On the grasslands some distance from the vanished forest, outside the Caledohart Empire Garrison Zone.
"Whoosh!"
Riezel, holding a girl's hand in each of his, suddenly appeared there.
Before Belti could react, Lilithia let out a faintly surprised cry.
"Spatial transfer magic?"
One second they had been on the pockmarked battlefield, and the next they were on grasslands several kilometers away. Lilithia immediately realized that Riezel had used spatial transfer magic to bring them there.
"So you're an Aether Affinity User too?"
Lilithia looked at Riezel with curiosity in her eyes, feeling that he truly was worthy of being a savior from another world.
Aether Affinity Users were rare even in the Great Source World.
At the very least, Lilithia had never seen one herself. She had only heard of several famous figures and knew that they were rare Aether Affinity Users.
In other words, Riezel was the first Aether Affinity User Lilithia had ever seen in person. Coupled with the fact that he was a savior, it was only natural that she was curious.
What Lilithia did not know was that Saintess Belti beside her was also very likely an Aether Affinity User. Like the Valkyries of the Akasha Continent, Belti's affinity was exceptionally unusual—she possessed some Aether abilities even without learning the corresponding magic.
Strictly speaking, Belti was the first Aether Affinity User Lilithia had ever seen.
Unaware of this, Lilithia continued looking at Riezel curiously before Belti questioned her again.
"Your Highness, why did you come outside? And why did you go to a place like that?"
Belti's puzzled question made Lilithia begin to stammer.
"You weren't off doing something bad, were you?"
Riezel looked at Lilithia with deep suspicion.
His instincts told him that this Princess was not the well-behaved sort.
Not only had her brother