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    <strong>Chapter 185 – Airship Endeavor</strong>


    Up on the deck of the airship .


    Roxy and Myne were standing next to me .


    They seemed to also have something to say to Libra .


    [I proudly wee you all to my airship, Endeavor!]


    Libra spreaded his arms, weing us with a smile .


    But I bet his inner thoughts remained the same .


    [Myne, it’s been a long time . Do you still remember me?]


    [Naturally . But I thought you’re dead... howe you’re still alive]


    [Thanks to you, I was gravely injured . I’ve been treating my wounds all this time... right, it really surprisingly took that long]


    [Really?]


    [I can’t lie . Regardless of what I did, I’m still someone who directly received God’s grace . Don’t you already know that, Myne? Ah... how preposterous to think that I would lie . ]


    Myne and Libra seemed to share an acquaintance .


    Granted, she had lived for a long time, and was a mortal sin skill holder .


    Naturally, she’d sh with Libra at least once or twice .


    Myne then turned away and ignored Libra .


    [Arara, so you still hate me . Nothing changes at all...]


    Libra seemed to have ascertained that he would not get anything else from Myne .


    So he now turned to Roxy who was still in Angel Mode .


    [If it isn’t Roxy Heart . Congrattions on being able to fuse with Snow . I can certainly say that if not for you, the sacred beast Aquarius wouldn’t have been sunken . It was truly a miscalction on my part . ]


    [I suppose I can take that as apliment?]


    [Of course . Remaining so innocent while having the holy sword factor... truly a wonderful specimen, you are . ]


    [Factor?]


    [Oho? Haven’t Eris told you already? You and your kinds, the Holy Knights, are the descendants of the people we, the Sacred Beastkin, granted with a small part of our power . ]


    [Power of the Sacred Beastkin?]


    [Yes, that’s right . You see, our number wasn’t that many . So we need people to work as our extra limbs . These people were the first of the Holy Knights . Although, due to being exposed to our power, their mental state became unstable . ]


    [Was that why the Holy Knights tend to act cruel...? No way...]


    Roxy was horrified by the revtion .


    [A piece of our inner thoughts leaked into them when they were granted our power . That was a failure on our part . The first few batches of the Holy Knights were insolent brutes . ]


    Libra said with a troubled look, then sighed .


    [But seeing you was a relief . Over the years, the power has be more stable it seems . Do tell me if you want to serve under me after this battle . ]


    [No, thank you . I have something I want to protect already . ]


    [Ahh, what a shame . Such a waste for a good specimen like you . ]


    Libra’s eyes flickered as he looked at Roxy .


    Back then he didn’t even give a damn about her .


    Perhaps being in Angel Mode had escted her position in Libra’s eyes .


    It’s as if he only regarded Roxy because she may be useful to him .


    [You said you want us to work with you, and yet you already cause frictions with us?]


    [Ahaha, pardon me . I constantly look for good specimens . Especially if it’s a Holy Knight . ]


    Libra seemed to be particrly interested in Holy Knights .


    Even more so, when one managed to adapt to the fusion with a Sacred Beastkin .


    [So, are we going now? Or perhaps you’d like to take a break for a bit?]


    [Let’s depart already . ]


    [I thought so . Let’s go then . ]


    The airship was idling in the air until now .


    But it suddenly turned 180 degrees following Libra’s words .


    [Who’s driving this airship?]


    [It is I . It reads my intentions and moves ordingly . ]


    [Eh... is that really possible?]


    At the moment it’s only us standing around the deck .


    I tried searching for signs of other people, but found nothing .


    Which means, Libra was telling the truth .


    [If something were to happen to me, this airship would crash . So be careful . Well, not that the collision will kill you all . ]


    Libra turned away from us .


    [We’ll arrive at Gallia tomorrow morning . Until then, it’s best if you guys take some rest . I’ll be in the captain’s room . Come visit me if you feel like it . The rest, I’ll leave it to Eris . ]


    That said, Libra disappeared into the ship .


    Leaving Eris alone on the deck .


    [Oi, Eris! Get a hold of yourself!]


    I tried shaking her shoulders, but there’s no reaction .


    It’s as if her mind waspletely closed off .


    [Myne, is there anything we can do?]


    [U～n, nothing I can think of . This Ero was originally a doll . She just goes back to how she was before being freed by Kairos... look at that side]


    Myne pointed at Eris’ neck .


    There was a cor-like tattoo around her neck now .


    [Unless you can dispel that, it’s impossible . ]


    [Then how do we dispel it?]


    [Like I said, I don’t know . All I know is that only Kairos... and Libra himself who’re capable of dispelling that seal . ]


    Kairos...


    I haven’t met him again since Myne’s dream world .


    Since Luna passed away, I’m no longer able to visit the spiritual world .


    If I could, I’d like to meet him again... but it’s not possible for me at the moment .


    Before we parted, he said that [I’m inside you] while pointing at my chest .


    If he’s telling the truth, then we’ll probably meet again . One day .


    This time, it was Roxy who tried to shake Eris’ shoulders .


    [Eris-sama, please wake up . ]


    Still no reaction .


    For now, should we just follow Libra’s words and treat her like a maid?


    [Can you guide us to our rooms?]


    [... . . Yes . I have received your order . ]


    I see now . She only reacts as per Libra’smand .


    Perhaps, themand blocked off anything else that doesn’t involve guiding us to our room .


    [This way . ]


    Eris guided us with such a graceful manner .


    Eeehhh, you aren’t supposed to act like this! She acted like a totally different person that I want to snap at her so much .


    She guided us into the ship through a different entrance than the one Libra took .


    [The interior looks surprisingly soft . ]


    [Yes, the interior was created mostly from wood . It is because the exterior was fully made from metal and looks dull . ]


    I was expecting a pure white space like the Gallianboratory .


    But instead, I found myself in a calming ce .


    Looks like the decoration of a holy knight mansion .


    A red carpet wasid on the floor, bing the highlight with the wooden wall around .


    [There are many guest rooms here, feel free to use them all you like . If you need anything else, please push the call button installed in every room . ]


    [Eris, wait!]


    As soon as she finished guiding us in, Eris immediately walked away .


    I ended up looking around the doors from the aisle .


    Roxy was doing the same .


    [So what do we do about the room?]


    Myne replied quite immediately .


    [I’ll pick the same room as yours . ]


    [I will do that as well . ]


    [Alright then . ]


    If we took separate rooms, it might be hard for us to discuss the future ns .


    If something happened, a rendezvous would also take a while .


    So we looked through the rooms one by one, and settled with thergest .


    [Let’s pick this room . This one also has four beds . So we still have one extra . ]


    [In that case, I’ll go to sleep now . ]


    It seemed that Myne was about to sleep already .


    Nothing less from a battle prodigy like her . She could take a rest at any given time .


    Though it is indeed important for a warrior . Even Aaron had nothing but praise for Myne .


    Myne leaned Sloth against the wall, then immediately jumped to bed .


    In less than 3 seconds, she already fell asleep .


    Even I was amazed by this .


    She fell asleep even faster than when we were travelling together!


    Roxy was stunned as well, but she looked impressed .


    [It is amazing . ]


    [It’s nice to be able to sleep . Waking up is the worst . ]


    [Then how about a small talk?]


    [U～n, sure why not . ]


    It’s Myne . even if she’s sleeping, she’ll wake up immediately upon emergencies .


    Besides, I also want to have some alone time with Roxy .


    Following behind her, we went back the way we came from towards the deck .