Rio and Latifa have entered a forest in the Wilderness. While she's sleeping, they're surrounded by a band of what appear to be demi-humans. The girls reveal themselves to be People of the Spirits. Rio tries to talk things out with them, but Uzuma, a winged beast person, finds Latifa and assumes that Rio has abducted her. Uzuma swoops down on Rio without giving him a chance to explain. Her sudden attack renders Rio unconscious. In his dreams, a beautiful girl with pink blonde hair appears to him as well as Amakawa Hayato's childhood friend, Ayase Miharu.
That is the World Tree in which the great 
Dryas, a spirit of mighty trees, resides.
،إنها شجرة العالم  حيث تعيش دوريوس العظيمة
 .وهي روح الأشجار الجبّارة
Das ist der Weltenbaum, in dem der
Baumgeist Dryas lebt. Ist er nicht riesig?
El Árbol del Mundo, morada de Dryas,
el espíritu de los árboles.
El Árbol del Mundo, morada de Dryas,
el espíritu de los árboles.
C’est l’Arbre-monde qui abrite Dryas,
l’esprit du grand arbre.
Quello è l'Albero del Mondo in cui risiede Dryas,
un potente spirito degli alberi.
Essa é a Árvore do Mundo em que reside
Dryas-sama, um espírito poderoso das árvores.
Древо жизни, где обитает великая 
Дрюас, могущественный лесной дух.