Although they were all a little slower than Kitahara Kaede.
And Kitahara Kaede's Art of Object Control could absorb several times as much as they could in terms of form.
Kitahara Kaede wanted to monopolize it all by himself.
So he began absorbing it frantically.
Meanwhile, the group rushing through the mist toward Kitahara Kaede's location
felt a faint breeze within the fog.
The wind was blowing in the direction indicated by their coordinates.
And the originally incomparably dense mist gradually began to thin.
In other words, someone was currently absorbing the mist with unimaginable effort.
The existence of that wind proved everything.
How could that not make everyone anxious?!
They immediately picked up their pace again.
However, accelerating through the fog meant veering off course.
By the time they realized they had gone the wrong way,
their distance from Kitahara Kaede's location had actually increased.
They had no choice but to slow down first, then gradually correct their direction.
They continued toward Kitahara Kaede's location.
As for Kitahara Kaede, who was absorbing the mist like mad,
the more mist he absorbed, the faster his absorption speed inexplicably became.
Kitahara Kaede did not know what kind of trait this was.
But based on his earlier speculation,
it definitely had nothing to do with his body.
It was highly likely that the mist itself was drawing together.
At this rate,
before the closest person Kitahara Kaede sensed could reach him,
he would be able to absorb all the mist.
As for the others capable of absorbing the mist,
Kitahara Kaede had nothing more to say.
After all, he had claimed the greatest benefit.
What the others got were merely the scraps he had left behind.
Kitahara Kaede was simply being merciful by letting them have some.
Time passed slowly, yet quickly.