Even McBain had not expected that Viscount Aiger had received this Resonance Stone directly from Leonie himself. Still less had he expected that Leonie had given him this Resonance Stone so that he could save the world!
He recalled what Uchiha Madara had said:
"This world may face a calamity. Perhaps only Mr. Leonie's Resonance Stones can free this world from disaster..."
McBain said to Aiger, "Thank you, Aiger. Since that's the case, I won't hide it from you any longer. Yes, I want the Resonance Stone in order to save this world."
Aiger said in surprise, "What? Then... what Mr. Leonie said was true?"
McBain nodded. "Yes, this world truly is facing a crisis. But I still don't know what that crisis is. Right now, several friends from another world are traveling through Witluna to save this world—to save the entire Gagharv Continent. They are certain that some kind of darkness exists in this world."
Aiger was utterly astonished. "Mr. Leonie once told me that this world harbored a certain darkness, and that the source of this darkness was humanity itself. His words were far too profound, far too difficult to understand, so even now, I have no idea what he meant. But since someone else has discovered this as well, I truly have no choice but to believe it..."
A sorrowful expression appeared on McBain's face.
He raised his head and said to Aiger, "Aiger, thank you for giving me the Resonance Stone. Although I still don't know what terrible catastrophe this world is facing, I will do everything I can to seek out the truth for this world. As long as I can find a way to save it, I will... use every ounce of my strength to fulfill this mission!"
He paused, then continued, "Yes... I