Damian still hadn't returned, and it had been more than fifteen minutes since he gave his racial essence to Shiru.
She also hadn't emerged from the state of evolution, but it seemed like she was about to.
There had been no movement until a few seconds ago.
Now, the white, cloudy cocoon of evolution had begun to shake slightly.
"Hmm, it seems Shiru is about to awaken as a High Human," Sir Holloway muttered, noticing the changes happening in the cocoon.
Sir Holloway's expression turned strange as he sensed a couple of presences approaching the territory of the Circle of Ouroboros, not far away.
They didn't seem threatening or dangerous, despite being very powerful.
In fact, their presence felt oddly familiar to him.
Looking around, Elfie was also staring in the same direction, clearly sensing those presences as well.
"Who are they? They're strong," she said.
