The Red Moon that had just fallen from Shade's hand had only struck the enormous thing in the water. Shade did not know whether the blow Miss Danist had left for him had seriously injured it, but fortunately, after that strike, it had also tried to continue swimming toward the shore.
The "Calamity Cards of the Deep Sea" in his hand was ready to be used. Mrs. Lemmer, transformed into a dark Fishman, could exert her greatest power in a lakeside battle like this, under the rain. But Shade still had some concerns about rashly using the card.
Suddenly, he felt the badge on his chest radiating heat. Before he could turn around, he heard a rebuke from behind him:
"Decree · Return!"
The next moment, all the Water Ghosts trying to climb ashore turned around and retreated into the water. Shade even saw some of the rain before him drifting upward into the sky.
"Oh, you're back?!"
Shade turned around and said in delight. The Red-haired Duchess walked over with a smile and gave him a hug:
"I'll stay here and deal with these things. Aren't you going to save Megan? Don't delay things here."
"But there's still something beneath the water—"
"Don't worry. You'll never be alone."
In the darkness beyond, a mechanical boat had appeared on the green lake at some point. The Thirteenth Ring dean of Serkses Higher Medical Academy, Professor Miller Stewart, the "Iron Punisher," stood at the bow, asking the lady behind him about the origin of that Red Moon from just now; Miss Danist, Saint Byron's "Red Moon Witch," looked toward the shore as though she could directly see Shade; Professor Gost, the Thirteenth Ring "Summoning Arcanist" from Zaras Academy of Literature, stared solemnly at the island, somewhat surprised that the island itself