Shade had fairly good luck in Coldwater Port. Among the antiques Mr. Edmund, the Watcher of the Old Lighthouse, had brought out, they had finally found an item that met the requirements.
It was a black Shriveled Apple Core. If tossed by the roadside, even children scavenging for rubbish probably would not spare it a glance. But this was indeed an antique passed down from the Fifth Epoch, connected to the love story "Green Apple Infatuation." It was said that after the story's protagonists failed in love, this apple core was what remained of the plump fruit that had symbolized their romance.
"Another story with a tragic ending. I really don't like that."
As he spoke, Shade was fishing with Mr. Edmund beneath the sea cliff. He certainly did not know how to fish, but learning to bait a hook and cast a line was easy enough.
"But Tragedy has its own charm. Blindly pursuing comedy is not necessarily a good thing either."
The old folklorist spoke as he sat with Shade on small stools, gazing at the vast sea surface in the distance. In the clear weather of late spring and early summer, Coldwater Port's seascape was especially enchanting. Listening to the waves and sitting for a while in a place with practically no one around was also a fine way to relax.
"Have you heard about the Battle of Green Lake?"
Shade asked. The old man, who had guessed during the Coldwater Port Incident that Shade was connected to the "God Summoner," slowly nodded.
"I have. Natalie has already passed the news to the Hermit Order. What concerns us more is not who the Chosen One of Space is, but that terrifying Mystic Lock Natalie saw—the one the God Summoner nearly used."
He held his Fishing Rod and