As for Soto.
The good news is, Soto is not dead. He was carried to the castle by Sebatide Hughes.
The bad news is, the wounds caused by the Devil require "Moonlight's Blessing" to purify, otherwise, they are hard to heal.
So now Soto is hanging on by a thread, barely alive.
After hearing this, Roy said nothing, one hand clutching the collar button, her drooping lashes shielding the expression in her eyes.
Sermias asked, "Are you really okay?"
She pulled out a faint smile.
"Did you bring my things... when you left?"
Sermias nodded, saying he only took some of the most urgent items. Roy's school textbooks didn't make it, only some notes and old books were brought over.
Roy asked for the tattered Black Magic Manual and, after the Elf left, sat alone by the bed to read.
