Pollock Island, Hallstatt Town.
Inside a bedroom in a white two-story villa.
Sephiroth lay on a large white bed, holding Isca in his arms with his eyes closed, seemingly taking an afternoon nap.
However...
The next moment.
Sephiroth suddenly opened his eyes, an uncontrollable look of delight appearing on his face!
The Bat Clone he had placed aboard the G-5 Branch warship had sent him important information!
"I have something important to confirm.
Get some proper rest, Isca.
If you still don't feel well this afternoon, don't train for now."
Sephiroth threw off the blanket and jumped out of bed, quickly bending down to pick up the clothes and twin swords tossed on the floor.
After getting dressed, he gripped a sword hilt with his right hand.
A flash of red light appeared as the Butcher Blade left its sheath, opening a Spatial Gate. He stepped through it briskly.
Lying on the white bed, the exhausted Isca merely gave a drowsy response before turning over and tugging up the blanket to cover her fair shoulders and delicate collarbones.
Ettol Sea.
The sun blazed overhead, and the sea wind howled.
Upon the endless azure sea, a warship cut through white waves. Its sails billowed in the wind as it headed straight toward an island over twenty kilometers away.
A beam of light reached into the sky from that island, while clusters of white clouds filled the air above it.
Aboard the warship, outside the commander's office.
Frank stood in the corridor and raised a hand to knock on the door.
Knock, knock, knock...!
"Come in!"
The moment Frank opened the cabin door, he saw the Bat Clone sitting in an office chair with its eyes closed. Two high-quality replicas of the Butcher Blade and Netherflame lay on the desk before