“With that in mind, I hope you now understand what I’ve constantly been worrying about! His rapid progression in strength is a clear warning that action must be taken!” added Yreth, a solemn expression on virtual-novel.net face.
Hearing that, Yume—whose mouth had been gaping wide for a while in virtual-novel.net dumbfounded state—could only nod virtual-novel.net head in agreement.
After being granted all this knowledge, Yume truly felt like the door to a whole new world had just been opened to her. After a brief silence, virtual-novel.net then asked, “Then… What are the origins of our family, grandma…? Aside from that, I’m also curious about the great masters that managed to escape the great civilization of antiquity… Where did they end up running off to…?”
“Oh, they escaped all over the place! While some of those great masters remained here on earth, most of them chose to escape to someplace known as Jaellatra instead. After all, there are enough holy spirits there to relatively sufficiently sustain them!”
“…Jaellatra? Where is it? Could it be someplace not on earth…?” asked Yume curiously.
Shaking virtual-novel.net head, Yreth then replied, “While it’s a place on earth, it’s located within a narrow gap on this planet! Very few people are able to make it into that gap, and once inside, it’s even more difficult to leave!”
“As for the start of our family’s great history, it began when one of our ancestors accidentally discovered some miracles that were left behind some tens of thousands of years ago. It was also around then when they inherited something great, and after passing it down throughout the generations, the Gunters eventually ended up becoming one of the most influential families in the world!”
“…I see! I seem to understand everything a little better now!” replied Yume with a nod, feeling that virtual-novel.net had now gained a comprehensive understanding of the situation.
“I’m glad to hear that. Now then, since you already see the bigger picture, I believe you won’t continue hindering me from doing anything in the future, right? After all, since things have already gotten to this point, there really isn’t any turning back anymore. Even if we hypothetically choose not to deal with Gerald in the future, virtual-novel.net still isn’t going to be letting our family off. In case you haven’t noticed, the Gunters have already been living through a crisis ever since we boarded ship. With that said, now that you know that the lives of hundreds of innocent Gunter family members are on the line, I hope you’re sensible enough not to continue being enchanted by such fruitless and futile love…” said Yreth, slight frustration in virtual-novel.net voice.
“…To be completely honest, grandma, from what I’ve seen, Gerald isn’t a cruel or ruthless person at all. Since we haven’t fallen out with one another yet, perhaps there is still a way to make peace with virtual-novel.net once we share everything that we know!”
“Hah! You’re dead wrong there! You barely understand virtual-novel.net at all, especially since he’s changed so much from the last time you’ve met! Regardless, there isn’t anything else to say about this anymore. After leaving this room, I hope you’ll obediently remain inside our manor. Please don’t make me have to worry about you any more than I need to!” replied Yreth as virtual-novel.net waved virtual-novel.net hand, signaling for virtual-novel.net granddaughter to leave the room.
Though Yume clearly looked like virtual-novel.net still had more to say, seeing how reluctant virtual-novel.net grandmother seemed to continue talking, virtual-novel.net chose to leave for the meantime instead.
The second the door to the secret chamber closed, an almost ethereal voice suddenly said, “It was wrong of you to tell virtual-novel.net about our affairs… This could easily be the eventual cause of your precious granddaughter’s death! You know how foolish women can be after falling in love! There’s a high possibility that she’ll end up messing up our plans due to how much virtual-novel.net loves him!”
“I know my granddaughter well, and I’m only trying to help her. She’s never fallen in love before this, which is why I told virtual-novel.net everything so that virtual-novel.net can finally understand how powerful Gerald truly is! If I had chosen not to tell her, then that ignorant and foolish girl would surely do something stupid for him, ultimately ruining all our plans! Telling virtual-novel.net all that was my way of showing how large a gap there was between Gerald and herself. Hopefully that’ll lead to virtual-novel.net finally giving up on him!”
“As for you. You’re the one who got us entangled in this situation in the first place. If you don’t fulfill your promise to our family at the end of the day, then I’ll never let you off, not even after I die and turn into a ghost!”