Sebastian ordered his ships to patrol around and then used the Chronoshift to send Gōra back to the stronghold for research. Of course, he needs to create a bigger area.
"Let's go to the island." Sebastian turned to Ayame and said.
A few minutes later, Ayame and Sebastian were walking slowly on the forest path.
"There are a lot of fireflies."
The two had just arrived on Hōrai Island. Sebastian installed positioning systems on everyone, so he knew their location.
Looking at the fireflies flying among the trees, Ayame had a very happy smile on his face. She carefully held a firefly in her hand and slowly brought it to Sebastian, spreading her white hands, "It's been a long time since I saw so many fireflies."
Seeing Ayame grabbing fireflies one after another, Sebastian shook his head slightly and then slid his finger on the fireflies in mid-air, casting wind magic.
As the wind blows, the fireflies flying around are gathered together. Finally, these fireflies formed a head-sized ball of light, suspended, and emitted a soft green light.
So beautiful. Seeing the firefly lamps condensed, Ayame, who was catching fireflies in the woods, stopped her movements immediately. She raised her head and spoke with a smile: "I never thought Sir Sebastian would have such a face."
"What do you think I am?" Hearing the words of Ayame, Sebastian smiled slightly, but looked at the fireflies flying everywhere in the forest, and he became thoughtful.
What these fireflies have changed into, he knows. These are all the spirits of the island's residents who were previously sacrificed to the Shitōshin. Judging from the fireflies covering almost the entire forest all over the mountains and plains, there must be a lot of people killed by the Shitōshin.
Although he knows the plot and also knows the ferocity of the Shitōshin, seeing the fireflies all over the sky, he can feel that the reality is far more cruel than the anime. No matter which world it is, the law of the jungle will always hold.
Sebastian didn't want to care about how many bad things the Shitōshin had done. This time, it was only because he wanted to ensure that Kikyō and Tsubaki would not encounter any danger, and to obtain the island's resources. Therefore, as long as the Shitōshin did not infringe on their interests, then he would not bother to take care of them. But Gōra took the initiative to attack, so now he wants to return the favor.
"I, I thought you were cruel and cold-blooded..." Looking up at Sebastian, Ayame's face was flushed. She was suddenly asked this question and couldn't answer. After finally holding back the answer, she felt that her words were a bit impolite.
Seeing Sebastian looking at him seriously, Ayame's eyes dodged a little, "But I didn't expect you to be quite easy-going."
"Easy-going?" Hearing Ayame's comments, Sebastian couldn't help laughing.
It was the first time that easy-going was used to describe him. In the eyes of others, he is a person who take thing to the extreme, and was even called a monster. Although he has rarely made a move, once he makes a move, there is no place that an enemy can survive. Those who are hostile to him will not end well, while his easy-going nature is only for people he accepts.
"There is no direction here." In the woods, Miroku and Miyatsu looked at the misty sky and the fireflies floating in the woods, and they were constantly trying to determine the direction.
Sebastian gave them items for positioning, but both of them forgot how to use them. At that time, their minds were full of curiosity about Hōrai Island and the airship, so they neglected Sebastian's words and forgot.
Miyatsu untied his wine gourd and put it to his mouth, shook it for a long time, but there was still no drop of wine. Miyatsu couldn't help feeling a little depressed: "I would have brought more wine if I had known."
"It's because you didn't stop, so hurry up and determine the direction."
"Did you still forget after listening?" Looking up at the sky, looking at the night sky, his brows could not help but wrinkle. Without the starry sky, without the moon, they would not be able to find their way.
"I don't know if Sensei has arrived." Feeling that there was no way to overcome the situation, Miyatsu found a big tree and sat down. Both of them had a smooth journey, and neither of them encountered any too powerful monsters.
Miroku also sat down next to him, and he took out a can of dry food from his bag and handed it to him. The taste is much better than ordinary dry food, and the preservation time is also very long.
Flicking the beads in his hand, he said slowly, "Under normal conditions, he must have arrived. But I don't know if he can find us."
"I'm sure we'll find-huh?!" Just as Miyatsu chewed dry food and was about to speak, he was attracted by the sudden bright light in the distance.
"What is that?" Before the two of them could stand up, after the strong light passed, a loud explosion resounded through the air. The sound was loud, and it kept vibrating back and forth in the valley.
"Is there any chance we can escape?" In a group of dilapidated wooden houses, piles of bonfires emitting green smoke were slowly burning.
The flames of the bonfire were so subtle that they were almost on the verge of being extinguished. Every bonfire was surrounded by dull-eyed children, who were talking in low voices, lamenting in their tone. Even in the silence of the night, their low sobs could be heard.
A half-demon little girl with yellow hair was lying on the lap of a light green-haired little girl. She looked at the crying children all around and couldn't help crying: "I want to be with my sister Asagi."
"Don't cry, sister will always be by your side." Hearing her sister crying, Asagi patted her back lightly.
Looking at the children crowded around, Asagi frowned tightly. A few months ago, after the seal on the island disappeared, the Shitōshin captured more than children from outside and brought them onto the island.