Chapter 653: The Nine Layers Rebuilt Pt1

"I guess there's nothing to worry about, right?" Cestia asked, one of her eyebrows hitched upward in skepticism, but then her expression softened at my enthusiastic nod. "I suppose a peaceful Underworld doesn't sound too bad."

"Could you just fix up Leo before we head out?" Xieus asked, embracing Rem and casting a worried glance toward the crystal structure that held the demonic being that was once Leo. Even in its monstrous state, I could see a glimpse of the friend I had known, which steeled my resolve.

"If it was only that easy. For now, I will have to seal him away and try to figure out how to completely remove all the chaos that is infecting his body. I had been hoping that sealing him off like I did would have returned him, but that hasn't been the case yet. My only option is to put him to sleep and seal him deep in the heart of my astral island," I explained, and Capricorn came up to me and gave me a hug.