Taking the Mafia to the Magic World

1081  A Deed Worthy of the Transcendent

Months have passed since Vicente's group left Amae. The journey since then had been full of adventures, but nothing as dangerous as what Nan's group had faced on their return to Amae from Light Cay. The dangers this time were more moderate, within what Vicente and his companions thought they could handle without risking too much.

The problems they had during this period were not constant, nor were they capable of pushing them to their limits. They were enough to worry them and force them into action several times, but they also had time to 'enjoy' the journey across the Sea of Stars.

Vicente, in particular, took advantage of the months of travel to talk to Lyra about many things, learning what she knew about the Sea of Stars and the Nine Paths.

She didn't know as much about these two subjects as the Fairy King and some of the Fairy Tribe elders did. But she had different information and opinions from those Vicente had already come into contact with.

But even what he learned from Lyra about these two things was not enough for him to judge as relevant as what he had heard from the Fairy King previously.

However, he understood many other things about the history of Amae, its relations with other islands in the vicinity, and more of the map of Anicane. Lyra had advanced outside knowledge, probably being one of the few 7th stage creatures who had information accounting for several islands as well as the Sea of Stars.

She didn't know much about the deep truth of the Sea of Stars, but she was aware enough to understand the presence of powerful underwater communities at the bottom of the ocean. With her knowledge, the group managed to sidestep problems and reach a point in their journey that they should only have reached months later.

Even so, the journey to Humfail Reef was only just beginning, with several more months of travel ahead to be completed before they reached their initial stop.

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Vicente commanded his group to once again enter the territorial sea of an Anicane island, successfully leaving the open sea, just a few hours away from docking. This time, there was no sea serpent to attack them and make their journey difficult.

After a long, relatively uneventful journey, just over a year and a half, the crew spotted the island of Humfail Reef, the supposed home of a force that even had Sorcerers in its ranks.

As the group approached the landing on the island, they could all feel the change in the mana and elements available in the surroundings on their skin.

Lyra confirmed what she already knew from the magical theories she had studied, while Vicente, Larissa and Rex understood what a place capable of nurturing Sorcerers was like.

It was impressive!

The density of mana and the presence of elements in the surroundings were so strong that it seemed as if they would have their pores penetrated by energy at any moment. Even without positioning themselves to cultivate, they felt their essences almost begin the process of absorbing mana without their command.

"This place looks really incredible. Are there really better places than this?" Larissa asked incredulously, aware that each of the stops they planned to make on their way involved increasingly powerful and fantastic islands.

"That's nothing more than a drop in a great ocean. There is much more to Anicane than 99.9% of the living beings in our world will ever have a chance to see."

The little elf said to Vicente, "It might be interesting for you to hunt for your next pentagram here. You won't find the same here as you would on the stronger islands of Anicane, but you don't have to. It is possible to find violet pentagrams in the area, especially light pentagrams.

If you go ahead and hunt your next pentagram here, we'll be better prepared for the road to The Inviting Isles."

"Let's do that." Vicente readily agreed. He had been getting a bad feeling ever since he got his qualitative upgrade in Amae. If he had the chance to get something on Humfail Reef, he would definitely absorb his sixteenth pentagram there.

And he wasn't worried about there being stronger places with more impressive pentagrams. At the point he was at, getting a new violet pentagram, from whatever source, would help him substantially.

"But isn't it risky? We could end up targeting something that belongs to the Sorcerers on this island," Rex said. The Flaming Lion wasn't the kind of creature that usually showed fear of combat. But Sorcerers were a whole level above them.

"Maybe." Lyra didn't disagree, although she was still interested in helping Vicente get a new pentagram on the Humfail Reef. "But it's not certain. Sorcerers go far beyond what Grand Magus can understand. Maybe that's a problem for us, but maybe the Sorcerers of Humfail Reef are busier with other things."

"We'll try. But don't think too much about it for now. Let's move on and see what things are like first. We still have a few hours before we enter the main part of Humfail Reef." Vicente looked at Rex with a confident expression, sharing his excitement with his companions.

"Anyway, I'm already stronger than I was before we entered Amae. Don't forget that I have my rituals to help us!"

Larissa and Rex wouldn't be able to forget that, while Lyra had only heard about Vicente's qualities as a Real Sorcerer.

So they continued to approach the archipelago ahead, a large coral formation, which was divided into three large parts. Lyra was guiding them specifically to the one most famous for the density of the light element, interested in strengthening its leader.

Over the next few days, she intended to see Vicente's transformation when he was able to absorb the last pentagram he was entitled to absorb in the 8th stage. With this change, she hoped to see him transform even further and achieve something that even Transcendents would have difficulty with.

She wouldn't be naive to think that this meant he would be as strong as a Transcendent, but moving forward towards the moment when he would have 10 violet pentagrams was definitely an indication that he would reach the legendary 10th stage in the future!

So, of the four individuals traveling on that fairy vessel, she was the most content and eager for their next steps!