"Ahh... It really disappeared!" [Diana]
"Pardon?" [Kara]
"No, wait. Wait a minute" [Diana]
Take a step back and
"I feel it again" [Diana]
And take two steps forward
"And now it is gone. So we really crossed the border... Even her power somehow follows the border of the map. Interesting" [Diana].
"What are you doing, hoping around in the middle of the day" [Mara].
"Well... I'll keep it a secret for now. Anyway... Don't think this is necessary, but wind spell: butterfly massanger. Please give my message to Sister Ophelia" [Diana].
"Aah... I think I understand what you're trying to do now" [Dana]
"Ooh... I can kind of guess..." [Princess Siti]
"Even you?" [Dana]
"I am a witch apprentice after all. I do wonder if I can do the same to Emas, that would be great" [Princess Siti]
"Please don't. I don't want you to be cursed" [Saintess Rumia].
"There must be a way to do this without being cursed! Once I'm a full-fledged witch, I'll find a way!" [Princess Siti]
"I'm torn between helping you or not..." [Diana]
I can sense that Sister Ophelia's power no longer follows us. She commands the land of Amleth even after the curse is lifted. It's funny how I can feel her power with one step, but as soon as I enter the land of Emas, I can't feel it anymore.
"Interesting... Interesting..." [Princess Siti]
"Please don't... Hmm... So this is how it feels... It really feels like Her Highness Ophelia is with us" [Saintess Rumia].
"Even you?" [Dana]
"I am the one who lifted the curse after all, so I can feel it somehow? A shot in the dark, but I can tell that she really is there" [Saintess Rumia].
"So I, Princess Siti, Saintess Rumia can feel it. I'm sure Master Merlin and Teacher Tiara can as well" [Diana].
"Is this some witchy thing that only you can understand?" [Tio]
"Probably" [Diana]
"I guess I'll never be able to feel it" [Kat]
"Same here" [Marianne]
Our group slowed down a bit before we picked up the pace. For me, I also updated our map with a special marker where I last felt Sister Ophelia's power.
As we continue, we are greeted by a delegate from Emas, and it is none other than
"Greetings, Your Highness Princess Siti, Your Holiness Saintess Rumia, Princess Kara and Mara, and Heroes of Amleth. It's been a long time" [Rentap].
"Thank you for greeting us, Head Knight Rentap... Strange, is it me, or does the Golem really look broken?" [Princess Siti]
"Nothing escapes your eyes... To be honest, we were just fighting against a group of mercenaries... Those from the True Beastmen Group to be exact" [Rentap]
"So they really are here. Captain Rentap, how about we exchange information" [Nar]
"Gladly" [Rentap]
According to Rentap, he and the golem soldier patrolling around don't have much difficulty in exchanging blows with the True Beastmen Group, not when the one from the group is just a lackey, but what makes them look tattered is when the True Beastmen Group's leader, Simba, suddenly appeared.
"Are you sure?" [Nar]
"Positive. A black-haired lion beastman, scar on both eyes. Fierce. Even I have to admit that I would have lost if his power hadn't suddenly gone out of control" [Rentap].
"I don't like the sound of that. Is it THE THING, or is it the Devil King he asked for power from?" [Diana]
"I'm sure it's not the Devil King, though I'm not sure about the other entity, though its flame is indeed powerful, not as powerful as the Devil King, but it's in a league of its own" [Rentap].
"For you to even say that" [Sas]
For even Rentap to say that says a lot about the fire spell of Simba, The True Beastmen Group Leader. He was present during our battle with the Devil King, so he knows full well how powerful the Devil King's fire is, so whoever still thinks that Simba's fire spell is just a flicker will truly be burned away. Once Nar tells his side of the story
"We will postpone this project for now. Everyone should stand by and wait for further orders" [Nar].
Nar order us all to standby and rest. Most of the students, researcher and those from Opera House do so, and as for me, I followed them to the side of the battle where
"It is truly an intense flame... Fire Fairy Jasmine and Water Fairy Aqua, please lend me your hands" [Diana].
Bodies burned away. Be they friends or enemies. The Golem warriors of the ancient past have melted away, but I can tell that their souls are still bound to the Golem. I'm not sure how to proceed, so I just heal them and hope for the best.
"I can't find them" [Kat].
"Me neither... They just disappeared" [Diana].
"Strange... I can't find any trace of a teleportation spell or a space-related spell" [Sas]
"That means they either have a very powerful space magic that rivals even Linda and Merlin, or they don't even rely on it to escape... But how... Just like in the forest, there's almost no trace to be found" [Nar].
"Even the forest doesn't know?" [Randy]
"Well, like I said, they disappeared instantly. That's what the forest said." [Diana]
Since our investigation didn't really come to a conclusion, we continued with our project. Since Princess Siti herself is a good researcher for a golem, she hurried to help repair the golem. Dana accompanied Princess Siti because she's worried about her.
"Don't argue" [Liya].
"We won't!" [Dana, Princess Siti]
"They will, won't they..." [Veronica]
"Pretty sure they will" [Kat]