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Author's Note: The art for Rugi and Jehan will officially be uploaded on the Discord server after this. Once again, they are not accurate portrayal due to the limitations of the app!

The system had gone completely quiet in her mind. 

It clearly did not seem eager to clear up any doubts Cecil had in her mind about it. 

Fortunately, her momentum had slowed down considerably in the air. Cecil knew it was not the time to ponder on the enigmatic system in her mind.  

She glanced around hastily, trying to find a proper landing spot, one that would not result in her getting broken bones. Throughout this entire journey with Xue, Hana and K’xug, she had been thrown and flung into the air countless times. 

Learning to be somewhat calm in a situation like this right now…

I guess I could count it as a blessing. 

At that moment, she managed to catch a glimpse of blue in the distance. 

It seemed like...water. 

The object neared her rapidly and she realised it was water...or more specifically, a long column of water. 

It stretched across the roof of the buildings, meandering and twirling, eventually reaching towards her. The next second, it wrapped around her entire being and she was submerged completely in the water. 

“...?!” 

Cecil squeezed her eyes close.

This...this person! 

They are controlling the water element so easily! 

Why am I encountering formidable people one after another?!

She felt a force gently pulling her through the column of water, like someone was guiding her through it. 

Cecil let out a gasp of air, panicking. 

She had an inkling as to who...had this level of skill with their element. 

***

Whereas, on the ground, Haru and Kiyae were still running around the town like crazy, trying to catch a whiff of Cecil’s presence. The two of them encountered one another halfway through, and decided to put two heads together to search for the missing raven-haired woman instead. 

Luckily, this part of the town wasn’t affected by the fight and the people were still going about their daily routine. The only difference was the increase of guards around the town, which was only noticed by Kiyae and Haru.

It was as if someone was trying their best to keep the chaos contained, and not letting it seep out to the rest of the town. 

The chaos, which was only experienced by Haru and Kiyae, made them receive bewildered looks from the people. They were flustered looking for their friend. 

A few seconds later, a column of water cut through the air, right above the roof of every building. Everyone stared at the scene in awe.

“This is…” Kiyae muttered out, looking at Haru. “Captain, this can only be…” 

“It’s Rugi,” Haru scoffed in disbelief. “Only he is capable of doing something like this.” 

“It’s the owner!” 

“The owner! He’s doing it again!” 

Some people started clapping and cheering. 

Haru and Kiyae hurried to follow the column of water, dashing across the crowd. 

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