"So that meant we really found the Mysterious Island—and the treasure." The value of Condensing Fire Ore was astronomical, and Paimon's eyes immediately lit up.
"That's right. Celebrate—there's an entire island's worth of Condensing Fire Ore ahead." Even Wiland grew unusually excited.
"That's great! Then let's hurry up and move forward." Paimon said as she took the lead and flew ahead.
"Wait, Paimon. We should be heading back." Marani stopped her.
"Huh? Why?" Paimon looked at Marani in surprise.
"What did you mean?" Wiland's expression changed as well.
"The map I received was full of riddle-like hints, but only here did it use a direct instruction: when you see the golden glow in the distance, immediately head in the opposite direction." As Marani spoke, she took out the map and showed everyone the instruction. They had seen it before, but they had not understood what it meant at the time. Now, they roughly did.
"What kind of joke is this? You thought I'd turn back here?" Wiland shouted.
"Actually, I don't want to turn back either. But since our ancestor left such a direct instruction, he must have had a reason. No matter how tempting the treasure is, I don't think anything matters more than people's lives. So we have to turn back." Marani spoke with a stern expression.
"Marani's judgments have been right every time. If we have to turn back, then we turn back. We can't let treasure blind us." Though Paimon looked deeply conflicted, she ultimately chose Marani's side.
"You thought I was doing this for treasure? Hahaha!" Wiland burst into laughter.
"After my previous research results were stolen, I began new research. The core of that research is this ore. As long as I can bring it back, my theory will prove itself, and I'll be