“I see, I see, the cause of this dimensional crack was when Einhart used her special ability which is called Time Lapse that rewinds the world’s time for several seconds and Demon Lord Ivy used her special ability which is Time Stop that halts everything except her. Because of the two abilities being the power that disturbs the natural law of the world, this crack was produced, right?” Aspara said it in one breath.
“Yeah, basically, I think it tore through the fragment of reality that leads to this.” Ivy confirmed Aspara’s summarization of what happened between Ivy and Reysha.
“The reason we called you here is that we need another hand to repair this. Ivy herself is unsure of what to do so we might as well consult you.” Reysha added as she observes the crack with hostile eyes.
However, as Reysha and Ivy finished their explanations, Aspara just stood there silently with her head facing downwards.
“Ahahaha….hahahaha! HAHAHAHA!” Aspara’s laugh grows ever more intense with craze countenance that seemingly broke her.
“Um…M-Miss Aspara?” Ivy sheepishly asked as she watches Aspara broke down on a laughing streak.
“You two meant to say that…you dragged me all the way from Mesola Kingdom Capital to this place…just to boast that the two of you has such power?!” Aspara asked as she places her hands on Ivy’s shoulder while staring straight into her eyes.
“Ehhh?! No, that’s not what we are trying to do!” Ivy denied Aspara’s allegation.
“Calm down you idiot. Even if we told you about it or not, nothing would have changed.” Reysha scolded Aspara with a raised eyebrow.
Aspara who heard Reysha’s words gritted her teeth as she pulled her hands away from Ivy. Her face shows vexation, frustration, and anger with tears trying to spill down from her eyes. Her lips quivers and seemingly wanted to say something.
“Why…of all people…?! Why…why not me…?! I…I always wanted to be…someone…” Aspara’s words trailed off as she fell down on her knees, lay down on the cold snowy ground, and curled up.
“…Are you a moron?” Reysha simply said as she stares down at Aspara.
“Hey, little Aspara! Hey!” Victoria called out Aspara as she kneeled down in front of her and started poking her in the shoulder with her finger.
“Stop, I know it already. Geez…” Aspara said as she shot up from the ground and fixes herself with a blank face. With a sigh, she looks at Reysha and Ivy.
“So, you guys want to fix this, right? To be honest, this is all new to me too. It’s quite curious to see something such as this. It isn’t made out of magic but it can be fixed by magic too. However, the space that this crack ate is lost reality.” Aspara said with her own observation and deduction.
“Lost Reality? Can you elaborate on that?” Reysha inquired to Aspara.
“I don’t know what is this crack is nor what it entails to but, one thing I am certain is that it has already eaten the concept of realness around it. Without any knowledge of retracting the Lost Reality, all we can do is make a stop-gap for this in the meantime and I would not advise that.” Aspara explained a temporary countermeasure.
“I see, the stop-gap will only cover the surface of it but that won’t stop eating the reality around it. I may have some research books back at Sirius Kingdom Castle, in my hidden library but it would take more time than that. I also have to help Princess Meriyal with their resources shortage.” Ivy said as she started racking her brain about her schedule.
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“Can you not just prepare a magical formation or circle around it? I am not that well versed in sealing magic but we can at least try filling the crack with magic, right?” Reysha asked as she walks around the crack.
“That may also be possible but we don’t have any formula for such situation, not to mention this is new to me. If we can have a power that can use as the basis of that sealing magic to reconstruct the Lost Reality, we may be able to completely close it.” Aspara answered Reysha’s question with intellectual keenness.
“Hey, can I ask what will happen if we leave it as it is?” Eiru asked as he listened to their conversation.
“That’s easy. The crack will slowly eat the reality around it until it expands bigger and bigger.” Falikh answered Eiru’s question himself as he is also aware of its effects.
“It is as Sir Falikh said, Eiru. We can assume that this is a vacuum straight right out from outer space or a portal to something even more sinister.” Ivy supplemented Falikh’s explanation.
The situation of the situation has already sunk deeper into everyone’s mind just by deductions alone and thinking of the worst-case scenario. However, not all of them are brooding over it…
“Hey, you guys are getting gloomy. That’s not like you, granny. How about using my power as the base? You guys may find it useful.” Victoria happily volunteered with a smile.
“Your power? Come to think of it, what is your power as a hero? Surely you are given something special right?!” Aspara asked as she looks at Victoria with hopeful eyes.
Upon Aspara’s question, Victoria’s grin becomes wider as if she was waiting for this moment. She brought out her Glock that she always uses in her battle, however, as she presented the gun, an assault rifle, a dragnov, a rocket-powered grenade, and many other more firearms from the lowest to highest caliber drops to the ground.
Ivy becomes petrified on the spot upon seeing Victoria’s arsenal of weaponry. She may not be that knowledgeable about firearms but, she is aware that all of this can be destructive and boasts a huge advantage in this world.
“What the…you don’t have to be afraid, Demon Lord Ivy, I am not going to use all of this against you ever again. Cheer up, your face is getting paler.” Victoria said as she taps Ivy’s shoulder.
Ivy looks down and frowns upon Victoria’s teasing.
“Stop that, Victoria, you don’t want to incur Miss Reysha’s wrath, right?” Falikh said as a reminder.
“Hmph, bullying aside, could you tell us more about your power instead of bringing those out?” Reysha’s ever cold tone penetrated Victoria’s composure as her smile broke off a little.
“Yeah, first, I think little Ivy deserves an apology. Sorry, I am serious this time and I’ll be sure to be careful with my words.” Victoria apologizes to Ivy as she outstretches her hand for a handshake.
Ivy’s eyes widen as Victoria took the initiative to say sorry. She just simply stares at the hand but…
“Hmph! Yeah, I, Ivy Hellbeing, doesn’t tolerate the same mistake, okay?” She only said as she turns her head away from Victoria.
“Aiee, earning affection points will be a lot harder for her route…” Victoria muttered to herself as she scratches the back of her head.
“We’re getting off track, Hero Victoria, what aspect of your power can we use as the base?” Aspara brings back the derailed conversation.
“Heh, you see, together will of these weapons come with three special bullets. First is the normal bullet I call Magic Thesis. As the name implies, it is a bullet made out of magic and serves as normal ammunition for my firearms. It’s efficient and easy to use and reload.” Victoria said as she created a pointed cerulean bullet.
“Wait, by how you speak, you perhaps have almost infinite ammunition, right?” Falikh asked as he stares at the stockpiled guns.
“You’re right granny. Nigh Infinite, well at least it is true for the magic bullets. The next one is the Sanctified bullets. As the name speaks itself, it is a bullet imbued with divine power that I received when I was summoned here. An all piercing divine punisher that purifies evil and such, well, to be honest, it’s kind of lackluster for me.” Victoria said as she materializes a clear golden bullet and showed it to everyone.
“So, the last one is?” Eiru beckons her to continue.
“The last one is a bullet…that defies the common knowledge of this world. It breaks what is usual for the people living in this world and acknowledges the facts of the world I came from. For example, a vampire exists here but back in our world, they don’t. Because of that, this bullet temporarily invades what’s real in this world and locks it. Ivy’s vampiric regeneration didn’t activate because of it.” Victoria said as a hollow bullet with glimmering rainbow color sealed deep inside showed itself in her hand.
It didn’t take Reysha, Aspara, and Ivy two seconds to identify it as something dangerous.
“This is my special ability, Antithesis.”