“Wow…”

Standing atop the tallest tree in the forest, he was greeted with a panorama that stretched quite far in all directions.

From this elevated branch somewhere just below the top of the tall tree, the once-imposing canopy of trees before him looked like a vast, green sea, dotted with patches of vibrant color where unique trees with different colored leaves and unique plants had broken through.

The treetops rippled like waves in a gentle breeze, creating a mesmerizing dance of light and shadow.

[{ It’s quite decent, master. You’d like the view of the other side better though. }]

In the distance, the forest’s edge had become apparent, the tall walls covering the area from all sides being visible from this point, giving way to other landscapes— a shimmering lake that caught the sunlight in dazzling flashes.

“Is that so? Then, let’s go check it out tomorrow, alright?”

[{ Yes… master. }]

The sky above was a boundless expanse, streaked with clear clouds or tinged with the golden hues of sunset, casting a warm glow over everything below.

Large birds soared and dived in the open sky, their calls echoing faintly as they navigated the air currents.

“Well… I think we should go back now.”

[{ Yes. It should be dark soon. }]

The forest below had seemed alive with movement and sound—the rustling of leaves, the distant noises of animals, and the occasional flicker of color as a deer or other creature darted through the bushes below. From this height, the serene patterns of the forest floor had been more apparent, revealing trails, clearings, and the diverse textures of the foliage.

It helped him understand the place that he was in as well.

“Haaaa…”

In that moment, he had felt both a sense of exhilaration from the vastness before him and a deep connection to the natural world, as if he had been witnessing a grand, living entity from the very top of the world.

-Click.

And, he took a picture of this ‘living’ being before he parted ways with this gorgeous scenery and climbed down from the tree.

“It’s fascinating how they aren’t attacking me.”

He didn’t have any reason to attack them if they were just minding their own business, so he left them, and with his movement skill, he crossed the long distance in relatively short time, stopping right outside his cave.

“Should we wait and see what happens at night?”

Sera was worried about him since this was a new environment however, they had no choice in this matter.

If they wanted to know what kind of creatures they would have to go against in the dark, they needed to see what happens when the night falls.

[{ We should hide first though. }]

“Of course we would have to hide first.”

They would also have to erase their presence just in case, and it wasn’t going to be easy.

But, thanks to the item that he obtained from his last quest, (Grace’s feather), they were able to hide themselves and erase most of their presence.

“…”

He looked at the time and it was around late evening so the sunset should be happening anytime soon now.

They were on the eastern continent so he was considering the fact that they would experience it a little later, however…

‘Hmmm?’

Time passed, and the quiet remained. Your adventure continues at empire

The serene forest stayed bright,

Even though it was past seven, the sky above him was still as bright as it was a moment ago, and even as time went on and it was already past nine, the light remained the same.

“What the…?”

He waited, and waited, and waited.

But, the light remained the same. In fact, by the time it was midnight, the sky became a little brighter and he was stunned even more.

[{ Master… }]

It should have been dark by now, if that wasn’t happening. And, if that was the case, the possibility that this forest never faces a night became more prominent.

“We should wait a little longer, Sera.”

This was not right.

They were in the east, not the north.

This wasn’t the pole of the world so the possibility that this brightness was a natural phenomenon was small.

It was strange, and it picked his curiosity.

…

He stayed in that place for a little longer.

His crib inside was still fine so he went in when he found things to be boring as well and after a little rest, he came out to check up on anything that might be out of place.

But, nothing like that was happening in this peaceful forest.

It was horribly quiet. But he didn’t hate it…

He spent one more day in that forest, checked out a few things, and he even went to where the walls of this forest were.

But, after a closer inspection of these walls, he found out that they weren’t something they could climb because of the sharp scale-like surface that it was made of.

It was impossible to climb the wall, a conclusion he had reached after his long experiments that had gone on for more than a few hours.

He even sent Sera flying above to the edges, only to find a very powerful wind current blocking the entire top of these walls.

It wasn’t the same inside the forest. She could fly above the sky to a certain height however, after a closer inspection, they found out the wind currents also existed a little above the middle part as well.

In fact, they existed everywhere, and they were so strong that they acted almost as a glass shield.

“Sera… this could be bad.”

There must be a way to get out of this place, but if the simple ways weren’t going to work, he didn’t know what would happen to him and Sera.

[{ There must be a way to get out of here, master. I don’t know how but I can tell there is a way to get out of this place. Out of this forest. }]

A simple forest where night doesn’t fall, where peace is the norm, and where almost all of the beings live in harmony.

A closed environment that is, in and of itself, complete.

“I have a bad feeling about this, Sera.”

There was a reason communication didn’t work here. There must be a reason behind this unnatural harmony as well, and if they really were in the east, the fact that it wasn’t getting dark here would only be something unnatural.

Perhaps, it wasn’t a coincidence that he was here.

The blessing that he used wanted him to grow, and if this was connected to that, there must be something here that would help him grow in some way.

Now… he just had to find what that thing was exactly.

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