"Meow~"
Shade gently rubbed Little Mia's head, then turned slightly to look at the little elf sleeping peacefully in the firelight. Little Liana was lying by the bed with her, still wearing that glittering golden armor.
"Don't worry about that. We can consider it after the Chosen One Ritual."
Shade sighed, then turned back to Luvia and Bella.
"Let's focus on what's in front of us. After the third wave of the Bug Tide arrives, you can't relax your search for the 'Clockmaker' either. Emilia has already used the Words of Sublimation once tonight, activated a Mystic Lock once, and drawn the Sword of Light once. What worries me most now is what she'll do if she has to face the 'Clockmaker' later. Have Miss Olanord prepare herself.
Since the Time War is a fair one-on-one contest, have Miss Olanord use her strongest Thaumaturgy from the start."
Luvia nodded gently.
"News has kept coming in from Galina's side, but they still haven't found the treasure. You probably wouldn't expect this, but she and the Sorceresses from the Crescent Moon Secret Society found the entrance to a huge Underground Palace."
".An Underground Palace?"
Bella said regretfully.
"Yes. You could also think of it as an enormous dungeon. Judging from the decorative style near the entrance and the defenses inside, it was indeed left behind by a powerful witch of the Fifth Epoch. They also found a stone tablet at the entrance that said: My treasure lies at the end of the Underground Palace. Galina has already led people inside, but it doesn't look like they'll be out within the next hour or two."
"That's fine. The more it's like this, the more it proves the place is valuable. What about Flora? Has she returned?"
"We just received word that Flora and