Chapter 574: The White Giant I Forgot to Mention
“Ah.”
It suddenly came to mind.
“What is it?”
“What now?”
Dinoss and Haulon.
“Save the strange stuff for later.”
“The Great Sage’s capacity is questionable.”
Retze and the Butler.
That phrasing makes Haulon sound like a malfunctioning piece of junk.
“If we consider knowledge as having drawers in your head, Haulon has a lot more than most people, and most of it is neatly organized. But whenever you do something, all those drawers get turned upside down.”
Hey, Retze, could you stop peeking into my head already?
“You’re too obvious.”
“My words do not cast doubt on the Great Sage’s abilities.”
Please, both Retze and the Butler, stop reading my thoughts.
“Since it’s a field Haulon is interested in, it should be fine, right?”
“Could you stop with the questions?!”
Haulon protested, but unlike the two of them, I can’t read Haulon’s mind, so I can’t make any definitive statements.
“What are you trying to stop? I understand you want to stop Nii-sama, but…”
Soleil watched our exchange with a hint of anxiety.
“What do you want to stop?”
Kiel asked from beside him.
Yes, Kanum’s friends suddenly try to stop me.
“Then later—”
“Wait, I’m curious!”
Usually, when I’m stopped like this, it’s better to just comply to avoid a fuss, but Haulon is the one who hopes for more.
“Curiosity killed the cat.”
As Captain Cat is saying on Dinoss’s shoulder. Because it’s a cat, of course.
“Then, if you’ll excuse me. ‘Oh, Goddess Amijin, could it be that you’ve existed since the era of Luf?'”
I asked the goddess emerging from the stone pillar.
‘No, but yes. I am a fragment of something much larger. I can change, and I can integrate. There are likely others like me.’
The Huntress Goddess and the White Goddess spoke in alternating voices.
“‘I see, thank you.'”
Somewhere sleeps the Mother Spirit, and the White Giant Senalphar seeks that connection. The Dogu-chan from the Northern Lands and this White Goddess both seem to hold that connection.
“What was that? I heard Luf.”
Haulon asked.
“When I asked if she existed since the era of Luf, she said yes and no. The current form of the Mother Spirit that the White Giant is searching for, or perhaps a fragment that has manifested.”
“Wait! You’re meeting the wandering White Giant in the desert?! And she’s definitely a part of the hidden goddess?!”
Haulon was getting closer.
“Yeah, I had an experience like a sand bike instead of a water bike in the desert.”
If there are two questions, which one should I answer?
“Stop calling it a vehicle! It’s a legendary spirit from the era of King Tildonai!”
Haulon covered his face with both hands. The Great Sage, overreacting.
“Did you catch another strange spirit?”
Retze’s voice was filled with disbelief.
“I didn’t intend to catch anything. I heard from Karn about the water city Tuareg that used to be in the middle of the desert, and I met the White Giant spirit while searching for it. By the way, it’s a Moonlight Spirit.”
It’s been a while, so it’s past the statute of limitations.
“Wait! The identity of the wandering White Giant is unknown! Don’t just assume!”
Haulon removed his hands from his face and stared at me.
Well, I know what I know, right?
“It seems you’ve met a lot of spirits that you haven’t mentioned.”
“Is it a good thing that I’m currently called to the place where the goddess is (here) and visiting together…?”
Dinoss and the Butler.
“If you try to grasp everything, you’ll never get anywhere. Plus, it’s clear that your life is in danger.”
Retze.
“I’ve only been around a short time, but even I can tell you’re dealing with dangerous beings in dangerous numbers! And there are definitely other spirits that have met the White Giant but are keeping quiet about it! You’re lumping all the spirits together, aren’t you?!”
Haulon was getting agitated.
Was it a story he wanted to keep track of, related to the ruins introduced by Karn, specifically spirits connected to the desert or Karn’s era?
“Should I introduce them?”
“Introduce them? You mean they’ll come if you call?! Stop with the bombshells!”
He was being overly cautious.
“Still, this goddess isn’t hidden… or is she?”
I slipped from the land into the sea, not by my own will but by collapse.
Dogu-chan seems to be hiding on her own, but she’s also in the water. The city the White Giant Senalphar took me to was also a water city.
“You’re clearly changing the subject! Ugh, generally, spirits with power that become names of eras are usually related to heroes or the ‘King’s Branch,’ or both. When either loses their power, it has a significant impact. Especially spirits related to the ‘King’s Branch’ can undergo changes, including turning dark. But being hidden is more often related to heroes.”
As expected of the Great Sage, he answers questions. And as he explains in long sentences, he calms down, as usual.
Soleil is looking at Haulon with dead eyes, and the two Changelings seem uninterested.
“Soleil, I think this goddess’s mystery is somewhat related too.”
“…If we make this a temple, could we receive offerings?”
“Only if we get the OK from the people of Amijin.”
Suddenly, Soleil began to listen to Haulon’s story with sparkling eyes. To draw people in, having something new or something old makes it easier, right?