Even though the battle had ended, we couldn’t let our guard down. We hurried to the location where the fighting had taken place. Once we determined the location, Feri spoke up.

“Yuta, Jean, listen to me. I don’t know how it happened, but the place where the battle occurred is the resting ground of two heroes.”

“What? Is that really possible?”

“Huh!? You’re kidding, right?”

Jean and I were genuinely surprised.

“There’s no way the people of the Amuria Kingdom would think about breaking the seal of the heroes. It seems there are other forces at play. If that’s the case, it makes sense that we were forced to retreat until now and suddenly turned the tide to defeat the enemy forces.”

“Wait a minute! More importantly, if someone is breaking the seal, we need to get there quickly and stop them!”

“Well, don’t panic. Regardless of their intentions, the fact is that they’re aiding the Amuria Kingdom. That makes it difficult to forcefully stop them.”

“So what do we do? At this rate, the heroes’ seals will be broken!”

To calm my anxiousness, Feri explained.

“The seal can only be broken by me. There are ways to forcefully break it, but even then, my astral pattern will be necessary. So, while we don’t know who the enemy is, it won’t be so easily broken.”

“I see. So, can we relax a bit then?”

Just as I was starting to feel a bit at ease, an unexpected voice spoke up, shattering the calm atmosphere.

“No, we need to hurry. I predict the seal will be broken soon.”

“What do you mean, Rafishal?!”

“It means there’s a high chance Feri’s astral pattern has already been copied. There was suspicious access history during the last maintenance, and I had my suspicions. If that’s the case, everything connects, and I’m certain of it.”

“Wait a second! That’s the first I’ve heard of this. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I intended to, but I’ve been busy lately and just didn’t have the time. Besides, I thought it wasn’t a big deal since there were no signs of anything being planted in the data. I never expected that the astral pattern would be the key.”

Recently, Rafishal had been in a frenzy over his inventions, and I had seen him absorbed in his work, but I couldn’t believe he hadn’t mentioned such an important matter… Feri’s simulated form cast a scornful glance at Rafishal.

“From now on, please report to me immediately. You really are careless about everything except your research…”

While Rafishal’s blunder was already unfortunate, the situation was turning critical. If things continued as they were, the seals of the two heroes might be broken. We hurried toward the resting place of the heroes.