Whether through his own sight or within the magic web, Landen had not sensed Tania's arrival, yet her words echoed by his ears.
In an instant, Blaze surged into the sky. The magic power in the square rose alongside the shouts of ten thousand people, gathering around Blaze, then burst into brilliant radiance at the White Flame Sprite's "Ignite."
"Puff~ puff~" A mass of pure white flame completely engulfed the fairy, instantly forming a slender whirlwind of fire.
At that moment, it was as though golden light shone from Landen's eyes. Countless words suddenly flooded his mind, just as they had when he had arrived in the Pope's Divine Kingdom.
At the Imperial Capital's Salt and Iron Department, Sophia and Johnny were studying advanced runes with Imkavi Copper-Nail and the other dwarves. Suddenly sensing Landen, the two girls stopped speaking with the dwarves at the same time, entered the Salt and Iron Department's Magic Furnace Room, and began praying before the operating magic furnace.
Within a Legend Tower at the Imperial Magic School, the legendary elf mage Saranir was teaching Fanil ninth-level Magic Patterns. In that instant, the Fox Girl set down her book, curled her four tails around herself, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and murmured a prayer.
Seeing this, the legendary elf neither urged her on nor grew angry. Instead, he stroked the Fox Girl's ears and let her pray.
At Iowa Pass, Lily and Wendy suddenly thought of Landen. Though neither understood what had happened, they tacitly brought those around them to the foot of South Slope and prayed to the statue of the Gallop Family's ancestors.
Blessings, pleas, and praises flashed through Landen's mind one after another. Yet this time, perhaps because he had become High-Rank, or perhaps because of Tania's blessing, his head