The guinea pigs-no, the apprentices-along with Orpheus Oak, Mifein, and the others all grew intensely curious about the water lily that was beginning to bloom.
Orpheus Oak and Mifein knew exactly where this flower had come from. Seeing it suddenly blossom now made them all the more surprised, and a little worried.
After all, a Divine Envoy was sealed inside!
In the Main Plane, almost no one short of a legendary being could face such an entity head-on. His descent meant invincibility.
Had Kroya really grown bold enough to make use of a being like that?
But on second thought, he had even dared capture a Divine Envoy. Using one like this... hardly seemed like much.
The Church of Light had been frantic over its Divine Envoy's sudden disappearance. Apparently, even the slumbering God of Light had issued an oracle.
But they simply could not find him.
Imagining them so anxious and furious that they were practically turning the Yavana Sacred Mine upside down suddenly put Mifein in a much better mood.
His earlier worries silently melted away.
With his spirits lifted, he grew more talkative and simply asked, "What exactly is it?"
"Extend your mental power inside, and you'll find out." Kroya kept them guessing with a mysterious wink.
"Remember, this visit won't cost you anything, but if you want to come back, you'll have to pay."
At his words, everyone present promptly touched their mental power to the flower's petals, including the knights.
For the usually generous Kroya to say the word "pay," there clearly had to be something special inside.
The moment they approached the flower, they briefly lost their bearings. Then they felt their consciousness stretch endlessly, passing through a tunnel of rainbow-colored light as though entering another world.
Within that world... mist rose, and pale