(Heartfelt thanks to 'Bing Yue Ying,' 'Qi Guanxuanqi,' 'Luo Shaoyu,' 'Liu Xu Chenfeng,' 'Yun Qi Qing Gu,' 'Fantasy · Kaleidoscope,' 'Yan Ye Zhi Ye gx,' 'Yuxiang Wuxin,' 'Ye Yue Chen Yu,' 'Moon of Melting Snow,' 'Yueshang Joutian Luoyinhua,' 'Wufeng Haotian,' and 'The Weak Hero' for their rewards!)
"Rumble—!"
Pitch-black rain clouds blanketed the skies above Tenrou Island, thunderclaps booming one after another with deafening force.
"Splash—!"
The torrential rain continued to pour down, showing no sign of stopping. Instead, it only grew heavier.
In the forest, Noah and Lisanna did not rush ahead at some superhuman speed. Instead, they ran forward at a pace an ordinary person could manage, avoiding unnecessary exhaustion.
Before long, Noah and Lisanna finally entered the area beneath Tenrou Tree's canopy.
Here, shielded by Tenrou Tree's enormous crown, the downpour had weakened considerably and was now little more than a drizzle.
Because of that, Noah and Lisanna did not bother looking for a cave or anywhere else to take shelter. They simply went beneath a tree and waited out the rain there.
With both Tenrou Tree and this fairly large tree protecting them, the torrential rain was completely shut out.
"Ha..." Lisanna let out a long breath, shaking all the water from her arms as she complained.
"Luckily, I was wearing a swimsuit when I came, and I never got around to changing after we landed on the island. Otherwise, I'd be soaked through."
Noah shrugged and took a towel from the luggage bag hanging off the cloth sack carrying the Knight Sword, then began drying Lisanna's hair.
"Even so, your body is wet. If you don't dry off, you'll catch a cold easily."
"Hehe..." Lisanna smiled shyly, but she did not refuse Noah's help. A faint blush appeared on her pretty face, along with a