Near the center of the Mediterranean Sea lay an island called Gozo. Part of the European nation of Malta, it was famous as a tourist destination.
At the same time, the island was home to numerous ruins that drew visitors from all over the world.
Underground tomb ruins and circular stone formations could be seen everywhere on the island, resembling the famous Stonehenge. Yet investigations had revealed that these stone circles dated back to the earliest periods of human history—even before the Neolithic Age.
Such miraculous sights left people wondering how ruins like these could have been built in that era, and whether they had been intended for worshipping some kind of god.
"So many people♪"
Having set foot on the island, Elysia looked at the tourists before her and exclaimed happily.
She liked lively places.
"It is a famous tourist destination, after all. It is not as difficult to enter as Itogami Island, so naturally there are plenty of visitors. Besides, this is the perfect season for traveling."
Natsuki Minamiya followed beside Elysia and answered matter-of-factly. Feeling the weather here, she found it truly pleasant compared to Itogami Island, which was like a furnace all year round.
This was what proper island weather was supposed to be like!
The weather on Itogami Island was the truly strange thing, but it could not be helped... As an artificial island, its materials had doomed it to be that way!
"So, Natsuki Minamiya... why did you come along too? Didn't you say you would not leave Itogami Island?"
Standing on the Fairy's other side, Aye Kanase questioned Natsuki Minamiya expressionlessly. She had never planned to invite her in the first place.
After all, Natsuki Minamiya's true body was always within the Prison Barrier. Her magical clone should not have been able to