Chapter 129

It seemed like I was sinking into a somewhat dark and deep ocean .

I swayed, and fell into an even deeper place .

「…where is this . . 」

It seems that I could talk .

My voice was echoing .

It’s just that I couldn’t move .

After I thought about it a little, I recalled the last thing that happened before things turned out like this .

「If I remember correctly, Amelia made me sleep… . 」

That’s right .

Perhaps it was due to the dark circles under my eyes, Amelia, who was unable to overlook it, forced me into slumber .

I recalled the look on Amelia’s face just before『Forced Sleep』had been casted, and sighed .

Maa, that was my bad for trying to do the impossible even though I was sleep deprived .

After I wake up, the first thing that I needed to do was apologize .

After she’s calmed down, the next thing would be to get a grasp of the situation .

For me to not remember waking up after Amelia’s『Forced Sleep』, meant that this was a dream, was this ok .

Just in case, why don’t I try using『Eye of the World』?

If I was in a dream, my eyes should be closed, so nothing would be displayed .

「…as I thought, huh . 」

As expected,『Eye of the World』could not be used .

No, to begin with, skills themselves could not be used .

Since I’m in a dream .

Now then, what should I do .

As I was thinking this, I felt something on my back .

From this scenery of the ocean and the soft impact, the words “ocean floor” flew across my mind, but it felt perfectly level and warm .

Since I couldn’t move my body anyways, I stayed still, and a voice could be heard coming from somewhere .

『…If you don’t answer me, then be crushed to death . 』

The sound of the voice was so soft that my own breathing could’ve eclipsed it, but there was no way I would’ve mistakened the speaker .

It was Amelia .

Considering it’s her, her voice sounded considerably harsh .

Judging from what she was saying, I understood that it was not an amiable conversation, but this was the first time I’ve heard Amelia’s voice filled with such hostility .

Even when we first met, she did have her guard up against me, but she didn’t actually emit any bloodlust towards me .

The first thing Amelia did was use『Eye of the World』to look at my status, so it may have just been vigilance because of that, but not to this extent .

『Nothing but lies . Saying that you don’t know, you lie . I’ve lived several times longer than you . Do you think that you can lie to someone like me?』

Certainly, even if you knew just how long elves lived, you wouldn’t think that a girl like Amelia who looked to be around the same age as me was several tens of years my senior .

Even for me, there were times when I thought that Amelia was from the same generation as us .

The most recent was when she was getting along with the girls of the hero party .

『I suggest that you start talking quickly . This princess, isn’t playing around, you know?』

Along with Amelia’s, there was a faint voice, which belonged to Kurou .

Based on the time, were they receiving the pageant prize?

Which meant that, the rumor that Kurou and Zeal-san was talking about seemed to be true .

After Kurou’s voice came chaotic noises, as if someone was screaming, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying .

It seems that I could only pick up the voices of those who were close to Amelia .

Was this, a situation where I was connected to Amelia’s magic power because she casted『Forced Sleep』on me .

『Talk like this . If even one person does anything strange, all of you will be crushed to death . 』

Hearing the mercilessness in Amelia’s voice, I unconsciously gave a wry smile .

At that time, the ocean-like space shook .

I wonder what’s going on .

It’s just my intuition, but it seems that the water level had lowered… .

Perhaps, this was Amelia’s magic power pool?

If this water represented Amelia’s near infinite magic power, it made sense, somewhat .

When I snapped out of it, I could only hear Kurou’s voice .

If this was the pool of Amelia’s magic power, then was the shaking just now the consumption of magic power of some magic that Amelia used .

From the words “crushed to death”, was it『Gravitational Magic』 .

『…you had planned to cut me up into pieces and sell me to some crazy people . 』

Amelia’s words were full of disgust .

Maa, I’m not optimistic about it, but she probably wouldn’t actually kill them .

As I strained my ears while feeling uncomfortable at only being able to listen to the voices, there was an unexpected intrusion .

『Alright, stooop!!』

I relaxed when I heard Latisneil’s energetic voice .

Latisneil, who was first place like Amelia, was also there to receive the pageant prize .

We met yesterday, and she was a demon, but Latisneil’s intrusion made me somewhat relieved

『Don’t do that, this is not your home country, you know? Your opponents are those from the underground, and you shouldn’t kill them!』

Did she come out from a place that was relatively close to Amelia, as her voice was much clearer than Kurou’s .

…how should I say this, she was a demon whose words were not demon-like, as usual .

I carefully listened to Amelia;s objections .

I thought that it would be fine to not go so far as to kill them though… .

And then, as if reading my thoughts, Latisneil said this in a serious tone of voice .

『I, thought that humans, even if they were criminals, all had their own stories, and it is something that can never be taken away by other people . That’s why, I won’t let you kill people in front of me . 』

Those words made me doubt if she was actually a demon .

Did I make a mistake and it was actually the hero or something .

If it were Latisneil, then I would warmly welcome it .

『Maa, if you really want to kill them, you’re welcome to do so when I’m not looking! I am a champion of justice, but it’s impossible for me to be able to save people in places I can’t see as well–!』

Even though she said something good, she messed up in the end .

Maa, it was something that Latisneil would say .

After she said those words, I felt my consciousness gradually resurfacing .

It seems that time was up .

As if floating up from the ocean floor, my body was able to move again .