Chapter 490: The Identity of the Silver-Haired Man
In the middle of this vast plain, there was a decaying ruin.
A building that has beco stained and discolored by years of exposure. Cobblestones covered with moss and grass. From the sky above, we can see a circular plaza is surrounded by buildings at equal intervals, which I am not sure for what purpose they were built.
「Is that the pedestal Master was talking about?」
『No, I an, yes, but it's not the sa……』
「What do you an?」
『The pedestal had disappeared』
That's right. When I woke up, the pedestal that had housed had disappeared.
Fran pointed to the entire ruin and asked if it was a pedestal. But for so reason, the thing I call a pedestal, which should have been in its center, was not there.
The only remnant of this is a square space in the center of the plaza where there is almost no grass. It was obvious that sothing had been placed there a while ago, and that it had been removed.
A few months had passed since the pedestal had disappeared, and the grass had begun to encroach slightly on the area, but from above, the difference from the rest of the site was obvious.
『L-let's get down there』
「Nn」
「woof!」
I went down to the vacant lot where the pedestal should have been before. Fran tapped on the cobblestones, and Urushi sniffed the ground, but there was nothing unusual.
『It really had disappeared huh……』
「Are you sure?」
『Of course. I'll never forget this place』
As we were exchanging words, my surroundings turned white in an instant.
But I'm not surprised anymore. It's that space.
『He's here huh』
『Yeah, I'm here』
It's just a voice, but I'm sure of it. It's that guy.
『I can't find the pedestal. What's going on?』
『It's also a sacred object. It did its job, and then it disappeared. Well, now we need it. Tell Fran to back off a bit, and I'll make the pedestal appear』
『U-understood』
A sacred object? As expected, it wasn't just a pedestal huh.
When I returned from the white space, I told Fran and Urushi to back off from the vacant lot.
「Nn」
「woof!」
Imdiately after Fran and Urushi took a few steps, a shape of a pedestal appeared on the spot like a hologram. Then, the phantom-like pedestal took on substance and appeared on the spot.
It wasn't a teleport, but rather a mysterious flow of magic that seed to have sprung from the earth. But the thing that appeared was definitely a familiar pedestal.
『Oooh…There's no mistaking it. It's the pedestal. My pedestal』
It was only a few months ago, but it seed strangely nostalgic.
「Is this, Master's…Ho?」
『Well, no. It doesn't look like a ho though……』
「Then, what should we do?」
「That sword――Stick master on the pedestal. Miss Fran」
「Who?」
Fran turned around and saw a translucent, ghost-like being standing in front of her.
「I'll reveal it soon. But first, stick master on the pedestal」
「……」
A man with silver hair, all back, and a kimono-like dress. Fran had never seen him before, but he was familiar to .
Fran looked suspiciously at the mysterious man who had called her na. Well, he really is look suspicious.
「You don't know miss, but I know you well, okay? After all, I've been watching you from Master」
「Inside master?」
『Yeah, it's true』
I didn't use the principle of falsehood, but I understood that he wasn't lying. Not on the level of trustworthiness or anything like that, but I can see as a matter of course that he is not lying. I didn't feel the need to doubt the authenticity of the man's words, just as I didn't have to worry about whether my words were false or true.
I wonder what it is? I'm aware of a strange connection between and the man. It's not sothing vague like a bond or a connection, but a more direct connection. Or should I say, I’m connected?
I don't know if I'd call this a direct magic connection, but it was close enough.
『Fran, it's okay. Put on the pedestal please』
「Understood」
At my urging, Fran approaches the pedestal.
『A little more higher huh?』
「Okay」
Without any hassle, Fran grabbed backhanded and thrust into the pedestal with great force. At that mont, sothing warm―――no, sothing hot is enveloping my sword blade. But I don't feel anything bad from it.
It was hot, but not an aggressive heat that would lt my blade. It was more like a full body soak in a slightly hot bath.
Sohow, it felt similar to when Alistair was refurbishing .
「Master, you okay?」
『Yeah, I'm feeling rather good』
「I see」
I guess she can hear my voice and decided that there really wasn't a problem. Fran murmured reassuringly. It's a familiar place for , but an unknown place for Fran. She was still worried.
「Well then, now we're all set」
The man said so and walked over to the pedestal.
「All set?」
「Yeah, prepare to re-enforce Master's seal」
『Reinforcing my seal?』
「It's okay. I'll explain everything today. Well, as much as I'm allowed to though. Now that he's on this pedestal, Master's condition is stable. His mory will be fine」
「Master's? mory?」
「Yeah. If I tell you what's going on, it might break the seal on Master's mories」
「Is it bad?」
「That will sucks for your Master. Well, I'll explain that too. As long as he's stuck in the pedestal, his mory door should be stable」
「Understood」
『I'm counting on you』
The man snaps his fingers lightly, and the ground rises up to create a chair. I could tell that it wasn't the man's ability, but rather my earth magic activated with my own magic power. Or perhaps I should say, not mine, but ours.
It's both my and the man's power.
「No magic beast is going to approach this place for a while, and it will be sowhat longer. Why don't you take a seat?」
「Nn」
「Urushi, go sit beside her」
「Woof」
Urushi is as quiet as a borrowed cat. Apparently, he understands that the n in front of him are superior to him. Either that, or Urushi considers him as his master too because of his connection to .
「Well, let start by introducing myself」
「Nn」
At last huh.
「My na is Fenrir. I'm a forr divine beast who went mad after eating an evil god. And I'm an interloper whose soul is sealed inside master's body」
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