"What did you say just now?" I asked again with widened eyes. I almost couldn't believe what Noe was saying.“I think I saw your father, but I could be wrong. It was all very fleeting,” he replied.From the look on his face, I could tell he wasn't the least bit convinced. However, maybe Noe felt very guilty for not saying so.'If that's true, we have to go back to that prison!' Rex shouted in my mind.“If that's true, we have to find a way to get past that strange monster,” I said emphatically. I tried to calm Rex while answering Noe's words.“I thought you would really freak out when I said that, but apparently you can rest easy Rex,” Noe replied.Noe didn't know what was going on inside my head. Rex wailed forcing me to hurry to save his father.“If that's true, then my father really wasn't a traitor,” I said.'My guess was right! My father is not a traitor!’ cried Rex."I think so. I really hope I'm not mistaken," replied Noe."I hope so too," I said.'We have to get back into the
"What are you talking about, Rex?" she asked.He frowned as he looked at me with an incomprehensible look. I felt bad for Noe for dragging him here but I never expected it to be like this."I don't think the King will let us live even if I finish this job," I told him. There's no reason to hide this from him I think because he better know. That way, he might be able to help me think more clearly about my next steps."What!" shrieked Noe.“We came in here, knowing a lot of things, but the King will make sure we don't get out alive. We have to find a way to get away from this place without getting caught,” I said."Unlucky! It turned out that Rais Musi was right! The king invited you here to die!” cried Noe starting to panic.I don't know why I can feel more at ease in this situation, even though I know the King's main target is me. Maybe because Noe was far more frantic than me or maybe because I've been in near-death situations like this too many times.“Calm down first. We can defini
I've never seen totem codes like this in the totem world, but I've definitely seen it in mine! Or rather the time I lived. It's a computer programming language!'I don't know what you're thinking, Ares,' said Rex."It's pointless talking to you," I replied angrily.This is clearly a binary computer programming language with zeros and ones written repeatedly in a certain order. I do not believe it! So, this book is some kind of advanced computer? Wait… If that's the case, does that mean The Golden Tree can improve computer programming? It just doesn't make any sense. Now I can't tell the difference between technology and magic.“So the totems are also made with some kind of sophisticated computer programming. Maybe with a programming language that is more sophisticated and didn't exist in my era," I said. I said it more to myself because I'm sure Rex doesn't know anything about computers.I still can't stop thinking, how can the future of the world be as primitive as this? I wanted to
'You always go on crazy missions that shouldn't be done, Ares. If you refuse to save my father, I will really make a calculation!’ Rex threatened me. An unnecessary threat because I've decided to do it."We have to think of one more thing," I said."What's that?" she asked.Rex was also waiting for me to continue my words.“We have to figure out the right time to sneak back into the prison of eternity, because once we get Rex's father—er, I mean my father—we have to escape from this palace immediately. If not, the three of us will occupy the prison. You know what I mean, right?" I asked."You guys?" asked Noe with a frown."Uh, I mean, you. You understand, don't you?" I asked.“Sure,” replied Noe while still looking at me with a strange look."So I'll-"My words came to a halt as I heard the sound of approaching footsteps. From his voice I could guess that it was the King who had come, because there were lots of soldiers' footsteps accompanying him."Fast! Put the book back on the she
"I wouldn't be proposing this if I had a better idea," I replied.Noe sighed and finally nodded his head."We might die or be trapped in that prison if we fail," he said.“It’s better than nothing, right? We are going to die anyway,” I answered.“Alright. It’s better than nothing,” said Noe, repeating my words.I already gave up on the totem code book I was supposed to repair because I didn't have much time. Even if I work on it until I don't sleep at all, I won't be able to escape death. It was just my prediction, but there seemed to be more than a ninety-five percent chance that I was right. The King would absolutely kill me even if I succeeded.I started making plans with Noe and Rex. Of course in such a short time, we couldn't put together a really mature plan, everything was just groping around and the possibility of failure was very big. However, we are literally running out of time and ideas. So, no matter how bad the plan is, we will still do it.Ten minutes later we were both
“Hurry up, Rex,” whispered Noe."What are you doing? Quickly get out of here!” exclaimed Rum Hito.Of course, we ignored his words. We've come this far, there's no way we'd just leave. I immediately checked the iron bars and found a padlock that had been enchanted. Of course it's not really a spell. This must be some kind of totem code used to sophisticatedly lock it. I have to crack the code using the power of The Golden Tree. I'm kind of a hacker now.Now, I can use the power of the golden tree more smoothly, without needing to concentrate on having it appear before my eyes. My body glowed with golden light and so did my eyes. I immediately saw the totem codes that locked it. My hand quickly moved, deciphering the code.“Hurry up, Rex,” Noe said.Noe was very worried and I could understand because I could also feel that The Black Cloud was starting to move towards us. The noises were getting less and less though they were still audible, but if I were that monster, I would certainly
I could hear Noe's screams as we changed places. This is probably something very terrible for him. This should be terrible for me too, but it feels like I'm always so close to death that I'm numb. Rex is still crying in my mind for leaving his father in that horrible prison. I don't know what The Black Cloud will do to him, but I can be sure that his father will live because Noe has told us that all prisoners live to suffer more.In a few seconds, I felt our bodies had moved places. I still managed to see the library door opened. The King will definitely look for us wherever we go after this. However, the Totem World is vast and I'm sure technologies like satellites and stuff were destroyed after the revolution, so it would be very difficult to find us. I can breathe a little easier.I fell heavily onto the stone floor as the light dimmed. Noe also groaned and I could see he fell down pretty hard. The displacement spell didn't promise us falling into a soft spot, but at least our head
“Rex!” someone shouted, waking me up from my dreamless sleep. However, the voice that woke me up was neither Noe's nor Rex's. I was really surprised because it was Nola's voice. I opened my eyes and looked around because I thought he had arrived at this empty shelter, but it turns out that I'm the only one there. Noe had gone somewhere and the moon was already shining, illuminating the dark sky. "Nola?" I asked, looking all around for the sound, but I saw no one. I just realized that my body feels weak, must be because of the bloody marks. “Rex! I wasn't really there. I sent this message because…” Nola's voice stopped. “Nola? I can't hear you!” I shouted. “Rex, you need to get out of there immediately,” she said. “W-what? Is this an order from the High Priest?” I asked. Nola seemed to be saying a few more things but I couldn't hear her clearly. It's like an intermittent telephone line. I realized just now that there had been gold dust glistening faintly around my ears and head