157 148 · Crisis of extinction

"Oh, Elaine, what's the matter?"

The Royal Castle.

As we hurried to Nigel's room, we met Douglas on the way.

"Douglas! Actually, something terrible has happened..."

"Hmm? Is this a case? What the hell is that..."

“I don't have time to go into detail. I will go to Nigel's place now. Are you coming too?"

"Hmm, Nigel..."

Then Douglas glared openly.

"In that case, I will refrain." Let me talk to you later. "

Huh? Are you sure?

"I thought if it was Douglas, I'd see it clearly..."

Before my doubts were cleared up, Douglas left the scene to escape.

But when you leave,

"... it's awkward to face him now. Absolutely... why should I be considerate of him?"

I was muttering, but I don't understand the reason anymore.

"Onee-chan, let's go!"

Oh, right! Let's go!

Cecilie pulls the hem of her clothes and switches her head.

Once again, we ran to Nigel's room.

"Nigel! The clock tower in the square..."

Yeah, I'm listening to you.

When he got to Nigel's room,── he already had a steep expression on his face.

"What the hell is going on?" Even with bags and wallets, I don't think it's that easy to get rid of the clock tower..... "

“I need to talk to you about that.”

I told Nigel about the [White Snake] I heard from the goddess.

"I-It's not like that..."

Nigel can't hide his surprise when he's finished talking.

“The situation seems to be more serious than we thought. So I thought I couldn't hold on to it alone, so I thought I'd ask for your help.”

"Yeah, that's not a mistake. If you're even involved with an evil god, you'll have to put your hips in it."

Nigel's voice tastes more serious.

A snake... is erasing everyone's precious things, isn't it?

Yes.

And... a question came up from Cecilie-chan who was listening next to me, so I shook my head vertically.

Well then, why don't we just take down that bad guy?

Well, if a series of incidents is the work of [White Snake], it's likely to converge if we take him down.

Ralph agreed with me.

But.

"Things are not that simple."

──and the voice of the goddess echoes in my head.

Eliane, even Nigel...

Got it.

I will place my hand on Nigel's back and grant him the blessing of a goddess.

By doing this, Nigel can hear the goddess too.

My companion, Nigel. Can you hear me?

"Yes, I can hear you. I was talking about defeating the [White Snake]... but what do you think of the goddess?"

Nigel asks, and the goddess begins to speak with a serious voice.

Indeed, if you defeat the── [White Snake], the power will disappear. Therefore, what happens next can be prevented beforehand... and what has disappeared due to the [White Snake] is thought to return to its original location. "

"Isn't it a solution to everything?──"

But...

As if to shatter my hopes, the goddess continues.

[The [White Snake] is a kind of god, although it is an evil god. If you kill── a god, the punishment may fall and Lynchgiham may disappear. ”

Lynchgi ham is extinguished──.

We are stunned to hear the facts of the shock.

“How can you say that?”

This is the result of a comprehensive overview of the situation up to now. Nigel, this kind of incident is happening only in Lynchgham, isn't it?

"Yeah. I thought maybe I was in another country... so I collected information." But it's only happening in Lynchghi Ham. "

I see... [White Snake] must have hit Lynchgi Ham with a wedge.

"Wedge...?"

I ask questions of unfamiliar words.

Originally, God is aimed at the whole world. It's basically not── about empowering just one country. But sometimes there is a need to focus on just one country. In that case, we wedge the area and focus on the power of God.

Therefore, in this state, if God's killing is carried out, God's punishment── will be inflicted on the wedged region of Lynchghi Ham. Thousands of years ago, there were cases where one country was destroyed. "

Listening to that story, I was trapped by the feeling of sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

I can't move satisfactorily because of the water and I can't breathe. The more you try, the worse it── feels.

"Is there no way to remove the wedge?"

'No, you'll have to pray that it will come off naturally over time. That said... even if the wedge comes off, the divine punishment will not change due to the divine killing. If only Lynchgi ham is safe, you don──'t think that's okay?

"... yes"

What if, instead, the Kingdom of Berkhaim is extinguished?

... I can't regret what I did. Directional removal of the wedge is excluded for the time being.

"Can't you do something about it?" The way that Lynchgi Ham doesn't disappear and your precious things don't disappear anymore..... "

…………

In response to my question, the goddess does not reply immediately.

If you were a goddess, you would have come up with a good idea. Just a few seconds of── silence would break that expectation.

It was an unpleasant silence.

And eventually──.

I think it's── very difficult.

and the goddess determines.

That's right!

But... there are only two possible ways.

The goddess went on.

The first is to remake the [White Snake]. If the [White Snake] has wiped out your precious things, you can change it so that it doesn't.

However, it is impossible to change God in a biocomprehensible way. Well... [The White Snake] might be able to rebuild it if you hit it with a force of the exact opposite nature.]

"Exactly the opposite... what is that like?"

Beings far from God. If God protects the world, the opposite is the power that destroys the world. If so, may I say── that the white is painted black? Do you have such great power?

"... no."

Even if my power is incredible, it is only drawing on the power of the goddess.

In other words, it's the same kind of power as the [White Snake].

It would be── impossible to replace the [White Snake].

So what's the other way?

Next, Nigel asked the goddess.

But.

Maybe it's a slightly different way of saying it, but── suddenly, why is [The White Snake] hitting Lynchgi Ham with a wedge and destroying the precious things in this city...?

“What do you mean?”

"Even though it is an evil god, it is difficult to think of unnecessary exercise of power. In other words, the [White Snake] may be currently rampaging or someone else may be using its power.”

In other words, if we can find someone using the [White Snake], we can stop releasing power.

and Nigel ask questions.

No, it's impossible to stop a god who has moved once. God is not that convenient.

But if anyone is really── using it,── there might be a clue hidden in it to change the [White Snake]. "

Certainly... you're right to tell the goddess.

But...

"Does such a person really exist?" I don't think it's normal to use the power of God.... "

... I have only one idea.

The goddess continues to speak with her voice as something even more strange.

There is an 'angel' beside God. If you are an angel serving the [White Snake], you will understand its power deeply, and it also contains magical powers similar to those of God. Or...... ”

"Angel..."

I am only known in books.

However, it was unclear why the angels were using the power of the [White Snake] to destroy everyone's precious things. Not to mention where she is... "

Even if I could find it, it didn't stop the [White Snake]. Don't rely too much on it.

"This is going to be a pain in the ass..."

Saying that, Nigel's voice sank.

"But there's nothing I can do but say." All we can do is find a powerful power that can remake the [White Snake]. And the other thing was to find out who was using the power of the [White Snake]. Let's face forward. If we stop, the people will be in trouble. ”

"Um, yeah. That's right. I'm sorry, Elaine. You're always helping me.”

and Nigel raise his face.

His concern is justifiable. Even I am so anxious that I want to cry.

But I promised everyone in the square, "I'll make sure to solve it."

Don't stay down forever to keep that promise.

"Onee-chan really looks so hard." Is there anything Cecily can do to help? "

"I don't know what you were talking about, but you were communicating with the goddess?" Ralph will also be able to help.

The goddess's voice wasn't heard by Cecilie and the others.

But Cecilie and Ralph── take good care of us.

"Thank you. For now, I don't know where to start... but I'll let you both know if I'm in any trouble."

Don't be shy.

and Ralph licked my cheek.

It feels rough and pleasant.

If it wasn't for this kind of situation, I would have moved to love Ralph like this, but I didn't feel like it── now.

"Onee-chan! Don't forget. Cecilie is always on your side!"

”Fufu, thank you Cecily-chan too”

You have to do your best to keep Cecily smiling.

──However, I may not have understood the seriousness of the situation at this time.

I couldn't prevent that big incident from happening──.