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Returning to the surface, Coai looked around... but she couldn't sense the presence of any humans at the campsite ruins or in the surrounding area.

In that case, she had no choice but to return to the castle once. Thinking this, Coai decided to look for the horse she had ridden here.

...After searching for a while, she found the horse inside a tent, playfully chewing on a shelf. Coai led the horse outside, then mounted it, preparing to leave the wasteland.

However, just as she was about to urge the horse forward, Coai sensed magical power. A being possessing magic must be approaching.

Someone visiting a wasteland like this, at this time... who could it be?
Coai didn't react to the person immediately, instead letting her horse walk. In response, the one with magical power also began to slowly approach Coai. Without revealing themselves.
It seemed they were using the surrounding obstacles as cover while getting closer.

Coai advanced to a point where potential cover became sparse ahead, yet she sensed that the other person still wasn't trying to keep their distance.
So, Coai stopped her horse and called out without turning around.

"You, lurking in the shadows there, who are you?"
As if in response to Coai's words, the sound of footsteps crunching on the sand was heard.

"Amazing... so you're Coai, huh."
A woman's voice, a woman's tone. Turning to look at its owner, she saw someone with high magical power... a person dressed in clothes different from this world, walking towards her.