Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"- So I will wait with His Majesty in the rear to prepare for the appearance of the demons if persuasion ends in failure?"

Alan was quietly listening to it when he told him about the content of the operation, but eventually nodded as he looked at the expanded nautical chart.

"Basically, you are. In this case, I think it would be desirable not to be prepared... but is it safe for us that Sir Alan is preparing us in the rear?"

"Sure. It means we can move safely."

Elliot snorts too when I answer to Alan.

King Gideon will be waiting at the midpoint on the airship. Well, this is just in case something happens, so we can move around and take command of the formation, etc. King Gideon will actually move on the airship, which is a pretty bad case, but we need to be prepared. As long as you're aboard the Sirius, it's not hard to rendezvous with metastatic magic.

"But what is it? I heard it was the western waters... but it's also a convincing story when people say there's something around here."

Alan said that while looking at the nautical chart.

"Really?

"Yeah. The waters around here are also distant from the land, but the tide flows fast and the sea is rough, so it's a place where sailors and local fishermen stay away. Sometimes it's off course, but there are other records in the castle."

When the conceived Alan turned his gaze to the civilian and told him something, the civilian also nodded and left the Great Hall where he was replacing the simplified salon, eventually returning with some books.

"What's this?

"This is a compilation of the reports that have come up broken down by type. So you use it to wash out problems on the island, to explore similar examples and causes when something happens…"

Oh. That sounds convenient. It might even be helpful to me.

Alan was opening reports on fisheries and vessel relations to look a little, but eventually he said, "Oh. There was," he said, finding what he was looking for, spreading the material on the table.

There - a record quite a while ago - was written of the ship being stormed and flown into the same waters.

They also have a few islands in the western waters, so they saw them and tidal streams to determine the current location of Ohma and managed to get back safely. Along the way, in fishing to secure food, I discovered strange fish I had never seen, the report said.

Alan himself said... he looked at all of these past materials, wanting to keep track of past events beyond being entrusted with governing the island.

"It was a slightly different case of fur in the dossier... so I was strongly impressed with it, would you say? There's something that interests me."

"Sir Alan has always been curious and highly oriented."

It is Elliot who laughs and nods joyfully at Alan's words with Wesley who laughs. Alan laughed a little deluded though.

"Is this the fish?"

What is depicted in the dossier is a fish with a large torn mouth and enlarged head and eyes, or a cloudy eye on a black body surface... if I may say so, it was fish that looked like deep-sea fish.

I guess it's what I actually saw, not hearsay, because it's the sailor who was on the boat about this.

"As far as the record goes, at the time, strange fish seemed to have become a lot of rumors. You asked for favorites to gather them with interest."

Fishing was carried out several times in the sea. It seems that there has been some success... but the sea is easily rough and dangerous, and the sailors are gradually fearful because of the strange fish appearance and the atmosphere of the waters... so they seem to have become repellent.

"It doesn't mean you know the same species... these unusual fish are often lurking in the deep rock shade. Occasionally it seems that you come on the current to pick up the bait or go outside for some reason"

"Some are surprisingly tasty."

When Rovisa says it, Weltes agrees with it that way, too. Alan nodded with his hand on his chin with such a serious expression that he was intrigued by the words of such a people of the sea.

"If there's a submarine cave... the conditions are likely to match."

"Is it due to the storm or the season? Something tells me that strange fish came out and caught them occasionally."

To Grace's words, Elena also says with an idea.

'What are the possibilities that the seal is affecting...?

"Given the history... it's impossible to say that it also affected the ecosystem and the psychological aspects of the fishermen. Though this whole place is just a guess."

Answer Rosemary's words.

"Superstitious local fishermen and old former sailors still seem to be repelling those waters. Young people don't seem to be, but there's no reason to take it away. As far as I'm concerned… I'm delighted to hear a story that connects us to the origin"

I see. Alan has a hobby for that kind of research and fieldwork.

Anyway, thanks for getting the local info in advance. Keep in mind that the effect of the seal may also be on the environment when operating.

That's how we talked about all the necessary things and things on the ground, and the operation meeting is a paragraph.

"The Earl of Ortland was under the impression that he would go on martial arts and conduct on the ground, and that it would take a long time with a knight. That's what I wanted too."

"If you're gonna say that, I'm the one. At the time, it was a good inspiration to have great synchronization."

"No, no. I was correcting the collar in front of an international student. Really - I'm glad you're alive."

And that's how Elliot and Alan laugh at each other when they were studying abroad. King Gideon and Wesley narrowed their eyes to such an exchange, and Ashley and Camilla also gave a calm look across the monitor… so that the night slowly grew.

- Tomorrow morning. After breakfast at the castle, we were to leave for the western waters. Alan or less, those who were lords of the castle also come to see me off.

"Didn't Alan want to accompany you, too?

"Sure, it would be a lie to say I'm not interested, but I have to do my job. I'm just glad to hear and see local information."

To King Gideon's words, Alan answers with a laugh. Alan wants to stay on the island and be ready for something.

I do a lot of research on hobbies, but bringing it into the mission would also be a public/private confusion, and the safety of kings and the protection of their inhabitants would be paramount. I guess it's a solid line draw in Alan.

"I will bet my life on protecting your place of return so that there are no worries of hindsight. We're here to make sure the mission ends well."

"Thank you. We'll talk again when we all get back safe."

And Alan and the others dropped us off and boarded the airship, and we flew for the western waters.

That's how we leave the outlying islands and move on towards the sea to the west. We are guided by the nautical charts of the Kingdom of Istanya, so once we get there, we will board the ship on the Grantios side, and King Gideon and the others will return to the midpoint.

With regard to meals, the remodeled Tears can also use the kitchen facilities, so they have handed over a number of cooking repertoires. King Gideon will not be inconvenient during his stay on the Sirius.