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After sailing for about half a day, they spotted a series of islands, both large and small, nestled closely together.
A rudimentary village could be seen on one of the islands.
It was the village where the pirates who followed Iris lived, but right now, no survivors could be seen in the village. The thousands of pirates residing there had been turned into intertwined monsters by Iris' dark power, and they had eventually been reduced to ashes and met their end when the Demon King’s dark power was dispersed.
As they passed several islands, a large island emblazoned with a symbol representing the Demon King of Fury came into view. It was glaringly obvious to be a stronghold where Iris and the dark elves had resided. Eugene, Sienna, and Anise volunteered to scout ahead.
“There might still be remnants of dangerous energies related to the Demon King. The three of us will go alone, so please guard the ship,” Eugene said. It was a request that was met with no opposition.
In particular, Ortus, the commander of the suppression force, nodded fervently. He seemed to have infinite faith in Eugene's simple words.
‘The Hero,’ Ortus intoned mentally.
Initially, Ortus had not favored Eugene; he had found Eugene to be excessively rude when they had a conversation at Knight March.
The next time they met had been when Eugene and his party had sneaked an attack on Laversia, and it had not fostered any good feelings then either. Instead, Ortus had experienced nothing but hardship from Eugene.
Yet, any residual resentment melted away during the battle against the Demon King. Now, Ortus held a deep respect, perhaps...
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