The Arenja who had received Rebekah’s command all cast their pebbles into the lake at once. At the same time, the powerful gazes of the high-ranking Demon Kings stirred waves upon the lake that could not be ignored.
But those were, in the end, merely changes occurring upon the surface of the lake. They could not interfere with the enormous current moving far beneath it.
The tiny fragment of the Milestone rode the ocean currents and flowed toward the place it was meant to reach.
Down beneath a deep and silent ocean trench where no one’s gaze had ever reached before.
“…So what Your Highness is saying is that the giant Magical Beast will not attack the fleet again?”
That evening, Logan cautiously attempted to speak with General Lysandros.
“Yes, General. Today, together with the knights of Lilium, I clearly confirmed that it is already on the verge of death.”
“Then why did you not finish it off on the spot……?”
At the entirely natural question, Logan flinched and hurriedly replied.
“W-Well… as you saw yesterday, General, killing a creature that large with a single blow is extremely difficult. Wouldn’t provoking it unnecessarily risk putting the fleet in even greater danger?”
“Well, that is true, but…….”
“Then how about leaving it alone for a while and allowing time to resolve the matter? We have confirmed the existence of the giant Magical Beast and even fought it once already. That should…