Estelle and Joshua came over when they heard someone witnessing Lloyd and Ling acting together.

When they learned that Ling had just left, both of them sighed. With Rei's tacit approval, the support department and Ayo revealed the relationship between Rei and the Hywass.

“…… Really...... Is that so...... That kid ......"

Istelle whimpered with tears, she knew that Ling was pitiful, so she wanted to take Ling back to her home. However, no one thought that the truth of that story would be like this......

"Estelle ......"

Even if he is as strong as Joshua, he can't help but shed tears of emotion. He gently hugged Estelle's shoulders and let her lean against him.

"Thank you so much...... Can you help that kid so much......"

Joshua bowed his head deeply, and Ellie, who was beside him, hurriedly held his shoulders to prevent him from continuing to bow down.

Everyone sighed about Ling's life experience for a while, and then the topic gradually turned to a special term.

"Well, what is the 'Shadow Country' that you keep talking about?"

Randy quickly asked something that everyone in the Support Section was curious about.

When You mentioned this before, because there were other things to pay attention to at that time, everyone didn't ask questions.

"Forehead ......"

Even though the emotions returned, Joshua was still a little troubled by the problem. He exchanged glances with You. However, it is not an exchange of collusive confessions, but more like a mutual excuse of "you can explain" and "no, you will explain".

"Well, that's a little hard to explain...... In other words, we are caught up in the ...... Forehead...... A...... Magical ...... Country? ”

Joshua explained it in as clear a way as possible, but even so, it was confusing.

"What, Joshua, what kind of explanation didn't make Lloyd understand?"

Estelle spoke!

It's just a goddess.,I can see the incomprehension of the support department at once! Everyone threw grateful glances at her and looked forward to her explanation.

"It's a place where you can buy ingredients from the tree, drink the spring water to regain your fighting spirit, and everyone can travel together in the starry sky and on all levels."

…………

Preamble retracted.

This guy is much more unreliable than Joshua......

This kind of fairytale-like description is not at all acceptable to the Support Division.

No, except for one person.

"Good, so good!"

Hexu's eyes were almost shooting stars.

"No, no, no...... I think you're absolutely misunderstanding something...... Let's put it this way. Another world. You can understand it as a different world. A different world with only eighteen people. ”

In the end, You gave a content that was barely acceptable.

Then, the three of them told them about the Shadow Country. (Note: For students who haven't played the original work, the Land of Shadows is the story stage of the 3rd Trail of the Sky 3rd.) The timeline is half a year after the Void Trail SC and before the Zero Trail begins. ）

It's divided into 7 realms.,You can teleport back and forth with a thing called ashlar.,Each layer has special rules.,Basic rules such as completing conditions can liberate a person.。 There are also the Gates of the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars......

How so...... It sounds like a myth.

If it weren't for the fact that the three people who were talking about were serious, I'm afraid Lloyd would have felt that they were perfunctory.

"But...... You're really prone to getting into trouble......"

Randy winked his eyebrows mockingly, glancing at Lloyd.

Presumably, Yu first experienced Liber's mutation, then was upset by Estelle, and then the Land of Shadows, and finally escaped to Crossbell, only to meet Lloyd again......

If it's a previous tour, it does feel like "trouble".

However, now the tour ......

"Well, though, it's not annoying. At that time, I was lying on the hospital bed, unable to move, almost suffocating. ”

"Lying on a hospital bed?"

Ellie was a little surprised, Yu gave people the feeling that he was tough, the feeling that he could jump alive if anyone died. This kind of person can also get sick sometimes.

You smiled, and his slender fingers touched the wound on his left rib through his clothes.

"Remember the ancient relics I told you about. That's when someone broke his ribs, left an unhealable wound, and took away ancient relics. And then I lay down for almost a whole year. ”

"Yes, I'm also surprised that someone really caught Brother You......"

Joshua also half-jokingly teased him, making You smile.

"In short, the Star Gate is just that, allowing the entrant to see certain fragments of the past. When you come out, you can either get props and equipment, or if you get Mira......"

Before You could finish speaking, Randy immediately slapped his thigh and stood up.

"Where is this place?! It's a good thing to make money just by looking at other people's memories! Such a good thing! ”

……

Everyone's eyes turned disdainful, and Randy also laughed awkwardly, "You go on, you go on" and sat back with a winc.

"Speaking of which, when was everyone liberated?"

Theo suddenly asked.

Sure enough, someone as serious as her is probably the one who now supports Corey to have the clearest grasp of the country of shadows.

"Hmm...... My words should be fifth...... The sixth or so, right? I was liberated on the second floor. ”

Joshua thought about it carefully, but he couldn't remember the details clearly.

"I ...... Anyway, it's a comparison, thirteen? Probably, right? ”

Well, if even Joshua couldn't remember clearly, Estelle couldn't remember it clearly.

So, everyone's eyes turned to You Tatsumi.

"My word has been over there since the beginning. As a facilitator, I was probably the first to join the team. As a 'Guardian', I was also the last to appear. ”

You, as always, casually said things that people couldn't take lightly.

"Wait, what is a Guardian?"

"That's where we come to the last two layers. There are stone monuments on the roaming path around the royal town of Gran Cel in Libel, and then we challenge the 'Guardians' through the stone monuments. Well, the Devil Captain of the Pro-Guard, the Taidou Liuren who is called Feiyan Hong'er, the rare strategist and sword master, the sword emperor of the association and the like. ”

"You seem to be unconsciously putting yourself on a par with a guy who is beyond the best......"

The people in the Support Division are already a little too lazy to complain.

It's helpless for this guy who is full of mysteries. For a while, no matter what he said, they wouldn't be surprised.

So, Joshua continued, "Then, Yu probably took the form of the fifth guardian, the hidden outer guardian, and fought against sixteen of us with the power of one person. ”

The preface was retracted, still surprised.

"That'...... How did that work......"

Ellie looked at Estelle and Joshua in disbelief, not to mention one-to-many, even one-on-one, Ellie was not confident that she could fight against either of these two, let alone sixteen people.

"That's an exaggeration, Joshua. There are also sixteen people on my side. Sixteen me, though. Or rather, my sixteen personalities? ”

You said this, falling into thought, and finally he shook his hand, looking refreshed.

"In short, I'm fighting them with sixteen different weapons and different fighting styles."

"Well, Brother You's chains really made us suffer a lot......"

As if thinking of the hard battle, Joshua also looked tired. Estelle nodded in agreement.

"It's very reliable as a companion, but it's terrible to be an enemy."

"Don't say that, in the end, didn't you burst out with very good potential, successfully broke through your own limits, and completely knocked me down. The bond between people and people is a wonderful thing. ”

……

"I see."

Lloyd sighed heavily.

"Oh? I guess I understand what the Shadow Country is. ”

"No...... I mean......"

"We finally understand that there are so many mysteries about you that we can't uncover them......" everyone in the Support Section sighed together.