"See you later!!"
"Farewell, Dark Lord and his subordinates."
The Lanny group and Alea were bidding farewell to Souta and the rest. Alea was here because they met her after the fireworks. She joined their group and became their guide in this empire. She knew a lot of things in this empire so they found the things that Souta didnât find when they were touring around.
Everyone was happy so it was fine but... something was bothering him. Souta was bothered by one thing and that their last stop. It was ominous. He could clearly remember everything that happened in that closed room.
"Later," Souta said while glancing at Alea. The carriage moved forwards and grew farther away from the empire. They were the bodyguards of this carriage as they took this escort quest before they left.
"My lady, they left." The butler said to princess Alea.
"Yeah, the Dark Lord. All of them are going to face calamities soon. They are standing in a thread that could snap out at any moment." Alea said as she recalled what happened at night.
"We couldnât see everything because of the rules. Weâre going to suffer consequences if we tried to peek again." Alea said before she closed her eyes. "Furthermore, she couldnât see anything. Her condition grew worse after seeing them. It seems that her powers are taking a huge toll on her body."
"Why did you let them meet her, my lady?" The butler asked Alea in a polite tone.
"At first, I was just curious in their group but after observing them for a few days I found that they are moving forwards at a faster rate," Alea said in a deep tone.
"What do you mean, my lady?" The butler asked.
"I couldnât say it but you will know what I mean in the future. This is the third time we saw people like them this year." Alea said.
"The first is Gandy and the second is Randolfâs group." The butler said as he recalled those people.
"Oh, right? I forgot that Dark Lord is the one who held the sins using monster potions. News about it is circulating but I think that they will face it soon." Alea said as she placed her index finger in her lower mouth.
"Itâs bad. Too bad."
...
Souta was sitting inside the carriage with his comrades. They were all silent as all of them were thinking about yesterday night.
Alea brought them to meet a woman. That woman had to power of divination. He was stunned when he heard that the woman had that kind of power.
"You can enter the room one by one. The power of lady fortuna is limited. The darkness is too strong for her so be careful. So whoâs going to enter the room first?" Alea looked at them.
"Me!" Bryan raised his hand before he asked while tilting his head. "But what should I do inside?"
"Just follow lady fortunaâs word and she will show you the right path of the brave ones," Alea answered his question.
Bryan entered the room and saw a beautiful woman with long black hair. The woman was wearing a black robe and her eyes were all white. It seems that she was blind.
"Hello, are you blind?" Bryan asked the obvious question as he sat in the vacant seat in front of the woman.
The woman ignored him as she muttered words that Bryan couldnât understand.
"What? I canât understand it. Speak in a language that I can understand." Bryan said while scratching his cheek. He didnât know how to talk to this woman who was saying something that he couldnât understand.
After a while, the woman lifted her head and she had a stunned expression on her face. She slowly opened her mouth and said in a coarse voice, "Y-You should be careful... You already meet them and they are going to notice you... soon... but someoneâs changing everything... be careful."
"Oh! So you know our language. Thatâs great. Iâm Bryan Dagruel, an adventurer." Bryan smiled and introduced himself.
"Everything changes. You shouldnât come here. Itâs bad just be careful on your way." The lady said in a deep tone before she coughed heavily.
Souta was waiting outside the room along with his comrades. He couldnât hear and sense anything inside the room. He didnât have any idea whatâs happening but he felt bad about this. His instinct was telling him that it was a bad news.
After a while, Bryan came out of the room while scratching the back of his head. "Oh man, I couldnât understand that lady. Sheâs saying weird things about me."
The next one who entered the room was Brando.
Brando sat in front of the woman. He looked at her white eyes curiously. He didnât say anything as the woman was chanting some strange spell. He could feel the strange atmosphere of this room.
After a while, the woman stopped chanting and said, "Itâs the same. A small turtle without shell running around getting devoured by a black monster. Be careful... You should find some trustworthy friends."
"Hmm... What do you mean by that?" Brando asked the woman.
"Just like the person before. Your destiny is shifting to the part that I couldnât see. You shouldâve died but you survived so I donât know what will happen to you." The woman said.
âPerson before? Bryan... This woman is looking at our destiny. I couldnât trust her words but still, I couldnât refute her words.â Brando thought. Thereâs a lot of people that have divination ability but most of them were frauds.
After Brando, Lumilia entered the room. She already had an idea of whatâs happening here because of Brando. She wasnât excited because she thought that it was the same as the last one that she met. Powers like this werenât trustworthy. Itâs full of holes but well itâs not bad listening to some of it so she might get along with it.
"Youâll receive everything from him. Money, fame, honor, and power." The woman suddenly said.
"Huh?" Lumilia was confused as she tilted her head.
"Accept him or denied him. Kill him or save him." The woman said.
"What do you mean? Whoâs him?" Lumilia asked.
"I donât know the answer to that question. Iâm not omniscient. My abilities are limited. Itâs just a clue from countless future paths." The woman said while shaking her head.
"Itâs okay, I didnât expect anything from coming here. Still, thank you for giving me some words." Lumilia stood up and bowed her head in front of the woman. She then left the room while thinking about the words of the woman.
As soon as she left the room, she glanced at Souta. The first thing that came to her mind was him.
âKill him or save him?â Lumilia thought before she shook her head.
Lynn was the next person that entered the room. Sheâs the type of person who believes in this kind of thing so sheâs quite excited, unlike the three people that enter first.
âI see... They donât have any idea that there were people in the past that have that kind of power. The power to look in the future.â Souta thought while looking at their reaction.
The information about that clan was lost and only a few people in this world know that they existed in the past. The information about twenty thousand years ago was few. So it was natural that Lumilia and the rest didnât know about it.
Souta got to know it because of Cl.u.s.ter. He didnât even know about that clan if she didnât tell him about it.
Inside the room, Lynn was sitting while looking at the blind woman who was muttering words that she couldnât understand.
"Your end is near. Youâll only suffer if you donât leave this world." The woman said.
Lynn tilted her head with a confused look on her face. âMy end is near? I will die.â She thought.
"He needs you."
"Um... Are you talking about Souta? I donât know if he needs me... b-but if thatâs the case then I will gladly lend him my hand." Lynn said as she smiled gently. She will not hesitate to help Souta if he was in trouble.
"You will not get anything from him."
"I know... Iâm not asking for anything. I just want to stay beside him and thatâs enough for me." Lynn said as she pressed her hand in her chest. She knows it herself that she just an ordinary person with no special ability thatâs why... Sheâs fine if she could just stand beside him.
...
After Lynn, Souta entered the room. The woman opened her eyes widely when Souta sat in front of her.
Souta looked around the room. The atmosphere in this closed room was completely different. He felt countless eyes looking at him and itâs making him shivered.
Thereâs some sort of invisible pressure around the woman. It was different from powerful people that he knew. Different from the pressure that the six-circle officer emitted.
"You!! Youâre darkness itself... I couldnât see anything but there are countless strings of fate around you connecting to the people of this world." The woman said with a surprised tone.
"I donât care about that. Future can be change but I want to ask your name. You know Alea wouldnât tell me your name no matter how much I asked her." Souta said as he ignored the womanâs words. Listening to Bryan and Brandoâs words, the words of this woman were too vague.
He already proved the future can be changed. He knew the future because of the game but it was slowly changing because of his actions.
"Me? You donât need to know someone as insignificant as myself." The woman said.
"Tsk! Then, do you know the surname Ieshi?" Souta clicked his tongue in annoyance and asked.
"I donât know such thing. Iâm just a simple woman that has the power of divination." The woman shook her head.
"Useless... Can you give me a more detailed explanation like this country will be attacked by the ten great bandit gang?" Souta asked her impatiently. He shouldnât expect to receive some information from her.
"No..." The woman shook her head.
"Hays..." Souta sighed. He wanted to interrogate the woman more but the pressure was getting heavier.
Cough! Cough!
The woman coughed heavily as blood poured out of her mouth. She loses her strength so Alice and Yujin didnât received her divination.