Starting with the sentries on the frontier

Chapter 100 Abandoned by Snowball

Considering that they still needed to obtain information from the white cat, Snowball only wrinkled its nose when it heard this and did not refute it. Thus, the two fairies temporarily reached a reconciliation.

However, in the afternoon, as soon as Zag returned home, Helford chose to complain. He lowered his voice and, before Zag entered the house, whispered in his ear a full range of accusations against Snowball for its vicious behavior that morning, as revenge for Snowball bringing its best friend cat to watch him.

"Snowball got into a fight with other demons... cough, with other cats!?"

Zag was taken aback.

Snowball may have a bad temper, but surely he wouldn't fight with other fairies?

And... Snowball actually has other fairy friends!?

"You have other fairy friends, right? Can you defeat them?"

Zag didn't care about the details of the matter at all; he only cared whether Snowball, who had lost his soul, could defeat other fairies—after all, Snowball was a weak Hakimi who couldn't even fight him with one hand, and he might even suffer a loss if he fought with an ordinary cat!

"What nonsense are you spouting! How could I possibly lose to those little brats who've only lived for a few hundred years?!" Snowball meowed angrily. "Besides, I was just disciplining it! It wasn't a fight! No!"

Mrs. Marsh's ears were particularly sharp at this moment. She hurried out of the house with a spatula in hand, her expression displeased: "Zag, are you provoking Snowball again? It barks incessantly every time it sees you. Don't always bully it, will you? The poor little guy just got into a fight with its two tactless friends this morning!"

Zag immediately looked down at the snowball at his feet, the meaning of which was self-evident: Look, Mrs. Marsh said you got into a fight!

Snowball was even angrier: "There was no fighting! No! How could the great Snowball do something so childish!"

"It has it!"

With Mrs. Marsh present, Helford dared not speak, and could only let out two "howls" to "express his true feelings."

"Stupid dog! Stupid dragon! Stupid motorcycle! Meow! So stupid!"

Snowball was furious. It yelled and then turned and ran out of the garden.

Zag was genuinely surprised that Snowball would get so angry over such a small joke that he ran away. He paused for a moment before realizing what had happened, then casually placed some magical materials he was holding on the side table by the door, turned around, and chased after Snowball. He only had time to toss Mrs. Marsh a few words: "I'll go bring Snowball back!"

Helford was also stunned. It had only intended to symbolically retaliate against Snowball's mockery of it that morning, and it never expected it to cause such a chain reaction. It immediately felt guilty.

Seeing that Zag had followed him out, Helford could only let out a couple of "woofs" at Mrs. Marsh, and without caring whether Mrs. Marsh understood what he meant, he ran out after Zag.

But as we all know, cats are very fast animals.

Fairies too.

So, while on Domino Street, Zag could still see the little black dot representing the snowball, but once he turned the corner, the snowball disappeared completely.

Zag stood awkwardly at the crossroads, glancing at the silent Herford at his feet.

"What happened? Why is Snowball so easily agitated today?"

Helford glanced around to make sure no one was nearby before whispering, "It seems to have found out about the Life Transformation Association and Viscount Cecilius from another fairy, then inexplicably got into an argument with another fairy, and after that, I don't know anything."

"If it turns back into a fairy, it will be even harder to find..."

Zag sighed, looking somewhat troubled.

He did nothing wrong, yet Hakimi dumped him!

Helford felt responsible for Snowball's running away from home, so he desperately tried to use his usually dormant brain and suggested, "Why don't we ask other fairies? Didn't it say that fairies have a 'fairy home'? Maybe other fairies can find it!"

Zag said with difficulty, "But I only know one fairy, Snowball."

Helford quickly provided all the information he had heard: "Of the two fairies who ate creamy fishbread with Snowball this morning, one of the white fairies lives with Viscount Cecilius's second daughter, named Ruili. I overheard her say that Ruili usually attends the church school in Meretra and only comes home on weekends!"

Zag had no longer cared about Viscount Cecilius. Upon hearing there was a way to find other fairies and perhaps contact Snowball, he immediately exclaimed, "This is a huge help, Coalball! Let's go straight to that girl named Ruili!"

Meanwhile, Snowball crouched behind the chimney of a house, hiding in the cracks of the fairy house, watching Zag and Herford run around without expression.

It certainly didn't escape because of the gas from the coal; it knew that itself.

That was just an excuse, or rather, an outlet for venting.

It became somewhat angry after realizing it cared too much about Zag during its argument with the other fairies.

Fairies are solitary creatures and would never care about a human—not even someone who isn't human!

Therefore, at this time, only the Fairy House can provide it with enough security.

"The Fairy House" is not a space or a special subworld, but a kind of illusory "state" that exists in relation to the world of Dawn Continent.

It is unaffected by real-world activities and will exist as long as Agora exists.

This state is a "shadow state" brought about by Agora's hidden authority, and therefore cannot be observed or invaded. Only the races favored by Agora, namely fairies, can possess the "key" to enter this state.

Once inside the Fairy House, it exists in a space that overlaps with but is not the same as the real world. At the same time, it is like a giant net that weaves together the entire Fairy House that overlaps with the real world, allowing the fairies to quickly transmit and exchange messages through this magical net.

If they wish, they can travel in this state, which is much safer and more convenient than traveling in the real world.

but……

Since the Fairy House's magic network is completely open to fairies, and there are quite a few fairies, the Fairy House is actually... very noisy.

Yes, that's why most fairies don't want to stay in the fairy house forever.

It was incredibly noisy, filled with gossip about the nobles of Northor, anecdotes about the Kingdom of Lunaran, and adventures in the North. Thousands upon thousands of fairies were chatting at the same time. To human ears, it might sound like kittens meowing and soft purring, but to the fairies themselves, it wasn't so pleasant.

Although fairies have the ability to automatically filter out cluttered information and communicate in a single way, sound still exists, so many fairies' principle is to avoid entering the fairy house unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, the argument could drive you crazy!

But now, hearing the meows from the fairy house, Snowball calmed down.

In fact, one can live a good life even without being worshipped by a dragonborn.

It thought to itself, swishing its tail.

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【Sea Stone Relics】A giant mountain floating in the sky on the eastern coast of the Kingdom of Friggia is known as the "Sea Stone".

No one knows how it came to be; it has existed since the beginning of human civilization.

Because of the vast, undetermined ruins of a city on the coast next to it, known as the "Lost City," this giant mountain is also called the "Sea Stone Ruins."