My Fiancé Fell in Love with My Older Sister. After Locking Myself in My Room for Five Days, 500 Years Had Passed. - Chapter 39

“………Isn’t it fine if no one does the investigation? Like, controlling a robot… or rather, an inanimate doll to do the investigation?”

I started to mention things like a cleaning robot, like Roomba, or a drone, but quickly swallowed those words.

If it’s dangerous for people to enter, shouldn’t we let inanimate objects do the investigation instead?

I thought about this simply, but Prince Lian answered easily.

“We have magical robots in the Lumos Empire, but…”

They exist!!

“Either way, as long as there’s a disconnect between the inner space and the outer flow of time, without releasing the magic, the investigation will still take years. Thirty minutes inside corresponds to two years outside.”

Ah, I see~~~~!!

Of course, that makes sense! Yes, of course!

What was I even thinking!?

I wanted to smack my own head for coming up with such a simple idea.

However, an important issue came up here.

That is…

(Do I even have the power to transcend time…?)

Not even consciously using it, I’m not even sure if I have it at all.

I want to help with the investigation of the tower, but at this rate, I’ll definitely become a useless burden.

(The investigation of the tower will surely be a one-shot deal…)

If I can’t release the “Time Transcendence” magic on the tower’s interior—time outside will pass by in an instant.

A day or two might be okay.

But, Prince Lian said that one minute in that room is equivalent to a month outside.

As soon as I enter the room, I’ll need to release the magic within seconds, if possible…

I don’t have any confidence that I can do it now.

When I consulted Prince Lian about it, he placed a finger on his chin.

Then, with his usual calm demeanor, he spoke.

“…As I mentioned before, I believe the reason you’ve transcended time is due to your latent abilities. So, it would be best if you could consciously draw out that power…”

He paused for a moment as though thinking, then spoke again.

“Lady Felicia, since you’ve been here, have you felt any instances of your ‘Time Transcendence’ ability?”

“Instances of my ‘Time Transcendence’ ability?”

I asked back, and he nodded and responded.

“If your latent abilities have surfaced due to some trigger, they might activate unconsciously. Do you have any idea?”

“─”

His words made me think of something.

Slowly, I opened my mouth.

“…I might be overthinking it, but…”

I did have a sense of discomfort.

It was from something that happened just earlier.

In the castle’s library, when Magnolia almost tripped.

(That was… definitely too far for me to reach in time…)

I thought it was impossible.

But still, I stretched out my hand.

Then─in that moment…

Magnolia… unnaturally stopped…

At least, that’s how it looked to me.

And before I knew it, I was holding her wrist, pulling her in.

It all happened so quickly that I didn’t even think about why at the time.

But when Prince Lian pointed it out, I started to wonder if that might have been it.

Maybe I am overthinking it.

But now that I think about it, it was an unmistakable feeling.

When I said this, Prince Lian’s eyes widened in surprise.

“You met Lady Magnolia? That is…”

(Ah, in the Lumos Empire, they call ladies “Lady,” don’t they?)

This is another difference from the Tsobellar era.

Back then, we would call them “Lady” or “Miss.”

Prince Lian averted his gaze awkwardly but seemed to decide to continue.

“…My apologies, I did not mean to cause any trouble.”

Regarding Magnolia, I was surprised by the sudden situation, but I didn’t think she caused me any trouble, so I shook my head.

And then I returned to the topic.

“At that time, yes─she did stop for just a moment…”

If not, I wouldn’t have been able to grab her wrist.

“I see, I’m glad. It’s fortunate she wasn’t hurt. If anything happened to her, the Duke would be troublesome, and you would get dragged into it too.”

(…As expected)

Prince Lian’s words sounded similar to Zach’s, but the meaning behind them felt completely different.

Zach seemed to care for Magnolia, but Prince Lian…

“Then, if your ‘Time Transcendence’ ability activates in a crisis, what if we intentionally create that situation?”

“Huh!?”

I quickly raised my face at Prince Lian’s words.

(That situation??)

What does that mean??

“How would you prepare such a crisis?”

I asked nervously.

(Could it be… falling from the stairs?)

The shock might trigger the ability… I can’t help but feel like falling down stairs would be a typical scenario.

That’s too scary and dangerous.

I definitely don’t want to do that voluntarily.

As I was thinking this, Prince Lian smiled gently but said something outrageous.

“In our empire, there’s a game called aerial floating. One version of it is called ‘Fall in the Sky,’ where we use wind magic and fall from a great height. That way, we can safely create a crisis situation.”

Wait, wait, wait.

Doesn’t this sound completely contradictory!?

(What do you mean ‘safely create a crisis situation’!?

Falling from the sky, that’s what they call bungee jumping in the previous life!!)

I wanted to ask, but unfortunately, that’s when we ran out of time.

Before I knew it, the sky had changed from crimson to dark blue.

When I felt the chill, Prince Lian said, “Let’s call it a day.”

Standing up from his chair, Prince Lian smiled softly.

“What’s wrong?”

When I asked, he looked at me with a joyful glint in his eyes.

“I’m just thinking that the seal that hasn’t been unraveled in five hundred years might have been caused by my magic… It’s starting to get exciting.”

“……”

“I wonder what kind of magic structure, magic circle, and incantation were used to create such an impenetrable seal… Just thinking about it makes my heart race. Doesn’t your bl00d start to boil when you face a tough problem?”

No, I think that’s just you…

(Prince Lumière once said he’s more suited to wielding a sword…)

As expected, Prince Lian is the younger brother of Prince Lumière.

I can feel the same bl00d between them.