When the Floating Ship entered Star Moon Fort's alert zone, Velin had the Ship Spirit slow down for landing, giving Hilda and Sisina time to react.
Half an hour later, the Sandora Floating Battleship landed on the plains west of Star Moon Fort.
After leaving the Floating Battleship and stepping onto the soil of his homeland, Velin felt a surge of excitement well up within him.
The next moment, after calming his emotions, he waved a hand to open a passage to Cecilia's Demiplane, then ordered the Ship Spirit to fly the Floating Battleship inside.
At the same time, Kyle opened a passage to Messier Demiplane.
Before long, the hundred-odd warriors who had accompanied the expedition and the more than three hundred people recruited from the Ninth Legion all left Messier Demiplane and gathered on the plains.
Feeling the Magic Concentration around them, the hundred-odd warriors all wore varying degrees of surprise on their faces. If not for the iconic castle before them, they would have thought they had not returned to their homeland.
As for the other three hundred or so, they curiously surveyed their surroundings.
This land might be where they would devote the next several decades, a century, or even their entire lives.
A few minutes later, everyone began forming up, arranging themselves by height into two clearly distinct lines.
Seeing this, Velin, who had been about to have Kyle organize the ranks, had no choice but to stop.
"Move out."
After giving the order, Velin turned and walked toward Star Moon Fort's West City Gate.
The others followed behind Velin in turn, heading for the city gate.
Outside the West City Gate, Hilda and Sisina, who had hurried over, stood facing each other and examined one another's attire.
After nearly ten years apart, it would be