After I accepted the mission, they told me the bandits' hideout right away. Apparently, the oldest brother tracked down the bandits but couldn't save his sister due to being a simple farmer, which was to be expected.
"Gra?" sounded Zenith from the [Pocket Dimension].
"No, Zenith, you stay in there. This is a bit more dangerous for you," I said, as if I knew exactly what he was asking.
Communicating with Zenith was getting smoother since I would talk to him daily to improve our connection. With that, I could even teach him how to talk, and who knows, maybe I could teach him before he turned one year old.
As I was walking quietly, trusting my [Shadeless] Skill, I saw a trace amount of dark mana from the corner of my eye, which was a bit lucky for me to see. I went up the trees to have a clearer view of the mana source.
