A World Illuminated in Black
"...Sa~n... Ro-san..."
I hear a voice
Is this voice from Wince?
"Shiro-san"
Calling my name as if whispering in my ear
"Hmm... was I sleeping..."
Well, Yukikaze told me that we had nothing to do, so I fell asleep sitting in a chair.
It's dark inside the bridge, and there's no one there except me and Wince.
"Good morning, what's the time?"
"We arrived about 8 hours after Shiro-san went to sleep. It's about 15 minutes away."
"You could have woken me up."
"Sedona said, [He must be tired], and that turned into neglect."
"But you woke me up, right?"
"Well, I can't just look at your sleeping face forever. Personally, I wanted to watch you until morning."
It's still dark
Even if the lights on the bridge were lowered, it would still be pitch black outside.
"Is it night now?"
"No, if you calculate the time on the ground, it's midday."
I see, since this place is inside the seal, there's no way sunlight can reach it.
That's why it's dark... Is that why?
"That's strange"
"What?"
"Where's the light source?"
"You can see it from the bridge."
Wince said as she pointed to the tip of the glass.
"…What is that?"
There was the sun
It does not emit light strong enough to blind your eyes like a star.
Although it is light, it is dark
Such a contradictory light is shining outside
Even though it's dark like night, I can see clearly in the distance.
"Niyo and Yukikaze should be having a meeting, so let's go outside."
"Yeah, that's right."
―――
"Ah, Shiro, you woke up."
"Good morning Father."
Sedona, Yukikaze, and Niyo notice me while looking at the monitor.
"Sorry, I overslept."
"It's all right"
"Father, you're more tired than you think."
I don't have that awareness though.
My body feels fine, but something feels heavy.
"Father, have you noticed any discomfort in your body?"
"…It’s heavy."
My body is inhuman
As long as I have mana, I can move without problems in most situations.
However, even in this situation where the surroundings are full of mana, for some reason, I can't apply strength properly.
Niyo answered that question.
-Currently, the seal is filled with a huge amount of Almana Quantum, but none of it can be used effectively-
"What about the core of the airship?"
-We are currently supplying all of our supplies with magic stones taken from the ground. Though it's late, welcome to Gigafloat, the first base within the seal-
While we were still on the ground, Niyo had mobilized all the temple knights and scholars and had already built a huge artificial island base inside.
I can easily say such things
No, it's not something that can be done easily, is it?
They plan to build a supply line of more than 10,000 km in about two years, and then build artificial islands and bases beyond that line.
"It was necessary for humanity. Just leave it at that."
I could see some resignation in Yukikaze's eyes as she tried to persuade me in such a reckless manner.
"Besides, Shiro, do you see that over there?"
Obviously, I'm going off topic, but pursuing her is probably pointless.
I honestly look in the direction Yukikaze is pointing.
...I can see the continent
It's quite far away but it's still visible
I see
This is the inside of the world, so there's no horizon.
"What is that?"
"A place that overlaps with the ground in terms of coordinates."
-The size is equivalent to the area before continental collapse or the deep world-
"…Truly the underside of the world"
And a tower can be seen in the center of the continent.
It's stretching upward
Toward the sun of this world that emits a dark light
"Are we going to conquer a tower again?"
"We won’t know until we go."
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