It took more than two days to get to Rainbow Bend Island by boat, and the negotiations with the Black Sail Pirates were seven days later. Ed cheekily took advantage of Stobel's power - it was extremely easy to teleport from the Archmage Tower to Rainbow Bend Island.

"In fact, the Brie people hate mages. ”

Stobel, who had changed his clothes before walking with Ed, explained, "A few decades ago, Rainbow Island was far more prosperous than it is now. Their boats were small, but sturdy and light, and it is said that when the people of the Eastern Continent were fishing inshore in small fishing boats, their boats were able to reach the Hetland of the Western Continent......"

More than 100 years ago, although there were already ships sailing from the Eastern Continent to the open sea, Neo's harbor was still extremely rudimentary. Merchants who have returned from hardships prefer to stop at Hongwan Island first, rest well, repair the damaged ships, and then sail back to the mainland to trade.

The arrival of merchants and sailors makes Rainbow Bend Island lively. The joy of the rest of the disaster, the excitement of returning home, and the rich rewards at hand...... All of them made them extraordinarily generous, and soon a sizable bazaar was formed near the port. The Brie were so enthusiastic and outspoken that they were brave enough to make most pirates retreat, and this small island was a place of bliss for sailors returning from their voyages.

As the decades passed, the city of Neo rose to the top of a barren beach, but Rainbow Bend Island was unexpectedly hit by a catastrophe - several pirates rose up and ransacked the beautiful island. It is said that almost the entire island was soaked in blood, and even the waves were red for several days...... The Brie people have lost most of their young adulthood, and it is only now that they are gradually recovering.

The success of the pirates depends on the help of a group of mages - as soon as the Archmage Tower claims that the group of mages have long been expelled, and this attack has nothing to do with the Mage Tower, Rainbow Bend Island is still completely at odds with both the Archmage Tower and the pirates.

"We don't dare to call ourselves mages there. "It's best not to wear either a priest's robe or a priest's robe—though the Brie people are not indistinguishable from a priest and a mage...... In short, in their own words, 'the sight of a robe makes me feel the urge to slash at it'. ”

Didn't wear a robe for long...... Ed, who had not worn a robe for a long time, looked at himself dressed as a rich young master, and then at Stobel, who was dressed like a businessman but still had a scholarly demeanor, and turned his head silently, feeling that it was safer for him to - hadn't anyone told Stobel that he looked like a mage in whatever he was wearing?

And he himself is indeed a rich young master...... Although maybe soon there will be no money.

The teleportation point of the Archmage Tower is hidden next to a tavern, and the beautiful island of Rainbow Bend is greeted by the rich aroma of barbecue.

"It's grilled fish. ”

After Ed involuntarily took a deep breath, Stobel smiled and introduced, "The grilled fish and pickled raw crab here are delicious. ”

Ed blushed a little, he was clearly here to get down to business...... But he always seems to be like this, no matter how serious the problem is, no matter how big the trouble, it is difficult for him to stay tense and serious all the time.

When Storbel went to inquire with the mage stationed here, Ed pushed open the window, allowing the damp sea breeze to fill the room.

The abundant rain and brilliant sunshine in the summer make all the plants seem to be glowing. Ed squinted, and in the deep shades of green, he saw bright flowers and jumping streams...... In the blue between the sea and the sky, a huge rainbow.

The rainbow spanned almost half of the island, with one end perched on the island and the other submerged into the sea, reminding Ed of the story that Vala told him when he was a child—the rainbow was a bridge between the two worlds, and at the other end of the bridge was the sacred place inhabited by all the souls who had passed away and been blessed by God......

"You can see rainbows here most of the year. Stallbel's voice interrupted his recollection, "It's all called Rainbow Bend Island." ”

"Any news?" said Ed, turning back.

"Bertram and his men live in the Silver Anchor Tavern. "They seem to be interested in your friends." ”

“...... Is?" Ed's eyes widened, "Did he fly here?!"

"Actually......" Stormbell hesitated slightly, "someone said it ...... He dived to the bottom of the sea nearby, and some say he was actually injured and fell into the sea from mid-air. We...... Archmage Tower believed the former more - as I told you before, we weren't attacking him. As far as we know, the only people who have attacked him in the past few days have been the people he was frozen on the ship in Winter's Harbor. ”

- But he was already injured.

"Where's the Silver Anchor Tavern?" Ed asked.

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A short time after entering the Silver Anchor Tavern, Ed realized that everyone here was interested in his friends.

"That dragon" is pretty much the only topic here.

Sailors who have been to Stonebutch during the year can boast that they have seen the dragon many times - after all, it lives in the Temple of Nesses just outside the city, and some even claim to have touched the dragon's scales...... Of course, this is impossible, and if a stranger dares to touch it, it will definitely be cut in two......

Ed pricked up his ears and listened quietly, his eyes sweeping over the noisy crowd.

"Bertram and his men" should be easily recognizable. Bertram himself was a tall northerner in his thirties, blue-eyed and dark-haired, stocky but not burly, Gishel, a cold, hard-tempered, half-elf girl, Terry, a freckled young man who never wore a robe, but everyone knew he was in fact a mage, "Mouse" Bumbu, a rather obscene little man, Stone, who did not know his real name, had a short, big voice like a beardless dwarf, and a Brie named Jhancy, who had been with them lately......

They're not here.

"That's absolutely true! The Unicorns are already on their way!" a voice raised his voice.

Stobel glanced at Ed, and Ed's ears moved.

It's been a long time since he's used this skill, but ......

Ed stood up and joined in the fun with his glass.

"Is it 'the 'that' Unicorn?" he said, innocently curious, with a lingua franca with a northern accent that stood out in the tongue that couldn't be curled up around him, "the ship that can outpace the pirates?"

"Of course!" said the proud southerner, puffing out his chest, "what else could there be?"

"Are they going to chase the dragon?"

The rich young master from the north continued to ask in his excited and stupid tone.

"It's 'fishing'. "Someone smugly corrected," said Bangbu, for it was not the first time they had scooped up the dragon!

Fingers tightened suddenly, and Ed could barely maintain the smirk on his face.

- What do you mean by "not the first time"?!

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