"It should be the guardian here—
Judging by the marks on the gravestones below, a very fierce battle had clearly taken place."
Looking at the dense arrow marks on those gravestones, Eden voiced her own speculation.
"I hope it's someone we can communicate with."
Remembering how one of the most frustrating things in the game was that even theoretically friendly units would mindlessly attack, Gwen sighed.
"Come to think of it, did this Spiral Sword tell you this world's language?"
Hearing Gwen's words, Mobius seemed to recall something and revealed an amused smile:
"Don't tell me we'll have to fight our way through because we can't communicate?"
"Unfortunately, I don't know this world's language."
Gwen shook his head, then pointed at his own head with a smile.
"However, it doesn't matter even if this world doesn't speak a language we're familiar with. I can contact them directly through telepathy."
"..."
Mobius, who had wanted to say something, swallowed her words again. She stared fixedly at Gwen, then after a moment of silence, said gloomily:
"You really are just as annoying as Elysia..."
"Thank you for the compliment—"
Gwen replied with a smile.
"Elysia said that whatever Dr. Mobius says should be understood in reverse..."
With that, Gwen did not wait for Mobius to respond and walked down the steps. Mobius, fuming, could only follow him.
Just as expected, the moment Gwen stepped onto the platform of death, invisible ripples spread outward. Countless pale-red spirits appeared across the platform, drawing their bows and nocking arrows as they aimed at Gwen.
"Oh~"
Looking at the spectacle, far more magnificent than it had been in the game, Gwen exclaimed in admiration. Still, he had no intention of standing there to test whether he could withstand the spirits' arrows. He sheathed the Spiral Sword