Another Forgotten One

They returned to the Temporary Base of Manifest Manufacturing.

The Origin Witch had awakened.

Even Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi, who had been severely injured earlier, had gradually stabilized under Aunt Asami's breathing exercises. However, the girl who was the master of the Illusory Dream Realm had been injured too badly and still had not awakened.

Inside the room—

The Origin Witch leaned against the hospital bed, her face deathly pale.

However... she looked astonished when she saw Su Youzi return.

After taking a quick bath, Su Youzi hurried to the Origin Witch's hospital room. And yet... she looked to be in even worse condition than the Origin Witch.

Because of the series of events.

Su Youzi had gone almost two full days and nights without sleep.

Although a Seventh Sequence ascender, infinitely close to the Eighth Sequence, was practically a Divine Proxy—

No matter how powerful and tenacious one's will was, it would still teeter on the verge of collapse after a series of high-intensity battles.

What was more... Su Youzi had only just been injured.

She had also escaped from the attack by the Calamity Beasts alive.

The even more powerful Origin Witch had only just awakened, while little Kiyomi was still unconscious.

Yet Su Youzi... dragging along her injured soul and exhausted body, had fought through another night.

The Origin Witch extended her hand.

Exhausted, Su Youzi sat down beside the hospital bed and took the Origin Witch's small hand.

A faint light rose between the hands clasped by the Origin Witch and Su Youzi.

Su Youzi looked at the girl before her.

The girl's condition seemed to improve considerably in an instant.

"Thank you—"

Su Youzi softly thanked the Origin Witch.

As an Ability User of the Holy Royal Court lineage, the Origin Witch naturally possessed a certain