After the three soul fragments merged into the female assassin's body, Lester withdrew his power, picked up the Knight Sword in his hand, and walked over to Rosalind.
The awakened Rosalind widened her eyes and stared fixedly at Lester, her gaze filled with hatred.
"Cultists must die."
After saying that, Lester drove the Knight Sword into Rosalind's body.
Under the purification of dawn holy light, Rosalind's soul was burned away inch by inch, while her body slowly decayed into dust.
Watching her enemy die, a flicker of emotion crossed Lester's face before it returned to calm.
Walking over to the female assassin, Lester looked at her in silence for a moment before asking, "Would you like to come with me?"
The female assassin's eyes were filled with confusion, and her expression was vacant. She clearly had yet to recover from the blow she had just suffered.
"We'll talk tomorrow morning."
Lester sheathed the Knight Sword, picked up the female assassin, and flew toward Morning Light City.
Watching Lester's departing figure, Velin handed the black core to Kyle and said, "Study it first. If Lester wants it, give it back to him."
"Mm."
Kyle accepted the black core, nodded, and placed it into his Spatial Ring.
After returning to Morning Light City, Velin climbed into his room through the window, threw himself onto the bed, and fell sound asleep.
Elsewhere, after bringing the female assassin back to the room and placing her on the bed to sleep, Lester left the Inn again and flew beyond the city.
Kyle had only just lain down when he sensed Lester leaving again. He sat back up, intending to call his lord, but upon discovering Velin was fast asleep, he stopped himself from knocking and followed alone.
One after the other, the two arrived atop