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Deep within a forest shrouded in hazy mist, Fianna held a ceremonial fan and danced gracefully, as though a fresh breeze were caressing the face.
"Ching—ching—ching—ching—!"
Whenever Fianna moved her body, the bells hanging from the end of her fan rang sweetly, echoing rhythmically through the air like a beautiful melody.
"Clang—!"
As Fianna danced, faint radiance began to bloom across the ground.
Bathed in that radiance, Claire, Linse, and Alice all felt it.
Their condition was improving at an astonishing rate.
The divine power flowing through their bodies gradually changed from a slow trickle like a stream into a roaring torrent rushing through them at tremendous speed.
It felt as though they had inexhaustible strength, with waves of heat erupting from every corner of their bodies.
That sensation made the girls let out contented sounds, their expressions growing increasingly energized.
At that moment, all of them received the protection of Fianna's Ritual Kagura, and their strength underwent a qualitative leap.
If their original combat strength had been around two or three, then after being enhanced by Ritual Kagura, it had become four or five.
In other words, under the protection of Fianna's Ritual Kagura, the girls' combat power had nearly doubled.
As if to strike while the iron was hot, Alice chanted a spell composed in the language of spirits.
"—O wind, bring me gifts from afar and grant me eyes that see—"
Immediately, tiny birdlike spirits slowly appeared around Alice like flickering motes of light. After circling her for a while, they spread their wings and flew off in every direction.
At almost the same time, Claire and Linse also