The Vastness of Magical Destiny

"Giganthia Temple?" Komer paused, the tone of the other person suggesting that this temple was quite famous, but it seemed he had never heard of its reputation, had he?

Seeing the puzzled look on Komer’s face, the Bearded Man assumed Komer was not familiar with the situation in the South, glanced swiftly around, then lowered his voice slightly to explain, "The conditions on the Continent in the South and the North are somewhat different, especially near the Mediterranean region where the races and religious beliefs differ greatly from the North. Shark people are the rulers of the waters, but they do not form a unified power. Instead, they are divided into many tribes that reside in the Mediterranean, with some islands as their key strongholds. As long as you do not infringe upon these islands, they generally do not interfere with the grievances and feuds among the races on the Continent."

"The countries and powers close to the Southern Mediterranean are mostly multi-racial. Although mortals also comprise a considerable portion there, compared to dwarfs, the Elf Clan, and those Half-Beastmen and Half-Elves, their numbers are much higher; even the power of mortals there is very different from ours."

"Dwarfs and the Elf Clan worship their own traditional deities, while most of the mortals there worship the God of Darkness—Hades, the god of darkness. The Church of Light is not very popular there and is suppressed by the local governments. Giganthia Temple is the most important dark worship temple in Piraeus City State, the most important mortal city-state within the Corinth City-State Union. It is said to house the sacred objects of Hades, the god of darkness. Giganthia Temple stands on Kixila Island in Aegean Bay, which belongs to Piraeus..."

"After the Severo Kingdom’s dwarf fleet was stranded on Kixila Island during a storm, Giganthia Temple collapsed in the ensuing tempest. The priests of Piraeus City State concluded that the dwarfs had desecrated Giganthia Temple, causing the storm to attack the temple and bring about its ruin. Therefore, they demanded that the Severo Kingdom hand over the perpetrators who had desecrated the God of Darkness. It seems there were also important figures from within the Severo Kingdom among that fleet, and as a result, the two parties have been at loggerheads, their conflict intensifying and now threatening the security of the entire Aegean Bay."

It was clear that Captain Portalan was very knowledgeable about the entire Mediterranean situation, and not just superficially so. He even had a grasp of these disputes between nations—secrets not known to the average person.

This only indicated that this person must have some background in the Mediterranean; however, it was a bit perplexing why he would deign to serve as a captain on such a passenger ship.

"Oh, a temple’s collapse due to a natural disaster has led to hostility between two countries? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? Perhaps my wording isn’t quite right, but such matters are indeed puzzling. It seems incredible that two countries in the same region would come into conflict or even war over this issue. Captain Portalan, what do you think?" Komer shrugged, indicating his inability to understand how such an event could occur.