Surprise!

Joshua ate his meal and immediately departed for the south. He wanted to catch up with the girls as soon as he possibly could. Partly because he wanted to show off his new teleportation ability.

Normally teleporting short distances in sight would be a drain on one's mana pool, but Joshua's mana pool was insanely large. He was able to consecutively cast it over and over in quick succession without stopping.

This enabled him to travel vast distances in seconds without causing an adverse effect on the area around him. Previously when he wanted to move swiftly the power within him reshaped the landscape.

He headed along the road. Within five minutes he saw a camp with a fire burning in the distance. He quickly teleported to it. He found Gina and Lucy, along with the diplomats from the southern kingdoms sitting around the fire eating some food. They were all shocked when Joshua suddenly appeared before them.