Having located the position of the Phantom Beast brown bear, the next steps were simple. Russell led Grove directly to the tallest fir tree.
"Roar!"
The Phantom Beast brown bear roared, trying to drive Russell and his party away.
"This is a Phantom Beast, Sir!" Grove's eyes widened with excitement upon seeing an unclaimed Phantom Beast — a sight that would excite any knight.
Even a complacent Great Knight like Grove inwardly harbored hopes of becoming a Phantom Beast Knight.
"I know," Russell said calmly. "This area has no manor; the forest is ownerless, so we can freely capture this big dumb bear."
In fact, the forest had an owner — Duke Shadowflame.
However, as it was an uncultivated wasteland, many knights would go in to capture Fantasy Beasts, and Red Castle would turn a blind eye.
Moreover, since Grand Duke Kunstan had recently passed away, and Duke Shadowflame's position was undecided, saying it was an ownerless forest wasn't entirely untrue.
