The Monastery

"Eisen, look!"

"This road is almost entirely cliffs."

"That's exactly how it has to be; only then is it worth climbing!"

Himmel stood with one hand on her hip, looking at the Cliffside before her.

The Cliffside face before them was the last obstacle on the way to the monastery.

"Um."

Eisen gave a curt reply.

"This is so exciting!!"

Himmel clenched his fists, staring intently at the Cliffside before him.

"Um."

Eisen replied in his usual calm tone.

On the other side.

Frieren and Heiter were sitting on the ground resting.

After hearing the conversation between Himmel and Eisen at the Cliffside face, both of them wore speechless expressions.

Mingming had been climbing the mountain all day.

Moreover, it was a mountain with absolutely no path, where one could only advance by cutting through thorns and brambles.

But Himmel and Heiter acted as if nothing had happened, still full of energy.

"Himmel has also caught it from Heiter."

"Don't these two idiots get tired?"

Heiter looked at the two [monsters] in front of the Cliffside with disdain.

Frieren smiled slightly and said softly, "Himmel seems very happy."

Heiter smiled as he watched Himmel and Eisen discussing which route to take to climb the Cliffside.

"Himmel was always like this; he could enjoy whatever happened to him."

"Before?" Frieren tilted her head, looking at Heiter.

Heiter withdrew his gaze, looked at Frieren, and explained:

Don't you remember?

"Haven't I said several times that I'm from the same hometown as Himmel?"

Frieren had no recollection of this and stared blankly at Heiter.

All he remembered was that there were many Blue-Moon Weed in Himmel's hometown.

As for Heiter's mention of fellow townsmen, she genuinely had absolutely no recollection of it.

"Alright, that's more like you."

Heiter smiled helplessly. Not long ago, he felt that the current Frieren was not the Frieren he knew.

Unexpectedly, this much-changed Frieren was still much the same Frieren he knew.

Frieren asked curiously, "Have you known each other since you were little?"

"Hmm." Heiter nodded and said with a smile:

"Himmel has always been a straightforward guy, while I used to be a twisted one."

He made all the impossible things I mentioned come true, one by one.

Even now, my personality is still quite twisted.

"Actually, I don't have the confidence to defeat the Demon King; this great feat is too far out of my reach."

"But maybe that guy really can defeat the Demon King and bring peace to our world..."

At this point, Heiter paused, chuckled softly, and said, "No, we can't talk about this..."

Regarding whether the Demon King was defeated by them, or by someone else.

They had already talked about it once before.

He also agreed with what Himmel said at that time.

Heiter stood up and looked at Himmel was still studying how to climb the Cliffside.

"No matter what, I will follow Himmel to the end."

"Although I cannot believe in myself, I can believe in the brave Himmel."

At night.

The moon is high in the sky.

Himmel and his companions conquered the Cliffside and successfully reached the monastery.

After learning the purpose of their visit, the monk led them to the library.

The room was filled with a dense collection of books.

Fortunately, the monks had done the sorting.

Himmel and the others split up to search for books related to the [Goddess's Monument].

In front of the bookshelf.

Heiter suddenly stopped what he was doing and stared blankly at the books in front of him.

[The Strange Mage].

This name comes from the ancient book of casual conversation he had read before.

I never expected the monastery to have copied and preserved this.

Heiter, as if possessed, took out the book and examined it carefully.

He knew now was not the time to read these miscellaneous books.

The most urgent task is to help Frieren find a way back.

However, he always felt that this book of casual conversations might hold some unexpected insights.

Heiter hesitated for a moment, but finally opened the ancient book of casual conversation.

Bishop Roman encountered a generous magician.

It's said that you can exchange research records from the [Sacred Scripture] for gold bars.

'That's really hard to understand.'

'...'

Oh, my Goddess!

'Lady Rienta is so generous!'

'But didn't the protagonist of Roman say that Rienta was a mage? How come she's someone who uses a sword?'

'Oh, their fighting style is certainly quite magical.'

'...'

'I strongly agree with forming a research team for the [Sacred Scripture].'

'...'

'Praise be to Rienta!'

'...'

' Rienta hasn't come to collect the research records for the [Sacred Scripture] in a long time...'

'...'

Heiter looked strange and put the old book of casual conversation back on the bookshelf.

After reading the whole book, this book, titled "[The Strange Mage]", is more like a diary.

Moreover, it only copied content about [Rienta].

Himmel noticed Heiter's unusual behavior and asked, "Have you discovered something, Heiter?"

"No." Heiter shook his head, then resumed his search for books related to the [Goddess's Monument].

The books copied by the monks were all sorts of things, including everything.

There are even quite a few duplicates.

Only a small portion of the collection actually contains books about the [Goddess's Monument].

Even so, it took the four of them, including Himmel, quite a bit of time to read through all the books on the [Goddess's Monument].

In the end, we gained nothing.

Eisen, holding a book from his collection, said with a hint of helplessness.

Himmel was so exhausted that she slumped onto the table to rest.

Frieren was buried under a pile of books, with only her feet sticking out.

Heiter leaned back in his chair, looking completely drained.

Hearing Eisen's words, he smiled and said:

"It's not like you have absolutely nothing~"

Himmel suddenly raised her head and looked at Heiter.

What is it?

Heiter smiled mysteriously, stood up, and took the book "[The Strange Mage]" down from the bookshelf.

"[Strange Mage]?"

"Is there any information about the [Goddess's Monument] in this?"

Himmel took the ancient book of casual conversation from Heiter, examined it for a moment, and then said in surprise.

Heiter shook his head and said seriously:

"No, that's not it."

"The achievement I'm referring to is that I finally finished reading this ancient book of casual conversation that I hadn't been able to finish before!"

Eisen: "..."

Himmel: "..."

Heiter: "What kind of expressions are those?"

"Isn't it a sacred thing to reread a book that you were interested in before but couldn't finish due to various factors?"

Himmel opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

He sighed and opened the ancient book of casual conversation in his hand.

He finished reading it in no time.

"Rienta?"

"A magician who wields a sword, how interesting~"

"The magicians of this thousand-year history are truly unconventional."

Himmel returned the ancient book of idle chatter to Heiter and stretched.

On the other side.

Frieren, nestled among the books, twitched her earlobe slightly and furrowed her brow.

Rienta was the one he analyzed together with the [Goddess's Monument].

She had considered that Rienta might also travel back in time, but she never expected it to be a thousand years ago.

Frieren calmly stood up from the pile of books and looked at Heiter, who was putting the books back on the shelf.

She silently memorized the location of the book.

This place is very close to the [Goddess's Monument].

Even if you don't read that book now, you can come back again when you get back.

Hopefully, this monastery can last for eighty years.

Reading serious research records and reading this kind of miscellaneous book are completely different experiences.

After reading the book that resembled a diary, Himmel felt much more relaxed.

Himmel: "Let's move on to the next stop!"

Frieren: "Aren't you being a little too optimistic?"

Heiter: "Haha."