Impressive. I can see how you defeated Lucius.

However, you cannot face Karna Masta head-on with power on that level!

You will soon understand that you cannot defeat him.

If you still choose to move ahead despite that, then I will face you with all I have at that time...

Hans, are you all right?

He just gave us a piece of his mind and vanished.

I don't even have to ask, but are we still going ahead with this?

Ha ha, you really don't have to ask.

You're right.

Tsch, that said, we do need to think about what he said.

And we still don't know what that "other power" that Mora mentioned is.

I was convinced we'd find the Oracle Maiden here, but...

You will not find the Oracle Maiden here, but her power lies dormant in this world.

Gramps! And Owen!

The two of you look terrible! What happened?! How did you get those injuries?

Ho ho ho, we had a bit of a run in with Karna Masta.

Huh?! What are you saying, gramps?!

Well, since you all broke the seal on this land...

...we thought we'd try to settle things by ourselves...

...but old age is a harsh master. Right, Owen?

Hmph, only for you.

You're such a...

Never mind.

More importantly, Tilith, my dear, I'm delighted to see you're doing well.

Yeah!

Thanks for helping, Elder Grah and Little Owen!

We have not done anything to merit thanks.

It was all in order to protect our world.

He didn't say anything about what she called him...

Seria, please don't...

So, you Summoners of Old kindly decided to face Karna Masta in our place...

...but got thoroughly defeated?

That's correct.

As expected of the Holy Emperor.

The two of us were just no match for him.

So he's that strong...

That was just because you were sloppy.

I would've been able to keep up the fight for longer had I gone alone.

Owen, I'll entertain that fantasy another time.

But save it for now. The conversation won't go anywhere.

Even Lord Grahdens loses his patience with him...

So, did you two come to stop us? I don't think you did.

Ho ho ho, you know us pretty well.

You're exactly right. We haven't come to stop you.

However, it's clear that you cannot defeat Karna Masta as things stand now.

So, what can we do?!

Use the power of the Oracle Maiden.

Huh? But she's not here.

We just ran into Ark a little while ago.

Even he didn't know where she is.

If she was somewhere in this land, surely he would know!

Such simplistic thinking. Use your head.

L-Lord Owen...

Little Owen, there's no need to worry. Using her head isn't Seria's job anyway!

You're one to talk, Tilith!

We faced Karna Masta in battle.

But did Ark appear to be aware of that?

No...

I see, so that's how it is...

How what is?

It means that the seal on Karna Masta in Menon hasn't been fully broken.

Huh?

There was another seal placed on Karna Masta, somewhere close to him.

It's acting as a barrier, and the flow of power isn't visible through it.

So Ark wasn't aware of the old guys' battle.

In truth, we would normally notice if they fought with Karna Masta, too.

So that's what you meant.

Basically, the Oracle Maiden is within Karna Masta's seal, as well.

So Ark is unable to sense her presence.

We should tell that to Ark!

It's not that simple, is it?

No, it's not...

Unfortunately, the Oracle Maiden was not inside the barrier.

Then, there's no way for us to use her power!

Let's not lose our cool, shall we?

Owen and I definitely sensed something.

As we fought Karna Masta, we could sense a separate, immense power interfering with his.

And you're saying it was the Oracle Maiden's power...

If that power hadn't interfered, we probably would not have survived.

Hmph, at least you wouldn't have...

Little Owen, hush!

......

Uhh, ahem.

So you were searching for Ark.

Ah, yes, yes, that's right.

We sensed Ark's power in this direction and headed over...

...but it seems we were a bit too slow.

I-Isn't that right, Owen?

......

No need to worry. If we just keep moving forward, we're bound to run into him again.

We know he's going to try to stop us, after all.

Right.

You lot continue on ahead, and tell Ark what we said when you see him.

Ark will definitely know something about the Oracle Maiden's power.

Wait, what are you two going to do?

We'll search for Ark on our own.

I'm also concerned by what the other factions are up to.

Alright. You two be careful.

The same to you.

Hans, take care of Karl.

Elder Grah, Little Owen, take care!

Ho ho ho, thank you, Tilith.

Come on, Owen. Let's get a move on!

......

Gotta say, that made me more nervous than a battle with demons...

Tilith!

Stop saying weird things to Lord Owen! He was furious!

Aww, Little Owen was mad?

He looked mad to me, too...

Really? I don't think Little Owen gets mad that easily, though.

Sometimes he's got a bit too much energy, but he's a good, honest kid at heart!

Too much energy...

A good, honest kid...

Ha ha, I guess even Owen seems that way from your point of view, Tilith.

Alright now, time for us to get moving, too.

And the good news is that we've gotten some good information for when it's our turn to face Karna Masta.

Yeah, these developments are less terrible than a lot of what I predicted.

We can act with some confidence now, since we have a better grasp of the situation.

Hans, next time be sure you put Ark down for real!

He's the stubborn type.

We're not going to change his mind easily, not with the unconfirmed information we have now.