“Ah, no. How on earth…?”

「Boy, that’s my line. How did you end up on the East Continent? 」

Theo’s dumbfounded amazement was more than equalled by Aquilo’s excitement. Had she traveled to the East Continent to find him. If it was Aquilo, it couldn’t be a coincidence. The space transfer had happened immediately after Theo battled Zest Speitem in the Sipoto wilderness.

Tracking magic wouldn’t find any traces of his destination at the battlefield.

「Hey, I’m not joking. Do you know how much I suffered? I traveled from the north to the south and all over the West Continent. It made me want to quit. 」

However, Aquilo was connected to Theo by blood. She could pinpoint Theo’s location anywhere on the continent since that connection spanned more than a thousand kilometers. Naturally, Meltor’s king and the Tower Masters were the first to see the advantages of their connection.

Theo realized. “Meltor commissioned you to look for me.”

「Correct.」 Aquilo seemed rather cheerful about the whole thing.

「At first I thought it would be easy, but it wasn’t. I couldn’t feel you no matter where...