"Thank you, Mr. Lindell."

Xing Ji took the wooden bowl handed over by Lindel and thanked him.

"Try it, it's a taste that can only be found here, the reindeer broth, it's delicious."

While introducing tonight's food to Xing Ke, he also served himself a bowl.

Since the first meeting with the old dragon, Xingji never bothered the dying dragon who could no longer walk.

Instead, they wandered around Dragon Nest. Endsworth said goodbye and left before dark, and invited Xingke to visit him next time.

"There are also a lot of goblins here. Mr. Lindell."

While they were enjoying their dinner, they suddenly discovered that a little goblin in the water who looked like a seal or a human child was also enjoying his dinner - a fish that looked extremely fresh.

"Oh, they, they are seal people (selchidh), residents of the Kingdom of the Sea who have two forms of humans and seals. The population of the Arctic Ocean is not very small. They are a kind of fairies, right?"

"Wow, this soup is so fresh! Delicious - I really envy you magicians at this time, living in seclusion in a natural place with few human traces, eating such delicious food every day, and being surrounded by these lovely and beautiful fairies and elves.

"

"Really? So do I..."

“It’s perfect for retirement.”

“(#`O′)Hey!”

Lindell is an old naughty boy who doesn't want to be called old because of his youthful appearance and personality.

"Giss, we magicians have the talent to communicate with elves, so over the long years we have also been affected by elves. The life span is like this, and the soul is like this. During the process of casting spells, we are interacting with this

Nature blends into each other.”

"Isn't that..."

Xingke, who was putting food in his mouth, seemed to have discovered something.

"Yes, we no longer die like humans. Only when we are completely integrated with nature, our personal consciousness disappears, that is, we die."

"It's like dying like a dragon."

"The basic principle of dragon's magical ability is similar to that of magicians. We are all loved by nature, so one day we will return to the existence of our mother's arms. Either in the wind or in the soil."

"Then your extinction is also what nature wants?"

"...That may be the case, but it may not be. But even so we will not have hatred, whether it is towards nature or anything else."

"One more bowl - the ancestral dragon of the dragon clan left the earth and flew to the starry sky. Maybe it was a premonition of something, what do you think?"

"Maybe? But the dragons who are now one with nature have already been with nature for a long time. They can no longer live without this piece of land and sky. Even some dragons' wings have completely degraded. So.

, Naibin and I are not sad because of the extinction of the dragon clan, and we definitely don’t mean to blame you at all.”

"Yeah, I understand."

Xing Xing didn't speak anymore when he received the refill, but started to enjoy the rare delicacy in England with his heart.

The moon in the sky sheds a silvery brilliance, and the light of the bonfire did not appear so dazzling.

After filling his stomach, Xing immediately stood up and said to Lindel:

"I will go back tomorrow. Tonight I want to enjoy the moonlight that is not available in England."

"Then you are really lucky. The moonlight is very bright tonight, and you can see good things. - Come with me."

Lindel, who had put away the tableware, led the way, followed by Xingji.

Not far away they arrived at a small bay.

"The moss will bloom here."

"flower?"

"There is a reason why the Kingdom of Dragons was chosen on this land. That is because fairies were born here and love this land deeply."

"If you stay here, you can dance with the fairies and the flowers will bloom."

"Do you remember my other name?"

“Song of Flowers—Echoes?”

Xingji recalled Lindel's idiosyncratic name, which he never knew the reason for.

"For magicians and magicians, names are very important. And my gift of magic is singing. I will treat you as a farewell tonight with a special performance."

The singing was scattered across the land from the direction of Lindel.

The song seemed... like the sound of water when snow melted, sometimes low, sometimes high. It was clear and bright, melodious in nature with the wind.

The elemental magic in the air appears as if it resonates with it, fluorescing and shining like the light points of stars dancing and twinkling with the wind.

Just like Lindel said just now, the fairies who heard the singing gathered in the white flowers that bloomed for them and danced with their companions.

The laughter of the fairies and Lindel's singing formed a wonderful waltz.

All of this is composed of language that Xing Ke does not understand, but listening to the sound, in the singing, in the sound of wind, in the sound of water, Xing Ke remembered that in ancient times, language was born earlier than language.

The sound that fills the body from the beginning, the sound of nature——

That’s [Song].

That is also [magic].

This is the sound of nature that you will be unconsciously addicted to, the whisper of flowers and the breeze passing through the water.

Xing Ke, who had just been full of food, leaned against the stone and fell asleep.

………………

…………

…

"Jis, it's already morning."

The next morning, the sun shone through the canyon on Xingke's face, and what woke him up was the sound of Lindel's voice in his ears.

Lifting up the cloak made of animal skins covering his body, Xingji stood up and found that at some point, he had entered the tent. This was Lindel's residence.

"You are a child after all, and you sleep soundly, Geese."

"That's a long way to go, grandpa."

"Humph...don't worry about the kids, there is breakfast. Remember to go to the river to wash up first."

After finishing speaking, Lindel left the tent.

"... My age will scare you to death."

The cold river water is not too harsh in summer, and it is just the right coolness to refresh your mind.

Breakfast is still reindeer meat, but this time it is paired with unknown mountain vegetables. It has a crisp texture and is refreshing and delicious suitable for breakfast.

This is the last breakfast in Iceland.

"Do you really want to leave? How about staying one more day?"

"No, if I want to come in the future, I still have time." - That's a lot of annoying time.

"Giss... Then we have a chance to meet again, my friend."

"Goodbye, Lindel... Finally, because I saw such beautiful scenery yesterday, I tell you my name in particular. It is not Gisfogo, but my real name - Xing Ke, which means the traces crossed by the stars.

"

Without waiting for Lindel to respond, Xingji began to chant a rare incantation.

【Apparition】Because this is not England, there is no floo network and cannot be used.

What you need to use at this time is——

"Telling about homesickness, telling about homesickness, far away

Thousands of miles away, my hometown thousands of miles away!

Places beyond reach!

Tell me my obsession, tell me my hatred!

This longing connects the distance!

This curse twists and separates the world!
Chapter completed!