While Shin was busy harvesting skills and soul points from the slain Titanomyrma beasts, his squadmates had unknowingly stepped into a different kind of battlefield — one far crueler and far quieter.
The moment the three girls stepped through the shimmering portal, they were consumed by a fragrant breeze that kissed their skin with a sweetness almost too perfect to be natural. The scent wasn't just floral, it was intoxicating. It clung to their noses and curled through their lungs like a lullaby.
"Oh… my… gods," Lilian breathed, eyes wide with childlike wonder.
"Is this… the land of the heavens?" Sylvia asked, voice breathy with awe, her lips parting as though she was afraid speaking too loudly might shatter the perfection around them.
Hearing their voices, a stirring came from inside Sylvia's front pocket. Gegee, stood up, her tiny hands gripping the lip of the cloth. She hoisted herself up and her fuzzy, bare body emerged like a curious squirrel, her head poking into the light.
