The bells rang out.
Princess Maria and Crow appeared in the Hanging Garden.
Soon, the King of Roland appeared out of thin air.
More and more powerful figures gathered, surrounding the Hanging Garden until not even a drop of water could pass through.
Ten minutes later.
The truth came to light.
The Evil Ghost had planted several impeccably hidden pawns in the Roland palace many years ago. The thought filled everyone with dread.
Crow couldn't help asking, "What about Rod? Where was he sent?"
The King of Roland thought for a moment, then said, "It couldn't be the Fault-line World. Rod isn't old enough to enter."
The old farmer vanished, then quickly reappeared. "I memorized Rod's life-signature earlier. I just searched around, and he wasn't in the Evil Ghost's territory either."
The red-haired woman said, "It seems the gods' power has sealed off our world recently. We can't connect with other worlds, and neither can the Evil Ghost."
Crow immediately said, "Then he must still be in our world!"
"The strange thing is, I can't sense him." Princess Maria closed her eyes.
The old farmer agreed. "That's right. His signature isn't in the current world. Otherwise, I would have found him."
Everyone looked at one another.
He hadn't been transported away, and he couldn't have entered the Fault-line World. So where had Rod gone?
The King of Roland grew more serious. "If Maria can't sense him, then he really isn't here. That leaves only one possibility..."
The powerful figures all looked grave.
"What's the only possibility?" Crow asked.
The red-haired woman clicked her tongue, swept her hand through the air, and intoned, "By the Goddess's power, reveal the arts of the past."
Clusters of illusory lights in every color gathered together, circling around her hand.
The red-haired woman studied the