

However, the thugs realized what Gri was trying to do, and as they argued over who would get the money, the land spirit appeared before Lara, causing a strange glow that she recognized as being similar to the bell’s warmth, which flooded her with a new understanding of the spirits. Seizing the opportunity, he decided to con her into giving up her money by saving her from the thugs. He then made his way to the outskirts of town, where he found the three thugs confronting Lara. After the guards ran off, Gri noticed that the land spirit was following him, and he was reminded of the last time he had seen the land spirits with his brother, Gru, when he was younger.

Suddenly, a Mountain Kid appeared near Gri, who used its presence to warn the guards to back off unless they wanted it to attack, though he knew that the land spirit was harmless. Meanwhile in Narin Village, a wolf Anima named Gri was stopped by the Magistrate’s guards, who reminded him of his outstanding fees. However, as the bell shined for Lara, they believed that she was the one who was prophesized to make the bell ring again and fulfill the village’s purpose. When the elders discovered that the bell shined for Lara, they told her that they once held trials to find the one with whom the bell would resonate, but they gave up after no one was able to activate it. Some time ago, she was led by land spirits, which she called the Mountain Kids, to a building, where she encountered the bell. She explained that the village she came from was said to have a purpose that needed to be fulfilled. Lara told them that she couldn’t hand it over, as she was on a journey to make the bell ring. However, they noticed a golden bell she was carrying and told her to give it up.

She willfully handed over her few coins and a rice ball, making the thugs feel uncomfortable about taking such a pittance from a young girl. On Narin, a young sheep Anima girl named Lara was walking through the plains when she was stopped by three thugs named Tough-Looking Hyuk, Cheeky Myung, and Licky-lips Yeol, who demanded that she hand over her valuables.
