"It's no accident that you've met us, and it's no accident that the village you live in was slaughtered by 'conspirators'. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Since there is no conclusive evidence, there are many things that I can't give you a positive answer. But only one thing I can be sure of is that for many people you are an extremely important being, to be precise, your 'power'...... Therefore, there will be many things that will happen to you in the future, and maybe there will be another tragedy of this kind and that. ”

As he said these words, the boy could sense the strange aura behind Lance's slightly sad expression, which was not quite similar to his usual life.

But what was that? Troy couldn't explain his feelings, and in fact, as he saw Lance more and more in that blank world, the boy always felt less and less like himself.

- Who is it like me, then?

"So, run away, the farther away the better. You are kind, Troy, and although you have been 'educated' to take the question of life and death quite lightly, I can understand the purest 'desire' that you do not want others to be harmed. You can attract the Shadow, and you can do so without being consumed by it, but those around you will have a hard time escaping the Shadow's clutches and finally ...... Perhaps, I mean maybe, the Shadows will swallow everything around you, everything you hold dear. ”

"It's too much to talk about. ”

The young man, who was walking firmly on the ground, suddenly spat out such a sentence.

"Hmm, Troy, did you just say something?"

"No, nothing...... Anyway, is there already the river in front of you? I always feel that it is much more obvious than the last time I came. ”

"Yes. ”

What should be said has been said, and Vina knows in her heart that teenagers also have the right to maintain their own opinions, which can be regarded as a part of growth. Swept away the uneasiness in her heart, the sorceress felt a little relieved for the growth of the boy, and for some reason, there was another feeling in her heart.

She didn't want to see Troy grow like that.

――I guess that's how I feel about my "children" as a mother...... Stupid, what was I thinking?

The fire elementalist quietly pinned his handsome cheek. The young man, who was not at all here, did not notice that Vina's face was already the same color as her seductive and capable suit.

Emotions, feelings, and in general, there is not much conceptual difference between the two, which are really quite elusive things.

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The last time I arrived, it was also because of a "coincidence", if it weren't for the fact that Wesley and the two of them were drowning down the river for some reason, even Moore, who used the Eagle Eye technique, would not have been able to detect the existence of this river.

Speaking of Wesley, the next day, Moore, who had to cancel his plan to continue exploring the Plains because he had received a notice from Dondal, happened to meet the young mage who had returned to the dormitory safely, and after a little chat, the warrior got good news from him.

Not only did he and Camui recover with the help of the "healers" hired by Simon's team, but even Harley, the shield guard and the blessed magician Carlo, who were seriously injured in the battle with the Shadow Giants and whose fate was unknown, were found by Simon's companions and rescued from the brink of death.

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Although we have never met, it is still a good thing to hear the news that the people who were originally thought to be lucky have survived. However, the keen warrior saw something else in Wesley's face, which was full of joy, a little depression that could not be diluted by joy.

However, Moore didn't think much about it, there were too many things that were currently bothering him and the Lance team, for an "ordinary person" like Wesley, who was positive and tenacious, but after all, his strength and identity were nothing worth paying attention to, for his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, Moore, who was "burdened with heavy responsibilities", really didn't have the energy to take care of it.

In the following days, there were all kinds of things that hindered the Lance team's journey, and it was not until five days after the first visit to the Plains that the group of four under the leadership of Moore was able to set foot in this inaccessible training area again.

And as Troy had said before when he was motivated to divert the subject, the group's journey was indeed much smoother than the last, except for the fact that they found the colored river more smoothly, and it actually took them only an hour and a half to reach the place where it had taken five or six hours to arrive.

The journey seems to have become shorter, which should not be an illusion.

But simple thinking could not come up with the reason, so there was no need to think, under More's instructions, including Troy, who was still not in a normal state, the four of them divided into groups of two and went to search upstream and downstream along the colorful river that flowed by itself.

There was no way, the stick figure map provided by Dondal didn't show too much detail, but fortunately, there was a possible spot to explore around the river marked on the map, both upstream and downstream.

"No matter how you think about it, there can't be a 'cave' here!"

However, as Vina complained, neither group of centaurs, who searched upstream, Ralph and Mohr, nor Troy and Vina, who searched downstream, could find any clues about the cave in the paint-like river of color.

It makes sense to think about it, in the 150,000-strong school capital of Lezel, it is impossible to "hide" anything in a place that is too obvious at a glance, and if it is the kind of cave that will be easily discovered by passing "adventurers" - "students", in terms of the curiosity of mages, this cave must have been explored countless times.

Therefore, such a cave can never be a "possible target".

That's what Dondal said. Moore, on the other hand, expressed his schadenfreude to the middle-aged man, who was a guide and a clerk, who was not so much irresponsible as he was gloating...... Well, he didn't want to say anything about it.

In short, the day's efforts seemed to have turned to dust again, and when the dazzling ball of light in the sky was halfway through the downward trajectory, the four people who had returned to the separation site could only sigh relatively helplessly.

Again for nothing.

No, maybe it's not for nothing, and in the course of the boring search, Troy, who had gossiped a lot with Vina, seems to have returned to his usual state, which should be said to be gratifying.

Then, just as everyone was about to discuss whether or not to spend the night in the "wilderness" this time, they were surprised - and then it was confirmed that this was a surprise thing.

"Do you feel it? There's a strange, slightly familiar magic around you. ”

The first to notice, to be precise, the first person to bring this up was somehow emotionally high-spirited Troy, and after five days of recuperation, the mana expended in the previous battle against the Shadows was still largely restored.

Not only that, but the boy even felt that his magic "ceiling" had increased, and he seemed to be more comfortable using magic.

"Well, it feels like ...... Cyclops?"