"I really should tell you about this. After all, I don't like those stinking fellows either—they're like a plague."
The black dragon nodded at this.
"Actually, since we're talking about this spacetime barrier, I first need to tell you about the connection between Sacred Continent and the Dark Abyss!"
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Dark Abyss and Sacred Continent had actually been part of a connected world. In other words, there had been no spacetime barrier between them.
"They were connected? This..."
The nobles were stunned. They had always believed the Dark Abyss lay incomparably far away; who would have thought the two worlds had once been connected?
"That's right. Back then, our world was collectively known as the World of Gods. This world was incomparably vast. Not only did countless races flourish within it, but there were also all manner of gods, and the God of Glory worshipped by you humans of Sacred Continent was one of them."
"As for why things ultimately became what they are now, it was because of a war of the gods. I've already forgotten who started it, but at that time, the gods were divided into three factions."
"Two of those factions stood opposed to each other, and war broke out between them, while a small portion of the gods remained neutral."
"As the gods fought, the World of Gods could no longer withstand the impact of their battle, and cracks appeared directly within it."
"And just as those cracks emerged, the Dark Demon Gods appeared. They took advantage of the fissures and forced their way in while the world was vulnerable."
"Though the gods immediately realized the severity of the problem, it was already too late to stop them."
"In the end, the gods fought another battle against the Dark