Chapter 122 – Time Temple (3)
After a short break, I got up first.
A huge boulder collapsed under my feet.
The guardian who guarded the temple kicked it with his foot.
Since it is a golem that operates with the magic of the age of mythology, at first I wanted to dismantle it and look inside, but gave up after seeing that the mana that made up the giant body completely faded as the operation stopped.
Since it’s a golem from the age of mythology, I wondered if there might be something special about the rocks that make up the body, so I looked it up and it wasn’t like that.
There was nothing to farm, so I fought hard and won, but I lost my strength for no reason.
Anyway.
I finished my break first and got up, followed by Iris and my sister.
It’s okay to rest.
“It’s okay to rest a little longer, the two of you.”
I think going alone to get the holy relic would be enough.
When I suggested that they rest a little more, the older sister of the two who were watching each other sat down on the floor first.
“Okay. I really want to go with you, but I think it’s going to be a bit difficult…”
Looking at Iris, she too smiles shyly. Well, even though they both look fine on the outside, they must be very upset inside.
“Sorry…”
Until you apologize
Iris seemed apologetic for nothing, so she said it was okay and stroked her hair. As she stroked her long, pretty hair, she wanted to play a joke.
“… Brother?”
Swish Swish.
Iris looking up at me. Gently sweeping down casually, messing up a lot.
“… Ah! Do not do that… !”
Messy messy hair. Iris cried. “You should go quickly.” My sister was bruised. It seems she didn’t like flirting with Iris.
Widely. Beyond the Guardian’s gigantic body, he entered the sanctuary.
Inside the sanctuary filled with blue light. The tubes of blue light flowing along the floor and walls are intertwined as if drawing a picture, and are subtly emitting light.
And the center of the sanctuary. A place where the tubes of light converge.
There was a jewel of brilliant blue light there.
Just like the miracles of Iris’ holy sword, the divine power itself that makes the viewer feel pious.
That is, the Hallows of Time that the Goddess had spoken of.
I reached out for the relic.
Ugh-.
“Ugh…”
She frowned at the intense feeling of incongruity that radiated from her fingertips.
Her fingertips tremble. A time warp that spreads throughout the sanctuary around the holy relic. As they got closer to the center of the holy relic, the degree of distortion increased rapidly.
At this rate, you probably won’t be able to put a finger on the holy relic.
He said there would be nothing now. Is a goddess a goddess again?
The moment I was about to get really angry.
“… Can you hear?”
In my head, I heard an unfamiliar voice.
Even though it’s definitely an unfamiliar voice, it’s a somewhat comfortable voice that doesn’t make you wary. Rather, that side is more suspicious, but I guessed who the owner of the voice in my head was.
“… Mithra?”
“Yes. … I guess my voice just reached me. Fortunately, the.”
It was a voice that was benevolent, soft as if it embraced my soul warmly, literally a goddess of sun and light.
It’s a really nice voice to hear, but since the current situation is the situation, I decided to ask one thing first.
“You’re not intentionally messing with us, are you?”
「No way! … It’s just that the sight I can see and the power I can use are limited… I apologize, Scarlett.”
That’s right.
I saw my twisted fingers. Due to the powerful distortion of time, even space has been distorted.
“How can I get this?”
“Sorry. Originally, it would have been set so that it could be taken easily… I don’t think I’ll ever get a chance to talk to you if it’s not now.”
Does that mean I can take the holy relic after the conversation?
When I asked my question, the goddess readily agreed.
“Of course.”
If so what
I don’t know why the goddess of sun and light can only talk to me in the sanctuary in the temple of time.
First of all, the important thing is what the goddess wants to say to me after going this far.
As if she knew well what my question was, the goddess continued.
“First of all, congratulations on coming all the way here. With this, it’s safe to say that we’re almost ready to retrieve our memories. First of all, we have to overcome the ordeal of Baal, the demon king, but…」
The goddess lingers at the end of her words. Hearing a small “I’m sorry I couldn’t be of much help”, I shook my head.
All of her divine powers and powers that Iris wields through her holy sword were lent to her by the goddess.
I don’t know why, but as she said, she lost most of her powers and was providing full support through Iris, but I couldn’t ask for more.
“I still have enough.”
“Thank you for saying that. Anyway, this is not important… Scarlett?」
The goddess’ voice became quite serious.
“Tell me.”
“Once you have safely overcome the ordeal, there is work for you to do.”
A thing to do.
I asked the goddess.
“For what?”
“For you.”
After I was silent for a while, the goddess continued.
“For you, for your sister, and for Chepes.”
And.
The goddess paused for a moment. She seemed to be choosing what to say next.
“For the sake of this world.”
To be honest.
If I wasn’t Scarlett.
If my sister wasn’t Luna Taylor.
If the people I fell in love with were not destined to fight the demon lord.
Maybe he wasn’t interested in fighting the demon king.
In the end, it’s just a family story.
If I tried to exclude them one by one like that, it would only deny me now.
It’s a result of my choices.
Although there are things I didn’t choose. Even that I accepted. Leticia, my new sister, is proof of that.
Now, more than anyone else, I am at the forefront of the fight against the demon king. To protect all those who gave their hearts to me.
“… What can I do?”
So, like the goddess’s words, “For the sake of the world,” There is no sentence that moves me.
“… Thank you.”
Even though I only heard the voice of the goddess, I felt as if the goddess was smiling faintly in front of her eyes.
“Since time is short, I’ll talk quickly.”
He said he didn’t have enough strength to keep it any longer, and he didn’t know when Baal would find out.
“It’s not a big deal if you get caught, but for now, there’s no point in having a secret conversation like this.”
But.
It’s supposed to convey Baal’s plans behind the scenes, but it won’t make any sense if they get caught.
I listened to the information the goddess gave me and organized it in her head.
What the goddess said, to be honest, there were some problems that I expected to some extent, even if I said ‘as expected’.
“…”
The more you listen
“… No.”
Really?
I thought about doing it.
“… Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Under.”
In the end, I laughed at the story beyond the expected range.
“Are you okay?”
Thinking about what would have happened if she hadn’t heard from the goddess now made her dizzy.
I scratched my throbbing head. It wasn’t because of my mood, but the headache came even though it was the peak of the moon.
“… All right.”
“… Please.”
There was a hint of concern in the goddess’s voice. Even so, she did not change her request. Because in the end it’s something I have to deal with.
Is it exactly our job?
This time too, Iris’s help is essential.
You’ll need your help too.
I suddenly felt that there were quite a few people who could help me.
“They are all women.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t have time?”
At my words, the goddess gave a small chuckle. What’s so funny
“Thank you anyway.”
The presence of the goddess is gradually fading. It seemed that the connection with me was gradually being cut off.
The goddess said before the connection was completely cut off.
“Take good care of Iris.”
That’s true
She’d think she’d be a mother-in-law too.
No Even if she is her mother-in-law, she probably won’t be watching over her 365 days, but the goddess is watching over her all the time because Iris is in her hand.
She swallowed her sigh as she tried to come out.
After the connection with the goddess was severed, the powerful time warping waves around her relics faded.
That should be enough. She reached out and placed her fingertips on her relic.
Dig-! It emits a bright light, and the sacred object melts into me.
I could instinctively realize that there was a new space inside me.
Nameless Hallows of Time.
An incomparable treasure that sets the function according to the wishes of the owner. This treasure newly established within me will gradually fill the space by collecting the fragments of my lost memories.
Clench and open your fists imbued with holy relics.
Nothing really changed. It was just a subtle feeling, so I silently looked down at my fist for several minutes.
Shall I go back
Noona and Iris are waiting for you.
When I went out of the sanctuary, two people stood in front of the entrance of the sanctuary, as if I had been waiting for them.
“What are you two doing here…”
“Why is it taking so long!”
“Brother! Are you okay? Didn’t something happen?”
Hey why are you like this
I stared down dumbfounded at the two clinging to each other and scanning me around.
“I was worried and tried to go inside, but I couldn’t go in as if there was a barrier… !”
“Obsidian and Kona tried to disable it together, but it didn’t work, so I thought something really happened!”
I soothed the two who were almost crying.
“I haven’t been in a very long time, so what are you worried about…”
“I was there for over five hours!”
What do you mean?
Ah.
I realized.
Just as the sanctuary distorted time centered on the holy relic, there is a possibility that time distortion occurred inside and outside the sanctuary as well.
It seems that the flow of time didn’t make a huge difference to the extent that it was impossible to believe because the goddess used her hand.
Anyway, while I spent about thirty minutes inside the sanctuary, five hours had already passed outside.
“You bastard! What did you do inside! Uh!”
I need to appease the two of them first.
