Chapter 204

Under the low cliffs southwest of the seaside town. As Karin said, there was a boat that could barely carry two people.

“This way!”

Karin was a child and I was not very tall, so even a small boat had plenty of space.

I carefully inspected the bottom and sides to see if there was anything wrong with the ship.

“I rode it a week ago, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Are you not afraid?”

“it’s okay. 10 years of living in the sea? They are good swimmers and can swim all the way from the island to here with just one wooden plank.”

“It’s strange… … .”

“Oh, yes. Am I that unreliable?”

We know that the physical distance is close. It is said that if the weather is clear, the islands of the archipelago can be seen with the naked eye.

The popular whirlwind islands cannot be rumors. There are innumerable dead people and sunken ships caught in the rough currents.

As expected, less than five minutes after the boat was put on the sea, I could feel the rapids approaching.

squash!

“Wah ha ha!”

“What if it flips over?”

“It will be quiet soon!”

The waves hit the bow and rose, pattering and pouring water droplets.

Some people were busy moving their bodies from side to side to keep their balance, but Karin was standing on her own two feet and looking out over the sea.

However, the swaying tension did not last long. The moment we entered the coastal waters of the archipelago where the ocean currents rushed in earnest.

“What’s this… … .”

“Did you tell me?”

Like a lie, the boat went silent.

Like a small boat on a lake on a windless day. It seemed that if I didn’t row, I wouldn’t even move.

“It will be quiet soon.”

“No, that’s strange.”

If that were all, I would have accepted everything about the Whirlwind Islands as nonsense.

I pointed to the dark-colored sea water right next to me and said.

“Are there waves over there?”

A place less than 10m away.

The tsunami rises fiercely and oscillates. The roaring height of the head was consistent with the rumors of the notorious Whirlwind Islands.

Except for this side boat.

It’s not even standing still, it’s still moving. It was a very unreal sight.

‘It’s not even magic.’

I don’t know if it’s some kind of magic, but I can’t feel any trace of magic. Looking at it, I felt like I was possessed by a ghost.

“I’m here.”

What’s even more strange is the fact that even though I’m rowing, the boat is moving too fast.

Less than an hour after boarding the boat, I was able to step on the ground.

“braided!”

Karin jumped off the boat and stretched her arms out to the sides. We managed to arrive safely.

The first island of the Whirlwind Archipelago.

As Karin said, the island was a place where there was nothing special. There was no giant octopus, no tentacle monster, but I couldn’t see anything else.

“The sandy beach here is huge!”

“It’s wide and sleeps, and that’s all there is to it.”

“Hehe, that’s right.”

The island is flat and small enough to cover almost everything at a glance.

While Karin looked at the floor, saying that she could pick up a lot of pretty shells, I also crouched down and scanned the sand.

‘This… … .’

Contrary to the sea, traces of magic were overflowing here. As in the coastal towns, even more recent.

different from the record. This is not an empty island.

It is an island of nothing.

‘Mad came here.’

For some reason, he used high-level magic several times in this place.

If the intention was simply to wipe out the island, Mad’s magic would have sufficed once or twice.

‘Was there a battle?’

come to such a conclusion.

If so, with whom?

To put it simply, it’s a monster. Because the whirlwind islands were home to flying monsters. The records also said that there were several remnants of the monsters left.

To deal with such remnants?

“Anyway, good job.”

“This is no big deal.”

As promised, I handed Karin the money bag. Even so, it’s planned until here.

This is the problem.

‘The fourth island to the southwest from here.’

Will’s exact location as recorded in the Eternal West.

He said that if he arrived in time, he could receive the power of the beginning without much friction even after meeting him.

“I’m trying to go further into the inner island. Are you okay?”

“As long as we can go back before sunset, it’s fine!”

“Have you been to other islands?”

“I’ve been to the islands on both sides. There is a forest over there, but it smells bad, so I came out right away, but there were too many bugs on this side.”

Are you saying it’s not dangerous?

The southwest side I had to go to was the side of the island that was said to have a bad smell. I boarded the boat again with Karin and crossed the shallow sea.

Inside the archipelago, although the current was weaker than outside, it was still rough, but otherwise, the surroundings of the boat remained calm.

‘Shall we go and see it?’

The destination is the fourth island, but the islands in the archipelago are all as small as a playground anyway.

Before we could really stop the boat, a disgusting stench wafted up. It was also a very familiar smell to me.

The destination is the fourth island, but I still wanted to figure out the identity of the stench. I landed on the second island with Karin.

“I know you are lucky.”

“why?”

“Because this island is a dangerous place.”

It was the smell of rotting monster corpses.

Usually, the corpses of monsters are burned with fire magic, but if there is no fire magician or there is no time to spare, such as during an air raid, they are often left unattended for a long time.

“Stay here a minute.”

I left Karin holding her nose next to the boat and entered the thick forest. The body was easy to find. It hasn’t been that long since it was corrupted.

Unlike the first island that was completely blown up, this one was cleaned up. What’s the difference?

“let’s go.”

“From now on, I haven’t been there either!”

The third island was not stopped. Because it was the same as the second island.

The fourth island we were aiming for. The islands are so close to each other that it only took a few minutes.

And this island had a similar situation to the first island. One thing is different.

“mister. Someone over there.”

“know.”

In the traces of enormous magical power, all that can be seen is an island with white sand remaining.

And in the center of that island, where Karin pointed, a naked boy was lying down. I approached cautiously, but the boy did not move.

“Why, why are you naked? He might be a weird kid!”

“That’s not an ordinary person.”

I said while looking at the words that appeared in front of my eyes. how else did this happen

[STATUS]

Wandering Wandering, Will

Attribute: Wind (9 stars)

belong: –

status: –

Personality: Fairy

light brown hair. The unique hair color was the symbol of a fairy, so it was as expected.

However, it seems to be holding its breath, but there is no sign of waking up. No matter how hard you shake it or hit it on the cheek, it won’t open its eyes.

“Shall I take you back?”

“… … That should be it.”

It was impossible to stay here forever, so I couldn’t see a number other than the easy conclusion Karin came to.

Will didn’t open his eyes until he got back on the boat and returned to the village.

“yes? Who is he?”

“I picked it up out of town!”

I took him to the town councilor, but he replied that he had no idea about the condition, and eventually Will was moved to the inn where Karin’s mother works.

Of course, you can’t take care of it for free, so I paid for it and left it in my room.

“mister! Is he awake?”

“yet.”

“Why do you sleep like that?”

“Isn’t it time for you guys to sleep?”

“I’m just curious.”

Karin and Keron visit while waiting for Will to wake up.

There are no children of the same age as Karin and Keron in this town, so it seems that there is no choice but to be interested in Will, who looks about the same age on the outside.

I didn’t kick him out anyway, since I had nothing else to do.

“So, did you see how to use magic?”

“yes? Oh, come to think of it, I’ve never seen you use magic!”

“It’s warm.”

Hwareuk!

“Wow!”

“He was a real wizard!”

When the sparks are lit at the tips of the fingers, the two little boys clap their hands together.

I laughed because it was absurd.

“Didn’t I see you when I was cutting firewood?”

“At that time, it passed so quickly that I couldn’t see it properly. And when it comes to magic, fire magic is the best, right? Gorgeous, popping.”

“That’s why it’s usually better not to use it. Because it explodes.”

“That is also true.”

I spent an hour playing with the little ones like that. It was after they went back after saying they were getting sleepy and making an arbitrary declaration that they would come back tomorrow morning.

“eww… … .”

A thin voice came from the side of the bed on which Will lay. It was a moan of pain. I jumped up and went over to Will.

“Are you awake?”

“… … water.”

“water?”

what about the water? As I was thinking, I heard a voice again.

“Ask for water.”

“ah.”

I held out the glass of water that was lying on the desk. Will took the cup as if snatching it and gulped down the water.

Fuha, Will wiped his lips with a heavy breath.

“Damn, I almost died. It doesn’t matter if this guy has water or not.”

“Will fairies die if they don’t drink water?”

“It’s not original, but… … . Yes, you are what he said.”

“That guy?”

“Why are you here so late?”

“Did you know I was coming?”

“okay.”

As soon as I wake up, I am only making incomprehensible sounds. The information seemed lacking, so I asked for an explanation. Will continued to speak only after quenching his throat.

“Some old human wizard came to visit me, and as soon as he saw me, he threw his magic with a force to kill me.”

The old human wizard is certain to be Mad, the court wizard who has gone missing.

“Is that why the island was blown away?”

“right. I don’t even know why I have to fight, I just ran away moderately, and then I hid, and the island was completely blown up!”

The island where the forest was left was the one Will hadn’t hid on, so there was no need to blow it up.

“When I asked why, he said he didn’t have time to explain. A dangerous guy will come soon, so hand over the power of the beginning… … . What bullshit is that! You are the most dangerous guy!”

Will sighed, as if he was unfair. Hearing it makes me sad.

“So how did it go?”

“What’s going on? embarrassingly ask why I know because I saw it.”

“What is the power of the beginning?”

“I don’t know what he did, but the wizard took it away. You look like a fairy or something, but he was definitely a human. How did you… … .”

I scratched my head.

Did Mad steal Will’s primordial power? I don’t know how, but the important thing is why.

‘It’s interfering.’

At this point, it is clear.

As if he already knew what I was about to do, he was one step ahead of me in the way. Besides, I knew I was coming.

The reason Mad had to stop me.

Conversely, to prevent me from saving Euril.

Terra said then. Auril was attacked as a group by wizards before running out of control.

If so, Mard… … .

“Oh, and he was already using Io’s primordial power. I was stuck in the water and couldn’t move.”

“… … I beg your pardon?”

It was a mountain beyond a mountain.