In the depths of the sewers, burning torches illuminate every corner, and the light is even a little hot.

The corpses were finally cleaned up. Naria stood in the light, reaching out to brush the empty air.

She remembered vividly, but a day ago, it was here, countless black cracks stretched out, like a shattered mirror. But now, that strange sight has quietly disappeared...... Just like Ed.

At least Ed left a warning on the wall. York Tracy told her that the symbol meant "magical anomaly" and "danger", and the bastard, knowing it, stepped into danger alone.

Not far away, Laval and Balk were talking in low voices. Naria knew she should listen, but despite the involuntary slowing down of all the people around her, she felt a myriad of cacophony crowding her ears.

She didn't listen to anything.

She slowly crouched down. This posture inexplicably made her feel a little comfort, as if she would be closer to him in this way.

"There is a priest of the goddess of the earth who has also disappeared. ”

Laval walked over, his tone was always gentle, but he didn't use any empty comfort to perfunctory her, "He should have been the closest to this place at the time besides Ed...... We've checked it and he can be trusted. More likely, he was with Ed...... Passed through the cracks. ”

The word "through" does sound more acceptable.

“...... Can you come back?" Nalya stood up and asked bluntly, "if the other side of the rift is really a sea of nothingness." ”

"We're not entirely sure what's on the other side. "And among the records we can find, there are not only people who have passed through such spatial cracks, disappeared, and then reappeared." ”

"How many?"

“...... One. ”

Naria thought about it, and actually wanted to laugh a little.

"It can't be 'that one,' is it?" she asked, "Bigfoot Evane?"

The story of the lucky farmer Evian, a traveler who travels through the realms on his own, is almost one of the most widely circulated tales of Rutgar, full of all kinds of bizarre fantasies, vulgar jokes, and the dreams of most men to go through a thrilling adventure that does not require much effort to reap endless wealth and beauty.

Laval nodded, looking a little embarrassed.

"It's not just a made-up story. He said.

Naria tugged at the corners of her mouth, a little weak. She did know that "stories" can come in many different forms...... Honestly, she wished Ed was so lucky, because she could hear what Laval didn't say, and there was no way they could find him...... Only wait for him to "reappear" himself.

"In the stories that 'don't just make it up,'" she asked, gesturing in the air around her, "is this going to disappear too?"

"Yes. Laval replied, "Such cracks sometimes disappear on their own, sometimes they shift their location...... The power it erupts with will be quite staggering before it changes. ”

"So, you think, it was just an accident?"

“...... No. Laval replied, "A crack of that magnitude, if it changes, under normal circumstances, the whole of Stonebuch will be affected." And here it is...... Even the priests who were a little farther away didn't feel anything unusual. ”

Naria let out a sigh, admonishing herself to restrain her tone, which was always unconsciously getting sharper and sharper. At least, Laval didn't treat her like an "ordinary person" who didn't know anything and didn't need to know more.

"So far, we haven't found any useful clues, but we've passed the news to the ** Shi Tower. Laval told her, "The mages have studied more of these spatial rifts than we do. ”

Naria nodded reluctantly. ** Shita itself is difficult to protect, she does not believe that the priests are unaware, and such a "request for help" is likely to be some kind of temptation at the same time......

Why can't things be simpler?

She bit her lower lip and became irritated.

It seems that the only thing she can do now is wait...... And the only thing Ed can rely on is "luck".

But the god of luck is the most unpredictable.

She left the sewers. Even she was taken aback when she found herself unwittingly in Lockburg.

The guard at the door only glanced at her, and did not stop her, and she walked in, walked to the three black towers, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed the door in.

She's not Ed at all. She was curious and excited about the inhuman consciousness in this tower, but more instinctively stayed away. Can ...... now She didn't know who else to turn to.

“...... Do you know where he is?"

Between the cold stone statues on all sides, she looked up and asked softly.

The ice dragon flapped its wings and half-flew and half-climbed, and finally climbed to the top of the remnant tower, proving its guess that this "fragment" was really small.

With the three-storied tower as the center, the entire city of Stonebutch, including the small plains outside the city, seems to be encased in a gray shroud, and beyond this is a chaos, and there is no longer a recognizable form.

That's probably the edge of the world, and right now, it doesn't have the energy to find out.

It crouched at the top of the tower for a few moments before it regained its breath. Such weakness is unbelievable for a dragon...... And it fears that if it stays, the situation will only get worse.

It considered the possibility of slipping back into Inglis's library, where at least a lot of things could be found. Before it could figure out what to do, a dark shadow swept across the sky.

It looked up alarmedly, surprised to see that it was not some "dark shadow...... That's lightning.

Black lightning slashed down like sharp blades, silently tearing through the lead-ash canopy, and also falling towards the gray world under the canopy.

“...... Is!"

Ed shouted under the tower, his voice full of fear: "Come down!"

The ice dragon spread its wings and slid down, and Ed swooped down against the wind and grabbed the thorns at the tips of its wings.

"Turn back!" he yelled, "we need to get into the tower!"

“...... What's wrong?" the ice dragon asked as he turned back into his human form, "It doesn't rain, does it?"

Edra took his arm and sprinted into the tower.

"Can't be touched by that!" he said.

“...... What happens when you run into it?" asked Is.

Ed was stunned, and looked back at him with a blank look in his eyes.

He seemed to know...... I don't seem to know.

"Ed," Iss asked softly, looking at him, "...... How long have you been here?"