The massive wooden doors slowly opened to both sides.
A life force so dense that it was almost visible to the naked eye surged out from within the ancient tree, and the power inside Sophie, which had only just begun to calm down, immediately fluctuated once again. Pale gold and emerald green light intertwined as it flowed slowly along her arms, while even the vines growing around the edges of the wooden platform uncontrollably leaned toward her position.
However, Gabriel's attention was not entirely focused on Sophie.
Because the moment the wooden doors opened completely, an extremely familiar aura appeared!
Gabriel's originally calm eyes shifted slightly as he tried to figure out whose aura this could be. Right then, footsteps came from within the ancient tree.
"I was wondering what kind of person could cause such a huge disturbance throughout the entire outer Sacred Forest, even making the Life Barrier that has remained dormant for decades react again."
