Time continued to pass, and now and then, the girls returned to deliver their captured—I mean, convinced—spirits toward their designated sanctuaries. The process for converting the spirits into new Elemental Cores was something only the previous guardian knew, so we couldn't interfere with that.
The girls would simply return and continue to the next element after delivering the captured spirits.
Just like that, days passed—or at least, based on my senses while staying here in Hargoth, where time is currently accelerated. For me, two weeks had already passed, but for the girls, it had barely been a full day.
All in all, we had collected 83 elements already, leaving just a third left.
"Given one more week, we could finish this!"
During the entire time, I went and helped the girls a few times. Ember, Fang, Igni, and Fatima all got helped once, with Fina, Minerva, Ansael, and Tala thrice, and the rest, except Judy, once.
"..."