The afternoon back to Lennikai, I saw the desolate, raging black snow, the manic sharp ice spikes, the shaking black shadows, and the eyes of the depths.

The whales have disappeared here, in the waters where they have lived for thousands of years.

Yes! Ranikei, my hometown, why did you become like this, did you hear my mournful tune?

When I return, I will bring light and hope to dissipate the darkness and evil in the land.

I will travel to places where salvation can be sought.

……

The light ahead! In this dark and gloomy world, there is still such pure light.

Hometown, I've finally found it.

But I was exhausted, my life was dying, and I had no way to go back to my hometown, to my beloved Rannykay.

But I remember what it looked like when I was a little fish.

Sunlight shines through the heavy winter clouds above the mountaintops, ice crystals and snowflakes shimmer in the wind, this is the end of the continent, the land of eternal winter.

In a trance, I could still see the year-round snow on the Claude Mountains, the deep blue waves and the pure white ice fields as far as the eye could see.

Before the temple is the holy light to which the living beings yearn.

For a moment, it dawned on me that the landscape was still there, but in a world that once existed, but is now out of reach.

Claude's mountain wind, you'll see this rainbow, take it there, bring it back to where it belongs.

The whale is sleeping here.

Sleeping in the farthest place that the three of them could sail, the light of the sacred tree beneath Mount Wolan might be able to shine on its .......

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Will was drenched, though he wished he had woken up dry.

But he was disappointed and uncomfortable with the wetness on his body.

Wer walked out of the captain's quarters and bumped into Ollie, who was walking inside with his clothes in his hands.

"Whew~" clothes scattered all over the ground.

Ollie looked up and saw Will, and there was a sudden glint in his eyes that made Wer feel a little strange.

Immediately afterward, Ollie threw himself on Vere.

"Sir! Wow~ scared us to death...... Woo~"

"Ollie, alas......" Will pushed Ollie who looked like glue, "you come down, what are you going to do?" …… What's wrong with your hand. ”

When Vere pushed, he found that Ollie's hands and feet were covered with a layer of cloth.

"Whew~ Sir, it's okay...... When the boat was turbulent back and forth just now, I accidentally injured myself in order to stabilize my body. ”

Falling to the ground, "It's good that you're okay, sir. ”

"I remember I fell into the water and was knocked unconscious by the boat, it looks like I was saved by you......"

"Huh? ~”

"How long have I been dizzy?"

"Soon, Boreth just helped me bandage it."

Picking up his clothes and making his way to the boat, he shook his head as he looked at the sharks and the whales behind him as they dragged along the boat in the rising moonlight.

"Boreth has really helped a lot."

"Ollie also helps......"

As he changed, Wiel patted it on the head and said, "Of course, Ollie, you're great too." ”

Ollie shook his head, "In the end, though, it was the chief who saved Boreth. ”

"I saved Boreth?" Veel fastened the rope around his waist and turned back to Ollie and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Ollie was just about to reply, when Boris stepped out of the cabin. "The bottom of the ship is fine, Ollie."

"Oh~ Okay, Ollie is going to sail." With that, Ollie ran to the rudder.

The ship, reversed course.

"What do you mean by Ollie, I saved you? Didn't you salvage me? ”

"yes, I was careless, I almost got bitten by a shark."

"You came up on your own, but ...... As soon as you get on the boat, you faint. He glanced at Veil, who looked dazed.

"After helping you into the house, Ollie noticed that the bottom of the ship had been shaken and a crack had been opened, so I hurried to fix it."

"I didn't expect you to wake up so soon."

"What do you mean, Boreth? What are you talking about? ”

"You fell into the water so suddenly, we were unprepared."

"But you said that I came up on my own, and it was too, I was dizzy."

“…… Perhaps, it's because you fainted. Bo Ruisi looked at Ver with some solemnity, and said with some concern

"You didn't perceive the darkness, but Vere, you looked like ......"

"Like what? What's wrong with me? ”

"Maybe it's not you...... I can't tell. ”

“？” Wei Er only had a question mark on his face to express himself, and then, straightening his collar, "Forget it, don't say it if you don't want to." ”

"Anyway, we survived, didn't we? And there's a lot of loot. When he came to the side of the boat, he looked at the straight ropes, and Wiel patted them.

Bo Rose came to Will's side and watched the waves pouring out of the bottom of the boat under the moonlight, "Now that I think about it, you gave me the feeling of being a battle-hardened warrior, that momentum...... Very unusual. ”

"Don't laugh, Boreth, how could I be like you say." Vere didn't take it seriously.

"It seems that if it were just me and Ollie, we would have died in the belly of the fish."

Vere snapped his fingers lightly and tapped lightly on the railing.

Ver looked back, and the whale, which was clearly larger than his own ship, and other things connected to the water, were visibly slowing down the ship.

If they were three when they came, they probably didn't even have one now.

"Ollie! How far from the island do we have?! ”

"Sir! It is not advisable to raise the sails at night, but if you need it, Sir, Ollie can sail back as soon as possible! ”

"No!"

"In that case, I'll have to go back overnight! After all, we're dragging a lot of big guys~"

Bo Ruisi quietly looked in the direction of the breeze, the small island was only a shadow except for the mountain.

"Looks like we're going to rest in the boat for the night."

"Don't worry, Will, you've been busy for so long, it's time to take a break."

“…… Only when there is something to do does it not make me feel empty......" Will put his arms on the wooden fence and rushed his head towards the silver platter on the sea.

"The moonlight is so beautiful~"

"Month?" Bo Ruisi looked at the brightness of the sea and sky, "Yes, the moon, it's quiet. ”

Bo Ruisi leaned lightly to the side, and the two of them quietly looked at the sky and the galaxy.

And, that round of the bright moon that has not changed.

Vere's gaze looked into the distance, into the depths of the moon.

Until a grunting sound came out of Wille's belly.

"By the way, we haven't eaten yet......" Boris was about to take some out of the air when Wille interrupted her, "Anyway, it's okay tonight, why don't I do something good." ”

Boreth glanced at it, stretched out his hand and swiped in the air, and a shark with two holes appeared on the deck.

Ver was tugging at the rope to pull one back.

Then he looked at the fish on the deck, then at the rope in his hand, and decisively let go of the rope, which was basically unchanged.

The location of the kitchen, Veil, has already prepared measures for smoke and fire prevention - in fact, it is paved with a layer of stone slabs.

Speaking of laying the slate, Wiel used a "pitchfork" that he hadn't paid much attention to before.

It's more like a magic spray gun, and the principle of how it works is probably what to absorb and what to release...... Such.

Then, with it, Veil made a thin layer of stone for the predetermined location of the ship's cabin galley, which was so fine that it would not ignite.

Boreth remembers that when Vere was tinkering with these things, he said something strange, as if it were "it doesn't have to be so expensive to decorate......

But her thoughts were quick, and she was drawn to the fragrant smell in front of her.

Although he doesn't have the skills of a chef to do complicated things, he can still fry fish on a slate.

After a while, the food was served.

Wiel walked up and brought the finished fish to Ollie.

Bo Ruisi looked at the plate of fish in front of him and took a deep breath.

Maybe in the future, I won't be able to eat for a long time.

Gently chew the aroma in your mouth.

Boreth looked out the window, the small window couldn't see the full moon.

Just like herself, she can't get out of this window. Ver walked back, and Boreth smiled.

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late at night

Faintly hearing the call, Boris sat up from her bed, pushed open the door, and with a ball of light rising in her hand, walked down the aisle toward the deck.

"Who is it?" The sound of the waves could be heard all around, and the small boats moved forward very slowly but at a uniform speed in the sea.

The lines on the rudder shone faintly.

The vague call was still in Bo Rice's mind, but she couldn't hear it clearly.

"Who's talking to me?" Boris came to the side of the ship with the ball of light. "Who's there?"

The surroundings were quiet, and Boreth carefully distinguished.

"It's the direction of the rope." Boreth walked in the direction where the whale was pulling, and the voice in his head became clearer.

"The Light of the Sacred Tree...... Do you hear that? "The voice was a little eager, very weak.

"Who is it? Who's talking? Boreth looked in that direction, but in the dark of the night, everything in the sea around him was dim.

"The Light of the Sacred Tree...... Listen to me......"

"Whales?!" Bo Ruisi was surprised to find that the source of the sound actually came from a huge whale.

"Light of the sacred tree, I don't know if you can hear my call, but this time, it's me who calls last......"

"Who are you? Are you a whale? ”

"The light of the sacred tree, I came to you through the shadows, hoping to bring back your light back to my homeland...... My hometown, Lenikei, is being attacked by darkness and demons from the abyss and figures. ”

"The light of the sacred tree, for some reason, you have disappeared for hundreds of years, but the creatures of the continent hope to regain the light of the sacred tree. I walked through the warm currents and undercurrents of the sea, looking for the cold and the scorching heat. Finally found you here. ”

"The light of the sacred tree, I don't know if you can know the news from afar, and there are many living beings who are fighting against the darkness and trying to survive. As they help me get out of the dark pursuit, they ask me to convey to you the news from them. ”

"Whales! Are there any other astral spirits? Is there anyone else? Can you hear me? Boreth enlarged the ball of light in his hand, shining in the direction of the whale.

"I don't know if you can hear the light of the sacred tree, if you can hear it, please help us, help the people in this world, who are still struggling to survive, help my hometown, Lanikai, help ......"

"Whales! Here I am, I am the high priest of the sacred tree, I hear it, respond to me! What the hell is going on, and where have the stars and creatures gone? ”

"The Light of the Sacred Tree...... Light, and hope ......"

"Nope! Don't disappear, don't disappear, whale! Answer me, answer me, I hear you! ”

"Hometown...... I am back...... I found it...... The voice of the ...... of salvation gradually became smaller and faded away.

"No!!" Boreth sat up violently and found himself on the bed.

A ray of morning light shone in through the window.