It was a very strange feeling. No one spoke anymore; they merely raised their heads and stared at the sea urchin monster.
It stood a full two stories tall, much taller than a Banshee. The savage spikes covering its body made everyone who approached it shudder uncontrollably.
No one would have considered it something humans could deal with. Monsters like this were supposed to be handled by the Banshees. Mortals were merely their supporting cast, like silent spectators in a theater.
And yet, such a monster had actually been killed by the creation of a group of mortals like them?
Indescribable emotions surged in their chests—shock, fear, pride, and everything in between, all mixed together until they could no longer be told apart.
In the end, the crowd dispersed. Once they learned that they could make bombs capable of killing a sea urchin, their mindsets seemed to have changed somewhat.
Even the towering Banshee statue no longer seemed so distant. Before, the Banshees had felt like a myth, a story, something beyond their daily lives. Now, however, they felt much closer.
The Banshees used explosives made by mortals as well. These explosives were like a bridge, allowing people to truly understand that the Banshees were real—and that they were people mortals could help.
Some sharp-eyed people also noticed a line on the statue's pedestal: [Invented the Fish-Herding Spell]. After asking Miss Zoe about it, they received an astonishing answer.
Nini had always used the Fish-Herding Spell to provide food for Castel.
Castel was an island. Its forests and fisheries were both fairly abundant, and people did not often go hungry—but that did not mean it never happened. During wind disasters, for instance, everyone could only endure.
Furthermore, most people here had migrated from the mainland. As refugees, they had endured