Chapter 232
Even just reaching this point had taken a truly long time.
“...H-How long has it been...?”
“Hmm, let’s see. About 281 years?”
The sheer absurdity of that number made him want to blurt out, What on earth are you talking about?—but it wasn’t a lie.
To Sergio, once a normal art teacher, or to Giovanni, once a short-lived priest, this would have been incomprehensible. But Gio, whose present self bore the dominant persona of the evil god Argio, had spent that time with this man with little difficulty. It hadn’t felt particularly long or short to him.
Still, even for a being who had lived for centuries, dedicating time to help a single person was unfamiliar. But it made for a refreshingly pleasant experience.
“And then another 2 months and 21 days passed.”
“...Excuse me?”
“It sounds unbelievable, I know. But it’s the truth.”
More time than expected had been devoted to the man’s rehabilitation. But there was no real issue—whatever the court magicians had done while using Gio’s house as a lab had caused time to flow much faster in this place.
That’s why my house managed to endure through all those turbulent years.
Noting how dire the man’s condition was, Gio had made some adjustments.