The place where Signard led him to was an empty lot right behind his house. As he looked around at the spacious vacant lot, Eugene shrugged in bemusement.

“If we’re going to do something like this, shouldn’t we at least head out a bit further from your house?” Eugene suggested.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Signard asked.

“If you get beaten up here, won’t that leave you feeling a bit embarrassed from now on whenever you see the other elves who’ve witnessed your defeat. I’m sorry, but I’m also not in a position where I can be considerate about your reputation. If we do end up fighting, I’m going straight to full force without any probing or holding back,” having given his warning, Eugene began operating the White Flame Formula.

However, the reaction he received was different from what he had expected. Signard stood there woodenly, blinked his eyes, and then let out a sigh of exasperation.

“Even though you’ve died and been reborn, it seems that your true nature hasn’t changed,” Signard lamented.

“What does that mean, you bastard?” Eugene demanded.

“In any case…. Hamel, I didn’t bring you here to fight with you,” Signard explained.

“...Is that so? Well, in my defense, you asked me to follow you all of a sudden, so I thought that we were going to rumble,” Eugene mumbled.

“There’s no reason for us to fight,” Signard said as he turned to face Eugene. “...Hamel, if you had just thoughtlessly found your way here to ask me about Sienna, I wouldn’t have anything to say to you. However, despite your rudeness, you’ve come here with a clear cause.”

He was talking about the leaf of the World Tree.

“Since you’ve come here with that in your hands, then I can’t just stay silent about Sienna. However… Hamel, I don’t know as much about everything that happened as you may have been hoping for,” Signard warned him.

“If that’s the case, then just tell me what you do know,” Eugene stated.

“First of all, why don’t you take a look at what’s right in front of you,” Signard said with a grin as he turned back around.

“...In front of me?” Not understanding what Signard meant by these words, Eugene tilted his head in confusion.

Then he slowly peeled open his eyes and scanned his surroundings. They were in a large, open space. Signard was standing there unmoving. There were also a few trees, but that was it.

“...Hoh.” Eugene suddenly...