CH 121

10-12 minutes 25.07.2022

Let’s look into the phantom thief that made a fuss 20 years ago. Ursch-kun also said, ‘It’s a problem.’ and he will answer next time.

For the time being, the most important thing I have to think about right now is what to ask when Marieta returns. There are several things that I could come up with.

(1) About the ‘Demon King Worship Group’ behind the fire incident.

(2) About the information obtained during the loop. Especially about Ursch-kun. Incidentally, about the theory of replacement of the contents of Isabella in the parallel world.

(3) About the nursery rhyme ‘King’s Fragment’ and if she knows any other similar nursery rhymes.

(4) Time and cause of the destruction of the world.

I heard about the destruction of the world on the platform of the station when we first met. I remember, ‘I don’t know how many times I repeated it. Sometimes the reason for destruction is the same and sometimes it’s different. However, I was able to grasp the fact that a great sage was involved in it in my last life.’ Maybe. I felt like I didn’t know what it was, so I wanted a little more information.

If the reason for destruction is the same sometimes and different other times, it means that the reason for destruction changes with each loop, so if you ask about the situation at that time, you will know the cause. Ursch-kun, not me. I can’t make such a guess, so I’m going to ask Ursch-kun when I gather information.

While thinking about such things, I put a note of the list of things I wanted to ask in my brain, and the area around the main gate became lively. Some students cheered at the main gate and ran around. Apparently, the protected students returned while being escorted by the military police and Knights.

We had the infant Bella, so we looked at it from a distance from the group. The returning students seemed to disband as they entered the premises of the academy. They thanked the knights who escorted them and left, and mixed into the students who had gathered.

From the group, students who didn’t know Marieta smiled and patted her with a smile while saying, ‘Welcome back, I’m really glad you were safe.’

Finding the figure of Marieta, Barbara rushed to her while holding Bella. Miriana chased after her. I also tried to chase after her, but I suddenly stopped.

Marieta must want to make sure her daughter is safe first. How could I, who is not that close to them, break into the reunion of the mother and daughter who have not seen each other in a few days? As a mother, she would want to spend a good time reuniting with her daughter. But if I run up to her, she will have to deal with me.

Yes. Let’s read the atmosphere for a moment and talk to her after the emotional reunion is over. With that in mind, I watched the reunion of parent and child from a distance. I could hear the people around me being happy about their reunion and safety, so I also looked around with a feeling of joy.

Suddenly, I felt uncomfortable.

In a moment boiling with joy, I was really worried about that feeling, and I looked around and tried to find the cause of the discomfort.

It’s a place I know very well. The main gate that I have visited many times in the last few days. More than that, it was the main gate that I often saw in my previous life. The opening sound is set to background music when you log into the game, and it is the main gate that can be seen endlessly along with the words ‘Now Loading. . .’. It’s a time-consuming main gate that makes you feel like you’re looking at it more than you parents’ faces when you update it.

The main gate is seen from the outside on the game screen. There is a plaza on the other side of the main gate, and in the center of the plaza is a fountain surrounded by flowers, and glittering crystals are floating in the air around the center of the fountain while rotating.

Recalling that much, I noticed a sense of discomfort. For the last few days, the crystals have certainly been spinning over he fountain. I mean, there were crystals when I went with Ursch-kun to pick up my robe this morning. I think there was a crystal at the edge of my vision when I was talking to Miriana about the Phantom.

But now, there are no crystals above the fountain. Instead, a white stone statue of a fairy, whose mouth is cutely hidden with one hand, is spinning. The stone statue was so white that it was dazzling in the light. The dragonfly-like wing part is like a thinly shaved crystal, which reflects and diffuses the light and is usually dazzling.

The stone statue fairy flutters a simple dress, and the fluffy curly hair up to the shoulders is like cotton candy. Her toes stretched out and her legs and one hand open freely seemed to be flying around and dancing happily, partly because it was spinning.

It’s a very cute stone statue. Unless it suddenly appears.

It’s scary. Why did it show up all of a sudden? Is it some kind of secret event or something?

I looked around to see if anyone else had noticed, but everyone was happy to see each other again and didn’t seem to notice.

I’m afraid to approach it. No matter how you look at it, it’s not the usual crystal. Well, it’s obviously different from a distance.

Should I call Ursch-kun? But while I’m on the call, it can disappear suddenly, just like when it appeared, so what should I do?

Alright, for the time being, I will contact Ursch-kun with the necklace and ask him for help. I grasped my necklace and tried to communicate with Ursch-kun.

“Call, Ursch”

Immediately after that, a loud ringing hit.

When the long yet short ringing passed, the surroundings were silent.

I looked around in surprise.

Everyone was still there.

They were still happy and smiling.

At a distance, the torso of a male student was raised.

Some people were running around and making a fuss.

And Marieta was holding Bella and having fun talking with Barbara and the others.

But I couldn’t hear anything. I looked down at the necklace that I was clenching. I thought Ursch-kun might have responded and I just couldn’t hear it, but the necklace wasn’t working.

I tried to communicate again.

“Call, Ursch”

However, the sound of my voice was muffled as if I was listening to it from underwater. The necklace wasn’t working either.

I didn’t know what to do, but first I headed towards Marieta and Barbara to inform them of the anomaly. However, I didn’t move forward at all, as if there were an invisible wall of ‘Konjac-style jelly’.

What is the cause? I can only think of the stone statue of a fairy that suddenly appeared.

Once again, I looked back at the stone statue of the fairy. The water in the fountain was shining in the light reflected by the fairy wings. As I stood and stared at the stone statue, a girl’s singing voice echoed. It seemed like I could hear it coming from inside the fountain.

There was a lonely king on the mountain of Helvandanya.

The king was alone on the mountain of Helvandanya.

The king doesn’t get off the mountain, but he is still more knowledgeable than anyone else.

The king, with his hands folded, was still stronger than anyone else.

The king can’t open his eyelids, but he can see better than anyone else.

The king doesn’t speak, but he’s still more attractive than anyone else.

There was a lonely king on the mountain of Helvandanya.

The king was alone on the mountain of Helvandanya.

One day, a holy knight came from the sky to save the king.

He divided it into ten kings.

When the gentle holy knight disappeared under the mountain of Helvandanya,

Ten kings lament on the mountain of Helvandanya.

The ten kings went on a journey across the distant sea.

Seven are in the land, two of them disappeared.

There is no strong king on the mountain of Helvandanya.

There is no single king on the mountain of Helvandanya.

The song is different!!

I didn’t remember the content of the song well, but it’s true that the content of the song is partially different from what I heard from Marieta!

This is absolutely something. However, in the current situation, Ursch-kun can’t be contacted, and the mysterious invisible was interferes with me getting away from the fountain.

Does it mean that I can’t move unless I do something about the cause?

I thought about it for a while, but I couldn’t come up with a good idea to somehow get out of the current situation. I’m not good at thinking that way in the first place.

There’s nothing I can do except check the fountain!! Maybe! I can’t think of anything else!!

I prepared and started running towards the fountain. Unlike when I headed towards Marieta and the others, I was able to run without resistance.

I jumped over the flowers and stood on the edge of the fountain. Despite this behavior, the people around me didn’t even glance in my direction. Apparently, I’m being removed from the consciousness of others.

I walked along the edge and observed the fairy statue and the fountain. To be honest, even if I observed it, I couldn’t understand anything.

When I looked back and forth between the fairy and the fountain several times, shining letters emerged on the surface of the water.

The characters were nostalgic. It’s [Japanese].

I read the letters that slowly emerged aloud.

“‘If you’re on my side, I’ll give you half of the world.’ Which dragon king’s line is this!!”

When I read it out loud and involuntarily put tsukkomi into the content, I was instantly sucked into the magic circle that floated in the fountain.

Before I knew it, I was in a cave where water was dripping. Even though there was no one there, I muttered involuntarily.

“What kind of situation is this. . .”

Something important happened!!!! What is this development?! Did past life Ursch set this whole thing up for Isabella? They are the only two people that I know of that can read Japanese in that world other than the holy knight person, but the school was probably built after he was long gone. So I really can’t think of any other possibility. What else could it be? Let’s wait and see what happens next.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!