"Thank you for your help, otherwise those coastal residents would likely have been killed by the Aquatic Tribe."

As we were on our way to the Lost Continent, a military officer named Kavido on the ship said to us.

As for how we came across a ship, and not just any ship, but one heading to the Lost Continent with soldiers on board, it all started from us blasting the Aquatic Tribe into bits.

Although the battle ended quickly, the Aquatic Tribe invasion brought the coastal navy rushing over.

Just as the intelligence we obtained earlier suggested, the Scorched Continent is an area under development, mainly guarded by navies sent by various countries from the Western Continent in rotation.

The navy that rushed over this time came from the Nobleite Empire. They had two missions: one was to eliminate the invading Aquatic Tribe, and the other was to capture some Aquatic Tribe members to extract information about the Lost Continent from them.

Seeing our two large-scale magics when they arrived also surprised them. Initially, they thought it was magic used by the Aquatic Tribe, but after seeing the remains of those Aquatic Tribe members floating out, they felt relieved and sailed into the port.

So, we discussed it and then revealed that we were from the Lost Continent, and in exchange for information, we requested them to take us to the Lost Continent later.

...

Actually, that's not quite accurate, because Mary added, "If you don't take us, I'll use magic to seal your ship in this bay."

But the effect was very clear, the captain quickly grasped the situation, understood that Mary wasn't joking, and so the seven of us directly boarded the navy's ship, beginning our journey to the Lost Continent.

The soldiers on the ship were also very courteous to us because, over here, mages are still a formidable presence, unlike the strange magic development history of the Lost Continent. Here, mages, like us, prefer to directly take out the enemy with a powerful spell, so the combat effectiveness of mages on the battlefield is a top priority.

Heh, it's unbelievable that there were knights at Gray Academy who looked down on mages before. They'd be instantly obliterated.

In the face of this officer, Mary was also confident.

"Well, it's nothing, but this rocking on the ship is really uncomfortable. When will we arrive?"

"Well... according to the intelligence we previously obtained, we should arrive in a little over a week."

"A little over a week..."

Mary frowned, then looked at Blanche.

"Blanche, you elves are attuned to nature, right? Can you make the wind faster? Really, a month to get back will make me sick."

"Although I can... I don't recommend it."

Blanche smiled and said, then looked at the already sweating officer.

"We have a total of 12 ships now. If we accelerate with wind magic, unless the person controlling the ship is extremely skilled, there's a high possibility we'll sink right here."

The officer next to her nodded vigorously, showing that he completely agreed with Blanche's statement.

"Is that so? Well, that's troublesome..."

Mary said as she walked towards the cabin, passing by those soldiers who looked at her with terrifying eyes.

But I think those soldiers can still understand. After all, Mary is the type who can be reasoned with, and if they truly encountered someone who would use wind magic just because, these soldiers would probably be in tears.

"Ahem, I'll get back to my post, then."

After the officer bowed to us and quickly left.

Watching the officer's departing figure, I murmured softly.

"I can't shake the feeling that they're too willing to take us to the Lost Continent. Even though we are from there, is it really okay for them to trust us so easily?"

"Well, they probably want strong protection too."

Fran replied.

"We don't offer much in terms of free combat power. I think they've considered that as well. Plus, I believe they think it's better to take us along than not trust us, one is to earn some goodwill, and the other is to accomplish their goals... with the sudden appearance of the Lost Continent, I think many countries are eager to find out more."

"Well..."

I shrugged.

"As long as we achieve our goal."

"By the way... are you really from the Lost Continent?"

Since a while ago, Sylvantes had been silent, staring at us, and now he finally spoke.

I turned to him and smiled.

"Why? Do we not look like it?"

"I guess even if you ask me, I wouldn't be able to answer. I have no idea what people from the Lost Continent look like."

Sylvantes replied helplessly.

"Well, since you're here for an adventure, just stick with us. Whether it's interesting or not, adventuring is indeed full of surprises."

I've hardly had a moment of downtime...

"Is that so? Will I become as powerful as you guys?"

"Yes, if you follow us, you'll become powerful very quickly."

Yeah, because your abilities will become digitalized like ours.

Feels like the concept is similar to Schrödinger's cat, you start not knowing anything, and it feels slow. But seeing your EXP steadily increasing gives you a sense of direction.

And our experience gain is fixed, straightforwardly going up, it's a no-brainer. If we don't progress fast, there's no justice in the world!

Actually, Sylvantes didn't notice one thing: after the recent battle, our experience had increased significantly, and with his low level base, he had already reached level 45.

Well, I'm at level 88 now.

But when I checked his stats, even though he was a swordsman, for some reason, his Strength element was much higher than mine. Is this guy really human?

Then looking at Hedwigg, who was still over there admiring the view, overflowing with mana, and Sylvantes, with his overflowing strength, are you all from the Scorched Continent where powered individuals are born?

"If I become stronger, can I slay dragons?"

"Dragons?"

I looked at Sylvantes and smiled.

"You'll be seeing them very soon."

And at that moment, the deck below suddenly became lively. Just as we were puzzled, the officer who had left in a hurry rushed back.

"Um... hurry, come and see, there's a person on the sea in the distance... probably some kind of humanoid figure, that person is standing on the sea."

"Huh?"

I took out the binoculars and looked into the distance.

Sure enough, a figure draped in a black robe stood on the sea, their eyes emitting a red light gazing in our direction.

...

This guy is putting on a top-notch act.