Chapter 368.2 - Native World (II)

Editor Makoto

TL Note : Another bonus chapter Thank you to Asekhan!

However, I can’t share my secret without telling Fran. When Fran wakes up, we’ll talk to her about it.

That’s what I thought as I watched Alistair’s back as she went back to work.

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“Hmm, good.”

『That was easy!』

“Because Master wanted to say something to Alistair.”

『Well, that’s true』

“Well, then?”

“It’s a pretty big secret, but……”

When I consulted Fran, it became simple. She said that since it’s my secret to keep, I can tell it to whoever I want. Well, I said the same to Fran all the time, too.

“Also, I don’t want to keep it a secret from Alistair either.”

Down in the workshop, Alistair seemed to just be taking a break. She sat on a chair and wiped the sweat off her face.

“Alistair, we need to talk to you.”

“Oh? What is it? Could it be that something has changed in Master?”

『Well, there’s a change, or rather, something I haven’t told you about yet. Would you listen to me?』

Alistair could sense the seriousness of our mood, and she straightened up on the spot.

“I have already analyzed Master, but Master still has a secret? In a way, the secret of Master , who is even more unique than a divine sword, is quite exciting.”

And then she looked at me with eyes that were brimming with anticipation.

『Oh– uh, well….. I don’t want to sound like a crazy person, but… Well, you see….I’ve told you that I was once a human being, right?』

“Oh.”

『But it’s not just that I was a former human. Actually, I’ve been living in a different world than this one.』

“Hmm? A different world? Did you mean, otherworldly? In other words, Master is an ex-otherworlder?”

『Well, something like that』

“‘Could it be that you’re talking about the Native World?”

Alistair was astonished, but it turned out differently than what I expected. It looked like she believed that I was from a different world quite easily. But still, the Native World? What’s that?

I asked Alistair, and she explained it to me. Apparently, the gods of this world were believed to have come to this world from a different one and created the earth along with all the creatures within it.

It doesn’t seem to be explicitly told, but it was just mentioned in some myths and the like. The world in which these gods were born and originally existed is called the Native World.

『No, how do I say this? To begin with, I was born and raised in a world with no magic or skills. So, I don’t really know.』

“What? Then how do you build things?”

I continued to explain Earth’s culture and technology for a while, as Alistair asked me to. Anyways, I was only a former salaryman, so I could hardly provide detailed answers on specific matters.

She seems to be very curious and asks whatever question that pops up in her mind. She seemed to have a keen interest in Earth, which has acquired high technical skills without the benefit of skills or magic.

“No, it’s interesting! I want to listen to this forever!”

『As for me, you believing my story so easily is kind of a letdown.』

“If you don’t know the anecdotes of the Native World, this wouldn’t be happening.”

『Even so, that Native World story may or may not be true, right?』

“I believe it is true, I am a divine blacksmith after all.”

“Hmm?”

If one wondered what the divine grade blacksmiths had to do with it, it seems that the origins of the divine grade blacksmiths were told in the Native World Mythology.

In the myths, there was a theory that the Sword God fought against the Evil God by summoning a weapon. That weapon could be called his own alter ego, which he later left in the world while leaving to Native World. It seems that the sword of the Sword God is the source of the divine sword. In other words, the first divine sword was the beginning divine sword, Alpha, but Alpha began as an imitation of that Sword God’s sword.

“Well, even until now, I don’t know the name of the god or the sword.”

Apparently the lore has been lost over the years.

“Oops, I’m a bit off topic. At any rate, I believe in the existence of other worlds, and I think it’s possible that there are beings that have come to this world from there. Well, I can’t be too sure if Master really came from the Native World…”

『Certainly, there must be a lot of worlds out there?』

“Ah. But maybe, the reason why Master was locked up inside the sword might be there. Is there anything you can think of? Even just a little might help.”

『Not at all. Just because you’re an otherworldly person doesn’t mean you have special powers. Perhaps me being an otherworldly person makes me somewhat special, but…』

“I see. Ah…that’s a shame. Well, if you know anything, please tell me.”

『Of course.』

If one day, I have things I need to discuss, I won’t just stay silent. At that time, I will definitely consult it with you.

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