During Sino's absence, the Oriana Kingdom, with the help of Shadow Garden, had already dealt with the remaining forces of The Order.
The monsters only caused minor losses to Oriana.
As soon as Sino and Sid returned to the real world, Sid immediately asked Epsilon for the date.
After Epsilon answered, Sid disappeared from the spot without hesitation.
Sid was anxious because school was about to start.
Sino also heard Epsilon's words, but he was not anxious at all.
Sino felt indifferent about school; he felt it made no difference whether he attended or not, and no one at school bothered him. He wouldn't even care if he was expelled.
School was just a way to pass the time.
With the two princesses backing him up, he had nothing to worry about.
Inside the academy, everything was as usual, with teachers giving lessons.
Sid silently entered the classroom and took a seat in the last row.
Jaka and Yuro were distracted during class, their thoughts consumed by their girlfriends.
Ever since the incident in the Lawless City, they no longer dared to mess around and decided to pursue their girlfriends.
But these two were all talk; when they met girls, they couldn't say anything intelligent and didn't know what to say at all.
Sid, like an ordinary student, appeared to be diligently attending class, but his thoughts had long since drifted far away... Nishino Akane woke up from her coma.
She stretched lazily.
"I don't know how long it's been since I've slept so peacefully!"
Nishino Akane looked around; this was not Nishino University.
"The surroundings have an 18th-century feel! Everything seems like an antique, and there are posters on the walls with words Nishino Akane doesn't recognize at all!"
At this moment, a knock sounded, and a member of Shadow Garden walked in.
She brought food to visit Nishino Akane.
"Thank you! Excuse me, where is this place?" Nishino Akane asked.
The girl tilted her head, not quite understanding what Nishino Akane was saying.
"Didn't you understand me? I want to ask, where is this place?"
The girl spoke, saying several sentences.
But Nishino Akane didn't understand a single word.
The two spoke in languages the other couldn't understand, and after communicating for a long time, neither understood the other.
Finally, the girl left.
Nishino Akane looked at the food the other person left behind and eventually ate it.
After all, she hadn't eaten for a long time, and without food, she wouldn't have any energy.
After eating, Nishino Akane wanted to go for a walk.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw the girl who had just brought her food.
The other person held out her hand, blocking Nishino Akane's path.
The meaning was clear: Nishino Akane was not allowed to leave the room.
"I don't want to hurt you; you'd best move aside!"
Nishino Akane didn't want to stay here without knowing why; it felt like being imprisoned.
But Nishino Akane said several things, and the other person remained unmoved.
Nishino Akane decided to force her way out.
She reached out and grabbed the arm blocking her path.
Magic power surged...
And then... nothing happened.
Nishino Akane used all her strength but couldn't budge the other person's arm.
"This person must be very strong, a powerful existence here; this person is too strong!" Nishino Akane muttered to herself.
The girl looked at Nishino Akane's surprised gaze, not understanding what there was to be surprised about.
The girl was just an ordinary member of Shadow Garden; otherwise, she wouldn't be guarding Nishino Akane.
Nishino Akane, unable to overcome the strength, eventually returned to her room.
Soon after, Beta entered Nishino Akane's room.
"You are Nishino Akane, right!" Beta said.
"You are Natsume!"
"Yes, I am Natsume. Your magic power went berserk earlier, and you couldn't control it. I saved you because I felt sorry for you!"
"Where is this place?"
"This is Shadow Garden, the organization I belong to! To be precise, it's another world! I hope you can get used to life here!"
Beta left after speaking.
Although Beta had many questions she wanted to ask Nishino Akane, she decided to wait until the other person got used to the place... Sino attended a meeting of Shadow Garden, where Alpha confirmed the future policies in the conference room.
Oriana would temporarily serve as Shadow Garden's overt force.
The Holy Church announced worldwide the information that the King of Oriana had been seduced by a demon and betrayed humanity.
It also claimed that Princess Rose was a demon possessor.
This incited various major countries around the world to oppose Oriana.
Most countries were observing; starting a war was not an easy matter, requiring the mobilization of a large amount of manpower and resources.
The Midgar Kingdom, which had been allied with the Oriana Kingdom for many years, also intended to abolish the alliance.
King Klaus of the Midgar Kingdom did this to avoid suspicion.
The struggle between The Order and Shadow Garden had come to light.
Oriana was about to become a new battlefield.
Klaus only wanted to perpetuate the royal bloodline and did not wish to enter the conflict between the two factions.
At some point, Klaus once again noticed Princess Alexia.
She publicly claimed to have a prosthetic limb, but the movements of a prosthetic limb could not be so flexible.
Alexia's movements were completely those of a normal person.
After Beatrice, the War God, joined the Midgar Empire, countless Magic Swordsmen yearned to join.
And she was currently serving as Alexia's guard.
To be honest, this was a bit of an overkill.
Klaus had spoken with Alexia, wanting Beatrice to take on a more important role.
For example, the position of Sword Master, which Jeno previously held, responsible for instructing swordsmanship.
But Alexia politely declined.
Klaus could only acquiesce to this; protecting Alexia to ensure the royal bloodline could continue was also a good decision.
Previously, when Alpha and Sino were alone, Sino casually mentioned Beatrice.
Alpha stated that she would not see Beatrice for the time being.
She would not see any family members until The Order was eliminated.
Beatrice, the War God, often sparred with Milia during this period.
Beatrice had excellent talent and always learned a lot from sparring with Milia.
However, no matter how many times Beatrice challenged Milia, she could not defeat Milia.
She was growing, and Milia was also growing; Milia's sweat and effort were no less than Beatrice's.
Inside the Magic Swordsman Academy of the Midgar Kingdom.
A survey report was placed before Alexia.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Alexia, four Magic Swordsmen have recently gone missing. This is the information we have investigated!"
"Where did they disappear?"
"Inside the academy, with no witnesses! It must be someone inside the academy who committed the act!"
"What about suspects?"
"No suspects have been found; those who disappeared all had considerable combat power! To take them away silently, it must be a very powerful existence!"
"Alright, I understand, you may withdraw!"
Beatrice, the War God, was at this time like a mascot beside her, eating a hamburger.
Alexia looked at her.
"Do you want to eat? Eating will give you a lot of energy!"
Sometimes Alexia would envy Beatrice, the War God.
The feeling of not having to think about anything.
Alexia instinctively felt that this matter was extraordinary.
As if there was some conspiracy behind it.