Meanwhile, at the moment of Raina's first sending of the signal, Sarena's group was very silent.
Sarena looked around her surroundings, completely unsure if they really were on a dangerous mission or not.
They stood about in an empty plaza where they were supposed to look around for clues of anyone being nearby, but Sarena was more worried about something else.
「...Will this girl really be okay? She can't even see, can she?」[Sarena]
Despite Mariya walking around alright, she still had a blindfold on her face, which made Sarena concerned for her.
『...There isn't a single sign of anyone being here.』[Sarena]
That was when Ferrel suddenly put his arm up to his side, causing Sarena to jump a bit.
『Sarena, quiet.』[Ferrel]
She nodded repeatedly, despite him not looking in her direction.
The silence was broken when Raina's voice echoed through the empty plaza.
『First encounter. Requesting assistance at my location.』[Raina]
『...Mrs. Raina?!』[Sarena]
No sooner than that, the myriad of colors shot to the sky, revealing their location.
『Okay. Let's head there.』[Ferrel]
『Huh?! No plan, nothing, dad?!』[Sarena]
He swiftly jumped up on top of a building decently far away.
『Hey, wait! What about me and heRHUH-?!』[Sarena]
Right before she finished talking, a thin yellow platform appeared underneath their feet and began to lift her off the ground.
『Woah! Hold on, Sarena! Moving around too much is dangerous!』[Mariya]
Sarena waved her arms around a bit before suddenly crouched down and grabbed the platform.
After she had grabbed the platform, she opened her eyes and the color drained from her face.
『...Oh my god, we're so high up...』[Sarena]
She closed her eyes shut and hugged the platform.
『...Please don't break, please don't break, please don't break….!』[Sarena]
Mariya glanced over with a whimsical smile on her face.
『Teehee, oops. I should have gave you a warning, shouldn't I have?』[Mariya]
Sarena nodded her head before summoning her courage to open her eyes a little.
Once they were open, she saw Mariya, looking confidently forward.
Her red and black hair streamed behind her, carried by the wind.
「...I wonder how she does these things without the gift of sight… Wait. Did she say anything when she made this platform?」[Sarena]
『Hm?』[Mariya]
Suddenly, she looked over to Sarena.
『Huh?』[Sarena]
『Oh! Are you curious about my hair?!』[Mariya]
She was so off the mark that Sarena instantly denied that.
『NO!』[Sarena]
Mariya suddenly deflated a little bit.
『Oh...』[Mariya]
Sarena realized felt a little bad for saying no so quickly, but-
『Well, anyways! The red part of my hair is actually dyed! The black hair is the natural part! I wanted the tips of my hair dyed red and my roots kept black, but they misunderstood then-』[Mariya]
Sarena could only laugh awkwardly in response…
After a few minutes, Mariya was still talking.
『Anyways, so there was this one day where Nova came and hung out for a bit, but when I called him the Azure Flame, the Conqueror, or the Master of the Blue Flame, he kept denying it an-』[Mariya]
Her face suddenly changed to a more serious one as she slowed the platform down and leaned forward, seemingly looking at Ferrel, who was jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
『Mr. Coaste! I sense her presence nearby!』[Mariya]
Without any further words, he stopped and turned around to look at her.
He raised his index finger and pointed it up to the sky.
『...Huh? What does that mean?』[Sarena]
Mariya moved her hand up while moving it around gracefully.
『...It means he wants to go up!』[Mariya]
A platform appeared under him and carried him up incredibly fast.
「...Go up, right..! ...Wait, she can see! She can one hundred percent see!」[Sarena]
In just a few seconds, he was in front of the two of them.
『You found her? Are you sure?』[Ferrel]
Despite the occasion, he had a grave expression on his face.
「What's the issue..? Dad seems a little distraught...」[Sarena]
Mariya nodded.
『This mana fits the description pretty perfectly.』[Mariya]
She pointed down at the ground about half a mile to the side.
『...Haah...This is bad.』[Ferrel]
Sarena was completely confused.
『...Why is this bad? We've found her, right?』[Sarena]
Suddenly, the platform started moving again.
『Wo-Woah! What happened to giving me a warning?!』[Sarena]
She turned her head quickly to her and shook it.
『No time for a warning. The implications of finding her is...』[Mariya]
Ferrel went ahead and finished her sentence for her.
『...The one that Raina is facing is not the target.』[Ferrel]
Sarena finally clicked one and one together, and her jaw dropped.
『...If the one she's facing isn't the target...』[Sarena]
She gazed toward the location the pillar of light appeared from.
『...Who the hell is she fighting?!』[Sarena]