"So let me get this straight—you were in the Forest of Eternity all this time?"
"Correct."
"You were trapped in an endless loop for the past three months?"
"That is also correct."
"You were stuck there with a woman you call Lady Mio, right?"
"Indeed, that is correct."
"She kept throwing void creatures at you until she eventually gave up and let you kill her. And because anyone who breaks in that Forest links their mana core to hers, when you finally killed her—the core of the forest—you also destroyed the spell and killed all other beings still alive there by consuming her mana core. That's how you became an Expert so fast... Correct?"
"That is pretty much how it went. So yes—correct."
Azriel smiled faintly at her as the two continued walking toward the colossal wall. But Ranni's expression had grown dark.
