Yuirel was waiting on the outskirts of the area with a group of Cave Fairies. As soon as the expedition team came out, they requested the Sky Fairy for purification.

But the effect of the purification did not happen. According to the Sky Fairy, it wasn’t because the Branch of the World Tree was ineffective, but because they weren’t under the curse in the first place.

The Sky Fairy was confused, but Seol Jihu had a good guess why. He wasn’t completely sure, but Roselle probably had a hand in it.

"How is this possible?"

Yuirel was extremely curious. Not only had they escaped unscathed, but they also weren’t afflicted by the curse.

Seol Jihu prepared four plates of banquet noodles for the Sky Fairy, who was staring at him with sparkling eyes before briefly explaining what had happened inside.

"Roselle La Grazia……."

Yuirel carefully listened to Seol Jihu’s story, but she had just one thing as her main concern.

"Do you think she’ll treat us like guests if we enter?”

Seol Jihu said he wasn’t sure about that.

In the first place, it was thanks to Flone that the expedition team could meet Roselle. If they didn’t have the pendant or Flone with them, then the Stage 2 alert status of the Stele of Evaluation would have activated and caused the expedition team to fall into a far more serious crisis.

It would be another story if they could wake up on their own like Teresa did, though.

"Then we’ll have to continue...