After I told Luna my story , our bond grew infinitely stronger, now I don't have to choose my words anymore
And a few days after…
Colt : "I want to go back there"
Luna : "To the third continent?"
Colt : "Yes, by the way I think we should call it the plant continent from here"
Luna : "The plant continent… not a bad name… a bit too obvious though"
Colt [laughs] : "Yeahh, I'm good at naming spells but places… not so much"
Luna : "How about the green continent"
Colt [laughing] : "That sounds like a country from my old world"
Luna : "…"
Colt : "You know.. both names work so let's use whatever"
Colt : "So do you want to come with me?"
Luna [smiles] : "We started it together and we finish it together"
Colt : "Then let's go my princess"
*gate*
*In the plant continent*
*They step out of the gate*
Colt : "HEY ANYONE HERE?? TREA WE'RE BACK"
*Trea appears*
Trea : "Welcome back sir Colt.. princess Luna"
*Colt looks at Luna*
*Luna nods*
Colt [suspicious] : "I don't understand"
Trea [confused] : "Don't understand what?"
Colt : "That simple greeting… it was honest… you're happy we're here… I thought you would want us to never return"
Trea : "The dryads are divided into two factions because of you… a faction wishes you'd leave us in peace… this faction oversees wildlife"
Colt [surprised] : "Wait.. dryads can control wildlife too??"
Trea : "There are many types of dryads… but they don't control it in the way you understand… rather they regulate it"
Colt : "How so?"
Trea : "They control certain plants to influence the creatures' behavior is all"
Colt : "Interesting… I didn't know about this… *exchanges glances with Luna*sorry for interrupting.. what about the other faction?"
Trea : "Us who monitor the life circle and the outside world… we've been monitoring you ever since the first plant flourished in the forgotten land… for as long as we've existed… we believed it was impossible… and yet…"
Trea : "Ever since… we've been watching… and to our shock we witnessed a union between a human and an elf… a feat that hadn't happened for a thousand years"
Trea : "You had enough power to do anything… the knowledge you have alone is world changing… yet… you didn't misuse it"
Colt : "All of that and I didn't misuse it??"
Trea : "From the way you spoke anyone else would've ruled this world by now *her hair suddenly turns white… realizing she said too much*"
Colt [conjuring fire] : "Trea.."
Trea : "Yes.."
Colt : "Have you been spying on us again?"
Trea [visibly flustered] : "N-No it wasn't me we just share a collective memory…"
Colt [fire gets more intense] : "Well, engrave this into your collective memory : I don't appreciate our privacy being invaded… you can do what you want outside our home… but unless I call for you… don't spy on our home… is that clear?"
Trea : "C-Certainly"
Colt [stops the spell and smiles] : "Good, now let's explore this place.. shall we?"
*They walk , seeing healthy green plants*
*Predatory plants have stopped attacking*
Colt : "Interesting… there are clovers everywhere… makes sense… you really take good care of this land "
Luna : "You decided that from watching clovers? I mean they are available on the main continent so why?"
Colt : "Oh, yes.. good question… clovers are mainly used to feed cattle… but they also fertilize the soil they are planted in… also their flowers…*gasps*"
*turns to Trea*
Colt [excited] : "Are there bees here?! Take us"
Trea [concerned] : "But we don't control them, they will attack"
Luna [seeing how Colt was excited, gets curious] : "I've never seen bees before, what are they like?"
Colt : "You're gonna love it"
As we progressed further in the continent, even the plants became gigantic
*in front of a huge bee nest*
Colt : "Wow, even the bees are mutated… I see.. it's to maintain the ecosystem!! I mean imagine a bee the size of a small child pollinating a normal sized flower… this is a continent of giants"
*The bees start to come out*
"static"
*Takes a spoon out of his item box*
Luna : "Why do you have a spoon in there?"
Colt : "Why not?"
*Takes some honey, puts the spoon in Luna's mouth*
Luna : "It's so delicious!!"
Colt : "Thought you'd like that"
*Tastes some himself*
I see… the mana effect strikes again… it's better than the honey on earth
Colt : "See, Trea? No harm done"
Trea : "Uh, huh"
*montage*
*the three of them standing in front of a giant black pepper plant*
Colt : "black pepper !! "
Luna : "what's that??"
Colt : "this is a very widely used spice"
*shows several other scenes where they stand in front of multiple giant plants and Colt naming every one of them*
*end of montage*
*they find a tree with red pods as fruit*
Colt[suddenly starts laughing like a maniac] :"Oh you can't be serious… ahaha.. I was just… ahaha.. I can't … what kind of .. ahaha …coincidence…"
*as Luna and Trea watch with concern*
Colt [still laughing] : "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT… A COCOA TREE"
Luna : "I don't get it… it's just Like any other fruit"
Colt : "Not at all the fruit of this tree can change the world… that is… if I tell anyone about it… let's keep going"
To tell you the truth there wasn't much left after that
We got attacked by snakes, bears
all mutated… this truly is a continent of giants… we also found giant cows, for some reason.. they weren't hostile
then we returned to the shore
Luna [concerned] : "Colt, ever since we found the cocoa tree you've been silent… there is turmoil within you… what's wrong?"
Colt : "....."
Luna [grabs his shoulder and shouts] : "COLT"
Colt [suddenly snapping out of his trans] : "Huh? What… how? *looks at Luna* ah, did you need something?"
*Luna repeats her question*
Colt [expressionlessly looks at Luna then Trea] : "*conjures earth chairs* Now that you know the truth Luna and so does Trea… take a seat… this will be shocking "
*After the three are seated*
Colt : "First things first, Trea I'm happy this place was kept hidden… nice work"
*Trea's hair turns pink*
Colt : "Now listen you two… this world … is very strange"
Luna : "You mean because of mana?"
Colt : "That's not it… I'm talking about its resources"
Colt : "Since this place's resources are dependent on plants it'll take more time to fully discover it… we just scratched the surface… and I came up with a theory"
*Conjures a 3D globe with magic*
Luna and Trea [in awe] : "woah.."
Colt : "What you see is this world's map…I'll use it to show resource distributions… in the main continent… you'll find vegetables, pigs, chickens, sheep and some fruits, as for monsters: orcs, goblins, rock golems, ogres"
*As Colt talks images pop up on the map*
Colt : "In the wasteland continent, you'll find minerals and jewels, monsters like metal golems which are also materials… here you'll find -and this is just what I've seen mind you- cows, spices, and other commodities such as cocoa"
*The globe vanishes*
Colt : "Since nobles know about the wasteland continent… Trea… how many humans did the dryads kill?"
*Luna looks at Trea in shock*
*Trea stars at Colt in shock, her hair turns yellow*
Trea : "How could you possibly-?"
Colt : "When I first told Luna about this place… she asked an intriguing question "how come we've never heard of it?" when we came here… I saw the whirlpools surrounding the shores… but against a powerful mage, this wouldn't be an issue… the only answer that made sense was that the dryads here took care of the humans themselves"
Colt : "So everyone that managed to come here was presumed lost at sea… no wonder this world doesn't really have naval progress… there isn't trade between continents. Why would they build ships they don't need?"
Colt : "I honestly don't care. If nothing else, if you didn't eliminate the humans who came here… this place… maybe even the world would be a total mess"
Luna : "Why do you say that?"
Colt [laughs bitterly] : "In a world without magic people waged wars and colonized each other over salt and pepper… what do you think the humans here -who drove beast men to extinction ,who enslave elves- humans with magic, will do?"
Colt[ starting to come to a realization ] : "My old world's history is full of tragedies… and it had no races but humans… I …"
*Suddenly opens a gate*
Colt [to Trea trying to maintain his composure] : "We'll be back"
*Takes Luna and goes through it fast*