Even If I’m Reborn as a Cute Dragon Girl, I Will Still Make a Harem-Book 6: Chapter 46: What the World Looks Like
Book 6: Chapter 46: What the World Looks Like
“Beyond the map?” Graybert peeled the map off his face, still wearing a puzzled expression. He held it in his hands, turning it left and right, but couldn’t make sense of what Lilith meant.
“There’s nothing beyond the map. What else could there be?”
“Let me rephrase it.” Lilith raised her hand and pointed toward the southeast. “Over there, where the map doesn’t show anything… What exactly is there?”
“You mean… places not drawn on the map?” Graybert frowned.
He’d spent years drifting across the sea, meeting all kinds of strange people—but no one had ever asked him such a baffling question.
“If it’s not on the map, how would I know what’s there? The fact that it’s missing from the world map just means no one’s ever explored it. Simple as that.” He threw his hands up in the air helplessly.
“So… what’s beyond the map isn’t a barrier or the edge of the world… It’s just unexplored territory, right?”
As she spoke, Lilith brought both ends of the map together to form a cylinder. “It’s actually connected like this, right?”
“How is that possible?!” Graybert’s eyes widened in disbelief. He stared at Lilith as if impressed by her imagination.
“These are two opposite directions! How could they be connected?! Miss, I know you’re the daughter of some noble family, but… having some level of common sense is still important.”
He shook his head solemnly and sighed before adding, “Otherwise, you’ll get scammed easily out there.”
Lilith looked at him speechlessly.
*Who’s actually the one without common sense here?!*
“Wait a minute…”
A strange realization was beginning to form in Lilith’s mind. She gave Graybert a long, curious look before saying, “Let me ask you something.”
“Hm?”
“What shape is this world…?”
“Flat, obviously!”
Graybert slapped his thigh, genuinely shocked by the question.
“You really didn’t know that? A second grader would know that!”
“…Is that so? A second grader, huh?”
Lilith rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.
“Alright, one more question—has anyone in this world ever completed a voyage around the world?”
“A voyage around the world? What kind of nonsense is that?” Graybert looked at Lilith like she had a screw loose.
“The world is flat! What do you mean by around? You think the world is a sphere? What is that—some kind of new joke?”
Lilith’s mouth twitched. “And what if I believe it is a sphere?”
After a long pause, Graybert cautiously asked, “Should I call the ship’s doctor for you? He’s technically a veterinarian, so he’ll probably just tell you to drink more hot water and eat more vegetables, but he might still be able to check if you’re running a fever.”
“I’m not sick.” Lilith scowled.
Graybert let out a long sigh, clearly unconvinced. “It’s not that I don’t want to believe you… It’s just that your ideas are totally absurd.”
He drew a circle in the air with his finger and continued, “Look, if the world’s a sphere, sure, we’re fine up here. But what about the poor folks underneath? Wouldn’t they just… fall right off?”
Lilith fell silent.
*Welp. How am I supposed to explain eighth-grade physics to a medieval pirate? Answers needed urgently.*
“What if I told you the world is a sphere, and it spins? Just like this, in a fast pace,” Lilith said, twirling her finger.
Graybert stared at her in shock for a long time before finally asking, “Would you like me to order a coffin for you? I’ll even give you the crew discount—twenty percent off.”
“Go to hell.” Lilith kicked him.
Graybert rolled across the deck, got up in a pathetic tumble, and gave her a sheepish grin.
“Hey, hey, I was just trying to lighten the mood! You’re the employer. If you say the world’s round, it’s round. If you say it’s square, triangular, or both at the same time—I’ll believe it!”
He thumped his chest proudly. “And I won’t stop there—I’ll spread your theory far and wide. If anyone dares deny it, I’ll bash their head in with my casserole-sized fists!”
“You should think twice before doing that. You might get burned to death,” Lilith remarked coolly.
Graybert blinked. “Why?”
“That’s how it went, according to history.”
“History? Did that really happen?”
“Don’t worry about it. Just go do your job.” Lilith waved him off.
“What job?” Graybert looked even more confused. “I thought we were just supposed to wait here?”
“The ship! Keep sailing southeast,” Lilith said flatly, her expression unreadable.
“Uh… may I ask why?” Graybert scratched his head and offered a sheepish smile. “Sailing into uncharted waters can be dangerous. I’ll need a good reason to convince the crew.”
“I’ll increase the payment. A thousand gold coins extra—per head. Is that reason enough?” she asked coldly.
“Of course.” Graybert’s expression turned serious. He straightened his back and gave Lilith a salute, though it wasn’t clear where he’d learned it.
“All members of SS Behemoth pledge our absolute loyalty to you, my lady. Please do not hesitate to command us like your dogs!” he declared.
“Then raise the sails,” Lilith said calmly, pointing toward the far end of the sea.
“We’re heading southeast—into the unknown territory beyond the map!”
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The SS Behemoth surged forward, cutting through the waves at high speed.
With a shared goal, the crew worked like they were on steroids. With their skillful maneuvers, SS Behemoth sailed at unprecedented speed.
In just half a day, the ship had passed beyond the circle Lilith had drawn and entered unfamiliar waters. Or rather, waters that had been deliberately hidden.
Lilith stood at the bow, holding the yellowed world map in her hand.
The map was drawn as a rectangle, with straight edges, unlike the curved edges of world maps from her previous life.
Just as Graybert had said… this world had never been fully explored. The people here didn’t even know the world was spherical.
This was a cutthroat world. The higher echelons of this world that wielded magic and martial arts were powerful enough to accomplish almost anything. But in the end, it was just that. Power.
Those at the bottom, meanwhile, remained trapped in a lifestyle no better than the medieval era of her previous world. Perhaps a few low-level spells boosted productivity here and there, but not enough to bring about any real, meaningful change.
Those at the top pursued power and had no interest in anything else. The weak, meanwhile, lived isolated from the rest of the world, struggling simply to survive.
Maybe, somewhere out there, someone powerful enough had glimpsed the true shape of this world. But so what? Would they go out of their way to tell the weak that the world was spherical? No. Because it wouldn’t help them grow stronger.
Book 6: Chapter 46: What the World Looks Like
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