(Extra chapter for our brother "Pink Kitty Bunny mk2" 2/5)
On this continent, steeped in tales of psychic power, cultivating any high-tier troop inevitably involved a ritual to draw in external energy.
After all, an individual's life was always fragile compared to the vast force of the mystical. The union of an individual and that power could clearly bring about a complete transformation.
For that reason, if Countess Sharon and Knight Varand wanted to rebuild the Winged Hussars as soon as possible, they first had to renew their pact of guardianship with the ancestral forest.
Only by once again receiving the blessing of the forest spirit could the newly enlisted cavalry gain supernatural power and enhanced speed. It was the only way to uphold the Winged Hussars' "undefeated legend" in Transia.
This should have been a secret passed down for generations by the Sykemel family, the hereditary chiefs of the mountain folk.
Unfortunately, little Sharon had inherited the title of Countess Sykemel amid the crisis, and had only learned this secret two days ago—from her father, who was already dead.
To renew the war pact with the ancestral forest and secure its blessing for every new Winged Hussar, they needed a mysterious "Wooden Grail." But that thing had always been hidden in the tomb of the first Count Sykemel.
The ravages of war tormented not only the living, but the dead as well.
Years of warfare had left the family tomb in ruins. So, with this sacred moment fast approaching, little Sharon had no choice but to pin her hopes on two "grave robbers."
Lady Dolores, whose life story was quite extraordinary, and her apprentice Frostfang, a professional thief from another world, were searching the tomb of the first Count Sykemel.
They hadn't gone down alone. They'd even brought along