Gawain's gaze moved back and forth across the page several times before he finally suppressed the urge to complain in his head.
This Grand Duke Wilde from six centuries ago had actually been a rabid fan of Gawain Cecil... It gave Gawain, who now bore Gawain Cecil's identity, an inexplicable sense of awkwardness.
Only then did he continue reading, following how this ancient nobleman, who regarded himself as an "explorer," had recorded the preparations he made for this adventure—
"...After making up my mind, I began building a large ship capable of facing the dangers of this voyage—this was no easy task. As everyone knows, ever since those Storm Cultists suddenly went mad, stole or scuttled every seagoing ship, and fled out to sea, the human world has gone nearly a century without any proper 'voyaging.' There were no navigators capable of challenging the ocean, nor anyone who knew how to build ocean-going vessels...
"I sought the help of a dwarf friend I had met in my younger days. It is said that the Dwarf Kingdom still possesses some techniques for sailing in relatively safe waters; at the very least, they know how to build ships, and my friend could help me find shipwrights. I also knew two Sea Elves—they had no interest in matters on land, but they were very interested in my Magic Gems. In exchange for several gems, they promised to serve as my navigators...
"While this grand—and possibly very time-consuming—shipbuilding project was underway, I found time to visit the southern borderlands and pay a call on the current Grand Duke Cecil. I held out a sliver of hope that the Cecil Family might still possess records of Duke Gawain's voyage from those days, though I was prepared to return empty-handed, for Gawain Cecil of one hundred