The port city "Harujion" is much richer now than it was seventy years ago.
The originally ubiquitous stalls have turned into shops, and the simple pier has turned into a new fishing port, becoming one of the first choice cities for people to travel.
But today, the originally calm harbor seemed to pass by a being that was rare to see in a hundred years.
Dark spots of shadow were reflected on the sea, and an unusual current of air moved across the sea.
"...Hey, is it windy?"
"Ah? Did you drink too much last night?"
The young sailor, who was ridiculed by his companions because of his "illusion", touched his head and looked at the sky. It was indeed a good day with the sun shining brightly.
But the next moment, he seemed to see something he shouldn't have seen.
Among the clouds, a huge figure flashed past.
"Whaaaah——!!"
Fell down on the deck in panic, the young sailor pointed to the sky tremblingly.
"What happened!?"
"Um?"
"There is a monster!!"
"monster?"
Mixed with shouts and questions, everyone looked up.
However, except for the occasional seagulls flying by and passing clouds, there was nothing at all.
"What, isn't there nothing?"
"I just said this guy drank too much last night, haha!"
"It's gone, it's gone."
With a sneer, the gathered sailors returned to their posts again.
"Well--!"
“It really does!!!”
Jumping up from the ground, the young sailor shouted twice in disbelief again.
Looking at the vaguely visible buildings below, the girl sitting on the back of the white dragon couldn't help but remind her.
It would be bad if someone accidentally sees it and causes a commotion.
However, considering that the Dragon Queen was extremely excited, it was understandable.
After that day, after recovering a little bit, the dragon took the girl out of the sea of trees and flew directly towards the destination after finding clues about turning back into a human.
According to the information prompted by Robin Rue and Zera's own 'intelligence', the magic that can dispel the magic should be there.
"……I see……"
Suppressing his curiosity, the giant white dragon once again flew high above the clouds, invisible to the naked eye.
She has stayed in the mountains for hundreds of years, and it is inevitable that she will yearn for human society.
It's just that the way it looks now, it's really not suitable.
(...According to the markings on the map, we should be there soon.)
("Karna Island"......)
According to Zela's understanding, Karna is still a beautiful island that has accumulated moonlight and the entire part can shine like the moon. It is not tabooed by neighboring islands and towns.
("Temple of the Moon" and "Devil's Island"...and...)
Feeling the strong wind rubbing against her cheeks, knowing that it would still take some time before arriving, the girl on the dragon's back immersed herself in the information about a certain magic.
Their goal is to collect bunches of moon magic through the "Bolia" spell and turn it into ancient magic that can dispel any magical power.
"Drops of the Moon".
The method described does not sound difficult, but in actual operation, there are still many details that need to be solved one by one.
(Huh...fortunately, the old man knows ancient Chinese...)
Thinking of the first problem she encountered, the girl was glad that she had left Robin Lu behind.
She doesn't know any ancient spells, let alone the "Bolian" language which has a more distant origin.
Now that she knows how to interpret it, she can activate the magic circle.
As for the second problem, it is the side effect caused by the huge magic power of the moon.
Even Robin Rue may not know this, but Zella has not forgotten it.
The bundle of moon magic is very special. In addition to dispelling magic, it also has another characteristic, that is, it can pollute the spirit of non-human beings.
By then, if Irene's 'curse' is lifted and her mind is confused again, it will put the cart before the horse.
(Okay...let's "record" it first...)
This is a magic as magical as "Nirvana", and she is also very interested in it.
"...I saw it! It's right there!"
With the exclamation that sounded at the same time as his thoughts stopped, a black spot with the shape of the moon came very close to his eyes.
In the only village on "Karna Island", an inhuman with purple skin and horns ran into a tent in a panic and yelled.
"Stop making noise! Didn't you see I'm trimming my sideburns?"
The short creature sitting on the chair stared back with menacing eyes, and became angry for some inexplicable reason.
"Now is not the time to do such a thing! Village Chief!"
"Island, there are intruders on the island!"
Spreading his hands in confusion, the strange purple creature could only emphasize the seriousness of the matter.
"In this case, why don't you organize everyone to drive away the intruders!"
Anyway, this is not the first time someone has entered by mistake on their island, so there is nothing to make a fuss about.
"But the village chief!"
"This time, this time, it's a giant dragon!!"
"………………"
"--ha?"
Almost tearing off his important sideburns, the short figure who couldn't believe it finally staggered out with the purple-skinned weirdo.
Giant dragon? What era did it exist...
At this moment, in the village, there were already many strange creatures looking worriedly at the huge creature hovering on the top of the mountain.
If I had to give an accurate description of their appearance, I'm afraid there is only one word.
There are descriptions in ancient books of "Devils".
…
"...That ruin makes me feel very uncomfortable..."
After finding a hill and setting Zera down, an unspeakable meaning flashed across Eileen's dragon eyes.
"is that so……"
Completely opposite to the giant dragon, Zera felt a sense of intimacy when she arrived here.
Then I thought about it, "stars" and "moon" both belong to the night sky, so it's not surprising that "star spirit" and "moon goddess" are related in terms of meaning.
(...Do you reject the temples of "Dragon" and "Demon"... It seems that the gods in ancient times also have camps...)
As she learns more and more about the mythical civilization of this world, Zella feels that she is one step closer to the 'reality'.
At that time, she deliberately asked Robin Lu to stay, just to ask the old man if he knew anything about the "gods" that were older than four hundred years ago.
She and a certain god put a 'curse' on her and indirectly caused her best friend's 'immortal sleep', but there was still a big score to settle!
(In addition to collecting the magic circle of "Moon Drops", I wonder if there are any clues about the disappeared "gods" here...)
Letting Erin stay outside temporarily, the girl with her own thoughts turned into a "celestial spirit" and stepped into this ancient ruins exuding sacred power. (To be continued)