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Furina glanced at the flowers filling bottles, jars, and even wine glasses, then at the girl sitting at the table, engrossed in her work, and finally at Paimon.

"So, what is she busy with right now?"

Paimon: "Sue is making flower specimens."

Fresh flowers don't last long, so they can't be sent to relatives and friends.

The only solution is to make it into an embossed flower and then send it.

But Suna's craftsmanship...

Just don’t mention it!

"Paimon, Paimon, come help me!" Sue cried out urgently. "Frinina, come too!"

Furna and Paimon exchanged a glance and sat down next to Sue.

Instead of the flower-pressing toolkit Paimon had expected, there were blocks of ice on the table, each containing a delicate thorny rose.

"Hiss—" Funina gasped, realizing that she couldn't appreciate this "work of art" at all!

Sue: "Help me think of a way to make the ice more transparent and last longer, like this."

Sue took out a sample—the preserved flower ball given to her by Abedo.

Funina took it and looked at the thing sealed in the "glass". Inside was a cluster of red thorn roses, which looked to be in full bloom and lifelike.

Funina admired it, "The pink thorn rose is gentle and sweet, while the red thorn rose is passionate and flamboyant. They are different styles of beauty."

Paimon advised Sue to stop thinking about it, "That was made by Abedo using alchemy. To achieve that level, you can't just use elemental power, right?"

Even if Su forcibly extends the time the ice is frozen, allowing the flowers to be delivered to relatives and friends smoothly, once the ice melts, the flowers inside will be completely ruined.

Earl Tuotuo, who had crawled out of his nest, stretched his short legs and rubbed them.

"Good morning, Tuotuo. Tuotuo has an idea? Great, great, come and try it." Sue placed a thorny rose in front of Count Tuotuo.

The rock dragon shook its crystal-branch tail, and the combined elemental forces gathered, instantly fossilizing the thorny rose into a crystal flower.

The crystal flower, with petals as thin as cicada wings and sparkling translucent, was passed around among the three girls.

Paimon: "Wow! I didn't know Tuotuo had this skill. It's beautiful, amazing skill!"

Funina: "It could practically be worn as a piece of gemstone jewelry, but..."

Sue: "But the color has completely changed. Although it still looks good, I still want it to be the original one."

Count Tuotuo tried several more times, but the crystal flowers he made could never achieve a natural gradient color.

There was a knock on the door, and after Funina said "Come in," the logistics staff brought breakfast.

So the handmade items were set aside, and the group began their meal amidst the fragrance of blooming flowers.

It was the first time that a friend had accompanied her to a meal, and Funina couldn't help but secretly smile as she ate.

Paimon ate like crazy, inhaling everything in his mouth!

Sue was stunned by Paimon's eating habits. "Although the food here at Frynn is quite delicious, Paimon, you... it looks like you've been starving for ages?"

"Mmmmmm!" Paimon swallowed the mouthful of food. "I'm just so hungry! I didn't realize it before, but as soon as the food came, I couldn't resist..."

She had a very tiring dream, but she couldn't remember the details. The only image she remembered was of herself using some kind of gold crystal to fill cracks in some unknown building.

Because of this dream, she deeply understood the hardships of civil engineering professionals!

Funina analyzed, "Could it be that Paimon dreamed of becoming an ancient building restoration master?"

Paimon held up an empty plate. "Dreams don't matter. Frynn, can I have an extra meal?"

“Of course,” Furna rang the bell to summon the logistics staff, “I’ll make sure Paimon is well-fed.”

Then the wheels of the delivery carts were practically spinning so fast they were practically sparking!

Delivery, clearing plates, delivery, clearing plates, delivery, clearing plates...

After several cycles, the dishes served no longer featured elegant and spacious plating; instead, they were served packed full, with as much food as possible.

Funina was shocked, and Sue was very worried.

The last time Paimon ate like this was back in the Abyss of the Rocks.

That time, neither she nor Sora knew what was wrong with Paimon; they only knew that she had consumed a lot of energy. What was the reason this time...?

"Don't worry, Sue," Paimon said, swallowing hard as he noticed the girl's worried look. "I'm fine!"

Although I don't know why, she's just tired. She can easily recover by eating more good food, and there won't be any problems!

After Paimon had eaten her fill, Sue held Paimon and examined her over and over for a long time. She then put a healing cat headband on her, making Paimon look radiant and full of energy.

Although Paimon is perfectly fine, Sue is still worried. "Paimon, don't stray too far from me lately."

It's best to stay by her side at all times, and if anything unusual happens, she should immediately pray for help!

Paimon cuddled the girl, saying, "Okay, okay, Paimon will always be with Sue."

The support staff cleared the table and, as usual, brought Funina an ironed newspaper on a silver tray.

"It seems that the post-disaster recovery work is going very smoothly. However, the fact that the newspaper was published on time also shows that our reporters and newspaper in Fontaine are indeed extraordinary."

Holding her coffee, Funina grumbled as she unfolded the newspaper, "Let me see today's headlines... Pfft!!!"

"Eek—" Sue, carrying Paimon and Count Todoro, dodged three steps away. "Furina, why did you spray coffee like that?"

Funina looked up, her eyes filled with despair as she gazed at the girl's heterochromatic eyes.

Did she intend to spit out the coffee? This is the first time she's ever lost her composure like this!

Funina's hand, clutching the newspaper, trembled slightly.

"Huh?" Paimon, having noticed something, took the newspaper. "I think I saw a picture of Sue in the newspaper? Let me see."

The front pages of the several newspapers that were delivered were almost entirely filled with pictures of the Soviet Union.

The young girl, dressed in knight's attire, stood in the center of the magnificent stage of the Opikley Opera House, her hands clasped together on the hilt of her sword, awaiting the challenger's arrival.

Her slightly raised chin revealed her disdain for any potential challengers, while the cold, piercing light in her lowered eyes betrayed a chilling killing intent.

The photo was taken from the audience seats at a low angle, which further accentuated the girl knight's imposing and unstoppable figure, making no one dare to challenge her.

Behind the girl are a weeping god, a tilted scale, and an inscrutable supreme judge, creating a scene full of narrative and tension.

"Oh~ you took a really handsome picture of me." Su nodded with some satisfaction.

Paimon: "Uh... but the content of these reports..."

The Knight of Destruction issues a declaration of salvation and destruction: To save the gods, a nation can be annihilated!

Is it a hero or a calamity? Is the arrival of the Knight of Destruction a blessing or a curse for Fontaine?

Who granted the Knight of Destruction the right to judge all living beings? Does strength alone grant the right to defy the law?

……

These newspapers had different focuses; some were discussing whether gods or the people were more important.

Some criticized the irrationality of Fontaine's long-standing system where victory in a duel could lead to escape from punishment.

Others are discussing whether it is illegal to hold a mass trial of a god and a certain knight's terrifying declaration of annihilation.

If so, what is the crime? How many years should the sentence be? Who could defeat a certain knight who destroyed a nation in a duel?

But even though these newspaper reports had different focuses, they all tacitly gave Su a unified title—

Knight of Destruction.

“Haha,” Su laughed freely, “This new title sounds pretty cool! I accept it.”