Chapter 806  : A Northlands With Only Myself

Snowflakes kept falling down as snow swiftly accumulated on the ground. It was as if a naughty child was coloring the entire world white with a crayon.

I looked blankly at everything before me. My breath was visible in the air. All the mountains spreading out were covered in white.

The entire world had suddenly become like this the moment that I brought out my sword.

Endless snow stretched all the way out to the horizon. A frozen waterfall sat above a lake of ice. The distant snow mountains seemed like a background, yet they also seemed to be close by.

“Elisa… Harloys?”

A strange spatial sensation had affected my senses. I was the only one remaining in this quiet world.

It was so silent and cold. I was really unaccustomed to such a world with nothing in it.

I took one step forward. All I heard was crunching snow.

“Is anyone there!?”

The only response I received was the echoing of my shout within the snow mountains.

I tried to be on guard against this world, but found myself unable to concentrate on being defensive. My instincts told me that there was no danger here, that I was the only one here, and that this was a safe haven just for me.

“What type of evil curse is this?”

I couldn’t understand. What type of curse could have instantly trapped me in such a domain?

Was this a Soul World? No, I hadn’t sensed any magic.magic

A teleportation curse? Forcefully teleporting me would almost be impossible.

Was all of this real? That was even more impossible. I was just in the Fire Elemental Plane which had endless flames, and I was facing the current Fire Elemental Goddess. It would be impossible for such a domain of ice to appear.

Such a land of ice and snow wouldn’t be suitable for fire elemental creatures at all. It would be far more suitable for an ice mage like myself…

“Eh?”“It’s alright now. Let me go outside.”

I never thought that I would one day be talking to my own sword. However, what made me feel the most helpless was that my words were useless.

“I said, it’s fine now. I’ve already resolved myself. Let me go outside.”

I suppressed a mysterious anger. Was I angry at my sword or at myself for how pathetic I was?

Time kept passing by, yet this boring scenery didn’t change at all. My frustration changed into a burning anger in my chest.

“Don’t interfere in my business! You’re just a mere sword! You’re nothing more than a part of me! You can’t make decisions for me! Let me go outside! Your current actions are meaningless.”

Even though I knew that words were useless, a mysterious frustration in me transformed into angry roars that echoed in the snow mountains until everything quietened again.

I was doing something meaningless in this snow and ice world where only I was present. Finally, my flames of frustration died out as every minute ticked closer to the end of the world.

Time was being wasted as the end of the world neared. Confusion and fear mixed together in my mind. I had wasted four or five hours here already. My previous angry shouts changed into murmured begging.

“…I’m begging you, let me go out…”

The next instant, the entire world vanished as I saw my familiar home again rather than those snow mountains.

Had my Northlands sword reached its limit? Or was everything too late already?

However, something about the scene before me seemed unusual. My maid was swinging a hammer around… er, I meant swinging my cat around by its tail. Judging by how energetic Harloys’ shouts were, it seemed like I hadn’t left for all that long!?

“Roland, save me! How come you disappeared for a moment just now? Where did you go?”

“How long did I vanish for?”

“Two or three minutes. Stop wasting time and hurry to save me! Eh? There’s tears of ice on your face. Could it be that…”

“That’s just a mistaken impression! Do you want me to save you or not!”

I swiftly wiped my face. I didn’t even know what to say now. It seemed that Northlands’ power was far stronger than what I had expected. I was even rather afraid. I also felt regret, but finally I felt relief. At the very least, I hadn’t made a decision that couldn’t be taken back.

Staying by myself in that world of snow and ice for several hours had helped me to finally calm down after my emotions had undergone so much turmoil there.

A future with only one possible path? Never. I had always believed that there was no such thing as only a despairing end for the world. Even when in despair, there was still endless hope. It was just that we had yet to grit our teeth hard enough to wait for an opportunity to come, and that we had yet to find the only possible hope.

“A world of despair? A situation of despair? I’ve experienced far more despairing times than this. Crying isn’t suitable for me at all when facing the world’s end. As long as there’s still a sliver of hope… No, even if it’s an absolute situation of despair, I’ll still create a path of hope!”