Chapter 137: Commandments (1/2)
”You're back? So I presume that you've indeed planned all of this all along?” The Goddess of Compassion and Light asked with a smirk.
”Yes, sigh... Now that I think about it, that was so close! If it wasn't for my quick thinking, then I might've been captured by the Cavaliers and possibly summarily executed by the church!”
Calvin still felt nervous remembering that particular day. Back then, just as he killed that particular member of the Red Cloud, he felt the approaching presence of the Cavaliers.
Left with no time to waste, Calvin had no choice but to use one of the trump cards that he had made in the carriage on his journey from the Forest of Everlasting Light to Ashmelion.
He didn't even manage to choose which memories he could seal and as a result, although he had lost most of his memories as to who he was apart from his name and a fake identity created by the fake memories that he left before sealing his true memories...
Calvin's muscle memory remained.
It was the reason why he managed to kill each of those gangsters in a single blow.
Even though what he had done was a success thus far, he still couldn't help but feel comfortable about it.
After all, no one would feel uncomfortable knowing that their cover could be blown at any moment and they might be immediately executed by the church.
What's more, the Calvin that Calvin created from sealing his own memories didn't have the mental strength and experiences that the original Calvin had.
His end would've surely been gruesome and pitiful if the worse came to worst.
”What beverage do you prefer?”
”Uhmm, do you have some Matcha Milktea? I really miss the bitterness of Matcha and if you add in the sweet and milky flavour of honey as well as evaporated milk, then it's heavenly...”
Calvin acted casually towards the Goddess who offered him to drink something. Calvin didn't even bother with pretences as he crossed his legs and sat right in front of the Goddess.
”Matcha Milktea?” Surprisingly, the Goddess of Compassion and Light also didn't seem to mind Calvin's laidback attitude, ”Is that what the Earthlings often drink? I suppose it's your favourite drink from how you described it.”
”Yes, it is! Just try it and you'll thank me for it!” Calvin lightly chuckled.
The Goddess of Compassion and Light stared at Calvin for a moment, ”It seems that you also know that I can make anything that I want out of nothingness.”
”Of course...” Calvin scoffed, ”If a god isn't omnipotent, then can he or she even be called a god or a goddess? Well, let's just say that there's a caveat to it like how a god or goddess's omnipotence only works in his or her heavenly abode...”
He swept his gaze across the dark space and continued, ”Can you also change the scenery?”
”If we are going to talk and do some business, then at least let's not do it in such a dark place...”
”You sure have a lot of requests...” The Goddess of Compassion and Light found it hard to understand Calvin's mind.
She wanted to refuse his requests at first but she noticed that Calvin's words made sense.
Then, she eventually nodded her head and with a flick of her wrists...
The scenery abruptly changed.
There was no prior warning.
The dark space and the kaleidoscope of colours disappeared so fast that calling it ”instantly” would be an understatement.
”Now this is the real deal... I sure missed this place...”
”You say that as if you've come to this place already...” The Goddess of Compassion and Light said in a teasing tone of voice.
Calvin stared at her for a moment before smiling, ”A floating island with stone clouds as stairs...”
”This place above the clouds, built on a foundation of the strongest and most wondrous material in the world. No one knows its name nor even if it existed, but the fact that this floating island exists serves as the greatest evidence of its previous legacy...”
”Sadly, the material has been lost since the great cataclysm... Hey, Grace... Can you tell me more about that material?”
”And why should I do that?” The Goddess of Compassion and Light said, ”And did you just utter my honourable name so casually?”
”Come on, don't be such a killjoy. Since you've voluntarily removed the seal on my memories then I am pretty sure that you've been paying me your attention for so long already. Let me guess?”
”Since I came out of that damned asylum?” A smirk was plastered across Calvin's lips as he said all of these.
The Goddess of Compassion and Light replied, ”I understand that you have to write secrets on that relic of a notebook, but why do you have to focus on me so much? If you know that much about me, then it wouldn't be strange for you to know a lot about the other gods? Why me?”
”Say, Grace... Can you tell me about what your honourable title is?” Calvin asked.
”What does my honourable title have anything to do with this?”
”Just say it to me...”
”You think I can do that?”
”Oh, I understand... You must be embarrassed to call yourself with your own honourable title. I get it... Even I would be ashamed to call myself as the Unrivalled Super Hottie.” Calvin chuckled.
”Then, why did you even bother on asking me?”
”I was just trying to make you say it, but since you're too embarrassed to do it. Then, I will say it for you...”
”Your honourable title is the Goddess of Compassion and Light...”
”Can't you see it?”