Chapter 9 – The Underground Lake
Perfect, let’s take a break. It was time for a mid-afternoon snack.
“Aren’t you both tired? Let’s take a break for now. On this floor, there’s no evil tribes.” (Akane)
Once the two confirmed that there were no evil tribes, they collapsed.
“Master, as expected, I’m tired.” (Finn)
“Me too, I’m tired as it’s my first dungeon. Onee-sama, it’s your second time, right? It doesn’t feel like your tired at all.” (Iris)
“For you two, it’s inevitable. Well, in my case, it’s because this place is a D-rank dungeon. In reality, I’ve used almost no power. Now, it’s snack time. I made sandwiches in the morning. Let’s eat.” (Akane)
Who reacted to this greatly was Finn.
“Hooray~~!! Eris, Master’s sandwiches are superb.” (Finn)
“Eh, they are?” (Iris)
The two people began eating the sandwiches at once. And then. Finn had an amazing speed as usual, and Iris’s speed increased as soon as she ate a small piece. You two were really starving, huh?
“The two of you, eat more slowly. It’ll get stuck in your throat.” (Akane)
“Onee-sama, even if you say something like that, I cannot stop. It’s too delicious.” (Iris)
“Today, I prepared a new dish. These, are orc cutlet sandwiches.” (Akane)
Both of their eyes locked onto the orc cutlet sandwiches.
“Calm down. There’s up to three per person.” (Akane)
––––Twenty minutes later, both Finn and Iris had facial expressions of ecstasy.
“Master, I’m satisfied, I can’t move anymore.” (Finn)
“The same, for me” (Iris)
Well, if you ate that much, you wouldn’t be able to move. I got them to take it easy, and decided to go explore the underground lake.
Unlike the previous floors, there were no passages, and it was wide. Even when I surveyed it, I didn’t find anything. ––––Perhaps, there was something inside the underground lake. But, this lake was very clean. Evil power was being refused completely, but I wonder, could I—an evil tribe—enter? Let’s put my hand in a little. –––No problems at all. Maybe it would react to evil power? For now, let’s turn back.
“Both of you, I tried to look at this floor, but there’s nothing in the vicinity. And, what’s suspicious is the inside of the underground lake. I’ll separate from you guys from now. You two, please watch the situation.” (Akane)
“”Understood. Please be careful.”” (Finn+Iris)
In my underwear, when I looked at the underground lake another time, I realized that the transparency was very high. Hmm, it looked deep. I suddenly felt eyes on me, so when I looked over my shoulder, the two were fixedly looking at my body. Why were you looking at me like that?
“Hey, what’s wrong, you two?” (Akane)
“Master, I also thought it during the bath, but your figure is too good. I’m jealous. My chest is only a little.” (Finn)
“Me too, will I be able to be like Onee-sama?” (Iris)
“You two, after this is your growing season, so you can be like me. Well, I’ll be going, okay?” (Akane)
It was embarrassing being stared at fixedly that much, so I dived into the underground lake.
Hmm, the water was really clear. There was nothing on the surrounding rock walls. Just like the historical ruins, the walls shone faintly, and everything could be seen without obstruction, so it was easy. Let’s go to the bottom. ––––What’s that? Something was dug in the rock wall.
【Only those with a pure heart, can open the door】
This, would I be alright? For now, let’s try to do it. I touched the door, and tried sending out magical power. Then, the door began to shine. It was dazzling, so I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I had moved to another place. Furthermore, there was no water. I was transferred.
“Where, is this place?” (Akane)
It wasn’t that big of a space.
In front of me, there was a large statue of the goddess Sphere covered in holy magic, and a single sword.
Thereupon, a voice was heard from the statue of the goddess Sphere.
“You who holds power, thank you for coming. I am the goddess Sphere.” (Sphere)
“No way, the goddess Sphere!” (Akane)
“First of all, what I will tell you is that this voice was put into the jewel of the statue of the goddess beforehand, so I cannot have a conversation with you. And, naturally, I probably don’t know who you are. But, those who can open this place are only tribes with a pure heart, so you’re probably on the good side. From now, I will leave you a message. Please listen carefully.” (Sphere)
Wait a minute. She disregarded my circumstances, and kept on talking. In any case, did Sphere record her voice in the jewel to tell some kind of message?
“This parallel world Spherethalia is falling into a serious crisis. Due to someone, the seal of the Evil King has weakened. The effect of the『Grudge Purifying』, which is the first outer seal, has disappeared. From now on, grudge will steadily be taken in by the Evil King. And, someday, the Evil King, which has built up even more strength, will break the second seal himself. What I can say now, is that I want you to reseal it as soon as possible. If the current Evil King revives, at worst, the evil god I sealed may also revive. The single sword that I made is in here. This is the same holy sword as the one handed to the hero which was summoned to a parallel world before. With this, please reseal or subjugate the Evil King. The Evil King is an irregular existence completely different from what I made. Even if it is subjugated, it will revive someday, but if there are two holy swords, then it should be possible to subjugate it. Finally, my voice is sealed inside the bottommost layer of the historical ruins which are largely related to me personally in countries all over the world. It is set to activate a more detailed message than now by the saint touching the goddess statue in the innermost area. Please find the numerous messages, and receive the information from me. If you don’t do this, my existence will be sensed by that guy. Saint, and the summoned people of a parallel world, please.” (Sphere)
It suddenly disconnected. No way, I was able to meet the goddess Sphere, huh. Sorry, that evil god was me. Even Sphere wouldn’t have imagined that the evil god would open that door. But, there was one thing different from the message. Certainly, there was a sword in front of the goddess statue. But, it wasn’t a holy sword. Though I found out when I appraised it, an attribute wasn’t put into it. It was just an orichalcum sword.
––––Could I put in an attribute?
––––I thought of something good. In the first place, the holy sword made by Sphere was weak. The Evil King 500 years ago was sealed somehow. Even if one more was added, it didn’t look like the Evil King—whose power increased more—could be sealed. It would be resealed good. If it was like that, I should make this sword stronger. Yes, I should make the divine sword that appeared in a game. If it was the current me, an evil god, I felt like I could make it. This sword was orichalcum, so it could take in quite a lot of my magical power. Fufufu, I’d remodel it. Let’s think about the way to remodel it later.
Next, the problem of how to tell the world what this goddess Sphere said. It looked like the same message didn’t flow anymore, so I guess I had no choice but to ask Eris? If the saint of Sphere-sama said it, then it could be told to the entire world as ‘an oracle from the goddess Sphere’. If it came to not just the discovery of Iris but also the oracle of the goddess Sphere coming in, then, well, it’d be better to tell the pope. Even if those noble guys said something, there was no choice but to make them stay silent against their wills.
Next, she had said that if I didn’t do such a troublesome thing, she’d be sensed by that guy, but who was that guy? The goddess Saria? Or, was it a completely different existence? She hadn’t said the vital part, so I couldn’t think about it. Anyway, was the goddess Sphere killed by someone, or was she running out of high praise, which one was it?
Well, let’s go back to where Finn and Iris were.
I transferred to a different place from the door at the very bottom of the underground lake, to Finn and Eris, and told them everything about the oracle I received from the goddess Sphere without hiding anything. Both of them were dumbfounded at the absurd contests of the oracle.
“Fue~, the first seal was destroyed by someone, and the seal weakened! If the Evil King whose power increased revives, the evil god Sphere-sama sealed herself may revive as well! There really was one, the evil god. No way, what will happen after this?” (Finn)
“The Evil King, and the resurrection of the evil god–––––Onee-sama, did Sphere-sama tell you its current place?” (Iris)
“No, she didn’t say anything but that the historical ruins largely related to Sphere throughout the world are places where messages are left behind. It seems she was being chased by that big an enemy. Even who that enemy is is unknown.” (Akane)
“–––Sphere-sama. Onee-sama, will you show me the single holy sword?” (Iris)
“It’s this. It’s made with orichalcum, but it’s an ordinary sword which doesn’t have an attribute put into it.” (Akane)
“No way! Why?” (Iris)
“It might mean that she’s being chased by that big of an enemy. Eris, tell it to Priest Moore. Notify the entire world, everyone must have sense of impending crisis.” (Akane)
“Yes!” (Iris)
There seemed to be a calm atmosphere until I returned, but possibly because I had told them shocking details after I returned, both of them became unusually gloomy. Now, how should I act after this?
Perhaps it’d be better if I told Finn, Iris, and Priest Moore about myself. Since the current evil god was me. And the Evil King, I wanted him to be resealed by Sakuragi-kun if he was able to. Even if it revived, at worst, I had no choice but to kill it. However, I couldn’t predict the development after that, so this was a last resort.
The problem was, who was Sphere’s enemy? This had to be made clear. As I thought, I had to take Iris and go around to the historical ruins in countries all over the world, huh. But, Eris herself was in the middle of being missing currently, so let’s solve the Sphereart’s matter first.
Everything was after that.
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