Happily, the volcano did not erupt.

A villager stayed put, watching as large raindrops fell over the town of Sancher.

"Volcano..... There was no eruption...."

"Great! No eruptions! ”

In the crowd, a cry of joy erupted out of nowhere, which immediately ignited the joy of the villagers.

"Great! There are no more disasters! ”

"Oh my God! Oh, my God! God willing! ”

"No, no, no! It was the mage of the royal capital who saved us! ”

The rain was like a miracle, erasing all the dangers.

The mages and knights who had returned to Sanchel Town relaxed their frowns, but their hearts did not relax at the same time, but felt extremely heavy.

Everyone was silent, like a walking marionette.

The townspeople, who did not know the truth, walked out of the safe zone and returned to their towns, thanking the heroes who had 'saved' them.

However, none of the mages could proudly say "no thanks" when facing them.

They didn't save the innocent inhabitants, and even themselves, they almost perished on the volcano.

Yes, just a little.

The magic array was not released in the end.

If then, the volcano erupts completely.

All the mages sent by the royal capital will fall under that world-shattering lava.

Under the heavy rain, residents returned to their homes one after another.

The army began to send the mages back to the royal capital one by one, and the Duke of Levi stood in the heavy rain, letting the storm blow on his face.

It wasn't until the last of the mages left that Count Baker glanced at Duke Revie from afar and shook his head.

"Goodbye, Duke."

He said the last sentence almost reluctantly, with obvious displeasure in his tone, and his hands on crutches were a little unsteady.

"Duke Rivi, I understand your beloved daughter's heart."

"But before you act recklessly, please consider your position."

"After returning to the royal capital this time, you may be impeached by many ministers, and you should do it yourself."

With that, the noble mage got into the carriage and left under the escort of the army.

From beginning to end, the Duke of Levi did not raise his head to respond to a word.

The surrounding knights were worried that Duke Rivi would fall ill under this heavy rain, after all, the mage's body was not as tough as their knights.

So he greeted him:

"Lord Duke, please get into the carriage and wait, Knight Gwen is looking for your daughter."

The Duke of Levi did not respond to him, standing in the wind and rain, and did not respond for a long time.

The eyes are dull and empty.

A silver-white figure suddenly appeared under the wind and rain in the night sky, like a sudden dawn under the dark night.

She was holding the blonde girl in her arms.

Duke Levi saw it, and for a moment, a light called hope reappeared in his eyes.

Gwen brought Erica to Duke Rivi and handed it to him.

"Fortunately, Lord Duke."

Duke Levi took Erica with trembling hands and held her in his arms, his eyes full of shock and regret.

"Erica, Erica......."

What seemed to be a slight call woke Erica up, and she slowly lifted her eyelids to see her father, who was most familiar, and barely pulled out a smile.

"Dad, I'm back."

At this moment, this high-ranking man in the Calencian Empire shed tears.

He once stood up to the sky, but he failed to protect his daughter.

He was ashamed.

Duke Rivi hugged his daughter tightly, but all he got was a low cry of pain from her.

He then noticed that Erica had many burns on her body, and in a panic, he tried to use magic to treat her daughter, but to no avail.

Not all mages are as perverted as Victor, who has learned hundreds of spells and is extremely proficient.

Duke Rivi's healing magic could only heal some minor wounds, but he was powerless in the face of his daughter's severe burns.

He looked around anxiously, trying to find a mage who was proficient in healing, but there were no mages around him except the Knights who stood still.

Looking at Duke Rivi's anxious appearance, Gwen hesitated for a moment and pulled out a bottle of scarlet potion.

The bottle of potion looked like blood, red and black, exuding a faint luster.

It was a healing potion given to her by Victor, but she hadn't used it once.

I don't know how effective it is.

But if Erica is not treated in time, her injuries may have permanent sequelae.

You can only gamble on it.

She gritted her teeth, and at this moment, Gwen was confident that Victor would not cheat on her.

"Lord Duke, why don't you try this."

"If something goes wrong, I'll be responsible for all the consequences."

Gwen handed over the potion, and Levi took it in a hurry, and when he saw the color of the potion, he was suddenly stunned.

Can you really drink this potion that is the same color as blood?

But now there is no way, Erica's injuries cannot be delayed.

He opened the cork, gently brought it to Erica's mouth, and asked casually:

"You potion.... Where did it come from? ”

"Yes...... My fiancé gave it to me. ”

The potion poured down Erica's mouth, and Duke Rivi's hand trembled slightly.

Gwen Delin's fiancé?

"Victor Kravena?"

"Yes."

Gwen lowered her head a little embarrassed, she knew that there was some friction between the Duke and Victor, but it was not the time to think about it so much.

That's when a miracle happened.

Erica, who drank the potion, felt as if she had been favored by the goddess of healing.

The burns on his body were recovering at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

As if new flesh had grown, the skin was like the previous clotted fat.

The Duke was completely stunned.

First the blue magic potion, and now the scarlet recovery potion.....

What is the effect of this horror?

Gwen's eyes widened in amazement.

She had never used that bottle of potion, and she had never imagined that the effect would be so amazing.

With such a terrifying recovery effect, even if you lose half a life, you can be resurrected, right?

However, Erica, who was recovering from her injuries, did not open her eyes.

She was so lacking in spirit that it was a miracle to wake up once in the Duke's arms.

The moment the pain disappeared, she was finally able to fall asleep peacefully.

Duke Levi personally sent Erica to the carriage to rest, and when he came out, he bowed deeply to Gwen.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Knight Gwyn."

"Please allow me to thank you again when I return to the royal capital, including your fiancé."

Hearing the duke's words, Gwen was a little flattered.

She watched as Duke Rivi, who had recovered his mood, got into the carriage, which slowly moved away with the surrounding army.

Gwen took a deep breath and turned her head to look at the unclaimed white horse in the stable.

It was still grazing quietly at the inn, not even realizing that Victor had disappeared on its ride.

'Victor, where the hell have you been?' ’

The rain did not stop for a long time, she put on a helmet, sheltered herself from the wind and rain, and turned over on her horse.

Before leaving, she took one last look at the lone white horse.

If you still have a conscience and remember me, come back to me on that horse.' ’

It won't die, at least until it sees me again. ’

She turned her horse's head and led the knights behind her to leave.

After the clatter of armor and the cacophony of horses' hooves stomping through the mud, the town of Sanchel returned to calm.

.......

After a baptism of rainstorm, the blemishes pierced the haze, and the sky was clear.

Within a few days, the residents of Sanchel were back to their usual lives.

It seems that everyone has forgotten the terrible days of the previous day.

However, the entrance to the post station was not peaceful.

"Hey, that white horse is so beautiful, give it to me, uncle, how about it?"

A fat and sturdy man gathered in front of the inn, glaring viciously at the caretaker of the inn.

They had taken a fancy to the white horse a few days ago, and after a few days, no one had come to claim it, so they thought that the horse had no owner.

But the administrator is stubborn and does not agree in the slightest with their outrageous demands:

"There was a knight who paid a great deal of money and asked us to take good care of the horse."

The big man laughed: "The gang in the royal capital have been gone for four or five days, and this horse has been abandoned." ”

"That's it! Our boss must not have looked away! ”

A few younger brothers around him echoed him.

"If you bid more than her, I'll agree."

The Administrator made a suggestion, looking contemptuously at a couple of reckless people who were stirring up trouble.

The big man looked at each other and asked, "How much did I pay you?" ”

"That's the number."

The Administrator held out a slap and shook it in front of them.

"Fifty? Hahahaha! I'm out of a hundred! ”

The administrator shook his head, and the big man hesitated for a moment and continued to ask:

"Five hundred?"

The administrator didn't speak, continuing to stare at them.

"It's five thousand."

When he said the number, the men were furious.

"Fuck you! Just a fucking horse that sells us five thousand geo? ”

"Are you taking the opportunity to blackmail us?"

After that, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to fight, but the administrator blocked his eyes with his hands in front of him and shrank back.

The fist didn't hit him, he heard a scream.

He looked away, his eyes wide in disbelief.

I saw a huge hand wrapped in lava and lifted the eldest brother who was the leader.

The big man suddenly rose into the air, looking confused.

He didn't even know what was going on.

The younger brothers were terrified, and they looked at the giant hand, and at the end of it was a man in a trench coat.

There was also a strange one-eyed crow standing on his shoulder, chirping.

Behind him, an arm stretched out as if it was made of lava.

The black trench coat was painted with red lines, and there seemed to be lava flowing in it.

"That's my horse, do you have an opinion?"