, are you sure that fire dragon guy means this place?" Gardia looked around, but there was nothing but a cyan rock at the end.

"It must be this cave, as he said when he left, that two dead trees are staggered. Haruka stepped forward and touched the strange stone in front of him, and suddenly the whole stone began to crack, and red magic gushed out of it.

"It's the magic left behind by the fire dragon! There's something in the stone. ”

As the stone crumbled, a boy with a silver sword appeared in front of them.

"There's someone in there!" Haruka tried to touch the boy, but was grabbed by Gardia.

"Wait a minute! His body is shrouded in the magic of the fire dragon, and you will be burned if you touch it easily. ”

"Fire Dragon, that guy. . . What did you do to such a young child!!" Haruka was furious, wanting to use magic to blow away the magic from him.

"Wait a minute! This kid isn't dead yet. Gardia said, and the boy slowly opened his eyes.

"Are the two young ladies adventurers?" the boy asked in a weak tone, looking at the two of them.

"Well, that's right, we're adventurers who came to save you. Gardia replied.

"And what about the uncle in the red armor? Where did he go? Did he bring you?"

"We are ... Haruka was about to speak, but was stopped by Gardia.

"That's right, that uncle told us you were here, let us come to you. ”

"Well, thank him so much, I thought he was going to leave me here alone. The boy's tone was very weak, but he held the sword tightly in his hand.

"Gardia, what are you doing, why are you lying to him!" Haruka said to Gardia through the transmission.

"Don't you notice? The boy is dying, and it's the dragon's magic that keeps him alive. ”

“。。。。。 Haruka then noticed that the boy's body was in tatters, and almost everywhere the skin was exposed, there were wounds.

"Can you tell my sister why you're here alone?" asked Gardia, kneeling down and bowing her head to the little boy.

"Mom is gone, my sister is dead, in order to get back the sword that my father left, I ran to the city and stole it out with great difficulty, but I was also injured by those people, so I fled here and met the uncle in red armor, he said he would find someone to help me and let me stay here... ”

"Wait a minute, you said this sword was a relic left by your father?" asked Haruka, puzzled.

"Alright, don't ask any more. Gardia suddenly patted Haruka on the shoulder, only to see that the light in the little boy's eyes had gradually faded......