episode_0065

“Are you out of your mind?”

When I came to my senses, I was on the bed.

······It is orthostatic hypotension. I thought it was okay, but as soon as I stood up, it went to the goal. If there is a downside to bipedal walking, it is a downside.

“I have some advice for you.”

Dragonia looked down at me with an expressionless expression.

“It takes anywhere from several to hundreds of times more resources to create an item than to maintain it. You must have absolute peace of mind.”

···I see.

This is a euphemistic explanation. Get some sleep.

“I thought I knew my body best, but the person who knew my body best was not me, but the doctor.”

Dragonia nods.

“Please do not forget your current mindset and follow the judgment of experts.”

When I came to my senses, my body started itching again.

Even if it were, one hit would make me faint again. Elysia is sleeping. Beyond the medical center, the village was also quiet.

“How long has it been since I collapsed?”

“Half a day has passed.”

“······?”

Half a day? Was it not orthostatic hypotension?

Then why are you standing in front of me in the wee hours of the morning?

······There must be some business. Having business was the same. I don’t think there’s any attention at the moment, so let’s ask anything we’re curious about now.

“Can I ask you one question?”

“What are you curious about?”

“Why can’t you save that troll── Amor?”

“How did you come to know the name Amor?”

Answering a question as a question is quite unsatisfactory.

Are names important? From the beginning, this person asked only what he wanted to know. Even if I do, will it answer my question?

My emotions subside as I continue to stare at the wall.

This person does not look down on me. I can’t be a great person like that. I’m just trying to decide something through my answer.

“Because he told me.”

“Amor wanted death.”

Did you know Amor?

“If he died from that… I think it would be fortunate.”

A feeling of loneliness passed over her face as she couldn’t find any emotion. I thought he was an emotionless person, but I guess that’s not the case. By any chance, did he mean the Dragonia that Amor was talking about?

“Among those who know Amor’s name, you and I are the only ones who know his true face.”

What does the name Amor mean? What is the relationship between this person and Amor?

“······Would you like to go see Amor?”

Maybe she’s lying to me.

The cries of reason are silenced by violent emotions.

“Yes.”

“Please do not be surprised if changes occur in your body and please remain calm.”

Dragonia slowly reaches out her hand to me.

[illusion]

[Transparency]

[Weakened gravity]

[Telekinesis]

[Enhanced Vitality]

[Lubrication]

…

Spouts magic in rapid fire.

Every time, I felt that something was changing in my body. Because it wasn’t a bad change, I was able to tolerate the strange sensations I felt in my body.

Only about ten seconds.

How many words did he utter during that time? After muttering for a while, Dragonia reached out her hand to me.

“You can walk now.”

Does that mean catch it?

I held the outstretched hand and carefully pulled myself up, but I didn’t feel like I was falling down again or feeling dizzy. The same thing happens even if you step carefully.

“Please do not do anything that puts a strain on your heart. You have spread your words so that others do not recognize you, but please be careful because your words will be broken if you speak first or show signs of interest.”

I nodded.

I don’t know what kind of magic was used, but my body felt light.

Now I think I can pull off the dunk shots of basketball players that I only see on sports channels.

As I walked behind Dragonia, who left the medical center, I saw Claudia scooping up mushroom-filled lake water and putting it in a bottle. I made eye contact with Claudia and Dragonia.

The two exchanged a quick glance, and Claudia began pouring water into the remaining bottles. It was a moment when I wondered if I had become invisible. Looking at Claudia’s reaction, I guess it’s true that I can’t see.

Because she always pretended to know me.

······The magic that makes you die. What a lonely magic.

The sky outside the cave, with the rainy season just around the corner, was blue without a single cloud.

Early morning before dawn.

It didn’t really feel like I was passed out for half a day, but now that I’ve seen it with my own eyes, it finally feels real. The guards standing at the entrance were so frightened by the dragonia that they couldn’t even say a word.

“There are many mysterious things in this world other than magic. At the northern end, there are even demi-humans made of iron rather than flesh and bone.”

···A man made of iron?

Isn’t that a machine? It’s not like there aren’t animals with iron on their bodies. Even on Earth, the scale-footed conch that lives in the deep sea carries iron.

But is it called iron at all?

“Among these things, Amor is the biggest variable that even we cannot understand.”

In my opinion, it’s impossible to understand the iron demi-human.

“Wouldn’t it be possible to look at memories using magic?”

“Dragonia’s index can even check the memories of people with amnesia, but Amor cannot.”

···It is more surprising that something is impossible for this person than not being able to see Amor’s memories.

Because even the dead can be brought back to life.

“That goes for you too.”

“······Yes?”

“You are not ordinary either.”

“────!”

My heart beats as if I had been sentenced to death. You already caught it when you treated me! Could it be that the reason you brought me here…?!

“If a human loses more than half of his or her blood, most people will die. When I indexed your body, you only had about a third of your blood left.”

…Fortunately, it seems he wasn’t talking about memories of the devil.

When Dragonia thought about it later, she couldn’t help but laugh. Come to think of it, Jules did the same thing to me. It’s a miracle. Is there anything like a miracle in this world?

I was the type of person who thought God didn’t throw dice. Did the devil do something to me?

That’s all there is.

You should never pretend to know this.

If I do that, I might actually be taken in by an angel or something! This person’s every action has meaning. That look looking down at me right now must have some meaning.

You should never easily say what you want.

“You say you die if you lose even half of it? But he’s alive. I think you checked incorrectly?”

“I tried to check my memories to find anything unusual, but something blocked me and I couldn’t check. My heart is beating strong, so please calm down.”

How do you know the sound of my heart?!

“You have extraordinary abilities.”

“Yes? I don’t know?”

“Yes. It is still difficult for the person to recognize it.”

What are you talking about? I’m feeling good.

“You will need Amor’s help until you have at least recovered.”

“What do you mean? Amor is dead.”

“The seven servants who created this world each have their own powers. The nameless Mother Goddess who blessed Amor is responsible for the vitality and maintenance of life.”

This is something that would have been true in the Paleolithic era.

Plus, answers to alumni books.

“Where is that? When the time comes, you will die.”

Don’t you need a scientific explanation?

I thought the words were coming out strangely, so I hung up.

“You must not doubt the existence of the servant.”

“······.”

I’m angry!

The voice is quite flat, but the atmosphere has changed. As the conversation becomes sharper, the nuances that were used to make it easier for the other person to hear the words become dull.

That’s right, this person was that servant’s servant!

“···Now that I think about it, Amor also said that he was blessed by the nameless Mother Goddess.”

He spoke in a passing manner and looked at a secluded place. Dragonia’s indifferent eyes glance at me.

“Mother Mother Goddess’ blessings are given to the plant as befits its name.”

Did you pass over…?

I responded as if I didn’t know.

“···I guess so? Well, because it’s Mother Earth.”

” Therefore, it is structurally impossible for people, rather than plants and the earth, to receive the blessings of the Earth Mother directly.”

What does this mean again?

If that is structurally impossible, the blessing cannot be given to Amor.

“Because I did it somehow, the result came out. You are the servant who created the world in the first place.”

Amor’s ability to heal wounds was beyond description. Even superheroes from movies don’t recover that way.

At least he’s bleeding, and even if Amor gets hit by a bow, his wound heals in the time it takes for a single drop of blood to flow.

When you prick your finger to give a drop of blood, wasn’t there only one drop of blood that came out?

“According to what you said, Amor was blessed by the Mother Goddess. Things blessed by the Mother Goddess generally do not wither, and no matter how injured they are, they will recover. It also blesses the earth, and even the plants around it tend to grow huge.”

I know that because I saw it with my own eyes.

The plants around Root Village and Ymir’s tomb have not withered, so there are no fallen leaves that should naturally be laid down under the forest.

“Having received the blessing of Mother Goddess in that small body means that the power is very powerfully concentrated. Amor’s blood is an elixir of eternal life that works not only for plants but also for demi-humans. When the power is concentrated, you become immortal.”

I thought from the beginning that it was similar to super regeneration. Why is the blessing that should be given to the great earth being given to people in the middle of the day?

Of course, it’s huge like Ymir’s tomb or honey mushrooms── Wait.

Immortal?

“······Amor is alive?”

“Yes. Amor is alive.”

Even with his head cut off, he’s still alive?

So, does that mean that if I attach my head, I can come back to life? How do you join it? How can I help? What kind of nonsense is this?

Haven’t you seen that resilience?

Amor does not die even if his body is torn to pieces. I came here with the intention of visiting Amor’s tomb, but there was no longer any need for that. Still, I have to say hello.

“Where is Amor?”

“I am protecting you. The corpse that your master or other demi-humans are looking at cannot be covered with the camouflage I made.”

There are a lot of things I want to ask, but there is one thing I am most curious about.

“Is it okay if you tell me that?”

Amor once mocked himself by saying that he had paid a great price for his abilities. It probably came about because that ability became known to the outside world.

If this Dragonia truly cared for Amor, she should not have revealed Amor’s secret to me. It doesn’t matter whether I know Amor’s name or not.

Amor and I have only met for one day. In the first place, the fact that other people reveal other people’s secrets is a problem in itself. If it is a sensitive matter, it is no different from gossip to Amor himself.

“In my subjective judgment, I have decided that you will not say or do anything unfavorable to Amor.”

“What do you believe in? That’s literally your subjective judgment, not Amor’s.”

“Sorry if it was inconvenient.”

“······.”

Dragonia’s apology came as a shock.

A monster who ignores the laws of the world apologizes to a child who is not even of age?

“······No. I heard so many sudden stories that my mind became sharper. Sorry.”

An apple popped out of my throat reflexively.

After I apologized, I lost my temper and walked down the street in silence. Perhaps thanks to Dragonia’s magic, I never get tired no matter how much I walk.

A fly sitting on a mushroom approaches the mushroom juice and rubs its hands. Those things are always around people──.

widely!

Flies were frying in the air, and the familiar smell of grilling squid wafted through the air.

Come to think of it, there are no mosquitoes. Somehow the pests didn’t flock, but this is also magic. The feeling of omnipotence pierces the sky.

Mosquito, come here!

There’s a delicious person here!

“Can you tell me about the magic that catches mosquitoes?”

“You can’t do that.”

First of all. How far did you walk?

There was a blue glow in the early morning sky. When we arrived at a secluded place where no other people could be seen, Dragonia finally stopped.

[Shredding]

Sigh! Sigh!

A loud noise and the sound of something breaking apart echo.

It was the sound of the air splitting. The empty space began to crack and shatter as if it had been hit by a hammer! It felt like there was a crack in extremely transparent glass.

Damn it! Jump!

Inside the shattered glass was an out-of-place stone door. What did I see? And what are you looking at? I tried to gently drag the shattered glass shards with my feet, but the shards had disappeared everywhere.

As if it never happened from the beginning.

[Opening]

The stone gate, which appears to weigh more than 100 kg, slowly opens without even a grinding sound.

“Is there anyone there?!!”

[change]

“Who is there? Who’s in there…”

“Dverg, who used the magic tool, is trapped inside. Since we changed the space, you won’t have to face him again.”

“······.”

I thought he had collapsed and died, but he was trapped here. ···for a moment. If you go in, you can’t come out, right? Suddenly, I feel very reluctant to go inside that stone gate.

“···Is it okay to come in?”

“No problem.”

Dragonia takes the lead and walks into a strange space. I feel embarrassed when he turns around and looks at me, as if he’s asking me what I’m doing there. I had no choice but to follow Dragonia and step into that strange, split space.

“···What is this place called?”

“It is the fourth space.”

“The name is really unique.”

I followed Dragonia and stepped into the fourth space. Inside───

“······Who lives here?”

“This is an accommodation used by some Dragonia and VIPs of the Magic Tower.”

Blazing charcoal and fireplace, alcohol and glasses on the shelf, fruit on a neat wooden table, four chairs, and a bed.

Even though I’ve never been there, it feels strangely familiar.

Why…?

“······!”

The design does not emphasize exaggerated beauty like medieval furniture. Of course there is that here, but at the same time there is a mix of teratological designs that are close to modern art on Earth.

As a result, it was a room with a stylish neo-classical feel overall. There was an ashtray, a pipe and a tobacco container on a small table on a colorful carpet, and ink and quills were neatly arranged.

The picture hanging on the buck was realistic, and inside the glass shelf was a music box, a pestle, several large books and photos── photos? Moreover, there is even the essence of mechanical engineering.

“Clock?”

It’s a watch. There are photos and clocks!

The sense of disconnect between civilizations began to eat away at my spirit.

“That’s a watch, right?”

“Yes. It’s a watch.”

“Isn’t that a photo?”

“That’s right.”

Was it possible that the place I was born in was a poor country?

I also want to live in a place where this is commercialized. Enjoying the comforts of an advanced civilization!

“How…”

“Precision watches were created two centuries ago. Because of the cost, only a very few can use it, but public clock towers are common.”

Maybe I’m just not looking, but I’ve never seen a clock in the South. The fact that watches permeate our lives is a truly great advantage.

“What about photos?”

“Indexes the brain and magically prints out memories.”

······It’s not a photo like modern technology.

I looked around to enjoy the nostalgia. It was a very cozy reception room. However, there are no windows anywhere. Is this underground?

“Where is Amor?”

“It’s in that room.”

Dragonia took the lead and opened the door to the next room and entered.

The door opened so softly that you couldn’t even hear the hinges. However, even though it was quite a distance away, as soon as the door opened, the bloody smell entered my nose. What on earth happened inside?

“Amor. Are you feeling okay?”

“Grace, I don’t need salvation.”

······That’s Amor?

“Amor is a troll?”

The person lying on the bed covered in blood was not a troll, but a human. He scanned my face. The body, solidly angled within the wall of black hair, is like a sculpture.

“A little friend has arrived.”

A weak voice, a human figure. Nevertheless, he was Amor. The warm smile he had was definitely similar to Amor, and Amor was the first person in my 28 years of life to call me a little friend.

“Little friend, why did you come here?”

I don’t know what the hell is going on, but it’s definitely Amor.

“Why? My master cut off Amor’s head, and he was going to bury the body! But how can you stay still just because you’re alive?”

“We met. I thought the little friend’s owner was a good person, but he turned out to be a very scary person.”

I shook my head.

“He’s a good person. The elf who shot Amor with his arrow caused a rift. Amor kidnapped me. So he said he cut down Amor until he died.”

“Hehehe! Even Dragonia can’t kill me, so how can I claim to be the owner of my little friend?”

Amor laughs and laughs.

I was also infected by his laughter and laughed for a while.

Amor looked at me with curious eyes.

Still, he lowered his head and shook his head again with a sigh.

“Now I understand. Why did I connect so well with my little friend?”

“It looks like the porridge worked well. I’m really glad that you look healthy.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

“Amor. Your friend is about to die. There is less than half of the blood left in the body. I need your help───.”

“Tell him to die.”

“···Yes?”

Die?

Amor said with a smile.

“Better to die.”

Cognitive dissonance was intense. Would you rather die?

Do you really think I came after Amor’s blood? Then, I can understand that attitude, but I’m not that kind of person.

“Amor. Don’t misunderstand. I didn’t come specifically looking for treatment. I was really trying to bury the body───.”

“My little friend can survive even without my treatment.”

······It looks like his feelings were hurt towards me.

While helping me, Jules would have healed me a hundred times before dying, but in a way, it was natural.

“···I’m sorry. I- I really had no idea things would turn out like this. If the elf is false───.”

“I’m not angry.”

“But why do you gossip about others saying that it would be better to die?”

Amor’s eyes became sad.

“How old is your little friend?”

“Fourteen years old.”

“Until my past life.”

My thoughts stopped at an unfamiliar word.

What is past life? Past life…?!

“──────?!!”

My heart was pounding.

“What… do you mean…?”

My voice came out trembling.

It can’t be like this! Let’s start with facial expression management, facial expression management, and that’s it! Even if it’s just a stab, it’s like you’ve been completely exposed, right?!

Amor’s eyes turned to Dragonia.

“Grace. I’d like to have a chat with my little friend, can you leave the room for a moment?”

“Please call me when the conversation is over.”

The ally I thought was most dangerous mercilessly walked out of the room, leaving me in front of the enemy I thought was the safest.