"What? The other world didn't just have Britain? There were many countries beyond the island, many people, and everyone had different cultures? And there weren't even any Goblins? That was really fascinating."
The next day, as the group traveled toward Salisbury, Ritsuka told Castor about some of the specifics of Pan-Human History. She was greatly shocked and took a particular interest in a Britain without Goblins, thinking it had to be an interesting place.
At the same time, they learned about this Britain from Castor. Aside from the island of Britain, everything else was a vast ocean. No other countries or living beings existed.
"A Lostbelt where only Britain exists? How could that be? Could it be like the first Lostbelt, where something happened that destroyed the world? That should be this Lostbelt's point of divergence."
Castor's words surprised Shen Fei. Though Britain had a limited area due to the barrier surrounding it and was not a complete planet, that was merely because of the Imaginary Tree. A Lostbelt itself was a world that had developed differently due to different choices. Its foundation, like that of Pan-Human History, was a planet with the very concept of a world.
Britain's current state reminded him of the Russian Lostbelt. There, a meteorological disaster had caused a great cold wave and an ice age, drastically changing the planet's environment until it was no longer suitable for human survival. So what had happened to Britain, turning all other parts of the planet into ocean and leaving only the island of Britain behind? If they could find that out, they could understand this Lostbelt's situation.
"A catastrophe capable of destroying the world, yet Britain survived... Could it be because of the Albion Dragon?"
The entire world had been destroyed, yet Britain alone remained. There had