Noreta did not know what expression she wore as she entered the room—she felt as though every step was plunging toward an unknown abyss, while all her thoughts churned into a tangled mess. The countless guesses she had made before coming here now swept through her mind like a gale, yet none of them resembled the pale golden giant egg before her.
By the time she realized what she was doing, she was already seated on a sky-blue sofa in the room.
The furnishings here were rather strange. Other than the giant egg and its pedestal in the center, there was only a pile of Magical Devices beside it, along with several sofas and a tea table by the window. These few furnishings made the room seem overly plain, but considering the current condition of its owner... there seemed to be nothing unusual about such an arrangement.
Scattered thoughts began drifting through Noreta's mind, an instinctive reaction after the initial shock faded. She subconsciously glanced at her friend beside her and saw Melita carefully placing the dragon egg they had brought on the floor. The expression on her face was clearly much calmer than Noreta's.
Noreta remembered—Melita had been the one to lead the team that delivered the "relic of the Dragon God" to Tarlonnd. No wonder...
While the white dragon lady was lost in wild thoughts, Melita had already settled the dragon egg and raised her head. The Tarlonnd ambassador who had personally delivered the "Humanity of God" to the Loren Continent wore a complicated expression. Her gaze wandered over the Golden Giant Egg in the center of the room several times before she finally spoke hesitantly. "Enya... Lady, it has been a long time."
After much consideration, she felt that only adding "Lady" after the former deity's name