The damage to Terra's protective barrier is clearly not a trivial matter. Panic quickly spread due to the actions of one of the wizards, who shouted that Terra's protective barrier would soon be destroyed. Some soldiers from Lazuardy Sword who were on alert at the border were clearly not enough to quell the ongoing riots. They were outnumbered compared to the total number of wizards.Some witches who were quite close to Happy Line realized that the door of the steam train was not fully locked. Without waiting for a signal from the guard, they immediately broke through the doors together, causing the guard to even be trampled near the train entrance.Meanwhile, some wizards from the Lazuardy Sword who have water magic abilities began to steer the ship that was about to set sail. Diverting the ship's course by creating a whirlpool around the vessel, which then caused the ship to turn around and return to the dock. Seeing the ship sailing back to the dock, passengers even had to jump and

Secretly, Javier went to Tha's residence to see Luda before he returned to duty outside of Terra. Javier realized that their future opportunities to meet might be far fewer compared to when he was still on Terra.Hiding his magical power, Javier crossed the cedar forest on the city's border to reach Tha's residence."I didn't expect Anthonius to even put his people here!" Javier was surprised to find two archers he knew were members of the Crimson Knight guarding Tha's house with full weaponry.Javier sighed. What he previously thought was easy, even Javier now began to think, felt impossible for him to simply knock on the door and call for Luda."It feels so impossible to break through this defense, and... of course, those Anthonius people can easily find out my identity. If I fight back... and that news reaches Anthonius... I think it could be very dangerous!" Javier was confused. He was trying to think of a way to meet Luda, even if it was just for a short time."I... won't be able

As morning came, the witches lined up at the border gates of the city of Andreas to receive the teleportation potions they would use to return to their respective cities. Javier helped the members of Lazuardy Sword, including Leah, who oversaw the process of the witches' return.It was while looking at the line of witches waiting that Javier was reminded of Luda's words again. About the number of witches on Terra, which Luda said was small. Javier, seeing the line of witches waiting, thought that what Luda had said was true.Javier was reminded of about 200 years ago when he was still very young. Finding witches on the streets of Sofia and even in other small towns is not a difficult task. Wizards at that time even openly carried their weapons while in restaurants or shopping. Weapons and wizards were a very common sight in every city at that time. Now these witches are even very difficult to find. Some of them even live in seclusion, far from the crowds, or even disguise themselves a

Alyosha was supposed to start his retirement this coming late spring. He has dedicated his entire life to Terra by being part of the Crimson Knights. Alyosha never even married, just so he wouldn't have a family that might be a burden to him during his service. In the riots on Terra, the families of soldiers were often taken hostage or attacked when the enemy was unable to execute the soldiers themselves. To focus on his task, Alyosha was willing to have no family and remain unmarried for the rest of his life.Now that he was entering retirement after completing his final task with Anthonius and the others on the core investigation team, Meuz gave Alyosha something he had never had before. Family, children, and their cheerfulness, which can be found every day at the magic school in Filanesia City. Alyosha will be one of the instructors to train senior wizards to become front-line guards. This is certainly not unrelated to the success of every case Alyosha has solved during his time at

The snow in Vorkuta that night fell heavier than usual. A small storm swept through the quiet streets, hiding every footprint in seconds. This old mining town has long been abandoned; only dilapidated apartment buildings, rusty factories, and giant chimneys stand as silent witnesses to its past glory. Now, the place is left with only loneliness, cold, and rumors of the spirits of dead workers trapped in the belly of the mine.In one of the former workers' apartments, the wizards were resting. They waited for Anthonius and the Crimson Knight soldiers to open the interdimensional portal. So, they could return to their hometown on Terra immediately. Their fingers moved gracefully, painting luminous symbols in the air just to dispel the cold and boredom caused by the crowding and the heating system that wasn't working at its best. The sequence of mantras in an ancient language echoed, mixed with the rustling of the wind. Tomorrow morning, a glowing door will open, connecting the frozen wo