Chapter 400. Side Story 4. Epilogue (3)
They crossed into the Realm of Void.
"This place has changed way too much," Caron murmured, glancing around.
Where once there had been nothing but dust and the remnants of an ancient civilization, green life was now beginning to grow again. The land had always been fertile, with endless plains and a river cutting straight through the territory. Once, it had been the heart of a great Arcane Civilization, and it still held that value.
"Wouldn't it be great to build a new city out here?" Caron asked. "Legally, this land is mine, you know. Maybe I should try my hand at real estate."
"Why not take this chance to break away from the family altogether?" Halo suggested.
"Break away, huh? That's a problem," Caron said. "Whenever I screw up, Leon cleans up after me. Why would I give that up—wait. Where did the respect go? Did a little brat like you really speak informally to the uncle you should be treating with the utmost respect!?"
"What's the big deal? Nobody's watching," Halo said, then snickered and looked around. "Man, it's been fifteen years since I last came here."
"What are you even doing?" Caron asked.
"What do you think? I'm letting myself loose," Halo answered.
He pulled another pouch out of his pouch of dimensional space. Then he began scattering its contents across the ground.
The things in his hand were seeds.
"Let me relax a bit here," Halo said. "Honestly, sometimes I feel disgusted with myself. Gotta take the mask off somewhere. Haaah."