Bogal Valley!
On the fourth day, they were getting closer and closer to the 200 kilometers specified by the mission.
Whoosh! Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh...
Several figures dragging afterimages shot rapidly through the dense forest.
Winds swirled around them, blowing away the branches blocking their path!
They advanced at tremendous speed, like a train.
"So... fast...!"
"Don't talk, or you'll bite your tongue off, kid!"
The voices of the brother and sister rang out from within the team, accompanied by a crisp clack of teeth.
"At this rate... we'll be out of the valley by noon!!"
Falan was still running at the very front, his intermittent shouts reaching everyone's ears.
"Don't worry, I've got plenty of Magic Power right now!"
"I can keep this up all day!"
Bella's voice rang clearly through the wind.
At that moment, everyone's gaze turned toward Bella in the middle of the team.
They saw Bella and Moss floating in midair amid the group, letting the gale carry them forward.
Their mouths opened and closed rapidly, as if they were using the surrounding airflow to communicate with each other.
A weak flame slowly burned between Bella's hands. It flickered constantly, yet showed no sign of going out.
Every so often, a few low murmurs of an Incantation Chant also came from Moss's mouth.
The atmosphere of their magical exchange was so heated that no one really dared disturb them.
"Yes, just like that!"
"Maintain the Magic Power that's about to be released and temporarily keep it in a state where it can be triggered at any time."
Seeing the Magic Power in Moss's hands gradually settle down, Bella knew that she had learned it again and said happily:
"This is Preparation Chant. It's a chanting technique that stores one spell inside the body while keeping it ready for