Locke and Sea Queen Throne arrived at a public lounge in Root Crown Court meant for wizards to rest. A stale odor drifted through the room. Tree roots intertwined everywhere, enclosing the lounge, and when Locke swept his gaze across them, he found traces of decay on the roots, along with a scent like fermented grain.
Sea Queen Throne said, "Let's enter the Zodiac Society here. There's an alchemical clock over there. Once the time comes, the Zodiac Iron Rings will summon us into a secret place. The Zodiac Society is extremely mysterious. It seems to exist neither in the Wizarding World nor in the worlds surrounding it."
"Oh, this smell really is unpleasant." Sea Queen Throne casually opened the wooden lid of a small wooden box resembling a medicine case and took out a bottle of fragrant oil.
"Recently, every room in this Root Crown Court branch has had this smell."
"Magical fragrance can suppress the odor."
Locke looked at the rotting portions of the roots surrounding the lounge and said, "This is Omega Blight. Since it is a collective term for diseases discovered by Mr. Omega, a Third-Ring Wizard, it is called Omega Disease, also known as Magical Fungal Rot. A kind of magical fungus from the Omega series has invaded the magic plants on Root Crown Court's side. Once Omega Disease appears in a region, it means fungal spores are hidden everywhere there. They are exceptionally difficult to eradicate."
"I wonder what magical fungus invaded this place."
Locke pondered, "The magic plants used in the Root Crown Court branch building should share the same roots as the one in Thunder Marsh Lowland, and they are protected by all of Root Crown Court's Breeders. This must be a super magical fungus. If it can invade the branch's tree,