A vast sea of blue spread itself before Hiiro upon his arrival. However, as the floor that Hiiro was standing on had became the edge of a cliff, the shape he was overseeing was the ocean Looking further ahead was a continent so huge, it appeared as if it was covering the sea.
Hiiro: "It hasn't changed from before, huh."
In actuality, Hiiro had visited this place before. As soon as he had parted from Arnold and Co., he came here. At that time, since the war had just ended, the place was littered with Gabranth. Hiiro had determined that they were soldiers based on their attire.
There were several reasons for Hiiro’s visit to this location. It was the place where the distance between the two continents was at its smallest. He had wanted to see the place where the Gabranth had wanted to go to war with his own eyes. Also, he needed to visit this area once for a certain, specific purpose.
The [Gedult Bridge Site]. Previously, there had been a huge bridge built here.
It was the one and only bridge that connected the [Evila] and [Gabranth] Continents together. About one month ago, it had existed here. However, the [Demon Lord] literally wiped it off the map. However, as of now, it was no longer here. All that could be seen was the great, expansive ocean.
Hiiro, after surveying his surroundings, confirmed that no one was present and began to write a word. However, this time, he began to write on himself.
As he invoked it, Hiiro’s Kemonomimi(8) and tail began to fade away. In place of this, his ears began to grow pointed and a small horn grew from his forehead. His undeniably pale skin also changed, growing even paler as it began to appear discolored. Furthermore, his silver-hair darkened as it turned into a thin shade of purple.
Hiiro: "Yosh, it looks like it succeeded."
Noticing his skin tone change, Hiiro alone nodded. What Hiiro had wrote was the word [Change](9). Initially, upon his arrival to this continent, Hiiro realized that having a Humas appearance would be unfavourable, disguising himself to look like a Gabranth. As such, this time...
Hiiro: "No matter what angle you look at this, doesn't this look an [Evila]?"
Indeed, Hiiro’s purpose for coming here was so that he could travel to the [Evila Continent] that he could see off in the distance. In the past month, he had searched for and found a book about the [Evila], learning about all their different races and their appearances.
The [Evila] appearance he had taken on seemed to be the form belonging to a common race that was bountiful in numbers. As he had an ‘image’ of them, he was able to disguise himself.
Mikazuki: "Kui kui!"
Mikazuki returned Hiiro’s question with a nod as she swung her head up and down with a *kokukoku*(10). Seeing this, Hiiro climbed on Mikazuki as he began to write the word [Flight] on its back.
As Mikazuki felt power swelling up inside of her, her body began convulsing with a *buruburu*(11).
Hiiro: "Yosh, let’s move!"
Mikazuki: "Kuiiiii-!"
Responding to Hiiro’s voice, Mikazuki spread her wings wide.
*basabasa* (12)
As she moved her large wings, Mikzuki’s body loftily ascended. Should any outsiders witness this spectacle, they would surely be surprised.
Raidpics are inherently incapable of flight due to a defect in their wings. And yet, were it perhaps made known that one could fly, it would probably attract attention.
However, as a result of Hiiro’s investigation, it seemed that Raidpics that could fly like Mikazuki was were present within the [Evila Continent]. It appeared that depending on the environment, different parts of the Raipic evolved and/or degenerated.
It seems that Raidpics like Mikazuki, who were born in the [Gabranth Continent], have had their leg strength abnormally developed as they can run for long periods of time while maintaining a considerable speed.
Those who were born in the [Evila Continent] seemed to have been spared from their wings degenerating, as they were capable of flying around freely in the sky. Therefore, even if they were spotted flying around, Hiiro determined that they would be dismissed as a common sight, thus, he chose this method.
Hiiro and Mikazuki began rising up towards the sky. Hiiro began overlooking the [Gabranth Continent] from the sky.
Hiiro: "It was an interesting country, but perhaps another time."
As he muttered, Hiiro brought his sight forward, staring at the [Evila Continent]. As the smell of a new adventure drifted towards his nose, Hiiro couldn't help but grin.
Mikazuki advanced through the sky with substantial velocity. Although a Raidpic could not fly originally, thanks to Hiiro’s magic, she was able to soar through the skies. This made Mikazuki very happy as a pleasant feeling spread through her. With her lord(13) on her back, being able to take to the skies made Mikazuki overjoyed.
She was truly glad that she had met her lord, Hiiro. Although his mouth and attitude were awful, Mikazuki felt that she would be able to experience fun and thrilling things that one would not normally be able to. She thought that no matter where or how far they traveled, she would like to remain carrying Hiiro on his journey.
Hiiro: "Oi(14), if you don’t watch it, you’ll wear yourself out, you know?"
Even though Mikazuki could fly with Hiiro’s word [Flight], they had already conducted an experiment that proved that they could move faster by flapping her wings. However, this would end up being very exhausting.
However, Mikazuki replied to Hiiro’s words with cries that were constantly saying 'I’m fine'.
Hiiro: (Well, even if I don’t worry about it, we’ll arrive quickly at this pace...)
As he contemplated, Hiiro stared at the steadily approaching [Evila Continent]. If anything, the landscape was as naturally formed as the [Gabranth Continent].
He confirmed that vast forests and lakes were spread across the land. However, Hiiro noticed that the forests and lakes took upon strange hues.
Crimson Lakes and Obsidian Forests. Although a strange sight, a desert could also be found further away. However, unlike the [Gabranth] or [Humas] continents, there were barely any signs of buildings. The lack of them was so significant, it made one wonder whether they had any towns or villages.
As several mountains were blocking his view, Hiiro couldn't help but tilt his neck, wondering if there were any towns beyond them.
While thinking that he should prioritize gathering information, Hiiro began searching for a town or village. However, after restlessly surveying the landscape, he was unable to find one.
Hiiro: (Now what…...should I just keep flying around while sight seeing? No, this guy doesn't have an infinite source of strength and energy. I guess it can’t be helped. Let’s stop off somewhere nearby and then use the word [Search].")
Thinking thus, Hiiro indicated to Mikazuki that they would stop at a coast nearby.