Lin Yun and the others rested briefly at Spirit Tree Hall. Lin Yun continued enchanting Tachi Bro's revolver.
With Kora's help, Casca and Guts also carved something resembling a magic circle into their brands.
That was probably what people called a protective charm.
Still, it really did feel like they'd only rested for a little while.
About two days later, just as Little Witch was curiously listening to the talkative Dwarf Miner recount their journey, a white-haired old man dressed in plain clothes entered the woods.
As he gazed at Spirit Tree Hall, his eyes seemed to brim with tears.
Only Lin Yun knew why the old man had managed to come here. Kora had reduced the concealment around the surrounding Druid Grove, then secretly guided him here through the plants in the forest.
"Nothing seems to have changed. It brings back so many memories. May I ask if you are the Witch's..." The old man spoke politely, looking at Tachi Bro, who seemed to be meditating below.
"Come in." Kora had clearly known the old man was coming for some time. Or perhaps Lin Yun and the others had rested here in the first place so they could wait for him.
Trembling and looking deeply moved, the old man walked inside.
"It's just like it was back then." Seeing the same sight he'd witnessed as a child fifty years ago, the old man said excitedly, "I knew I wasn't lying. I really did see it."
Apparently, the old man had met Kora fifty years ago. But back then, ordinary people couldn't easily enter the Druid Grove, so everyone had assumed that the old man, who'd been a child at the time, was making it up.
Just as Lin Yun thought they would soon be heading off to fight those