[I came from the future, what a vain and absurd statement.]
Minerva was still looking at me with bright red eyes that twinkled like jewels.
[If someone other than you had given me such an answer, it would have been difficult to avoid the wrath of my mother.]
“… You should like it, right?”
[Anyway, you are saying that you are a human being who has earned the trust of your mother. Well, yes. It would be nice to be the first human. You should be proud of it.]
Even though it was meant as a joke, Minerva nodded in earnest in response.
[…] But, as you know, this woman is impatient. So, it would be better for you and your mother to give a reasonable and proper explanation before the mother’s little patience runs out.]
With those words, Minerva slowly lowered herself.
I also sat down on a rock that was around me as I took a pose to listen to the story comfortably.
‘How far would you like to say it?’
When I asked the original Minerva at a glance, she thought for a moment before giving me an answer.
[If you want to bring back the memories of the original woman… I don’t think I need to go into detail. Perhaps the real question of the real woman is not about whether or not you really came from the future, but rather about how you held the spirit of the Seven Evil sects, that is, the true woman. Other parts may be appropriately reduced and mixed.]
“Okay, so where do I start? .”
As if deliberately contemplating, I stretched out my words and took the time.
Contrary to the words she had just uttered, Minerva was quietly waiting for my words.
“Actually, it was an accident that I fell here.”
I started talking to her slowly, making eye contact with her.
The bright red eyes held only me, and in the illusion that I was about to fall in love with them, I followed Minerva’s advice, wrapped it appropriately, and told her about it.
Minerva of today’s age eventually finds out that I am the person of the future, and even if she learns some circumstances starting with the story of her younger sister, she has no choice but to be cautious because she doesn’t know what will happen if she finds out all the facts.
[Yeah, I fell to this place from the future because of an accident… Then, to some extent, I can understand why you were with Milited, that insidious person. Because he had a great interest in passing time.]
Minerva, who had been talking up to that point, snorted as if it was not even funny.
[It was for the same reason that he dared to covet his mother’s heart. immortality and time Either way, it’s insignificant.]
She looked at me, muttering as if it was useless.
[…] So, in the end, you’ll have to go back to your original time, right?]
[right. My friends and co-workers must be worried, too, and there is still work to be done when I return.]
[Hmm.]
Minerva nodded slowly.
Why?
For a moment, a chill ran through his mind as if his whole body was warning of a threat.
[…] So, are you planning to leave right now?]
“No, I’m not leaving right away, because there’s still work to be done here.”
In answering that, I muttered, pointing my fingers at the things that came to my mind right now.
The sense of incongruity that I had now felt disappeared like snow melted, and I tilted my head slightly.
“Venus, Juno. They both have to be sealed. Milited should also seal it there.”
[Heh heh.]
“There, Minerva, you still haven’t kept the promise I made with you, haven’t you? When I go back, I have to finish it all.”
[…] … .]
She didn’t say anything.
With her mouth closed as if contemplating something, her tail trembled slightly.
[…] Okay, now the story is being explained a bit. Oddly enough, I can now understand the appearance of you, who seemed familiar even while watching other Seven Musical Classes, including the original woman. But even so, the question still remains.]
“Is it because of what happened before?”
[Um, what.]
Minerva nodded briefly.
I thought I was a little embarrassed by the way I looked like I had no intention of hiding it.
[The fact that you came from the future… To be honest, I still feel like I’m in vain, but I can believe it. If I was going to lie, I would have said something a little more plausible. In addition, you, whom I have seen so far, were not the ones who could vomit such vain words.]
[…] In addition to useless puns, he spit out a song that sounded like an undead howling. That’s a different matter.]
“… … .”
Couldn’t the last word be added without needing to be added?
Anyway, it seemed that I had built up quite a bit of trust in her without even knowing it.
[Then, did you and your real woman in the future fight each other? Even what you saw… What did you get then?]
It was time to say yes without thinking.
[Wait, darling!]
The original Minerva quickly stopped me.
She spoke to me hastily before she could even hear my answer.
[My darling, from now on, just follow what the original woman says. Do you understand?]
He nodded his head slightly without saying a word.
For some reason, I thought that the creepy sense of incongruity I had just felt had something to do with what she was doing now.
“little… different.”
[different? what are you talking about.]
“In the future, Minerva, it is true that I met you and that I fought with you. But the appearance you saw earlier was not because of you.”
[Umm… .]
I began to elaborate and explain what the original Minerva was telling me.
In short, the story went like this.
In the future, I had a fight with Minerva, but was defeated and managed to escape wounded.
However, in the process, he got a curse, and learned that he needed the blood and heart of a dragon to do this.
Later, he was able to escape the curse by eating the heart and blood of another dragon, but whether it was the effect of the curse or the effect of the heart and blood he ate, he was forced to take the form of a dragon in an emergency.
In the case of the previous one, I instinctively changed that as I received a fatal wound that punctured my heart… .
“… And maybe it’s because I don’t have the perfect ability, so I can’t keep it for a long time. In the case of shadows, it’s my ability to create clones with different shapes and masses. Minerva As you know, in the case of such an alter ego, it follows the form of the main body.”
[Umm… .]
Minerva frowned slightly, as if he was not satisfied with my explanation.
[To say that, the energy of the original woman that you felt was too deep. Yes, the scent of your maiden from you was too strong. Is the reason only because of being hurt by the real woman?]
“… Maybe it’s because you sucked my blood, Minerva?”
[blood?]
“Why, there is such a theory in magic. Something like that when you share blood, the magical connection between them becomes stronger as a result. Minerva was there too. The smell was so strong that I couldn’t understand why I didn’t notice it. Perhaps what was left only a faint trace at first might have thickened as I shared blood with you.”
[Umm… exactly.]
Minerva nodded, saying it seemed so.
In the shadow of her figure, someone sighed a small sigh of relief.
She shook her head as if contemplating for a moment, then slowly turned her head and asked.
[By the way.]
“yes?”
[…] Are you saying that the real woman from the future has pushed you that far?]
Minerva asked like that, as if something was suspicious.
After waiting for a while, I nodded my head only after the words “I don’t mind talking to you in the shadows” came out.
“I was weaker then than I am now.”
[That’s not what the original woman meant, but… .]
“What? Then what is it?”
[It happened. It’s embarrassing to ask you for anything any more, so let’s stop.]
She muttered as if she didn’t like something, but got up as if she had just finished it.
Then, for a long time, he began to ponder deeply about something.
After a while, she slowly nodded as if she had finally come to a conclusion about her worries.
[…] Yes, if only I had come all the way here.]
Having said that, she looked at me and slowly blinked her eyes once.
[Okay, sweetheart.]
[Know it with glory, let this Minerva give you strength.]
“What?”
I was surprised by her proposal, which I had not expected at all, and asked right away.
“Minerva, are you really okay?”
[What else can’t be done?]
She frowned slightly and looked at me.
[…] or what This Minerva said she was willing to give her some strength, but is it really that she is not trustworthy?]
“That’s not right. Of course, Minerva, if you can help me. I’d really appreciate it. But for you, it’s like being in a position as the Seven Evil sects… .”
[Heh, I haven’t had a chance yet, so I’ve just been quiet. They have no degree of loyalty.]
She muttered in a sharp voice, as if an old grudge was oozing out.
[Of course, as you said, it’s not the original woman’s way to act this way.]
[…] But being disturbed and suffering because of them is enough this time.]
[I just decided that it would be better to catch and kill them all and take care of my mother’s work leisurely than to leave the anxiety factor behind.]
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Of course, from my point of view, of course, it was a welcome story.
If she helps, we will be able to defeat Venus and Juno without difficulty, and at the same time, even if something unexpected happens like today, we will be able to cope with it.
[Also, the promise of a full moon with you remains.]
She spread her wings and said so in a solemn voice.
It was a voice that showed a strong will, as if he would not tolerate rejection.
[Until the day when all the aforementioned things are finished, the day of the promise will also be postponed.]
She soared into the air, muttering as if my answer didn’t matter.
[The full moon between you and your mother has not come yet.]
That was the end of it.
With those words, Minerva hurriedly spread out her wings and flew away in an instant.
As if he didn’t want to hear whatever the answer was.
really quickly.
* * *
[Yeah, what the hell is that?]
Sbangali asked Minerva in a voice that Yoo Ji-hyuk could not hear.
It was because the behavior she had just shown before was completely incomprehensible to those who had known her in the past.
[…] Sbengali.]
Minerva quietly called out his name.
[As it is with everyone, even the original woman has a habit.]
[Habit?]
[Yes, for example, when competing with an opponent, first exhale the breath and observe the reaction. Whether the beat of the wings is fixed or… .]
After muttering like that, she said in a confident voice.
[Do you know what the original woman of the past who asked him to go back to looked like?]
[…] … .]
[I rolled my eyes and looked carefully. From head to toe, thoroughly. And in the end, I set my gaze precisely on his neck. Do you know if this is the habit of the original woman before she did anything?]
[I don’t know.]
[It was a habit I used to do before I ripped off the opponent by blowing my body.]
Minerva said quietly.
Sbangali shut her mouth.
[It is certainly. It’s not anyone else, and there’s no way the real woman doesn’t know. The real woman from before, I guess, was going to run into him right away.]
[…] Wait, I don’t understand. you, no So, why is Yoo Ji-hyuk running towards him?]
[Well… … .]
Minerva replied.
[One thing is certain, he sealed off Juno and Venus, and moreover, after hearing that he would keep the promise of the full moon and leave, he stopped looking at his neck.]
At those words, Sbengali was stunned for a moment and had no choice but to tremble.
An idea was already popping up in his mind.
[Wait, maybe… .]
[Yeah, every new year. Sbengali.]
Minerva sighed heavily.
[Events that have been in the past and have been twisted also affect us living in the present. It seems he was taking it too lightly.]
She quietly confessed the feelings that were boiling fiercely within her.
[Now that the real woman is, if I can, I can’t stand it because I want to swallow him up and make it my own.]
[…] … .]
Sbangali couldn’t say anything.
It was because the sincerity in her voice made me feel intimidated for a moment without realizing it.
Seriously.
Just right.
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Only the sound of beaks banging resounded.
I’m serious.
She’s really, really, really serious.
Sbengali thought to herself as a disappointment, but opened her mouth to somehow escape the situation.
To be precise, I tried to open my mouth, but I couldn’t.
[Ah, please… !]
It is unfamiliar, but it is an aura that feels like you have met somewhere.
There was only one person he knew who exuded this kind of energy.
And in the current situation, he was someone I never wanted to meet.
* * *
A notification window pops up.
I knew it without seeing it.
“… … .”
For a moment, it felt like I was the only one left in this world.
The sound of the wind, the chirping of insects, and all the sounds of the forest were just as quiet as now.
All I could hear was my breathing.
“you.”
Having opened my mouth with difficulty, I quietly rolled my eyes.
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On one side of his field of vision, a flashing notification window was showing off his presence.
[The quest ‘Seventh, Last Evil’ begins.]
[The Seven Devils ‘Ariman’ finally begins to move after breaking the long wait and silence.]
“Ariman.”
It was only after I uttered that name that the breath that had been clogged in my jaw started to flow.
It was as if the world that had stopped afterward was finally moving.
First time meeting… no.
The last seven evil bells that I may have met many times already stood in front of me.
Absolutely no clue whatsoever.
“Nice to meet you.”
It greeted me in a familiar voice.
It was my voice, my face, my appearance.
“It’s called Ariman.”
It bowed its head slightly and greeted me.
“The Ariman you have longed to meet.”
He was right in front of me now.
He has been visiting since he fell into this world.