Chapter 545

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Izay didn’t quite understand the grievance of the Earth Goddess.

After reuniting, he directly explained to Lord Black Candle his intention to visit the Fairy Home.

This time returning here was specifically for the Golden Fairies.

Previously, Izay had exchanged ownership of the Fairy Home, originally the Fairy Warehouse, with Grand Sage Swang, and hadn’t visited it since.

“Want to see the Golden Fairies? I understand. The sixty-eighth floating island is nearby; even without an airship, we can fly straight there.”

Lord Black Candle pointed a direction with his finger after understanding Izay’s thoughts.

It was in the high sky not far from their side.

A landmass much larger than the second floating island was floating over there.

Izay, who had been here once, had a rough impression of the place.

“Isn’t that the original position of the third island? How did it become the sixty-eighth floating island?”

“Hmph～ Since I learned that young master and you value those Golden Fairies so much, I simply moved the sixty-eighth island over! It’s closer for easier protection, and all the residents have been replaced with people very friendly to the unmarked race!”

Lord Black Candle opened his jaw to “laugh,” clearly very satisfied with his decision.

And he completed these matters in just three days, with extraordinary efficiency.

What is this?

This is loyalty—plus capability!

There’s nothing more to say; worthy of praise!

Making a gesture like teaching someone well, Izay patted his bony shoulder.

“Good job!”

“Not at all… if I could be of help, haha～ hahaha ha ha～”

Beside them, Duke Red Lake looked at Lord Black Candle with disdain again.

“By the way, is there anyone here who cannot fly? Do I need to carry anyone?”

Izay glanced at the sixty-eighth floating island not far away, then turned his gaze back to Artemis.

The goddess smiled slightly upon meeting his eyes.

“I can use divine power here～ You should help Alk instead.”

It wasn’t the wrong world, even if Artemis lifted her self-seal, no one would know, and no one could interfere.

After a long absence, she wanted to use her power a little.

Based on such small thoughts, she could only apologize to Izay.

“Alright, then I’ll take Alk.”

The star deity little girl blinked her eyes. Could she say she actually knew how to fly?

When her soul left her body, Alk had always been floating around.

Remembering that feeling, flying wasn’t difficult for her.

But the little girl thought about it for a moment.

If Izay could carry her, why should she do it herself?

Isn’t being carried by Izay more pleasant?

After weighing the pros and cons… Alk ultimately chose not to explain.

Then, without needing two minutes, the group landed at the edge of the sixty-eighth island.

The landing point was the harbor area, where airships docked.

One could observe the bustling noise, with pedestrians of different races coming and going, carrying goods transported from other islands.

Their arrival did not attract any attention.

Because Izay used astrology to conceal their presence.

It was a kind of effect similar to cognitive obstruction or aura shielding.

Otherwise, just Lord Black Candle standing on the road as a large skeleton would be enough to draw eyes.

As the behind-the-scenes ruler of the floating continent cluster, very few people knew of Lord Black Candle’s existence.

More residents believed that the Great Sage created the floating continents, allowing them to survive.

…

Speaking of the harbor area, it connected to the floating island’s market.

Also known as the Market Street.

From small carpets on the street to regular shops or taverns like “The Bountiful Mistress,” every type of facility was available.

This was where the residents of the floating island conducted trade, and many people would come here to relax and shop.

The Golden Fairies were among these “many.”

Kotodori strolled through the market streets, absentmindedly passing by the shops.

She was thinking.

For some reason, the sixty-eighth island underwent major improvements recently.

Not only did the island’s location move significantly, but the residents were also replaced.

The official reason given was that the island needed internal renovations, but no specific details were disclosed.

The Fairy Warehouse was renamed the Fairy Home.

Personally, Kotodori preferred the new name.

Just because it sounded better.

However, for no apparent reason, after the renaming, the Fairy Home stopped receiving combat missions.

It seemed to be set aside.

The only message from the Wing Guard Army was “continue living normally.”

This couldn’t help but make the fairies feel that perhaps the floating continent cluster no longer needed them, so they were placed on standby.

After all, the current floating continent cluster seemed to have a powerful ancient spirit elder guarding it. According to the Great Sage, this ancient spirit elder was an old acquaintance from his era.

He had been sleeping for five hundred years and only recently awakened.

Ancient spirits, one of the races recorded in history as having been wiped out by beasts, were said to possess strong magical talent and longevity, even capable of casting powerful nation-destroying forbidden spells.

Such a powerful race still had survivors?

To survive the threat of beast herds and star deities hundreds of years ago must mean they had incredible strength.

Kotodori couldn’t imagine.

But with such an existence protecting the floating continent cluster,

Do they, the Golden Fairies, still have a purpose?

Weapons are constantly innovated and replaced.

And those replaced weapons seem to lose their significance.

They can only be stacked in warehouses, which is commonly known as retirement.

The current fairies… seem to be in such a state.

(Now that I’ve retired… what should I do next…?)

The girl’s face showed a hint of confusion.

Her life from childhood had been spent in battles and learning to fight. Once idle, she didn’t know what she should do.

Simply put, she was lost about her future and unsure of where she stood now.

Previously, when they were still on combat missions, the thing she most wanted to do was to take a good look at the floating islands she protected.

But now that she really had the time to take a good look, it felt dull.

This was her third day aimlessly wandering on the island.

The first day was filled with excitement, happily roaming all day.

The second day, the excitement hadn’t worn off, and she enjoyed herself everywhere.

By today, the third day, she couldn’t muster the enthusiasm she had before.

Because she had already visited all the places she wanted to go on the island and played with everything she wanted to try. What else was there to experience?

What should she do next?

Kotodori fell into confusion.