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In truth, Noah felt rather helpless as well.
It was hardly surprising that Linse acted this way.
After all, in the end, there was still no way to rescue her younger sister, who had been sealed inside Cursed Ice.
Linse's second sister had been sealed in Cursed Ice because she had made some mistake while being offered as a sacrifice to the Water Spirit King, provoking the Water Spirit King's fury.
Thus, Noah had originally thought that once Isalia's seal was removed, Isalia, as the Water Spirit King and the one responsible, would not mind doing Linse this small favor and lifting the Cursed Ice from Yudia.
However, Noah's plan had gone wrong.
There were two reasons for that.
First, Isalia was currently only a clone, with most of her power remaining with her true body. She simply could not lift Yudia's curse.
Second, the Cursed Ice on Yudia was no ordinary thing either.
"My memories are still fragmented, but if that Shrine Maiden was truly sealed in Cursed Ice because she made an error during the sacrifice, then it could not have been my doing. I would not become angry over such a simple sacrifice. So, that was probably something I did while I was consumed by madness."
That was what Isalia had told Noah and Linse after learning about Linse's sister.
In other words, even if Isalia had been the one to seal Yudia in Cursed Ice, it had not been her intention. It had been the rampage of her maddened state.
"If I still possessed my power, lifting her curse would not be difficult. Unfortunately, I cannot do it in my current state. We