308 - - fulfilled promise

"I'm getting dizzy!"

Sola's mutterings are quite understandable.

Mu held up a circular mirror.

On the back of the mirror, Thor and his friends who are looking into the mirror are clearly reflected.

The problem was that they were not seen from the front but from behind.

In other words, the reflections in the mirror were the backs and the backs of the heads of Thor and his friends.

And if the viewpoint is from behind, then, of course, Mo holding the mirror is also reflected in the mirror.

In the mirror in his hand, we see Thor and his friends reflected in the mirror, and also in the mirror within the mirror.

Moreover, the mirror itself is not very large, but the reflection in it is somehow clear to the smallest detail.

Thanks to this, we can see through the world in the mirror, which should be getting smaller and smaller, without having to strain our eyes.

Thor breaks his gaze from the endless series of scenes and hurriedly looks back behind him.

It was because he was struck by the feeling that there was another person watching their backs.

It seems that all of them were afraid of the same thing, and Sora and the others turned around one after another as if they were caught by Thor.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that no one was there.

Orn, looking stunned, expresses his doubts about the mysterious situation.

How in the world does this work?　......Why is the reflection coming from behind? A mirror is supposed to be a reflection of light. Then it can only be a frontal image. ......"

"No, maybe the idea that this is a mirror is wrong in itself."

"I see!　What about the hypothesis that the entire space is cut out and reflected back to us?"

"Maybe it makes sense that the mirror is on the back."

Beside the three of them who had started a discussion, Thor remained silent and thoughtful.

In fact, he had a strong sense of déjà vu at this mirror-like scene.

Thor's actually had an interesting use.

Normally, this magic trick can project images up to 13 seconds into the future, but if the user selects a new future to trigger the at the 13th second, an image 13 seconds into the future is added.

Thus, if one wanted to, it was possible to predict up to 169 seconds later by repeating one after another.

However, even to that extent, the number of raindrop-shaped images would be so large that it would be almost impossible to grasp all of them.

The scene that filled my field of vision was very similar to my current countless overlapping images.

What would happen if two of them appeared at the same time?　

Perhaps, it was out of such curiosity.

In the next moment, Thor unleashed his magic technique almost unconsciously.

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Countless raindrops of images immediately filled his vision.

Thor had expected this, but his eyes widened.

At the same time, for the first time that day, he is startled.

"............ This is amazing."

In the case of a normal , the images of the future are cut out second by second, and countless possibilities are lined up in front of our eyes.

However, what Thor sees now is the smooth movement of these images, which are neatly connected.

Although there are many more, the raindrops have an end because the can only be seen until thirteen seconds later.

However, there was none.

The raindrops in a row do not show any end, but continue beyond the line of sight, into the mirror.

They are no longer drops of water, but a stream of water.

Thor's future actions and their consequences turn into a single stream.

And countless streams gather and become the muddy current of time, rushing toward Thor.

Just when Thor's capacity was reaching its limit due to the overflow of information, the endless world of mirrors suddenly vanished.

In no time at all, Moo tumbles to the ground.

"Oh, I can't take it anymore!"

"Are you okay?　Moo-chan."

The child is picked up by Sola, who rushes to him and holds out a mirror to Thor with a limp face.

"Tor, Tor-chan, Mu can't do it anymore. This is the clue that Hanjin left us: ......"

"I see. Good job, Moe."

Thor strokes the hair of the child, who is nodding off due to a rare loss of magic, and brings his body back to the previous one for a few seconds.

He then took the mirror in his hand and once again invoked .

But all that came into view were the usual images of raindrops.

I knew that the infinite foresight was impossible without Mu's cooperation.

"Moe, how did you do that?"

"Well, the kind where you squeeze them?　You can do it if you squeezed it, To-chan.

"I see. I understand that you don't know what you're talking about.

Probably, it is the same as when he blew off the Thunder Ring of Tenmei.

However, it seems that this time the mirror had enough capacity to withstand even Mu's entire magical power.

Thor mutters in a low voice as he gazes into the mirror, which shines silver in the sunlight.

"So this is the power of the god of time. It's amazing. ......"

After their lunch break, Thor and the others returned down the mountain road to the deserted village.

They split up and collected the remains of the villagers scattered in the grass and in the ruins of houses.

There were enough for several dozen people, but if they cooperated with Mu and used the mirror's , they could make several hundred attempts at once.

By simply choosing the actions that did not strike out, we were able to find most of the bodies easily.

The flying dragon dug a hole under a white magnolia tree on the outskirts of the village, and we buried the collected bones there one by one.

Finally, the white package that Sora had brought with her and the urn containing the ashes of her grandfather were placed in the hole at the base of the tree and covered with soil.

It was now dusk.

"I'm sorry it's not a proper grave, guys."

"No, I'm sure they're happy to see you."

"Yeah, I hope so."

It is impossible for the living to know the hearts of the dead.

Therefore, words of comfort can only be shared among the survivors.

Thor's hand is placed on top of Sora's.

The warmth of the girl's skin reminded Thor of the day he had brought Sola out from behind the wardrobe.

It had been more than half a year ago, but it seemed like only a few days ago.

The girl's ring, which had not been there at that time, told him the time had ticked by.

"Grandpa, thank you so much. I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you. But I'm sure I'll make you happy!　And I'll be happy for you, too, Grandpa, so don't worry and get some rest."

"No, Grandpa, you seemed pretty happy."

Although his earnings were meager, he would sometimes buy sake for his family and happily pour it in the evening while he began to brag about Sora endlessly.

The look in his eyes seemed to indicate that he did not doubt Thor's assurance that he would get his granddaughter back, not even a little.

"Thanks for everything you've done for me, too. Thank you, old man.

He would have known many things about the secrets of this village.

But Sola's grandfather died without revealing any of them.

Thor does not know why he did not reveal them.

However, the success of Thora's grandfather helped the demon tribe to stay in the area, and when he returned home to investigate the situation, he obtained unexpected ritual implements.

Thor secretly sensed that this was not a mere coincidence, but the guidance of the old man who was a priest.

Next spring, there will be plenty of the old man's favorite white flowers. I'll bring you some more sake then.

As if in time with his voice, the red sunset fell behind the mountains.