Peace Hunter

Two days after the incident, in the main hall of the Angelica Castitat church.

In the room were Miss Violetta, a man who resembled a human but had horns and a dragon-like tail, wearing the same uniform as Miss Violetta, and a blonde woman with both eyes covered by a white cloth, whose attire, at first glance, resembled a nun's, but looked different. The woman was standing in front of a giant statue at the front of the room. The woman was seen holding a necklace shaped like the symbol on the Holy Knights' uniform. The woman's outfit also had the same symbol on the front and back.

"Is your decision made, Violetta? Do you really want to leave the Holy Knights?" asked the horned man.

"That's right, Commander. The reason is that my current condition makes it impossible to continue my duties as a Holy Knight. Every time I hold a sword, my hands tremble. And sometimes I experience trauma when I remember what happened when I fought 'that creature'. In this condition, I will interfere with my work as a Holy Knight. Therefore, I have decided to leave the Holy Knights," said Miss Violetta.

"I see. I have no objections if you want to leave the Holy Knights, but you must also get Miss Maiden's approval. What about you, Miss?" asked the horned man.

The horned man asked the woman in front of the giant statue.

"If that is Violetta's own decision, then I will allow it," said Miss Maiden.

"Thank you, Commander, Miss Maiden," said Miss Violetta.

"After this, you will return to your residence and pack up all your belongings. Leave any items related to the Holy Knights where you live," said the horned man.

"Yes, Commander. Then, if you'll excuse me," said Miss Violetta, starting to leave the room.

"Wait a moment, Violetta," said Miss Maiden, stopping her from leaving.

Miss Violetta stopped.

"What's wrong, Miss Maiden?" asked Miss Violetta.

"There's something I'd like to discuss with you before you leave. But I'd like to discuss this privately with you. Therefore, Dragia, please leave this room," said Miss Maiden.

"Ok, Miss," said the horned man named Dragia.

"Also, please call 'Terra' and have her come to see me after I've spoken with Violetta. I'll assign her an assignment," said Miss Maiden.

"Ok, Miss. Then, if you'll excuse me," said Dragia.

Dragia then left the room.

"Finally, we can talk alone. But before that, I apologize for not being able to completely heal your trauma. It seems your trauma is so severe that even I can't heal it myself," said Miss Maiden.

"It's okay, Miss Maiden. In fact, I'm grateful for your help in healing me," said Miss Violetta.

"You're welcome," said Miss Maiden.

Then Miss Maiden began to walk toward Miss Violetta.

"The matter I wish to discuss with you alone concerns my identity and some secrets of the Holy Knights. As a member of the Holy Knights, you certainly know about this, and since you've now decided to leave the Holy Knights, you must promise not to tell anyone about this," said Miss Maiden.

"I promise, Miss. I won't tell anyone about this," said Miss Violetta loudly.

Miss Violetta said this without the slightest hesitation.

"I trust you, but I must give you a 'testament' so that you will absolutely not reveal my identity and the secret of the Holy Knights," said Miss Maiden.

~Light Magic: Life Binding Chains~

Miss Maiden created a chain made of light, then the chain entered Miss Violetta's body.

"What is this, Miss Maiden?!?!," asked Miss Violetta, shocked as she saw the chain enter her body.

"I told you I must give you a 'testament'. The chain is intended to bind several of your vital organs, such as your heart and brain. If you reveal my identity and the secret of the Holy Knights, the chain will bind your vital organs tightly until they are destroyed, and then you will die," said Miss Maiden.

Miss Maiden slowly removed the white cloth covering her eyes.

"But I absolutely will not tell anyone about it, so this is too much, Miss Maiden," said Miss Violetta.

Miss Violetta suddenly felt frightened while talking to Miss Maiden. Her hands were shaking again. Not just her hands, but her entire body was shaking.

"I'm sorry, Violetta. But I must remain vigilant. With the chain I gave you, at least I can rest assured that you won't tell anyone, especially my identity. Besides, you must also keep what happened between us a secret," said Miss Maiden.

Miss Maiden was holding a white blindfold in her hand. Currently, Miss Maiden's eyes were uncovered. Initially, they were closed, but slowly, they opened. Her eyes were golden, and in their golden pupils, there was a '+' shape inside.

~Flashback ends~

-

I continued calling Miss Violetta's name from close by, occasionally touching her. Eventually, Miss Violetta responded.

"Huh, what just happened?" asked Miss Violetta.

"It seems Miss Violetta is back to normal," I said.

"What happened to me earlier?" asked Miss Violetta.

"Earlier, I managed to attack both of your hands and knock your sword away. But after that, you suddenly fell silent with a blank stare, looking at your injured hands," I said.

"I see. I'm sorry for causing you trouble," Miss Violetta said.

"It's okay, Miss," I said.

Miss Violetta then stepped to retrieve her sword, then returned it to her waist.

"Let's end our sparring for now. Besides, you managed to attack me. As I said before, you're very skilled," Miss Violetta said.

"Well, even though my body is covered in wounds like this," I said.

"I apologize for that," Miss Violetta said.

"It's okay, Miss. I can handle this anyway," I said.

~Full Healing~

All the wounds on my body healed immediately after I used the magic. Miss Violetta, who saw it, was shocked.

"What the hell is that healing magic's speed? It's even faster than the healing effect of a 'Holy Potion'," Miss Violetta thought.

"So you can use healing magic, huh?" Miss Violetta said.

"Yes, miss. By the way, excuse me for asking, miss, but do you have any trauma? Because I think what you experienced was trauma," I said.

Miss Violetta was surprised by my words, but then she smiled.

"You're right. I have trauma from something that happened at my previous job. It resulted in the death of my friend and almost caused my death."

"Every time I think about it, I get scared and tremble, and my gaze goes blank," Miss Violetta said.

"I see. I've never experienced trauma before, so I don't know what to say, but allow me to say this. I hope Miss Violetta can recover soon and put your past behind so you doesn't continue to experience such trauma. It will be difficult, but I'm sure you can handle it," I said.

"Well, you're right. If I continue like this, it will interfere with my work as the Commander of the knights who guard this academy," Miss Violetta said.

Then I looked around the garden where we were. Fortunately, none of the flowers were damaged from our sparring. Then, I looked up at the sky. From the color of the sky, it seemed to be between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m.

"It looks like my friends will be arriving at the training ground soon, so I have to go, Miss. But before that...," I said, immediately approaching Miss Violetta.

~Full Healing~

"Allow me to heal you first," I said.

The wound on Miss Violetta's hand immediately healed after I healed it using my magic. This surprised Miss Violetta greatly. She was so shocked that she was speechless. This confused me, even though my friends who had seen me use healing magic weren't as shocked as Miss Violetta.

"What's wrong, Miss?" I asked.

"Nothing. Thank you for healing me," Miss Violetta said.

"You're welcome, Miss. Then, I'll be going now, Miss," I said.

"Yes. Next time spar with me again, okay?" said Miss Violetta.

"Ok, miss," I said.

Then I left the park, leaving Miss Violetta alone.

After Rid left, Miss Violetta looked at her hands. The wounds Rid had inflicted on them had completely disappeared. But Miss Violetta wasn't looking at her hands to see what they were, but rather to see if they were still shaking. She stared at her hands for a long time, but they still didn't shake. She even tried holding the sword with both hands and slashing it with it, but her hand didn't tremble again. Miss Violetta also tried to remember what happened to her against Undine, but after that, Miss Violetta seemed fine. This surprised Miss Violetta greatly.

"Even Miss Maiden couldn't completely heal my trauma, but he can completely heal it? Does that mean his healing magic is better than Miss Maiden's?"

"I don't know if he's aware of his healing powers or not, but......" Miss Violetta thought.

Then Miss Violetta looked at Rid, who was continuing to walk away from the garden.

"Rid Archie, who are you really?" Miss Violetta said.

-To be continued