1 – The Sacred Object of Water

“So, is everything we needed to do now finished?” “I think so.”

Stella answered Uriel’s question.

It felt like we had been here for quite a long time, but in best replica watches reality, we hadn’t been at the beach for that long. After all, we came cheap replica watches uk to the Trial Dungeon as soon as we arrived at the beach… So, when you think about it, it was as if we had just arrived.

We spent a long time, a whole two weeks, in rolex Replica uk the Trial Dungeon, so it felt like a long time for us, but for the two of them, it was probably like walking into the Trial Dungeon, falling down below, taking a nap, and then waking up to find the Trial was over.

Anyway… we solved the Trial… and we’ve done almost everything we came here to do, so all that’s left is to have fun and go back to the academy.

No… was there still something left? ‘Come to think of it, I didn’t get the Relic.’ The Relic was still there.

Now that the Trial was over, all that was really left was to find the Relic that was sleeping somewhere here.

Like other Relics, the Water Relic was also in a location that an ordinary person could search for a lifetime without finding.

You could say it’s in a location that’s hard even for adventurers to find, hidden so well that it’s almost impossible to find unless you have incredible luck or are naturally guided.

Of course, even if you’re a Saintess, the Goddess wouldn’t directly tell you the location of the Relic.

Of course, from the Goddess’s point of view, she wants to help defeat the Demon King, but the Goddess can’t interfere beyond a certain point… Well, that’s how game settings are, but how would the people of the lower realm know that?

‘That doesn’t matter to me, who knows all the hidden pieces.’

If they ask how I knew, I can just say that the Goddess guided me.

As I said before, if the Saintess says the Goddess told her, what are they going to do if they don’t believe her?

The Goddess would want this too, for sure. Anyway, hidden piece…

It feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve heard that word.

In any case, most Relics are like treasures that are nice to have but not essential to defeat the Demon King, but the reality is a little different.

Of course, that’s only in the story of the game.

This place has become reality, so to minimize damage and defeat the Demon King in an efficient way, the Relic is practically essential.

Only perverts who do concept plays or those who try to defeat the Demon King with the lowest possible stats without using such things would do such perverted plays.

There were even crazy guys who took advantage of the fact that they could still do damage and beat the Demon King for dozens of hours straight without rest, finally defeating him at level 1.

Those guys are the real deal.

Anyway, everyone worked hard in the Trial, so we should rest properly, get the Relic, and then go back to the academy.

Since another incident will break out as soon as we return to the academy, it would be good to get plenty of rest in preparation for that.

When we return this time, the last and largest incident as first-year students will break out.

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In fact, Evan had been worried about the time and came to check what day it was, but after confirming that no time had passed since the Trial began, he became much more relaxed.

He took the opportunity to explain to Stella and Uriel, who were curious, what had happened in the Trial, reviewing what had happened during that time.

“Hmm… complicated…”

“Honestly, even I, who am explaining it, doubt whether I’m explaining it well…”

At the time, the Trial Dungeon directly provided the memories, so there was no problem living there, but now that we’re outside the Trial, there’s no need for those memories to remain.

Things that were common sense at the time are now only memories, so Evan seemed to be having a hard time explaining it.

But he seemed to have succeeded in explaining everything somehow.

“When I think about it again, it’s absurd… we lived and acted like ordinary residents in a world completely different from this one…”

Stella had a curious expression, wondering what kind of device that ancient dungeon had, and was pondering what kind of magic it was, while Uriel smiled brightly, saying that she didn’t know what had happened, but it was a pleasant memory.

Before entering the Trial Dungeon, Uriel seemed to be trying to maintain her authority as a princess to some extent, but now she was completely relaxed.

Was it because they lived there, regarding each other as close friends, even though it was a dreamlike situation?

I don’t know either.

“[Excuse me, everyone… if it’s not too much trouble, could you come somewhere with me?]”

“Where?”

I decided that it would be better to get the Relic quickly while the iron is hot.

Well… it’s the same whether we get it now or later, but since we’ve rested enough in the Trial, it seemed better to just finish everything we need to do right now.

It’s also more convenient, and if something goes wrong when we go to get the Relic, we’ll have time to solve it and come back.

So, it would be best to go get it as soon as possible.

I was worried that they might want to go later, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case.

Only… “I’ll go.”

Evan said in a very serious voice.

His Thought-form flew straight and true, and I could feel his strong will to grant any request of mine.

It’s embarrassing to say this, but every time Evan showed such a demeanor, the events in the Trial kept coming to mind, and I felt embarrassed.

Please, I wish he would treat me normally like he did before entering the Trial.

“[L, let’s go… ]”

Of course, Evan’s actions will continue for a while… Probably…

It wasn’t as far away as I thought.

Well… it’s in a place that feels like you can go to the Trial Dungeon and get the Relic at the same time, but even though these guys are usually very vicious, they’re not vicious about things like this.

Of course, apart from that, finding the location of the Relic is virtually impossible unless you already know it.

I know the location because there was someone who spent their life playing the game and found it.

It’s not like I can find everything.

If there was someone who spent more of their life on this game than I did, that person would have entered the game instead of me, but anyway, it’s not like I can spend time finding everything, so I had to get help from other hardcore players.

Thanks to that, it was definitely good that I didn’t have to waste time moving to other areas.

If I had tried to find this without knowing the location, I would never have found it.

“This is…”

The route is in the sea again, but… this is a little different.

There’s a path hidden between the rocks that allows you to naturally walk into the sea.

The path is basically blocked, and it’s so natural that it’s no different from other rocks, so unless you know exactly where to go, it’s almost impossible to find it by wandering around.

In most cases like this, people don’t think it’s worth trying to find it by data mining, so the guy who tried to find it with his bare eyes must have had a hard time.

“Aria is really amazing… how do you find places like this?”

“It’s a mysterious place… I’ve never been to a place like this in my life!”

Stella said in an absurd tone, and Uriel made a fuss, saying that she had never been to a place like this before.

As they said, it’s the place where the Water Relic exists, so the terrain here has been transformed by the Holy Power that has flowed out of the Relic for a long time.

I don’t know exactly, though.

“Is this also… the Goddess’s revelation?” I nodded in response to Evan’s question. Well, they’ll have to believe it.

It’s not a lie, it’s virtually impossible to find this place unless you’ve received a revelation. Of course, you could find it if you blew away this

area, but how could that happen unless there was a fight between the strongest beings in the world, or a war broke out in this area?

You can basically say you can’t find it.

So…

“[… I found it.]”

I smiled with satisfaction as I looked at the hairpin placed on the altar in front of me, emitting a faint Holy Power.

I found it.