After parting with the Beastfolk, they traveled under Keith's guidance.
A journey that should have taken over two months took only one.
The "adventurer party" crossed the Great Forest.
They arrived at the Holy Sword Road Keith had told them about.
It was a straight route from the edge of the Great Forest to the Millis Holy Country.
Keith said it was the fastest route from the forest's edge to Millis.
It was broad, flat, and so straight that it seemed a god had drawn it with an enormous ruler.
It was paved with an unknown stone that gave off a faint white glow, and its surface was impossibly clean.
Strangest of all, the forests on either side had become a vast flooded expanse in the rainy season.
The murky water had even submerged tree roots that stood waist-high.
Yet the road itself was unusually dry, without so much as a trace of moisture.
It was like an absolute boundary between the chaotic, muddy primeval forest and the smooth highway of civilization.
The two were kept entirely separate.
"Wh-what kind of road is this?"
Alice stared at the fantastical scene before her and exclaimed in surprise,
"It's so strange."
"And... it feels like all the monsters around us suddenly vanished?"
"They didn't just vanish."
Beside her, Sylphy's crimson eyes were filled with awe.
"There isn't a single monster on this road."
"And this road actually has magic power... such vast, pure magic power!"
Keith, the party's newest "member,"
immediately began showing off his knowledge when he saw their astonished expressions, looking rather pleased with himself.
"Heh heh, allow the great Keith to enlighten you."
"This is the legendary 'Holy Sword Road.'"
"It's a miraculous road that runs straight from the Millis Holy Country to the edge of the Doldia Great