206 205. Go home.txt (2/2)

Just thinking about it makes my head hurt, but I can't run away from this problem.

''Now the door is fine. Then let's go home.''

Yeah.

With Nosfi in the lead, we pass through the Connection and return to the world of the Lord - Vyasia.

◆◆◆◆◆ ...

After returning from the labyrinth search with the Connection, I immediately deployed the Dimension.

It didn't take me much time to find Lord.

It hadn't even been an hour since we parted in the labyrinth, but she was still in the castle. From that, the speed of her flight could be seen.

''I found it. That guy's in the archives ...... no, he's in the vault.

Amidst the pile of shattered paintings in the storage room, Lord was sitting in a gymnasium. There were faint tears glistening in the corners of his eyes and his entire nose was red.

He seemed much calmer, but he had been crying alone since he returned.

With Nosfi and Ryner in tow, we make our way to the castle's storeroom.

The door to the rusted-out storeroom was open. However, the door to the storeroom is locked, as if to deny others.

This is easy to open.

I'm sure both Nosfi and I will be able to break open the door simply by pushing it hard, let alone casting a single spell.

However, if you break it down forcibly, you won't be able to open it again. Both in the physical sense and in the mental sense.

So we try to call to it from the outside. But that was stopped by Nosfy. He seems to want to talk to me from the responsibility of hunting down the Lord, and he wants to talk to me himself. I'm going to take a step back and watch Nosfi's intentions.

'...... Lord, I'm back now. Could you open this door for me, please?

He called out in a gentle tone of voice. First of all, Nosfi preferred to face each other.

'I don't want to. ...... I don't want to see you now.'

But what came back was an obvious refusal.

Lord must have realized that we were outside the door. The reply was quick.

Nosfi's face clouded over at the obvious rejection. However, he quickly regained his composure and bowed his head, even though he couldn't see us.

'I'm sorry, Lord. I was out of line earlier. I apologize.''

...... Nope. It's not that Nosfi is sorry. I'm sorry for the screaming over here.

Lord apologizes back in a soft voice, as if Nosfi's sincere apology has been understood. Perhaps thanks to the slight pause, the tantrum in the labyrinth seems to have subsided.

The air in the place seems to have loosened up a bit.

At the very least, it's no longer the scene of a violent outburst like it was in the labyrinth.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. Even from his point of view, he must have felt that the pass was over.

Apologies from both parties passed, and the conversation went on with a soft air.

'...... but Nosfi still thinks that the child (straw man) should return to earth, right?

Yes, sir. I think it's the right thing to do.

However, although Nosfi apologizes, he doesn't seem to change his opinion. Hearing this, Lord returns the words with a bit of regret.

''Even a child knows that it is the right path. But the child is not mature enough to choose the right path just because it is the right one ....... So, I'm sorry .......

We've been able to catch up on our words, but the conversation remains parallel. Lord has no intention of returning to the ground.

You're right. He's the most respectable adult of all. I, as a good opponent, can attest to that, you are an adult ......!　More than anyone else: ......!

No....

'No difference: ......!　If that 'ruling king (Lord)' isn't an adult, who the hell is going to say he's an adult? ......!

'That's why the children are 'here' because they don't like it. So - no.

What?

Lord denied in layers.

Unable to comprehend the double denial, Nosfi was unable to speak back. Then, without a moment's hesitation, Lord confronted him with an apology and rejection.

'I'm really sorry, Nosfi ....... Let me be alone today .......

The mournful plea in his voice was heavy enough to make Nosfi retreat.

'Ha, yes ......'

Nosfi moved away from the closed, cold door and looked at us and shook his head.

Then he shrugged apologetically.

'I'm sorry. It's my fault the load is .......

'No, it can't be helped. Lord wants to be alone to collect his thoughts. I'll leave you alone for a little while.

Even if I had been the one talking to him instead of Nosfy, I think the result would have been the same.

I sensed that she didn't like being a king, but I didn't know why she stubbornly denied being an adult. If it wasn't for someone who could sense that reason, I'm sure he wouldn't have been able to convince her.

It might be better to not poke her poorly here and leave her alone. It's more dangerous for someone who doesn't know the situation to speak mindlessly. In fact, right now, Lord is putting away his own tantrums. There's no reason to force yourself into the storage room.

The only thing I could do would be to proceed with the labyrinth search as soon as possible and bring her family (id) to her as soon as possible.

However, unlike me, who analyzed it so calmly, Nosfi was just shaking.

'Oh ......, I'm constantly failing again ....... Also (...) ......

He gritted his teeth ruefully, grabbed my hand and asked me.

'What should I have done?　Please tell me, Master Uzumi. If doing the right thing doesn't solve the problem, how in the world can we do it: ......

She stepped back a little.

Her thoughts were so heavy that I had to do so.

In Nosfi's eyes, there is an absolute trust in me. Like Ryner not long ago, it's a look of delusional belief that I can handle it.

But I'm not God or anything else. I have to honestly confess that I'm not capable of doing anything about it.

'Sorry, I don't know about that either: ......

”-What?　Or can't Uzumi-sama understand that?

Nosfi is surprised to see me shake my head too.

The look on his face for the first time shows that he was more delusional than that liner. To the extent that I really thought he was a god if he was bad at it, .......

''That's why, until today, I couldn't say anything to Lord.

...... What is it that even Master Uzumi really doesn't understand?

'That's right. There's so much I don't know, I'm always getting the answers wrong: ......

Kanami, the founder of the world a thousand years ago, may have been a man worth believing in, but I am telling you that I am not.

Even now, I have no confidence in what I'm doing.

Maybe there are more things I should say to Lord and Nosfi. But I don't know what to say. I'm trying to manage the conversation while I'm lost, looking for the best thing to say.

Hearing that clear weakness, Nosfi mutters, ”Uzurinami-sama gets it wrong too .......

'I'm sure it's not enough to just do what you think is right. I feel like it's not enough. So, Nosfi, we'll figure out what's missing with everyone else in the future.

I believe that if we can't figure it out on our own, we can figure it out together. I clasp my hands back and tell him that I want to ask for Nosfi's help as well, just as I told Ryner a while ago.

'It's not enough to be right ....... Is that why I can't disappear?　Then what Lord said about 'the same unfulfilled unknowns as Lord' is ......

Nosfi didn't reply, but put his hand to his chin and started to think about it. He seems to be applying the fact that rightness isn't everything to his problem.

'In the meantime, I think I'm going to let Lord alone today ....... In the meantime, let's do what we can do on our own. I think we're going to go to the blacksmith shop now for our next labyrinthine quest, what about Nosfi?

After nearly ten layers of the labyrinth, it was already close to evening in terms of time.

If we're thinking about exploring the labyrinth tomorrow, we have to visit Reynand-san before he leaves the workshop.

''...... No, sorry. I, like Lord, wanted some time to think alone. Maybe it's because I've talked a lot with Lord and Uzumi-sama, who I couldn't talk to enough before they died, but I really have a lot to think about.

Nosfi shakes his head and refuses to accompany me after he's had enough trouble.

He seems to want to seriously consider what Lord and I have told him. Even if we went to the blacksmith's shop, Nosfi had nothing to do, so there was no reason to hold him back.

'Yeah, fine. We'll have enough to prepare for tomorrow on our own.

'Now if you'll excuse me. I'm going to take a little walk around the castle: ......

Thus, Nosfi would remain in the castle and me and Ryner would leave the castle to head to Reynand's house.

Then, as usual, we pass through the old corridors and courtyards and blend in with the city of Vyasia.