I Found You, My Knight

"...You're welcome." Avadolan smiled, then added, "But I don't think that's the only reason you came."

"That's right."

Li Miao nodded, then voiced his question.

"...The last trace of divine consciousness in the Long Night Kindling has vanished. Then, without Its support... will this Long Night Domain still continue to exist?"

Whether the Long Night Domain would collapse was precisely what Li Miao was worried about.

After all, in the Radiant Land before this, once the last remnant of Radiant Beings' power had completely disappeared, the City of Radiance had collapsed entirely.

A trace of complexity flashed through Avadolan's eyes. "So that's what you were worried about..."

As she spoke, she shook her head.

"Don't worry. We won't disappear. The Long Night Domain doesn't exist solely because of that trace of Its divine consciousness."

At that, she paused and looked up at the frozen night sky.

"Besides... if the Long Night Domain really were going to disappear, then I think I'd be happier than I am now."

"Sometimes, death can be a kind of release."

"But..."

She glanced at the Little Shrub Spirit and the other living beings beside her, then smiled again, her expression carrying a hint of indifference.

"Living like this... is fine too, I suppose."

Li Miao fell silent for a moment. "...Then I'll be taking my leave. If I have the chance in the future, I may come trouble you again."

"You're welcome anytime."

Avadolan nodded and watched him depart beneath the Little Shrub Spirit's reluctant farewell.

What a dazzling Flame...

The Long Night Domain... had finally welcomed a true trial-taker after so long...

"Damn it! You're that bastard's accomplice! Damn it, why are you here again?! You're even more addicted than I am!"

"You damned thing, I'll—"

Upon arriving in the wasteland, the powerless