Chapter 75
“We’ll have to call the others . ”
And so Kaider hurried off to call them .
“What is it? Chiharu and Maki . ”
“So, it was dangerous after all!”
Aeris and Edwy looked very worried . Grudo was yawning .
Chiharu and Maki shook their heads . Then they made everyone sit down before Chiharu repeated what she had just said to the others .
“The gazers said that they came over the mountains and not the sea . ”
“What! Lowland is connected by a river . So that means they came through the mountains near Highland…”
Edwy said with surprise .
“Yes, while they are low, there are mountains near the border of Highland . Chiharu, do you know which area they came from exactly?”
“I don’t know . They just said that they crossed several mountains and were tired . ”
Chiharu said as she shook her head .
“This is the border . Maybe it was near the mountains of Lowland . ”
Nyran said with a scowl .
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“Did they just come out of a cave? Or is there a new dungeon…”
“Surely not . That’s impossible . ”
Grudo said . He was no longer yawning .
“Calm down . Yes, there are occasionally monsters in the tunnels under the sea . That just means there are a few monsters in the underground caves . If not, we would have seen more up until now . ”
“That’s true, but…many things have been happening recently that never happened before . In any case, each country must share information and we must be cautious . ”
Everyone nodded at Edwy’s words . However, Grudo tended to see things more optimistically .
“We’ll tell you if something happens again . Sorry, to call you all here . ”
Chiharu said . And so they all retired for the night .
“Maki-chan . ”
“Yes . I got the impression of mountains as well . But I don’t know where they were . ”
“If we were back home, we’d recognize the place immediately if it was on TV . ”
“Really…”
They no longer thought much about turning gazers into stone . What was troubling them was that they didn’t know what was normal and what wasn’t for people in this world .
“Maybe we should have described the mountains to them . ”
“But they weren’t particularly unique . ”
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It could not be helped . The only thing they could do now was to make sure they weren’t too tired the next morning . And so Maki and Chiharu got into bed .
They took it easy the next morning, and spent three hours traveling, including lunch, and then arrived at Bakka . This was where the Lowland castle was located . Now the mountains that would have seemed close to the east in Midland were far away . There were more flatlands here . But there were also some hills and trees that were green and beautiful .
“There are rice fields . ”
“Oh, so you recognize them? I thought you would . ”
Nyran said a little teasingly . While it was too early to harvest, the green ears of rice spread out before them . Perhaps they were using the flatlands as is, because they weren’t organized into neat squares . But otherwise, the scene was full of nostalgia for them .
“They’re slowly increasing the amount that they produce . ”
Whether he was in the dwarf castle or out adventuring, Nyran always seemed to know about the country .
“I’m sure it will increase even more if you two help spread some delicious dishes . ”
“I hope so . ”
Nyran had been piloting the airship in the morning, so he seemed a little tired .
“I don’t know how you manage to make the airship tilt to the side when it’s made so that it won’t, no matter what the birdfolk do . ”
Those were Aeris’s words . While Nyran was usually good at anything, he did not like piloting airships . It was rare to see him scratch his head in puzzlement .
“I don’t like flying with birdfolk either . ”
“Neither do I . ”
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Kaider agreed . If Orne and Puel were there, they would have said that would rather carry Maki and Chiharu as well . There was a trick to flying with birdfolk . You had to relax your body and let them control you . This was not something the two warriors liked to do .
As their leisurely journey was coming close to an end, Maki and Chiharu stuck their noses to the window and enjoyed the view . More and more houses could be seen as they approached Bakka .
“The buildings are all white!”
“But the roofs are orange . It’s so pretty!”
In Tram, the castle had been on slightly elevated ground . And it was the same for the castle in Bakka .
“So many cottages . ”
Chiharu said . Nyran answered .
“Cottages? I don’t know what you mean . But as there are many relatives, the castle itself is like a small town . ”
As Nyran said, there were large mansions on both sides of the castle . It was very odd .
The town square was just outside of the castle gates, and the rest of the town spread out from there . There was also an inlet with a small port and a few sailboats and fishing boats were currently docked there . And a white, sandy beach spread out on both sides of the inlet .
“It’s like a southern island . ”
“Blue seas, white beaches, white sails and houses with orange roofs . And then there’s the castle . It really is pretty . ”
“Yes . Bakka really is beautiful when seen from the sky . ”
Nyran agreed as he looked out the window . Just then, the birdfolk changed directions and flew towards the beach .
“Where are we going to land?”
“Between the inlet and the beach . ”
“So they’ve gone on ahead . To the beach . ”
“They usually follow the airship until the end . ”
Aeris cocked his head to the side as he controlled the airship . The airship slowly descended .
“Woah, the waves look pretty wild . The water turns white when they crash . ”
“Really? Well, the wind seems calm . Hmm? There is someone on the beach . Van!”
“What is it, uncle?”
“Look at the beach for me . ”
Elves had good eyes .
“The beach? Well, the waves look rough . Hmm . Yes, and there are people there too . Almost like they are watching the sea for something . Hmm?”
“What is it?”
Aeris sounded suspicious .
“Is it…merfolk?”
“Merfolk?”
“Merfolk?”
“Merfolk?”