Kizaris and Arisugawa were forced to go along with Shimon’s strange mood.
When I woke up, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling. And next to me…
“Karubene! Why are you in my bed! Get off!”
It’s not an unfamiliar ceiling, by the way. Yesterday, we finally stopped the battle between the Unicorn and the Bicorn, and now they’ve made up. Well, it probably hasn’t completely settled yet.
By the way, Karubene, who got drunk, fell asleep in my bed for some reason, but it’s definitely not like that.
“Hey, you’re heavy, get off.”
“Mmm, ah, good morning brother. Yesterday was, um, amazing.”
Don’t make jokes like that when you just woke up. I’m still tired. My left arm, which was treated yesterday, has settled down a lot, but it still hurts. I should have Cecilia use recovery magic when she changes my bandages, but she must be tired too.
When I washed my face and went outside, Clarissa was there. Her white fur, shining in the morning sun, was divine even if she wasn’t a sage. Her straight horns looked almost transparent.
“Oh, good morning. I’m sorry for getting you all involved.”
“No, it’s fine. We achieved our goal. Sylvie was able to return to her family.”
“I did terrible things to that child. I didn’t mean to fight her.”
I wonder what happened to Sylvie after that. Will she return to her family and live happily ever after? No, things wouldn’t go that smoothly.
“I’m grateful to all of you. I’m sorry I couldn’t help you properly at that time. Thank you for this horn, too.”
“No, thanks to the hint you gave us then, we were able to head towards Shindo.”
There was a short silence, and then Clarissa spoke.
“Are you leaving?”
“…Yes, we still have things to do.”
This is just a passing point. We will stop the dark elves’ ambition. For those who have helped us so far, and for those we will meet from now on. So that the tomorrow everyone believes in will come.
“I see. Then I will give you some advice. Keep this a secret from Justal.”
Clarissa chuckled mischievously.
“You are heading north, aren’t you? But the place you are aiming for is an island surrounded by the sea.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“And it is said that special permission is required to cross over. The answer is hidden in that mysterious poem you had.”
She said she had no idea when I showed it to her before, but she actually knew, didn’t she?
“I was surprised when you brought that. I could barely manage to act normal, so I ended up handing over a fragment of my horn. Thank you for returning it.”
She seemed normal, but she was flustered too. Even a sage is just a normal person with horns.
“So, what’s the answer?”
“You might already know, but it’s the gate where the living and the dead meet. The guardian there is the Hummingbird Har. They are the smallest harpy tribe in the world. They are born spiritists and can communicate with the spirits of the dead.”
That’s the same information I heard from an Ancient Dragonkin before.
“Where are they?”
“Actually, I’ve never seen them either. I’m talking like I know, but I only heard a little and haven’t investigated properly. It’s a mystery if they even exist. Of course, there are no photos, and only a few pictures.”
They must be a race shrouded in such mystery. That’s why the dark elves couldn’t find them.
“The few remaining pictures are kept under strict guard to avoid public view. Security has become even stricter since there was an intruder in the Shindo Library. You probably can’t see them now. Their feathers shine like jewels, their power is beyond human comprehension, and the answer lies with the giants.”
Giants? Is this a journey to find giants this time? It’s strange that we need giants to find a small race.
“What giant?”
“I don’t know, but I have one idea. It’s a large Centaur who is said to live far to the north of here…”
“Sister, so you were here. Hiroaki too, what are you talking about?”
Shimon arrived at the perfect timing. Didn’t he hate waking up in the morning?
“Oh, oh, Shimon, it’s unusual for you to be awake this early.”
“Hahaha, I just woke up. Hey, sister, did you see my performance yesterday?”
“Yes, of course.”
He flew around his sister, talking happily.
“Calm down now. I understand.”
“But still, but I’m so happy. Finally, I can talk to you, my sister, not as a sage. You told me I could become a sage without horns, and you relied on me for everything.”
“I knew you chose your current major for me. You were studying defensive magic to protect me, weren’t you?”
Shimon grabbed his sister’s arm and ran off. The two figures running away looked like children racing through the forest.
