 Mysterious Voice: ... ... ... ...- Mysterious Voice: What will... no way...
- Mysterious Voice: ... orward... come look...
- (CLACK, CLACK, CLACK)
 Noah: Ugh... Ahh... My head... Yuria: ... That's right. It was due to the Demon Invasion of Velder that the threat posed by demons became widely known. It was shocking. I suppose you can say the whole world turned upside down.- Yuria: It's a castle. Who would have thought the invasion would start within its walls?
 Clamor: If I'm understanding this correctly, in short, the demons used the elemental El Shards from each region to create a rift in the dimension that acted as a portal to Elrios... right?- Clamor: Man... This is overwhelming news. I thought the Demon Realm was some kind of fictional world, and 'demons' was just another name for dangerous monsters.
- Yuria: That's not too far off from how we reacted. When we first heard that demons invaded Feita, we thought, 'My, monsters in the castle? What is this world come to?'
- Yuria: In any case, the El Search Party and the elite guards of Velder used the situation to their advantage.
- Yuria: Instead of attacking the castle, they turned the tide to their favor by trapping the demons inside.
- Clamor: A daring move. I suppose it was too late to save the royals and the nobles, since the invasion started from the castle.
- Clamor: The group that helped defend the Demon Invasion and restore the El, they're called the El Search Party, correct? Who are they, exactly?
- Yuria: Ah! I'm actually very familiar on this subject! The El Search Party was formed by Velder Kingdom after the El Explosion.
- Yuria: It was formed to seek out the El shards, scattered across the world, to restore them. However, they lacked results and were eventually downsized to a small group in Ruben.
- Yuria: But heroes rise from the most unexpected places! The redheaded swordsman from the El Search Party, the Elf who befriended the spirits, and Landar's very own! Genius girl magician appeared!
- Yuria: They are... the El Search Party! Rising to fame by returning the El that was stolen from Ruben!
- Yuria: These proud heroes stopped the Demon Invasion, saving many people in the process, and finally! Was able to restore the El!
- Clamor: ... I see, the age of heroes.
- Yuria: Oh... Do you not like this kind of story, Clamor? It... doesn't make your heart swell with excitement?
- Clamor: I suppose I'm a little too old for fairytales... And this... what seems to be the social norm of this era... unsettles me.
- Clamor: Of course, heroes appear in a time of crisis... But from what you said, it sounds like this redheaded swordsman is quite young.
- Clamor: I makes me wonder... Is it so dangerous these days that even kids have to risk their lives...?
- Clamor: You and Noah too, are quite proficient in battle. Is this normal for this day and age...?
- Yuria: Aww, Clamor! It's not as bad as you think! Besides, whether this world is in danger or not...!
- Yuria: You have to protect what's important to you with your own hands, right?
- Clamor: Mm... It's that exact attitude which unsettles me.
- Noah: ... I'm not exactly of this time either, you know.
- Yuria: Hm? Noah, you're awake!
- Noah: How long was I out? How did you get out? What happened to Titania?
- Clamor: Don't worry. Everything's been taken care of.
- Clamor: Sigh, the building was collapsing, then you suddenly pass out on us, you really scared me! Thank goodness Yuria was there to help, or else...
- Yuria: Heehee, I know, I'm pretty great.
- Noah: (Pass... out...? It didn't feel like that. It actually felt similar to what Clamor said when he suddenly lost consciousness.)
- Noah: (Is this a coincidence? Or... does this mean that I don't have much time left?)
- Clamor: We didn't confirm Titania's death, but we were underground, and the manor collapsed the moment we came out. It's very unlikely that she survived.
- Noah: .......
- Yuria: We left several people from camp at the manor. We can learn more from them once they get everything sorted out.
- Yuria: Right now, our camp is headed to Elrianode. I believe we're almost there.
- Yuria: Oh! I believe it's time for me to be on watch duty. Rest easy, ok?
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- Noah: Elrianode...
- Clamor: You don't look too happy. A coin for your thoughts?
- Noah: ... I believe the last El Masters are currently in Elrianode. I didn't really want to see them...
- Noah: They didn't even notice that a fanatic sneaked into their ranks, after all.
- Clamor: Noah...
- Noah: I know. I'm being hypocritical. It's not like I knew my brother was switched. But... still...
- Clamor: We can leave if you want. We don't have to go to Elrianode.
- Noah: ... We have to. All our trails went cold. Since we don't know what our next step should be, we might as well go see the El Masters.
- Clamor: Trails? You mean about the Order? I thought we were done with that.
- Noah: We only caught one grunt. We didn't even get a whiff of the core members of Henir's Order.
- Clamor: ... Are you going to keep going until the Order is completely destroyed?
- Noah: .......
- Noah: Besides... we need to find a way to get your body back.
- Clamor: What? So sudden...
- Noah: It's been on my mind for a while. When I first woke up, I traveled quite far... away from Lanox. That's when I noticed...
- Noah: It seems the civilization in Elrios declined greatly since the El Explosion. Which means, the ruins of ancient cities are ironically where traces of most advanced civilization remain.
- Noah: There might be a lead to get your body back in Elrianode.
- Noah: That's what I mean by 'might as well'... We have to face the El Masters eventually, anyway.
- Noah: This is a precious opportunity that Harque gave me. I can't stop or get distracted.
- Clamor: .......
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