Chapter 90 – First Hero and First Lady (6)
Even moments that seemed like they would never end.
Even the moment I believed would last forever.
Unfortunately, the end will come someday.
What do you mean?
That means you’ve come down all the stairs.
Didn’t I say it too loudly?
Would you believe me if I said I only walked the stairs for about 30 minutes?
The labor of walking up the stairs while maintaining the light with the sex law brought me a moderate load.
Although the body was tired, the essential question of what purpose the long stairs were built for was twisted in my head.
Whatever the reason, it won’t be out of the ordinary.
It’s a place where you have to walk a full 30 minutes just for the stairs, but if you made it for no particular reason, you’ll get angry.
The place they reached was a spacious dome-shaped space.
Several structures were seen.
The atmosphere of the building and its arrangement are quaint and neat.
If I add my subjective opinion, I think it is a temple.
‘Even though it has the modifier ‘collapsed’ attached to it.’
Yes.
He didn’t even say a word about how good he was.
Although the outside appearance was miserable, I wondered if the inside would be different.
There it was
“I think it’s like a temple. What do you think?”
Ain nodded lightly as if agreeing.
Still, I forgot to ask questions.
“It’s a temple that’s all gone in the desert. It’s strange.”
Desert and temple.
As he said, it was a strange combination.
We proceeded briskly.
The weathered sculptures created a strange sense of pressure, which was also unpleasant in its own way.
It feels like walking through a famous abandoned house.
Karelin’s blue eyes seemed to have had the same thought as mine, and her blue eyes were tinged with the light of vigilance.
“Edris, Erine. It’s spooky here.”
“Iknow, right.”
Ain, who was looking around, added a word.
“It seems like people have been cut off for a long time.”
It was a remark that made the otherwise eerie atmosphere even more eerie.
From his point of view, he was just saying the obvious.
Let’s not think wildly.
Instead of holding my grievances in my mouth, I quietly clung to Ain’s side.
Ain glanced at Karelin and quietly whispered to me.
“Aria?”
The one who calls me by my name, not Erine.
It was a voice that seemed to question the reason for my actions.
“No, it’s not because I’m scared.”
“Oh yeah.”
It was nothing more than a lie to be caught, but Ain went over it generously.
I’ve always been weak against scary things.
Even when watching a horror movie or thriller, I am the leader of the cowardly club who pulls the blanket over me or changes the channel when a scary scene appears.
… Are you a man?
Aren’t men scared too?
Not to mention, he’s not even biologically male at the moment.
Is it a girl.
I’m proud!
Even if you talked about courage or something until just a few tens of minutes ago, if you take off one layer of it, there is an ugly guy like this.
What can I do
It’s really scary.
Can’t we pretend that we didn’t run away?
And I wasn’t the only one who was scared.
Karelin also clung to Ain’s surroundings.
Compared to his age, he’s a confident kid, but at least he’s a kid.
As an adult, there is no way that a child will not be afraid of a situation where I am afraid.
That’s how we moved forward using the strong support of Ain as a shield.
-I don’t know how many visitors there are.
The voice was heard when it was judged that there was nowhere else to go.
So, it was the moment we arrived at the place blocked by the wall.
Karelin and I both straightened up at the sudden voice, and a shudder shook our backs.
Then, automatically and reflexively, I strongly grabbed Ain.
If it was a pillow or cushion, it would have been crushed.
Fortunately, Ain has strong muscles.
At best, the hugging of two women was not even flawed.
“Where are you sounding from?”
He expressed his carefree question, wondering if his nerves were made of steel.
It was the voice of doubt that was willing to make such a bold response.
-Isn’t it in front of you?
At those words, Ain looked ahead.
All he could see were walls painted with strange hieroglyphs.
“I’m not saying this wall is you.”
-There’s no way he could make such a ridiculous claim, but he’s behind it.
Are you behind the wall?
I refuted while holding on to Ain’s waist.
“Are you saying there’s a space behind the wall, or is this wall supposed to be fake?”
– It feels good. Cowardly maiden.
Who are you afraid of?
Rather, what is the title of a priestess?
Is it something like the derivation of a saint?
Ain approached the wall fearlessly, and he tapped here and there.
“The walls are not fake. So, does that mean there is space behind this?”
– No, it’s fake. It’s easy enough to fool your mortal senses.
The wall shook and disappeared without a shape.
The sight was so haunting that none of us was quick to speak out.
-Why do you do that? If you’ve been visiting, shouldn’t you be a little more hesitant? It doesn’t matter if you stir my yard with your dirt feet, so come on!
“… Excited.”
As Ain said, the unidentified existence was quite a reaction.
Can it be explained by the feeling of a human being confined to a small room welcoming guests after a long time?
Even with a relatively sharp answer, he is generous.
– It has to be! Aren’t they the few outsiders who came to this closed world!
It was a significant word.
Someone who seems to know something.
Ain and I instinctively looked at each other.
‘Do you think this is the correct answer?’
‘I think so.’
Karelin said as we exchanged brief opinions through our eyes.
“A closed world? What do you mean?”
-He who is stuffed in stagnant time. If you want to chat, you can come inside.
Karelin wrinkled her forehead.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
Ain replied calmly.
“You mean come in because you want to talk?”
-You’re clever!
How come you’re kidding me
Karelin put on a puzzled expression.
“You’re going to follow that suspicious guy’s words?”
“I’m in a situation where my back is blocked anyway, do I need to step back?”
She couldn’t agree with Ain’s words.
Because it was right.
“… Ugh, still.”
Ain responded in a kind tone to Karelin, who was trying to express her plea.
“I’m sorry, so what can I do, there’s no way I can get out of here right now.”
“… Ooh, okay.”
Since the mysterious voice did not harm us in particular, we took a cooperative attitude for now.
We moved according to his instructions.
After walking some distance, there was a small door.
Profit.
Opened the door.
It was a smaller space than I thought.
Can you think of a modern single room?
A space that can feel cramped compared to the spacious space so far.
There was something wrapped in a white cloth.
To express it, it is close to a mummy.
No, it was just a mummy.
Yes, I heard that voice.
– A warm welcome to your arrival at the heart of the Temple of the Wandering Moon.
I paid attention to his words.
Temple of the Wandering Moon.
This must have been a place where the real gods were worshipped.
Ain raised her eyes wide in surprise.
“Temple of the Moon?”
-That’s right, stranger who was swallowed up in chains. You guys came here because you were looking for something else, right?
“Do you know the situation here?”
– I don’t know at all. I’m just guessing. Guessing is a specialty.
He said in a tone mixed with laughter.
Organizing my thoughts, I looked at Mira.
“Is this mummy you?”
-That’s right.
“Then can I ask you a few questions?”
– Oh, timid priestess. Anything is possible. No, at times like this, they are called saints…
Saint.
The symmetrical rank of a saint.
She felt the hairs stand up all over her body.
Did I hear correctly?
I doubted my ears.
In other words, I am a being who knows that I was a man.
A being who comes to this world and knows the truth that has never been spoken of.
I clenched my fists.
“You’re talkative, you.”
-This is rude, can you forgive me?
Thump thump.
The heart always beats on its own.
However, today it was especially severe.
Know.
This child.
Something.
Snap.
Someone’s hand grabbed his shoulder.
It was Ain’s hand that confirmed my change.
“It’s fine?”
Those words melt the frozen me.
The tips of the sharpened ice spikes are crushed.
The uneasy feelings were relieved.
“… Thanks.”
“It was nothing.”
My head, which had been heated with emotion, cooled down as if cold water had been poured on it.
The cooling effect is just right.
Thanks to Ain, rational thinking became possible.
I thought of the rice cakes I had thrown.
My hair is bad
However, after reading novels for many years, it can be said that the ability to read the large context has been sufficiently developed.
Understanding ‘cliches’ is the specialty of modern people.
Yes.
This made it clear
The other person knows that I am a man.
And what the other person said earlier.
‘It doesn’t matter if I stir up my yard with my feet, so please come!’
The name of this place is the Temple of the Wandering Moon.
In other words, it is safe to interpret the temple of the wandering moon as his yard.
What kind of existence can be called one’s own yard over the temple?
Is there anything other than ‘God’?
I caught my breath and spoke to the nameless being.
“Even the moon god is mischievous.”
There’s something funny about saying this.
-…
However, for the first time, the mouth of the opponent who had been talking was silent.
Hehe, will you keep your mouth shut?
Okay.
Because there are still many questions to ask.
“You seem to know my secret, but were you the one who brought me to this world?”
Are you the one who lived well and captured people and turned them into bloody wastes?
It means that.
He responded with silence this time as well.
But never denied.
“Why did you do that?”
I asked.
I sincerely asked.
“Did you enjoy it? What am I suffering and what is my despair?”
A sense of quiet desolation pervaded the space.
After a while, a bitter laugh was heard.
At that smile, I quietly burned my hostility.
“Right, no. Don’t hesitate and speak up.”
No words of honor came out.
Couldn’t get out
If, my guess is correct.
If this being called God is what brought me here.
It is an opponent that cannot be respected.
It is an opponent to be resentful of.
He answered at length, as if trying to force himself to say something he hadn’t answered before.
-What if I called you right? What’s the big deal? Isn’t it thrilling to experience hardships and adversities, unlike seeing them? Well, being too thrilled might be a problem. It’s always fun to watch.
A heart that has calmed down.
A heart that I thought was a dormant volcano.
Whoops, and exploded.
I ran out.
I grabbed Mira by the collar.
I was trying to catch it.
If Ain hadn’t stopped it, I would have beaten him.
“Was it you?”
I thought it was unavoidable.
I have no luck.
It was no big deal that I became like this.
By the way, I saw a man who drowned a person in a pit.
How can you not be shaken
“Was it you!”
– Unfortunately, I wasn’t the one who called you. In the first place, I am nothing more than a copy of the Wandering Moon God.
Shit.
I think I heard the sound of hand clapping.
– Rather, that’s not what you need to know here. There’s nothing good about messing around with the store, just looking for the truth about Edris and Erine.
The light is
And memories flow in.
