244 - - 186 going down the Boundary

"That peculiar appearance ....... As I recall, you are Ryugu, right?"

In response to my question, she - Ryuguu nodded her head and said, "Yes, I am.

You must be the rumored messiah, right?

Yes, in a manner of speaking. I've come to ask you to return the saint of Elma ...... Sword.

Yes, I know. Why did I ask to be your guide? Please come this way. I will guide you to the Creator's temple, the Garden of the Gods.

Laughing bewitchingly, Ryugu turned his back to us and began to walk away.

......"

The actual "The Garden of the Gods" is a very popular and well-liked temple in the world.

We can't just stand still here.

Let's go. We can at least smash through the trap head-on.

Let's go.

After confirming that everyone nodded in agreement, I took the girls and followed Ryugu.

"Hmmm..."

The actual "I'm not sure what you're looking for, but I'm sure you'll be able to find something that you're looking for.

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We arrived at a place that looked like a lake with an eerie appearance.

The water was black and slushy, like a bad oil.

Or, rather, this water was .......

Is it "dirt," ......?

Yes, ....... This world is like a cesspool where all the "dirt" from other worlds ends up. ...... And the accumulated "dirt" flows further and further down through the "hole" you can see over there. ......

The first thing that comes to mind is that the hole is a hole in the lake. In other words, the middle layer of the lake is the path leading to the Black Perdition.

Yes, that's right.

Ryugu nodded his head. Arca turned his sharp gaze on Ryugu and asked him, "What?

I have a personal hunch that we don't have to go all the way through that place.

I am sure that you are right. The actuality is, you are right. But you are new to the world, aren't you?　So I thought I'd be a little more considerate in my own way.

He opened his umbrella and began to walk quietly on the surface of the water.

If you're afraid, we'll go another way, okay?

"You think I'm going to take you up on that cheap provocation?"

"Well, then, please follow me. It is the beginning of a fun journey down the world.

We were prepared for the fact that we had no choice but to follow Ryugu, who was laughing as he walked on.

But just to be on the safe side, we decided to pair up one saint and one goddess and have them each apply their own warding techniques.

This way, even if something unforeseen happened, we should be able to deal with it.

Incidentally, the pairs were Alka and Lady Finnis, Magmael and Lady Sinus, Ophir and Lady Tulbaugh, Xana and Lady Ignifer, Tirna and Terra, and Shiva and Fulga.

The decision was based on the balance of offense and defense, but with Ophir and the others, it was mainly based on compatibility.

They are like father and son, and even if both of them were offensive types, they would be able to make up for each other's weaknesses.

As a side note, I was a bit surprised to see that Shinsu-sama (in her non-giant form) was a full-blown attacker.

I heard that she fights with that trident spear like Arka, the "spear" saint.

I couldn't imagine her at all from her usual ladylike appearance, but at any rate, she seemed to be very reliable.

Let's get going.

Anyway, Ryuguu jumped into the hole without any hesitation.

She's a very nice girl, and I'm sure we won't get separated from her.

So we followed her to make sure we didn't get separated from the others.

"Whoa!

At that moment, I was pulled down so hard that I involuntarily deployed my Suzaku form.

"Is everyone in ......?

Naturally, everyone else looked to see if they were okay, but thanks to the protection of the Goddesses, they seemed to be able to maintain their descent speed.

But this is ......."

While patting my chest in relief, I frowned at the scene around me.

The hole in the ground is like a huge creature.

The hole was like the inside of a huge creature's body.

In the faint light of the warding technique, the quietly writhing wall-like "dirt" really looked like a digestive organ, reminding me of the time I was eaten by a flying dragon.

I wondered if Erma really existed deep in such a hole.

I was suddenly struck with such an unwarranted fear.

What?

Suddenly, something like a flash of light rose from far below us, and we couldn't help but scrutinize it.

It's been a long time, Savior.

"...... what?"

The next time I opened my eyes, there was no longer the digester-like walls and girls that had been there earlier, but only me and him in the stone hall.

Yomi ......

Yes, it was Yomi, one of the demons who had attacked us in the cemetery of the demons.

It seems that she had been forced to shift during our descent into the world.

I am sure that there are other demons standing in front of everyone else by now.

As I looked at her with a quizzical gaze, wondering if I should join her soon, Yomi revealed a sword from the void and said, "You used to call me 'you' before.

You once said that you would defeat me in a place free of dirt, but can you really say the same thing in this dirt-filled world of Zekkai?

"Yes, of course. I'll prove it to you right now.

With a "whoosh!　The same way, I revealed a long sword and entered into battle stance.

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