Boundless grassland stretched before them, its lush grasses rippling like waves in the breeze.
Even without looking up at the World Tree, which rose like a wall at the edge of the world, this was a beautiful place.
Despite his resentment toward the elves, Annan still did not want somewhere so beautiful to become a sea of flames.
Annan and Tadel made their way through the grass on foot, as did Prince Aidan and his two subordinates ahead of them.
Fortunately, Annan had eaten plenty of Origin Fruit. He could just about keep pace with Tadel, and they were slowly closing the gap with Prince Aidan.
If the Elf Ranger had been here, it would not have been such a bother... Prince Aidan was no more than two or three miles away. For a Legendary Elf Ranger, crossing that distance would have been about as hard as slipping a foot into a shoe—
Come to think of it, Elliana's departure was understandable. But then the Legendary Elf Ranger and the Skeleton King had stayed behind one after another, just like those "fated duels" in stories...
All that remained was for Tadel to be held up too, leaving Annan and Prince Aidan in a "king against king" showdown.
Had Lord Emerald foreseen all of this?
As they drew closer to Prince Aidan, the two subordinates who had stayed at his side stopped to block Annan and Tadel.
"I have these..."
Annan pulled out the Magic Scrolls he had prepared outside the Anti-Magic Field... only to find he could not activate them.
"Even Leonafa was suppressed here. Of course the Magic Scrolls won't work," Tadel said.
Annan looked at the five Arrows Tadel had whittled and hesitated. "But..."
"They'll be enough."
Tadel had read the look in his eyes.
"All right. Let's