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Chapter 554 – Part 1

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I walk between the gatekeeper giants and continue on ahead.
They’re probably still watching me.
Definitely.
Still perched on my shoulder, Sputter seems bothered and hasn’t lowered its guard.
Ignis, on the other hand, walks calmly at the front as our guide.
Kotohogi and Aotsuki are each showing their own kind of concern about the gatekeepers.
What about Ninetails?
His tails have… increased.
No, he’s just swishing them around… It only looks like they’ve multiplied.

He’s sensing something good in here.
Maybe honey?
Surely something delicious is waiting for us.

The oasis is more than half forest.
Even from within that forest, I can see trees bearing fruit.
It looks familiar somehow, almost like the Plentiful Forest.
And even I can tell that a sweet scent hangs in the air.
What is this?
I guess I’ll be asking the master of the building right in front of me.

I couldn’t see this from the air, but…
A massive palace made entirely of marble, maybe?
I can faintly hear some