Jill strolling on the beach.

It's late afternoon, and the water is at its highest point and then slowly retreats downward, leaving many seaweeds and crustaceans too late to keep up with the low tide on the pale golden beach.

The scene was no stranger to her. When she first came to the El Continent, it was the same evening, and the beach was shining in the sunset. It's just that compared to the memory, the beach in front of me looks strangely deserted.

At that time, the seaside was inhabited by many Kamal people who lived by the sea. At this time, fishermen returning from the sea come to the beach to catch the sea – as well as women, old people and children playing, and the crowds come and go, and occasionally people shout loudly to show off their catch of the day, making the beach full of life.

But now, there was no Kamal in the vicinity except for her. It wasn't because they had never set foot here: rotting stakes still stood crookedly on the shore, and the fishing boats that were supposed to be tethered to them were gone.

She strode forward. The vast coastline stretches for hundreds of miles, including beaches or harbors suitable for human habitation. Soon, another stretch of sand caught her eye – this time with someone.

But not the Kamal, but the Fritz people, who can survive both in the sea and on land for a long time. Dressed in light shark skin armor, they don't look like they intend to stay on the beach, but go straight out into the sea.

Jill hurried to the end, easily intercepting the last one before a few of them could submerge into the water.

"What are you going to do?" She asked, casting a bit of psychic spell, "And what about the humans near the south beach?" ”

The Fritz was at first ready to resist, but the spell soon took effect, and his gaze relaxed and then reverent.

"Report sir." "We are preparing to mobilize more of our people living in the sea to fight for domination of the continent," he said respectfully. As for the Kamals to the south...... Of course, it's all cleaned up, so don't worry. ”

The dark-haired woman nodded, "You've worked hard. By the way, what time of year is it? ”

The question was obviously unusual, but the Fritzians still respectfully replied: "In the seventh year of King Darren, on the thirty-second day of the second month, my lord...... Of course, according to the calendar of those earthlings, it seems that the Leon calendar is two hundred and forty...... How many years? ”

That's enough for Jill to judge. She came to the historical El Continent, where Huruman Stark was still in this world. This is not surprising - because it was a choice she had made.

"I don't know where the others have gone." The brunette woman muttered to herself, "I hope they go back safely." Well, it's time for me to hit the road. ”

She patted the Fritz man on the shoulder and told him to go on with his mission. Then she looked in the direction of the land, snapped her fingers, and disappeared in an instant.

……

"Miss, Miss! Are you okay? ”

An anxious cry woke Ann from her uncomfortable sleep. She lifted her hand and covered her forehead, which was still a little dizzy, and slowly opened her eyes, and saw Elio's face close at hand.

She gasped softly for a moment, then held out a hand for the young knight to sit up. Then she reached into her arms and was relieved to find that the notebook and charcoal she had been carrying were still there.

"How long have you been awake, and where is this?" Ann wrote in her notebook, "What about the others."

"I don't know, miss." Elio replied with some apprehension, "I came here after I walked through that door, and you were unconscious on the other side. As for the others...... I haven't had time to find it yet! He looked left and right, "There seems to be some smoke over there, shall we go over and ask?" ”

The girl slowly stood up, calming her still-dizzy mind - it seemed that passing through the Mirror Realm would have a greater impact on her than passing through the Otherworldly Gate. Is this due to the nature of the Mirror Realm itself, or does it mean that she has traveled 'farther' distances?

She remembered her little thought before stepping into the mirror, and couldn't help but hope that the answer would be the latter.

"Let's go, and hope everyone else is safe. We have to take care of ourselves until we reunite." When she had finished writing, she put the notebook and pen in her arms, grabbed Elio's arm, and walked in what appeared to be a crowd.

……

"Hey, I mean, it's a great adventure, don't you say, little girl?" Bell patted his chest and said to Elena with a flushed face, "When I get back to Volcano Castle, I'll have three cups of it and tell this story to my admirers!" ”

"We have more important things to do now...... "Elena stood up and patted the dust off her clothes, "where have they gone?" ”

She turned her head to the other side and saw Grum and Ariel walking side by side.

"It's great that you're okay!" The old Belon man's loud voice came from dozens of meters away, "I thought I would have to explain this time, in order to celebrate this, I have to find a place to drink something!" ”

Sure enough, the way the people of Belon celebrate is by drinking, Elena thought to herself. She doesn't have much of a liking for alcohol, but she doesn't have an aversion to it. As for drinking with the two of them, it hadn't happened since she had drunk Bell once 'unscathed'—probably because the Perons felt a little embarrassed to lose out on the amount of alcohol to a young Kamal girl in her twenties.

She simply greeted the two who walked by, taking in her surroundings.

It appears to be a small hill on the outskirts of the city, and from the top of the slope you can see the wide road leading to the city, with its horse-drawn carriages and people. Through the modest façade, you can see the spire of the church towering over the center of the city, as well as the circular emblem of St. Leonos, the Lord of Light.

"Looks like we're lucky." The young nun muttered to herself. At the same moment, however, Bell suddenly shouted, startling back what she wanted to say.

"You, what are you talking about??!!"

"I can feel Lord Stark's breath." Ariel's voice was unusually firm, "That's right, Lord Stark is still alive, in this era. ”

Elena turned her head, just in time to hear the female Celestial Clan say something like this.

"I want to find an adult and complete the unfinished task in place of my 'future' self." Ariel said, "I'm sorry to hurt your way home, but it's a mission I have to do." ”

Bell looked at Elena, then at Groom, and then wailed.

"This ...... What the hell is this! Hurry up, go down and find a place to have a drink, otherwise...... Otherwise, how can you do it! ”

The young nun couldn't help but laugh out loud, probably the one who could relax in this way could be regarded as a real Belonite.

……

"Lilianor? Lily? Where are you? ”

In the silence and darkness, Alphonse's voice rang out. However, no one responded to him.

"Turn on the detection system...... Self-test report: no injury, internal organs intact, vision component intact, hearing component intact, speech component intact, nervous system intact...... Everything works fine. ”

"Judgment: Astral Plane can communicate...... Positioning: ξ3351, θ1290, ψ764...... Query address...... Recorded exists, common name: El. ”

After a semi-mechanical process of detecting information, the organizer shook his body slightly, and seemed to have regained a bit of a "human" taste.

"Looks like we've managed to get out of that half-plane." He rubbed his head a little confused, "But, what is this place?" Where have the others gone? ”

Still no one answered him.

"Try to pinpoint the ...... Connecting the Astral Plane ...... Location failed due to unknown interference. ”

The machine man sighed and put his right hand on his forehead, "Looks like someone doesn't want me out of here, Lilianor." He turned his head from side to side, "Anyway, let's make this place a little brighter." ”

A milky white light lit up in the palm of the robot's left hand, and through the spreading light, Alphonse saw that he seemed to be in a modest hut. The room has tables, chairs, cabinets, and even a fireplace, everything is as clean as new, but it doesn't feel like it's inhabited.

The mechanic walked to the window and looked out, but all he could see was pitch black. He tried to push the window, and it locked.

Just as he was about to try something else, the room was suddenly filled with orange-yellow soft light, and the surroundings seemed to warm up all of a sudden. Alphonse blinked, and found a young woman with long light purple hair standing in front of him at some point. She tilted her head playfully and raised her hand to greet him.

"Who are you?" She asked.

Alphonse touched his nose, "Who are you?" He looked at the other with a curious expression, "Is this your home?" ”

"Hmm...... Let's just say that. The young woman clapped her hands and let the fireplace burn a warm fire, "I see, Sister Alicia must have sent you here." In that case......

She walked over to the table, conjured a pot of tea and delicate snacks out of thin air, and pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Let's have a cup of tea, shall we?" She smiled and said, "By the way, tell me your story." ”