From afar, Dawn watched the scene quietly from behind the clouds, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Treating Ida had indeed been a good move.
"Quick, notify the king!"
The shouts of several Giant villagers who had rushed over, caught sight of the horrific scene from afar, turned pale with fright, and hurriedly left reached Dawn's ears.
"Looks like it's time to leave."
That Giant king with close ties to the World Government was not someone Dawn wanted to deal with right now.
With that thought, he revealed himself and hurriedly greeted Loki. After agreeing to drink together the next time they met, he transformed into a streak of light and flew toward Owl Library.
Owl Library, Elbaf's repository of wisdom, seemed somewhat deserted at the moment.
Inside a brightly lit reading room piled with enormous books and strange instruments, Vegapunk was holding an ancient tome larger than his entire body, utterly absorbed in it as he muttered to himself.
"Unbelievable... the Giants' ancient smelting techniques... I didn't even notice this when the clone came before... Hmm?"
He suddenly looked up in alarm and saw Dawn appear soundlessly at the doorway.
"Doctor, it's time to go. Harald is coming back."
"Fine. I can only come again next time."
Vegapunk rose reluctantly, regret surfacing on his face. As a fugitive of the World Government, he was not suited to meet a king who was cozy with the World Government.
Dawn nodded, stepped forward, and placed a hand on Vegapunk's shoulder.
After leaving Elbaf, Dawn took Vegapunk with him and easily passed through the Sleeping Mist Zone, which was enough to send most living beings into slumber.
When the strange mist came within several meters of Dawn, it was blocked by an invisible distorted force field and could not invade even