Bell: "I'll Be Back~!"

So why had Bell stopped Shanna and the others from "turning on the lights"?

Of course, it wasn't because he was doing anything shady. The truth was that Yomi could not be seen right now—or, more accurately, she could not be seen by him.

The fierce winds during their flight had already sliced Yomi's body until it was covered in blood. Naturally, the clothes she had been wearing could not possibly have remained intact.

In fact, Yomi's clothes had been catastrophically damaged, leaving her completely naked.

If someone suddenly turned on the lights at a time like this, Bell had no confidence that he could keep himself from looking. He had never thought he could withstand temptation, so he always stayed away from it at the source.

Bell had even shut down his Magic Perception. He had only learned of Shanna's arrival through the Magic Mark on the back of his hand. Of course, that was also because his injuries were too severe for him to maintain his Perception Domain.

"Gege! How are you?"

Shanna hurried over to her brother's side. Feeling how weak his aura was, the little girl nearly burst into tears.

"I'm alright. Better than expected."

Bell grinned, doing his best to make his tone sound relaxed.

Thanks to Yomi's "sacrifice," Bell's injuries had not worsened. His condition truly was much better than expected. In contrast, though, Yomi's state was extremely poor—perhaps even worse than his.

After drinking the Potions Shanna fed him, Bell finally escaped the cold, hard floor with the help of Shanna's Transfiguration and lay down on a soft, comfortable bed.

As the injuries within his body slowly healed under the combined effects of Potions and spells, an itchy, tingling sensation rose from his bones and muscles, as though countless ants were crawling inside