In fact,
Sifa had arrived even earlier than Cattleya.
The reason he had not revealed himself immediately
was that, while taking part in the operation, he had received Miss Justice's "Voice of the Mind."
He knew that Miss Magician had been taken into the Sealed Artifact that resembled a jewelry box.
That was why he had not made a move in Backlund.
That was why Sifa had only appeared after the box Botis had exiled returned.
The moment he appeared, he revealed his complete mythical creature form, subjecting Botis to tremendous mental impact and mental corruption.
This interrupted his attempt to open the box.
Then, without pausing, Sifa reached out and pointed at Botis.
Botis immediately felt a chill in his chest. Then his vision blurred, as though a thick pane of glass had blocked his sight.
Immediately afterward, his thoughts, spirituality, and everything else were "frozen."
Cattleya saw frost emerge from Botis's chest, spreading rapidly and extending outward into layers of ice.
In an instant,
Botis and the "jewelry box" in his hand were frozen within the ice, which was still "growing."
In the mere blink of an eye, an iceberg had appeared in the woods.
This was a Sequence 2 ability: Ice River!
Sifa had reduced its range while preserving its power.
The frost, imbued with the concept of "freezing," sealed Botis in an instant, freezing his spirituality, blood, and even every cell in his body.
A Sequence 4 Secrets Sorcerer had been frozen to death just like that.
Sifa immediately withdrew his mythical creature form to avoid affecting Cattleya and Miss Justice.
A moment later,
Cattleya saw an ordinary-looking young gentleman emerge from the woods and smile at her in greeting.
This was Cattleya's first time meeting Mr. Chariot in the real world.
Still, she was certain