Chapter 188: One-way Passage (2/2)

When I looked around the room, I saw several floating bookshelves like they were from a fairy tale magic archive.

“Wait, is this perhaps the real magic archive?”

“That’s right.”

I thought that I would look around until they regained consciousness but for some reason, there was a reply to my mumblings.

When I turned back, I saw that Orford-san had gotten up.

“You’re alright.”

“Orford’s physical body was on the verge of death but it somehow survived with your magic and it looks like your magic even treated the stomach disease he’s been afflicted with.”

“Healing magic can’t cure diseases. Leaving that aside, is this the real magic archive?”

“Umu. Those who are allowed to enter here are only those who possess the Spirit’s divine protection or those who I originally acknowledge having no distortions in their hearts … I certainly didn’t expect the items that the Wind Dragon was hoarding to appear and fall on us.”

“That’s because I released the Water Dragon and Wind Dragon from the Evil God’s curse.”

“What!? Evil God … I can’t believe it.”

The Wind Spirit reacted like it was really surprised but even so I still had some strong suspicions towards this spirit.

I had trouble comprehending how the Wind Spirit who supports Nelldal with the Twin Dragons not notice the abnormalities in the Twin Dragons.

If it was true that it didn’t meet them for decades, I would then certainly like to ask why was there a gap between them.

” … At this stage, it doesn’t matter if you really didn’t know or you’re playing a fool. But why was it that a Wind Spirit like you didn’t notice the Evil God’s incursion!”

I knew that there was no meaning in asking such a question but I had to ask no matter what.

” … It’s because the Wind Dragon and Water Dragons are way too amiable despite being Dragons. Including Rain, they have drunk wine with four others since Nelldal was made.”

“Four? And they even drank wine with them?”

“That’s right. Dragons and Spirits can use magical power to turn humanoid. Well, it uses an enormous amount of magical power so we don’t usually do it but because at that time, Rain bore the magical power consumption by transferring it to them so there was a time limit but they became humans.”

… In the case of Spirits, I thought it was by manifesting them so it might be possible but if it’s true that he can even supply dragons to do so, he was bearing the cost of the transformation of one Spirit and two Dragons.

It was after he unknowingly defeated the Demon Lord so it wasn’t impossible to imagine but if that’s the case then won’t Sir Rainstar even be able to summon heroic spirits?

If he did that, I believe I would have been able to live a carefree life.

I considered asking Sir Rainstar that if I have the opportunity to once again encounter him at Rockford a couple of years later.

Leaving that aside, should I return to the main topic?

” … I’m thinking that something actually happened but were they keeping you at a distance?”

” … Once, when the Wind Dragon and the Water Dragon had a quarrel and they were about to make Nelldal fall from the sky, I had many disputes with them. After that incident, they never showed their faces to me or met me.”

Looking at the Wind Spirit with an elderly appearance that looked like he was about to cry,I could no longer blame him any further.

The atmosphere won’t return to normal and I was troubled as I averted my eyes when I noticed that there were no traces left of the door I supposedly came in through.

” … The small door has disappeared?”

“It’s a one-way door where one can only enter here from there but without my permission, a person would not be able to see it.”

I thought that it was an amazing trick but he said it a little proudly so I changed the topic.

” … Before the Wind Dragon and Water Dragon disappeared, they said that a real crisis will befall the world and told me to remove the seal on Rafiruna but who is Rafiruna? Human, Dragon or Spirit? Or is it something like a Holy Sword?”

“Fumu. It would be better if you ask that Pope Fluna about it. As long as I don’t know Rafiruna-sama’s true intention, I cannot say any more.”

It seemed like she’s either a Human, a Dragon or a Spirit.

It looked like it would be meaningless to ask any further so I housed Lydia who still had not woken up in the Hermit’s Coffin and decided to return to my room for now.

Author’s note:

Thank you for reading.