Chapter 139 Long Time No See, Father
"Alright, let's go."
"""Yes."""
In the place where Noah was teleported, 5 subordinates were waiting.
Their hair colors were different, but their eye colors were all gold. Like Noah, they carried metal staffs and were all from the [Four Great Families of the Seals].
Without saying a word, Noah gave a curt order, and they nodded silently, saying nothing.
Including Noah, there were 6 people.
They simultaneously activated their teleportation magic.
Their destination was――
"――!? What are you people doing!?"
"What do you think this place is?!"
"No, wait!! You're all from the Four Families, right?!"
"Is this a switch? I haven't received any reports about this!"
The massive structure towering in the center of Necronia.
――[Seal Temple]
Inside, it was a secret room that couldn't be reached without using teleportation magic.
The control room for the enormous magical tools that sealed the gods.
The room, made of some kind of metallic material with no visible seams or joints, was shaped like a massive dome, and in the center, there was a single enormous pillar.
It wasn't a pillar to support the weight of the ceiling. Instead, it was a mysterious glowing body that emitted geometric patterns of light from within, and its color was transparent, like glass or crystal.
As soon as Noah and the others arrived in the control room, 4 people, all with golden eyes and from the Four Families, stood in their way, guarding the pillar.
Smiling affably, Noah spoke to the wary group.
"Oh, are you guys the guards here? You seem to be on high alert, just like last time during the Stampede. Impressive, impressive."
"――!? You guys, could it be that you’re after the Chronosphere――."
"But that’s something we plan to use. You’re in the way."
"!?! Set up the barrier――."
*Crash!*
Suddenly, a loud noise like something tearing apart echoes.
Before they could activate their [Space Barrier] upon realizing Noah’s true identity, Noah unleashed [Space Rupture], which sliced through their bodies effortlessly.
Thud! They fell to the floor, blood spilling and staining it.
Without even glancing at them, Noah moved closer to the central pillar.
"Now, we need to hurry. You guys set up the [Space Closure]."
"Understood."
At Noah’s command, the five mages immediately activated their Space magic.
This magic prevents anyone from entering or leaving a specific area, including teleportation magic――actually, it mainly disrupts teleportation and [Space Perception] magic.
However, it doesn't last for hours, and a more powerful mage could break through it by force if needed.
That’s why they had to act quickly.
Even though Noah took care of all the guards in the control room, the Brain Support Interface has a calling app. They might have already alerted someone outside.
(Brain Support Interface, activate. Connecting to [Seal Temple] main control system...)
Noah stood in front of the pillar, staring intently ahead without moving.
When viewed as a control device for a massive facility, it was a truly mysterious device. After all, there were no external operating machines attached to the pillar.
Without the aid of the Brain Support Interface, it was impossible to give instructions to the device. It was a device that only the 4 families could operate.
Standing in front of the device, Noah checked something one after another, only visible to his own eyes, busily moving his gaze around.
(Biometric authentication code input... Requesting immediate functional shutdown of [Seal Temple] with second-tier administrator privileges... Safety release)
At that time, the color of the massive pillar, which had been emitting a pale light, changed to a dark, blood-like red.
(Safety release code '※※※※※※※※※※※※※※'... [Seal Temple], all functions stopped... Executed)
And in the next instant, the several beams of light flowing through the pillar disappeared.
Noah turned around and informed his subordinates.
"Alright, the functional shutdown is complete. As planned, I'll move to the [Spirit Temple] and have you release the [Space Closure] once――."
――CRASH!!
A sound like shattering glass echoed, and 3 new human figures appeared in the [Seal Temple] control room.
The [Space Closure] had been forcibly broken from the outside, and someone had teleported to this location.
Seeing the 3 figures that had almost simultaneously teleported, Noah spread his arms wide in a familiar manner.
"Oh, this is amazing!! Are you Lord Duncan and Lord Zephyr?! The heads of the 4 families have gathered. What brings you all here?"
The ones present were the heads of the Kirke, Gridavor, and Aron families.
Noah's father, Isaac Kirke.
The muscular, imposing man with red hair and golden eyes, Duncan Gridavor.
The refined, gentlemanly man with silver hair and golden eyes, Zephyr Aron――these 3 names.
"Noah...!! So you were alive after all, you fool!!"
Isaac glared at Noah, his voice thundering as he took in the dire situation in the control room.
However, Noah simply smiled calmly, as if carried away by a gentle breeze.
"Long time no see, Father. It's been a while since we last..."
Noah tapped his forehead with a meaningful look.
"Has your hairline receded quite a bit, hasn't it?"
The words, spoken with a teasing smile, seemed almost provocative.
However, in this situation, Isaac wasn't one to be swayed by such trivialities. As the head of the Kirke household, he had to settle the grave transgressions committed by his own son, and he took a step forward with a stern expression.
"DON'T MENTION MY HAIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!"
He was furious.
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