Guided by Clef's words stuck in their head, they reach the Silent Forrest. They are dropped off by the big griffin like bird, and wonders how the hell are they getting into the mansion like place, when it's surrounded by a wall with no doors.

Fuu suggests on knocking. Umi is very skeptical, but when Hikaru starts to knock on the wall, a door opens. They try to call for someone, but no one is greeting them. They have little arguments on not being rude, and decide to enter without permission. They do not know it, but a monster crawling in the ground, manages to get in while they walk in.

The door shuts, and they enter the mansion. They wonder around a bit, until they hear noise coming from a room. It turns out to be a library, and they see mess coming from someone behind the chair. They ask if the person is Presea, but the person turns around. It turns out that the ""person"" is a cute Pikachu/Hello Jitty cross cover called Mokona.

The girls run into what seems like to be a deserted village. They are captured in a net, and find out that the villagers were hiding from monsters, corrupting their land.

A monster then shows up, forcing the villagers to go back into hiding. They get the monster's attention by hitting it after going after a little girl. The monster attack them (setting them free), and with Hikaru's magic, she defeats it.

Umi is happy, and suggests to hurry to Eterna to get Escudo, but suddenly falls to the ground. Hikaru runs to Umi, only to be challege by Alcyone, who was the one who injured Umi with her Ice Arrows. Alcyone is confident on beating them, but Hikaru's anger only makes her stronger.

In the midst of fighting, Umi slowly wakes up, and sees Hikaru battling for her sake. Umi turns to Mokona and wishes for magic, where Clef's voice, proceeds to give her (since she is ready for it.) Umi stands up, and casts a ""Water Dragon"" spell that blasts Alcyone, who retreats.

Umi once again falls d