"We are the people of the Four Islands. Before the Great Destruction, we had our own country, but the destruction came. Three of the islands sank, and the only surviving island was full of Chaos. It is said that there were initially attempts to reclaim our homeland by organized Transcendents, but after several failures, we chose to give up."
As he spoke, he dished out the noodles, put chopped shrimp into a bowl, and poured in the broth. A bowl of the best noodles was completed. He placed it in front of the new guest's table and then returned to the stall.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, Malin glanced at the sky, finding not a cloud in sight.
Was it thunder? Or did something explode?
As Malin pondered, he noticed the shopkeeper returned, so Malin decided to continue listening attentively as if to eavesdrop, seemingly this was the rationale.
