Nott was quietly waiting for Aul move, and the commotion he would cause in the city.
He knew that the moment Aul began causing chaos would be the moment his true plan would begin.
But elsewhere...
And far away from the Continent of Mira...
In the sky where the Human Emperor and his enemies were, the situation was completely different.
The Emperor of Humanity was hovering in the sky, and above him was the mysterious figure, in addition to the new figure who was riding a horse and holding a golden sword.
The Emperor of Humanity looked at the figure holding the golden sword, then looked at her horse with slight surprise.
The horse was different from the one the mysterious figure was riding.
For the horse ridden by the mysterious figure was a six-winged horse, while the horse mounted by the figure with the golden sword differed from it, having only two wings.
Even so...
The Emperor did not care much about the difference between the horses.
For there was a far more important matter to him.
He looked at the figure holding the golden sword, then said:
"Who are you?"
He paused for a moment, then continued:
"Are you with this stranger?"
His tone carried a clear measure of caution.
Then he added:
"Or do you know him?"
The figure with the golden sword did not wait long.
She knew that her presence in this place had already revealed a great deal.
The Emperor said:
"You must know very well that by helping this stranger..."
Then he looked at her more seriously.
"...you stand as an enemy to the entire Continent of Mira, especially at this very time."
His words stopped for a moment.
Then he said:
"In a time of war."
The figure holding the golden sword remained silent.
She looked at the Emperor of Humanity.
Then she looked at the horse she was riding.
And quietly...
She dismounted her horse.
Then she turned to it and ordered it to stay back a little.
The horse moved away as she commanded, while she remained in her place.
After that...
She used more of her flying power, and began to rise into the sky.
She gripped her golden sword firmly.
Then she said in a calm tone:
"Hmm..."
She paused for a moment.
Then she said:
"I have missed you, father."
And as soon as she said that...
...until she took off the robe she was wearing.
Previously, she had been very careful to cover her face, but now she knew very well that she had to reveal her identity.
For if she fought the Emperor of Humanity while still hiding her face, it would be useless.
He knew her fighting style very well.
And he knew her way of using her power.
And he could easily recognize her aura.
Because of this...
There was no longer any need to hide her face.
The robe fell away from her, and her face was fully revealed.
And the moment the Emperor of Humanity saw the face of the figure who revealed herself...
He froze in place.
His eyes widened in deep shock.
He stepped back slightly, while a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
He frowned immediately, as if trying to make sure that what he was seeing before him was real.
Then he said:
"How can this be?!"
He kept looking at her in shock.
Then he continued:
"Are you still alive?!"
He could not hide his astonishment.
He had thought she died a long time ago.
He believed that everything that happened last time had killed her.
The Emperor said:
"I thought you had died."
Then he remembered the last time he saw her.
He added:
"You used teleportation to escape before, and there was a barrier in the area. How are you still alive?"
His words carried clear shock.
For the person standing before him now...
Was someone he thought he would never see again.
As for the mysterious figure watching them from above...
He was still above them, sitting on his six-winged horse.
He was watching the scene quietly.
But at the same time...
He was suppressing his laughter with difficulty.
The scene was extremely amusing to him.
For the Emperor of Humanity, who was speaking confidently moments ago, was now staring at the figure with the golden sword as if he had seen someone return from the past in a way he had never expected at all.
As for the figure with the golden sword...
She stood before him quietly, her sword in her hand, while her identity was fully revealed.
The atmosphere in the sky had changed in a single moment.
And the matter was no longer just a confrontation with an unknown figure.
Rather, it had become a confrontation between two people who knew each other very well...
A confrontation between a father and his daughter.
(Author's Note):
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