Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Why is "position" used to refer to "medicine"?

With her mind still foggy, she unknowingly returned to the 18th floor.

"Lady Riveria?"

When Alicia and her elven troops saw Riveria return, they asked with concern, "Did you catch the enemy?"

Riveria snapped out of her daze, looked at the buildings in Rivera, nodded, then shook her head: "I saw them, but I didn't fight them."

"Are you...are you alright?!" Alicia carefully examined Riveria and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she was not seriously injured.

"Excuse me, I'd like to rest for a bit. Could you prepare a room for me?"

"Please stay in my room first." Alicia nodded and led Riveria to the Rivera Inn.

Upon arriving at the hotel, which was converted from a natural cave near the rock face, Rivera heard a familiar voice.

"Tell me, why didn't the Joker kill us? He even let us go."

"Who knows? They're just trying to fool us."

"He said he wanted to witness our magnanimity... He is Alfia's successor, and perhaps he is also trying to save the world in his own way..."

Is it the arrogance of the strong, or pity for the weak?

"Tsk, Alfia, sacrificing ten thousand to create one, thereby saving a billion, I cannot agree with her philosophy."

The sounds of Astrea's clan arguing reached her ears, and she glanced again at her compatriots who were surrounded by the crowd.

“Ah, the Astrea Familia is also temporarily residing here. We used our eye crystals to notify Amid to come down with healing tools. They are currently resting in Rivera,” Alicia explained.

Rivera then asked, "Where's Ais?"

"She went out with Alpha, and they should be around the 20th floor."

Rivera frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

Ais is already level 4. As long as she doesn't go too deep, it won't be too dangerous.

"Tell her not to go to the water city, she can't swim yet."

With that, Rivera went straight into the room, threw herself onto the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

……

Riveria had a very long dream.

In her dream, she returned to the time when she had just left Wang Sen. During her runaway, she encountered Finn and Loki, defeated the tree dragon that attacked her father, escaped the cage called "Wang Sen", and embarked on a journey.

Afterwards, they encountered the dwarf Gris, who was indeed a rude dwarf. Riveria and he didn't get along at all, and it was only through Aina's mediation that the group managed to continue their journey.

They decided where to go by rolling dice.

Since everyone had their own thoughts and places they wanted to go, the choice of who would roll the dice naturally fell to Aina, who was not involved.

that's it……

The five of them usually travel on foot, occasionally by carriage or horseback, traversing various cities on what they call "the journey of freedom," exploring the unknown aspects of the world.

A land of the sea.

The great river of Desala in the forest.

The vast inland sea, Medina.

Santorio Vega, an entertainment metropolis.

Melstoira, the land of opera.

The sword-wielding city of Zoringen.

The sand sea of ​​Caios.

The glory of the little people, the forests of Eran.

An emperor-state empire that has been thrown into internal strife.

Artena, yet another powerful magical nation, is embroiled in internal strife.

He dismounted, boarded a boat, and then traveled around the continent on his own two feet.

They avoided the then-divided Orario, where many warlords were vying for power, and built their empire as they traveled.

until……

They saw the canyon filled with poisonous gas.

Those were the footprints left by Behemoth, one of the three commissioners.

The powerful god's (Thor's) kin, who were keeping this land overlord at bay and keeping it away from human territory, seemed to have taken a lapse in judgment, and Behemoth appeared on the human's inevitable route.

After smelling an unusual odor, Aina's body began to experience problems.

No, or perhaps the problem was there from the beginning. Apart from her initial yearning for the unknown outside world, Riveria was completely unaffected and soared away, while Aina, on the other hand, suffered from severe acclimatization issues.

Without Wang Sen's protective barrier, the high elves seem unable to leave the forest, which is also the reason why their father (the Elf King) is unwilling to have contact with the outside world.

Because Riveria had 'run away from home,' in order for the princess to continue her journey, Aina refused to return to the royal forest. Thus, the goal of the journey became curing Aina's illness.

Until that moment.

In the City of Freedom, a city renowned for its cleanest air, atop a tower of a sanatorium, Riveria still decides to leave Aina there.

The catalyst was the brown-haired boy who became infatuated with Aina, and her fellow countrymen who took great care of her.

After repeatedly beating up the brown-haired boy, she upheld her vow: "If you insist on taking you from me, then defeat me, Riveria Leos Alfre, first!"

After giving Aina a gown symbolizing her 'royal' status and severing the 'master-servant' relationship that began in childhood, Riveria completely transformed from a naive princess.

For the first time, Aina disobeyed the princess's orders and stubbornly asked to stay.

but……

"Listen to me, Aina... I have a 'dream' now."

"To travel to Orario, to become an adventurer, to constantly challenge the 'unknown'... to obtain the 'cure' effective for Aina's illness. To travel this world with you once again... that's my dream now."

"To seek a future where I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you, before I have even seen the world... that is my wish."

The familiar voice echoed in my dream, foreshadowing its end.

Riveria slowly opened her eyes. Still half-asleep, she unconsciously arched her body, buried her face in the pillow, and leaned against the bed and blankets.

I can almost hear Aina's nagging again...

Rivera slowly got up, rubbed her messy hair, and looked around.

"Aina, I can now get up by myself, comb my hair, and tidy myself up."

In front of the dressing mirror, Rivera's eyes sparkled with a renewed vitality.

More than 20 years have passed since they separated. Aina's children must be able to stand on their own by now.

Although she had visited her during that time and kept in touch with her through letters, Riveria felt inexplicably anxious.

It's been 20 years already, can Aina afford to wait another 20 years?

We must...we must hurry, we must find a cure for Aina quickly!

And just yesterday, she saw hope...

Did I personally push away this "miracle"?

Before Rivera's eyes, the boy who represented 'miracle' seemed to appear.

'Finn, I'm sorry, even if it means going against your path, I want to grasp that miracle. I think... for Aina's sake, you won't stop me.'

She pushed open the door and met with the blonde elf who lived next door. Riveria said calmly, "Do you know where Charles is? I need to find him right now."

Chapter 418 The Secrets of the Elves

Where is Ciel?

Ryu hadn't expected Riveria to ask this, but then she thought that if she could get Riveria's help to conquer the artificial maze, the chances of finding Ciel would be much greater.

"An artificial maze... that woman 'noname' sent Charles to infiltrate the artificial maze to gather intelligence."

"What?!" Rivera looked up, staring at Ryu in disbelief.

“Even if Charles is their supporter, sending him to the artificial maze is too crazy.”

"..." Ryu couldn't understand either, but that was the truth: "Perhaps they didn't care about Ciel's life at all. Or perhaps they considered themselves powerful."

Rivera frowned, then thought for a moment and said, "Previously, Loki always received information about the Dark Faction. According to her, it was all told to him by Lady Astrea. Is that true?"

Ryu was taken aback: "Sorry, I've never heard of it."

She paused, stroking her chin, and said, "Wait a minute, this operation to capture the Dark Faction seems to have been ordered by Lady Astrea as well. Could it be that she really has information that we don't know about?"

Rivera crossed her arms and said suspiciously, "It seems that all three goddesses had contact with Jester before, and they seemed to have formed some kind of secret alliance that we don't know about. Hmm... I'll ask Finn about the labyrinth."

"Perhaps, they already had a presence in the Dark Faction before Charles."

"So it really is... Valetta?" Ryu exclaimed in shock.

"It's hard to say... but this time, I must find out the reason and not let Loki fool me."

Rivera's gaze fell on the edge of the 18th floor, to the sealed metal door...

“A man-made maze. Finn… Now, even I will not allow you to continue to be lazy.”

……

A man-made maze, 25 stories high, a dormitory.

Charles put down the Black Dragon Shield and the Black Tyrant Sword and began maintenance. Not long after, Alfia also returned.

"Where is Riveria?"

"gone."

"Oh."

Seeing that Charles didn't react much, Alfia added, "She seems very interested in how I recovered, and keeps asking me what 'medicine' I used. Do you have any clue?"