Book 2: Chapter 40
Inside the dome of darkness, the light pouring in from outside illuminated the beautiful floor in a straight line. There was a human-shaped darkness, and children dressed in chiton-esque garments in the temple-like structure.
My ears caught the voice of the young lady calling my name. The young lady was on her knees, and her eyelashes were wet with tears.
「…What did you do to my lady?」
I could immediately understand that it was the darkness that caused this turmoil.
【World Ruler】judged the darkness to be some kind of “living thing”, but it seems to be different from general living things. Due to my lack of knowledge, I couldn’t find out any more than that.
「Reiji-san.」
Earl Sillys appeared from behind me.
It was the Earl that I met in front of the dome. The Earl did not attend the award ceremony—he said he was investigating inside the Holy Royal Palace when the nobles and priests left for the ritual. It seems that he wanted to find out about the skill orb prepared for Prince Kluvshrat—thanks to that, the Earl wasn’t trapped inside the dark dome.
This dome, which could not be destroyed by magic or bare hands, could be destroyed by the “stone” brought by the Earl. Now the stone was in my hand—the color was very similar to the altar on the stairs.