Sphinx, in a room on the top floor.
"Buzz!"
As the semicircular Gate of Darkness unfolded in the living room, Riezel and his group concluded their outing and successfully returned to their room before Sphinx set sail.
"Master!"
Jelinae and Silune, who had been waiting here for Riezel and the others to return, immediately stood up and came forward to greet them the moment they saw the Gate appear.
But as soon as they approached, the two Nymph Maidens froze.
Because a dangerous figure had fixed her gaze on them.
"Aria?"
Araya, who had been obediently following behind Riezel, saw the two Nymph Maidens and immediately lit up, calling out that name without thinking.
But after saying it, Araya shook her head herself.
"No, that's not right. You're not Aria. You look very much like Aria, but you don't have the scent of 'wind.'"
Hearing that, Riezel, who had been momentarily stunned by Araya mentioning the name "Aria," instantly understood.
The "Aria" Araya had mentioned was not the famous Great Fairy active in Heroic Tales, but that Great Fairy's daughter—Ais Wallenstein.
Ais was a human with Fairy blood and possessed the "wind" magic of the Great Fairy Aria. Araya had always been looking for her, wanting to devour her and obtain her power.
Nymphs, meanwhile, were the lifeform race closest to nature in this world. Strictly speaking, their nature really was quite similar to the Fairies of the DanMachi World.
The Fairies of the DanMachi World also had many different names, such as Nymphs, nature spirits, elementals, and magic spirits. That alone showed just how similar the two were.
However, Nymphs of the Source World were a living race that needed to reproduce. Fundamentally, they were still somewhat different from Fairies, who were called incarnations of gods, possessing certain traits