Chapter 652 – A. A ? ─ Ceres Chooses the Most Dangerous Method Because He Loves the Princess.
“This is… No, it’s a very dangerous and crazy plan.”
The princess spoke calmly and let out a long sigh.
She said it was crazy, but sadly she couldn’t bring herself to go through with this plan.
“This is the only way to return Venus to the future. There’s a magic to that pocket watch, right? If I don’t get it back, I’ll just waste an infinite amount of time on earth.”
“Hmm… Didn’t she say that there was a demon who agreed to help you? She said that even the slightest possibility of meeting that person would gradually disappear…”
“Yes, if it’s that boy, even if something happens underground or there are ugly rumors about me, he will bring me a pocket watch.”
“Is there any reason to think so?”
At the princess’s small question, Ceres swallowed her saliva for a moment.
“Venus may… You won’t believe it, but he is. He’s quite interested in humans on earth.”
“Hoo, are you a demon who loves humans on earth just like you?”
“Yes, I persuaded her, but she definitely thinks that her conversation with Venus will work. You can look forward to it from her.”
Seeing Ceres overflowing with confidence, the princess folded her arms and fell into a moment of contemplation.
“No matter how much I thought about it on earth, there seemed to be no way to get help.”
“I thought about it too, but it’s impossible to find magic to return to the future on earth.”
“Even if I go to Galagon, will you help me? If it becomes known that I am a member of the royal family, there will be an uproar in Holympia.”
If that happens, too many people will get caught up in this.
As long as the princess goes back to the future, she will be treated as if nothing had happened.
‘If things get so involved, isn’t there a possibility that I won’t be able to return to the future? His Majesty the First Emperor may tell me to stay here and kill all the remaining demons.”
If that happens, what should she do as a princess? Even thinking about it for a moment made her feel so terrible that the princess had completely given up on seeking her help on earth.
“Don’t worry too much, Venus. Going back underground is easier than you think. Sigh… I do mind the curse that my mother engraved on my back.”
“Is there no way to break that curse?”
“Well, I don’t think the magic on earth right now will work. And this isn’t just magic…”
Ceres touched her back and shrugged her shoulders.
“I became a source of anxiety. I’m sorry, Venus.”
“Do you have any reason to say you’re sorry to me?! Your mother is the one who created this strange curse on your back!”
Hehe, I’m strangely happy when you say that. Anyway, we’re going back underground Venus. To send you back to the future.”
After making up his mind, Ceres got up from the bed and gently kissed the princess’s cheek and lips.
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“W-w, isn’t there nothing here? Isn’t it just an empty plain?!”
After leaving the hut, the princess walked through the forest for a while, following Ceres.
The princess only had a towel around her waist, but even if she tried, it was impossible to find clothes.
It wasn’t so cold that her hands were shaking, but she was a princess who had no hobby of walking around naked, so her mood was complicated.
“Don’t worry! Venus. It’s probably here somewhere. Unless the navigation system I have is broken…”
“Is there a possibility that it’s broken?!”
Venus looked at his own forearm for a moment and smiled bitterly.
“I never thought I would do something like this on earth.”
“Was it because you couldn’t bring the right equipment from the beginning?”
The princess let out a short sigh and stopped complaining.
‘It’s a little cold, but it’s not like I’m freezing to death, and it’s not like anyone is looking at this half-naked body. Ceres’ feelings must also be complicated…’
The princess, thinking of the best possible outcome, follows Ceres.
The princess lets out a long breath, having never thought that she would walk through the coniferous forest of Galagon covered in pure white snow like this.
“Is it possible to go underground safely?”
“Yes, you will be able to go down safely. The place we arrived at is a little different from the place Venus knows…”
“What kind of place did you go down to say that?”
“The only places Venus has been to underground are the prison and Niflheim, right? Those two places have quite unique scenery.”
“Are you saying these two places are pretty special underground?”
Ceres thought for a moment and checked the hologram on his wrist several times.
As if she had arrived at a place she knew, she looked around for a moment and tapped the ground with her toe.
“It’s a pretty special place. The prison in the first place… You know Venus, right? They half-brainwash people they capture from the ground, so they can use them for their experiments…”
As Ceres spoke, she covered her mouth with her right hand. When Paris’s end came to mind, she said, “Ugh,” And even started to gag.
“Uh, uh… Don’t overthink bad things, Ceres.”
“Ha, haa… Haa… I thought I had shaken it off, but ugh… It’s not like I can recover easily.”
Ceres smiled awkwardly and vigorously rubbed her forehead with the back of her cold hand. Still, she regained her calm expression in an instant.
“Anyway, Niflheim is a school. It is a place where various sisters, from Type A to Type C, receive various educations. Thanks to this, it is the home we must find someday… It is a place that embodies the tranquility of the earth as much as possible, right?” 〈 Br〉
“That huge building… Well, it’s definitely full of beautiful nature, like trees and a river.”
Ceres nods her head and tips her toes across the ground. She was trying to find something, but she wasn’t finding it easily.
“By the way, Ceres. Since last time, the demons have been talking about Type A and Type B. What on earth does that mean?”
“Ah… Now that I think about it, there’s no way Venus, a person on earth, would know what that means…”
Surprisingly, Ceres nodded as if it wasn’t such a big secret.
“We categorize ourselves into types A, B, and C. ABC is all abbreviated words.”
“Hmm… You mean like the elves in Gregorio decided on a tribe?”
Ceres stopped her legs for a moment. She thought of something and snorted.
“Yes, they seem to have mistaken the model name classified by the manufacturer as the name of a tribe… But we can say the same, because they artificially manipulated the genes and evolved it into an appropriate form.”
“Well, I don’t know what evolution is, but then what is type A? What is it that you guys say among yourselves that you are better and look down on others?”
“Type A people are dominant beings. You could say they belong to the ruling class. They are made from birth to be suitable for commanding or commanding someone.”
The princess thought of a word for a moment and made a truly bewildered expression.
“So Type B is a soldier? A consumable for battle?”
“Ah, they are soldiers, but they are not expendable Venus. Do you think they are genetically modified to fight above ground or underground? They are called soldiers, but they are by no means expendable.”
“So, what about type C?”
“Ordinary citizens, nothing special. There is nothing specially modified, and the genetic traits are so diverse that it is difficult to say what there is.”
After finishing her answer, Ceres touches the ground with both her hands.
‘So… Are you saying that all the demons I’ve met so far were type A or type B? Ha, as expected, there are ordinary children and elderly people who don’t know anything.’
The princess was a little relieved.
The fact that her demons were not all evil and that there were beings involved in a huge, ridiculous fight between the surface and the underground made her feel a little, really a little, happy that her thoughts were not the delusions of an immature child. 〉
“Venus. Can you see here? Can you help me remove the rock here…”
“You mean this? Hmm… There’s definitely a wide rock stuck in an absurd location… Wow!”
─Crash!
As if pulling out a tree by its roots, the princess simply grabbed a huge stone that was several times larger and dozens of times heavier than her own body.
─Tuung!
“Ha… It’s really amazing every time I see it. Ah, I’ll tell you in advance, but it’s a type B demon that clumsily copied Venus’s super strength. If you have to fight in the future, you’d better be careful. If you’re wearing Power Arma, you’ll be outclassed. Because.”
“Wow, this is an armor that seems to be overflowing with power…”
Ceres laughed at her joke, which was not the princess’s joke. Ceres quietly looked at the area where the huge stone had been removed and smiled with satisfaction.
“Venus, this is the entrance.”
“This is the entrance? Isn’t it a pit full of dirt?”
“Camouflage is basic.”
As Ceres touched the hologram that appeared on his forearm, a haze began to rise inside the pit that was only filled with dirt.
─Pazizik
With a strange sound, the dirt disappeared like a mirage and a huge door appeared. The appearance of the door was the same as the steel door seen at the entrance to the dungeon or when leaving the facility, so the princess covered her mouth with her hand.
“How many places like this are underground?”
“Well, I don’t know exactly how many there are. But follow me, Venus.”
Beep, beep, Ceres magically opens the huge door by touching the hologram and easily enters inside.
A pure white hallway unfolded before my eyes as if it were obvious, and the lights on the ceiling blinked and became brightly bright.
“Again… The demon facility… No, wait…”
The princess crossed her arms in a strangely familiar scene.
‘I strangely feel like I’ve seen this place before… Where have I seen it before? It’s not the basement of a basilica… It’s not a place full of dolls… Umm, Hedone? Hedone’s sisters were there…’
Since the scenery was subtly the same and different, the princess thought about it for a while and then quickly followed Ceres.
She opened the door to a huge room and entered it as if it were a given.
“Now, wait! Isn’t this a dimensional gateway?”
“Dimension gateway…? I don’t know what you’re talking about, but there’s a teleport that goes underground.”
The princess looked around in surprise because the sight of the huge room was so familiar.
Although it was kept spotless, this was a place the princess knew very well.
‘Cha, the dimensional gateway… Was made with the technology of the demons, not the technology of the royal family? Well, then… What on earth is that huge room in the basement of Holympia with so many dimensional gateways?’
She was a princess in a cold sweat, but she couldn’t be deep in her thoughts.
“Venus, from now on I’m going down underground to send you back to the future. No matter what happens in the future, can you trust me?”
“… Didn’t you tell me the secrets of the demons as if it were nothing? I always trust you.”
“Thank you, Venus. I’ll show you how we live underground. Take my hand.”
Seeing her calm voice and outstretched hand, the princess took a deep breath.
‘Let’s not think about the dimensional gateway now and focus on how to return to the future. Ceres is working hard!’
After making up her mind, the princess took her white hand and intertwined it with hers.
