Belch...... A feather?

Wait, does this giant really mean 'a feather'?

Neither chicken feathers nor goose feathers, but feathers, not two or three, but one?

And so on and so forth. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It certainly can't be taken literally, that would be silly.

Since it is a holy relic, it must have some degree of divine power, even if it is a feather, it cannot be underestimated.

"Well, yes...... Very, very powerful thing?"

"It's not"

The giant's tone was uncertain, but not lying, and if he had a head, he would have shook his head now.

Belch...... Wait, I need to put my thoughts in order.

Since the humans came to steal this thing, and the loss of this thing would make the King of Giants strangely angry, it must be of great value.

"Well, yes...... Is there anything very meaningful to your race?"

The giant waved his hand impatiently.

"No"

——?

"Come, I'll take you to my treasury so you can understand faster"

The giant returned to his body and strode up, shaking the entire cliff with each foot.

'A treasure trove of giants, giants, giants!'

Although Elle is still calm and polite on the outside, she has exploded inside, and the little one is eager to bite my arm to help her calm her excitement.

From the sea cliffs to the canyons, from the canyons to the ridges, the entire Baishu sea cliffs seem to be built with building blocks, and are covered with almost vertical edges.

And these high-rise cliffs are like the threshold of his own yard to the king of giants, and he can walk over them with his legs raised.

With the Levitation Charm on the shelf, a few of us followed Brevington to the front of a towering mountain.

Boom.

The giant's hand slapped against the cliff with a rumbling sound.

Then, the mountain slowly falls like a door, revealing an incomparably tall cavern.

But...... Even so, it definitely can't accommodate the form of Brixington.

Just when I thought the giants would let us go in alone, the body of the king of giants was instantly covered in a strong orange light.

Some kind of magic...... Giant magic.

On the ground not far in front of us, the stones became soft as mud, and then gradually rose and deformed, condensing into a human form.

But—it was just a skeleton, cast by magic, but it was just a white, naturally textured, marble sculpture.

Wow.

Suddenly, even I felt the torrent.

It poured down from us like a flood, from Brixington's body to this little vessel.

"Oh, that's how this thing works."

Ellie understood what was going on.

The King of Giants used the artifact 'time' to transfer himself to another stone!

This is also the original purpose of this holy object, and this is the very purpose.

Oh...... I also understood in an instant that the giants had intermarried with the elves in ancient times, and that was probably what was achieved through this sacred artifact......

We descended from the sky and landed beside the Stone Man, an all-white sculpture that perfectly mimicked the human form like a craft in an art classroom.

Cluck-la-la-la-

However, when the stone man straightened up, there was still a stiff, grinding sound of stones.

"Come with me, we don't have much time"

I nodded, looked at Ellie who was sitting on my shoulder, and Linda, who was following us, and walked into the cavern with the giant.

At the moment when the starlight disappeared from us, the surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and then—

The dazzling green light of the aurora lights up in the distance.

Distance?

When we look closely, we find that our surroundings are as ethereal as the cosmic space, and the aurora-like spots of light emit on the background like a wall, which is the source and body of these lights.

"This is another dimension?"

I casually asked.

"No, it's not"

The King of Giants led us down the stone staircase, his movements becoming more skillful and fluid.

"We don't have the magic of Perry Hill to create the perfect alternate space"

The King of Giants waved his hand and motioned for us to look into the distance.

The whole cave is like the belly of some kind of animal, and the corridors with no end in sight, as well as the bright lights of different colors around it, make people feel uneasy and frightened.

"Here are the scars of the world"

"Hurt ...... What?"

"Ever"

The King of Giants' steps grew brisk, but his words still felt heavy.

"In ancient times, our aurora world was as complete and vibrant as your world."

Following Brixington's words, the black background around him, which seemed like deep space, began to brighten, and many colors and colors seeped out of the pure black, curling and merging to change into a picture.

The light of the stars shone on a turquoise planet, which was probably what the King of Giants said the world used to be.

"An unknown catastrophe has destroyed our world"

"Time and space are reversed, the universe is annihilated, the sun disappears from the sky, and the earth evaporates in an instant"

"Boundless waters of water poured out of the void and filled the vanished spaces"

The images around us flickered and coalesced into another image.

It seems that this is also one of the giant's magic, he can use his thoughts and memories to modify the light around him, although it is not as good as animation, but it allows me to intuitively understand the changes in the world.

The story that the giants are telling is the source of the 'Endless Sea' in the world of Aurora.

If, as he claims, these seas fill the shattered universe, then it would explain why the ocean is endless, and the farther away from the land, the colder it becomes.

"But our world didn't end there"

"The catastrophe of destruction also brought a new turn, and the torrent appeared in this world"

"It brings magic to life in this world and allows us to use magic"

"Creatures from other worlds at the same time"

In other worlds, when it comes to this, the King of Giants is probably referring to them.

"Compared to what you've heard about them from Perry Hill, yes, the witches are one of the creatures of the other worlds."

Wait, what does one mean?

In other words, not only Gloria and Grandia, but also other otherworldly creatures in this world?

"And what about dragons?"

I couldn't resist asking.

Instead of looking back at me, the giant shook his head, and immediately after shifting to a human form, he mastered our body language.

"They are the natives of this world"

Whew, it's a relief for me, and it's quite reassuring to know that my biggest and strongest enemy isn't a life from another world.

"The witches and their huge vehicles were carried into our world by the torrent"

"In the depths of the ocean, they use the shape of sea creatures to reshape their flesh to adapt to the physical laws of our world"

The picture around us changed, and the purple light outlined the giant sea creatures that were the original appearance of the witches of Perry Hill.

"Sadly, their ship sank deeper and deeper, so the lives had to leave there and eventually come to land to build their new home."

Hey?

"One thing I don't understand, why don't they build their country in the ocean, but come to land?"

The giant smiled bitterly.

Then, the picture around us changed, and the purple light became fierce and blinding, the color of the witch's magic, and these bright lights showed a fierce battle.

"Those are ......"

Like a giant squid or an octopus, it is bigger than a witch, and even half of its body can only hide in the darkness of the deep sea.

Those long tentacles are attacking those sea creatures, while whales and jellyfish are meeting them with brilliant magic.

"North Sea Sea Monster"

Ooh...... I had heard the word from the giants for a long time, and there were even a number of books dedicated to this kind of thing in the Great Library of the Dawn Mountains, but I was still struck by the way I saw them so clearly.

"They are the only creatures that can survive in the Endless Sea"

Brixington paused as he spoke, turning his head to look at the towering images that looked like church frescoes around us.

"And the old enemy of our giants"

The King of Giants glanced back at us, and it was not clear from his stone-made eyes what he was thinking.

"The purpose of the existence of the Baishu Sea Cliff is to resist the invasion of sea monsters and prevent them from invading the last land on which we depend."