After enjoying the day with Maryl in another city, Arkhen and Grace returned to Twilight Valley.
At night, Arkhen and Cyrus sat at the table and had drinks and some talks.
"Are you not opposed to that? Don't you feel bad?" Arkhen asked as he looked at Cyrus.
"A bit, but that's mostly just a vain thing," Cyrus laughed. "Although I've been looking forward to marrying Grace, I have yet to develop feelings towards her.
"Moreover…" Cyrus looked at Arkhen and shook his head as he continued, "You two have unknowingly gone into a deeper realm of bonds that I've never seen or heard."
"It would be a sin if I become an obstacle between you two, haha."
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After a week, Grace slowly returned to her peak state as she roamed with Arkhen and started training with Arkhen and Cyrus on her insistence under Elisa.
She was left behind in strength, so she wanted to catch up quickly.
In the end, she really returned to her peak condition after a week.