I Became the Only Reptile in the Community

Chapter 52

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-S-So the ecosystem could change?

-Yes. That’s how dangerous the Dimensional Rift is, a place where you never know when a threat will emerge.

If the Wind Spirit King’s words were true, without any falsehood, then this was a serious problem.  But what troubled and disturbed me even more was whether I was one of those beings that had crossed dimensions.

‘If Earth is included in that Dimensional Rift…’

Honestly, why else would we have come here? What if this Dimensional Rift was connected to Earth, and for some reason, this world’s story had leaked into Earth, becoming a game?

And if we, by coming here, were influencing this world?

If that were the case, then the ecosystem of this world could be changed by the users, including myself, who had crossed over from Earth.

‘Should I… share this?’

If this ominous thought of mine was true… should I really share this information on the forum?

“El, why do you look so pale?”

[…It’s nothing.]

“But you look really unwell.”

[It’s because I took the story of the Dimensional Rift seriously. Don’t worry about it.]

“Okay…”

Cheong’s keen senses had picked up on my abnormality, and I was startled for a moment.  But I couldn’t tell this to them, much less to the forum users.  I didn’t even have any certainty that I had crossed the Dimensional Rift, and I didn’t know if they would even believe me.

‘Even if they believed me, it would be a problem.’

Even if they did believe me, it would be a problem.

-Ahem. Anyway, to get back to the story, the four Goddesses who protect our world were worried about the opened Dimensional Rift. In the end, they decided to use their powers to seal the rift.

“So they sealed it after all!”

-Yes. If you look at the result, the Dimensional Rift was successfully sealed, and our world became safe.

But I saw it.  The Wind Spirit King’s somewhat bitter expression.

-However, the Goddesses’ sacrifices to seal the Dimensional Rift were greater than we could have ever imagined.

-What kind of sacrifices did they make?

“How much did they sacrifice?”

-Goddesses Raine, Irine, and Kishine became the anchors that sealed the Dimensional Rift, using their bodies as a medium. Goddess Sahine activated the anchors using her soul.

So Sahine used her soul, and Raine, Irine, and Kishine used their bodies as the price?  Only then did I realize why Raine, Irine, and Kishine were using Sahine’s body.  Yes, they had used their bodies to seal the Dimensional Rift, so there was no other option.

-Goddess Sahine gave her body to the other Goddesses, wishing that their lives would not be disrupted.

“That’s quite sacrificial.”

-W-Wait a minute. Then, what happened to Goddess Sahine’s soul?

At Silphy’s words, the Wind Spirit King looked up at the sky and continued,

-Goddess Sahine’s soul activated the anchors and disappeared into the Dimensional Rift.

-Ah.

-Oh.

“Ah.”

[Hmm.]

We all expressed our regret upon hearing of Sahine’s sacrifice.  It was never an easy thing to sacrifice oneself to protect the world.

‘But there’s something that bothers me.’

Then why did they mention the Dimensional Rift when opening the PvP system?  Why did the system ask for History Buff’s help?

‘If the system is related to the Goddesses, along with the forum, sealing the Dimensional Rift should be the right thing to do.’

But why do I keep feeling that what History Buff is doing isn’t making the Dimensional Rift more secure, but the opposite?

I sent a message to History Buff, just in case, but I didn’t know when I would get a reply, so I couldn’t find the answer right away.

-Did my answers help to ease your curiosity, El-nim?

[Of course. Thanks to you, I feel like I’ve gotten closer to the secrets of this world.]

-Getting closer to the secrets of the world… that’s a good expression. But remember this. The fact that the word ‘secret’ is used means it involves something important.

So he was warning me to be careful when trying to unravel the secrets of this world, as I could get hurt.

I nodded at the Wind Spirit King’s kindness and opened the forum.  I would leave out the part about us possibly being connected to the Dimensional Rift. I would post a message as a supplement to the previous post History Buff had made about the Goddesses.

[The End of Goddess Sahine, as Told by the Wind Spirit King]

-Author: DragonSnack

Before, in History Buff’s post, there was some information missing about the fourth Goddess, Sahine.

I asked the ancient Wind Spirit King about it and got an answer.

The reason was the Dimensional Rift.

Everyone heard about the PvP update and its settings, right? I think the Dimensional Rift mentioned there might be the same as this Dimensional Rift.

Anyway, the Goddesses thought that the Dimensional Rift was having a negative impact on their world, so they sacrificed themselves to seal the rift. Raine, Irine, and Kishine acted as anchors to seal the rift with their bodies. Sahine sacrificed her soul to activate the anchors.

And after Sahine’s soul disappeared, the other Goddesses entered her body.

I just heard this from the Wind Spirit King, so if you disagree, you’re wrong.

-What is the Dimensional Rift that caused the Goddesses to sacrifice themselves?

└Idk?

└Isn’t it a hole that allows outer gods to come out?

└Oh. Then it makes sense that they had to risk their lives to seal it.

└Is this game about outer gods? Lol.

-So, is Sahine really dead?

└Since she used her soul, I guess so.

└But doesn’t that mean the Dimensional Rift that the Goddesses sealed has been reopened with the PvP update?

└Huh?

└?

└Oh no.

-EMERGENCY!

└The Dimensional Rift is opening!

└Goddesses, seal the rift again!

└Please!

I didn’t tell them about the influence and dangers of the Dimensional Rift.  I didn’t know if my actions were right or wrong, but judging from the current state of the forum, it didn’t seem like a bad choice.

-Waaah! I’m cold! Seal the Dimensional Rift!

-Tyu tya! Utya utya!

└Tyu tya, tyu utya, tyu tya tya, utya ya!

└I’ll become an Academy master!

‘Hmm… or maybe not?’

*Whoosh.*

-I’ll be leaving now.

The Wind Spirit King wrapped himself in a small breeze, indicating that he would return. Ceres, the owner of this place and the reason he had come, was the first to react to his words.

-Are you leaving already?

-I wouldn’t want to interrupt you all.

Then, he said that he had seen everything he wanted to see and that this place was safe. A gentle wind that didn’t harm nature blew around him and Sirin, his guard, and they disappeared from our sight in an instant.

***

-Cough!

-Are you alright?!

-It seems I pushed myself too hard.

On his way back to his domain after leaving Paradise, the Wind Spirit King suddenly stopped and coughed up blood. At the sight, Sirin’s expression hardened, and he reached out his hand.

-It’s disrespectful, but allow me to carry you.

-It’s not that bad. I just need to catch my breath for a moment.

Looking at the Wind Spirit King, who naturally looked up at the sky and focused on his breathing, Sirin bit his lip secretly.

‘The wound is healing too slowly.’

Normally, the wound would have healed by now, but for some reason, the wound the Wind Spirit King had sustained was still bothering him.

‘That strange thing that the guy used at the end… is that the problem?’

Recently, a being had entered the Wind Domain alone and stolen something that the Wind Spirit King had sealed. The guy had used that object while creating the wound on the Wind Spirit King, and as a result, the Wind Spirit King still hadn’t recovered.

‘What kind of object is it?’

I had heard it was someone’s poison. But whose poison could leave such a fatal wound on a Spirit King? At least among the venomous creatures that Sirin knew of, there was no one who could be considered a likely candidate.

-Sirin.

-Yes.

-The friends of Silphy that I met today… what do you think of them from your perspective?

At the Wind Spirit King’s question, Sirin briefly recalled the two beings he had met earlier.  An unusual Imugi that resembled a dragon.  And a tiger Divine Beast that even made him, a high-ranking spirit, feel a strange sense of unease.

-In terms of power, they are definitely suitable companions for Silphy. If she’s with them, she will be almost completely safe.

-Sirin, I asked what you thought of Silphy’s ‘friends.’

Friends. At that word, Sirin frowned slightly.  He had recalled how they had treated their King.

-They lack manners, so it would be best to keep a distance from them.

-Haha. But they were both pure and kind, weren’t they?

I didn’t know.  Actually, I wasn’t even interested.  Sirin’s greatest concern was his King, right in front of him.

-Sirin, you are too focused on me.  How about paying more attention to your surroundings?

-I apologize, but your body is not fully healed…

-I see… so you’re making this my fault.

-You can scold me after you’ve fully recovered.

-Alright. Then I’ll scold you when I’ve recovered.

The Wind Spirit King, grateful for his deep loyalty, could only smile wryly. He wasn’t sure if he could keep Sirin’s last words.

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