Leon's trip this time wasn't just to help Cecilia awaken her spiritual energy; after living on Volcanic Island for so many years, he occasionally wanted to venture out. Of course, returning wouldn't be that simple, treating the Dark Territory—considered a perilous place by others—as a tourist destination.
"If you want to go back, then go ahead." Leon didn't like making things difficult for others.
"Master, please don't joke. Master was kind enough to accompany me to the Dark Territory; how could I abandon my master and leave first?" Cecilia looked resolute. "I am your maid; wherever you go, I go... If I'm not around, who will take care of you?"
"Do I really need your care?" Leon chuckled, noncommittal.
After extorting a sum of money and a heap of rare metals from the Gray Dwarf city, Leon quickly took Cecilia and left, lest the Gray Dwarves reacted violently. First, they visited the Myconid colony located deep within the Giant Mushroom Forest.
