Kalos Region, the Diamond Domain.
Beneath the winding ley lines, enormous clusters of crystals stood like a forest, their radiance mingling.
Though this was an underground ore vein, it was far from dark.
The crystals gave off a soft pinkish-purple glow, enveloping the entire realm in a dreamlike atmosphere.
Fine diamond dust drifted through the air, its scattered glimmers like a flowing river of stars. This was the Diamond Domain.
Countless naturally formed diamond pillars supported this subterranean world.
They were not merely beautiful; they also bore the vital responsibility of keeping the underground domain structurally sound.
Yet fine, cobweb-like cracks had already appeared on some of the pillars-proof that their energy was draining away.
This was because the Holy Diamond, which supplied energy to the entire underground domain, had almost exhausted its reserves.
Without a fresh supply of energy, the Holy Diamond would eventually go dark.
And without that energy to sustain it, the entire underground domain would plunge into darkness and ultimately collapse.
Of course, that moment had not yet arrived.
That was also why its new princess, Her Highness Diancie, thought Grandpa Carbink was being alarmist.
In Diancie's eyes, everything here was perfectly peaceful.
Amid this tranquil wonder, countless Carbink busied themselves with their work.
With diamond gleams on their lower bodies and blue, faceted diamonds atop their heads, they were the domain's most loyal craftspeople.
The sounds of the Carbink at work could still be heard throughout the quiet underground ore vein.
Those sounds were proof of their tireless efforts to maintain it.
On the level ground within the underground ore vein,
A figure wore a flat-faceted pink diamond atop her head like a pink diamond crown. Her body was composed of dark gray rock, and her white fur resembled the hem of a skirt-she was