We set off and soon arrived at the Abyssal Hole (Abyss Falls).

　The hole in the earth was so huge that we could not see the edge of it.

　It was so deep that the light of day could not illuminate the bottom.


"It's finally at ...... the same as it was twenty years ago. ...... No, twenty years ago there was a floating mansion in the middle of the hole. The mansion that spread nightmares around the world.


　Lloyd, who had put an end to The Great Raid twenty years ago, looked at the center of the large hole and looked with deep emotion.


''That was it. ...... Just the absence of that one makes this place feel at home.


　Mais, who was also part of the raiding party twenty years ago, was staring at the same spot as Lloyd.

　In front of the two men gazing at the center of the Abyssal Pit (Abyss Falls), a number of stones are placed in front of them like grave markers.

　These were the graves of the adventurers who had been scattered by the raiding party, including Noelia's mother.


　The number of stones lined up is in the hundreds.

　Twenty years ago, that many lives were lost here.


"This is the site of the great attack and the birthplace of the Abyssal Walkers who took my parents from me?

'Yeah, and it's also where Noelia was born.


　Lloyd, who was looking at the Abyssal Hole (Abyssal) with great emotion, was responding to my mumble.


　I see ...... Noelia was born in this place .......


　I glanced at Noelia and saw that she was meditating in front of a stone with her mother's name engraved on it, with a flower in front of her.


I'm sure you'll find yourself in a place where so many lives were lost and where there was nothing but despair. ...... If Noelia-sama hadn't been born, I doubt we would have been able to return. To think that Noelia-sama would have been raised safely to the age of 20. ......


　Mais also glanced at Noelia and got teary-eyed.

　As he had known Noelia since she was born, he might feel that she was his daughter, though she was also his lord's daughter.


'It seems that you have found a good spouse, Lord Spouse, and Lady Florina is happy to see you--'

I don't recognize you, Mais. Don't talk to me like that.

But Noelia-sama is past the proper age to go ...... and at this rate you will be late to the party. Even the sons of noblemen smoke you out for being a platinum-grade adventurer who is only interested in magic.

"Fool, my daughter is a genius. I can't marry the son of a highborn nobleman from King's Landing.


　I'm sure they both love and care for Noelia.

　I'd like to say they are overprotective, but I guess they can't help it because she's their precious daughter.


　As Myth and Lloyd started to struggle with the story of Noelia's spouse, Noelia, who was meditating, was casting the magic of silence (silence) on them.


'You two are making too much noise. This is a place to pray. Be quiet.'


　The two of them were in a bubble of silence (silence), their mouths were crunching but I couldn't hear what they were saying.


'Noelia, as expected, I think it's too much for both of you to keep your mouths shut: ......'

"This is my punishment for interrupting the quiet talk between me and my mother Florina.


　He had an angry sound in his voice, which was unusual for Noelia, who usually spoke without inflection.

　That's how seriously he must have been talking to his dead mother.


　After a while, when the effect of the silence (silence) wore off, Myth and Lloyd were forced to apologize to Noelia in a flat way.


　A bit of a struggle occurred, but I was also allowed to add the beautiful flowers that grew nearby to the graves of the heroes who brought the 'great attack' to an end and offer a prayer.

　Their actions plunged the world into the depths of despair, and the seemingly infinite number of Abyssal Walkers vanished.


It's not true that I'm the hero who saved the Great Raid. The heroes that lie here are the real heroes. I'm not going to let the world forget about their exploits, so I'm proud to wear the title of hero. I'm just a man who clings to life, clinging to Noelia's loveliness.


　Behind me as I was praying, Lloyd, who had been resurrected from the silence, was mumbling to himself as if he didn't want anyone to hear him.

　Lloyd, who led the survivors of the raiding party back home, was feted as a hero and became a frontier count, but he seemed to feel the pain of being feted.


It's because you're alive that we're able to prepare for the fear of a great attack. But in 10 or 20 years, the 'big attack' will probably fade from people's memories.


　Mais was mumbling the same way, not wanting anyone to hear it.


　The words from two people who had survived the great disaster that was happening when I was born echoed in my mind.

　Our generation didn't know firsthand about the Great Raid.

　It was just something they had learned from the adults who survived.


　We may have thought it must have been horrible, but we had never actually experienced it.

　So the words of the two men should have been taken very seriously as the next generation.


　After finishing my prayer for the heroes, I stood up and turned back to them.


''Your stories are very informative. We must tell you what happened and what happened next in The Great Raid.


　In front of me stood two men who had survived an unprecedented disaster, standing in a row.


''Yeah, I'd love to see a bunch of young guys like that,''

''Starting next year, it might be better to increase the size of the survey team a bit more and have the younger knights join. At that time, I'm sure Flick-sama will receive a request from Lloyd-sama to escort the survey team.

I'm happy to help in any way I can.


　No one can say for sure that a second "great attack" will not occur.

　It may be useless to prepare for that second attack, as we don't know when it will happen.

　But I've been thinking about the wisdom of the survivors to be able to deal with it when it happens.


"I'm going to continue to study the Abyssal Walkers as well as magic, so please don't worry about your father and Mais.


　Noelia, who was listening to our exchange nearby, seemed to have reached the same conclusion.


Then, Noelia-sama has a son to pass on to the next generation--

'Myth, it's too early to tell. Who's on the other side!　I'll cut it down to size...


　Once again, their mouths were sealed by Noelia.


　Thus, the 20th year's Demon Forest Survey Team accompanied by Frontier Count Lloyd had achieved its goal and returned to Yuguhanotes with much success.