54-054-Tower of the Gods, 6th floor

I am Krull, the White Warrior.

With those words, Krull and Uranus' confession, we learned the truth about the White Warrior.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to find out the truth about this, but I'm sure you're not going to be able to find out that the reason for your deception is that you are a double for a childhood friend who doesn't want to be a hero.

I'm truly sorry about the matter of being a mere swordsman and acting so high and mighty until now.

I'm sure there are many reasons for this. You can't just deny it because it's to protect your childhood friend.

Well thank you, Kanata.

I'm embarrassed to say it again.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good deal more than you think.

It's a good idea to have the real brave man, Krull, with you, so there's very little actual harm from that lie.

But I was really surprised that Elena-san is a genie!　It's amazing that you have the ability to spot the vocation of the people you see!

'Oh, yes. Thank you.

'And he has blue hair and blue eyes!　And your skin is super nice!　She's beautiful!　And you know what, there's a certain elegance that's hard to describe!　This is amazing!　I'm so jealous!

''Ha, ha. Thank you.........

Seeing Krull's giggling at Elena, Uranus and I couldn't help but giggle.

I've always been quiet, and I thought Krull was a quiet boy, but the truth is that he just held back and kept quiet for the reason that he was too chatty and might accidentally say he was a brave man.

Now that we have found out who he is, he talks a lot, as if to relieve his resentment, and I'm honestly surprised at the gap between the two.

By the way, speaking of talking a lot, my foolish sister Satsuki is unusually silent and seems to be thinking about something with a serious expression on her face.

After a while, I wondered if she had collected her thoughts and released a question to Krull.

''So, are you two dating after all?''

!

Uranus and Krull's eyes were blackened by Satsuki's too abrupt blow.

'You, I thought you were troubled by your unusually serious face, but that's what you ended up doing.

Because we are childhood friends and share secrets with each other!　And what a party of two with no one to get in the way!　

"Satsuki is the worst person to bring that up at this point... ouch!　So why are you kicking me low!'

While stunned by Satsuki, who started kicking Yupiter without waiting for an answer to her question, Krul glanced at Uranus with a bit of embarrassment and muttered while her cheeks dyed.

''Well, I haven't told everyone around me, but I'm.......dating~, I guess.

Oh, yeah.

As soon as the two of them answered, a sweet atmosphere begins to surround them.　

''See!''

You see?

But this action by Satsuki made me feel uncomfortable again with what I once saw happening in the world.

--Why did Uranus choose to marry the princess?

I can't see any reason for this conclusion in these two men.

Is there something at the top of the stairs that could break the bond?

When I looked anxiously at the hierarchy above me, Elena, perhaps sensing my state of mind, took my hand in hers and smiled.

Even with that alone, my heart somehow feels lighter.

''........Thanks.

"And you're welcome.

As Elena and I were exchanging such an exchange, for some reason Yupiter was looking at us with a look of unhappiness and satisfaction.

'Satsuki-chan, this is it!　These two are as good as any of us!　It's like a bond that comes across without words!'

'What are you talking about...'

Maybe it's because my sister has been poisoned too much by my sister, but finally even Jupiter has started saying crazy things.

I mean, this isn't the time to be talking about this!

Anyway, let's get to the top level! Let's get to the top of the hierarchy as fast as we can before the others catch up with us!　

Why are you so embarrassed, Onii-chan?

＜Tower of the Gods, Level 6: System Terminal.

When we climbed the crystal staircase and arrived at the sixth level, our eyes fell upon a large space that resembled the temple where Harl and Fleur lived.

It's too big for the top floor of the tower, isn't it?　It seems the room is bigger than the thickness of the tower to begin with...

"Maybe it's an alternate void between the underworld and the heavenly realm but we're not in a tower. It's the other world, so to speak.

Oh, the afterlife...

Hearing Fleur's words, a cold sweat runs down your forehead.

I'm sure the walls and flooring are made of the same material as the temple we lived in. It's not that the people of the kingdom didn't build a warding circuit in the castle, it's just that they couldn't do anything about it by hand. ........Oh?

Harl seems to have found something and flies towards the center of the hall with Fleur.

As we followed behind them, what appeared in front of us was........

"The tablet?

I could only describe it as such because it was a huge, black, angular mass, but I couldn't even tell if the material was actually stone or not.

''Ah, there's some writing on the surface!

As Elena said, the black mass was inscribed with green letters in a wide variety of languages, Elena looked at the top and we looked near the center.

'Force field deployment system. The security signature ... is the same name as the god who summoned me to this world.''

Does that mean that this tower is...?

"There is no doubt about it, Prezente...

I don't understand what Fleur is saying, but the point seems to be that there is no doubt that it was God who built this tower or this floor.

As I continued to read the text, the following sentence followed.

[On the redevelopment of the wards]

The strength of the warding fluctuates according to the magic power of the sorcerer, and the more powerful the magic power is, the more endurance and retention period increases.

[Method of Execution]

It is accepted by touching the object with the intent to activate it.

[Side Effects]

The sorcerer consumes all his magic and cannot use any more skills.

Never again!

Uranus widens his eyes and is astonished at the activation conditions described on the stone tablet.

On the other hand, Elena and I have an indescribable sense of déjà vu, and our expressions look like we've crushed a bitter bug.

''..........you know, just like with Elena, you're always adding rogue conditions.

Awful....

In other words, whoever wards the Frost Kingdom will lose all of their own power in exchange for the king's position.

No matter how much he wanted to protect the people, there was no way he could accept such a joke of a deal.

'Uranus, let's go back.

Oh!

We headed back the way we came, to go down the stairs again.

But--

'Huh?　We came up around here... right?

Satsuki was right, even though we had returned to our original location, what was there was a flat metal floor that stretched out all over.

And in front of us, Fleur was buzzing and waving her hands repeatedly while chanting, but when she suddenly stopped abruptly and snapped, she opened her mouth while trembling as if driven by frustration, though expressionless.

''I can't use spatial transitions... we're... completely trapped.''