A few years ago, when Kristina and Eugene crossed the Samar Rainforest by themselves, Eugene had many things that he needed to be cautious of.

At that time, their purpose had been to search for Sienna, who had gone into seclusion, by investigating the elven territory. Along the way, they had even managed to discover a village of wandering elves. In order to avoid any unnecessary disputes, they had circled around any of the native tribes, and it had also taken them a long time to search here and there.

This time, however, there wasn’t any need for all that caution. The one leading the way for them was Ivatar, who was familiar with the paths leading through this incredibly vast forest.

Though rather than being familiar with the paths, it would be more accurate to say that the forest itself was opening up a path for Ivatar.

Ivatar was simply walking forward, but the densely packed trees would move their trunks aside as if they were alive and open a new path for him. The rough, muddy ground that was hard to walk on would also become flat and hard as soon as Ivatar raised his foot above it. Not only that, but the ground itself pulled his feet forward, and the wind pushed against his back.

“This is the Blessing of the Forest that is passed down through the Chieftains of the Zoran Tribe,” Ivatar explained.

The natives of Samar were loved by the forest and its primal spirits.

Yet among all the signs of affection the forest showed to the natives, its Blessing was the most blatant and strongest expression of its love. It was a power that could be described as the ancestor of all spirit magic and had been passed down since time immemorial. Ivatar hadn’t yet been ready to inherit this power when they first met a few years ago, but as the situation in this forest became increasingly unstable, and Ivatar came of age, the Divine Blessing had been passed down to him.

This time, there was no need for their party to circle around the other tribes. The natives were extremely sensitive to any violations of their tribe’s territories, but Ivatar was able to simply lead them straight through the other tribes’ lands without paying any attention to all that.

This was because the Zorans were one of the largest tribes in the forest, and Ivatar had already been confirmed as the next Chieftain of the tribe after participating in a ceremonial duel.

Lovellian’s summoned creatures were also of great help. The horses he summoned were able to move swiftly without slowing down, even in the complex terrain of this forest. Thanks to that, in the mere week since...