"That's right. That's why I deliberately let that bird go just now. This bird was clearly no ordinary wild animal!"
"Your Grace is wise. By following the bird, we'll be able to find the divine maiden who makes the potions!"
At that moment, Bishop Ick finally understood why the archbishop had released the bird.
The bird had been directed to lure them away, so the person behind it had to possess the beast-luring potion.
As long as they found that person, whether or not it was the divine maiden herself, they could follow the clues and investigate further.
"Ick, set out now! I've already cast a tracking spell on that bird!"
"Yes, Your Grace!"
The church's highest commander on Glory Continent, the red-robed archbishop, then joined up with the Magic Beast army and pursued Little Gray in the direction it had fled.
Little Gray, meanwhile, had no idea it was being tracked. It struggled to beat its wings as it flew southeast.
That was not the direction of the Onyx Principality camp, but toward where Nalant was.
Because Nalant had instructed it on the stone bridge to find him after completing its task of luring the enemy away.
Nalant's plan was to have Little Gray serve as the team's scout.
That way, the group would be able to flee more safely and calmly.
But man proposes, Heaven disposes. This time, Nalant had brought a big boss down upon himself.
Of course, even if he had known, Nalant would still have preferred to draw the enemy to his side.
After all, all of his Daughters of Luck were at the Onyx Principality camp. If the church found them, the loss would likely be enormous.
Half a day later, dusk had already fallen. On an open plain, several thousand Onyx Principality