687. I'm Here for You

Bella had grown thin.

The grueling voyage across the sea and the fierce, repeated battles against the mist in the Archipelago had not been enough to weaken her.

But ever since they had come ashore, on the road from The Port to Oath City, she had seen Fungal Carpet everywhere and Mushroom Forests standing in rows.

Whenever she used [Vision of Truth], the sky was still the sky, but the earth was no longer the earth. The entire world was a churning, writhing chaos.

Especially whenever they ate, and she saw everyone else blissfully stuffing that stuff into their mouths, she lost every bit of appetite.

Naturally, the best solution was not to use her ability.

However, whenever Bella encountered an extremely threatening existence, her body would instinctively activate it, without passing through her mind, without any judgment, more naturally than breathing.

Priest Samuel had said this was proof that she had a talent for battle.

In the past, this instinct had helped her discover monsters disguised as allies, see through Monsters hiding underground, and avoid invisible Curses.

But now, this instinct had nearly taken her life.

She had practically vomited from start to finish, leaving her utterly drained.

There was no doubt that these Fungal Carpets were dangerous.

During this time, she had also more or less asked enough to understand why Fungal Carpets and Puji were everywhere, and she knew that things becoming as they were now was also an unavoidable result.

Fortunately, after vomiting all along the way, she had finally gotten somewhat used to it.

Not used to that chaos, but her body seemed to have finally accepted the fact that "this is just what the world is like," and no longer reflexively activated her vision every time it encountered Mycelium.

And Bella's group finally arrived