"Hmm? That is..."
Noticing that golden skull... Elysia froze slightly. It felt somewhat familiar.
But before Elysia could think further, she discovered... the golden skull had completely vanished into the sea, leaving no trace behind.
Only then did she realize something was wrong. This was far from over—she had missed something...
"That's right, the Sage!"
She remembered now. That golden skull was indeed no ordinary thing. It was a small part of the Sage's body, as well as the Sage's core.
Amatsuka Mercury had done all this at its command.
So Amatsuka Mercury had been dealt with, but had the one behind the scenes escaped?
"This is getting more interesting."
Though she said that, Elysia's expression grew a little more serious. The real challenge had only just begun.
Many of this world's settings were fantastical. For instance, seawater contained vast quantities of minute precious metals such as gold and uranium. If all of it were gathered together, no one knew how much there would be—perhaps millions, or even tens of millions of tons. Far beyond the reserves of any country in the world.
And if a Sage Core containing magical power fell into the sea, it could gather and Devour all of it...
It sounded a little far-fetched and unreasonable, but that was simply how this world worked.
It had appeared this way in the original story too...
Elysia conducted a thorough search with her immense spiritual power. If things were as depicted in the anime, the Sage's skull would never have been able to escape her scan.
Yet in reality, she could not detect that thing in the sea at all.
This was completely different from what had happened in the anime.
Though she had not found it, Elysia did not leave... She believed the Sage would not let