Successful Stripping

"Operation, begin."

Irisviel, unconscious and unfeeling, floated in midair. Leon held the scalpel, measured twice, then stabbed it into her chest without hesitation.

Crimson blood flowed from the incision. Leon immediately used Rune to stop the bleeding, his blade never pausing as he continued downward, widening the cut until he had carved out a palm-sized wound.

Yet as soon as the opening was made, the wound began to close. In the blink of an eye, it had already healed halfway.

Leon was not surprised. He knew it was the sheath's effect, healing Irisviel's injuries.

His thoughts stirred, suppressing...