The warm days passed by, and the green foliages turned into red, yellow, and orange. The inn was surrounded with autumnal flowers, such as aster and chrysanthemum, and the pumpkin-spice scent could be smelled from the inn. The changes in the colors and the weather were an attraction, not only to the locals, but also to visitors and travelers. Ivory, together with the others, continued their tasks in the inn as well as in cleansing the black stones.
One night, inside the mysterious cave, Ivory and her companions never stopped cleansing as many small to medium-sized boulders as they could. As she and Lycus removed Dark Mana, Lucius and Sigmund patrolled the cave, until they reached the very end.
Using his heightened hearing, Sigmund confirmed that there was nothing behind the rock wall. "This is it, rich boy."
"Hmm… This cave is smaller than I expected," Lucius uttered.
