Because Iver did not possess Wind Attribute Mana, Liz could not elementalize while carrying him.
But even with simple low-altitude flight, they quickly found the direction of Alder Town.
After all, when they had first gone to Eagle Cape Village, the two griffin aunts had already taken them past Alder Town. If the place had not looked so unlike Eagle Cape Village, they might have landed there.
After Alder Town came into view, Sherlock, who was riding on the griffin, subconsciously looked back.
He discovered that Eagle Cape Village had not vanished just because he had left. The round village sat neatly at the bottom of the valley. From this angle, he could even see that the village's edge formed a remarkably perfect circle.
He immediately patted Iver on the back and shared this discovery with him.
Iver also looked back, then fell into thought.
"I see..."
As long as someone had been to Eagle Cape Village, they could no longer be deceived by the barrier?
Or were there other conditions... such as being remembered by someone here, or sleeping here? Come to think of it, Daya... in other words, the Phantom Demon Egg of the Dream Demon, might have been to Eagle Cape Village too.
Was she still at that inn?
She probably was not there anymore.
The Dream Demon was a genuine Greater Phantom Demon, and normally lived in the Dream Realm.
Without a contract with a Demon Scholar, a Greater Demon could not remain in the Present World for long. Unless the Demon Scholar summoned her again, she should spend most of her time in the dreamlike domain of the Path of Beauty.
...Then the Earthbound Spirit here was probably quite lonely.
She might have thought that the Dream Demon was just as skilled at manipulating illusions