But how could a manga fully depict a real world? Ren knew that what it showed was only one side of this world. He needed someone to tell him what the world was really like.
By chance, he had saved Soken Ishida. From the elderly Quincy, Ren had learned about this real world. True, he had asked for that knowledge as payment, but Soken Ishida had long since repaid the debt for saving his life. Teaching Ren the Quincy methods of cultivation had been more than enough.
Everything Soken Ishida had taught him afterward went beyond that debt.
Ren said nothing about it, but he remembered. He intended to repay Soken Ishida someday. He disliked owing anyone a favor, and helping Uryu Ishida in the future would be one way to repay his grandfather's kindness.
Now Soken Ishida had been swallowed by a Cero. His fate was not yet certain, but death seemed far more likely.
Ren was furious. What enraged him even more was that this Menos Grande had struck Soken Ishida while he was under Ren's protection. Ren had let the old man live nearby not only to learn everything he knew, but also to keep him safe. Yet the Menos Grande had attacked him anyway.
Ren remembered Soken Ishida's final plea and the instruction he had given so freely all this time. His gaze grew colder, while the anger burning inside him grew fiercer.
As if sensing his rage, Morgana dissolved from her human form and became the Fallen Angel Sword.
Ren seized the hilt, his face cold, and a terrifying aura erupted from him. It stirred the sky and cracked the surrounding walls, shattering many of them.
He looked toward the distant Menos Grande. It wore a bone mask and had neither expression nor intelligence. With