151. What Is the Answer to the Problem?
“What answer did you get?”
Before parting, by the stream on a distant hillside, Calysia asked.
That was four years later.
Her appearance now was already approaching adulthood. The dragon scales that had shattered six years ago had completely recovered, her wings and tail were stronger, she was more charming, and her natural beauty was no match for any cosmetics. Originally only 10 meters long, she could now transform into a 30-meter-long dragon. And if one were to ask why a dragon could transform so much, it was all thanks to the Goddess of Light’s meticulous care.
“I didn’t get an answer.”
The Goddess of Light said.
“Didn’t you say it was almost time? Now you even want to let me go and have me help you find the answer.”
“Letting you go is to protect the order.”
“Okay~” Calysia said, as if she were being perfunctory, and also as if she weren’t answering the question.
“…”
“My lifespan is very long, longer than the oldest being in your dragon race. So, I think I can get an answer in 200 years.”
“Is this ‘soon’?!”
Calysia was a little speechless, but for this “old monster” who had lived for tens of thousands of years, it seemed to be about the same.
“But I’m even more confused now.”
The goddess lowered her head slightly.
“Why?”
Calysia asked, walking over and placing a blue flower in Reina’s hair.
“Because I discovered that I don’t want to kill you.”
Such a horrifying statement, the goddess could say it so easily. Or rather, it even seemed a little unlike a goddess.
But Calysia didn’t like any holy goddess. If it were a demon, that would be even better.
The cross at the bottom of the goddess’s eyes shimmered slightly.
“This matter doesn’t need a reason.”
“Perhaps it’s because you have enough value, or perhaps it’s something else, but I can’t accurately describe it, nor can I accurately express it.”
“Why do so many things need a reason?”
Calysia couldn’t help but laugh: “Reina not wanting to kill me is the biggest reason. This is your own judgment.”
“…”
The goddess didn’t understand Calysia’s meaning at all, thinking it was not rational and objective enough.
But hearing the name “Reina,” her eyes widened.
However, the goddess suddenly widened her eyes, as if she had suddenly understood something:
“When I try to understand you, try to give meaning to the name you gave me… I see.”
“So I can get an answer. Thank you, Calysia. I may have a new answer now.”
“…”
The goddess, it seems, isn’t…
The goddess lowered her head again, then shook her head, looking a little dazed, and also as if she were trying her best to hide the pitiful appearance of her brain crashing.
“Are you not coming to the Dragon Realm with me?” After a long time, Calysia asked.
“…This is the eighth time you’ve asked me.”
“What’s wrong with asking again? Hmph…”
“I won’t interfere with the internal conflicts of individuals and races…”
The goddess answered again, and this time she answered in great detail, but Calysia still didn’t understand.
“I think you still have a lot of value. Perhaps I can help you at a critical moment, so I taught you a few teleportation spells. You are now the only one who can use teleportation magic on your own.”
“I understand. I’ll come and see you at any time.”
“…”
“Aren’t you going to say something to me before you leave?”
The silver hair hid her sad eyes.
“I hope you can survive.”
“Why?”
“Because you and I have an agreement to explore the [truth]. Since we’ve made an agreement, we must complete it.”
“I’ll just assume you’re concerned about me~”
Calysia smiled sweetly and walked into the teleportation magic circle, disappearing with a flash of light.
Although she was said to have disappeared, the two could still get in touch.
As long as the other began to pray, imagining herself as the Goddess of Light, she could come to a special space.
“I have established a connection with myself. You can come to my soul world at any time, as long as you have the answer to the question.”
“Mmm~”
She wanted to observe the secrets of the dragon race, why she didn’t dislike the Goddess of Light, and the moment she saw herself, she actually wanted to live… and then it changed to revenge and unwillingness. What was driving all of this?
She wanted to find a [truth] that applied to all things in the world, called the [Truth Formula], instead of using countless calculation methods to find an answer that might not be accurate.
Looking up at the clear sky, she began to think about why a name could be endowed with meaning and causality. But even if she thought hard, she had no idea what was going on…
When she was no longer accompanied by a lively little girl who liked to secretly watch her expressions, she returned to her normal routine of managing order.
But the good times didn’t last long.
Although she thought she wouldn’t see that dragon princess for a short time and didn’t know what her fate would be… she didn’t know when she would [pray] and bring herself a new answer.
But
For some reason, she would start to look forward to what useful answers that small, untalented dragon would bring her.
Therefore, from beginning to end, she was alone.
Tens of thousands of years ago, and now.
When will she come to find me?
A month? A year? Ten years?
Dragons had a long lifespan. If it was a royal dragon, no matter how bad their talent was, it was still.
Unexpectedly, just a week later, she appeared.
In the space of her vast, materialized soul, Calysia appeared again.
“I came to play with you!”
“…”
“What’s with this space? Why is it all white?”
Calysia looked at the boundless, empty white space in a daze.
…Both the sense of distance and the sense of space were blurred.
“This is the world within my soul, and my soul completely lost its color seven thousand years ago.”
The goddess replied.
Calysia noticed that although it was much more “monotonous” than meeting at home, the blue flower on the other’s head was still there!
“You actually didn’t take off my flower, hehe… But I thought I could see your [true form] in this world.”
“This is the appearance I want to show you. I won’t show my true appearance to anyone.”
“And it will disappoint you.”
“Have you brought the answer to the problem?”
The goddess’s voice seemed to hold a hint of reprimand.
“Aren’t we supposed to explore the answer together? What [Truth Formula]?”
Calysia was a little aggrieved. “That’s why I came to talk to you~”
The goddess looked at her without a word, and with a wave of her hand, created two chairs and sat down.
“Then tell me your recent experiences.”
“Okay!”
Calysia moved her chair in front of the goddess, so close that their thighs were only a finger’s breadth apart.
“Mmm… today, I feel that my condition is very good~”
“Did you succeed?” the goddess asked.
“No, but I feel that my future is limitless! By the way, can I see your main body?”
“…I think time is precious.”
“Just once!”
“…”
The goddess was really at a loss with Calysia. She seemed to see a lively little rabbit.
To prevent her from disturbing her plans, it didn’t matter if she showed her.
Although it was the first time.
But what was the meaning of the first time?
With a flash of white light, her appearance began to change, and her long golden hair also turned azure.
Looking at the young woman who appeared before her, Calysia almost drooled.
“So beautiful!”
