Alan sat across from her, unsure whether to sip the tea... or sip her gaze.
The cup she poured for him was steaming slightly, giving off a fragrance like moonflowers soaked in spring dew.
It slled nostalgic, though he had never tasted anything like it.
"I see you’re holding back your questions," Zuzu said softly, stirring her own cup with a crystalline spoon that shimred like a shard of frozen ti.
Alan didn’t respond.
He knew he was in the presence of sothing beyond the comprehension of his mind.
Not just a cursed maiden, not just a contract holder... but sothing more, maybe she is trapped here or perhaps she has trapped herself here.
But he completely believed here that she couldn’t take back the curse.
So words once spoken are forever.
She watched him with amused eyes.
"Still not drinking?"
"I will... But, umm, I have a question... I wonder if you are willing to enlighten ?" Alan uttered.
"Why are still waiting for the demon lord of destruction? If you were rely a sacrifice given to him, I think you should look for soone else... Didn’t you say he was dead, so, I am confused about what you are waiting for..." he couldn’t help but ask.
Technically, she should look for a new man, plus she wasn’t even married, in the world, there is a man like Alan so, shy wait for the demon lord?
Is demon lord gonna reincarnate or sothing?
"or maybe you believe that he will reincarnate," He added.
To which, she just sat there silent, closing her eyes.
"Hmm... Difficult to answer but you are correct we weren’t married and I shouldn’t wait for him, and even his reincarnation is unknown to , even if he reincarnates I doubt he will rember , but, I am trapped here by a divine will, until the divine will is shattered I will remain forever trapped here, in an unknown realm, forgotten by ti,"
Ah, that makes sense.
This isn’t her own dream world but soone else.
And she is trapped here.
"I don’t an to be a smart one but is this Divine will of the staff of Xestodev?" Alan asked.
"Indeed... Only when the staff is broken I will be free from this world, but I wonder if I even wanna be free," She looked confused.
Maybe she is guilty of her actions, Alan doesn’t know.
But destroying a weapon that can turn imagination into reality, just to free her?
Even he, who praised the beauty of maidens and assets of culture, walking on a sinful path of hedonism might choose the weapon over the peerless maiden in front of him.
It’s a no brainer question.
Alan has learned that powerful weapons have their own "Ego" and personality.
"So you have made your mind... Farewell then,"
She slightly waved her finger.
However, Alan wasn’t thrown out of the world.
His body simply emitted a dark aura that erased the invisible power that was trying to throw him out of this domain.
"Oh... You have so skills," She looks genuinely surprised to see him resist the power of this world.
"I am getting more and more confused, you are trapped in this world yet, this world hears your will, I wonder what you said to till this point is even true,"
"I don’t see any reason to lie, but suit yourself if you believe my words to be a lie," She responded while sipping the tea.
Hmm... Maybe she is correct.
Her origin ability may be related to charming or sothing.
But if she could charm the "ego" of the staff she should be free, perhaps this is just a prison that listens to her command.
Maybe it’s not an actual dream world but she can summon a few stuffs she desires and can throw out people.
I don’t know... Maybe I am the dumb one.
I can’t understand the situation.
I wanted to learn more about the curse but I don’t think I learned anything about it.
Maybe I did.
What should I do?
I an isn’t my primordial ability powerful too?
I feel like I have two primordial abilities, darkness and lust.
He wanted to close his eyes and channel the dark energy but once he closed his eyes, he would be sent back to reality.
"Um, what would you do if I freed you from this place?" he asked trying to see her reaction.
"I don’t know... But what’s the point of even being free? It’s peaceful here and I am used to it, the outside world is chaotic with bloodshed, violence, and war, the outside world can never be peaceful and you know it," She uttered calmly.
She wasn’t lying.
She knows about the Gi phase.
The universe itself won’t allow anyone to have peace.
The survival of the fittest, it’s the very first order.
Which subject dares to overwrite it?
"Ohh, you also know about Gi Phase... Interesting," Alan nodded his head.
So, the inter-dinsional war is really going to happen if many powerful figures are aware of it.
When he heard it from Priestess for the first ti he had so doubts but he is sure now.
Damn, why the heck haven’t I awakened any mories of the world’s order.
Shouldn’t all primordial manifestations have it?
So, why haven’t I?
But how does she know about such things, she isn’t a primordial manifestation.
Maybe, the demon is looking for a powerful figure to make a contract and those with primordial origin are under his eyes.
But he said he is omnipresent...
Indeed I am.
Alan: "..."
The voice inside his mind made him shudder in fear.
Damn.
He really is everywhere and can even hear your inner voice.
"I see... Then it was wonderful eting you," with that Alan closed his eyes.
And when he reopened it, he was in front of the kneeling figure of mother and daughter.
"Huff*" He took a deep breath trying to calm his mind.
That sudden voice almost gave him a huge heart attack.
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