The darkness that encroached her consciousness gradually overwhelmed her, as if wanting to erode her mind and corrupt her. Reina’s eyes grew wide in shock as her mind shook from the darkness, which was something that she had kept in precarious balance, gradually staining her mind.

‘No. Get yourself together. I can’t be devoured by this again. I’m just doing what I can. Let’s not forget the reason why I waited for this moment.’

This was a moment of weakness, one that she would never have thought of normally.

‘The one that creates miracles. The one that will rule. Accepting his will…’

Essylt, whose eyes were shining white, staggered as she continued to mumble to herself. In the end, she collapsed on her feet with ragged breaths.

“Haaa… Haaa…”

“Essylt? Essylt?!” Roina shouted in surprise after seeing Essylt collapse. She rushed towards Essylt to support her.

When the dazed and absent-minded priestess blinked her eyes open, she muttered, “Ro-Roina? Why…am I here?”

“Get a grip of yourself! You just…”

“Yes? What did I…?”

Seeing how clueless Essylt was, Roina immediately turned to Reina with a doubtful expression. The priestess appeared to have no recollection of what had just happened.

“Reina, just now…”

Reina, who was lost in her own thoughts, walked by Essylt as she looked at the baptism of light that appeared from a distance away. She said, “Who knows? However, there’s one thing that I’m sure of. This place is obviously…the Island of Tranquility.”

“Island of Tranquility? Don’t tell me this place is…”

“Yes. This is the place that we were supposed to go to in the first place… The place where the Demon Lord’s close confidant,...