Chapter 495 (1/2)
17-8 Growing Purple Mounds
※ Please note that the Recollection part is told in third person
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“It's grown so big…”
I looked at as once a Purple Mound
It's grown fro to dozens meter tall now
“This thing is more like a purple tower than a mound now, isn't it”
Arisa spoke as we looked up at the tower
I got back to the Capital with Unit Arrangeh Familiar Link, aftere headed to the Purple Mound located at the capital's outskirts
I've forwarded aat Duchy Capital's Tenion Teh the previous head ic [Telephone], telling her that I've gone ahead to the capital
“So what happened while I ay?”
“It's gonna be a long story just you know–”
Arisa said that as a preface before narrating
◇◇◇◆◆Recollection◇◇◆◆◆
“A change on the Purple Mound?”
Arisa first received the report at her Solitary Island's private room on the fifth day since Satou's departure
Arisa put away aher face in into her Iteether with the House Fairy (Brownie) who brought the news
“What kind of change?”
“The Purple Mound has grown bigger”
Arisa asked as they walked in the corridor
“What about the other girls?”
“Mito-saht after they heard the news”
“Liza and the others are currently training at the Ancient Dragon's continent, and Sera's standing by at Duchy Capital's Tenion Temple, aren't they”
By [Liza and the others] Arisa meant Liza, Pochi, Tama and Karina
“–And Nana?”
“Nansaether with Misa”
“That's rare Wonder if she wanted to go ed Fairies there?”
The brownie had no clue about the reason for their outings
“We have contacted Nansama, Misama and Sersama, but since we have no on Continent–”
“I know I'll give them a call with 『World Phone』 once I arrive at the capital”
Arisa, who knew that Liza and the girls that ith her were gone for training, went through Solitary Island's gate while thinking, “I don't wanna get in the way of their training, guess I can hold off contacting them till after I confirmed the situation with the Purple Mound?”
“Arisa of 『Pendragon』 I've come per duchess Mitsukuni's summon”
Arisa showed her face out of her carriage and said that, then the soldiers securing the perie Arisa was in toward the Purple Mound
Arisa had judged that it was of a [Low E since Mito didn't send out an enal
“Arisa! Over here!”
Mito beckoned
“Whoa, it's gotten pretty big”
“Around 20 meter tall, I think?”
The two looked up at the Purple Mound
It's as big as a tower now
“According to the people guarding the ht”
“But there was no report in the ht?”
“That's err–”
“””We deeply apologize!”””
The guards in the area bowed their heads all at once while Mito was sta
Arisa asked about the circuuard the Purple Mound and none of thee until dawn
“None of them noticed?”
“Well, the fog was pretty thick last night after all”
Mito told the reason as Arisa inclined her head
“Where's Zentan?”
“She's gone out to check out nearby villages with flight ic”
Zena had gone out to investigate if other Purple Mounds had any change
“I'll go check other Purple Mounds as well”
Arisa whispered in Mito's ears and called Echigoya Firm with [Telephone]
After all, it's the speediest place to gather information from all over the world
『About Purple Mounds?』
General Manager Elterina asked back to Arisa whose call connected to her
『Yes, is there any news about them?』
『So far we only know that the Purple Mound at the capital's outskirts has gotten bigger Currently we're contacting the people who have been assigned to watch over Purple Mounds in the surrounding villages』
『Thanks, I'll get back to you later』
Arisa called off and conveyed what she learned to Mito
“What do you think? Should we contact master?”
“I think it's still fine, no? Ichi–Satou had already predicted that there would be soes anyway”
“Guess so and besides, it'd be bad if we calledwith the Gods”
Mito and Arisa had the same idea
“So, does it only get bigger?”
“There's some differences as well”
Mito said that and gave a signal to the field commander
One of the knights reauntlet and put his hand on the Purple Mound
“–H-hey!”
“It's okay Apparently it doesn't have the Drain effect”
The field co summoners, then slaves
For an instant, Arisa and Mito were disgusted at the field commander who treated slaves like disposables, but neither the co people noticed it
“Next, if you would”
The knight who had reauntlet stood before the Purple Mound and hit it with the gauntlet
“It's lost its physical permeability too?”
Mito affirmed Arisa's question
“Would love to know if it's the saes here”
“No worries, we'll find out soon”
Mito pointed at the sky where Zena had co back
“I have verified the sites There is no change on the Purple Mounds near villages around here They're the sah theth”
Zena gave a report to Mito
“Hey that's dangerous You should have tested it out with bugs or a chicken instead”
“I' too hasty”
“No, Arisa, let's leave it at that Thank you, Zena”
Mito soothed Arisa who got harsher with her words out of worries for Zena's safety
“Then maybe the permeability and the drain ability were for protections until it got bigger and to fill its energy?”
“Un, I don't think there's any h to draw a conclusion yet, do we?”
“Well, yeah I guess”
Arisa looked at scholars ere having an argu near the Purple Mound
Their debate seemed to have heated up, a tall bespectacled scholar raised his voice hysterically
“What are those guys doing?”
“Would be quicker to see for yourself”
The girls drew near the scholars
Apparently the scholars were debating about a relief that had appeared on the surface of the Purple Mound
“Relief of a tree?”
“Look at the tips of its seven branches At the center of the circles on the tips”
“Colored stones? Bitter orange, blue, yellow, green, blue, red, blue–so many blue”
“Do you have holes for eyes?”
The tall bespectacled man stood before Arisa as she read out the colors
He raised his chin sly and spoke sarcastically
Arisa found out that he was a researcher belonging to Royal Research Institute by analyzing him
“Bitter orange, cyan, yellow, green, indigo, red, and blue Those are the gems' colors They're–”
“Colors representing the seven pillar Gods huh”
“T-that's right Looks like even holes know a thing or two”
The bespectacledwhat he wanted to say got said ahead
“Stop that, runner-up! You're talking with the duchess and her companions you know”
“D-don't call uy! My luck is the only thing lesser than hi subject! It is I who is fit to be the next chief!”
The other scholar's words seeot heated up by himself
“Aah, he's soet involved with”
“Rather, he's the type that rope around delicate places like this”
Arisa shrugged next to Mito who looked like she couldn't believe it
Zena only s
“Since the spots where fruits should be represent the seven Gods, does that mean these mounds are the handiworks of Gods?”
“Un, I wonder about that? The base color is purple after all–”
“Indeed!”
The bespectacled orously
“A tree that signifies the Gods appearing on a tower that possesses a taboo color! Thismade by de up the power of Gods!”
“Runner-up! You're going to the extreme Earlier too–”
“Quit calling me runner uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup”
The bespectacled man heated up too much and became violent
The guards couldn't stand it any longer and seized the bespectacled man
“Let ements of these mounds on the entire contineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent”
The guards dragged away the bespectacled man ouldn't stop his tantrum
The other researcher[Runner-up]