Chapter 123 – Time Temple (4)
How did the persuasion of the two end well?
“If that’s the case, you should have told me in advance…”
“As expected, the goddess had a will for everything.”
Iris, who witnessed the incompetence of her older sister who shamelessly blamed me and the goddess she believed in, but was relieved to learn that it was all premeditated to some degree.
No.
How do you say that in advance?
I’m glad that both of you seem to be relieved. Recalling the memory from earlier that I wondered if I was being eaten, she nodded her head.
“Still, in five hours, your body will be fully recovered.”
Since I am immortal, most of them would have recovered in just 30 minutes, but since the two of them were only human, they would have needed time to focus on their recovery.
During the 30 minutes I spent in the sanctuary, five hours must have passed for the two of us, and most of the major wounds were fully healed, so that we could move without difficulty…
“Uh…”
“… That is.”
… ?
The reaction of the two was strange. It seems to be avoiding my gaze. Avert your eyes to look at the floor or far away and smoke a different voice.
Like there’s something poked.
I wrinkled the tip of my nose. I don’t know anything else, but I can smell the scent of blood better than anyone else.
“… What did you do?”
After checking the condition of the two, I was stunned.
… Almost nothing different from five hours ago, right?
This is something I did or did while I was in the sanctuary.
Did the Guardian show up again? Or anything else that might be a threat?
But why didn’t you tell me?
I felt sorry for the two people who would have been overdoing it while I was gone, but on the contrary, I felt a bit sad that they were trying to hide that fact from me.
“… Oh Mr. It’s not like that.”
Perhaps reading that emotion from my expression, my sister nervously spit it out.
Iris also gave her a small nod.
Now that I look at it, both of their faces are a bit red.
“… No. It doesn’t come out even after hours of going in.”
“I wanted to know what happened to my brother…”
Ah.
「Ohhh…」
Obsidian crying pitifully. If five hours had passed, almost all of the wounded spiritual bodies should have been restored, but it was not much different from before I entered the sanctuary.
No. Rather, I have something like a lump on my forehead.
“Did you really try to force your way into the sanctuary?”
Perhaps it was the end of the story, the two turned their heads again.
“Guoong…」
Only Obsidian stroked my bumpy forehead and wept bitterly.
It was a bump on the spiritual body of the highest-ranking spirit, nothing else. It was an appearance that could not be explained unless the forehead was slammed into the barrier of the sanctuary.
“He is crying.”
As I gazed at Obsidian, as if to hear it, “Guoong Uoong…” 」 Weep bitterly and mournfully. Beside him, Kona, who had been reverse-summoned and returned, was wiping away the dripping tears.
“Do not cry. Pop.”
“Ooh…」
A spirit in the shape of a salamander the size of a house being appeased by a spirit girl in her early teens.
Anyway, I looked at my sister again.
“No… , What… , I’m sorry…”
Is that what you call an apology?
“Obsidian, I’m sorry…”
Iris sincerely apologized to the salamander who was crying.
“Ohh…」
Nod
Obsidian also shook his head at Iris’ apology. The tears that were dripping were also stopped.
He is a top-notch spirit, but also a naive guy.
“You say it’s okay.”
“I don’t think it’s okay to see my sister.”
Is not it. Because he’s such a nice guy, is he just forgiving this much? I honestly don’t know because he’s the only one who can’t communicate through language.
My older sister, who is a contractor, and I, who are no different from spirits, tend to understand what emotions are meant to be expressed.
At least, Kona, which overlaps even the system, seems to have smooth communication.
It was then.
“Luna! I apologize again directly to Dian!」
“D-Dian?”
Is it from Obsidian? Well, since it’s a giant salamander, it has a very cute appearance, so such a dainty title suited it well. However, my sister seemed perplexed as if she had heard it for the first time.
“You apologized…”
No. It’s not a title, it’s just because you want to apologize again.
I banged my forehead.
“It hurts!”
My sister opened her eyes wide and looked at me. With a face that said, “How can you hit me?”, She took another hit.
Bean.
“Evil!”
After they hit me a few more times like that, at first I thought, “You bastard! It’s been a while since I whispered, “Where is the place to hit me? Hit me!”
“Sorry…”
「Gouuung…」
When I bowed my back and apologized, Obsidian accepted it with a smile as if he were proud of the fact that he raised the corner of his mouth.
It’s a salamander, but it’s amazing how you can tell if it’s smiling or not.
“Good job! Let’s get along well with each other now!”
“Originally, we got along well…”
「Uh huh!」
“Ah, I got it.”
It’s like a conversation between mother and daughter. Or teachers and students? Either way, Kona, who appears to be in her early teens, looks older.
Come to think of it, isn’t Kona more senior?
It’s only the appearance that’s young, but it’s a spirit.
It must have been over a hundred years since I lived in Calia’s Lair.
“… Yes?”
Kona suddenly raised her head, and she twisted her head in a puzzled way.
“Weird. I suddenly felt bad about something.”
“I didn’t think anything of it.”
“Really?”
Is it really the spirit’s sense? While admiring the surprisingly sharp sensation inside, the older sister opened her mouth as if something was stabbing her inside.
Anyway.
The pair of applause drew attention.
“Both of you seem to have recovered less, so let’s rest a little longer. It would be better to sleep well here for the night.”
“Eww.”
Perhaps they thought the time was getting late because of them, the two of them looked a bit sullen.
I did it because I was worried that something might have happened to me, but I did it when I thought it was admirable, I don’t want to blame it.
“Are you okay. Rather thank you Did you like me that much?”
“What? What are you talking about? Really my Anyway, that’s over-consciousness.”
“Yes…”
When I said that while trembling, the reaction was divided. The older sister shook her head in amazement, and Iris nodded shyly.
“What? No. That, no, then I’m the only one who thinks it’s weird…”
Suddenly, Iris and I gave a different answer, and my older sister, who was looking at me, gritted her teeth and mumbled.
“Joe, Joe…”
Article?
Are you trying to tell me that you like me?
Did she even think that she didn’t want to be pushed by Iris?
“Article…”
I quietly waited for my sister’s mouth to open. Iris was also peeking at her sister. The older sister’s mouth trembled as she received the attention of the two of us.
“… Fuck you! Fuck you! You bastard!”
This.
She was a disingenuous person anyway.
Neither Iris nor I could hold back her laughter and exploded. Fuheh, my sister’s face turned red when she saw us laughing. She knows that she too is ashamed of herself.
“Stop laughing!”
*
It was night. After fighting with the guardian, the dusty floor was roughly cleaned and camp was set up.
I settled down in a large tent and lay down, followed by Iris and my sister.
“I’m already lying down.”
My older sister, who had been upset about something a little while ago and was finally relieved, patted my leg with her foot while grunting.
“Ruler. Lie down here.”
Tuk-tuk. As I lay down and pat the seat next to her, I stand tall and stare down at me.
It hurts her pride to do as she is told, and it’s a pity to say no again. With a mysterious expression on his face, he stood hesitantly.
“I want to lie down.”
Fit.
While my sister hesitated, Iris quickly took the seat next to her.
“Oh.”
A devastated voice. She was startled by the sound that her sister had unknowingly spat out, and bit her lip.
So really.
I pointed again at Iris on the other side where she lay. She lay down in her middle to do this and prayed.
“Lie down here.”
“…”
He walks in without saying a word.
The one on the right is Iris, and the one on the left is my older sister.
It’s a flower in both hands.
I had slept like this for several days now, but I felt sure for nothing. Maybe it was because he was relaxed after obtaining the holy relic.
“Get a good night’s sleep, both of you.”
No answer came back. Both of them were so tired that they seemed to fall asleep right away.
Certainly, after a lot of work, the body is in a state of fatigue. There is nothing strange about falling asleep as if fainting.
I felt quite comfortable when I achieved what I set out to do right away. It wasn’t anything else, because it was something I had to do to find my memories.
But I couldn’t completely let go. On the way back, I had to stop by Draculea, and the request the goddess gave me was still there.
Still. It’s okay to take a little rest today.
I closed my eyes to go to sleep.
…
“Sleep?”
Took.
Not long after I closed my eyes, I felt a hand waking me up.
A voice that lightly touches my chest and whispers softly.
I opened my eyes and turned my head to see Iris, who had pulled the blanket over her lips, staring at me with only her eyes sticking out.
Clearly visible blue eyes contained me.
“Why?”
With the spirit slowly returning, Iris slightly drove off the drowsiness and asked the question, and Iris answered.
“Luna unni seems to be sleeping right now.”
I moved my head and looked slightly to the left. I saw my older sister who seemed tired. I turned my head again and looked at Iris.
“You.”
“Then.”
Iris hesitated. I grabbed the blanket that was covering the bottom of her eyes with my hand and gently pulled it up to cover my eyes.
“… Shall we kiss?
