A village in the south of the British Isles, on the night of the summer solstice.
"This year's Summer Solstice Festival, the bonfire is still so huge." A man wiped the sweat from his head and looked at the fruits of his labor in front of him with a smile.
This is what can be called a "huge" bonfire, as tall as a person, with layers upon layers, making it a spectacular sight.
An old man standing on one side nodded and said to the man: "As long as you light a bonfire, you can pray for the second half of the year. Thank you for your hard work this time, Eugene."
"It's okay, village chief. This is the village's business. Shouldn't it be more grand? I -"
ah......
Eugene smiled stupidly and scratched the back of his head, but just as he was speaking, he suddenly heard...
A little, strange sound?
"Eugene? What's wrong?" The old village chief looked at Eugene who turned his head and looked a little confused, and asked.
Eugene blinked, a little confused.
...an illusion?
"Eugene?" The village chief frowned, "It's time to light the bonfire."
"Ah yes!" Eugene reacted, quickly stood up straight, took the burning torch from the hands of the people next to the village chief, and walked to the side of the huge bonfire.
He raised his head and looked at the bonfire and took a deep breath.
All the villagers gathered around, preparing to watch the huge bonfire burning on this summer solstice night.
Under the light of the sky, they will pray for a good harvest in the second half of the year and for their families, praying for good weather, safety and health.
Eugene nodded to the village chief, and then placed the burning torch on the bonfire.
After completing this action, he immediately retreated. Some animal oil was sprinkled in the bonfire. It would burn violently the moment it came into contact with the flames, so he needed to dodge quickly to avoid hurting himself from the blazing flames.
but--
Um?
The sound of crackling and burning did not come out. Eugene was a little dazed and looked back subconsciously.
The bonfire was not lit.
But...why?
Eugene looked at the torch that he had indeed placed on top of the grease-dripping bonfire, and fell into confusion.
"Hey! Eugene! What are you doing!" The village chief frowned.
"Ah, I..." Eugene was startled, and he was about to explain, but his ears...
ah......
ah----
This time, not only Eugene, but all the villagers around the campfire heard such a sound.
It was like a cry coming from the mouth of a young woman, like a melodious lament, which made people want to cry, lose hope, lose everything...
After hearing this lamentation, all the villagers involuntarily became distracted, stopped what they were doing, and stood still.
"Don't listen!"
Suddenly, a voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Huh? Huh -?" Eugene exclaimed and looked around.
Everyone was awakened by the sound of the explosion and looked around in fear.
The air has become humid for some reason, so humid that water droplets have condensed on everyone's body. The bonfire in the center is already so humid that water can drip from it, and the torch that was still burning just now is also wet.
It has been extinguished and is still smoking.
"This water contains magic power. Even oil cannot burn under the influence of this water. Get out of here quickly! This place will soon--"
Everyone looked at the person who was calling eagerly, but it was a petite girl dressed strangely with an anxious expression on her face.
However, before the girl could finish her words, there was a roar on the hill.
Buzz——
Under this huge sound, the ground shook, as if there was an earthquake. Everyone was shaking, and many people fell.
For a time, the sound of the earth shaking, the sound of space breaking, and people's screams and cries were mixed together, making the scene look chaotic.
"hateful--"
The girl gritted her teeth, half-lying on the ground, looking ahead and at the foot of the mountain.
There, the space has been broken.
On the other side of the space, you can vaguely see the fantastic appearance inside, but——
The water has already come over.
The world connected to this hill has a huge torrent inside, and it is already about to invade here from this broken place!
"Stop being stunned, run!" The girl turned her head again and shouted to the people who were still on the hill, and she started running as well.
As the water flowed, the lamentation that had appeared before appeared again. Under the ground, something was awakened by the melodious singing and quietly climbed up.
"Tsk!"
The girl stamped her feet suddenly, grabbed a dagger from somewhere, and slashed at the ghost summoned by the lamentation.
Ahhhh——
The ghost let out a scream that shook his soul and disappeared.
With her backhand, she conjured up a few more bomb-like things in her hand, and the girl threw them out, hitting the ghosts who had just been awakened from the ground.
Bang!!!
The bomb exploded and several ghosts also died.
However, she can deal with ghosts, and the wave that is about to attack in front of her—!?
Zheng——————
Just when the girl was facing the huge waves in front of her in despair, a silver-white sword light flashed in front of her eyes.
Boom boom boom boom——————!!!
Before the girl could react, a series of magic explosions sounded in her ears.
She couldn't help but cover her ears and squat down.
But after squatting for two seconds, she discovered...
The huge wave that was expected to hit him did not fall.
She looked up blankly.
What appeared in her eyes was a silvery white cape.
The knight turned his head and nodded towards her.
"Don't worry, kind-hearted half-goblin, you're fine now."
In front of him, the wind and waves were calm. The huge waves just now had subsided and it became completely quiet.
He turned back and looked at the water that shouldn't exist, with a serious expression on his face: "This Britain is the country I protect!"
The holy sword is stuck on the ground, making it difficult for the water to flow forward.
But there was a sad look in his eyes.
"Um, are you... the servant who was summoned here?" The girl known as the half-elf had already stood up. She did not approach the knight in silver-white armor rashly, but asked a little uneasily.
road.
"This place has become a singularity. As a knight of Britain, I will naturally respond to the call." The knight bowed slightly to the girl, "Thank you for the actions you just made for those villagers. You are a respectable person."
female."
"Ah ha, actually, it's not that big of a deal." The girl's face turned red and she quickly waved her hand, "I was just thinking that I still have half human blood in my body, right? No matter what, I can't let anyone from the Fairy Realm do it.
The disasters on the other side have spread to the human world.”