Hai Na finally accepted Iver's suggestion.
--Of course, it wasn't an order, but a proposal from a friend.
Just like that confused yet fearless Fool, who always needed the Magician's advice before choosing to embark on the journey of fate.
She truly did yearn to learn who she really was and wanted to become a true human--
And so she packed her belongings, brought enough food and water to last a few days, and left Holy Spring City openly at noon.
Quite a few people witnessed this. Hai Na had made no attempt to hide her tracks. By the time she reached the First Ring, the news had already spread outside the city.
...In that regard, she did seem to have a strong awareness of herself as a powerful individual.
However, Iver hadn't truly left her to go adventuring alone...
He wasn't afraid of her being used by others--what he was mainly worried about was that, given Hai Na's limited social experience, she might be sold off or assassinated.
It was like teaching a child to go to school alone. Although one might say, "Be careful when you go out by yourself," one would actually follow far behind.
After all, one would still fear that the child might really get into trouble the moment one looked away. But one still had to scare the child a little, or she would never take it seriously.
That applied to Hai Na as well.
Hai Na had to be prepared for death and placed alone in a dangerous situation before she could truly become serious. Only then could her potential and awareness be forced out--although Hai Na's behavior during the Promotion Ritual had been somewhat naive, her decisiveness, perseverance, patience, and reaction speed were actually not bad at all. They could even be