Adwina pulled Danitz out of the cave sealed by the avalanche. Seeing his dejected state, she more or less understood what had happened.
However, she also understood that saying too much now would be meaningless, so she simply chose to let things cool off for the time being.
When the two returned to the cave entrance, Sia had already handed the Ocean Songster Potion Formula to Gehrman, and the King of the North's blood had completely vanished without a trace.
Although he had long been impatient, Grossel waited until Adwina emerged before splitting his mouth into a broad grin and pushing open the door—
There was no process of passing through the Gate of Light. The moment the door-opening action was completed, everything silently became illusory before their eyes, then transparent, and finally disappeared.
Rows of brownish-yellow bookshelves gradually emerged. The orange sun, already sinking below the horizon outside the window, came into view, while a desk bearing a fountain pen, an ink bottle, and papers stood in the corner.
This was Adwina's captain's cabin.
Fortunately, as the most authoritative place on a ship, and because Adwina needed space for her books, the captain's cabin was sufficiently vast. This allowed Grossel to remain standing while slightly hunched over. Otherwise, without enough room, it was hard to imagine whether he would have poked through the ceiling with his head or been forcibly pressed to the ground.
An invisible breeze turned the pages, and the story's ending slowly emerged. The King of the North's death became the sole narration, yet no ending was given for the story's protagonists.
"Sia, what will you do next... So you really are Ammon!" Mobet was about to ask his beloved elf about her next plans when his eyes suddenly narrowed. He shouted as he forcefully pulled