Giant World.
The entire Canberra Continent (Australia) had been designated by the World Government as a military jurisdiction.
The 1st Main Battle Legion of the Army, having returned from the Shinobi World, had already sent each unit back to its own camp.
At this moment, their legion commander stood in a hospital room on the seventh floor of World Hospital, gazing through the window in the direction of the Star Gate.
Warm, golden sunlight spilled over him, yet it failed to melt the stern expression on his face.
It was Sakazuki, who had been badly wounded in a battle against a highest-ranking demon and had no choice but to stay in the hospital.
It had to be said that Nahama's demonic fire was indeed more terrifying than ordinary flames, and the burns it caused recovered extremely slowly.
It was as though some strange power was preventing the body from healing itself and weakening the effects of medicine.
Fortunately, the director of World Hospital was Marco.
The Phoenix's blue flames happened to be able to dispel the demonic power lingering in the wounds of Sakazuki, Kuzan, Crocodile, Red Lotus, and the others.
That was what allowed their injuries to recover so quickly.
Among them, Esdeath, as the Empress and with Red Lotus protecting her at the risk of her life, had suffered the lightest injuries.
Thus, she received Marco's treatment first and became the first to leave the hospital and return to Noah.
Kuzan came next. He had already been discharged.
This left Sakazuki somewhat frustrated. Their opponents had clearly been about equally strong.
Yet his own injuries seemed more severe, and he was recovering more slowly as well.
Later, Marco told him that this was because Kuzan could cultivate natural energy and accelerate his body's recovery on his own.
Well,