Mage Delin gave him a long, searching look.
"Tell me about that Giant. If I'm not mistaken, you know him well."
Raylo nodded and slowly recounted the story of the Giant Dragon Realm and the Hill Giant Race.
When he learned that this powerful Giant had reached the end of his life, with only a dozen or so years left, he couldn't help but sigh.
...
「The next day.」
The morning sun spilled through the window and into Raylo's room.
A night's rest had left him feeling much more refreshed.
Black Stone City was peaceful.
Raylo stretched, a sense of ease washing over him for the first time in a long while.
Hydra was dead.
The greatest threat had been eliminated.
All that was left was to slowly clean up the remaining forces in the Jade Swamp.
Everything was heading in the right direction.
However, just a second later, as he skimmed through the daily system intelligence, skipping past some gossip and other useless information, a new entry made his heart pound.
