"Come to think of it, Bark, did you used to leave from here?" the Dwarf Miner asked in a gruff voice.
"Mm, ah, mm. I don't think these things were here before. I'm not sure," Uncle Bark said, wearing a dopey expression.
"Ugh, I guess we really can't count on this guy," the Flower Fairy said helplessly.
"By the way, how did you get from here to the Empire?" the Dwarf Miner asked curiously.
"Oh? You want to know?" Uncle Bark asked, wearing a smug expression.
"No, not really. I'm sure it was something stupid anyway," Lin Yun said bluntly.
After all, though a lot of time had passed and he'd forgotten plenty of details, Lin Yun knew Bark's stories were never very serious...
But Uncle Bark clearly didn't care what Lin Yun said. He put on a solemn face and launched straight into his tale. "Then allow me to tell you all about the adventures of the fairy hero, Uncle Bark! That day, Jonathan and I were locked in a deadly struggle with the seabird BOSS threatening the peace of the whole island, known as the 'Stymphalian Albatross.'"
Just hearing that opening was enough to make everyone around them look uncomfortable.
The Flower Fairy even blurted out, "Wait, who's that?"
"Fighting for the glory of all the peoples of sea, land, and sky, the two sides—oh, the three sides—clashed fiercely." Had spending so much time in a bar turned this guy into something of a Bard?
"Wait, who are the three sides? Sea, land, and sky—does that mean there was a fish too?" the Flower Fairy quipped again.
"By the time my stomach started rumbling, I—my sworn enemy, who was also my friend—was sitting on Jonathan's back, ready to head home. Then, on the way, tragedy struck. The young