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#258. Things in the sky (2)
“No! No way, even if I die!”
The dwarf roared loudly.
“Give me all the terracotta I have!”
「… … .」
“How did I collect all these things!”
「… … .」
“This is a fortune that has been gathered for the revival of the dwarves!”
The woman just smiled without saying anything.
“I can never get over it….”
「… … .」
“absoluteness….”
「… … .」
「… … .」
The dwarf, who was sweating profusely as if his feet were numb, finally raised both hands.
“Damn it! Yes, take it! Take it! You evil woman!”
“Thank you, Rael. I thought you would be more than happy to give it to me.”
“fu*k! fu*k! fu*k!”
The dwarf waved his hand in the air and space split apart.
Beyond that was a vast expanse of black and white marble, with an endless number of shelves forming an infinitely repeating landscape.
For a moment, Ray’s memories flashed.
‘I’ve seen it.’
The moment I entered Sector 37, Ignis’ Cube, and withdrew money.
It was the very place I had captured through the gap of space that had opened and closed for a moment.
At that time, the shelves were piled high with so many bills and coins that it was dizzying.
In many places, money was repeatedly disappearing or appearing in a halo of light.
Colorful animal spirits were once again organizing the money on the shelves.
I thought so.
Isn’t it a huge vault-like space where all the customers’ deposits are collected?
‘But it’s different now.’
Instead of money, the shelves were filled with all sorts of minerals, and not a single spirit was seen.
“Like my blood….”
The dwarf, who had entered the space while grumbling, came out a few minutes later holding a square box.
Click!
“One… two… there are ten in total.”
「… … .」
“10 points in summary.”
「… … .」
“Hmm, ten.”
The dwarf, who had been chewing on this, took out two more terracottas from his pocket.
“You’re like a ghost.”
“Think of it as an investment. An investment to give the world as it was before to our descendants.”
The woman turned around and walked away, carrying the basket.
He went to the man who was still kneeling and spoke.
“Now, Azema, take this. This number of sunstones should be enough to find the reincarnation of the sun.”
“It’s not sunstone, it’s terracotta.”
“Thank you, Guardian. I will definitely use this sun stone to find the reincarnation of the sun.”
“It’s called Terracotta.”
After receiving some caution and advice from the woman, the man gathered his valuables and disappeared towards the stairs.
The dwarf who was watching his back asked.
“Can the world be normalized if we just find the reincarnation of the sun?”
“No. We must also find the reincarnation of the rainbow. The sun is what brought life to the world, but it is the rainbow that breathed in the colors of emotion.”
As the woman moved her hand, a window appeared in the air, reflecting the outside scenery.
I saw a barren land and a sky full of black clouds.
「… Emotions are mana. Mana is emotion. We have hurt each other too much. Jealousy, envy, arrogance, hatred… The emotions that have been mixed up in a jumble have created a sharp malice that seems like it would cut hearts just by touching them. The land has become desolate, and the mana in the air has begun to lose its light. And, as we use powerful magic to take each other’s lives… the volume of the black clouds that cover the sky has grown.」
The woman turned her gaze and looked at the dwarf.
“Rael, the world has lost its colors. Black clouds and gray land. Where you see them now, what colors can you find besides the few that are limited?”
at last.
“The rainbow must return. To bring color back to the world.”
“…I understand.”
There was silence for a moment.
It was a woman who spoke first.
“Rael, what are you going to do now?”
“For now, I plan to build a castle using the resources in the warehouse I showed you earlier.”
“What’s your last name?”
“Yes. A giant moving castle that dwarves can board. All sorts of evil spirits and abnormal phenomena caused by contaminated mana… The wilderness has become too dangerous to wander around naked.”
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The dwarf added.
I also plan to equip myself with appropriate distortion fields and siege devices in case I’m discovered by Redlan.
The woman who heard the story expressed her admiration but also her doubts.
“Is such a structure possible?”
“There is nothing that the dwarves cannot make with their technology. The power source will be sufficient if I use the yellow fragments of the rainbow that I have. As a result, Lael Lowe will become a mobile fortress that protects both the dwarves and the fragments.”
“Rael Lowe… What a senseless name. But just in case, how about keeping the fragments separate?”
“What are you saying now… Well, actually, half of the fragments should be enough to move Rael Lowe. Then I’ll have to think about where to hide the other half.”
The dwarf lowered his head and stroked his beard thoughtfully.
Then he looked at the woman and said.
“I’m thinking of making some arrangements for the rainbow too.”
“What kind of arrangement is it?”
“So, this is an arrangement for when Rainbow is reincarnated as a human. If Rainbow is reborn as one of us, the various races that have received grace, then there is a high probability that we will become humans with the shortest cycle of leaving descendants.”
The dwarf glanced at the woman, cleared his throat, and said.
“I plan to build a bank in the human city.”
“A bank?”
“We’re going to create a system that’s so convenient that you can’t help but use it. Then, all the money in the human city will flow into the bank and accumulate.”
The woman, who had been silent for a moment, spoke.
“Are you saying that you will let the reincarnated rainbow use that money?”
“As expected, you’re quick-witted. I guess it’s a kind of activity fee.”
“It’s not a bad idea. However, since the dwarves have the technology to build the equipment and systems, there won’t be a problem, but how are we going to give the right to use the deposit to Rainbow?”
“Everyone has their own thoughts.”
The dwarf’s metal-gloved fingers tapped the cube’s walls.
“The essence of the cube is storage. It can safely protect whatever is placed inside, whether it be a person, an object, or a memory.”
Create a card linked to Ignis’ entire account and store it in the cube in front of you.
The key to open the cube is passed down to Rainbow along with its location through his descendants.
That was the dwarf’s plan.
“Our species has a long lifespan, so we will have the chance to encounter the rainbow reincarnation at least once. Isn’t that a perfect plan?”
“How do you know about the reincarnation of the rainbow?”
“Uh, that’s, um… .”
The woman smiled brightly at the bewildered dwarf.
“Don’t worry. I know how to recognize the rainbow I’ve reincarnated into. I’ll tell you. But before that,…”
“Before that?”
“Can you really store anything in a cube?”
“Well, it’s a masterpiece among my countless inventions. Anything is possible.”
“Even at this very moment, while we are having this conversation?”
“Um… I’ve never tried it before… .”
The dwarf thought for a moment and then spoke in a confident voice.
“It’s quite possible.”
“Then please do so. So that the rainbow that opens the cube can also see what kind of conversation we had.”
“Just wait a moment. If you set it like this… it’s done. However, please note that due to capacity issues, not all scenes can be recorded and stored.”
The woman nodded.
“Thank you. Then I will tell you how to recognize the reincarnated rainbow.”
“Okay, tell me quickly. I’m listening with my ears pricked up right now.”
Ray nodded from the side.
How to identify a rainbow has been a mystery that has always fascinated me.
“First of all, the rainbow… is… the… soul… .”
‘… … ?’
「… is… different… from… the… pattern… that… distinguishes… or… in another… way… the… sun… rainbow… soul… pattern’s… registration… I… will… help… you… .」
The woman’s voice was cracking.
When I looked around, the scenery was also surging like waves.
Could this really be the end of the scenes saved in the cube? I was perplexed.
No matter how hard I tried, such as concentrating or waving my hand in front of the two figures, I could not stop the disappearance of the scenery.
When I came to my senses again.
“… … .”
In front of me was a wide open cube and two people with worried faces.
“Are you okay?”
“Ray, are you okay? You suddenly stopped in your tracks and didn’t move at all….”
Solitaire paused in surprise.
This was because an indescribable, thick murderous aura was emanating from Ray.
“Rain, why are you suddenly like this…?”
“You cut me off at the most important moment.”
“yes?”
“Philip said that the most annoying way to make someone angry is to stop talking.”
“yes…?”
I couldn’t fully understand what he meant, but it was clear that he was very angry.
Then the Pope said:
“First of all… It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with your body. If you don’t mind, could you explain the situation to me?”
“… … .”
Ray suppressed his boiling anger and asked.
“Do you know anything about rainbows and old times?”
“As you know, it was one of the areas of study that I was very interested in when I was young.”
“Then the story will be quicker.”
A calm explanation followed.
First, the silver bolt that served as the key to the cube was an item received from the dwarves.
“You mean you received a token of trust from the dwarves…?”
The Pope could not contain his shock.
I had the experience of meeting a few dwarves who visited the human sector to exchange goods.
I think he was the representative and ambassador of a place called Rael Lowe.
The dwarves that the Pope encountered were a very difficult, stubborn race, and extremely suspicious of humans.
But you received a token of trust.
I couldn’t help but believe it, because I was holding the oath stone.
“And then I saw a scene from the past that was stored in the cube.”
“What kind of scene is it?”
“that….”
Another story that flows calmly.
“ah….”
The Pope stumbled with a sigh, and Solitaire was hastily able to support him.
“Your Holiness, are you okay?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m suddenly faced with so much knowledge. The history of the old times that I knew was just a drop in the water of a great river.”
The Pope’s eyes, gasping for breath, soon filled with tears.
“Still, I am glad to have learned about the roots of our church. It is truly moving and fortunate that the will of the first pope has been well-cared for until now.”
“… … .”
Solitaire was also in great confusion, as she was holding on as best she could.
Old times, war, guardians, rainbows… .
I felt like my whole body was melting from the maddening heat of the knowledge etched into my mind.
In the meantime.
Ray headed towards the center of the space inside the cube.
‘This is….’
On top of the rectangular solid was a thin metal card.
Ignis’ customer card.
But its appearance was a little, no, a lot different from the usual ones.
Because the entire card was white, not black.
‘… It looks like something Rael prepared for the rainbow.’
When I think about the word “deposit usage authority,” I think it might be a card linked to Ignis’s huge vault.
Knock knock. Knock knock.
“… … .”
Ray fiddled with the silver bolt he had retrieved from the cube.
Perhaps Rael left instructions for his descendants to pass on the key to the Cube, the Bolt, to Rainbow.
But that message would have been quickly forgotten while Rael Lowe wandered the wilderness.
‘Because it’s the dwarven value to not look back on the past.’
As a result, the bolt was passed on to the wrong person, and the scenes stored in the cube were played in the wrong person’s mind.
‘It was originally a rainbow.’
I felt very awkward.
The white card in front of my eyes was the same.
It was something prepared for the rainbow, so it shouldn’t be touched carelessly.
But still.
‘I think it would be okay to just touch it lightly.’
Ray recalled what Rael had said in the past scene.
“Are you just preparing money for the rainbow? No, that’s not it. I plan to leave all my treasures in Acrasium.”
The view inside the vault, the Acrasium, seen through the gap in space was only a part of it.
The actual acrasium would have been much larger and would likely have contained many objects other than money.
‘perhaps.’
There may be powerful weapons or magical items from the old days.
If so, it would be possible to arm the priests of the Pure Ring and narrow the overwhelming power gap with the Dawning Order.
Excitement, elation, curiosity, and curiosity.
Many emotions joined hands and danced.
If Rainbow returns later and wants to sue for damages, they can just put Philip at the forefront.
Because the future target is very good at subduing opponents with a sharp tongue.
Nod.
Ray, who had convinced himself, picked up the card on the table.
That moment.
Beep beep!
A voice rang out from the card as seven colored lines spread out in a zigzag pattern.
[Recognizes the user.]
[Recognition completed.]
[Welcome, User 1.]