Sword of the Philosopher

Now, I'll be guided by Gulk, and I'll take the ocean for a spin. With almost no land around, I'm worried I'm really on the right track.

Until now, there was a clear destination, and I was not worried because it was vaguely thought that I would get here somehow, but this time I completely left the guidance to Gulk, so I wanted to ask when I would get there.

Well, don't worry about it.

And, Gulk says... well, I've come this far, so I'm willing to hang out with you till the end.

So I moved over and over again... and eventually discovered the island ahead. There was no land surrounding it, and it was literally the most... isolated island I could call it.

It's so small.

I used my magic to observe the exterior. It feels good to describe it as a small island, and it is a few kilometers around the outer circumference. There are not many trees, but there are undulations that do not go as far as the mountains, and there is a gradual upward slope from the center of the island, and there is a slope that goes down again when it exceeds the vertex.

"In the center..."

A small forest is spread out. I didn't know what to do inside, but it looked like there was a god Ramhaza there.

Well then, let's go in.

Um, I don't have permission to enter the island, so I want you to feel safe.

I'll step on the ground. Somehow, it was the sea all the way from the island of the Phantom Beast, and I was a little touched by the earth. It is a magnificent thing to think that man is a being who lives with the earth.

You just need to head to the center, right?

That's fine.

I look around. The outer perimeter of the island is flat, with sandy beaches and quays. There is only one sandy beach, and it is likely to be the entrance, but... it is not very beautiful because there is no human hand at all.

Rather, the color of the sand is not white... it feels natural, including the trees.

Somehow, it's a normal island.

What were you imagining?

"No, what's the last place the native spirits arrived here...?"

I can understand what Lord Luon wants to say, but it's a different part of the world from what it looks like, so this is a worthwhile place.

What do you mean?

This island is a gathering place for spirit veins.

...... the spirit vein? Gulk explains, wondering.

There are many streams of magic power under the continent. You just have to think of it as like a blood vessel in the human body. Magic power comes from the stars, or from creatures, and is always fluid. Sometimes the magical power released by plants and animals infiltrates the earth and rises from the depths of the earth. This is the spirit vein, isn't it? "

"From the perspective of the birth of the star god, the spirit vein brings various benefits and problems to this world."

{Umu, there's nothing we can do but talk about magic... and there are several places in the world where spirit veins gather together. One of them is here.

Isn't there a lot of places like that?

There are three places in the world where the spirits are observing, including myself.

"There's not much nonsense... isn't it one by one on the continent?"

'The continent is a vast land from the perspective of man, but it is only a small part from the perspective of this whole planet. For example, a man can only have one heart, and it's in the center of his body, right? The stars themselves are also very important places that are usually underground, but this is a rare place in the world where there is a collection of spirit veins under the island. ”

Interesting story... I start going uphill. And as you get closer to the center, you'll understand Gulk's words.

Sure, I didn't know I was using magic to observe from a distance... but it's got a lot of magic power.

The more you put it in the center, the more concentrated it will become.

"I see, I can understand the presence of spirits in such a place... but I didn't get a good shot at such a place." If it's a rare place in the world, it's not strange if there's some kind of attack. ”

This is the end of the world. No matter how enormous the spirit veins are, there is no traffic at all... and there is no such thing as a person bothered to aim for a place that would be difficult to find. "

Well, that's true, too.

By the way, Gulk, where are the two places left?

Are you interested?

It's not like we're going there.

Hmm, I can teach you something else... but it's not that different from here, is it?

"Isn't this a place where people can step in?"

Exactly.

”...... after the battle, I'll take a peek if I have time”

When I answered that, I climbed the hill. From there, there is a gentle downhill slope, and a small forest can be seen.

You can tell by just staring. That place is the center of the island, where the spirit veins gather.

I walk slowly and silently. Here, you suddenly realize that there are plants, but there are no animals or insects.

Gulk, I don't have any creatures.

”Even the fish won't come near here. The accumulation of spirit veins... that's why so much magic power is erupting, but too much magic power can be poisoned instead.”

The magic power is too strong, so you can't get close to it.

"It seems that the birds that come from outside the island will settle down, but they will leave after not long. This is somewhere else... the gathering place of the Spirit Vein is also the same. The enormous amount of magic power is simply that it is not a suitable place for living creatures."

"But spirits and spirits are different."

Exactly. That's why Ramhaza is here.

I eventually reached the front of the forest. The trees are by no means unusual plants, but they are full of magical power, and I can even feel the wind that somehow releases a sense of intimidation.

If the plants were in this state, the creatures wouldn't be anywhere near me... I step into the woods, thinking. I was so close to face to face with the god Ramhaza.