In this world where time had stopped, only Izanae and the woman who had suddenly appeared behind Kanzaki Rin could move.
The woman glowed all over like the sun, making it impossible to see her true appearance. Only the graceful curves of her figure revealed that she was female.
"Who are you?!"
Izanae completely ignored the blinding light. Staring straight at the woman who had suddenly appeared, she asked hesitantly, "The guardian of Earth?"
She spoke in a completely unfamiliar language, one that had never appeared on Earth before.
If Fang Cheng had been there, he would have recognized the language Izanae was speaking from a glimpse of it in his mother's memories.
"It's me. You can call me Malan."
The woman standing behind Kanzaki Rin spoke softly. "But I prefer another name: Yaoguang. My children gave that name to a star after observing the night sky. I like it very much."
Izanae watched her warily. "Why are you stopping us? We only want to leave. We have no intention of getting involved in your conflict."
"I have no objection to your leaving."
Yaoguang replied slowly, "But you can't take this child with you. He's very important to me."
Izanae hesitated for a while, looking torn. In the end, she made up her mind. "I can release his soul..."
"No!"
Yaoguang cut her off. "His body, too. It belongs to General Nuoya. It has to stay here."
Izanae's expression immediately turned cold. "Don't get too greedy!"
Without this body, how could she and Tsukimi Mei escape?
Yaoguang shook her head. "This isn't greed. Whether it's this child or General Nuoya's body, they're both Earth's last hope. How could I let you take them away?"
Izanae sneered. "Is it worth risking your life over this? You died at your post, and