"I know Shade once saw the Fate Base somewhere in the Fifth Epoch, but what exactly is the Ouroboros Eye?"
Sivie asked them. Shade had only heard the name as well; he knew nothing about the relic.
Grace and Helen merely shook their heads as well.
"Other than the relic's main body being a piece of jade shaped like a Magic Eye, we don't know anything else. Unknown Level Relics hold far too many secrets. Though we came from the middle of the Fifth Epoch, the only Unknown Level Relic whose properties we truly understood in detail was 'Life and Death Limbo.'"
After confirming that Shade had nothing else to ask, the sisters each kissed his cheek before returning to Middlesburg. Only after the Red Butterflies fluttered away into the cave did Sivie tease him:
"Shade, you could probably be called a 'real man' of our era now."
"What does that mean?"
"You even dare to touch relics."
Shade hurriedly defended himself:
"Actually, Grace and Helen aren't that different from ordinary girls. Don't always think of them as so extraordinary."
Though it was surprising that the young priest had returned to his hometown in his forties or fifties to seek the Fate Base, he had not left behind a Treasure Map or any specific clues about the treasure's location. That made the afternoon's search all the more crucial.
After leaving the underwater cave, Sivie transformed into a Mermaid again and returned to the sea surface with Shade. It was already past eleven, so they planned to have lunch first before continuing with the afternoon's itinerary.
Shade had originally wanted to ask Sivie whether she wanted to eat in town or return to the city. But Sivie smiled and pointed behind them. Shade looked out across the distant sea and saw