Wasn't it?
Only at this moment did everyone aboard the Fraxinus understand.
They had truly escaped a disaster.
What exactly had caused it?
Or had they simply benefited from Five Rivers Shiori's luck?
That remained unknown.
It could be seen that
after completing their mission, the painting maidens did not linger. Instead, one after another, they turned into paint and vanished from the spot.
The sky also returned to tranquility, reverting to its normal color.
After quite some time,
with Nahida's help, Five Rivers Shiori finally stood up, trembling.
But even after opening and closing her mouth, she still could not say a word for a long while. It was as if she had even forgotten how to speak.
She believed that Grey Xiu truly was a Goddess.
A divine being who, in the truest sense, seemed even more exalted than any figure in mythology...
But!
What was the Ark?
Hearing Nahida mention the term again,
she grew intensely curious.
Five Rivers Shiori was not stupid.
She could clearly piece things together.
First,
her entire world was going to be cleansed. Only then, it seemed, could Grey Xiu take it away more easily.
And where would it be taken?
The answer was the Ark!
Was the Ark Grey Xiu's territory?
A place that could be called a Goddess's paradise, the sacred land of the divine... What kind of place was it, exactly?
She could not control her desire to know.
Even now, looking at Grey Xiu made her remember what she had just done when she created those painting maidens.
She could not help feeling terrified.
But even if those beautiful legs trembled, what could she do?
She only wanted to know... what would become of herself, the world, and the future?
"The Ark is Lord Griseo's place of residence.