After Ichiro split up from Melina to go to the palace and create a diversion, she hovered above the Yushan mansion while invisible, waiting for Ichiro's signal.
She used that time to use her "search" spell and locate the old man inside the mansion. Nonetheless, she ended up waiting longer than she expected.
'Is Ichi alright?' she pondered.
Minutes later, she felt a huge torrent of energy coming all the way from the palace, startling her for a moment as she didn't think that Ichiro would use a magic quartz.
'Did he free the people in the palace's dungeon? That's the only explanation why he would use it…' she thought.
Melina's train of thought was cut short when she noticed a man quickly leaving the Yushan mansion, covering himself with wind magic and flying at a speed that shocked her.
Without wasting any time, she descended on the mansion's courtyard and looked for the window that led to the old man's bedroom.
