“The students of each school are the best of their respective worlds. Baltzarond is a noble hunter of the Five Holy Nobles from the Holy Sword World Hyphoria. He’s famous for hunting evil beasts.”
“You said he’s affiliated with the Private Institution of Hunting, right?”
“Indeed. Only those affiliated with the academic alliance may enter Pablohetra. The most peaceful way of entering would be to join them. However, joining the Silverwater Academy means becoming representative students of your miniature world. And having three students is too few to enter.”
That could be resolved by going back to Dilhade.
“What other conditions are there?” I asked.
“You can complete a provisional enrollment with the agreement of the chief god and ruler. After that, if the school meets the requirements, they’ll be welcomed as an official school of Pablohetra.”
“What exactly is the chief god and ruler?”
Loncruz struggled to answer me for a moment.
“The chief god is one who represents the order of the world. The ruler is the purist who conforms most closely to that order—the king chosen by the god,” he replied with a tone of disbelief, as though it should have been common sense.
Come to think of it, that one-armed man had also called Equis a chief god.
“Unfortunately, our world has no chief god. We might have had someone who was on the verge of being one, but I destroyed them. They make a fantastic water mill,” I said.
“You destroyed...?! Surely you jest!” Loncruz shouted, incredulous.
“It’s the truth.”
“You destroyed a chief god and turned it into a water mill... Is such a thing possible?”
“I’m more shocked someone as strong as you finds that so unbelievable. You were much tougher to fight.”
If he hadn’t run out of magic power, we would still be locked in combat right now.
“You are a resident of the shallows. As someone born from the depths, it’s only natural I would be stronger than your chief god. But for someone born of the same world to do such a thing...” Loncruz muttered, still disbelieving. “For the sake of argument, let’s assume it’s the truth. A world evolves when the chief god chooses a ruler. Remember that ephemeral worlds are unevolved worlds that are unable to perceive the outer worlds.”
“Yeah, we couldn’t see anything. We only theorized that something existed outside.”
“And the fact you destroyed your chief god means...you’re not a purist, but a misfit...?”
“Who knows? I might have been called that a few times before.”
Loncruz was stupefied into silence again. It seemed the terms misfit and purist were common throughout the Sacred Silverwater Sea and not limited to Militia’s world.
“I can’t believe it... A misfit from an ephemeral world, destroying their own chief god and entering the outer worlds of their own accord. I’ve never heard of anything like this in the history of the Sacred Silverwater Seas. Surely there must be a mistake...”
“I don’t really get it, but the sea is vast. Anything could happen.”
“But...”
Judging from his reaction, the way we had exited our world was a little unique.
“Well, we can discuss that later. What’s the principle behind entering and exiting miniature worlds?” I asked.
“All right. In miniature worlds, there is an order called the silverlight. The silverlight is a light that can only be seen from outside the world. One can only cross worlds by riding the invisible wind and waves produced by the silverlight. However—”
In the middle of Loncruz’s explanation, I rose up towards the Dark Firmament.
“Shin, Lay, keep an eye on who leaves Pablohetra. If they entered through the front gate while being chased, it must be impossible to teleport in and out of the city.”
“Understood.”
“What will you do?” Lay asked through Leaks as I flew away.
“I’m going to make preparations for joining the alliance. The people who targeted mom are only members of one school in Pablohetra. We can’t just force our way in.”
I flew through the sky swiftly, rising up to the Dark Firmament.
“Lord Anos. In order to leave a miniature world, you must detect the silverlight and board a boat that can ride its wind and waves. That boat can only be made by the chief god—”
Loncruz’s source was shocked into silence again.
I had fired Dogda Azbedra wildly across the Dark Firmament, lighting up the black sky with vivid blue shooting stars. I drew the Two-Law Blade at my waist and wrapped it in the black particles flowing from my source. Combining our powers made it easy.
“Leion.”
The Two-Law Blade flashed with the color of dusk across the burning blue sky. Leion was capable of grabbing Egil Grone Angdroa, so it should have an effect on the invisible silverlight. With the Two-Law Usurper now in the form of a demon sword, there was no way for the blade to actually grab anything. Instead it fanned the flames of Dogda Azbedra.
I strained my Eyes and stared into the abyss of the burning blue sky.
“Bwa ha ha. There, I found it.”
With the dusk-colored Leion around my left hand, I grabbed at the Dark Firmament. I could definitely feel something there. The spell increased the might of the magic, and silver light gradually became visible.
“Is this...silverlight?” Loncruz muttered.
“I used the Two-Law Blade against Dogda Azbedra and the silverlight at the same time. The flames rise differently to when I slash Dogda Azbedra by itself. By working backwards from there, I can guess where the silverlight is even without seeing it.”
Then, I grabbed it with Leion, amplifying the spell. Order was no exception to Leion, and the invisible silverlight increased in magic power until it became visible.
I clenched the silverlight firmly in my left hand, took a few quick steps to build momentum, and threw it at the Dark Firmament. The light illuminated my way, turning into a gale of wind. I grabbed the wind and dove into the light. Countless bubbles passed me like foam before I arrived in the vast silver ocean.
“You’re traversing the seas...in your own body?”
I laughed. “Well, Loncruz? Do you think I could have destroyed a chief god yet?”