Void Tide

Before he knew it, five years had passed.

Over those five years, Cappuccino had grown from a wild girl who only knew how to play madly every day and was forced by her grandfather to study sorcery into a graceful, lovely young beauty. Feminine charm radiated from her at every moment, and rumors of this beautiful, captivating girl had spread throughout Bissel City and the other cities of East Coral Island.

By comparison, Cappuccino's other distinguishing feature was the highly individualistic Parrot on her shoulder, which had become part of her signature image.

Elsewhere.

For five years, Green had remained hidden in a cave within the mountain range surrounding Bissel City. Only once every month or two would he occasionally appear, taking the wizard books he had finished studying to the basement of the Bissel City Lord's Manor to exchange them for new ones before hiding away once more.

After five consecutive years like this, aided by the old wizard's astonishing collection of books on summoning and communicating with creatures from other worlds, Green's knowledge of space-time advanced at a rapid pace, proving immensely helpful for the Sacrificial Descent Grand Sorcery he was about to complete.

Upon the altar, energies intertwined as a phantom clock slowly turned.

After preparing three Destiny Contracts he had personally signed, Green, who had been waiting quietly nearby, let out a soft breath and said in a low voice, "I finally made it."

One of the conditions for casting the Sacrificial Descent Grand Sorcery was that it had to draw upon the Void Tide. The Void Tides surrounding the Wizard World could occur anywhere from once every few years to once every several thousand years. Fortunately, according to Green's calculations, the nearest Void Tide around the Wizard World would begin today.

Thus, racing against