Rumble...
The massive door engraved with the character for "Principle" let out another heavy roar as it slowly closed.
The ancient, weathered, mysterious aura vanished as well, restoring silence to the vast plaza.
Only then did Shien finally come to his senses. He shook his head, driving the lingering dizziness from his mind.
"Are you all right?"
Anima came to Shien's side and rested a hand on his shoulder. Though her eyes remained closed as she turned toward him, the concern in her expression was unmistakable.
"I'm fine." Shien seemed to be feeling better. Letting out a breath, he murmured, "What did that sentence mean?"
Hearing that, Anima, who had been observing Shien, spoke up.
"What sentence?"
Anima looked somewhat concerned.
Shien instinctively wanted to explain it to Anima, but he caught himself in time and did not reveal what Supreme God Omnis had said to him.
His intuition told him that this was not something he should casually tell others.
Shien had the feeling that the final words spoken by Supreme God Omnis were not meant for just anyone to hear.
So, after thinking for a moment, Shien asked Anima, "How long was I in there?"
Inside the Inner Sanctum, Shien had felt as though he had stayed for a very long time.
But Anima said—
"One minute." Anima replied softly, "The flow of time in the Inner Sanctum differs from that outside. No matter how long an enlightened person remains within the Inner Sanctum, only one minute passes in the outside world."
"Is that so?" Shien laughed. "So it really is a hyperbolic time chamber."
"A hyperbolic time chamber?" Anima asked in confusion. "What is that?"
"Nothing." Shien brushed it aside and changed the subject. "I think I've finished my enlightenment."
That topic successfully drew Anima's attention.
"How