279 Mazao's 'Return' 2

First, I looked at the mountain forest that had now become wide open to view, and then turned back to look at the path we had traveled.

The white thin mist had really disappeared without a trace, although the way it vanished was not quite like ordinary fog. It didn't gradually vanish from the front onwards, but when we moved to a certain distance, the mist in all directions faded at the same time until it all disappeared. Therefore, even if I look back now, I no longer see the mist that should be enveloping the road behind us.

That mist probably didn't physically exist, it was more like a fog that appeared directly within the mind. Hence, from the moment we witnessed the fog's appearance, we had essentially been ensnared by it.

Under these circumstances, it's rather extraordinary that Mazao was able to bring me out...

"How did you do it?" I couldn't help but be astonished.