Chapter 476: Old Tales (1/2)
“Huh?”
Saki asked Jin after overhearing his muttering.
“What did you just say, Jin?”
“I’m talking about the Lenard Kingdom. I was wondering why there would be a magic circle that teleports one to the moon…”
According to Jin, if the moon was a spaceship, it would make a lot of sense.
“I see.”
That still didn’t answer the question of why none of them had come back to this world, but at least it was convincing enough to explain why there was a magic circle to go to the moon.
“Well, it’s not as if I can verify any of it…”
“…What are you going on about?”
Vivian, who didn’t know the whole story, tilted her head to the side in confusion.
“Ah, we went to the Lenard Kingdom the other day…”
Stearleana explained what they were talking about.
“Oh, so that’s what happened. Thanks. I see now.”
Vivian spoke with a soft smile on her face. Then she looked at everyone.
“Is there anything else you’d like to hear about?
Jin immediately replied to that question.
“Do you know any kind of folklore about demons…?”
There was so much they didn’t know about demons, that Jin thought he might as well try to get as much information as possible by asking Vivian.
“Demons huh? Yeah… I have some scattered bits of that.”
Vivian thought for a moment, and then started talking again.
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The demons appeared hundreds of years before the Magic War.
They came from the northern continent.
Mankind had been heading north long before that, but no one knows what became of them.
The demons possessed a powerful magical power that far surpassed that of mankind, and were also good at magical technology.
In the beginning, they weren’t hostile. The humans would offer food to the demons, and the demons in turn would offer their knowledge in magical technology.
After such a relationship was established, it seemed that the two races could coexist.
However, at one point in history, a decisive discrepancy took place between these two races.
What exactly happened hasn’t been passed down, but it was beyond any doubt something that was enough to create hostility between mankind and the demons.
After that happened, the two races became enemies, and the demons retreated to the northern continent.
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“…That’s all I have.”
Vivian’s voice sounded apologetic once again.
“This story is probably more than a thousand years old. And until the Magic War 300 years ago, the demons didn’t seem to have any kind of relationship with mankind.”
“Thank you very much.”
Jin bowed in gratitude.
After all, it seemed that since the demons lived in the northern continent, they were unable to procure enough food to be self-sufficient.
On the other hand, their magical technology was advanced, and they surpassed humans in terms of magical power.
“Um… Excuse me… What have you been told about the Magic War?”
Elsa nervously asked Vivian.
That was something Jin wanted to hear about as well. He was particularly hoping to get whatever information Vivian would have about the Ether Stampede.
“The Magic War, huh…?”
Vivian started reciting for the third time.
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A little over 300 years ago, the demons once again came south.
Their reasons were unknown.
This time, the demons were extremely belligerent. The human towns that were closest to the northern continent were devastated, and their inhabitants massacred.