Chapter 39

With the Stellaron contained, everyone rejoiced. The only remaining issue was that Supreme Guardian Cocolia had not yet awakened, leaving her heir, Bronya, to temporarily act as Supreme Guardian. Fortunately, Cocolia had already involved Bronya in governance during her reign, so even when seeing Bronya handle state affairs, neither the guards nor the officials who came to pay their respects found it unusual—they merely harbored some doubts about not having seen the Supreme Guardian for a long time. At the heartfelt urging of Bronya and Seele, the Astral Express crew and Mr. Shen Wan chose to stay in Belobog, ostensibly to rest and sightsee. A few days later, just as Bronya was about to leave Cocolia's bedroom—shifting her focus from caring for the comatose Cocolia to handling official duties—a weak voice reached her ears: "Bronya..." Overjoyed, Bronya spun around to look at the patient on the bed.