My Daughters Have Regressed - My Daughters Have Regressed chapter 165
165 – Children and the Nymph Bandit #6
165 – Children and Nymph Bandit #6
It was a huge and heavy door.
Even though I pushed as hard as I could, I was pushed back little by little.
Gooooo-.
Did Sisyphus, who had to push the rock to the top of the mountain, feel this pressure? It felt like my thighs were pulling and my calves were screaming from his enormous weight.
“Inhale—.”
I strengthened my legs and shoulders again. Then, I felt something explode from my heart, and cool energy permeated all the way to my fingertips and toes.
Kuuuuung-!
The door was finally wide open.
Tywin said quietly as he looked at it.
“… Opening an ancient door with force. “Is there anyone who solves problems like that?”
“Here.”
I answered appropriately and looked around to see what was beyond the door. What on earth made them install such a strong door and make such a great password?
“It doesn’t seem like a space that’s anything special.”
It was just an extended space with tiny stars on the ceiling. As I was carefully thinking about whether the calorie consumption I had just done was meaningless, something caught my eye.
Pirrr-.
It was a beast that made strange sounds.
“Bird?”
It was like that.
It was a bird.
Now I see that a bird the size of a cart is sitting in the center, building a nest. No, to be more precise, would it be better to say that I was lying face down in the nest?
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“It’s you.”
I immediately realized that the being calling me from underground was this huge bird.
It must have noticed my presence, too, as it made a noise like a generator running and lit up its body like a light bulb.
It was like that.
Its body was like a light bulb.
A light bulb made by combining a huge number of light bulbs into one.
Thanks to that, its body began to shine endlessly, so bright that it was so dazzling that it was impossible to look at it.
『I am Arnanna, the fiery Demiurge.』
The bird said.
Rather than speaking, the voice seemed to penetrate directly into our heads.
It was natural that it would be noisy if someone spoke in my head, but the voice was as soft as a feather, so it sounded easier than I expected.
The content of the story was also surprising.
“The scorching Demiurge?”
It was the first time I heard this name.
I looked into Bridgette’s eyes to see if she knew anything about this, but Bridgette just shrugged her shoulders.
“It’s my first time hearing this name too. It’s not really surprising. There are many prestiges in this world. Still, if he were a sun god, he would be powerful enough to be worshiped as the main god.”
Brigitte frowned and seemed to be examining the luminous bird before her.
As Brigitte said, the great gods worshiped in this world were beings related to the sun or light, such as Yahbach or Narmir.
Perhaps this burning Demiurge Arnanna was also the same.
He must have been worshiped as a great god at least 10,000 years ago.
“Is it yours to destroy the Babylonian kingdom 10,000 years ago and turn the sea into a desert?”
I asked.
I had a vague feeling that the guy in front of me wasn’t a bad guy, but I still felt like I needed to make sure.
He nodded slowly at my words.
“Yes. I didn’t mean to.』
It wasn’t intentional.
When I wondered what that meant, the luminescent bird flapped its wings.
Then, the feathers from its wings seemed to scatter into the air and reflected a strange light like an aurora.
“Video?”
As Salome expressed her doubts, the light distorted by the sparkle of the feather was played like a video.
It depicts the prosperous Kingdom of Babylon long ago, and evens a situation in which people had no choice but to leave their hometown as it was quickly destroyed.
『They called me to earth to build an empire of eternal sun. But my scorching heat was not something humans could endure, and everyone who remembered me perished.』
I see.
It didn’t have malicious intent like Nocturne, but was it the type of person whose mere existence was harmful?
In reality, the sun was like that.
It was warm and bright only when it was far away, but if it came close, it was clear that the creatures would not be able to endure it and would evaporate, leaving no trace.
The bird in front of my eyes was the sun, and people were punished for trying to get the sun.
Pot-.
At that time, Naru ran towards the bird.
Then he started circling around the bird, looking like a child who had discovered something very interesting. That actually happened.
“It’s a huge bird! Warm! Morumoru’s friend?”
━Meow.
“But I don’t think I have much strength!”
No power?
After listening, I realized that Naru was right.
This scorching Demiurge Arnanna must have been a being that radiated light and heat so intense that it evaporated the ocean in one day.
But now its light was closer to a bunch of light bulbs than the sun.
Even the light was flickering and gradually losing its luster.
『My existence will soon disappear. It’s because I’ve been locked up in this prison for so long that I’m exhausted. I couldn’t get out of here.』
It’s extinction.
I accepted the story calmly, but Cecily, who is sensitive, seemed very sad.
“I can’t believe I have to be locked up for 10,000 years and then die. It’s so sad… ! It’s a bright and cool bird like a chandelier, so we should take it in and raise it… !”
That was a good idea too.
“If you take that bird to the ballroom, everyone will be looking up to Cecily von Ragdoll… ” !”
I’m also raising a strange creature, Morumoru, and raising one more shiny bird won’t change anything. But Arnanna, the shining bird, shook her head.
『There’s really no time left now. I was just waiting for someone who would be able to hear my last story. I can rest now. I leave behind evidence that I was alive before that… 』
Flutter, flutter-.
As the bird flapped its wings, the dark underground cavity became as bright as day. It wasn’t really daylight, but the high-dimensional magic circle drawn around it was emitting white light.
『I wanted to get out of this place… But it was impossible on my own. I was hoping someone would find me if possible. You who overcome the wall… I entrust my will to you… 』
The light of the magic circle began to see into me.
The flow was so violent that it was like a stream of water being sucked into a drain opening in a dam.
“… Ah, the bird…”
While I was lost in this strange light, Hina let out a sad voice. When she came to her senses, the brightly shining bird had turned into powder and was flying away.
Now, I guess I really didn’t even have the strength to maintain my body.
Looking at that scene, Tywin spoke urgently.
“Answer my question! “I am—”
『Girl, both the problem and the answer are always in your heart.』
The bird answered all the questions without even listening.
The problem and the answer are in the heart.
Can’t anyone say that?
Sarrrr-.
Finally, the bird turned into powder and completely disappeared.
But not much has changed.
It was so dazzling, but now it’s better – the only impression that remains in my heart. Then Naru raised her hand high as if she had discovered something.
“Oh wow…! “There are eggs!”
What Naru lifted was an egg.
It was oval-shaped like a bird’s egg and quite large in size, about the size of a volleyball.
Ostrich egg?
Looking at it being a little bigger than that, it didn’t look like an ordinary bird’s egg.
Is it Arnanna’s egg?
“Judas, are you okay?”
Brigitte asked me.
“I just heard a torrent of incredible power being sucked into your body.”
“That’s right.”
What the dying man gave me was will.
A strong will to get out of this place.
That will was enough to awaken something that was sleeping deep inside me.
Crumbling-!
At that time, the ceiling shook.
Everything around him cracked and a huge amount of sand quickly began to rise up to his knees. When he saw this, Garot shouted urgently.
“It looks like the pyramid is about to sink into the sand again. If things continue like this, we too will be trapped here and buried alive… !”
Garot is a person who doesn’t get embarrassed for a long time.
If Garot shouts out this urgently, it must mean that the situation is urgent.
“Let’s try it out. Everyone gather around me.”
I spoke to those around me.
As the nymph bandits and adults, including children, gathered around me, I lightly stamped my feet toward the floor.
Pot-.
Then something surprising happened.
The surrounding scenery changed in an instant, and we were about 10km away from the collapsing and sinking pyramid.
You could literally call it instantaneous movement.
Brigitte was shocked by this situation.
“Judas, are you imitating the portal magic?”
“No. To be precise, the portal magic imitates this.”
Pot-.
I lightly stamped my feet again.
Then this time the scenery changed again and a cool oasis appeared in front of us.
This entire process ended with two stamps.
* * *
“Mmm, I’m so sorry, but the sugar rock… “They all ended up being used when defeating the Sphinx… !”
Koopanoi announced shocking news to the Oasis villagers. The story was that the nymphs ended up using up all the sugar that was responsible for the livelihood of the oasis village.
“That’s why I can’t return it… !”
“Well, that can’t be…” ” ” .”
When people began to cry or become discouraged by the story-Kupa Noi added his words his.
“Instead, it gives permission to sell the nymph’s ditch water…” ” ! The nymph’s ditch water is more valuable than the sugar rock… !”
With those words, everyone in the nymph bandits entered the oasis. Then he started splashing wildly in the water, and Jethro, the village chief, was astonished when he saw it.
“Hey, you nymphs! What are you doing now? Not only did they steal the sugar rock, but they also polluted our oasis with muddy water!”
“Let’s chase the nymph out!”
“The nymph is my enemy!”
People’s attitudes suddenly became vicious.
If things continue like this, the nymphs may be subject to a very nymphophobic order to convict guests.
When I wondered if I should step forward, Chief Jethro stopped.
“For a moment… , The water in the oasis is becoming clearer? Why does the water in the oasis become clear when the nymphs splash around in the water? I don’t understand! The taste…”
Whoop-.
Jethro was surprised when he tasted the water from the oasis.
“I’ve never seen such refreshing oasis water! It energizes your whole body! Awesome! “This is enough to sell in Marduk’s market!”
“Mmm, that’s right… ! Our nymphs have the knack of changing spring water, ditch water, and stream water to be nymph-friendly… ! It can remain in this state for at least 100 years… !”
There were many things I wanted to say, but I just kept my mouth shut.
When it comes to nymphs, the one who thinks too much is at a disadvantage.
Anyway, the oasis village and the nymph bandits were dramatically reconciled. No matter what the process is, the important thing is that the result worked out well in many ways.