"Well then... we'll go home to Wolves first..."
"Last night's feast... thank you... uhh..."
…………
Kengo and the Pope had already made the decision to return to the continent of Wolds the day after the feast.
So we're still a little bit left on Meermill Continent. We're dropping off the Kengos...... apparently they're both hungover.
Her face is blue and she looks nauseous.
Are you sure you're okay with that?
"Well, once I'm on, you don't have to worry about this one."
"That said..."
Although there was talk of whether people's armies would accompany them because of war when they came to Meermill continent, Kengo decided, "You don't need to do that."
So besides me, Fire, Phil, Claire, and Gardia, Kengo, Pope, and Ceres were the only ones who came here, but we didn't really discuss what to do with our return.
I'm not even bothered by hangovers or anything like that. It's comforting that Ceres is going back with the Kengos.
But I can't help worrying if it's okay to drop him off like this.
"... Fire. I figured these guys could send him on a 'spatial connection'?
"In that case, I would leave you here, but is that okay?
"Hmmm...... don't bother with that"
I find it tempting to make another journey back from Meermill to Wolds.
I know you can, but I don't want to be aggressive,
"Ha... there's no other way. See, then we'll do this."
Remembering the journey I had once made, the fire sighed and threw red, round objects at Kengo and the others.
…… Is this...?
"It's called The Dragon King's Treasure Ball. With this," spatial connection "is possible by consuming mana (MP). However, you can only connect to places that the user has actually visited many times on top of being mana-dependent for travel distance. And if you use it a couple of times, you'll be able to crush it."
"Oh... wow... boulders are dragon kings..."
Kengo praised him for staying low on tension when he heard the explanation for the fire.
It doesn't seem like a big deal when it's Kengo's reaction to the hangover, but the actual place is a treasured item.
We don't have the skills and magic to jump through space, so even though we have a limit on the number of times we use it, it's a substitute that I think I want enough to get my hands out of my throat.
"Mana-dependent... then no problem."
And as tenuous as Kengo, the Pope took a white book out of a space of nothing on the spot.
An item box?
I did hear that there are only a few people in the Earth who can use it, but is it natural to be in the Pope's class?
Moreover, what the Pope took out was the artifact 'Aria'.
That is a cheat weapon that Cross has been given the skill of "infinite mana" where the book itself possesses nearly infinite MP and the user is free to use it, and "holy blessing" which nullifies any state anomaly that comes down to the owner.
Is there any obstacle to using the item version of "Spatial Connection", which is mana (MP) dependent if this is available?
"... ho, apparently it works for these symptoms too"
The Pope began to improve his complexion as soon as he held the book in his hand.
Maybe the state anomaly of hangover has improved thanks to "Aria" or something.
Can such things be cured?
"Hey Mikhail... you touch that book on me too...?
"Say no. You should keep reflecting for a while."
"Damn... take it to the root yesterday...?
Looks like Kengo thought about getting his hangover healed too after seeing how the Pope was doing, but he had an attitude that didn't work yesterday.
Well, the Pope got hung over because of Kengo.
You don't get to cure the hangover because you deserve it.
"Now, if you'll excuse me."
"I'll see you somewhere."
"Sin... it's not convenient today... let's have a big bat when we see each other again..."
Thus the Pope and Ceres, and Kengo, used the treasure balls of the Dragon King to return to the continent of Wolves.
"Come on, shall we go too! To Alfheim!"
When we dropped off the three of them, the Spirit King told us our destination well.
This is why we didn't go back to Wolds with the Kengos right now.
It seems the Spirit King doesn't want to end the joy of meeting Claire here for the first time in a long time, and he's said he wants to invite us to Alfheim.
It's not like we're free, either, but we had to shake our heads vertically, pushed by the strong persuasion of the Spirit King.
"The Sulphur Forest... I don't know the rest of the land, so I'm going to capture that image."
"Yeah, go ahead"
The means of movement seems to be a 'spatial connection' by the Dragon King himself, assisted by the Spirit King.
When the Dragon King placed his hand on the Spirit King's shoulder and meditated on his eyes, a great distortion of space occurred before our eyes.
I know you needed land exploration to make a 'spatial connection', so I know you needed the help of the Spirit King to get to Alfheim, but somehow these two don't have that much of an atmosphere together.
I was wondering if we might be unfriendly because I had heard an old story about the Spirit King and the Necromancer King challenging the Dragon King to fight back, but I don't see that bare gesture at all.
"What, are you guys moving around with a 'spatial connection'? I thought it was a chance to show off the proud horseman power of our Beast Clan."
The king of beasts who was beside him saw the distortion of space and zeroed such stupidity.
Well, when it comes to the Beast Cavalry, it's the fastest mobile army in Earth, so we'll hear about it on Wolds.
The journey to Alfheim will be a long one, but the journey time would have been no big deal if we had proceeded at the same speed as Gardia or higher.
"I'll let you look at that again. Take care of yourself, then."
"Mm-hmm. I look forward to seeing you again."
When I said a gentle goodbye greeting, the Beast King nodded lightly at it and uttered words of reunion.
I'll see you in Gardia.
"Yeah! See you later! Master!
And Gardia says goodbye here, too.
She had originally borrowed it from the Beast King instead of her legs, because she was going to go home if she had the chance to return to the Meamir continent.
I don't mind you continuing to act with us at all, but Gardia will be worried about her parents not feeling well either.
"Oh, yeah. Sir, sir, sir, can I have a word?
"? What the hell, Gardia? And stop calling me your husband."
I approached her at Gardia's invitation.
Then she hugged me around the neck and tucked my lips on my cheeks.
"Next time I see you, please do it from your husband!
"... well, if that bothers you"
I respond vaguely to Gardia, stroking her suddenly kissed cheek.
I was the first to jump into the distortion of the space created by the fire, not having the nerve to look at the two of them, wondering what Phil and Crail looked like behind me.
This is how we broke up with the Beast King and the Beast Clan, and Gardia, and flew to Alfheim.
"Uh-huh! After all, my dear home is the best!
When we came by ripping space into Alfheim, the Spirit King was breathing deeply as he stretched greatly.
This is a forest surrounded by trees.
Compared to the wilderness I was in earlier, the air also feels delicious, so I don't know what makes me want to take a deep breath.
"Ah! Welcome back!
"Spirit King, welcome back!
"Yes, yes, everyone's home."
A spiritual clan who was around him sees the Spirit King and exchanges friendly greetings.
As always, the spiritual tone is yul.
The corresponding Spirit King feels more like a protector than a king.
"Hun, after hundreds of years, is the Spirit Clan a Spirit Clan?"
"Some things are good because they never change."
Seeing from the words and deeds of the Fire, the Spirit Clan has not changed much of the time.
The Spirit Clan has always been said to spend his whole life looking and acting like a child.
It would also snort that there is less change.
"Well, that's what I came to Alfheim for now, and how about a hot spring for all of us soon?
The Spirit King invited us to go to the hot springs with his body leaning against the crawl.
You already know what you're after.
"Let me ask you a favor... let me refrain..."
"Oh, well, not if the lady refuses to take a bath. You just gently wiped your body with cloth and hot water yesterday, didn't you? That's all dirty."
"But..."
"It's okay. Claire's gonna make sure I'm clean and clean without any extra body."
"Ugh..."
The culprit of why Krall doesn't want to go into the hot springs is grabbing her arm and trying to take her forcefully.
Does the Spirit King really just want to love Krall?
It just seems like I'm already thinking about something evil.
"More than that, Arias, wasn't that what set the line on this occasion?
"Ah! I was!
And so the Spirit King, who was pointed out by the fire, suddenly raised his voice and made the light leaking from his body even brighter.
"Ha!"
And when the Spirit King raised his hands, white light flew up from there to unfold something like a membrane.
Could that be the junction covering up Alfheim?
You really had the Spirit King straining you.
So the Spirit King was on the battlefield. So Alfheim has been in a muddled state until now?
I know you had no choice but to rush to the battlefield because it was a pinch on Meermill Continent, but you were doing something pretty risky.
"... Oh, it looks like an uninvited guest is stepping in."
"Guests?"
"Yes."
Looks like the Spirit King discovered something that would have made the state of the forest recognizable by putting up a bond.
An uninvited guest.
Does that mean someone broke into Alfheim because there was no connection until just now?
"You'd better find that intruder first before the hot springs."
"Mm-hmm..."
Phil's been agreeing with me.
It seems that spirits are sometimes sold at high prices as slaves.
I guess we shouldn't really divulge this place of paradise to the outside world.
"The place is nearby... it would be quicker for me to go out in person. I'm just gonna go."
"We're coming too."
"Really? Thanks."
That's how we started running after the Spirit King, who set out to find the intruder.