Inglis regained her composure and turned her attention to Rochefort and Arles.

How is it doing on your side?

I-, I fed him the meat you gave me! But, if you have an Artifact that can heal, please use it as well!

Arles looked desperate and appealed to Inglis.

Youre right. Although, Im not sure it will be very effective

The Gift Rafinha possessed was only to heal external injuries, and not to cure diseases.

For King Charleas, the injuries he sustained as well as the strain from the battle put him in a dangerous spot but for Rochefort, it was his illness, so the Gift perhaps wouldnt be as effective.

That said, Inglis understood well that Arles was very concerned about Rocheforts wellbeing.

Please wait a minute! Ill be right over there soon!

Rafinha called to Arles as she was examining King Charleas.

Y-, yes! Thank you!!

But then, someone drowned out her words

NO NEEEEEDDDD!!!

Rochefort, who had been resting his head on Arles lap, quickly and vigorously picked himself up.

MWAHAHAHAHA!! Sorry for the wait, now let me pay it back!! Lets continue our fight!!!

Yes. Thank you very much.

Inglis nodded, smiling.

H-, hold on, Ross! Youre still only marginally recovered! Take it easy and wait until youre fully recovered!

I cant wait for long!! We dont have that much time!

Hes right. We have to be quick or we wont make it in time!

When both Rochefort and Inglis said that there was no time, Arles looked puzzled, unable to understand.

Eeh? But, we can just take time to recover, right? Why are you in such a hurry to push yourself?! If its such an effective elixir, you should get much better with time!

Yes, it is a wonderful elixir. It is so effective, I can feel my lifeforce returning into this corpse of a body! It wont be long until I am fully cured. And by then I wont be able to wield you for long!!

Yes. Your physical condition and mental fortitude to fight in such a state must be a miracle. Like the last flicker of a candle!

Ah Th-, thats right If you recover too much, then! Ross and I can no longer

This time, the Hyrule Menace would perform her original function. In other words, she would suck Rocheforts lifeforce and dump it away, causing him to die. And by then, Rocheforts body wasnt registered as being sick or injured, so even the flesh of the Dragon God wouldnt stop it.

Its unfortunate, but If we wait too long, that will be the case.

Even Inglis wouldnt demand her opponent to continue fighting, fully knowing he would lose his life doing so.

Not only that it would be awkward, but it would also be a huge waste of personnel. Rather than having him die, shed rather fight him again later without the Hyrule Menace. It wasnt every day Inglis could encounter someone as powerful as Rochefort, even without equipping the Hyrule Menace. Without a doubt, he must have the strength to rival Raphael, a Holy Knight.

While obviously, Inglis would refrain from fighting using her Ether Battle Techniques and dragonscale sword, Rochefort would still be a good opponent for hand-to-hand combat.

With that being said Right now, Rochefort hadnt fully recovered and thus he has a small window of time where he could fight with the Hyrule Menace with all his might. This small window of time was what Inglis bought with the price of the flesh of the Dragon God.

We dont have much time! Please return to become a shield quickly! Come on, come on, come on!

You heard her, Arles! Make it fast!

Being rushed by the two, Arles looked more and more puzzled.

H-, hang on! I- I dont know when Ill start to kill! Isnt, isnt that dangerous?!

No, Im sure youd know the signs. You do, right?

Tiffany, the Hyrule Menace Inglis fought in the north, could perceive the lifeforce flowing out of her user. She judged the cessation of this flow to be the time when Inglis was running out of time. Which meant, the same should be possible for Arles, as they were both Hyrule Menaces.

I-, Im not I dont know! That was the second time ever Ive been weaponized since I became a Hyrule Menace!

Arles shook her head, frightened.

I see thats how it is.

As a Hyrule Menace, Arles was lacking experience. Certainly, considering her wielder could continue fighting without his life force sucked out, the Hyrule Menace perhaps didnt really understand what was going on.

Even Hyrule Menaces werent born as Hyrule Menaces, they were previously normal girls who lived amongst the people on Midland.

Tiffany must have had a long experience living as a Hyrule Menace, as it seemed that she was acutely aware of the flow of life force. Maybe the same could be said for Eris and Ripple. All three of them were well aware of the effect that Hyrule Menaces brought upon their users and the grief it caused them.

Not that Inglis wanted to pry on their past, but she was sure that the three of them had gone through the thickest of thick, been hurt from it, and grieved a lot more. That was why Eris and Ripple put their hopes on Inglis, wishing she would break this cycle.

While Inglis, for her part, was incredibly grateful for it since that meant they would give her the priority to face strong enemies.

Im sure you will do fine, just stay calm and focus your attention. When you notice that the flow of power changes, then its time to call for the end. Now, summon your courage!

D-, dont say it so easily! If, if anything happened to Ross, I dont know if I could! We dont have to go to such lengths just to fight!

You have no right to say that, Arles!

Rochefort declared, intercepting her Arles.