Dragon and Ogre, Sin and Blame (1)

Reiji passed through a small, compact room where the Sage was waiting. A book rest could be found inside, with dim lighting from a magic lamp.

There was an extremely large open square book of about 1 meter, and a person was sitting in front of it.

HIs bushy white hair was long enough to reach the floor. His eyebrows and beard covered his entire face, so I couldnt see his expressions at all.

The clothes he wore were the same as the man who guided me in. But the metal chains that were loosely wrapped around his hands and feet were kind of creepyaccording toWorld Ruler, the metal seems to be an alloy containing Mithril, which gave off a mysterious mana.

Sage, I have brought him.

Before the man even said, the little old manthe Sage had been staring at me from under his bushy eyebrows.

My name is Reiji.

He did not say anything.

When the man who guided me here left the room, the Sage jumped off the chair in front of the book rest. He briskly walked towards the wall of bookshelves.

When he held his hand over the wall that was sandwiched between the bookshelves, the wall disappeared and a path was created.

The Sage gave me a quick glance back, and proceeded through the path.

Do you mean for me to follow you?I asked.

MyWorld Rulergave a strange reaction about the Sage.

Impossible to decipher.

It didnt matter to me if he was a human or something else, butWorld Rulersimply repeated the impossible to decipher error message.

But its not like I can choose to turn back here.

I stepped into the passage where the Sage disappeared.

Huh?

The next thing I know, I was in a meadow.

It wasnt as if I actually stepped outside. I perceived that because the surrounding area was a grassland as far as the eye can see, and there were no thick jungles or mountains that pierced the skies.

The most abnormal thing was the sky.

The cloudless sky was a mixture of madder red, blue sky, and darkness at night.

It was an empty sky that made me feel uneasy just by looking at it.

The Sage briskly advanced through the grassland. As if he had conviction that I would follow. It was a little annoying, but I followed the Sage, regardless.

After a while, we arrived at a place where a square cloth was laid wide. It was woven in a mosaic pattern with vivid colors, like a picnic sheet.

There was already an old man dressed in a similar attire to the Sage sitting there. But that old man had his white hair trimmed, without a beard, and his eyebrows were not bushy.

Purple eyes peered intently from his deeply chiseled face.

However, the unique thing was near his hairline. There were two protrusions therelike horns.

Why did you bring him here?

The old man in the corner said, in a hoarse voice.

MyWorld Rulerwas also giving an impossible to decipher error to this old man as well but I was already starting to figure out who he was, no, who they were.

Are you perhaps the Vision Ogre?

Yeah, thats right.the old man in the corner said, without a care.

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In the Back World, Human Mimic said:

We were born to balance this world pillars, so to speak. Two worlds divided by the goddess. This world was entrusted to the Vision Ogre, who created us.

The black humanoid guys, who are called mediators, are said to be automata created by the Vision Ogre.

If this old man is the Vision Ogre, then the other old manthe Sage is.

Sit down. Dont expect hospitality.

The mouth under the bushy beard mumbled. The tone was that of an old man, but his voice was surprisingly youthful.

I took off my shoes and sat on the mat, still suspicious of the two before me. The Vision Ogre looked at me with interest on a side note, he and the Sage were barefoot.

As you might have expected, I am a dragon.

!

The Sage said before I could even ask.

This form is just a simple display. It is not necessary to explain the details.

Is it not necessary to explain the dragon blood flowing through the librarians?I asked.

I noticed that the people called Librarians were different from humans; they had the essence of a dragon.

You noticed? Those ones said they wanted to accompany me. They were originally humans, but because of their aptitude, I gave them my blood. But that is trivial.

Trivial, huh Is it trivial compared to the reason why I was called here?I asked.

The Sage nodded slowly.

But I am just looking for a cure for Lark my sister. I did fight the mediator, but that was because they attacked me first

When I brought up the mediator, the Vision Ogre mumbled with a blatantly disgusted face. Something about, Do you know how hard it is to make even one.

If you care so much about it, you should keep it locked up. You used it to sow chaos in the world, so I had no choice but to break it.

Is it the girl who is paying the price for using the 6-star skill orb?the Sage said.

You know about her, Sage?

I am the mediator of this world, after all. The skill orbs support the world. It is natural to pay attention to the powerful skill orbs.

Larks vitality is declining. How can I restore it?

Destroy it.

Huh?

Destroy the 6-star skill orb, and the vitality trapped inside the skill orb will return to the girl.

But you cant destroy a skill orb

That is whyOrb Destructionskill exists.

Ah

Right, there is a skill calledOrb Detachmentfor attaching and detaching skill orbs, it is highly rare.

On the other hand,Orb Destructionis not so rare in comparison toOrb Detachment, that is. Since it is a unique skill it is naturally rare you can choose a particular skill and destroy it.

Originally, the orb would be destroyed when the person who took it died. But that would be meaningless in this case, right?

Yes

It is a problem which can be easily solved withOrb Destruction.

(The question is whether to let Lark know)

Recalling the fight I had with Lark, I doubt I could convince her. To destroy the skill orb that Lark so badly wanted back.

Then, lets get to the main point.the Sage said.I want you to lend me your power, Child of Disaster.

My power?

You do have theWorld Allianceskill orb?

Yes.

There was no point in lying, so I answered honestly. I entrustedShadow Kingto Kook-san back in Zackerhafen, but I haveWorld Alliancewith me because only I can use it. Its still in the tool bag hanging from my waist.

Use that power to connect the two worlds.

Huh?

What the Sage, no, the dragon said was very simple. I understood the words. But I didnt understand what it meant.

Oi, dragon. Not explaining things is a bad habit of yours.

The Vision Ogre said with a hoarse voice.

Hmm then you should explain. It was originally a problem born of your management.the Sage said.

Ah? Are you picking a fight?

The Vision Ogre spoke vigorously for an old man.

A-Anyway, can you please explain the situation? I dont understand anything.I said.

Hmm, okay.

Then, the Vision Ogre started talking about various circumstances that I didnt know about. Information that I would have prefered not to know.

The history of the world.