chapter 62

[This world is an unstable one that is always in danger of collapse . ]

“Collapse?”

[The shape of the world cannot be maintained due to the outflow of magical power . If left alone, it will eventually collapse . ]

At that point, I wonder if the magical power kept the shape of the world, but whatever .

[And to stop the collapse, the temple decided to summon a ‘hero’ from another world . ]

“The cause of the decrease in magical power, or something like that . Are we supposed to defeat it?”

And once defeated, can we return to our original world?

[If you can eliminate the cause of the decrease in magical power, that’s better, but… more than that, otherworlders have high magical power . That alone will supplement the low magical power of this world . ]

…huh, somehow, the situation suddenly became suspicious, didn’t it?

[In the beginning, the purpose was to summon a small number of heroes, and the goddess will grant them armor and knowledge . Their only purpose was to eliminate the cause… . but then, the people in the temple…]

Ah, yeah, I somehow understood .

[Any otherworlder will become a wedge that can prevent the collapse of this world . And then, then… that’s why I don’t like the temple! They are intentionally summoning otherworlders and using their magical power to stop the collapse of this world!]

…in other words, it’s that, right? Its something like you can play hard and not work since you’ll receive more welfare protection than you’ll ever need, right?

…it’s no wonder [Alive Grimoire]-san hates the temple .

“Then, is [Hero] a general term for us otherworlders?”

[It used to be, but now it’s different . …this also has an annoying backstory . Did you get separated when you came to this world?]

Yup . Very much . It took ten days to get all the members together .

[The person who happened to land in the temple is called the [Hero] . The others would then just be called a [Foreigner] …if you aren’t wise, you understand, right?]

“Oh, God! That scares me! You mean, a slave, right?”

[Correct answer . …that’s right . Was it around that time that slavery was established in this world?]

What a profound story this became .

“That [temple]… I don’t think it’s just a facility that summons heroes . ”

[Hmm, the temple was originally there to hear the voice of the Goddess . Everyone in the temple initially could listen to the Goddess… now only the high priest hears the Goddess’ voice . ]

“Fukuyama-kun said that the ‘Goddess’ gave a mission to the Hero, but does the temple being corrupt mean the Goddess is also corrupt?”

A rotten Goddess . …ah, no, I don’t mean it like that . It doesn’t mean BL .

[I don’t know about that . …if only one person can hear the Goddess, what can that person do?]

“Ah-, you mean, the Goddess’ voice might have been tampered . ”

This, is getting complicated .

[Originally, after creating this world, the Goddess became the leader of this world . It’s also quite possible that the corruption of the temple might be due to the Goddess…]

“That mission, can I hear it?”

[If you go to the temple, you might get the mission from the high priest . For the time being, the summoning of otherworlders is also considered a hero summoning . That means all the summoned people are heroes . …are you going to the temple?]

“Why not? We’ll eventually have to go there . We’ll also have to talk to them . ”

[Hmm, I don’t recommend it, though? If you have time to go there, it’s better to sleep . ]

D-do you hate the temple that much?

Well, I also hate it after hearing the story just now .

…well, it’s dangerous to make various judgments based on the story of one person (although it’s only a book) . Whether or not this [Alive Grimoire]-san can really be trusted is quite a delicate matter .

…yeah, but it’s that, after all . I’d like to put it on hold for the time being until after we went to the temple .

There’s no smoke without fire, right?

Or rather, there’s something more important than that .

“But if we can erase the cause, we can go back to our original world, right? The temple could summon us, so that means they can return us, right?”

[Um, they could reverse the summoning, but…um . ]

Huh, the letters stopped .

“What’s wrong?”

[Um…there’s someone who knows more about that . Ask that person . Because it’s a little heavy for me to talk about it . ]

Eh, is it such a heavy story?

“Who is that person? It should be someone I know, right?”

[Hmm, are you still unaware of it? …didn’t you think it was strange?]

“…what is?”

[Um, then it would be fun to wait until you notice it . Please come again when you know the answer . ]

Eh, w-wait, wait, wait! Hey! Somehow, it’s shining even though I didn’t want to go back!? The story isn’t over yet! Don’t make me go back!

[The hint is… right, it’s something you don’t like . Don’t you like “The Law of Conservation of Mass”?]

“Hah?”

Yes, I was sent back . [Alive Grimoire]-san sounded very happy .

That means it must be satisfied with the intellectual exchange just now .

And, that guy happily gave me an intellectual problem .

…it would be awkward to [Share] again at this point . Alright, I’ll just think about the answer, but before that, I’m already sleepy, so I’m going to sleep .

Good night .

“…and that’s the story . ”

Yes, it’s morning, and we’re having breakfast . Today, I felt like making rice with miso soup and fried eggs .

And while eating, I told the others what I talked about with [Alive Grimoire]-san last night . I hope everyone could understand it quickly .

“Uhm, that means… are we supposed to defeat the cause?”

“In the first place, what’s the cause?”

“Fukuyama-kun said that he would defeat it, but [Alive Grimoire]-san said to erase it . We don’t even know what the cause is . ”

Probably . That book is very particular about these sorts of details .

“Then, should we go to the temple?”

“I told you, the book didn’t recommend it . ”

The book might have simply disliked the temple .

“…anyway, we should focus on the question the book gave, right? [A person who is familiar with the answer to the question: can the temple return us to our original world when we erase the cause?] …and the hint is, [somone who liked The Law of Conservation of Mass won’t like . ]

It seems like everyone thought of the same thing .

“Ah-…Tsukimori-san, right?”

Ah, yeah, she’s a [Copy Witch] after all .

She’s ignoring The Law of Conservation of Mass .

Well, when I came to this world, that kind of thing was really messed up, but I’m getting used to it now . She’s the only one who fought head-on with The Law of Conservation of Mass .

“In any case, we want her to copy the [Correspondence] bracelet, so we’re still going to see Tsukimori-san . ”

Hmm, for the time being, I think I have no choice but to earn money .

And so, we decided to go to Northeast 3F .

Of course, [Transfer] was done after [Sharing] their memories because I’ve never been to 3F .

Then from there, we decided to search for the Information Room / Newspaper Group by riding Ketorami again .

“Then, as always . ”

And so, the rock-paper-scissors began again .

…excluding Toriumi, who Ketorami didn’t want to carry, and the President and Hariu, who had already been on board .

Then, I saw advanced psychological warfare, and Kariya finally lost after 12 extra times, so after [Sharing] his vision, he set out on Ketorami .

…during that time, we were free, so we were harvesting rice around the area .

Rather, 3F is full of rice . Why?

It’s almost time for my reserves to run out, so I thought I should harvest some from here .

After that, we found them in just a dozen minutes, so I immediately did a [Transfer] .

Ketorami-san is fast, after all . However, in reaction to that, Kariya was about to die .

Thank you for your hard work .

“You guys, why are you so free?”

“We’re not as free as Tsukimori-san, okay?”

“I’m the futon guard . ”

“How enviable . ”

By the way, I met the Information Room / Newspaper Group after a long time, though it wasn’t that long .

They have a slower rhythm than us, so they’re just having breakfast now .

And Tsukimori-san is still sleeping . I’m jealous .

“So, you have something to copy?”

And she guessed it right . Amazing .

“Yeah, this one . ”

And so, after explaining the effect, she decided to [Copy] the [Correspondence] bracelet immediately .

“[Copy] . …eh?”

However, something strange happened here .

“Why two?”

…2 more appeared in just one [Copy] .

“…no way, I did two at the same time…? This time, I will do only one . ”

And so, once again .

“[Copy] . …yeah, this time it’s only one . ”

And so, I was given three bracelets . …but it’s a little strange .

“Huh, was the bracelet stone light blue?”

“No, orange . ”

That’s right . Two of the bracelets’ stones…have turned light blue .

“…is this thing made two at the same time? …hnn, [Copy] . ”

Tsukimori-san [Copied] only one of the light blue ones this time .

“Yeah, it’s light blue . …then, [Copy] . ”

And then, copy two at the same time . …then, there were two red stone bracelets this time .

…w-what does this mean…?