Meanwhile, in the throne room of the south territory—

  The ruler of the northeastern territory, Xicto, says, "Why are you silent all the time? You know you can speak, right?" to the ruler of the south territory, Maia.

  Maia says nothing—just complete silence

  Warren enters the room with Trazx, bows, and says, "Let's visit the Sea of Connection. It's rising.”

  As the four of them reach there, they see land forming over it. Warren dips a sword in it—the sword completely melts—and he says, "It's not fully solidified yet. We must wait.”

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  Xicto, frustration on his face, says, "Oh man, I can't wait to slaughter those angels.”

  The scene shifts to Sho. A soldier approaches him, breathless: "I heard your brother is going on a secret mission—he's not fighting in the war.”

  As these words hit his ears, Sho says, "What?" He starts running toward the sea, meets the rulers, and says, "What are you planning? He's one of the strongest soldiers, and he's not even going to fight alongside us!”

  Xicto says: "Shut up. The only reason you're safe is because you have the blood of the lower nobles—or else you'd be on the front lines fighting—”

  Trazx interrupts Xicto: "Watch your mouth—you're a ruler.”

  Trazx says to Sho, "Don't worry. He's on a mission that will help us in the future.”

  The scene shifts to the castle between clouds—the Castle of Serenity.

  A shadowy figure says, "Don't worry. Only three generals will be more than enough to take those demons down. We will send only one-fourth of our army, and those three generals—it's enough for victory.”

  "So, Szloth, when are you going to start preparing?”

  Szloth speaks with laziness in his voice: "Yah, yah, I will. Don't worry—victory is ours.”

  The scene shifts to Kei, training for war with a bow, hitting targets like it's a piece of cake. As she wipes her face with a cloth, her inner thoughts run: I will just miss the shots completely during war. I don't want to kill anybody, and I'm at the back lines, so I'm safe already.