Scott hesitated for a moment, unsure of what method to use to determine if Ed was okay - he was clearly not hurt, but something was clearly wrong.

He remembered the faint but familiar power he had felt in the place where Ed was hiding, and before he could think about it, the spell he had never used had blurted out.

The cold air of the night seemed to vibrate silently, and Ed's body shook slightly, a trace of astonishment slipped through his dark blue eyes, and then he fell straight back with his eyes wide open.

"Ed!" Naria exclaimed, her eyes quickly hugging the young man who had fallen to the ground.

"What's going on?!" she slapped Ed's face in a panic, but the guy didn't seem to feel anything, didn't react at all, and the firelight was imprinted in his eyes that were still wide and blank, showing a bit of weirdness.

Scott looked at his hand in a daze, then at Ed's pale face worriedly, but he didn't dare to reach out and touch it again—he didn't even remember what spell he had just used.

Alan frowned, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, and felt the pulse on Ed's neck.

"He's alive. ”

The steady and powerful throbbing under the fingers is a testament to life. If it's not the body that's wrong...... That's even more troublesome.

Iss unconsciously reached out and closed Ed's eyes - it was strange to keep them open like that. However, when Ed closed his eyes quietly, he began to panic again, and couldn't help but want to pull those eyes away...... But Ed's face was still warm, and it looked rosy in the firelight. It's like falling asleep, but I can't wake up.

"Why don't you let Mo bite him?" Tess suggested as she kept poking her fingers at Ed.

Naria glared at her angrily. The redhead girl stuck out her tongue. Silence.

"What the hell is wrong with him?!" Naria looked up at Scott.

"I don't know...... I will never hurt him!" Scott replied in a deep voice, a hint of anger rising in Naria's questioning.

But this is Allen's daughter......

"Of course I know you won't hurt him!" Naria frowned angrily, she didn't like Scott, but he was Is's older brother and Ed's uncle...... In any case, she couldn't have suspected that Scott was intentionally hurting Ed, "I'm just asking if you know what's going on!"

Scott's face was gloomy. Shook his head.

Alan glanced back at him. Ed had fallen after he had uttered the incantation, and that couldn't have been all wrong. Scott certainly wouldn't intentionally hurt Ed, but ......

He remembered the mountains. A flame that turns everything to ashes. Such a powerful force - it will not be easily controlled.

"Maybe he'll be fine with a little sleep?" Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Iss spoke uncertainly.

In silence, everyone reluctantly accepted the only way - waiting.

Ed crouched on the ground, his hands propped up on his face. Staring blankly at his face.

He never imagined that one day he would have such an opportunity. Seeing his "sleeping" face, and uneasily realizing that his hairline really looked a little high......

He reached out and slapped his forehead - now was not the time to worry about that!

He still hasn't figured out what happened. When Scott pronounced the incantation, he felt a flash of red light flash in front of his eyes, and then ...... It's like the soul has left the body, and the body is still alive.

Why is he always so unlucky!!

He froze at his lying body for a long time before he began to jump around everyone and yell. But apparently, no one could see him. No one could hear him.

He even tried to jump into his body, but it was useless, but he couldn't help but flip to the side and laugh for a long time because he felt so stupid, during which time Iss stomped on his stomach unconsciously......

After laughing, all he could do was stare at himself in a daze.

Ed vaguely felt as if he had heard a similar story when he was a child, and the ending didn't seem too bad...... After experiencing various "miracles" one after another, he was probably a little numb, and he didn't panic much, but was only slightly depressed and ...... Lonesome.

It doesn't feel good that he's here, but no one knows he's there.

If it goes on like this forever...... What should I do......

Isis and Narya sat side by side beside him, and Iss poked his face with his finger from time to time. Even when the soul is not in the body, Ed seems to feel that cold but not disgusting touch.

"What if he doesn't wake up?"

He heard Naria ask in a low voice.

"He's been going through a lot lately...... Alas, I really didn't think he would get into more trouble than you do. ”

There was a hint of complaint in Naria's voice, but more of concern.

"I can take him to Enshi Valley...... Inglis probably knew what was wrong with him. Isis comforted softly.

"Can I go with me? I heard that the old mage doesn't like outsiders to break into the valley. ”

"Absolutely. With me, Mulder won't stand in the way. You're going to love the ...... of that place."

Ed watched them whisper to each other affectionately, and for some reason suddenly felt a little embarrassed, as if he was peeping at something he wasn't supposed to see. He turned his head and looked to the other side, Scott was arguing with Alan in a low voice, Alan frowned, looking annoyed and helpless, but Scott's face was faintly angry - Ed didn't remember that Scott was such a person to get angry with, and no one blamed him......

He rubbed his eyes, unsure if the ring of golden-red light on Scott's body was due to the firelight or to his dazzle.

Not far from them, Tess was pointing at Ed in a low voice, presumably explaining the situation to the two elves who had just returned. Sesyana's face was still expressionless, but his eyes were focused and curious, and he did look like a child who was not yet an adult. Norway looked at Ed frequently, and sometimes Ed even felt that the elves had seen him...... That's probably just his hope.

But when Norway suddenly stood up and strode towards him—his body—Ed couldn't help but jump to his feet.

Norway leaned down, shielded Beye's view with his body, pulled out the small box Ed was hanging on his chest, and asked in a low voice, "When did this start to glow?"

No one can answer.

Ed leaned in curiously. Under the moonlight and firelight, the extremely faint light that shone through the cracks of the box would not have been possible to detect if you hadn't stared at it.

Is's brow furrowed again, obviously very unhappy that he hadn't found out. He has the same keen senses as elves, but nowhere near as attentive. And Ed himself, who hung it around his neck all day...... The only time the crystal ball glowed in his memory was when he threw it to close the "door" that had nearly swallowed Eric.

He didn't even remember that there was a crack in the box that wouldn't have spilled out......

Novi hesitated for a moment, then cautiously opened the box.

Naria let out a low exclamation. The small round crystal ball in her memory was now just a pile of shards that seemed to shimmer with starlight.

“...... Is that why he couldn't wake up?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Not really. ”

Ed replied with a sad face.

"It's not. "It shattered after he brought Borena back from the dead." ”

"How do you know?" asked Ed and Nalya in unison.

"The sound that comes out of it is different when you walk. This time it was Isis who gave the answer.

Ed was silent—what he thought was a secret wasn't a secret at all......

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Scott walked over, staring thoughtfully at the pile of pieces in the box.

Ed remembered with some trepidation that he was the only one who had not told Scott that he had this piece of water belonging to the god of water from the chamber of Chrysers Castle.

Did Scott know it existed, had he heard the story of that tragic ancestor, and as the paladin of the god of water, the former paladin, the rightful heir of Christersburg, perhaps the crystal ball belonged to him......

Ed couldn't see what the look on Scott's face meant. His pale blue eyes seemed a little dim, but maybe it was just the shadow cast on his face by the firelight......

"Pour it out. Scott said suddenly.

“...... What? don't!" Ed jumped. Even if it breaks, you can't throw it away! That's his thing! Even Scott can't decide for him......

But there was nothing he could do to stop him, so he could only hurriedly walk around.

Norway hesitated, he looked at Allen, who was walking with Scott, and the old man was silent for a while, then nodded.

The elf flipped his wrist slowly, and the tiny fragments made a subtle sound and fell on Ed's body, and the night wind lifted the tiniest part of it, and the flickering glimmer of light gradually condensed into a vague human form in the void.

Ed looked at his glowing body, his soul, in amazement, and suddenly realized that he could finally be seen!!

"I'm here! I'm here!" he jumped and danced excitedly, and the look of astonishment on everyone's faces made him feel a strange sense of satisfaction.

But in an instant, the faint light faded away.

“...... Do you see?" asked Naria, dumbfounded.

Ise nodded strangely.

Tess laughed out loud, then laughed louder and louder, and the whole body trembled, and finally simply squatted on the ground with her stomach covered, unable to even say a complete sentence.

Ed scratched his head in embarrassment - is it really that funny?

Scott sighed slightly, a wry smile on his face.

"I know what's going on...... I also know someone who can help him. ”.

(To be continued......)