To the Lake... Ah, Just as I Thought.

I realized something after the purification.

Water is difficult to purify.

This failure, too, was caused by the curse mixing into the water and seeping into the barrier.

For now, I'll head to the lake.

...

The lake was, as expected, still far away.

My current body could handle it, but it was still far away.

And there, right in front of me, was a lake still under the curse.

The purification had failed.

For now, I sealed the lake and river inside a barrier...