As a warrior, people are always sensitive to killing intent, even if they don't know where that killing intent comes from. The Nooans had a vague guess, but it was incredible...... Perhaps, they don't know enough about another continent.

The anger did not erupt, but was suppressed as the blond-haired, blue-eyed young man lowered his gaze. He even curled the corners of his mouth and smiled lazily, with a bit of sarcasm and disdain, which made people a little uncomfortable, but not so hostile.

“...... Rest assured, it's safe enough no matter where you stay. Ed was finally able to answer with ease.

The Nooan made a quick decision after a moment of thought.

"I heard you're interested in meeting our mayor?" he said openly, "I can arrange it for you as soon as possible." ”

If his guess is true...... Bern would never blame him for his self-inflicted claims.

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This "as soon as possible" came to the point where Ed was surprised - they were taken straight into the town hall. Although Ed suspected that the two Noas had guessed Is's identity, neither they nor their boss Bern, a bald, middle-aged man, seemed to have any hesitation in bringing such a "great" danger into the city's most important building.

There was no more cautious temptation, no red tape, and such a neat and bold act was admired by Ed. When they were brought to the "ruthless" female mayor, the appreciation was a little stronger.

There would never be a female minister in Ruttergar – and Anktann certainly couldn't have been. There are still female lords, and that must be in the absence of a male heir. Even in Neo, there are no women in the city council and chamber of commerce. He thought that a woman who could sit in this position and was not just a "symbol" would probably look more like a man, and would even deliberately make herself look more like a man, but Tareri Main was not a beauty, but she also calmly showed the charm of women.

Like an ordinary woman walking on the street, she had a white-petaled astragalus in her bun, fragrant flowers, and a seemingly simple blue-gray long dress, and when she stood up, a faint silver light flowed like water waves, revealing the hidden patterns in it—such a gorgeous and understated fabric, woven by the craftsmen of Rutgar in the style of the elves...... It's also what Vala loves.

They are roughly the same age, but their temperaments are completely different. Ed bowed in mixed spirits, and Main smiled and folded her hands over her chest.

Unsurprisingly, her lingua franca is spoken more fluently than her subordinates.

"Your father is one of Kurtia's most popular friends," she said, "but I guess he didn't let you come?"

She looked at Iss meaningfully, and Iss just looked back at her nonchalantly. Of course he didn't salute – he wouldn't salute anyone.

Main calmly withdrew her gaze and invited them to sit down and taste the richly flavored juice that the Noa people loved.

Purpose, for this question that will inevitably be asked, Ed has already thought of the answer on the way here.

"Further south on this continent is the edge of the world. "We're just going to see what that's like." ”

That's what they were meant to do in the first place.

Main nodded, showing appropriate interest, "So, did you find it?"

“...... We see the eternal night at the end of the world. Ed replied, "See the sea sinking into a dark and bottomless abyss." It's so magnificent that it's unforgettable. ”

"But you want to see me, shouldn't you want to share this?" Main asked bluntly.

"Probably not everyone who comes to ask to see you is so lucky to see you?" replied Ed, tentatively.

- So, when the hell were they exposed?!

Main laughed.

"When you went south, only the border patrol reported that 'a huge bird flew by'...... Flying back north flew over more than one city or village," she said, "and then you lost track of the nearby coast." It wasn't long before two young men who had never seen anyone before, and who were as white as Egger flowers, entered Kurtia - even if 'a man sitting on the back of a flying beast' became 'two people', and it seemed natural to suspect that there was some kind of connection?"

Ed was silent for a moment.

Noa's eyesight was so good, he thought Isis was flying high enough that even he could see it...... It sounds like a no-brainer...... But how could they deliver their message faster than the ice dragon could fly!

"Maybe we have our own 'magic' too?" Main said with a smile as he looked surprised and confused at the young man, and at his strange but undisguised gray hair, which seemed natural anyway.

Her subordinates are nervous that the flying beast might turn into a human, but she is more interested in Ed. He was by no means an ordinary man, not even the son of a big businessman. It's not just because he can ride a giant beast like that across continents...... An ordinary person would not have just entered a strange city and asked to see the ruler of the city, but he did not give any reason that made him seem very important, and his attitude was not arrogant. What is worth paying attention to, then, is his way of thinking, which is undoubtedly something that only people in high positions have.

And he's so young.

Ed could see her excitement and see through his doubts, but didn't really want to discuss their own "magic". He replied with a polite exclamation, knowing how they had found the diary of the priest who had arrived in Hertland decades earlier with the first caravan in a halfling village, and the answer he had spent his life seeking...... And the promise made to a little Noa girl many years ago.

As he spoke, he gradually realized that "finding someone" was really a small matter for the supreme ruler of a city...... But I can only say it cheekily.

Main's expression was a little subtle.

"So, you want to leave all the priest's notes in Kurtia?" she wanted to confirm, "even if you can't find that girl?"

Ed nodded. After all, it's hard to say where a little girl from a seaside village a few decades ago would be now, or even if she was still alive.

"You have a library. He said, "Notes like this are always useful, aren't they?"

- It's not just "a little useful"!

Main didn't really care about the "answers" that the pastor found, even though his persistence was admirable. She valued what he had written down about centaurs, minotaurs, and halflings...... About the lands on this continent that they have not yet been able to explore. It was not that they did not send emissaries and explorers, but the road was difficult, and the teams they sent were very few who could return, and no one had ever been able to go that far.