The hero and his party battled against a female plant-type monster called an Alraune, a two-meter-tall spider, a howling dog, and more.

Bio-type monsters are generally weak to fire, and fell prey to Elliot's magic.

Potions in this world cannot heal wounds, but act as plant-derived aphrodisiacs. Elliot's energy was quickly depleted as he repeatedly used fire and wind magic, and he had already used up several potions.

Karna also needed potions to use recovery magic to heal his companions' wounds.

After a fierce battle, they arrived at a path that seemed to be the entrance to the Samsara Forest. A signpost marked it as Samsara Forest, and there was a sign prohibiting entry.

"No entry, that sounds ominous."

"This is evidence that many people have gone missing here. It's a bit scary, but we have no choice but to go."

"Yes, this is the reason why my father and mother went missing."

Whis's hand tightened as he gripped his dagger.

"Karna, how many potions do we have left?"

Karna leaned his sacred stone mace against a tree and looked into the bag on his waist.

"Five more potions left."

"I only have three as well. It looks like we'll make it just in time. All right, let's go."

Elliot and the others confirmed his nod and headed in the direction indicated by the sign.

"We can't go any further. It's also known as the Lost Forest, so it might be a bad idea for us to enter."

The carriage, which still had several monsters on board, decided to wait near the Forest of Reincarnation.

Elliot and the others proceeded along the faint animal trail that remained. The forest was dense and the shadows were getting darker.

"The monsters haven't appeared yet. I can't feel their presence at all."

"That's true."

Belhard knew the situation, but played dumb.

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Whis went ahead, marking trees with a knife, as per the Ranger's basic rules.

However, after walking for an hour, they hadn't found anything.

"If we keep going like this, we'll probably have to spend the night in this forest."

"That's not good. What if a monster attacks us while we're sleeping?"

"Elliot, don't you think we should turn back for now?"

"That's right. Shall we get our equipment ready and try again?"

"It's frustrating, but we have no choice. We've marked them, so let's go back."

The four decided to let Whis go back to the front. However, Whis stopped midway and looked around.

"What's wrong, Whis?"

"That's strange..."

"Eh?"

"I've marked everything up until now, but it's gone now!"

"Huh?"

Belhard spoke in a panic.

"Huh? Why!?"

Whis ran down the animal trail, but there were no landmarks anywhere. He stopped and turned around, looking at the three with pale faces.

"I got lost... Damn it."

"What should we do... There was only one animal trail, so if we follow it back, I think we can get out of this forest."

"Should we use magic to cut down the trees? I don't know if the mana will last."

"If we do that, when the mana runs out, it will be difficult to fight monsters."

"Sorry, I'm here..."

"It's not Whis' fault. There's something in this forest."

The four of them thought deeply on the faint animal trail.

"Let's go back the way we came. We hope to find the wound Whis made."

"Yeah, that's the only way."

The four of them started walking with Whis at the front. But after about 30 minutes of walking, they couldn't find the wound Whis made.

I wondered if it was okay to continue blindly like this. Just as a sticky sense of anxiety began to take hold, Elliot spotted something on the street.

"What is that?"

Elliot ran over and crouched down, and saw a female fairy about 10cm tall with butterfly-like wings. She had bob-cut hair and was wearing a one-piece dress. He tried to touch it, but his fingers just passed right by.

Whis and the others followed behind and saw Elliot, who seemed to be observing something.

"What are you doing?"

"What? Look, it looks like a fairy. Like something from a story."

"Fairy?"

"Elliot, this is..." Karna, who had also rushed over, whispered in his ear. "It looks like mana has taken shape."

"Mana?"

The fairy had a pained expression.

"Let's try supplying it with mana."

"Yes."

Elliot concentrated mana on his fingertips and was able to touch the fairy. And mana was released while touching it. Then, little by little, light began to shine, and the pained expression on the fairy's face softened. After a certain amount of mana was supplied, the fairy opened its eyes slightly.

"Uh... W-where are we..."

"Oh, it looks like you've woken up."

"What are you talking about?"

Belhard asked, unable to bear the sight. Whis also had a puzzled look on his face.

"I see, Whis and Belhard can't sense mana, so they can't see you."

The fairy raised her body and held her head.

"Huh... Human..." The fairy raised her head and looked at Elliot and Karna, who were peering at her. "Can you see me?"

Elliot and Karna nodded.

"You were lying on the ground, so Elliot supplied you with mana."

"Yes, you."

The fairy stood up, still unsteady on her feet.

"Wait a moment, I'll pour in a bit more mana."

The fairy was hesitant as she extended her hand, but she touched Elliot's index finger as if to embrace it.

"Ah, I'm getting better. Thank you."