PAID

“‘Probably’? What do you mean by that?”

Leona’s ambiguous choice of words left not just me, but the four others listening nearby, visibly confused. It was hard to believe that Leona couldn’t recognize the voice of the Goddess.

Moreover, who else but the Goddess could communicate with Leona through the Holy Sword?

“I’m not sure myself. I’m certain it’s the Goddess’s voice, but... sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. It’s as if there are more voices than there should be. I hope it’s just my imagination...”

Unfortunately, in situations like this, it usually wasn’t just her imagination. I looked down at the Holy Sword, feeling a growing unease. I had thought everything was finally over, but it seemed something else had emerged.

“If it feels like there are more voices...”

I could only hope it wasn’t for the reason I suspected.

“All right, I understand. You said she’s been trying to contact me? I’ll see what’s going on.”@@novelbin@@

“Yeah. Here, take the Holy Sword.”

I took the Holy Sword and focused my mind. My consciousness began to sink, as if submerging into deep waters, before it suddenly resurfaced. This sensation was different from when I had previously communicated with the Holy Sword.

Then, I heard a commotion.

“A commotion?”

In a normal situation, there wouldn’t be any reason for such noise. As I was about to speak, I heard two distinctly different voices arguing with each other.

—It’s too cramped, Sister. Could you move aside? This is my role.

—Cramped? That’s amusing, considering you’re nothing but a voice.