"Shall we talk?"
Momonga spoke again.
Kurumi nodded.
That was the exchange between two great figures. At that moment, the life-questioning Negen stood behind the girl-like big shot from the Theocracy, looking every bit like a lackey.
Negen was certain that the one he had summoned was not the girl who had bestowed the divine artifact upon him, but someone else.
The Theocracy's foundations were simply terrifying!
That was what Negen thought. All he could do now was prick up his ears and listen closely to the great figures' secret conversation. Perhaps... he could use it to glimpse the secrets of the world.
The lingering light of the setting sun was negligible. Night had begun to emerge, and the brightest stars flickered in and out of view.
Kurumi knew that among those stars was one called the sun, which had nurtured humanity on Earth.
The New World, projected by the Mo Hei Universe, lay not far from "Earth."
A wooden table. Square stools.
A curtain of light enveloped the two of them, blocking the prying eyes of others.
Negen and Albedo stood outside. For some reason, Negen felt cold all over. The woman clad entirely in pitch-black armor exerted enormous pressure on him.
He was like a little mouse, while the woman within that armor was like a sturdy tabby cat.
With the auras of the two great figures cut off, he was plainly prey.
It made Negen deeply uncomfortable. He could only lower his head to look at the light barrier before him, his mind wildly concocting all sorts of nonsense.
Warrior-Captain Gazef stood behind the woman. He said nothing, but this was not a suitable time for him to leave either.
Albedo, meanwhile, was unbearably restless inside, wishing she could plunge straight through the light barrier and be