ed about those two in the forest.

Fortunately, this was her own room. There was no presence of anyone from the next room either. While Shīna was paying attention to the presence around her, she gradually increased her magic power.

The glowing light leaked from her body, similar to contract magic.

After temporarily increasing her magic power, she did not scatter her magic power to the surroundings as she did when she made a spirit contract but concentrated her magic power directly on one point within herself.

Shīna concentrated her magic power on the path that she had previously opened with contract magic.

Normally, the path would have disappeared naturally, but she had been pouring her own magic power into it regularly and had been maintaining it for a long time.

Why she was doing this, she herself did not know. However, the thought of that connection disappearing made her feel a sense of loss as if a hole had been left in her heart.

The spiritual path that was about to break was suddenly expanded.

She gently and carefully expanded the unstable spiritual path as if she were handling a precious treasure.

"Nnn...."

As she closed her eyelids and felt the pitch-black world, Shīna began to feel somewhat lonely. A wry smile appeared on her face as she remembered how she had tried to reclaim her hometown, even if she was alone.

To be honest, it's not a good thing to do to connect a spiritual path without telling the person in question. Contract magic, which connects two different entities, can be very dangerous depending on how it is used.

After the battle with the Undead Dragon in the forest, she tried to connect this magic path again, but she also tried to restrain herself by saying no to herself.

But when he woke up and she heard his past from his mouth, she couldn't stop herself anymore.

The sad smile on his face flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but feel her heart tighten.

It was somehow similar to the urge she felt in the library today.

"I'm really worried about him ..."

It reminded her of today when she was talking to Tima alone in the library. What she thought of Mars...

What she senses beyond the gradually opening magic path is the presence of the man she cares about.

Her pitch-black vision gradually became brighter. However, she still kept her eyes closed and didn't open her eyelids. It was because a small white light was approaching from the depths of the world that had been shrouded in darkness.

When she saw the light, her mouth naturally relaxed. When she saw the light, the guilt and frustration she had been feeling cleared away as if it were a lie.

What she saw now was his heart. It was the figure of the man who had once saved her life and helped her get along with her best friend.

The growing magic power strengthened the connection between her and him through her body.

Then a small light in front of her exploded into the darkness with a flash of light.

A gust of wind hit Shīna's body. But she felt the wind with her whole body with a smile on her face.

At the same time, a faint light spread out and enveloped Shīna's body. She felt as if everything about her was wrapped up by him.

"Fufu....!"

Feelings of joy naturally surged.

Eventually, with the sensation of breaking through the clouds, Shīna felt a sense of comfort as if her whole body was enveloped in the wind.

His vision became clear.

But all of a sudden, what she saw ahead was a bright red flame that reminded her of her lost hometown.

"... Eh? What's going on!?"

Shīna shouted in surprise due to the sight of what looked like hell.

The flames illuminated the figure of Nozomu with his back turned to her. Lisa Hounds and Ken Notis were facing him.

And the appearance of a gigantic raging dragon projected in the air overlapped with Nozomu.

"Don't go! Come back!"

The feeling of tension rose at once. Anxiety and fear welled up in her chest, and before she knew it, she was shouting at the top of her lungs.