Chapter 11: What it feels like to be tempted by a poisonous apple
The land of greed.
Which means we were in his territory.
I gripped the railing and looked down, only to get attacked by a bout of dizziness. Okay, I wasn't afraid of heights, but I was still afraid of falling. Thankfully, there seemed to be some kind of magic that prevent the wind from coming inward, so I didn't have to get assaulted by an air current that would mess up my hair and clothes.
Like I was saying, we were high up in the sky, and the ground seemed so far away, to the point that the jungle looked like colorful broccoli. The outer wall of the tower itself was made of dark-colored stone with white marble, which made it quite in contrast with the vivid, colorful display of the landscape surrounding the estate.
Well, that might be the point.
Since we were in what seemed to be the highest building in the territory, could it be that we were in his castle? I looked at Natha that had been watching my expression, which I supposed was full of unbridle astonishment, since the Demon Lord smiled quite nicely at me. Perhaps he enjoyed watching people's awed expressions toward their collection—you know, like any other greedy collector.
"Is this your castle, my Lord?"
Natha chuckled and turned my face in a specific direction with his fingers, which were away from us. "The Lord Castle is there, can't you see it?"
I narrowed my eyes at the vast landscape far away on the horizon. But I couldn't see shit. "You're a battle priest, so you must know how to use enhanced sight, don't you?"
Oh.
Actually, no, I didn't. But I could tap into Valmeier's memory to extract the ability. Slowly, I gathered the mana from my core and willed it to flow through my vein.