CH 419

White… Am I back to the world in a bottle?

I see Zwei sitting on a chair.

No… This is a different memory. From before the last one…

“The Third Seat of Immorality was defeated!? What is the meaning of this? She was sealed by the shaman. And a new homunculus was created?”

Zwei yells while getting up.

Then it snaps its fingers, looking like it’s panicking.

Divine protection is activated, and I can see that Zwei and the purifying light in my twintail horn knife are connected through that divine protection.

I feel like I’m slowly starting to understand what is going on. Is this what it means to take in Zwei’s power?

“What is this homunculus? It is far too twisted. Was it born after being inserted into the shape of a weapon? Magic elements and curses were connected through alchemy, but is this Hartnicks’ blood? It can’t be. Hartnicks is already…”

Zwei is surprised by the purifying light in the twintail horn knife.

“Was the Third Seat of Immorality defeated by this light… And the one who did it was someone with the oracle divine power of the evil goddess Araysla!? This is dangerous. I need to investigate further right away… If that is the case…”

Zwei snaps its fingers again.

I see. So that’s why Taula was taken away after she finished off the Third Seat of Immorality. The defeat of the Third Seat of Immorality was a trigger that sent information to Zwei.

“All right, got her! And I should take her… I know, the underground storehouse first. Let’s observe for a while first. I might be able to acquire some information.”

Taula was transported to the world in a bottle. Zwei then looked down, and a half-transparent plate appeared that showed Taula right after she was taken away. She was still sticking out the knife, when she sat down on the ground like her body ran out of strength.

Taula!

“…I see, just a dog of Araysla. She has the oracle divine protection, but she has no connection to Hartnicks’ blood. That said, this divine protection is dangerous.”

Zwei continued talking, while observing Taula as she squatted in that dark storeroom.

But then Zwei’s expression was painted with shock.

“What is this!? A forced access!? That knife’s… Resonance curse? Is it the shaman? It can’t be!”

Said Zwei while rushing to check what was displayed in the half-transparent plate.

Ah… It’s when I sent that transmission to Taula.

“I can’t block this transmission! I have never seen this technique! Analyze it quickly!”

Zwei yelled to the plate.

Well, it makes sense that Zwei never saw something like that before. I thought of that on the spot, and rushed to forcibly combine magic circuits and curses. More importantly, is that half-transparent plate of Zwei’s semi-autonomous? Very interesting. It even assists Zwei with its divine protection.

As I’m feeling impressed by this knowledge flowing into me, I see through the half-transparent plate Taula starting to talk to the knife.

『Is that really you, Rust? I heard a voice… From the knife all of a sudden… I’m… All right…』

Zwei listened quietly to my conversation with Taula.

『It’s really cold here, and hard to breathe. I feel this pressure, like something terrifying is here. And it’s dark so I can’t see around…』

Zwei then transported himself to where Taula was.

『Ah! Bright light…』

Zwei appeared in front of Taula, extended its hand towards her, and snapped its fingers. It seems it wanted to stop her from giving me any more information.

Taula then suddenly fainted, and the twintail horn knife fell from her hands.

Zwei picked up the knife, held it over the plate, and forcibly cut the transmission.

“Rust, she said. Could it be a blood relative of Struna Hartnicks? Rust Struna Hartnicks… I will remember that.”