[I proudly welcome you all to my airship, Endeavor!]
[Myne, it’s been a long time. Do you still remember me?]
[Naturally. But I thought you’re dead… how come you’re still alive]
[Thanks to you, I was gravely injured. I’ve been treating my wounds all this time… right, it really surprisingly took that long]
[Really?]
[I can’t lie. Regardless of what I did, I’m still someone who directly received God’s grace. Don’t you already know that, Myne? Ah… how preposterous to think that I would lie.]
Myne then turned away and ignored Libra.
[Arara, so you still hate me. Nothing changes at all…]
[If it isn’t Roxy Heart. Congratulations on being able to fuse with Snow. I can certainly say that if not for you, the sacred beast Aquarius wouldn’t have been sunken. It was truly a miscalculation on my part.]
[I suppose I can take that as a compliment?]
[Of course. Remaining so innocent while having the holy sword factor… truly a wonderful specimen, you are.]
[Factor?]
[Oho? Haven’t Eris told you already? You and your kinds, the Holy Knights, are the descendants of the people we, the Sacred Beastkin, granted with a small part of our power.]
[Power of the Sacred Beastkin?]
[Yes, that’s right. You see, our number wasn’t that many. So we need people to work as our extra limbs. These people were the first of the Holy Knights. Although, due to being exposed to our power, their mental state became unstable.]
[Was that why the Holy Knights tend to act cruel…? No way…]
Roxy was horrified by the revelation.
[A piece of our inner thoughts leaked into them when they were granted our power. That was a failure on our part. The first few batches of the Holy Knights were insolent brutes.]
Libra said with a troubled look, then sighed.
[But seeing you was a relief. Over the years, the power has become more stable it seems. Do tell me if you want to serve under me after this battle.]
[No, thank you. I have something I want to protect already.]
[Ahh, what a shame. Such a waste for a good specimen like you.]
It’s as if he only regarded Roxy because she may be useful to him.
[You said you want us to work with you, and yet you already cause frictions with us?]
[Ahaha, pardon me. I constantly look for good specimens. Especially if it’s a Holy Knight.]
[So, are we going now? Or perhaps you’d like to take a break for a bit?]
[Let’s depart already.]
[I thought so. Let’s go then.]
[Who’s driving this airship?]
[It is I. It reads my intentions and moves accordingly.]
[Eh… is that really possible?]
[If something were to happen to me, this airship would crash. So be careful. Well, not that the collision will kill you all.]
Libra turned away from us.
[We’ll arrive at Gallia tomorrow morning. Until then, it’s best if you guys take some rest. I’ll be in the captain’s room. Come visit me if you feel like it. The rest, I’ll leave it to Eris.]
[Oi, Eris! Get a hold of yourself!]
[Myne, is there anything we can do?]
[U～n, nothing I can think of. This Ero was originally a doll. She just goes back to how she was before being freed by Kairos… look at that side]
[Unless you can dispel that, it’s impossible.]
[Then how do we dispel it?]
[Like I said, I don’t know. All I know is that only Kairos… and Libra himself who’re capable of dispelling that seal.]
This time, it was Roxy who tried to shake Eris’ shoulders.
[Eris-sama, please wake up.]
[Can you guide us to our rooms?]
[…..Yes. I have received your order.]
[This way.]
She guided us into the ship through a different entrance than the one Libra took.
[The interior looks surprisingly soft.]
[Yes, the interior was created mostly from wood. It is because the exterior was fully made from metal and looks dull.]
A red carpet was laid on the floor, becoming the highlight with the wooden wall around.
[There are many guest rooms here, feel free to use them all you like. If you need anything else, please push the call button installed in every room.]
[Eris, wait!]
[So what do we do about the room?]
Myne replied quite immediately.
[I’ll pick the same room as yours.]
[I will do that as well.]
[Alright then.]
[Let’s pick this room. This one also has four beds. So we still have one extra.]
[In that case, I’ll go to sleep now.]
Roxy was stunned as well, but she looked impressed.
[It is amazing.]
[It’s nice to be able to sleep. Waking up is the worst.]
[Then how about a small talk?]
[U～n, sure why not.]
