The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　The young girl remained unmoved as she looked at the songstress who suddenly knelt before her. Her crimson-gold pupils swept over her without any emotion before she looked away.

　Although she didn't look up to meet the little girl's gaze, when the little girl's eyes swept over her, the songstress felt an immense pressure that made it impossible for her to lift her head, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

　Why does the songstress call the little girl the Dragon God? It's related to the Black Dragon Miraboreas. When the Kingdom of Ancient Shured was destroyed by the Black Dragon Miraboreas in her own country, the songstress was there. She witnessed the power of the Black Dragon firsthand. However, the pressure from the ancient dragon aura and the oppressive aura emanating from the Black Dragon was not as strong as the pressure from the little girl in front of her.

　In terms of the outcome, the black dragon's power was enough to destroy the entire kingdom, so what about this little guy who was even stronger than the black dragon? Thinking of this, the songstress had no doubt that the little girl could destroy the world. After all, that was a Celestial Dragon. An ordinary Celestial Dragon was enough to destroy the ecosystem of a region.

　The Heavenly Returning Dragon before them, whether mutated or a subspecies, not only possessed a larger size, but the Mad Dragon Virus it emitted also had two colors. The songstress couldn't determine the exact effects of the platinum Mad Dragon Virus, but it was certainly no less destructive than the black and purple Mad Dragon Virus.

　Its enormous body and bright purple wings, larger than herself, were covered in metallic scales that tightly enveloped the World-Wanderer. Its back, wings, and limbs were covered in rows of sword-like scales. Although the songstress only glanced at it, she was certain that any ancient dragon that dared to engage the World-Wanderer in close combat would be...

　It's like injuring the enemy by fifty while losing a thousand of your own.

　The songstress lowered her body even further. Perhaps because she had just finished molting, the young girl was still relying on the instincts of an ancient dragon to process the information around her. Of course, this instinct was enough for the young girl to deal with most situations, which is why the songstress felt an even stronger pressure than the black dragon.

　As the young girl approached her, the songstress trembled uncontrollably, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her throat. If she had only seen the enormous Reincarnation Lord, the songstress would have only marveled at the ancient dragon's power and terror, but now that the Reincarnation Lord had become a little girl, the songstress felt nothing but fear.

　The sound of the little girl's white boots hitting the ground was like a hammer striking the songstress's heart. As the sound drew closer, the songstress's desire to kneel down and kiss the little girl's feet to express her submission grew stronger.

　When the little girl walked to within a meter of her, even though the little girl's fair legs were right in front of her, the songstress dared not look up or make any movement. Finally, unable to bear this silent torment any longer, she fainted the next second.

　Despite the countless internal struggles the songstress endured, and the countless times she contemplated how to survive, only a few breaths passed in the outside world. Then, just as the young girl reached the songstress's side, the songstress finally fainted.

　However, the little girl didn't pay any attention to the songstress's changes and walked past her on her own. Just as the little girl walked past the songstress, she reverted to her previous appearance. Yes, she had that OVO-like, silly look on her face. But the little girl's target was Melalu behind the songstress.

　The prepared dishes.

　Generally speaking, whether it's a Palico or a Meral, the role of Palico in hunting is usually to attract the monster's attention and help the hunter and create suitable opportunities for the hunter to deal damage. Of course, there is also a training method for Palicoes called "Hunter's Palico". Palicoes trained in this way can be treated as independent hunters.

　However, for the three Meralu companions of the young girl, they mostly rely on cooperation and cheap equipment when hunting. The reason they are considered cheap is that the equipment that the Meralu make for themselves is made from the monster materials that the young girl usually eats, the scales that fall off when the young girl molts, and the materials that the young girl and Lanmei have when they play.

　These materials are top-tier even for hunters. After collecting a complete set of the World Lord's armor, Meral discovered that the armor also has special effects. One of these effects is berserk mode, which means that the damage Meral receives during hunting will be converted into Meral's attack power. According to Meral's experiments, Meral in a near-death state can even kill Great Jagras in one hit.

　Another effect is resilience, which is also very simple: it reduces the time Melalu spends on the ground. In other words, under normal circumstances, Melalu might roll five or six times on the ground before stopping after being attacked, but after wearing the full set of Hui Shi Zhu protective gear, Melalu only needs to roll once to stop.

　This is based on the fact that the protective gear of the World Lord itself has super strong defensive power. Of course, as with any advantage, there are also disadvantages. The high cost is one of them. If Melalu hadn't stayed by the little girl's side all the time, they wouldn't have been able to put together just two pieces of equipment. Another problem is that it will be affected by the Mad Dragon Virus after being used for a long time.

　This doesn't mean that the armor of the Reincarnation Lord is a living armor like the armor of the Ancestral Dragon. Rather, it's because the materials of the Reincarnation Lord are soaked in the Mad Dragon Virus for a long time, and even coming into contact with the materials of the Reincarnation Lord carries the risk of infection with the Mad Dragon Virus.

　But Melaloo was already used to being around young girls, so these shortcomings were nothing to her.

　The meal Meralu prepared for the young girl this time consisted of mudfish dragons roasted in a kiln and several horned camels. These creatures, known as horned camels, are more like large sheep than camels, but the native creatures here prefer to call them horned camels.

　As for the Mudfish Dragon, Melalu doesn't really want to comment on it. As an animal whose ecological niche is only higher than that of herbivorous dragons, the Mudfish Dragon is practically a buffet in the eyes of most carnivorous predators. Melalu doesn't even have much difficulty hunting the Mudfish Dragon.

　The hunting process is also very simple, and no preparation is needed in advance. One Melaruru quietly sets up a paralysis trap before the Mudfish Dragon discovers them, and then another Melaruru pushes the Melaruru's homemade cannon to bombard the Mudfish Dragon. The Melaruru holding the Big Bomb Barrel G hides behind a rock and waits for the Mudfish Dragon to enter the trap.

　As expected, the attacked Mudfish Dragon immediately rushed towards Melalu, and then stepped into the paralysis trap in the next second. The tingling electric shock quickly spread throughout the Mudfish Dragon's body. Melalu took the opportunity to bring the Giant Barrel G to the side of the Mudfish Dragon, and then placed it in a neat row next to the Mudfish Dragon.

　Meral, who was controlling the turret, loaded the Lv3 spread shell into the barrel. Just as the Mudfish Dragon broke free of the paralysis trap and was about to roar, Meral pulled the trigger. The huge cylindrical shell was immediately shot into the air above the Mudfish Dragon and then exploded. The bullets inside instantly enveloped the Mudfish Dragon and then detonated the large explosive barrel G below.

　"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

　The continuous explosions gave the Mudfish Dragon no chance to escape. Even so, the cannons continued their attack, and the other two Melaluru were also watching the Mudfish Dragon with spears and hammers. The newly planted Mudfish Dragon quickly lost its life under the combined efforts of the Melaluru.

　Meralu swept away the mud and sand covering the surface, then removed the shrub branches and leaves covering it, revealing large broad leaves that contained the mudfish dragon meat inside. These large broad leaves are plants that only grow in oases and are rarely seen elsewhere. After tearing open the large broad leaves, you can see the tender white mudfish dragon meat inside.

　Because it had been buried underground to retain heat, the mudfish dragon meat was still emitting heat. The horned camel meat was in another mud pit and was quickly cleaned out by Melalu. Due to the long-term simmering, the horned camel meat had gradually separated from the bone. It didn't require much force; just a gentle shake by holding the spine was enough to see large chunks of meat slowly fall off.

　Melalu collected the liver of the mudfish dragon and the internal organs of the horned camel and set them aside. Melalu planned to fry these internal organs in fat to remove the fishy smell and make them more flavorful, and then stir-fry them with chili peppers. However, before Melalu could prepare them, she suddenly thought of another way to cook them.

　Sacromonte liver omelet is a simple dish to make. Rinse the liver and other organs of the mudskipper and horned camel thoroughly with water, then fry them in a pan until both sides are slightly firm and the color changes from reddish-brown to dark brown. Frying for too long will result in a poor taste.

　Next, slice the pre-processed offal. Of course, adding some diced meat is also perfectly acceptable at this step. Then, crack in a few herbivorous dragon eggs, stir the egg mixture well, and then pour it into a pan to fry. Before the egg mixture solidifies, put all the sliced ​​offal and diced meat into the pan, and then add some chopped onions and spices. This completes the Sacromonte liver omelet.

　Although Lanmei didn't notice the songstress lying on the ground at first, she didn't want the songstress to die in this place. After all, this place was quite nice. Having such a base in the Thunder Desert was indeed a very good thing. In order to prevent the songstress from dying, Lanmei had no choice but to drag her towards the place where the little girl was eating.

　"Big Meow, can you tell if this human is dead?"

　"Meow! Meow meow? Meow." No way, let me see. Oh, it was just a big fright and couldn't process it for a moment. It was too excited and fainted. It's nothing serious.

　"Well, at least he's not dead. Can he be saved?"

　"Meow, meow, meow." Boss Lan wants to save her, no problem, all she needs is some water.

　"Well, thank you for your help."

　"Meow!" Leave it to us.

　After handing the songstress over to Melalu, Lanmei returned to the little girl's side. Although the little girl was curious about what Lanmei wanted that upright creature for, she still ate her meal without interruption.

　Although the little girl didn't eat much with each bite, she ate at a constant speed. In other words, she kept putting food into her stomach at a steady pace. By the time Lanmei arrived, the little girl had already eaten most of the Mudfish Dragon.

　Next to the young girl was Lanmei's seat, where a folded camel leg and a serving of Sacromonte liver omelet had already been placed. Lanmei was curious about the taste of the Sacromonte liver omelet, so she ate this dish first.

　Because they were thoroughly cleaned, these offal organs had no fishy smell. Moreover, before pouring in the egg mixture, the offal was thoroughly fried in fat, using high-quality oil, so the offal also had a rich, oily aroma. However, this aroma was not strong, and the oil actually became more fragrant with the help of spices and onions.

　The fried liver slices gave the dish a better texture, but compared to the soft and tender fried egg, the fried liver slices were not significantly different from the fried egg, so it didn't make people feel uncomfortable. In fact, they even liked the soft and tender fried egg behind the liver. The fact that the plate in front of the young girl was already empty showed that the dish was well made.

　One mudfish dragon and two horned camels were not enough to fill the little girl's stomach. She only ate about five or six tenths of her capacity. However, even this small amount made her feel much better, as she had exhausted her energy from molting. After eating and drinking her fill, the little girl stood up from the ground and stretched comfortably.

　"Nya~" The little girl stretched and let out a cute cry. Her tail was also straightened because of the comfortable stretch. When Lan Mei was admiring the little girl's slender waist, she suddenly had a mischievous idea. Lan Mei suddenly reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the little girl's waist.

　"Nya~ Aba~la~ Aba~la~" The cute voice of the little girl suddenly turned into strange and random shouts. The little girl looked at Lanmei with embarrassment and annoyance. Lanmei just sat there, clutching her stomach and laughing.

　The little girl didn't mind Lanmei's actions. After swishing her tail haphazardly, she ran to Melalu and asked her to get some fruit for her to eat. Lanmei smiled as she watched the little girl sitting on the rock, swinging her little feet and eating fruit.

　A little while later, Melalu ran over to tell Lanmei that the songstress had woken up, and that the songstress had recovered quite a bit.

　It took a while for her to accept the fact that the two girls in front of her, one big and one small, were the World Lord and the Storm Dragon. The songstress also knew that since Melalu dared to tell her this, the little girl and the Storm Dragon were not worried about the hunters finding out about this information.

　And there is a crucial question: can the hunter really defeat the Lord of the Underworld and the Storm Dragon? If it were a normal Heavenly Dragon or a normal Storm Dragon, that would be fine, but the Lord of the Underworld is even more terrifying than the Black Dragon, and the Storm Dragon is definitely not an ordinary Storm Dragon.

　Furthermore, considering the relationship between the young girl and the Storm Girl, the Songstress is quite certain that if the Hunters want to hunt them down, the Lord of the World and the Storm Dragon will definitely join forces to deal with the Hunters. Just imagine, with the Mad Dragon Virus spreading everywhere and the storm sweeping across the entire territory, you can't avoid getting the Mad Dragon Virus.

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　P.S.: Hmm, I'm debating whether to write about Iron or Pirates in the next section. The order doesn't really matter, but I guess I'll start with Iron first.

　Volume 1: 518 - It's broken.

　Before meeting the young girl and Lan Mei, the songstress had imagined countless times what would happen when she was found by the black dragon Miraboreas. The raging fire, strong enough to melt the hardest metal, and the jet-black scales that could break the hardest weapons, would make the hunter no different from a newborn baby in front of the black dragon, let alone the songstress who had little combat ability.

　But upon seeing the young girl and Lan Mei, or more precisely, upon seeing the Reincarnation Lord and Lan Long, the songstress felt fortunate that she had provoked the Black Dragon instead of the Reincarnation Lord before her. Otherwise, the Ancient Shured Kingdom would not have split into the Eastern Shured and Western Shured Kingdoms, but would have been completely reduced to ruins.

　The songstress knelt quietly beside Melalu, not daring to approach the little girl or Lanmei. After seeing that the songstress had woken up, Lanmei did not ask any more questions. The songstress had no choice but to stay beside Melalu on her own initiative, and Lanmei tacitly approved of the songstress's behavior, which made the songstress feel relieved.

　In fact, the songstress didn't know what to do either. Her initial thought was to find a secluded place to hide. As for what to do next, she didn't consider it at all. However, after encountering the young girl and the girl from the storm, the songstress suddenly lost the idea of ​​continuing to run away.

　Of course, the songstress was as strong as the young girl and the storm girl. She thought that if an ancient dragon came looking for her, she wouldn't suffer much pain before she died. But this thought only appeared in the songstress's mind for a moment. If the young girl and the storm girl didn't leave her behind, there would be no way to talk about it.

　The songstress's main thought was to stay by the side of the young girl and Lanmei and experience the life of the ancient dragon. Before losing her memory, she lived in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Ancient Shured, where servants did everything for her. She only needed to practice how to sing the correct melody. But now, she had to abandon her previous lifestyle.

　As it turned out, the songstress made the right gamble; she really could stay here. The songstress couldn't help but wonder if her life in Mejpoldan was also a mistake, just like Donnie, Bass, and Mosh had been working so hard to take care of her. She was clearly a sinner, yet she still needed others to take care of her, and she hadn't done anything for them.

　No, the songstress immediately shook her head to stop the chaotic thoughts in her mind. In any case, that was all in the past. The past cannot be changed, and the future is uncertain. Only the present is the most authentic version of herself. With that thought, the songstress immediately greeted the Melalus.

　"Hello, my name is Delilah. From today onwards, I will be serving you all. Boss, please take good care of me!"

　"Meow? Meow meow, meow, meow meow meow, meow." Hmm, so your name is Delilah. Welcome, Miss Delilah. Wait, do you mean you want to help us take care of the boss? But why?

　"Meow meow meow, meow, meow." Needless to say, they must have been impressed by the boss. That's why the boss is the boss; anyone who has met the boss will be impressed.

　"Meow! Meow, meow meow, meow meow." Miss Delilah, although I don't know why you want to take care of the boss, taking care of the boss is a very hard job. Whether you can stay or not depends on the boss or Boss Lan's decision, but before that, you have to work with us first.

　The songstress, no, Delilah nodded in agreement, and since Delilah had introduced herself, Melaloo began her self-introduction as well.

　"Meow! Meow! Meow!" You can call me Big Meow, this is Second Meow, and that's Third Meow. Hmm, these are the names that Boss Lan gave us.

　Delilah then shook hands with all three of them, though Melalu extended a cat's paw. Melalu then explained to Delilah what she had to do every day. Since she had never done such things before, and Delilah had a tight schedule of classes and practice in the kingdom, she didn't initially think there was anything wrong with what Melalu said.

　But when Delilah actually started working, she realized something was wrong. Although hunting large monsters...

　The young girls usually hunt the prey themselves, so Melalu only needs to think about how to make the prey taste better. However, small herbivorous animals such as herbivorous dragons and gazelles need to be hunted by Melalu and her companions.

　These were not problems for Melalu, but for Delilah, who had only ever killed insects since childhood, she was far from capable of killing herbivorous dragons and gazelles. In addition, Melalu and Delilah were also responsible for collecting fruits and suitable seasonings and vegetables from the surrounding area, such as leeks, sea worms, and ghost onions.

　However, Delilah, who was not physically strong, could not keep up with Melalu's picking speed. Even carrying the bamboo basket back and forth to the camp took several times longer than Melalu. Of course, this was partly because Melalu, like the Palico, was a super creature, but even for a normal adult, Delilah's physical strength was too weak.

　The scene quickly turned into Melalus cheering Delilah on from behind, and then each Melalus carried three times the amount of food as Delilah and rushed back to the camp. Poor Delilah could only hold on until she saw the tents at the outpost before she was completely exhausted. If it weren't for her willpower, Delilah would probably have collapsed and fallen asleep.

　"Meow! Meow!" Come on, come on! Just a little bit more!

　Delilah listened to Melalu's voice beside her, but the voice seemed to grow more and more distant, and Melalu's figure became increasingly blurry. Her feet felt as if they were stepping on the softest clouds, and she could not feel the existence of her legs. Her heart was pounding in her chest, as if it was about to break free from her chest cavity.

　"I, I, I can't take it anymore~"

　Delilah managed to utter a few words in fits and starts, while Melalus continued to encourage her to persevere. The next second, Delilah lost her balance and was about to fall to the ground. If Delilah were allowed to fall like that, she would definitely get bruised and battered by the rocks on the ground, and might even be left with unsightly scars.

　Without hesitation, the three of them immediately stood in a line in front of Delilah. Just as Delilah was about to fall to the ground, the three of them caught her with their bodies. Fortunately, given Delilah's size, she was not heavy, and was even quite light. So the three of them only needed to bend their knees slightly to withstand the impact of Delilah's fall.

　Delilah was carried by Melalu towards the base. As expected, Delilah fainted due to exhaustion caused by excessive training. To prevent rhabdomyolysis and other symptoms, Melalu took out nutrient solution G and fed it to Delilah, which would also help Delilah recover.

　After settling Delilah in, Melalu ran out to collect ingredients and prepare dinner. Shortly after Melalu finished preparing the ingredients, the little girl returned to the base with a female Rathalos. However, even when the little girl threw the female Rathalos to the ground, she couldn't wake Delilah. It seems that the sudden labor had indeed exhausted Delilah's energy.

　Time passed little by little, and under Melalu's careful care, Delilah gradually caught up with Melalu's level. Except for being unable to match Melalu in terms of strength, Delilah had completely mastered the skills of gathering and processing ingredients.

　After all, Melalu is a superhuman, no, a supercat. If you want to surpass Melalu in strength and speed, you need a lot of training in addition to a certain amount of talent, which is obviously something that Delilah cannot do at this stage.

　Meanwhile, on the other side, Sereria and her companions' battle against the Scorching Zero Dragon was also coming to an end.

　After dodging the attack of the Scorching Dragon, Sereria raised the blade of the True Wyvern Blade [Double Blaze] and swiftly swung it from another direction. Then, she unleashed two small horizontal slashes from the left and right using only her wrist strength, before finally slashing downwards with all her might.

　Even so, the damage that Sereria inflicted on the Scorching Dragon was still considerable. The Scorching Dragon continuously released fire tornadoes and ice pillars, its massive body sweeping across the entire top of the ancient tower. Judging from its appearance, Edlinka could not sense any physical exhaustion in the Scorching Dragon.

　"Damn, he still has so much energy!"

　"Don't say that. We've finally found some clues. As long as we repeat this process, we'll definitely see hope."

　"Yes!"

　Although it sounds a bit helpless, it's the truth. Any means that can damage monsters is a good means. While dodging the attacks of the Scorching Zero Dragon, Sereria and Sibert had a brief exchange. Meanwhile, Edward ran towards the entrance deep into the snow mountain again to carry the next Mega Bomb G.

　This made Sereria involuntarily turn around to look at the situation of the Scorching Zero Dragon. However, it seemed that the Scorching Zero Dragon had not yet noticed Edward's movements, but the two-colored light spots emanating from its chest were constantly brightening, which was a signal that it was getting angry again.

　The wrath of the Scorching Dragon had nearly wiped out the four hunters in an instant. Therefore, Sereria naturally focused her attention on this.

　After letting out a brief roar, the Scorching Dragon leaped up from the ground.

　"They didn't give us a chance to react, so fast!"

　To be precise, this jump by Scorching Zero Dragon was aimed at Sibert and Sereria.

　As the scorching dragon descended upon her through the frigid air, Serelli...

　Aya and Sibert quickly turned to the left and right, trying their best to dodge. Then, the strangely colored giant beast crashed to the ground as if it were going to crush them. Aidelina, who had predicted the landing point, circled around to the front of it and decisively threw a flashbang.

　"Ouch!"

　Having secured the kill, Edlinka took advantage of the Blazing Zero Dragon's blindness and charged beneath it. Sereria turned and followed behind her, while Sibert continued to attack the Blazing Zero Dragon's spiraling horns.

　The flashbang's duration was indeed very short. Just as Sereria was about to reach the hind legs, the Scorching Dragon regained its vision. However, it still drew its True Wyvern Blade [Double Blade] and launched an attack.

　Clearly, the Scorching Dragon wouldn't remain motionless once it regained its sight. Facing four hunters eyeing it menacingly, the Scorching Dragon didn't hesitate. It unleashed all its energy and roared to the sky, followed by a raging storm of ice and scorching flames that quickly enveloped the entire area.

　If such a ferocious attack were to hit, it would probably send them straight back to Mejepoltan. After a long period of hunting, the hunters had roughly figured out the attack habits of the Scorching Zero Dragon. After the flames and freezing air dissipated, the Scorching Zero Dragon once again set its sights on Sibert and Sereria.

　Just then, the space outside suddenly lit up again. Looking back, it turned out that Sibert had thrown another flashbang.

　Sereria aimed at the hind legs of the now calm Scorching Zero Dragon and once again swung the True Wyvern Blade [Double Blade Burst]. Sereria knew that she couldn't defeat the Scorching Zero Dragon with just this kind of attack, but Sereria's current task was to create a fighter jet. Although she could successfully hunt it if she was lucky enough, hunting was never a matter of acting on impulse.

　After a period of observation, it was found that the Scorching Zero Dragon reacts extremely quickly to changes in its surroundings. This meant that the Giant Barrel Bomb G didn't give the hunters even a second to react before detonating. In other words, if the hunters couldn't get those people in place within the limited time, the entire operation would fail.

　In other words, if the two people don't coordinate perfectly, it could lead to mission failure, wasting valuable Mega Barrel Gs, and seriously injuring their partner.

　Just as Sereria was about to dodge to the side to avoid the impending ice breath, Edward had already prepared the Mega Barrel G and fired bullets at the Scorching Zero Dragon. After the bullets hit the target one after another, they naturally stirred up clusters of red flames.

　After dodging the scorching breath of the Scorching Dragon, Sereria once again channeled her energy into her hands, gripping the True Wyvern Blade [Double Blazing Flame]. Although Sereria had tensed all her muscles to the limit, she still dared not be careless when facing the enraged Scorching Dragon.

　After performing three slashes according to the basic procedure, the next move was the Spirit Blade Slash. As she was about to unleash the final strike of the Spirit Blade Slash, Mattia noticed that the Scorching Zero Dragon was about to release a wide-range dual-element attack, so she quickly pulled Sibeth to a safe place.

　With supplies and items completely gone, and her stamina nearly depleted, Sereria calmly analyzed the situation. If the plan failed, there would be no way to defeat it.

　The Scorching Dragon roared again, filling the entire space with a large amount of ice and fire elemental energy. Sereria raised the True Wyvern Blade [Double Blade Burst], rolled to dodge wave after wave of fire, and then swung the blade at the Scorching Dragon's head.

　In that instant, Sereria suddenly noticed that something seemed to be peeling off from the Scorching Dragon's body. It seemed that it had accumulated enough damage, but the Scorching Dragon did not make the slightest movement. Perhaps it was to maximize the power of the next attack. Just as the Scorching Dragon opened its mouth to release elemental energy, Sereria aimed at the Scorching Dragon's mouth.

　"I'm paying you back the debt I owed you before!"

　Before the Scorching Zero Dragon could unleash its fiery rays, Sereria, having gathered enough power, finally delivered its final blow. The fiery red blade of the True Wyvern Blade [Double Blade Burst] struck the right horn protruding from the top of the Scorching Zero Dragon's head with unerring accuracy.

　"Clang!"

　In that instant, time seemed to stand still. Fragments flew in all directions, and half of the horn was broken off. A terrible roar, never heard before, echoed all around.

　Volume 1: 519 - Epilogue and a New Journey