Tidal Realm

Many clues had now come to light, and he had basically pieced together the entire thread.

Who knew how many years ago, Mirafael had come here and discovered a place called the Tidal Realm. Thus, at the entrance to the Tidal Realm—the end of that opening—she had painted a door to seal in the aura leaking out. Then she had painted that map and left it with the Shannon Royal House as an inheritance.

Of course, whether the place behind the door was the Tidal Realm was entirely Angel's speculation. It was simply more likely than not.

If the place behind the door really was the Tidal Realm, Angel reckoned that the Mystery of the Disappearing Elements on the Old Earth Continent was very likely hidden within it.

After all, according to Mirafael's paintings, the Tidal Realm was filled with elemental creatures, and elemental creatures needed vast amounts of elemental energy to survive. The Old Earth Continent had almost no elemental energy, while the Tidal Realm was saturated with it. Perhaps the two were connected somehow.

As Angel sorted through the threads in his mind, Rose and the others remained immersed in the sorrow of the Third Prince sacrificing himself.

Angel came back to himself and saw the scene. He was considering whether to tell them the truth about the painting... According to his appraisal, opening the map did indeed require the blood of the Shannon Royal Clan, but it did not require a sacrifice. Magic Crystals could serve as the subsequent energy source.

The reason someone had to die every time they opened it was that they did not understand the rules of the parchment. With no energy source, they had been forced to use life energy to activate it.

He thought it over and decided not to tell