Eugene exited the cave with the Moonlight Sword in his hand. It likely would not have been a problem even if they stayed inside, but if the cave did end up collapsing… he knew Sienna and Anise would tease him about it.3

"Why are you saying you want to head to Raguyaran?” Sienna asked. She had been pondering the reasons for Eugene’s sudden declaration.1

Raguyaran was a word in the tongue of the tundra natives. In the common language of the continent, it translated to Land One Must Not Cross.2

"Are you trying to prove that the world is round?” asked Sienna.9

Such a theory, by this time, needed no direct evidence. Scholars of ancient times had already observed and proven it.0

Yet — the notion remained unverified. No one had truly confirmed with their own eyes if the northernmost and southernmost ends were truly connected.10

Beyond Lehainjar lay Raguyaran.0

Beyond the southern Solgalta Sea was a vast, unknown ocean.0

It was likely that they were connected, yet no one had ever confirmed it.0

"It's not for a grand reason,” responded Eugene.0

"Then what is it?" asked Sienna.0

"I want to see it properly,” came his response.3

Night had already enveloped the outside of the cave. There was no snow falling from the sky — an unusual occurrence — which allowed the night sky to remain clear and visible. Eugene gazed at the numerous embroidered stars. Here, one could see the sun, the moon, and the stars. But, after crossing the monumental boundary, past the peaks of Lehainjar, the sky would undergo a change. It would become hazy. It would reveal nothing in its cloaks….0

The environment would resemble… the void where Vermouth was sitting.2

"Agaroth died fighting against the Demon King of Destruction,” Eugene said.0

He had disconnected memories as Agaroth. His first memory of Agaroth was seeing him atop a mountain of corpses. And another was a battlefield saturated with the smell of blood, a...0