Dropped Into Another World V3C51

Chapter 51 – It was Darkness Magic Power

Seeing Goddess Aion like that, I break out into a cold sweat.

Was darkness magic power really that bad?

…..does that mean that I’m in a terrible position?

「Of course not. I wouldn’t make something like that.」

No, I’ll be fine.

I did not do anything wrong.

「I didn’t make it, I only reproduced it. In addition, there were originally magic stones with darkness magic power locked in them in this world.」

Goddess Aion tilted her neck after hearing what I said.

What?

Did I say something wrong?

「Magic stones with darkness magic power locked in them? Perhaps you are talking about the drops of the demon world.」

Drops of the demon world?

「It has been confirmed that the apprentices took a few of them but we haven’t found any. They were so unstable that we assumed that they were already gone.」

「Before Goddess Aion came to this world, his lordship already recovered everything. The drops of the demon world that were recovered were given to the Cerberus so they are truly gone now.」

It was Flying Lizard who replied to Goddess Aion.

When did you come next to me?

You have a huge body so why didn’t I feel your presence?

….am I getting dull?

「What’s wrong?」

Flying Lizard looks at me curiously.

「It’s nothing, you mean those stones that were hidden all over the forest are the drops of the demon world?」

「Yes, that’s right. And no, they are not stones.」

Not stones?

…..from what I remember, they look like stones to me.

「If they are not stones, what exactly are the drops of the demon world?」

「The drops of the demon world came from the trees of the demon world.」

Trees of the demon world?

In short, nuts? Or are they fruits?

Areh?

The answer was so unexpected that I was puzzled.

I was sure that they were stones when I touched them with my own hands.

Are they really nuts or fruits?

「Trees in the demon world accumulate darkness magic power in their buds for 5 years before blooming into a flower. The darkness magic power accumulated in the buds becomes drops and falls to the ground into a drop the moment the flower blooms. Those drops are the drops of the demon world.」

So, they were neither nuts nor fruits.

It seems to be droplets that fell from a flower.

……shouldn’t they be liquid?

No, it probably solidified like a stone.

I don’t know if I’m right because according to my imagination, it should be a fantastic scenery.

Drops falling from flowers that bloomed on the trees.

I want to see that.

「I’d like to see that happen.」

「I advise you to stop having that idea. It is said that the moment a drop falls down, it takes the lives of those around it.」

I thought it was fantastic but it seems to be a terrifying phenomenon.

If you watch, you die. As expected of the demon world.

「Did you really create darkness magic power.」

I shook my head to Goddess Aion’s question.

「Like I said, I only reproduced it. Look over there.」

I guide Goddess Aion near the crib where the Cerberus is sleeping.

「This is one of them.」

I showed the magic stone that contains darkness magic power.

Goddess Aion stares at the magic stone in my hand but doesn’t touch it.

Then, she took a step back.

「It looks genuine.」

I’m glad.

It looks like I was really able to reproduce darkness magic power properly.

If I wasn’t, I would have panicked about what I had given the Cerberus.

「And it’s so pure.」

What do you mean?

Does that mean that I was able to reproduce good darkness magic power?

The higher the purity, the better it is for the Cerberus, right?

「What should we do next?」

「Since you’ve already done it, let’s just accept it as it is.」

Next to Goddess Aion, who looked troubled, Flying Lizard looked stunned.

「Yes, but, this is the power of the demon world!」

That’s right.

It’s the power of the demon world and I reproduced it because it is necessary.

「I can’t even believe that it is possible for it to exist like this in this world…..what’s going on?」

Goddess Aion turned her gaze to me but I shook my head.

How would I know?

「I really don’t know. By the way, since you are aware of the Cerberus, you should have contacted the demon world, right?」

The apprentices kidnapped it from somewhere in the demon world so she has to take responsibility.

「…….that’s……」

Goddess Aion turns her gaze away from me.

This is very unusual.

I have a very bad feeling about this.

「Could it be that, you didn’t?」

Goddess Aion shook her head.

「I did all that I could, I really did. However, there’s a strong backlash against interacting with the demon world. 」

Strong backlash?

「It was the gods who created the situation where we can’t get involved with them. 」

What are you talking about?

Perhaps sensing my dismay, Goddess Aion smiles wryly.

「It has been years since the last time and there are a lot of gods who don’t want to.」

Given the way Goddess Aion is saying it, it seems like the majority of the gods are against it.

What can I say?

「Selfish.」

「Yes, they are. However, someone’s about to cut the cord.」

Cut?

When I looked at Goddess Aion, she was looking at a distance for some reason.

Don’t act like that.

「Who’s going to cut it?」

「…..god of time.」

Ah, the god who helped her a lot.

I glance at Goddess Aion.

It looks like it’s a big deal.

「Good luck.」

「The way the god of time cuts it off is scary. He’s not afraid to spread the dirt of the past and is willing to blow up impossible challenges.」

Won’t that cause a mental breakdown?

「You have to convince the repulsive gods before he makes his move then.」

「Right….fufu」

I averted my gaze to Goddess Aion who was creepily smiling at me.

Speaking of which, why did I even call here?

「Right, about the turbidity of the magic around the core, I found that it was a curse.」

「……curse? It was a curse?」

Goddess Aion turns her gaze to me.

And with a lot of momentum.

Somehow, I feel like she’s acting too rough today.

Speaking of which, I heard that if you’re too tired, you’ll eventually act rough.

「Goddess Aion, are you tired?」

「Maybe, I just came from five all-nighters and two days of meetings. I’ve been working non-stop since there are things I can’t do during those meetings……wait a minute? Isn’t that seven consecutive all-nighters?」

「7 days? That’s super overwork!」

So that’s why she’s acting a little unusual.

That’s troublesome.

No.

It’s worrisome.

「Really? I’m used to having a 3-day all-nighter. Since I have this body, I never had a problem doing that but seven days is probably too much.」

「You need to get some rest. Can’t you sleep even for just a bit?」

「If I don’t have a dedicated wake-uper, I won’t be able to get up so I can’t.」

Dedicated wake-uper?

「Okay.」

「By the way, are you sure that the area around the core is cursed?」

「Ah, yeah. It disappeared after purification so it should be.」

「It’s a curse alright. But, where did it come from? And it’s even at the core of the world.」

Yeah, that’s what’s bothering me too.

By the way, this is completely irrelevant but I want to ask something.

However, she looks so serious so maybe I shouldn’t.

「What’s the matter?」

Perhaps she caught me glancing at her.

「It’s about the core. You said it’s a circle that is around 100m in diameter. I was wondering why is it a circle and not a sphere?」

「hnn? It’s really a circle. It will take a really long time before it becomes a sphere.」

What do you mean?

「One circle is born every year. It will take a long time before it builds up to become a complete sphere.」

「How thick is the circle?」

「Around 1nm」

A circle of 1nm will be added per year….it will really take time.

「What will happen if it becomes a sphere?」

「It’s the lifespan of a planet so it will slowly come to an end.」

Lifespan of a planet.

Speaking of which, I’ve heard that Earth also has a lifespan.

As I recall, it was in billions of years, a number that I can’t comprehend.

I see, planets have life spans.

「Is there anything else you want to ask me?」

What was it?

「Rope said there was something wrong with this world besides the curse around the core, do you know something about it?」

「Aside from the curse? When I looked into it before, I didn’t find anything particularly bothersome. Come to think of it, I did think that this world was smaller than expected.」

Smaller than expected?

Hnn?

「What do you mean?」

「I felt a discrepancy between the size of this planet’s barrier from the outside and the actual size of this planet when I examined it. I looked into it but I couldn’t find anything wrong.」

You investigated a lot of this, are you?

Still, this world is smaller than what it seems?

Something bothers me.