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The shore of the lake is surrounded by lush grass and wildflowers, and next to the lake, there is a small wooden house.

Inside the wooden house.

A blue-haired boy and a white-haired old man were playing chess leisurely.

"Noah, can't you do it anyway. Heizi pushed further, withdrew his hand, no tone, the white robe was full of holy atmosphere, although it was an old man, there was no trace of decadence and old age, and there was a fine light in his eyes, and the white-haired Lao Tzu asked again.

Like the spring breeze in March, giving people a quiet atmosphere like nature, the delicate face is not emotional, the blue soft hair is mixed with a faint magic fluorescence, and there is only tranquility in the blue and pure eyes, the boy stretches out his little hand that is more delicate than the girl, pushes the white child, and eats the old man's sunspot.

"There are not many people in the world, and there are many people who are less than me, so why be so persistent. ”

The voice that is unique to this age said softly, and the boy named Noah slowly raised his head at this moment, and his clear pupils imprinted the old man's appearance into his eyes: "Moreover, from your heart, I can see the hidden calculation. ”

"Huh. ”

In this regard, he didn't care, the old man smiled. "I thought that the young and ignorant of the new appointment could be deceived, but it seems that the old man thought too much...... You're right, showing favor to a stranger must have ulterior motives. ”

After a thousand years, the demons invaded, and the brave man at that time, Graves, was created by the sage himself and successfully defeated the demon king.

A thousand years later, the demons have invaded again, and there is no brave man in the world, and the sage must be found again!

However, things are not people, and the sages have changed.

At the end of the chess game, the white-haired old man also began to look at the boy in front of him, and after a long time, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's really like." ”

“......？”

"The last side of four hundred years ago, the sages of the previous generation were like this, and so are you of this generation, are the sages of the past generations without desires?"

"No, perhaps, it is precisely because there are no seven emotions and six desires, and there is a lack of feelings, that I can hide here without worry. "What it would be like to keep a person in a hut for four hundred years would be absolutely insane, and yet, the boy in front of him did it.

The situation inside the wooden house is just an illusion.

This wooden house is an independent space, and if the illusion is removed, then what will be displayed in front of the old man is a magnificent library that cannot be described as a small world. The sage boy has been reading books and reading in such a small world for hundreds of years.

Because he was a sage, his body stopped growing from the beginning of his obligation to be a sage...... Among them, Noah of this generation is the youngest.

“...... Is this a compliment or sarcasm?"

The chessboard began to change, and as the light wore away, a thick blue tome returned to Noah's hands...... For Noah, this book is really heavy.

"Huh. The old man smiled and did not answer. "Since it's useless, then it's time for me to leave. ”

Noah didn't get up, his eyes just stayed on the contents of the text...... It seems that there will be no send-offs.

"Little one, it's a reminder for you. Obviously there was no gesture, and the silver-white magic array gradually appeared at the feet of the white-haired old man. "I don't know what the sages of the previous generation told you to keep you from appearing. ”

"The days of peace are over, and according to my deduction, there will be people coming to your door soon, and they will not be as kind as I am. The magic array fully began, and the old man's body gradually became transparent.

"Don't bother. Closing the tome, Noah got up, turned and disappeared into his library.

"What an unlovely child. The figure of the old man disappeared, leaving only a wry smile and sigh echoing in the library.

With the white-haired old man gone, Noah came to the center of the library, holding his blue tome in one hand and spreading it out to the ground with the other, accompanied by a surge of magic power all over his body. The floor of the library is reminiscent of the surrounding forest.

Above the forest, there is an indiscernible magical cage made of silk threads...... However, at this time, the magic cage seemed to be a little fragmented.

The scene of "sure enough......" made Noah sigh.

..................

At the same time -

In the middle of the snowy forest, Alice and her party are located.

"Miss, what did you just do?" Miss Maid, the Monster King, and Gorgong were all puzzled by the fact that Alice suddenly stopped walking and reached out and tapped into the void a few times.

"Nothing, don't mind. Without destroying the consciousness of a super-large regional enchantment in the slightest, Alice just looked at the front of the forest and smiled. "Looks like it's fun again. ”

Golgong, Miss Maid, Monster King: "?"

Without answering her subordinates' doubts, she took it from the maid's hand, and Alice looked at the parchment map in her hand: "Kagome, are you sure that the place indicated on this map is ahead." ”

"That's right. The maid replied, wondering, "Does this map mean anything?"

"Meaning? Absolutely. Alice smiled eagerly, "This must be a treasure map!" Parchment map + markings on it + age = treasure map, this is how it is explained in RPG adventure novels.

However, in reality, this is really not a treasure map.