71 A chill crept up from below. In the pitch-dark underground, my feet refused to move for some reason, but there was no point hesitating after coming this far…

70 I had sent a letter to Hyperion, asking if he had noticed anything strange about the Baire Pirates. But since a reply wouldn’t come quickly, I had to check …

69 I suddenly remembered. That treasure we once took from the Baire Pirates… the unique and extravagant goblet Nereus gave me, it had belonged to the Kingdom o…

68 'What… what is this?' We were just about to begin preparations for departure. Then Ethan suddenly called for me, so I followed him to where he led m…