While Matilda and the maids prepared travel supplies for Shade, Luvia and Bella briefly explained the current situation. As for Tifa, as the highest-ranked Young Lady among this generation's Witch Apprentices, she had naturally gone out with Galina.
The Thirteen Seals being shattered had shifted the island's situation from the Ring Arcanists holding the advantage to an even match, and by now they were faintly showing signs of being unable to hold on. Fortunately, the candidates had at least arrived at the mountaintop one after another, so it could not yet be said that the situation had completely deteriorated.
Luvia continued:
"When you arrived on the ship, the third Fate Impact had already appeared. Those Pseudo-Ring Beasts and monsters bearing Doomsday Fate will likely become even stronger. But that isn't the key issue. Bella and I used the [Fate Base] for divination during the first half of the night, and confirmed that the Twilight scenery of 'Before the Doomsday' on the island will likely continue to increase over a short time.
The more the power of the Doomsday corrodes the Reality World, the stronger those things that possess Mr. Snake's power will become. This is a terrible Snowball-like situation. The Chosen One Ritual cannot be delayed any longer."
After explaining all that, she finally came to the most important matter:
"Before midnight, Adele Isabella encountered Ellie, Little Liana, and Little Mia in the mountains. Ellie now has a Ring Arcanist level, and has already reached the middle ring. She can also Turn Bent Arc into apples. But that is all Adele knows. What Ellie experienced during the first half of the night is probably something only Little Mia fully understands."
As she spoke, Luvia looked at Shade somewhat apologetically. After all, Shade had entrusted them with taking care of the