She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

Chapter 387 - 211: The World’s Secret (1)

『Is something wrong?』

Solomon had heard Mira's baffled voice at the Spirit King's comment, so he was slightly worried about what was happening.

「Oh…don't worry, it's just…the Spirit King seems to know something, give me a moment.」

After Mira said that, the voice across the device became more cheerful.

「Got it, got it. That's still so amazing though, it's like a knowledge cheat. I'll wait then! Take as long as you need!」

The Spirit King's knowledge was almost like a spoiler for the re

『I see, so that's why those pillars were there…』

With the mystery of the white pylons unraveled, she also could see why a devil would aim to destroy devices that purified the world.

That also led Mira to deduct the answer to another question she had harbored before. What had the devil she defeated been trying to accomplish?

『So I guess that after getting rid of the pillar, the devil stopped the cleansing of the leyline to bring back those calamities from the past.』

Mira voiced her conclusion, hoping the Spirit King would confirm it. While she had just rendered their efforts useless, Solomon's research team was excellent and they had confirmed beyond any doubt that a pillar had existed in the hole at one point. So going from there, one could assume the consequences of stopping the functionality of the pillar, which the devil had tried to bring forth.

But shockingly enough, the Spirit King's reply was 『No, I doubt that was it,』 sounding sure that had not been the reason.

『It's been many long years since the end of that war, and the construction of the pillars. It was a slow process, but the Heavenly Nirvana Shrine and the leylines are completely cleansed nowadays, none of the corruption remains.』

The Spirit King claimed that the 48 Transducer Pillars of Heaven and Earth had already fulfilled their roles. Even if one of them was destroyed, it would have no impact on the Heavenly Nirvana Shrines or leylines.

He was also sure that the devil must have been aware of that fact.

『What… Then why would that devil…』

Mira's gaze lowered as she pondered, the conjecture she was so sure about being rejected.

There was no point in destroying a pillar, and the devil knew that. But the devil had been there, and had gotten rid of the pillar. There had to be a reason for all that.

『You mentioned the pillars were placed on top of the leylines』 openings. Then maybe the devil tried to mess with something inside the leyline?』

Maybe the pillar was not the objective, but what lay beneath. Mira's usually unreliable brain was kicked into high gear as she tried to think about it, and eventually she arrived at that conclusion, but the Spirit King shot her down, saying that was unlikely. The mana contained within leylines was so immense that a single devil would be unable to do anything to it.

Or rather, not even Martel or the Spirit King would be able to tamper with that. Gods, spirits, angels, and devils all had to work together to cleanse them before.

『Hmmm, I actually have a bit of a question for you, Mira. Exactly where was this vanished pillar located?』

After thinking for a bit, the Spirit King seemed to decide to open up about something else, and posed that question.

『Hm? The location?』

Mira was staring blankly in a daze, unable to come up with any more ideas. When the Spirit King asked that, she tilted her head in confusion for a bit. She knew there was a reason for the question though, so she went to the map and explained exactly where the Ancient Temple Nevrapolis and the hole were located. She also mentioned the tunnel the devil had made.

Once that was done, the Spirit King muttered, 『I see, that must be it then,』 before correcting his earlier reply, saying that Mira's conjecture was actually half right.

『I believe it's safe to assume that the devil you defeated is the culprit behind the pillar's disappearance. But the reason for that act lies somewhere else.』

『Could you elaborate..?』

The devil's target had been the pillar after all, but the Spirit King was thinking of something Mira had no knowledge of, and she waited full of expectation to hear what it was.

After a short silence, someone else who knew the story raised her voice.

『Lord Sym, she already has your Divine Protection, so it's only a matter of time before it involves her as well. Maybe it's best to talk about that now?』

It was Martel. She had sensed the Spirit King hesitating on whether to tell the story or not.

The pillar underneath Nevrapolis was not something that could be spoken of casually. In other words, it was one of the world's deepest secrets.