Extra Two: Lost Kingdom — Forward Without Looking Back "Regarding the whereabouts of the Dawn King and the Queen, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that right now. However, I will tell Princess Hirse the truth of what happened. As for what choice to make in the end, let her decide." With that, he drew his greatsword. Powers of every color surged forth, forming a storm of chaos that cleaved both the seal and the city gate cleanly in two. "You're this unruffled?" The ferryman rowed his boat back into the darkness. Ivan sat down and spoke to the ferryman. What do you have to regret? he thought. Leia was left speechless. Ivan's reaction was beyond her expectations. This first knight possessed an unshakable state of mind; her words had not stirred him in the slightest. One thing was certain: the entire affair carried an eerie air, as though someone had deliberately staged it. Other than Hirse, there was likely another hand behind all this... He came before the gate and reached out to touch the seal upon it. An extremely powerful seal had been placed on the gate, and he was intimately familiar with that power. It was one of the powers he had lost—and the strongest part at that—the power of the light he had first obtained from the crystal. "Oh-ho, you look murderous. Seems you're planning to seek out that false king." "Climb the stairs beyond this gate, and you'll reach the Heavenly Palace." "Then what are you here for?" After putting on the Flower Ring and returning to the graveyard to rest and regroup briefly, Ivan prepared to set out for the Heavenly Palace without delay. Hearing such a bluntly heartless answer, Hirse did not become angry. Her upbringing was excellent, and she said calmly
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