Hya! Take that!!

Eat this!! Hya!!

How do you like...this?!

We're hurting it! The demonic beast is hurt!

Everyone, keep the pressure up!

Right!

Leave it to us!

...!

Huh? Even though we're attacking it, the demonic beast's power is increasing?!

Eeek!

Urgh!

Whoa! The ground is crumbling?!

It's collapsing?!

Aaaaaaagh!

Eeeeeeek!!

Nooooo!!

...!

Grh...

Where am I?

Oh, right, the ground collapsed...

Where are Krantz and the others...?

Ugh... Mirfah, are you okay?

Krantz, Libera, you're alright!

Yes, Krantz saved me.

Are you alright too, Mirfah?

Yeah, somehow.

Even so, that demonic beast...

I never thought it would launch an attack like that...

Honestly, I let my guard down.

If only I had focused better...!

It's not your fault.

That's right. It caught all of us off-guard.

Rhoa, and Kafka!

Anyway, don't beat yourself up over it.

But...

You blaming yourself is the same as blaming us. We were there with you.

That's...

Regret and reflecting on the past aren't bad things, but this isn't the time.

......

I...don't see Iris anywhere.

...!

Weren't you all together?

Unfortunately, we haven't seen her.

Let's start searching for her immediately!

Grh...

......

......

...any more searching would be a waste of time.

B-But...!

If we just search a bit more...!

We don't have time!

We need to get back to the Randall Empire...

...and get this information on Ishgria to the Summoners' Hall as soon as possible.

But...

Think about why Griff went off on his own to draw that demon away!

W-Well...

...I...I get it.

Let's make for Doomcell Wharf.

......

......

Come on, don't act so depressed.

It's not like we're actually abandoning Iris or anything.

If you think about it, she's always kind of been surrounded by mystery.

I'm sure she's up to something, somewhere out there.

So we should return to the Randall Empire...

...then come back for her with reinforcements.

......

You're right. Let's get reinforcements, then resume the search for Iris!

I'm sure of it... She has to still be alive!

It seems like I've gotten separated from Krantz and the others...

But since I wanted to do some exploring on my own without their knowledge...

...this actually works in my favor.

So long as Rhoa and Kafka are still with Krantz's group, everything should be fine.

Unlike me, those two are good at looking out for others.

......

They're probably working feverishly to find me...

......

Is something troubling you?

I am the goddess Mora. I serve Lord Lucius.

For his own reasons, I have been ordered to collect information on the land of Ishgria.