Linde drew his soul back in under Carlret's astonished gaze. As for Frisk, she had already grown numb to all the unbelievable things Linde did.
Linde realized something important: activating a Soul Formula required only a soul and determination. Did that mean...
His gaze shifted to the bewildered Frisk, and he gave her a smile as kindly as a school administrator looking at a student.
Linde: "I have a bold idea."
Looking at Linde's kindly smile, Frisk suddenly felt a sense of foreboding rise in her heart.
Carlret led the two children down Mount Ebott, but when he asked where they wanted to go, they said they had no idea themselves.
Carlret told them he was going to travel around the world and asked whether they wanted to come along.
The two children gladly accepted. With them in tow, however, Carlret could no longer simply fly across the ocean. They decided to head north and cross the strait where the two continents lay closest together.
And so, the two children began their northward journey with Carlret.
But before that...
"Frisk... teach me to speak their language!"
In a forest, several people were sharing a meal.
"Our teacher told us that becoming a mage would affect our lifespan. But, Ralph, in the end, you still..." A blonde girl sighed.
The handsome man named Ralph smiled brightly. "Someone has to pass on what our teacher taught us, after all. That's why I became a mage."
Another man, tall and broad, handed Ralph the roast meat he was holding. "It's really not so bad. Before magic existed, living past forty counted as a long life. Now we can live past fifty. That's a gain!"
At that, the blonde girl couldn't help giving a conflicted smile. "That's true..."
"Then let's set off