Huh!

　-- exhales a breath that had stopped.

　At the same time, I open my eyes, pick myself up, and hastily assess my surroundings.

　A sinking light spreads across my vision, revealing a familiar, unadorned room. The morning sun is shining through the window, reaching all the way to the bed. The sheets of the bed are clutched tightly in my hand.

　I realize that I am in my room on the Living Legend.
　Now I've woken up from my sleep.

'Well, you know what I dreamt earlier: ......

　From the night sweat that's now clinging to my body, I can't help but conclude that it's a nightmare.

　As my body feels abnormal, the magic, or Dimension, spreads like a habit. I examine every corner of the room and look for the remnants of the enemy's attack. Next, I look at the corridors of the ship and carefully search the ship's rooms one by one, and also check the safety of my companions.

　Along the way, he thinks back to the dream he had earlier.

　It was a really nostalgic memory.
　And I vaguely remember that someone was preaching to me from the middle of the dream.

　The voice of the sermon gave one name. As I recall, it was 'Apostle Diprakra', rumored to have been turned into a world tree in the mainland hoosiers.

　One day Rustyala said that only 'saints who save the world' could hear voices from the World Tree. Maybe because the ship got so close to the World Tree, I, who was chosen by it, heard the voice while I was asleep.

'Diprakra or ....... Apostle with the Sith: .......

　Once I've assessed the situation, I get out of bed.
　Then I get dressed in my room as usual and finish getting ready for the day.

　I feel like I've been told many shocking things, but I'm not greatly upset.
　To be honest, it's partly because I'm getting used to the 'ordeal' of being in another world.

　Besides, I had been expecting this voice, faintly.
　I was prepared to hear this voice in the near future, and as I expected, I heard it.

　The only thing I didn't expect was for it to enter my dream.
　If possible, next time, I would like you to call out to me in the daytime when I'm more conscious.

　After finishing my preparations, I walked out of the room with a light step.

　My policy of going to talk to Diprakra remains unchanged.
　Next time, I'll make time to talk calmly and face-to-face with him instead of having a busy conversation in my dreams. It's very dangerous to make a judgment based on vague information in a dream. If you're not good at it, the dream you're having now could be a ploy by another enemy to trick the diplakra. We need to find out.

'Let's talk to everyone first: ....... It's vague in many ways, but it's better than not telling.

　After deciding to consult with everyone after my experience up to today, I headed to the deck of the ship.

　Just in time, Ryner was preparing breakfast for all of his friends on the deck of the ship.
　As I enjoy his food, I talk to everyone. Maybe they would all gather on deck this morning. At any rate--

"Good morning, Liner.

　As I step out on deck, I throw my morning greetings first.
　To which my knight replies, showing the breakfast lined up on the table prepared on deck.

'Good morning. You're awake, Christ. I'm ready to go.

　Bread and soup for a number of people. And an assortment of lightly seasoned salads.
　It's a simple breakfast, but it's more than enough on board. And I noticed that the quantity was a little different from usual with the Dimension, which hadn't been released yet.

Thank you again for today. ...... a little too much today?
Yeah, that's more than enough. We're almost there, it's all used up. Maybe we'll be ashore by the time we eat this.

　With that, Ryner turns his gaze from the table to the sea.
　No, the land beyond the sea, to be precise.

　I look at the land out of the corner of my eye - south of the mainland - and see that the voyage is on schedule.

　As I stare at the mainland, a loud voice comes up from behind me.

'Ah, the Kanami is already here!　I knew you'd be curious!

　Rastiara came to the deck with Dia and Yotaki. This guy wouldn't be late for such a memorable timing.

''Kanami, good morning. It's about time.''

　Dea calls out a morning greeting to me, and I return a collective "Good morning" to the three of them as they appear. Following that, Ragne-chan, who has been in high spirits since morning, and a sleepy Snow, who looks sleepy in contrast, emerge from the ship.

''Good morning!''
'Oh, good morning. Whew, ....... Ugh, I can't even sleep in because I get woken up every morning .......

　Ragné returned the greeting to Ragné as well, and Snow's head flapped.

　Now all of my shipmates are here.
　Thinking this is a good opportunity, I 'watch' everyone's status before landing to confirm it.


[Status]
　Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP543/543 MP1514/1514 Class: explorer
　Level 36.
　Strength 19.21 Strength 21.11 Skill 27.89 Speed 37.45 Cleverness 28.45 Magic power 72.32 Qualities 6.21
[Skill]
　Inherent skill: swordsmanship 4.98
　Acquired skills: body arts 2.02 Sublime body arts 1.03 Dimensional magic 5.82+0.70 Magical combat 1.01
　　　　　　　Spellcraft 5.51 Sensory 3.62 Command 0.91 Rearguard Technology 1.01 Sewing 1.02
　　　　　　　Knitting 1.15 Deception 1.72 Blacksmithing 1.04 Divine Iron Forge 0.57
　Unique skill: pledge of the deepest (di-cavenator)
　　　 ? : ???

[Status]
　Name: Rastiara Hoozeyers HP 1221/1221 MP 562/562 Class: Knight　
　Level 33.
　Strength 29.12 Strength 26.24 Skill 15.12 Speed 18.55 Wisdom 24.34 Magic 19.23 Elemental 6.50
[Skill]
　Inherent Skill: Weapon Combat 2.35 Swordsmanship 2.15 Pseudo-God's Eye 1.00
　　　　　　　Magical combat 2.34 Blood art 9.12 Sacred magic 3.42
　Acquired Skills: reading 1.47 elemental 1.00 concentration convergence 0.22

[Status]
　Name: Diablo Sith HP741/741 MP3412/3412 Class: swordsman
　Level 59.
　Strength 15.11 Strength 13.55 Skill 9.45 Speed 10.67 Wisdom 39.91 Magic power 177.22 Element 5.00
[Skill]　
　Antecedent Skill: Divine Magic 8.34 Divine Blessing 5.00 Absolution 5.00 Focused Convergence 5.12.
　　　　　　　Attribute magic 3.12 Overcapture protection 8.00 Life extension 5.00. Aiming 5.00　　
　Acquired skill: swordsmanship 0.53.
　Acquired Skill: Apostle

[Status]
　Name: Snow Walker HP 1023/1023 MP 390/390 Class: Scout
　Level 29.
　Strength 25.21 Strength 22.12 Skill 8.89 Speed 9.23 Wisdom 9.99 Magic 19.12 Elemental 2.62
[Skill]
　Antecedent Skill: Dragon's Blessing 1.10 Optimal Action 2.52 Ancient Magic 2.32
　　　　　　　Mind's eye 1.12 Fresh blood magic 1.54　
　Acquired skill: Lead 2.02 Command 2.11 Rearguard technology 1.45
Army Command 2.11 Negotiation 1.23

[Status]
　Name: Rainer Helvirshine HP 559/559 MP 391/391 Class: Knight
　Level 34.
　Strength 18.45 Strength 15.01 Skill 15.28 Speed 21.98 Cleverness 18.35 Magic 15.23 Elemental 3.87
[Skills]
　Inherent skill: wind magic 2.88
　Acquired skills: sacred magic 2.12 Swordsmanship 2.98 Blood magic 1.54
　　　　　　　Magic manipulation 1.54 Concentrated convergence 1.02
　　　　　　　Optimal action 4.12 Fortitude 3.89 Bad sensation 1.04

[Status]
　Name: Ragne Kaikwola HP152/153 MP34/34 Class: Knight
　Level 19.
　Strength 4.02 Strength 4.98 Skill 12.12 Speed 6.23 Wisdom 8.01 Magic 1.80 Element 1.12
[Skill]
　Inherent skill: magic manipulation 2.15　
　Acquired Skill: Sword Art 0.53 Sacred Magic 1.05


　During the boat trip until today, we kept leveling up around the fifty layers.
　Ragne was strong enough that I refrained from going any further, so I left it at that, but I think we all became at least one level stronger.

　Thanks to the fact that they were checking their physical condition in detail, none of them showed the symptoms of the 'demonization' of the example.
　From the looks of it, it looks like there is still room for all of us to reach the maximum level.
　Me and Snow have the magic stone of 'The One Who Steals the Reason', and Dia has the body of an apostle. Rastiara has inherited the power of a saint, so her vessel for accepting 'Demon Poison' has clearly expanded.

　Honestly, I don't know why Ryner only has a high level limit without any assistance. He said that he heard from Tiara that it was thanks to the 'numbers that don't appear in the numbers', but I can't deny that there is something that doesn't add up a bit.

　As we were looking at our companions' 'displays' and confirming our newfound strength, Lastiara moved to the bow of the ship and shouted as he leaned forward, looking at the land in the distance.

'Ah, we're finally here!　Not the Confederacy, the mainland!　The real Hoosiers!

　The quick-tempered Rustyala points to the mainland Hoosier's port and says, "We're here. Contrary to appearances, being the youngest in the party, she doesn't hide her excitement at all.
　But no matter how much we talk about our arrival, it will be at least another few dozen minutes before we can enter the port. I have no choice but to calm Rustyala, who is about to magically move over the ocean and enter the harbor alone, and sit her down at a table on the deck. Leaving Rustyala's mouth agape, we all begin to eat our breakfast.

　Unlike the previous battles, there's no need to panic this time.
　I reminded Rastiara repeatedly that we will only land after finishing the breakfast prepared by Ryner and carefully checking the precautions.

　While Rastiara stuffs her cheek full of bread and tries to finish her breakfast early, I check the approaching port.

　It's a port as big as the Allied Gliard. It's an unusually long harbor with an unusually long width, with most of the coastline intact. If there is a further difference, it is that the sailing ships lined up in a row are not merchant ships, but military vessels. The emphasis is on materiality, not the smoothness of the frontier areas.

　However, there is a sense of enthusiasm that overrides this stuffiness.
　Even if you can't see the people living there, you can feel their energy from a distance. Just as I had heard, a world with more land and population than the United Kingdom awaits behind this port.

　My heart is racing with the prospect of a new continent, and my curiosity is aroused.

We've arrived. The 'Great Sacred City' is just ahead ...... and Diprakra is there .......

　Calmly and repeatedly I say my purpose and try not to lose sight of what I have to do.

　Yes, I know what I have to do.
　I know what I have to do.
　I'm going to meet up with my friends who will be waiting for me, defeat Nosferi, who will be interfering with me, and then I have one thing to do.

　I'm going to help Yotaki.
　There's only one thing to do.