Rustle, rustle...
Whoosh!
Space split open, and Moss returned to this mountain hollow once again.
However, this time she appeared in a cave high up on the mountain.
"It's still raining..."
Moss tilted her head and glanced at the pitch-black sky outside the cave, murmuring softly.
Then she turned to look at the bonfire burning inside the cave.
The bonfire suddenly flickered, and a small, burning fireball quickly shot out.
"Master!"
With a childish cry, the fireball transformed into an orange-red gemstone and fell into Moss's arms.
"Master! Long time no see!"
Flame Jade bounced around in Moss's arms, acting spoiled.
"Honestly, Flame Jade, you're almost Gold-grade, but you're still so mischievous."
Moss hugged the warm little thing and smiled indulgently.
However, she hadn't forgotten why she had sent Flame Jade out to keep watch.
For the sake of another little one...
Moss looked toward the blanket before the bonfire and walked over with light yet urgent steps before sitting down.
The white-jade-like little ball was lying limply on the blanket, drowsily murmuring at Moss.
"Master..."
It squirmed, trying to move closer to Moss, but was then lifted up by a pair of hands.
"Sorry, Storage Ring. It must have been awful, right?"
Moss gently placed Storage Ring on her lap and stroked its body without daring to use any force.
She could sense the fear and unease within Storage Ring's feeble soul.
Because of the influence of the world's laws, Storage Ring's strength had directly fallen from the peak of Silver Rank back to Bronze Rank.
Not only that, even the Speed Enhancement inherited from Moss's soul had disappeared.
Its strength had not even one-tenth of what it had originally been. It was practically no different from an ordinary creature.
"Storage Ring."
Flame Jade also moved closer to Storage