414 I Dont Want To Cause Any Misunderstandings (2/2)

As they talked, they flew to a place that had a gigantic cloud pillar.

Then, they both landed.

The cloud pillar was unfathomably tall and huge when seen from below.

Roland estimated that it must be more than five hundred meters in diameter, and three kilometers high.

On the top of the cloud pillar was an enormous round building, and a line of stairs made of clouds that led to the heights.

”You have to climb on your own from here.” The four-winged angel landed and smiled with her arms akimbo. ”Flight is forbidden here. Even we have to climb it when we want to meet the goddess.”

Roland didn't know if it was his imagination, but this Nia seemed much cuter here than she was in the main plane.

Was it because she felt more at ease when she was home?

Looking at the stairs that spiraled up around the pillar, Roland swallowed.

Then, he stepped on the stairs under Nia's hopeful eyes.

There was a handrail at the edge of the stairs, so it was safe. Also, as a soul, he wouldn't be exhausted, although the climb was slightly boring.

After half an hour, or maybe an hour, Roland finally reached the top.

Getting off the stairs and stepping onto a huge platform, Roland saw a six-winged angel before him.

She was at least two meters tall. Same as Nia, she had curly blonde hair that reached her shoulders.

But she was much more indifferent, and conservatively dressed, than Nia was.

Her body had been fully covered by white leather armor.

”Roland the Golden Son, please come with me.”

The six-winged angel turned around.

Following her, Roland asked, ”May I know what your name is?”

”Claudia, the War Angel.”

Her tone was cold, but she did not seem rejective.

”I saw you a while back. You cast a spell on all of Winterwind. What's its mechanism?”

”I don't know. It's the grace of the goddess. I was born with it.”

”According to aerodynamics, you can't fly with your wings, so are your wings actually decorative? Or a device to activate certain magic?”

”You're quite smart.”

That was indirect acknowledgment.

As he expected… It was impossible for a human-shaped creature to fly with wings.

Claudia took Roland to the front of a round pavilion while she talked.

Roland looked at the pavilion and found a person sitting before a cloud table.

But oddly enough, Roland couldn't see her face, her clothes, or her body size.

He only knew that it was a ”she.”

Certain theurgy on the level of natural law had blocked his senses.

Roland was quite surprised. This was the first time he had seen a natural-law ability.

He was of a mind to discuss with the goddess on what natural law was.

But on second thought, could he learn natural laws when he hadn't studied level-three spells yet?

He'd better drop the idea and focus on the basics.

Then, he nodded and sat down before the human-shaped mosaics.

Claudia opened her cherry lips in surprise.

She was about to say something, but she held herself back in the end.

Roland was seated in a cloud chair, which was cozy and comfortable.

He raised his head and said, ”It's great to finally meet you, Lady Elyse.”

”Are you disappointed?” Her voice was very gentle.

Roland nodded. ”This is the first time I've met a goddess. I was told that Lady Elyse is the most gorgeous goddess, and I thought that I could appreciate your beauty, but all I see is just a swirl of energy.”

”You can't look at a goddess directly until you become a Legend.” Elyse spoke with a pleasant voice. ”If I cancel the disguise, your head will explode immediately, and your soul will be heavily wounded and sent back to the main plane.”

Well… Roland learned something new.

So, all he needed to do was kill his soul in order to leave the Paradise.

He'd better write it down. It might be useful later.

Roland smiled and asked, ”I wonder, is there anything I can help you with, since you have specifically summoned me to your Paradise?”

”Of course, or I wouldn't have sent for you,” Elyse said. ”You've beaten Diablo back to the Realm of Gods, which means that you are a man of integrity and reasonable strength. So, I have a dangerous mission that I would like you to help Nia and the other angels accomplish.”

Roland thought a moment and said, ”But it was Andonara who defeated Diablo. You should've asked her.”

”A soul who lacks a sense of safety and whose heart is not as strong as she appears cannot shoulder this responsibility.”

Roland looked at his system menu. It already had reactions.

Epic quest detected: The Fallen Angel Must Die.

Would you like to pick it?

Yes.

No.

Roland pressed yes. Looking at Elyse, he said, ”It's just a mission. You could've asked Nia to pass word to me instead of meeting me in person, no?”

”You Golden Sons are too proud. If I had asked a servant to inform you, you would've hated us, claiming that we're all pretentious and condescending.”

Well…

Roland was going to say that it was impossible, but then he realized that it wasn't.

The players were definitely a group whose behavior couldn't be predicted with common sense.