The Artifact Spirit of Nami Enli's Spear rose into the air.
"Master, it has been so long..."
Water Ice, who was being hunted down by Shaya, froze the instant he heard those words. He failed to dodge the attack and was punched down into the Sea of Water and Ice below.
"Hmm? What is that? This is..."
Shaya sensed the Artifact Spirit's appearance. Through the system's appraisal, she also saw what this spear was and immediately understood its purpose.
"Please... give me a chance."
Nami Enli's Spear pleaded with her.
"I only want to know one answer..."
Shaya could sense the intense, incomparably complicated feelings within this Artifact Spirit's heart.
After a brief silence, she took out a lollipop, popped it into her mouth, and stepped aside.
"Suit yourself."
"Thank you..."
The female Artifact Spirit gave a wretched smile, then followed the direction in which Water Ice had fallen.
At the bottom of the Deep Sea.
The body Water Ice used to hold his will fell here.
"Just who was that? Why could she affect me?!"
"...Master."
"Get away!"
Boom!!
A savage force surged toward the Artifact Spirit, but she neither dodged nor evaded. She stood directly against Freezing Point The End, which could easily destroy a world, yet it had no effect on her whatsoever.
"It is useless... Master, I am your past, the past that should have been sealed behind the door and hidden away. The past cannot be changed..."
Her words brimmed with sorrow. She descended beside the humanoid body formed from a mixture of water and ice, extended a finger, and gently touched it.
Her cold turned Water Ice into human form.
Memories of the past surged forth like a tide, but the instant he recalled the past, his Authority began to weaken.
Within the Deep