The most powerful species with the power to heal...

　Indeed, that might help Iris.
　However, the bottleneck is that the place where the strongest species is located is the northern continent.

　The three central, eastern and southern continents are the realm of people.
　The west continent is the realm of demons and demonkind.
　And the northern continent.......is shrouded in mystery.

　What kind of terrain is it?
　What kind of plants and animals live in the area?
　We don't even know if it's inhabited by people, demons, or the most powerful species....
　It's an uncivilized place where many things are shrouded in mystery.

''What is the name of that strongest species?''
'I'm sorry, I don't know about that. On the northern continent, there's the strongest species with excellent healing abilities....
Literature..... how reliable is it?
''I have no problem with that. It's a certainty that has been recorded by successive generations of demons. However, it seems that for some reason, there is no detailed information on them, and we don't know their names, but...
I see...
"The Northern Continent is uncharted territory. Going to such a place is quite dangerous. We might as well look for other ways to get there.''
No, I'm coming.
....

　When I answered immediately, Alpha-san rolled her eyes.

''Well did you listen to me?''
Of course. If you go to the northern continent, you might be able to help Iris, right?
'Yes, but there's a lot of danger...'
The most dangerous thing in the world right now is Iris's life. If there's even a one percent chance of saving Iris, I'll do whatever it takes.
...It's just like Lane, isn't it?

　Mr. Alpha smiled, first in surprise, then softly.

''Maybe I've been defeated in that regard. With someone as pure and strong-minded as Miss Lane, my dreams wouldn't work.''
I'm not sure.

　It's hard to say because I was dreaming normally at first.

　The only reason I was able to come back to reality was definitely because of Iris.
　Iris saved me.
　So now it's my turn to help.

'Of course we'll come with you!
You're not going to ask me to wait for you because it's too dangerous, are you?

　Kanade and Tania come forward.

'Yeah, sure. We need everyone's help.
Hmm. Use my power to the fullest!
Sora will do her best for Rain and for Iris.
I'll hang in there, okay?
We'll do it too!
Yes.

　They're all very spirited.
　That's very encouraging.
　If you all stay together, you will be able to help Iris for sure.
　I'm sure of it.

'Oh but I'm sorry. Sola and Luna. And Tania and Tina will stay home.
""Why?"

　All four of them shouted loudly together.

''Hey Rain. Aside from the dumb twin spirits, what do you mean I'm staying home?
"Dumb twin genie!
Why can't we stay at home too?　I can't convince you!

　Tania and Tina crowd me.
　Sora and Luna behind them, who can't move as they continue to treat Iris, look very unhappy.

'Wait, I'll explain it to you properly. It's not because we don't want to get involved in something dangerous or anything like that like we did before.
What's the reason, then?
'First of all I want Sora and Luna to continue to take turns treating Iris. We can't just stop in the middle, can we?
"Oh.

　Sora and Luna both shouted together, as if to say, "Oh, that's right.
　Because they reacted like that, wouldn't Tania call them goofballs or something...?

'Tina, take care of Sora and Luna for me. They're both going to be using magic all the time, so it's going to be pretty hard... and I think it's essential to support their personal lives. Tina, a former maid, would be perfect in that area, right?
Yeah, well, it's a role that suits us fine.
Tania would like to ask for three guards in case of an emergency.
Why me?　Maybe even a brain cat?
That's a terrible thing to say, meow!
'If there's an enemy whose physical attacks don't work, it's going to be tough with Kanade, isn't it?　Tania is an all-rounder in that regard.
'Mmmm ... it's frustrating, but I can't argue with that.
'Given the possibility of a battle, Tania is the best choice. Please.
Does that mean you're relying on me?
Of course.
....
Huh?

　For some reason, Tania smiled a sloppy smile and spilled out an unfamiliar voice.

'It's nothing,'

　Soon, he returns to his crisp face.
　What was that...?

'If that's the case, I'll help Sola and the others. I'm not as good as you two, but I do know how to heal.
Thank you.

　Alpha also offered to help me.

　When I heard that Iris's soul was damaged, I was desperate...
　But now I see hope.
　It's small and slight, but I'm going to grab it!

Hey, hey, Rain. The northern continent is an uncharted territory, isn't it?　How do you get there?
'That's the problem...'

　I don't want to spend too much time on it.
　If possible, I'd like to go through the village of the spirit race, as I did when I came to Kagne.
　I glance at Sora.
　She seems to have figured out what I want to ask, and after thinking for a moment, she opens her mouth.

''I'm not sure if there's a doorway leading to the northern continent, that's a bit of a stretch... sorry...''
You don't have to apologize.
I just think my mom would know.
Mr. Al....

　Would they still be in Krios?
　He mentioned something about staying for a while, so I think it's possible.

'For now, we can either head to Krios or we can't go through the spirit tribe's village, because either way, we'll need to get back to Krios.

　We'll probably have to use a carriage, but I wish we could move faster...
　It's no use wishing for the impossible.

Yes, Rain. You can move to our village from here.
'What? You can do that?
'You built a path from the house to the village, didn't you?　It's possible to make a new path in the same sense as that one. We can't connect to any place from the village, but as long as we connect to it, we can connect to it as much as we want.
'Oh, I see. Come to think of it, you used to connect the road from the house to the village.
'In truth, it is forbidden to build gates here and there... but it is an emergency now. Your mother and the chief will forgive us. Well, I don't care if they don't allow it.

'Yeah ... thank you, Sola, Luna.

　This will buy me a lot of time.
　My slim hopes seemed to grow a little larger.

'Wait for me, Iris.........'

　I gently stroke Iris' cheek as she looks distressed.

　I will definitely help her.
　I'm going to make this face smile.

I'm not going to let you break your promise to make a contract, since you haven't fulfilled it.

　I will help you.
　I've made up my mind again.