Perhaps because the Image-Capturing Monster did not count as a true life-form, or because the fortress in the world beyond only reacted when a life-form that had crossed over tried to leave it, or because the guards had failed to notice anything unusual, it wandered around the castle normally for ten minutes.
Even after it returned safely, it encountered no problems.
Of course, it gained no further information either.
All they saw were all manner of gears and endless thick smoke.
Roger and the Magic Goddess immediately decided to step things up.
This time, the Image-Capturing Monster flew stiffly toward the outside of the fortress. But before it had gone very far, the fortress gates suddenly opened.
Beings who looked almost no different from ordinary mortals—presumably humans—escorted a group of Voidspawn to the entrance and directly threw them inside. Their mouths kept muttering something, but unfortunately, the images transmitted by the Image-Capturing Monster did not reveal what they were saying.
Even if sound had been transmitted, they most likely would not have understood it.
"It seems the world beyond also has some extraordinary professions. They can actually imprison Voidspawn... I even have the feeling that they treat this place as a prison, throwing in Voidspawn that cause trouble outside."
Roger watched the scene with some surprise, though he was not completely shocked. It was not far beyond what he could comprehend.
Although the other side of the portal was a new civilization, the underlying logic of that world should have been the same. Every planet had its own civilization, and gods could be born through faith or something else. Gods could also create special beings to help gather what they desired...
The current situation seemed perfectly reasonable.
The Magic Goddess nodded in agreement.
The situation was indeed somewhat like what