Loki's Battle of Fate (Fifth Update, Last Month's Make-up Update 13/15)

After hunting continuously for two days, with the Magic Eye active almost twenty-four hours a day, Liszt still had not found the Bloodline Fruit. He felt deeply frustrated.

"It's already been two days since the reward. The Bloodline Fruit was probably conceived long ago, and it can only exist for five minutes... If it was conceived within the territory, perhaps some animal might have eaten it and become a Magic Beast... If it was conceived somewhere around here, it has probably vanished already."

The Bloodline Fruit had a limited lifespan.

Once ripe, it would fall to the ground. After just five minutes, all its magic power would completely dissipate, leaving behind nothing more than an ordinary fruit.

With disappointment in his heart, he continued hunting.

Though hope was growing ever fainter, he still persisted without giving up. In any case, there was nothing much to keep him busy in the life of a salted fish; all he had to do was count the days until the Grand Duke announced the end of the Development Order—the Sardine Bay region had already been stirred into complete chaos by the Sapphire Grand Duchy, tying down a great many knight orders.

Once the winter snow arrived, war would lose much of its meaning. Charging through a world of ice and snow was hardly a wise choice.

Just as his mind began to wander.

A flash of magical light suddenly streaked through the Magic Eye's vision. It was only long after his gaze had moved away that he jolted awake, immediately turning Loki around and beginning to search for that flicker of magical light. Before long, after passing through a patch of shrubs, he arrived at the spot where the light had originated.

"Woof woof!"

"Woof woof!"

The Eight Little Ones immediately began barking wildly.