Act 4: Chapter 50: Eye of Wise Dragon
「That's all I know about the 《Invisible Hand of God》. Is this enough, Lunaire?」
Lunaire nodded upon hearing Sophia's question.
「Thank you. Now I have a foothold. I guess there's really limited searching within the kingdom.」
「Yes… I wish you the best. Excuse me but, I've to leave immediately too.」
Sophia planned to hide in a remote place after escaping from the bustling capital.
Had Lunaire realized her identity, Sophia would have been killed for sure.
Thanks to that, she ended up making an enemy of her ally, the 《Invisible Hand of God》 too.
At least, she knew that someone would be sent to assassinate her.
Either the 《Demon King of Sixth Heaven; Nobunaga》 or 《Void of Silence》 would be sent to dispose of Sophia.
Nobunaga was an undisputed, strongest demonic man in this world.Despite knowing that, Sophia realized that even with enough preparation and all kinds of traps, the chance for Sophia to win was 1 in 10.
As for the 《Void of Silence》, not even Sophia knew about them.
All she knew was that the 《World King; Veranta》 had extreme faith in the 《Void of Silence》.
Despite her long life, not even once did Sophia ever speak to the 《Void of Silence》.
She could feel human-like emotion or heart from the 《Void of Silence》.
Despite being a cruel berserker, the 《Demon King of Sixth Heaven; Nobunaga》 still had a warm heart.
She felt more relieved against him since she knew his personality and combat tactics.
If she had to choose, she feels that facing the 《Demon King of Sixth Heaven; Nobunaga》 was much better than the other one.
What scared her the most was facing the unknown.
The reason was there was almost nothing that Sophia didn't know in this world, she knew much more than an ordinary person.
When Sophia was about to leave the office with fumbled steps.
Nilmein propped her shoulder to support her master.
「Sophia, uhm, the 《Ring of Rainbow》 is over there. I guarantee that it's really valuable.」
Lunaire pointed at the ring she placed on the desk.
Sophia looked at Lunaire alas, she shook her head feebly.
「… I'm too exhausted right now. I don't want to think anything, take it back with you.」
「Is that so? Ah, you also throwing away the golden crystal on the floor. This must be Dragon's eye.」
Sophia reacted immediately.
Only then did Sophia realize that she let go of the 《Eye of Tiamat》 when she puked again.
As expected, the 《Eye of Tiamat》 was too important for her.
She needs that item to escape from the 《Invisible Hand of God》 and Lunaire later.
It was an item that had always been with her for more than 8000 years.
Her alias, the 《World Recorder; Sophia》 was thanks to this 《Eye of Tiamat》.
It was her other half, maybe even more important than that.
Her raison d'etre was to see every place in this world with the 《Eye of Tiamat》.
That's why even if she was exhausted, she would never let go of that item.
「Yes, thanks a lot. Almost forgo—」
「… Why is Kanata's image reflected in this crystal?」
Different from before, Lunaire's voice was filled with killing intent right now.
The color drained from Sophia's face the moment she realized the situation.
When Lunaire barged in, Sophia happened to spying on Kanata Kanbara with her 《Eye of Tiamat》.
That's why his image is reflected on the crystal.
Sophia barely managed to survive the precarious situation since Lunaire happened to ask for Sophia's assistance to locate the 《Invisible Hand of God》, thus making it possible for the latter to slip into a blind spot, removing herself from the target.
But, once she told Lunaire that she was observing Kanata Kanbara, Lunaire would start to doubt her.
「Are you by chance, Kanata's acquaintance? No, that's impossible. There's no way he has a connection with a VVIP like you in this short amount of time. Where did you learn about Kanata?」
Nilmein hides her face with her hands.
Even she knew that it was impossible to escape from this situation.
The random, almost comical excuse that Sophia made up until now would be voided by a single mistake.
「If you can't answer, let me change my question. Sophia, are you a member of the 《Invisible Ha—…」
「T-THAT'S THE 《EYE OF TIAMAT》, AN ITEM THAT ALLOW YOU TO SEE A PLACE OR PERSON THAT YOU WANT TO SEE BY INJECTING YOUR MAGICAL POWER INTO IT! THAT ITEM MUST BE REACTING TO YOUR MAGICAL POWER!」
Sophia spoke in a hurry with a shrill voice.
「Don't take me for a fool. I haven't injected my magical power into this crystal. Do you think such a powerful item will react that easily? And if this crystal used its' own magical power, it should've dried up a long time ago. I know at a glance that you're lying.」
「T-That, that's… Uhm…」
Sophia's voice became smaller and smaller.
「 That only applies to the normal case but, this item will react to residual magical power with strong emotion! That man called Kanata must've always been in your mind! If you're not aware of it… Meaning that it was etched in your psyche!」
「Eh, Ah… I-Is that the case? ? Am I always thinking about Kanata even in this kind of situation!? Does that make me look like an idiot in love!?」
Lunaire then looked restlessly at Sophia and the crystal with a flushed red face.
「T-That can't be true, I tell you! I-I mean, It's not like I'm always thinking about Kanata around the clock! W-Well, there's a day when I'm thinking about him but… That day is definitely not today! Can't you please stop trying to fool me with such a poor lie? Even if the item is invoked accidentally as you say, the image should be dimmer!」
「I-I also have no idea about that! I-If you really want to look at that guy, take that crystal with you! I've to go now, I'm a busy person you know!」
「Eh? B-But, this must be a Phantasmal-rank item… If I have this item, I can always see Kanata regardless of the distance but… Uhm, I mean, it can't be helped, he's clearly being targeted by dangerous people after all.」
Lunaire then picked up the 《Eye of Tiamat》 and started looking at Kanata's image in the crystal.
That moment, Sophia grabbed Milmein's wrist, jumped down from the smashed wall, landed on the ground, and ran away as fast as possible.
Sophia ignored the curious look of the onlooker and kept running as she pulled Nilmein's arm.
「Let's use a teleportation item to escape to a place that can't be traced with magical power! You have to go with me since Lunaire will definitely come to catch you once she knows that I'm a member of the 《Invisible Hand of God》!」
「This Nilmein is honored to be able to travel with Sophia-sama but… Are you sure about giving her the 《Eye of Tiamat》!? That should be an extremely important item for you, Sophia-sama!」
「I'm not of course! That's my everything! But still, even that item can't replace the importance of my life!」
Replied Sophia with tears running down her cheeks.
Nilmein shut her mouth seeing the crying Sophia.
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