A dark underground labyrinth, empty all around.

Only somewhere far away could there be a strange sound of dripping water and waves, far away in the empty silence of the subterranean space, and the sound itself became ethereal and eerie.

It is eerie and eerie, stimulating the nerves, and making people feel a kind of scalp tingling and creepy feeling when they hear it in the dark and empty.

And in the center of the labyrinth, in front of a magnificent and huge mural, there was a strange white ball of light dangling in the air, releasing a soft and pure light in all directions.

There were three uneven figures below, and the shadows of the three were dragged long by the light of the illumination—

Among them, the black-haired kimono girl narrowed her eyes slightly, and a faint thought appeared between her eyebrows.

The debtor butler next to him had the same serious expression, as if he was facing a great enemy, and looked vigilantly at a certain young man in front of him, even though the other party was his companion a minute ago.

“……”

“……”

It had been a short time since Mu Xiu closed his eyes, and then there was no breath in an instant.

Both of them had no time to stop his actions, and could only watch him finish the last sentence, and then suddenly seemed to ......

Dead?

Although it is indeed very unkind to think so, but to be honest, whether it is the debt housekeeper or Egremiya Yicheng, they can only think of this.

Because the young man opposite was not only still standing straight, but his eyes were closed at all, and there was no breath and vitality on his body.

No heartbeat, no breathing, no pulse, no breath fluctuations.

Maybe it's really out of breath, maybe it's just too restrained. Anyway, no matter who it is, I'm afraid that at first glance, it will only think that this is a lifelike full-scale wax figure, right?

This situation was already weird enough, coupled with the profound words that Mu Xiu had said before closing his eyes......

"I have an idea, but it may be dangerous, if you sense that my situation is not right, you should get out of here immediately."

So naturally, it's no wonder that Egret Palace Yicheng has become so serious, and the debt housekeeper has also become so like a great enemy.

Because although they don't know what the other party wants to do, they know very well what the terrible consequences will be if the other party becomes an enemy, and to be honest, they have no confidence at all.

In the darkness and emptiness, despite the illumination of light, the unchanging environment confuses people's specific and clear perception of time, even a minute can feel very long.

Ayasaki Sa and Saginomiya Isumi could only clearly feel each other's breathing and heartbeat, but other than that, there was no movement dozens of meters away.

However, they did not dare to communicate loudly, for fear of missing something.

And just like that, time passed minute by minute.

Neither of them knew exactly how much time had passed, maybe a few minutes a short time, maybe a few hours a long time.

Until—

"It's too late to explain, ...... soon"

Mu Xiu suddenly opened his eyes without warning, and pronounced the words clearly at an unusually fast speed, but unfortunately he still stopped abruptly before he could finish the sentence.

Without waiting for the two of them to react, a brilliant golden mist spread violently around his body, and then spread extremely rapidly.

When he touched the huge mural next to him, it directly bloomed with dazzling light, the sky was full of sparks, and the golden flame light was tilted like molten steel, but in less than a second, the reality of the world had been instantly subverted by the golden light wandering around.

In the next moment, it seemed that an irresistible invisible force suddenly appeared.

“……！！”

Both the Debt Butler and Esumi Egremiya suddenly had an illusion, as if their consciousness had detached from their bodies in an instant, and they flew towards the huge mural next to them under the pull of some force.

It's like a moment has passed, and it's like 10,000 years have passed.

Then, from the depths of their souls, a shudder arose as they had finally reached their destination after a very short and absolutely long paradoxical journey.

……

……

I don't know exactly when.

I don't know exactly where.

The only thing that is clear is that this is the center of the world, the city of the gods dwelling on a cliff, surrounded by huge gardens surrounded by Greek stone columns.

Inside, it is a palace-like extravagant building, with a black and white lattice floor embedded in a circular magic circle resembling the zodiac.

"This should be the royal court city, right? But Ayasaki-san, didn't they come here?! ”

Mu Xiu let out a long sigh, pushed open the gate of the castle, and walked into it with a heavy knock on the door, and the sound of crisp footsteps also sounded in the castle, breaking the silence of eternity.

Rewind time to about twenty minutes ago.

When he just woke up, or when his mind had just returned to normal and was able to continue functioning, it was not surprising to find himself in a vast sea of flowers.

The flowers are swaying in the warm breeze, and from a distance, there is almost no edge visible, making people wonder if this sea of flowers is as vast as the ocean. When the wind blows, the waves of flowers rise and fall, and the remnant sun of blood is reflected in the endless sea of flowers.

The blue sky is deep and vast, and a dark red sunset can be seen behind the hazy background on the horizon - to be exact, a huge sun hanging in the sky, which seems to be very close to the land.

However, this huge celestial body did not emit any dazzling brilliance and heat waves, only red with a little residual heat.

- It's like sunset, paradoxical and weird.

However, it seems that this is the only way to make sense, if such a huge celestial body were so close to the ground, the huge gravitational pull would be enough to destroy everything...... At least this wacky garden around it won't be so nourishing.

But to be honest, Mu Xiu didn't know any of the plants in this garden.

Moreover, what he really focuses on is not such small things, but a deeper level of strange changes in the dimensions of time and space and the laws of the world.

I don't know how to describe it accurately, and the laws of time and space in this unknown world seem to be very different from any other world.

It's like an outer world between existence and non-existence, isolated from the cause and effect of all time and space.

- Is this the abode of the Supreme God, a world line that transcends all possibilities?

Here, he could feel that the visions of the parallel otherworldly projections that had plagued him for so long did not appear and could not appear, as if the causal connection from any other world was cut off here.

However, the ability of space is not limited in any way, whether it is teleportation or crossing planes, it can be done as casually as before, which is quite a contradiction.

Mu Xiu, who couldn't figure out what was going on, hesitated for a long time and cast his eyes on the magnificent castle on the cliff in the distance.

He didn't know if Ayazaki Sa and Saginomiya Isumi had also come here, but it seemed that only that place could completely isolate his sensory detection.

In addition to the line of sight, neither breath perception nor spiritual power scanning could capture the existence of that castle, and if it could not be confirmed by sight, Mu Xiu might have directly ignored the past.

If those two were in the space, then the castle would be the most likely.

With this in mind, Mu Xiu began to move towards the cliff, searching for traces of the other two along the way.

Twenty minutes later, he appeared at the castle gate and pushed it in.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of crisp footsteps sounded in the silent castle, but it was even more lonely.

Mu Xiu frowned, but he still didn't slow down, he didn't feel any danger, and he didn't plan to take measures to sneak in. It's best if the other two can hear him and find him all the way—

If those two men were indeed in this castle.

The black and white lattice floor is spotless, and even the figures can be reflected, which is definitely quite a huge project if someone cleans it every day.

The walls are hung with paintings of various styles, some of which are landscapes, some of which are of human figures, and it is not clear that there is any pattern in the arrangement of them. And even the top of the corridor is hung with gorgeous chandeliers, which are particularly well-lit and look resplendent.

"This ...... Well, it's not. ”

Opening a door carved of mahogany, what appeared in front of Mu Xiu's eyes was a room similar to a large library—

The tall mahogany bookshelves were lined up like guards, and the end of the room was impossible to see at a glance, as were the same bookshelves and the books on the shelves.

There is an ancient atmosphere in the air, if it is described as a little literary and artistic, it is the taste of knowledge, after all, the collection of books in it is truly vast.

And, like any other room, the interior is insulated from any form of sensory probing until the door is opened.

Therefore, until now, Mu Xiu has no way to get a glimpse of the inside of this castle, and there is no way to determine whether the debtor steward and Egret Palace Icheng are also in this castle.

Because even if his sensing ability is fully open, it seems to be limited to a hundred meters nearby, which is almost like a blind man compared to the normal situation before.

The boy had begun to wonder if this was really the so-called royal court city, and although many of the features were identical, it might not be the same place.

"Thankfully, the big ball of light is still functioning normally......"

I opened the operation interface of the "Main God", looked at the 5,000 bonus points and a B-level side story obtained for completing the mission, and tried it to confirm that I could use the various functions of the large light ball at any time.

Mu Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned off the operation interface.

He hesitated for a moment, and instead of closing the mahogany door that he had just pushed open, as he had done before, he chose to walk directly into the library-like room.

A majestic castle with spacious corridors and thousands of rooms is quite normal.

However, if the formality of direct probing by supernatural power is eliminated, anyone in it can only search the past like ordinary people, corridor by corridor, room by room.

And if it's just to find two companions who are likely to get separated, it's not necessarily much easier, if not to find a needle in a haystack, because the companions are probably also constantly on the move.

If this was the castle's library, perhaps Musiu would have been able to find a specific architectural blueprint for the castle.

Because if this is really the royal court, then the debt steward should be very familiar with this place, maybe he will choose to go to some significant scenes......

Of course, the most important thing is that if this is the royal court city, then there should be a place called the "Mirror of the Heavenly Sphere".

It's a pool where you can see what you want to see, but the disadvantage is that you can only see the situation around your acquaintances, and you can't hear the sound.

But that's enough.

As long as he understood the spatial structure of the castle and was able to see where the other two people were, Mu Xiu would be able to find them.