North Borough, Luther's residence.
Luther lowered his head and looked at Groselle's Travels in his hands.
By praying to Mr. Fool, Klein had successfully delivered this strange item to him.
Just as Luther had seen Above the Gray Fog, it was bound in yellowish-brown parchment, its title written in Ancient Feysac.
The story in this book was nothing particularly special, merely a classic tale of a dragon-slaying party gathering together and defeating the evil dragon, "King of the North"
story.
The protagonist was a giant named Groselle. His companions included the female elf Shatas, the ascetic Snowman, Mobet, a Solomon Empire noble, Longzel, a Loen soldier, a pirate lady, the Crazy Adventurer... Together, they formed a team and successfully slew the frost dragon, "King of the North," which had brought winter. They turned the Frost Kingdom into the Winterless Kingdom, and the story came to a perfect, gratifying end.
Compared to the story itself, Groselle's Travels was more worthy of attention.
"Hello?"
Luther stroked the book's cover and spoke softly.
Because the Gray Fog and the Tide repelled each other, he used a Virtual Personality every time he went Above the Gray Fog.
Now that he was in the real world and in close contact with the book, its reactions had become increasingly obvious.
It was indeed afraid of Luther... or, more precisely, afraid of a certain aura on him.
However, compared with the Magic Mirror Arrodes, Groselle's Travels was clearly far less intelligent. It was more like some lowly creature, possessing only the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. In other words, it could not communicate as clearly and directly as Arrodes.
That left him with only one method.
"Whoosh..."
The sound of the Tide suddenly rose, gathering within Luther's body.
Under Spirit Vision, the flowing aura on