Uchiha Madara saw that the garden before them was actually a garden floating high in the sky!
Compared to Liberl Kingdom on the Zemuria Continent, this aerial garden was obviously far higher than Liberl's Sky Garden. It could truly be called a romantic garden in the heavens—beautiful beyond measure, yet also cold, bitterly cold.
Uchiha Madara and the others left the garden. It was not large—indeed, it was tiny. Once outside, they saw a village whose people lived amid an atmosphere of peace and quiet.
Old dog John and little magic mouse Rick ran excitedly around the village. They came across a little girl, and John stuck out his tongue at her.
The little girl said with both delight and curiosity, "Oh my, what is this furry creature? It's so cute!"
Uchiha Madara paused. "What, have you never seen a dog before?"
The little girl looked delighted. "What's a dog? I've never seen one. Is this cute, furry creature called a dog? It's so much fun! And this tiny creature... right, is it a mouse? I've seen mice before."
Uchiha Madara said gently to her, "It's a little magic mouse, though I suppose it counts as a kind of mouse. Haha, isn't it cute?"
The little girl stroked John's fur, then petted little magic mouse Rick. She scooped Rick up and held him against her chest to warm him. Rick had nearly frozen to death, but once he was warmed in the girl's arms, he instantly became lively again, hopping about in her embrace.
"It can move in my arms." The little girl said happily, "What a cute mouse."
Looking at the little girl, Uchiha Madara smiled and asked, "Little sister, could you tell us where this is? We followed a woman named Eliya here. After we arrived, she vanished,