When Shirou heard the elf named Elinalise say that Paul had found Zenith's location, he didn't hesitate at all and decided to meet up with Paul.
After all, everything he had done was to protect the people he wanted to protect.
Zenith's importance to him goes without saying.
Shirou had to save her, no matter the cost.
However, Elinalise didn't seem to be in such a hurry. Although she asked Shirou and Rudeus for help, she suggested taking care of Norn and Aisha first before going to the Begaritt Continent.
Shirou couldn't understand this approach. He couldn't leave Zenith, who might be in danger at any time, unattended.
Elinalise explained.
It turned out that Paul and the others had discovered that Zenith was trapped in a maze on the Begaritt Continent and had become the core of the maze.
According to their investigation, the maze would swallow humans who strayed into it as its core. People who became the core of the maze wouldn't be in great danger, but their bodies would be trapped and unable to escape.
Because of this information, Paul and the others weren't so worried. They even had time to ask Elinalise to seek help from Shirou and Rudeus.
After learning all of this, Shirou relaxed and turned his attention to the matter of his two younger sisters.
Since he was already prepared, Shirou smoothly took Norn and Aisha to the house he had bought before. However, because it was so rushed, Shirou hadn't had time to find a professional maid to take care of their daily lives, and the house was completely empty.
But even so, Norn and Aisha didn't seem to have any complaints.
Aisha even showed considerable excitement and was very satisfied with the new environment. She even immediately put on the maid outfit she had bought at the Shirone Royal Palace, wanting to become the official maid of the house.
Shirou naturally didn't want Aisha to be a maid, but he didn't expect her to insist on it.
Because she was so determined, Shirou couldn't change her mind and could only allow it.
"Hehe, I like you the most, big brother!"
Knowing that she was allowed to be a maid, Aisha excitedly jumped over and threw herself into Shirou's arms without any hesitation.
In contrast, Norn pursed her lips tightly and sat on the sofa without saying a word.
Since they had met, she had maintained an attitude of vigilance towards everything around her, even when she saw Shirou.
Shirou knew that Norn lacked a sense of security because she had left Paul.
Therefore, he didn't rush to show his kindness. Instead, he asked, "How is Paul doing lately? Is he doing well?"
"Yes, Dad has been drinking less lately."
"That's really good."
Hearing that Paul was drinking less, a smile appeared on Shirou's face. This meant that Paul was no longer escaping reality and had decided to do everything he could to protect his family.
This made him even more eager to go to Paul's side, fight alongside him, and complete the mission of saving Zenith.
Of course, he also knew that he couldn't be too hasty and had to first arrange for Norn and Aisha's lives in the Sharia Magic City.
"Did Paul make any arrangements?"
Shirou looked at Elinalise beside him.
The blonde elf in front of him was a very beautiful woman with a good figure. Recalling Ghislaine, Shirou couldn't help but wonder if Paul had some special relationship with her as well.
But without evidence, it wasn't good to just ask.
Elinalise didn't know what he was thinking and said quietly, "Paul didn't say anything specific. He just said that if it was Shirou, he would definitely make good arrangements."
"That guy really trusts me."
Shirou sighed. He didn't know if Paul trusted him too much or simply passed the responsibility to him.
Therefore, he began to think about what should be done with Norn and Aisha next.
The best solution would undoubtedly be to have Norn and Aisha go to magic university.
Although it was called a university, the Ranoa Magic Academy actually had a lower-grade campus that was willing to accept some younger students.
Of course, this matter required the consent of Norn and Aisha themselves.
After Shirou asked, Norn agreed without hesitation.
She seemed to have already planned to go to school, so Shirou didn't need to persuade her at all.
At the same time, Aisha wasn't interested in going to school. She seemed to want to stay by Shirou's side and be his maid.
But Shirou clearly couldn't keep Aisha by his side. He was going to the Begaritt Continent to support Paul next, and he definitely couldn't keep Aisha by his side.
So, Shirou almost forced Aisha to go to Ranoa Magic Academy.
In essence, this was like busy parents sending their children to kindergarten so that someone could take care of them and they wouldn't have to worry too much.
After dealing with the matter of his two younger sisters, Shirou finally had time to report to the people around him that he was going to the Begaritt Continent.
Needless to say about Rudeus, he was even going to set off with Shirou.
Among the remaining people, Shirou first went to the smithy to explain the situation to Nanahoshi and Juliet.
Neither of them had any objections.
Nanahoshi didn't care what Shirou was going to do as long as it didn't interfere with her research. Juliet also obediently said that she would wait for Shirou to come back.
It's worth mentioning that Nanahoshi said that Shirou could use the power of a magic circle to quickly reach the Begaritt Continent.
Shirou was very grateful after learning this.
Because if he traveled to the Begaritt Continent normally, it would take at least half a year, if not a year or two, to get there.
Conversely, if he used the magic circle, he could arrive in less than a day.
After learning about the magic circle, Shirou relaxed even more and no longer seemed so anxious, explaining the situation to everyone he knew one by one.
Including Headmaster Jinas, Dragon King Perugius, and Ariel and others.
When he told Ariel about the matter, the princess even tried to provide financial and equipment support, and even planned to lend Fitz to Shirou.
These were naturally rejected by Shirou.
He had made too many preparations for the matter of saving Zenith and didn't want to rely on anyone's help. He planned to rely on his own strength to rescue Zenith.
...
Shirou quickly made all the preparations and immediately found Elinalise, preparing to go to the Begaritt Continent with her.
On the night before they agreed to set off, he fell asleep and had a long-awaited encounter with Hitogami.
It was in that pure white world again.
Hitogami appeared in front of him in a mosaic-like appearance, with that annoying smile still on his face.
"Why are you here looking for me now?"
Shirou looked at Hitogami in confusion. He assumed that Hitogami already knew everything and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that Dragon God is on the Begaritt Continent?"
"It's not anything that important. Can't I just want to see you?"
"I said I'm not interested in listening to your jokes."
Shirou frowned, feeling extremely dissatisfied with Hitogami's reaction.
Hitogami realized that it was best to joke less, so he quickly adopted a serious look and said, "I suggest you don't go to the Begaritt Continent."
"I said I don't want to hear any of your opinions."
"Oh, but this time it's a sincere suggestion."
Hitogami looked innocent, "We've known each other for so long. I don't want you to jump into a fire pit."
"What do you mean..."
"It means that if you go to the Begaritt Continent, it will cause very bad consequences."
"What did you say?"
Hearing Hitogami's words, Shirou frowned.
He was clearly unwilling to accept what Hitogami says, because he had already made up his mind to save Zenith. At this time, it's impossible to change his mind.
Moreover, Hitogami had deliberately chosen this time to tell him this, which made him very suspicious of Hitogami's motives...
After thinking about it, he could only take the initiative to ask: "Can I ask what the specific consequences are?"
"Sorry, I can't say anything too specific. After all, I'm Hitogami, not a fortune teller."
"..."
Hitogami's attitude was as expected.
Shirou didn't expect Hitogami to tell him directly.
The question was, why did Hitogami say these kind of things? What was Hitogami up to?
"I'm going to the Begaritt Continent, even if it will make me regret it."
Shirou quickly went through the facts in his mind and made his choice.
"That's a pity. Although I knew from the beginning that you would choose this way."
"You knew I was going to say that, but you still came to advise me? Hitogami, you..."
Shirou stared at Hitogami for a long time and still didn't understand why Hitogami did this. But he was too lazy to care too much, because he had to go to the Begaritto Continent to save Zenith.
...
After waking up from his dream, Shirou felt a little uneasy because of Hitogami.
He recalled his conversation with Hitogami, wondering what kind of consequences would is result of his going to Begaritt Continent, but he couldn't figure it out.
After thinking about it, he felt that the only possible bad consequence was that during his time on the Begaritt Continent, Ariel would go to the Asura Kingdom to participate in political struggles, leading to a crisis. But after thinking carefully, he felt that it was unlikely. Ariel was far from being recognized by the Dragon King.
Even if she chose to give up the Dragon King's recognition and return to her country directly, she wouldn't do so before graduating from magic university.
Shirou eventually gave up thinking pointlessly.
Just like he had told Hitogami before, no matter what kind of predictions Hitogami made, no matter what kind of future Hitogami said, he wouldn't care and would use his own hands to create the ending he wanted.
Of course, to be on the safe side, he still made a special trip to see Ariel, hoping that she wouldn't return to her country to participate in political struggles before he came back.
After hearing this, Ariel thought that Shirou was concerned about her and was very moved.
However, Ariel's attitude wasn't completely bound by Shirou. She said that she was willing to wait for Shirou for up to a year. If Shirou didn't come back after she graduated from magic university, she wouldn't hesitate any longer and would do everything she could to return to the Asura Kingdom and start fighting.
Shirou understood Ariel's feelings and felt that he would definitely be able to return within a year, so he agreed without hesitation.
After all of this was over, he went to find Elinalise and told her that he was going to set off for the Begaritt Continent.
At the same time, he also mentioned the matter of the transfer magic circle.
"Transfer magic circle? There's such a thing in this world?"
Elinalise had obviously never heard of the teleportation magic circle.
Shirou had never used a magic circle before and didn't know the specific situation.
It was said that Paul and the others were currently located in a city called Labyrinth City Lapan, which was located on the eastern side of the Begaritt Continent.
Since the Begaritt Continent was separated from the central continent by a huge ocean, the only way to get there normally was by ship.
Therefore, if he wanted to reach the Begaritt Continent as quickly as possible to support Paul, using the transfer magic circle was undoubtedly the best way.
Shirou then quickly gathered his team, prepared for the journey, and officially set off.
The people traveling together this time were Elinalise and Rudeus.
Both of them were masters of combat. Needless to say about Rudeus, the value of an incantationless magic caster. Elinalise, as Paul's former teammate, was also a veteran S-rank adventurer, with strength roughly equal to half a water saint.
Shirou had once again returned to the state he was in when he fought alongside Eris and Ruijerd. He didn't need to handle many things himself. He only needed to coordinate the situation and then let Elinalise and Rudeus fight.
After witnessing Rudeus's strength, Elinalise was undoubtedly very surprised. Although she had obtained information from Paul in advance, this was the first time she had seen such a young saint-level incantationless magic caster.
At the same time, since Shirou hadn't shown much strength, Elinalise didn't know his strength.
But she didn't look down on Shirou because of this. After all, she had heard from Paul before that his two children were incredibly strong.
She thought that even if Shirou was a Sword Saint or North Saint, she wouldn't be too surprised.
The three of them moved towards the location of the transfer magic circle the whole way, and arrived at the location of the magic circle in one week.
Nothing unexpected happened along the way. The only thing that was confusing was that Elinalise would suddenly disappear for a period of time every time she arrived in a town.
Since she didn't take the initiative to say anything, Shirou and Rudeus were too embarrassed to ask.
After arriving at their destination, Shirou followed Nanahoshi's instructions and found the location of the transfer magic circle.
This place had been arranged with a barrier in advance. If it weren't for Nanahoshi's advance warning, ordinary people definitely wouldn't be able to find it.
It's worth mentioning that the transfer magic circle was engraved with dragon patterns. The surrounding barriers and ruins were also filled with traces of dragons.
It was imaginable that all of this should be related to the dragon race.
After going deeper into the ruins, a huge magic circle appeared in front of them. But although it was said to be huge, it was much smaller than the one on the aerial fortress.
This should be the location of the transfer magic circle.
"Let's go."
After Shirou finished speaking, he stepped forward directly.
Although Elinalise and Rudeus hesitated a little, they still followed.
As a white light flashed, the three of them officially completed the transfer and went to the Begaritt Continent.
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