With the Soul Storage Jar, an artifact that was not quite an artifact, A Ke successfully extracted Virginia Truth's soul from the Rending Staff.
Virginia had now returned to the form of a young girl, her soul's outline composed of shimmering white light, along with an extremely eye-catching 36D figure. As for the Rending Staff, stripped of Virginia's soul, it could no longer withstand the corrosive effects of magical separation after the undead fish monster's annihilation. It was completely ruined, reduced to a broken harpoon.
"Your Highness, Archmage, what should I do next?" Restored to her original appearance, Virginia stared at herself in the mirror with a dazed expression.
During the time she had been the undead fish monster, whenever she appeared, all she remembered were the strange looks from the surrounding knights. She had nearly forgotten that she, too, had once been a girl in the bloom of youth.
Now, she felt both joy at regaining her true form and an unknown fear of becoming a Bone Dragon.
"Relax. Since you were able to merge with the undead fish monster before, you can merge with the Bone Dragon now. With A Ke and me safeguarding you, there is no need to worry about any risks at all," Liszt reassured her.
Virginia nodded. "Mm."
Indeed, with a great Dragon Rider and an Archmage protecting her, there could be no safer safeguard.
A Ke carried the Soul Storage Jar while Liszt lifted her onto the Bone Dragon's back—A Ke still could not fly for the time being, as she was busy mastering her earth-element incarnation. She had to perfectly master the earth-element incarnation before attempting the wind-element incarnation, and ultimately learn to fly through it.
"The dragon teeth are sealed too tightly. Virginia's soul cannot be infused through them, but the