The meaning of Zaydas' words was quite simple. He intended to solve their problem of limited lifespan and was confident he could fix it for them.
"Zaydas, do you know a way to save them?" Shizue seemed a little anxious as she asked, almost as if she were interrogating him.
Zaydas smiled in response and said: "Not only do I know one way, I know more than one."
Hearing this, Shizue could think of one, which would be to take them to another universe; there, they wouldn't be exposed to this world's laws and destined to die if they couldn't solve the summoning flaw that brought them to this planet.
Even the children grew restless, and their eyes became livelier when they heard that. Obviously, they knew what had been said before, and even as children, they could feel the pitiful looks of others as if they were sick kids or something. And that would make them resentful.
After all, who would want to be pitied by others and know they don't have much time to live?
Now, hearing there's a way to solve their problem and that they could survive... How could they not be happy to hear that?
"Very well, listen to me carefully." Zaydas said: "I'll give you two choices. The first is... Go to another world, similar to the one you came from, with a modern era, etc. There, you won't be affected by this world and you won't die. The second choice is... Continue living in this world."
"But if we choose to live here, won't we die?" The one who asked was Alice.
Looking at her, Zaydas replied: "If I said you can choose to stay, then of course I know a way to solve your problem."
"Really?" Not just Alice, but everyone got excited when they heard that.
'Huh? They prefer to stay?' Zaydas was surprised, as he thought the most obvious choice would be to go to a world they were used to.
But it seems he was wrong.
"Okay, I'll give a third option since you're Shizue's students." Zaydas reconsidered and said: "I can help you both adapt to this world and not die, and occasionally, I can take you to another world for a few days and bring you back here, until you make a final decision on which world you prefer to live in."
Hearing that, all of them, without exception, seemed excited with their eyes shining.
'The real problem with these children is the inability to generate a unique skill. And because of the large amount of magicules in their bodies, they have a short life. I could simply force the awakening of a unique skill, but that would cost me AP. However, everything would be resolved if I took them to the Dwelling of the Elementals to meet Ramiris.'
The first option was viable, but it would cost some AP. While the second would take some time, but not that much. The speed of the carriage he created was high enough to take little time to reach the Dwelling of the Elementals.
With black hair down to her waist and blue eyes, Chloe, who wore a simple pink dress and a black cloak, asked with her eyes shining with excitement: "Zaydas... San. Can we really choose the last option?"
Chloe's question was what the rest of the children wanted to hear. Everyone went silent as they waited for his answer.
"Yes, you can." Zaydas confirmed.
The children looked at each other before celebrating.
...
Later, Zaydas explained his plan to take the children to the Republic of Ulgracia.
In the carriage, outside the kingdom, Zaydas embarked on a journey with the children, Shizue, and Grayfia heading south.
After getting a bit farther away, the 'reindeer' began stepping into the air, and soon the carriage started flying.
"Wow!!"
The excited shout of the children echoed.
When they went to the open area to look outside, their little hearts beat faster upon realizing they were flying.
Seeing how excited the children were, Shizue smiled gently and approached them. Her intention was simple—not to stop them, but to intervene in case of any unforeseen events, like one of them accidentally falling, which was unlikely since there was a barrier around the carriage that prevented crossing the 50 cm limit from the carriage walls until it touched the ground.
All this was only possible thanks to Zaydas' talent in creating barriers along with [Program]. Thanks to this, even if they were attacked, instead of weakening the barrier, it would actually become stronger and it would be possible to attack from inside the barrier.
In front of the door of the Dwelling of the Elementals, Zaydas planned to steal Rimuru's idea from the original storyline and use [Degenerate] if they failed to form a complete spirit to stabilize them.
The [Dwelling of the Elementals] is a labyrinth that extends underground or perhaps in the air. The only entrance door is located in Ulg's Natural Park.
The door is embedded in a large rock, and beyond it lies a different dimension.
"Let's go in." Noticing the children's anxiety, he tried to calm them: "Don't worry, with us here, nothing bad will happen to you."
Upon hearing those words—almost like magic—the tension and uneasiness on their faces slowly began to give way to calm.
It wasn't really necessary to be afraid; although there were some traps, it was easy to get rid of all of them with "Fenrir" leading the way. Although "Fenrir" isn't exactly a physical being, more like a ghost, as long as it desires to devour, even if it's traps, it easily clears the path.
The interior, even though sunlight can't get in, is still full of bright lights.
With everyone inside, they proceeded with caution.
Instead of a labyrinth, it was a straight path... they advanced carefully.
...
Worthy of being called a labyrinth. The number of traps installed was high. But, with "Fenrir" leading the way, all the traps were devoured.
"Ah, well. Well. My God. My God."
"Found. Found."
"Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah."
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Suddenly, they hear the Spirit's voice in their minds. A very strong mental voice.
"Oh, foolish visitors!"
"Be even more terrified!"
"Be more afraid!"
Hearing this, a smile curled on Zaydas' lips. In an instant, all his harmless aura expanded with a purpose, and right after, he used genjutsu and created realistic ghosts with genjutsus that whispered with a voice that seemed to come from the depths of hell.
"W-What is... Ahhh, I'm scared~!!!"
The same voice from before, now screamed in fear.
Obviously, the ghosts scared that fairy.
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