Chapter 7 โ€“ Anima Temple
ใ€ŒGuruaaaaaaaaaaaใ€
ใ€ŒGuruguruuuuuuuuuuใ€
ใ€ŒGururururururururuใ€
Oh, crap.
This is dangerous.
Because Iโ€™m being chased.
They keep chasing me hard.
Earth Dog x3, Earth Dog Leader x1.
If thatโ€™s the caseโ€ฆ
Ora.
I throw the poison spear.
Dosun
ใ€ŒKyanใ€
It seems I hit one of them.
Its speed slows down and it withdraws.
Yosh!
Remaining.
Earth Dog x2, Earth Dog leader x1.
I must escape.
I could gain some time if I hide in other tree holes, butโ€ฆ
Unfortunately, I donโ€™t see any tree holesโ€ฆ
Why at such time.
I have found them easily until now.
Oh.
Whatโ€™s that?
When I look forward, I see a door of some artificial structure for the first time.
I appraise it while running.
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Others: Anima Temple
Description: A sacred place governing over the life and death.
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Although I donโ€™t understand it well, it looks good.
Anyway, letโ€™s take refuge in there.
There may be people inside.
I wonder if I can find my sanctuary there.
Dondon Dondon
I knock on the door, but it wonโ€™t open.
Why does it not open?
Is there any method?
ใ€Itโ€™s necessary to consume skill points in order to enter the templeใ€‘
Oh.
Voice of God again.
But, an entrance fee?
Is this a theme park or something?
But, if it means entering a safe place.
ใ€ŽI understand. Thatโ€™s alright. Use themใ€
ใ€The present amount of skill points is 100ใ€‘
ใ€Consuming 100 skill pointsใ€‘
Dosan.
The next moment, the door opened.ใ€‚
Yoshaaaaa.
In any case, letโ€™s evacuate.
Batan.
When I enter, the door closes and the Earth Dogs collide with the door.
Fuu~
Iโ€™m saved.
I look around restlessly.
But, what is this place?
Unlike everything else, this is artificialโ€ฆ
Itโ€™s considerably old buildingโ€ฆ
As the name implies, it surely has a holy atmosphere.
The air is clear, totally different from the cave.
Anyway, letโ€™s look around.
Tekuteku Tekuteku
Dust dances with my every step.
Nobody may have come here in a while.
Itโ€™s quite large, I hardly think that humans would build something so enormous.
In reality, it looks like a huge version of Parthenon.
I feel totally dwarfed.
When I advance further, I came across a cliff-like place.
I see floating lights similar to fireflies at the very bottom.
Magically beautifulโ€ฆ I feel very sacred aura.
I look at the lights and appraise them.
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? ย  ย  ย : ?
? ย  : ?
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No information available.
This didnโ€™t happen until now.
One more time.
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? ย  ย  ย : ?
? ย  : ?
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Nothing is displayed after all.
No wayโ€ฆ did Appraisal-san break?
I appraise the buildingโ€™s floor immediately.
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Others: Anima Temple
Description: A sacred place governing over the life and death.
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Yokatta~
Appraisal-san didnโ€™t break.
It seems that those floating lights are special.
Because itโ€™s so magical, I can agree with theใ€Œ?ใ€.
But this place, an Anima Temple, huhโ€ฆ
If Iโ€™m not mistaken, it should have a meaning of life or soul or something like that in Latin.
Nonono.
Because itโ€™s a word with many meanings, would a feminine principle as present in the male unconscious be right?
Because I donโ€™t know the link between the reality and this place, it may have a totally different meaning.
However, if it had that meaningโ€ฆ
Wouldnโ€™t the floating lights at the bottom be peopleโ€™s souls?
The Anima Templeโ€™s description isใ€ŽA sacred place governing over the life and deathใ€after all.
If thatโ€™s the case, then this sacred place is slightly scary.
The unclear space of life and death is chilling my heart.
Rather.
I thnk that a place of life and death would be an endgame content in a game.
If that were the case, it would be a place of last boss fight.
You would fight and beat the boss.
Iโ€™m just a baby after reincarnation, though?
Is it alright for me to be here?
ใ€ŒHohoho, it has been a while since anyone came here,ย ja nouใ€
I heard a voice from behind all of sudden.