The halls of the temple were very quiet after Lord Yacowl had left.

　Me and Iltimina remained in an embrace, while Kilt-san and Soltis looked up at the hole in the ceiling where Lord Yakoor had left as a particle of light, and the blue sky beyond.

　Eventually, Mr. Kilt let out a breath.

　Then.

How's your health, Irna?

　He approached us, calling out to us.

　Me and Illtimina-san let go of the body.

'Yes.'

　Illtimina stood up and nodded.

　Then, looking at her hands, she looked at her hands.

'The blessing of the goddess Yacour I certainly feel a great power deep within my body. And the feeling that I can release it if I wish.

　I told her.

　Then she smiled at a concerned Mr. Kilt and

But other than that, it's no different than any other time.
Okay.

　Mr. Kilt nodded reassuringly.

　Solstice, too, approached her in a reserved manner.

　Noticing, Iltimina smiled gently and hugged her sister.

''Don't worry about it, Sol.
Yes.

　In her sister's arms, Solstice exhales in relief.

　Me and Kirt-san couldn't help but smile at such a sister's situation.


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　Having accomplished our goal, we decide to leave the ancient city hidden in the forest.

　Vo on.

　Just like when I came, I sprouted four wings, two of which held three of them, while the remaining two floated up into the sky above the ancient city.

''Well it would be a shame to leave like this.

　Looking down at the forest city, Solstice let out a sigh.

(Yeah....)

　An undiscovered ancient city.

　A lot of treasures may be hidden here.

　I may have found the previously unknown truth about the ancient Thanatos magic dynasty.

　If I had the time, I wanted to explore it slowly.

　But.

I can't help it.

　Mr. Kilt says.

'When night falls, the Skeleton Kings roam the streets. And not all of them are safe in this city.
..........
I need to get back to that tower first.
I know what I'm doing.

　The girl puckered her lips.

　The sun was beginning to tilt to the west, past the mid-heaven.

(We have to get there before it gets dark.)

　Iltimina strokes her sister's hair as if to comfort her.

　Watching the scene.

..........

　Then I, too, look at the city at my feet.

　And.

How did this city die?

　I muttered to myself.

　Solstice replied while her sister stroked her hair.

''After all, it's the Divine Demon War, right?''
..........
''This land is filled with an aura of darkness. In other words, this Aldoria Great Forest was turned into the 'Devil's Rampage Battlefield' during the Divine Demon War.
I see.

　The city that was destroyed in the Divine Demon War.....

　Without thinking, the four of us stared at the city that had sunk into that forest.

　.............

　How many tens of thousands of people lived in this city?

　The Skeleton King is made of human bones.

　Considering the number of skeleton kings writhing in the forest that night, could it be that the bones of the city's deceased people...?

.................

　I got a shiver just thinking about it.

　BOOM!

　I shake my head hard.

　Then, as if I've come to my senses.

Well, I guess we'd better get going.

　He called out to the three of them.

'Mm, yes.'
Yes, sir.
Well, okay.

　Kilt and Iltimina nodded, and Solstice nodded, still staring wistfully at the city below her.

　Von.

　Wings shining, we fly through the evening sky.

　That ancient city was swept backwards, hidden by the trees of the forest, and quickly disappeared from view.


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　I returned to the tower and spent the night.

　Early the next morning, the glittering, dazzling morning sun was shining through the windows of the chapel.

''...........''

　In front of me was a statue of a goddess.

　Illtimina, Kilt and Solstice were standing with me.

　In the hands of the four of us, there was a wooden bowl.

　The "healing spirit water" spilling out of the statue's graceful hands - the flow of its radiant stream was caught in the wooden bowl.

　Gazing at the glowing water surface.

Thank you for everything.

　gulping sound

　He sipped his thanks, then poured the glowing water down his throat.

　Gulp, gulp, gulp.

　The three of us did the same, drinking the glowing water.

　After drinking it all down, we all stared at the statue of the goddess.

　She is the goddess of the hunt.

　It was just an illusion, but seeing her image directly in front of me, the three of us seemed to have a lot on our minds.

　All of them did not object to having a breakfast of glowing water like this before departing from the tower again.

''...........''
..........
..........

　I look up at the profile of Iltimina next to me.

　Lady Yacowl said.

　Even the priestesses who are descendants of the congregation are her.

(After all, Illtimina-san's ancestors were lay people who served Lord Yakoor.)

　What I learned before, in the past world of Illtimina's past.

　Turns out it was true.

(Not that it changes anything, of course.)

　I'm me.

　Ms. Illtimina is Illtimina.

　She notices my gaze and looks back at me.

　Her long, glossy, dark green hair swayed.

　With a gentle smile.

What's going on, Merle?
Nope.

　I laughed and shook my head at Illtimina, who asked.


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　After a breakfast of glowing water, we left the tower.

At the Toggle Cliffs, I grew the Wings of the Divine Armor on my back again and carried the three of us up.

　From there, we would continue on foot to the medis.

　At the top of the cliff, I drop the three of us off.

　Then Mr. Kilt looked back at the deep forest.

Maybe no one will ever get to that ancient city again.

　I muttered.

(What...?)

　The three of us stare at her.

'Thirty thousand meds from the tower to the ancient city, we can't get there and back in half a day.
..........
..........
..........
"At night, thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of skeletal kings will come after you. You will not return from that city alive.

　Then he looked at me.

'If he didn't have wings like Merle,'

...I see.

　That ancient city in the depths and depths of the deep was unreachable on foot, wasn't it?

　Is that why it was previously undiscovered?

　And.

It's nice.

　Solstice said suddenly.

'That means no one else can go but us, right?

　Yeah.

'Then we won't be trolled by others. You'll get some things done, and then we'll have time to get back to it, okay?　And it's treasure guzzling.

　He clasped his little hands and declared with a clean smile.

(.........as expected of Solstice)

　I was taken aback, and me, Illtimina, and Kilt just looked at each other.

　Then the four of us had a good laugh.


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　It took us another three days to get back to the city of Medis.

Welcome back, folks.

　Mr. Arsen, the innkeeper, greets us with a soft smile.

　Then we enjoy a delicious meal and a fluffy futon for the first time in nine days.

(Happy~!)

　I used to be fine with a leaf comforter, but I've become a luxury too.

　And.

'Uhihihi, it's a great sale!

　Solstice was making money selling "something" to a toolmaker in Medis.

　A thing.........The Spiritual Water of Healing.

　This shrewd kid had prepared three empty bark water bottles, and had brought back the "Rejuvenating Water for Healing" without fail.

　A glass of this potion costs 100,000 yen.

　A glass of it costs 100,000 yen, and a cup of it costs about 3 rions, or 3 liters of it costs about 1.5 million yen.

　It's not the selling price, but the purchase price, so the price was about 1 million yen.

''Solstice is really amazing...''

　I said, dumbfounded.

　My sister, Iltimina, holds her forehead and sighs, while Kilt chuckles.

　Solstice tucks the ten thousand lido coins into her purse.

What, you got a problem with that?

　His lips twitched.

　I shake my head.

'No, I just feel solid.'
Hmm.

　Solstice snorted.

'Well, Marle, who has never struggled with money, wouldn't understand. It's the small, steady little things like this that are important for saving.'

(Hmm?)

　It's true, I haven't had much trouble with money since I came to the other world.

　I had debts, but the people I was in debt to were Illtimina and others, so it was interest-free, unprompted and unsecured.

　............

　I said while looking at the girl in front of me.

''I'm sure Solstice will be a solid wife.
..........
Your husband can rest assured that he'll be able to take care of his money, too.
..........

　Mm-hm.

　I was nodding to myself.

You're so unaware of what you're doing.

　Solstice glares at me for some reason.

　Huh?

　When I stared back at her, she turned away. I don't know why, but her face is turning red.

(Lots of money in the bank, maybe she's excited?)

　He nods his head.

'Hmmm, you foolish marl.'

　...Why is that?


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　So, after a relaxing day, we left the city of Medis.

　We are now the people in the dragon carriage on our way to the royal capital.

　Goto.

It's delicious.

　In the rocking car, we are eating a lunch that Mr. Arsen gave us as a souvenir.

　It's a fio sandwich inside, but it tastes great.

　Solstice, who was in a bad mood yesterday.

It's great!

　And I'm delighted.

　The two adults are laughing at us youngsters as we tuck into our delicious sandwiches.

　And Mr. Quilt.

In two weeks you'll be riding off to the Dark Continent. You should remember that.

　I said.

(Two weeks later...)

What does the launching ceremony entail?
It's a national launch.

　Unveiled?

'The knights and adventurers, four hundred in all, will be showing their faces. And, of course, Marl and the others.
Me too?
Yes, sir.

　I'm not good at that kind of thing.

I'm just too nervous.

　mumbling

　The girl, whose cheeks puffed out like a squirrel, also blurted it out.

　Mr. Kilt chuckled.

'Just be one of the four hundred. 'Don't worry about it so much.'
'Yes. I'm just standing there.

　Iltimina-san also laughed so gently.

　Come to think of it, the two of them even stood in front of a lot of people as the main actors at the inauguration of the 'Golden Seal' and gave a speech.

(I guess it's easier than that.)

　I console myself with that.

The real thing will come afterwards, when we go to the Dark Continent.
Yes.
Yes.
Well yes.

　We nodded.

　And Mr. Quilt.

"When we reach King's Landing, you'll have ten days to rest. You'll have ten days to rest before you reach King's Landing, so make sure you're sharp and sharp.

　He added, in a labored voice.

　Ten days' rest, eh?

　After that, we'll have a departure ceremony.

　And then we'll sail out to sea for the Dark Continent.

(Yeah, good luck with that!)

　I bit into the fiosand in my hand as I gathered my energy.

　--I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.