This was Lloydel's first time descending into the human world. Everything she had known about it in the past had come from the accounts of heroes and Ascendants in the World of Consciousness.
Descending into the human world in a physical body was a fresh experience for her.
Yet not only had none of her believers come to welcome her during this fresh experience, she had even become a Dark Elf's prisoner!
Thousand Faces took Lloydel through a still-functioning spatial Teleportation Array in the Coastal Country and returned to Nolan.
Ever since Nolan's Teleportation Array had drawn upon the World Tree's energy, it could basically be opened whenever desired. Still, Thousand Faces could only use Nolan's Teleportation Array privately because Joshua backed her up.
After returning to Nolan, Thousand Faces brought Lloydel and the four young Dark Elves into an alley at the edge of the central Teleportation Array.
"Get in."
Two Magic Mechanical Vehicles were parked there. Thousand Faces led Lloydel to the door of one of them, pulled it open, and spoke to her.
"You... what exactly does that human named Joshua want to do?"
Lloydel had asked Thousand Faces this question countless times along the way, but Thousand Faces had answered every time with silence.
"I simply wanted to make a small deal with you."
Joshua's voice came from inside the vehicle. Only when Lloydel looked inside did she discover that Joshua was sitting in the driver's seat.
Thousand Faces gave the God of Order's back a light push. Lloydel lost her balance and fell straight into the passenger seat. Joshua caught her halfway through, barely keeping her from hitting her head.
Once she had made sure Lloydel was seated in the passenger seat, Thousand Faces took out another key and tossed it to Joshua. After doing