Walking out of the cave, I looked up at the sky, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally crossed the bridge, neither forced into the water, nor to climb the steep slope as previously said.

———— if you enter the territory of the monsters, it will be bad.

If you run into a Chimera........................

Kahlan beside him was shaking the dust off his clothes. A feeling of tiredness on his face.

- "Good work. ”

I turned around and said in a joking tone.

——“......。 Ahhhh ”

"It's been a long time since I've been so vigorous....... ”

"When did you use magic on such a large scale before......? ？”

- "Alan, haven't you sung like this for a long time?"

After thinking for a moment, Karan suddenly popped up with this sentence.

“..................”

I was silent for a moment, not telling him about the battle I had experienced in the underground temple of Casadis.

Remembering the mountains of mutilated corpses in the temple, the golden iron cages. I felt a tingling in my head.

- The man.

— the one called — Thrandil — - Demons!

The girl named Charlotte, whom he desperately rescued, has now become a close companion.

- Aster ............

- Naw.

- You can see it

- I finally didn't regret myself, and finally with my own strength, I was able to redeem the happiness of others

———— "Aster"

———— "Wait a little longer"

————I'll bring you back!"

The money bag then rattled and rattled, and in the middle of the night it was almost like shouting, "Here are the gold coins that were given away for nothing!"

I looked over the foggy sea, and in the distant sky there was a large, majestic, man-made silhouette of a strange style. A faint blue-white light was shooting towards the sky.

- Abstengo Island

Kahlan said slowly beside me.

———— has long been considered a forbidden place, and the ruins from the ancient world were built on the island. ”

"The record of it is still empty, whether it is the library of the Lingdu or the oldest old man. ”

"That place has always been remembered as if it were an eternal existence. ”

——“...... Isn't there anyone going by boat to find out......" A crisp voice like a silver bell sounded from beside him. Charlotte asked.

- "Of course, some people will not believe in these legends. For example, those aristocrats who are weak themselves but hold a lot of wealth. ”

- "Once in the Lingdu, there was a collection of explorers funded by wealthy people to go directly to Abstengo Island, and anyone who was willing to sign up for it would receive a considerable reward of gold coins. ”

"At first, when the news reached the lower districts, most of the people looked at each other. After all, legends about that place are deeply ingrained in people's minds when they are born. In the end, there were people who couldn't resist the huge temptation to participate, and then it attracted many young people with dreams. ”

- "Even though before leaving, I was still thinking about how to spend the pile of gold coins. Kahlan sighed faintly.

"The young sailors were on two large ships built at the expense of the nobility. The craftsmanship was rigorous and exquisite, the result of the ingenuity and dedication of almost all the craftsmen of Glen Thollon at the time. The ship was well stocked with all kinds of sumptuous food and medicinal herbs. For young people who have been living in the lower classes since childhood, it is unthinkable. ”

"At last, on a sunny afternoon, the fleet set out in a majestic manner, carrying the dreams of the poor and the extravagant curiosity of the rich, under the watchful eyes of the people on the shore. ”

————" and never came back. ”

———— "There really isn't a single person, no news at all." ”

————Two large ships laden with food and supplies, dozens of young sailors seemed to have evaporated from the world. ”

———— "That place doesn't seem far away, but in fact it's just an illusion because of the sheer size of the island and the building. ”

———— "Did you really meet the legendary kraken with long tentacles that inhabits the bottom of the sea, the legendary guardian of the island......?" ？”

Kahlan's face darkened slightly.

- "That place, no matter what supernatural and mysterious miracles there are. ”

- "It must also be an unspeakable place full of treachery and danger." ”

The pointed towers in the distance glowed blue and white into the sky, and the island's dots of light could be faintly seen. Everything else is shrouded in unknown darkness.

I looked at Abstengo Island in the distance and thought to myself.

- "Well, it's almost time to rest today!"

Miss Charlotte thought so, too. ”

Karan said as he sat on the grass on the edge of a coastal cliff.

——“............。 Hmmm......"

Charlotte actually agreed.

——“............ Okay"

I was forced to compromise.

Under the starlight at midnight, the salty and wet wind from the sea slowly blows on the body, and the surroundings are quiet. Only the sound of the sea crashing against the rocks came from below.

Karan lay on the grass, but his eyes were not closed for a long time, but he was staring straight at the sky. There are spots of light in the eyes reflecting the stars. Charlotte sat reclining to the side, fiddling with an oil lamp and a parchment notepad.

- It was something I found in my backpack earlier, even though it had a handwritten doodle by the "famous painter" Karan West. But she said it was beautiful.

So I couldn't help but give it to her. It's useless to stay with me anyway.

The oil lamp was glowing with a flickering orange glow on her smooth face. And the light of the silver moon in the sky was quietly sprinkled on the ground.

- I was a little stunned for a while.

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

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

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

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

“...... Alan ......"

“...... Allen......!"

When I came back to my senses, the girl was staring at me with a puzzled expression, her head tilted slightly to the side.

——“............ Remembering a little bit ............"

I hurriedly looked away and said.

“... Is it another sad thing from the past......?"

The moonlight flowed in the girl's dim eyes.

"Wait....... It's too close............. ”

I felt the warm breath of the girl exhaling softly on my face. It's a little ticklish.

“..................。 ”

Charlotte was sitting next to me lying on the grass on her back. A pleated skirt drapes underneath. The chestnut hair hangs down on his face, and through the gaps between the hairs, he can clearly see the quiet and bright night sky of Grancy.

- "Na....... Alan ......"

——“...... ...... since that day.

I kept asking myself......"

- "Allen......

What kind of person is ......? ”

——“............ It's just a stranger who doesn't know each other......"

- "But he was able to resolutely pull out his blade...... ”

"Why don't you think more about yourself ..................?"

- "If there is no life, isn't it all over?"

——“...... Stupid-............!"

Charlotte closed her eyes in vain pain.

Bean-sized tears dripped down my face. I can also clearly feel that the girl next to me is trembling slightly.

——“...... Stupid ..................!"

- "If you keep trying so hard, you'll hurt yourself............"

——“......。 My father was also ....... Xia Lei is also ............ Allan....... ”

- "Everyone.................. It's always been ..................!"

- "What are you thinking........................

The sound of sobbing violently pierced into my heart like a needle.

I reluctantly made a wry smile and slowly stroked the girl's face.

Gently passed away the tears that hung in the corners of her eyes.

"—It's okay....... ”

"Because, Charlotte is"

"Buddy!"

The whirring wind blew from the depths of the sea. I felt the warm body temperature from the girl.

The mysterious island called "Abstengo" shines in the distance.