"Bzzzz..."
In the forest designated as the "Sanctuary," an inexplicable tremor suddenly arose in the air, changing the atmosphere of the entire forest.
Sensing the change within the "Sanctuary," the villagers living there displayed expressions of delight, sorrow, unease, and sighing resignation, their emotions exceedingly complicated.
Among them, Garfiel's reaction was the most complicated of all. As though he did not know what he should do, he stood with his arms folded, leaning against a tree trunk with an irritated look on his face.
Nearby, Ryuzu and Frederica talked to each other while occasionally glancing in Garfiel's direction and sighing.
As for Fang Li, Sylvia, Beatrice, Rem, Ram, and the others, they stood at the very front of everyone, silently gazing ahead.
There, the ominous aura radiating from the Witch of Greed's tomb gradually began to fade.
At that moment, the snow had yet to melt.
At that moment, dawn had yet to break.
Yet everyone in the entire "Sanctuary" had gathered before the tomb, waiting for the person inside to emerge.
"Mother..."
Beatrice continued staring at the ruin-like tomb, occasionally murmuring in a voice full of nostalgia and sorrow. She looked like a fragile child, making it impossible to imagine that this girl was the Great Spirit who had displayed such terrifying power earlier and banished one of the Great Beast Trio, the Great Rabbit, into another dimension.
Under such circumstances, after an unknown amount of time had passed, footsteps finally sounded from the entrance to the tomb.
"She's here...!"
"She's coming out...!"
The villagers stirred, but it did not affect Fang Li and his group in the slightest.
Fang Li simply continued gazing at the entrance to the tomb.
Soon afterward, the silver-haired Half-Elf girl appeared there and entered his sight.
"Phew..."
As though she had finally let