71. The key maiden
"In any case, that dangerous guy has really caused a great calamity to all the countries and people of the Heavenly Realm - since I know that she is here now, as a Celestial Realm, I don't agree to let her return to the Heavenly Realm!"
"I can understand your decision, but unfortunately, it's pointless, right?"
Aisha unceremoniously poured a bucket of cold water on Kelly's head: "During the time you were unconscious, I have studied all your projects on the mountainside, and then I added a little bit of personal goods to it...... Now, according to the expected plan, it is impossible for you to start again, right?"
"You, ...... you!?"
Kelly almost fainted, the purple-haired girl in front of her seemed to be quite intellectual and kind, but she didn't expect to do such a thing - isn't this equivalent to directly cutting off other people's retreat?
"No way! Even if I'm unconscious, there is a strict identity verification there! Without my orders, the people stationed there will not be able to let you in......"
"If I want to enter, they can't stop me~"
Anyway, doesn't Aisha know that saying these words with such a hearty smile will make the other party's angry teeth itch? Kelly is already trying her best to endure the anger in her heart now, if she didn't know that she was saved by the other party, and at the same time she is not the opponent of the other party, she may be ready to pull out a gun and turn her face.
"You...... What have you done?"
"Oh, don't put on such a horrible face, I didn't do anything too much to your subordinates - in fact, those people didn't 'can't stop me'. It's that there's no way to 'find me' at all...... If they had that ability, I'd have to worry a little more~"
Miss Purple Ponytail is sure. Aisha, this guy definitely did it on purpose!
The hateful villain's nonsense is hateful, but. The naturally good-looking person was provocative with a hearty face, and the ridicule in it was in a sense more terrifying than the former-Miss Purple Ponytail understood when she saw that Kelly's face had begun to develop in a direction like a bruise.
This is simply mocking Kelly's subordinates for being too weak!
"Peace of mind~ Those subordinates of yours probably still feel that there is no abnormality, and they will wait for the leader to test the results of their work, right?"
Their "leader" is now sitting in front of Aisha.
Frey was also embarrassed at this time, she had no idea why Aisha had suddenly become so "aggressive" (Miss Purple Ponytail: You've always been aggressive!?), and watched as the atmosphere between the two sides became more and more stagnant. Frey is also in a hurry.
Don't really have a conflict!
After a while, Kelly finally gave up her resistance like a deflated ball: "Forget it, it's not the first time I've been coerced anyway...... Compared to some hateful queen, your conditions are barely acceptable. β
Miss Purple Ponytail's cheeks twitched involuntarily - this is the way to give up resistance? Speaking of which, this sister, what kind of treatment have you received before, and you can even accept the fact that you let the public enemy of the Heavenly Realm go back?
"Do you agree?"
"It's not up to me to decide anyway, what's the point of asking for my opinion again! Why are you the same as that guy? They all like to do this kind of meaningless thing...... Ah, I see, it's really because I can enjoy the pleasure of bullying by doing this!?"
β...... Condolences. I can actually understand your distress. β
Miss Purple Ponytail sighed and gently patted the frustrated Kelly on the shoulder - the recent encounter with time really made Miss Purple Ponytail helpless and dissatisfied with Kelly. Empathy.
One of the most important differences of opinion had been resolved "pleasantly", and the subsequent negotiations were much smoother - under the organization of the host, Frey. Kelly, a representative from the Celestial Realm, had a cordial and friendly interview with Aisha. The two sides have reached a lot of consensus and made new improvements to the friendship and peace between the two circles......
"There's a question I don't know if I should ask. β
"Ah, you ask...... I don't have anything to fear anymore......"
Kelly didn't seem to be a person who was good at this kind of scene, but at this time, she couldn't let her subordinates get involved, and she had to deal with Aisha alone, who was already a good person, and she couldn't help but be physically and mentally exhausted. Now, her whole body looks a little trance.
"NONO, DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE CAME FROM?"
"......" Kelly fell silent for a moment.
Aisha didn't rush Kelly, just waited quietly for her answer. And on this side, Miss Purple Ponytail also gathered the spirit - the origin of NONO, the mysterious machine girl, she was also very interested in Miss Purple Ponytail when she went to another world, in order to avoid the elastic pressure of the consciousness of that world, she also had to spend a lot of energy to entangle with it - this is still based on the fact that the world consciousness of that world is not complete.
But on the other hand, NONO really made her feel very incomprehensible. As a person with a power that is different from the system of this world, the power she has is still extremely strong, and the partial life does not seem to be restrained and suppressed in any way! If Miss Purple Ponytail could do this at the beginning, why worry about the big thing?
Resentment, resentment......
"Frankly speaking, no one in the Celestial Realm knows the origin of that person, right? It's also a shame to say that she has been active in the Celestial Realm for a long time, but her origins, her death, and the power she possesses, are still a mystery to this day. β
"Don't you know either?"
"She is the most mysterious figure in the entire Heavenly Realm, otherwise, she would not have become a dangerous person wanted by all the governments of the entire Heavenly Realm...... The origin of this woman's identity can only be traced back to a very limited period of time, and her more distant past, I don't know, the only thing I can confirm. It's NONO, it seems, all along. Trying to make one thing......"
NONO wants to make something zuΓ², and Aisha has communicated with NONO before. There is also a little bit of understanding.
When she was in the Elven Forest, NONO secretly searched a lot of books and records of the Elven clan, and she looked for Aisha to learn a lot of knowledge that she couldn't digest and understand for a while. In the process, although NONO did not reveal his direction, Aisha could guess a little.
"What's wrong? You're getting interested in that guy too?"
Kelly's eyes suddenly sparkled eagerly - that posture was completely in the hope that Aisha and the others would forcibly leave her in the earthly world because they were interested in NONO!
How unpopular is NONO in the Celestial Realm?
"It's a pity. The earthly world has always heard of many disasters and difficulties, so a 'great gift' should be kept for yourself to enjoy. β
This is the truth - Aisha knows very well that there is no benefit in staying in the earthly world for a being like NONO, and she herself is also very careful to keep a certain distance from those who meet in the earthly world...... Obviously, for NONO. In the heavenly realm, there is something urging her to go back.
Aisha is sure that NONO's "wish" is definitely more than what she says, wanting to complete a "perpetual motion machine" with infinite energy. She's not the kind of character with a keen interest in research. The reason why there is such a "life goal", almost more than 90% of the time, is to serve another purpose that is hidden by her.
Aisha wants to stay. It is impossible to leave NONO - with NONO's power, unless Aisha is twenty-four hours a day. SUPERVISING NONO ALL THE TIME WITHOUT STOPPING, OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP NONO FROM LEAVING.
"That's all there is to it. I can accept the construction of letting her return to the heavenly realm. But for some reason, it's really hard for me to be kind to this person right now - I also don't have the ability to give you any guarantees, and back in the heavenly realm, NONO will only face a worse environment than before......"
"Well, that's not something I'm worried about - she and I can't be called friends, just temporary collaborators, and what I'll find when NONO returns to the Celestial Realm is not on my radar. β
Aisha's response was also quite cold.
However, as Aisha said, she had no reason to worry about NONO.
It sounds like the people of the Celestial Realm have some actions and thoughts about NONO, and Aisha can only remind NONO to pay attention to safety at that time. THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT VERY CLOSE, AND NONO HIMSELF IS ACTUALLY A VERY PROUD PERSON, AND HE WILL DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPT MERCY AND HELP LIKE CHARITY.
"So when are we going to start?"
"We'll have to wait a little longer - because we're going to close the gates of the two realms once and for all, and the timing is not something we can decide when we want. The time, the place, and the people are all indispensable...... It will take a little longer. β
However, this kind of big move to change the world is not allowed to be sloppy at all, and in order to hide this great event from the gods in the divine realm, Aisha must be fully prepared.
In particular, the two most important of these key people are not yet in place.
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One of the two key men, at this moment, is trudgingly trudging up the snowy mountains - if it were normal for Elilou and Sheena, they would have found Aisha and them by now, but they are still stuck in the middle of the road.
"That's right, the space in this area should have been folded up in disorder. If I'm not mistaken, we've been going around in circles for a while. β
After several comparisons, Hina reluctantly made such a judgment.
"It's kind of similar to the so-called 'ghost hitting the wall', isn't it? It's honestly not very friendly to encounter such a situation in this environment......
After climbing to a certain height, the climate on the mountain has become more difficult - although some hardy plants can be seen along the way, but the branches and leaves of these plants are covered with a thick layer of snow. For humans. The environment of such a snow-capped mountain is undoubtedly a place where the living environment is very harsh.
Nothing else. Would have liked to stay in this kind of place for too long. With a lot of preparation, maybe it's better than the desert. But it is also a very dangerous environment. In this environment, once you get lost, there is a high mortality rate.
Even the stronger Lilou wouldn't want to get lost in such a place, especially since she had a comatose Io with her. She and Sheena weren't very prepared, maybe keeping warm was nothing to them, but with a lack of food reserves, it was difficult for them to be in such an environment. Find ready-made foods to fill your stomach. Lilu herself can endure it, but Io, who is unconscious, is very delicate and difficult to withstand the toss.
"Who would be so bored to do this kind of trick here!"
β...... That, Sister Sheena, the boring person you mentioned, I think it should be Sister Aisha......"
Sheena was stuck.
β...... Are you sure?"
For this person, Hina didn't want to provoke at all, because this woman was not only a mess of strength. In terms of personality, it is also the kind that Sheena is very, very bad at dealing with! It can be said that if she really wants to touch deeply, she is completely going to be eaten to death!
Listen to Lilou. The person who set up such an arrangement was Aisha, and Sheena was immediately intimidated.
"Sister Aisha has said that she wants to close off the perception of the gods from the divine realm. So it's not surprising that the 'Throat of the World' is now 'obscured' by herβI think. This is probably the reason for this. At the same time that Sister Aisha closed off the information channel from the divine realm, some distortions inevitably occurred in this place, which is completely justified. β
"Then why didn't we get into this area in any way?"
"Because it's not for the people of this world in the first place, I think it's just some kind of 'side effects', and it's not what Sister Aisha herself wants, right?"
Lilou felt it carefully, and found that this area was indeed blocked from all communication channels from the divine realm - she tried to communicate with the elven god Gwendoline through the power of the elven sacred scriptures that she had obtained recently, but found that the message sent was strangely intercepted in the middle of the way.
If it weren't for the fact that Lilou was in possession of the Elven Tome and had the props that could directly link to the gods' abodes, she wouldn't even have noticed that these thoughts and messages were "intercepted" - for those who lacked such abilities and items, they wouldn't have known that all the messages she sent to the gods were like mud cows entering the sea. Anyway, most of the gods in the god realm also have a big shelf, and it is almost impossible to respond to the information of the nether realm, if someone really tries to contact the gods at this time but does not get a response, everyone will probably only regard it as a normal event.
"Hmm, it's not just this area, at this intensity, it's estimated that even if it's thousands of kilometers away, it's hard to get in touch with the gods now?"
Using the "Throat of the World", a mountain range of extraordinary significance, as a base, the effect is truly amazing. Moreover, Aisha must have invested a lot of effort and energy in order to prevent the leakage of news, right?
[If that's the case, then Lord Gwendoline, I don't think I know what I want to do now, right?]
As an elf, enjoying the blessings of the elven god, but at this time trying to blind her ears and eyes, Lilou feels that she can really be described as "rebellious" now.
"Lilou, your face doesn't look good...... Did you freeze last night when you spent the night?"
Seeing that Lilou seemed to be a little uncomfortable, Sheena asked worriedly.
"Huh...... Eh, no, no, no, no!"
β......β
Under normal circumstances, how could a person who made such a gesture have nothing on his mind - Hina was actually not worried about whether Lilu had a cold or not, but she didn't expect that this was a casual try, and Lilu exposed all her thoughts.
If it goes on like this, is it okay?
Sheena noticed, and it seemed that as she got closer to the "Throat of the World", Lilou's feelings became more and more unsettling. What makes Hina helpless is that she still has no way to solve this elf girl's problems...... As a human male (...... To be honest, it's still hard for her to accept that girls are so distressed and worried around her.
"I'm sorry......"
"Why did you suddenly apologize to me?"
"If I had found out earlier, maybe I wouldn't have wasted two days on this snowy mountain like I am now......
Sheena was suddenly a little angryβhow could she be angry because of such a thing!, however, she was not the kind of stupid person with low emotional intelligence, and now, she could naturally understand that the reason why Lilu was like this was actually trying to cover up the abnormality she had just expressed...... Should I say that she is innocent, or how good is her heart?
In short, it's a very cute character, whether it's a man or a woman, as long as it's a normal person, there won't be anyone who hates a girl like Lilu, right?
In order to cooperate with Lilu, Hina could only pretend not to notice her careful thoughts.
"Are you stupid? Why do you look like this all day because of this kind of thing...... Makes me worry about it, okay?"
"Woo, I'm sorry......"
- So, Lilou, how come she doesn't have the usual cleverness at this time? With the way she looks now, there is no need to guess, and Sheena can understand that Lilou's worries must be closely related to Io, the little elven princess.
...... Does it really matter?
Looking at the back of Lilu walking in front of her, Hina suddenly had a trace of worry - she always felt that Lilu's figure seemed to have a tendency to fade and fade!? (To be continued......