That meant Riley was aware of his past life.
“… Yes. He remembers his past life.”
An answer could be heard before Nainiae got thrown into chaos.
“…?!”
Nainiae was mumbling as she looked below. Having heard the voice, she looked to her front.
“Nice to meet you, Nainiae.”
The voice was not like Heliona’s. It didn’t have short echoes like her voice. The voice sounded like a human being’s voice. Nainiae said to the woman in black who appeared in front of her.
“… You are?”
She had long black hair and was wearing a black veil. She felt mysterious somehow.
“It is important to tell you who I am. However, unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of time… so I’m afraid we will have to get to the main point right away.”
The woman in black bowed toward Nainiae and apologized. She then slowly swung her arm upward like how Nainiae swung her arm when she used magic.
“I have things I would like you to hear and see.”
When the woman in black swung her arm, at the same time, the firefly lights, like the ones that Nainiae saw earlier in the darkness, started to appear one after another around her.
“… These are?”
Their brightness was similar to basic Light magic. Nainiae vacantly stared at the lights and then redirected her gaze toward the woman.
“You are here because of Young Master Riley, right?”
Nainiae vacantly stared at the lights that were floating around her. Having heard the woman mentioning Riley, Nainiae quickly came to her senses and nodded,
“Yes, that’s right! Young Master… Is Young Master here?”
The woman in black nodded and gave a quizzical answer.
“He could be here. He could be not here.”
It was a nonsensical answer. Nainiae tilted her head to the side. As if the woman was trying to tell Nainiae that she should hold the questions until later, the woman in black brought her two hands forward and sent one of the firefly lights to Nainiae.
“Would you try catching it?”
Nainiae stared at the woman in black with suspicious eyes. However… Nainiae had no other choices at the moment. She decided to do as the woman said and extended her arm out.
<He is holding it? He grabbed hold of the sword!>
<T… That means… This child is?>
<Ah, right! This child will save us!>
<He is the brave hero. Finally, the brave hero appeared!>
As soon as Nainiae grabbed the firefly light, there were voices and visuals that zapped through her head. Nainiae was startled. She let go of the light and blinked her eyes.
“That just now was?”
“It’s Mr. Riley’s memories from his past life.”
“Memories from… his past life?”
Excited voices and expressions… Nainiae thought about what she just saw, which had people staring at Riley. In disbelief, Nainiae looked at the woman in black.
“You, just who…”
“To him, I had always felt sorry.”
The woman in black said in apologetic tone.
“In his past… in that place… I wonder if too much burden had been placed on just his shoulders.”
The woman watched the view below and muttered. Nainiae also looked at the view below their feet.
“This place is…”
“The view looks very different, right? It’s because this place is another world from yours. However, this place is… far more dreary and dangerous than you could ever imagine.”
“…”
Having heard what the woman said, Nainiae moved her eyes and started to carefully observe the place, including buildings at far distance.
“I think this place looks… beautiful?”
There were countless lights of various colors brightening the dark streets. Nainiae told the woman her honest opinion.
“It just appears to be. However, this place is far more rotten and dangerous than how it appears to be.”
As if she could not believe it easily, Nainiae had confused look on her face. The woman asked,
“Nainiae, can you see a forest?”
“A forest?”
Nainiae looked around the view, but she realized she couldn’t find a single tree in this beautiful scenery.
“How about mana, which flows in abundance in your world?”
“Now that you mentioned it…”