Versatile: Alternate World

Lucia's own origin is one of the things that I have no idea how, to begin with. I have a very limited amount of information regarding the olden times of the primordial existence of the demons making it very hard to help and trace the origins of Lucia, making it the hardest task to find her origin the hardest part.

Although I promised her that I will help find out what happened to her family, I have no idea where to begin the search and how to even find one to begin with. It is only luck that managed to give me a chance for a new lead to Lucia's origin. And to be honest, who would have guessed that Queen Tanya would be the one who will be asking me for help as well? From the looks of it, she is also curious about Lucia's origin and how the demons have worked in the past, and why they have changed when the new world has formed.

"Alright, first, we should talk about the details of the ruins first. This one is located far from the city and is more located near the second grave of the First Ruler of the Sandurk Continent."

"Have you guys thought maybe this was just an extension or just a part of the first ruler's grave that you guys discovered?" I asked.

"Nope. We already surveyed, mapped out, and measured the old grave of the first ruler and it wasn't that big, to be honest, that it will extend itself that far. The ruins that we are discussing right now are a little bit farther than the grave so it's pretty much impossible to be connected in any way.

When she pinpointed the exact area, I realized that the reason this thing was not present in the past timeline or I have not detected it in the slightest is due to the fact that this ruin has been hidden and has been hiding successfully from the eyes of anyone until just recently where Queen Tanya has discovered the place. Without her finding it, then it will never be found as that place is just a normal area where all you can see is sand and nothing else. The ruins were only present because of the intervention of Queen Tanya.

"The next thing we should discuss is the reasons why we call this a ruin that has been used or previously owned by a demon who lived through the primordial times. Many of the records that we have recovered are both dated during that time and most of the language used is the language old demons used in the past. You must all know that this kind of language has been lost after the passage of time has passed by so it's pretty close to impossible that these records are there for filling up the ruin. Besides, there is actually stuff that previous demons used before which makes the ruin something of a place that was once used by a demon and has made some marks there."

"But you still have not explored the whole ruins just yet?"

"Nope. It seems the ruins still extend lower down ruins and we didn't want to risk being trapped there. There are also many of my workers at that time who are not fighters which is why we decided to hold off the exploration and either hire one or ask one to accompany us. That's when I thought of you as you have some connection to an ancient demon who lived during primordial times, it is only natural we will get to know what it was."

Then, Queen Tanya clapped her hands three times and a maid came into the dining room carrying a few stuff that are pretty old already and showed it to us.

"Have a look, Lucia-chan. Perhaps there are some other things you might have understood or discovered from these. I am not that well versed with how things back then so perhaps these things would make sense to you."

The maid handed the items to Lucia and Lucia receives them. Just from getting her hands on it, I can see that she indeed had a reaction strong enough for her to know that the things Queen Tanya saw before in the ruins do have some sort of connection to her.

"These are the records before the war between the primordial goddesses. It's a record of what happened during the war and also some tidbits after the war."

"So it was indeed a record in the past? That is a rare piece of a relic that will be coveted so badly by historians as this is something that recorded the lost events of the primordial war."

"Although I say it was some kind of record, I can more confidently say this is more of a diary of some sort than a record. It only happened to be the only thing surviving for so long and has been updated after the ruins have been sealed. Based on the records here as well, it seems the ruins were meant to be a small shelter to keep themselves isolated from the world and keep themselves hidden from the war."

"Oh, a bunker shelter of some sort."

"Yes. And since the ruins have just been unearthed just recently, the one who used to write these records must be still in the ruins, either in the same state as I was before, or has already succumbed to their death and has been sealed in the ruins for too long."

"So does that mean these records have no connection to you? Only your race?"

"Based on what I have read, the writer seems pretty familiar but someone I vaguely know or just didn't know before. We still can't disclose that the writer is someone I previously know or not."

"Then that explains it. Alright, that settles it, tomorrow, we will go back to the ruins and explore it fully this time around.  Lucia-chan, I will be tasking you to be our translator and code breaker in the ruins for a smoother exploration. We have to ensure our lives will be safe with you once we begin checking the place out. Perhaps if we do keep exploring it, we will find more records and something hidden as well."

Lucia nodded and the dinner ended up on a positive note. Lucia is now a bit pumped up for her new job but I suggested she sleep much earlier and not sleep late as we will need Lucia this time around and we might push Lucia a little too hard so I wanted her to get all the rest she needed so that she can use that later on.

As for me, I am waiting for Queen Tanya on the sparring ground with a wooden sword in my hand. Even though it was just nighttime here, it wouldn't occur in my life that nighttime here would get treated as a real night by me who always treats this world as a game. Knowing the truth that this world is also a reality, I am now quite sure that this world also needed to be saved on whatever things Nobuhiko is planning on doing in the future. No one is supposed to die and get screwed really big because of just one scheme of a person.

"It seems you are too deep in thought, Bladeheart," Queen Tanya appears, wearing only a normal shirt and shorts that allows her to move quite frequently.

"Yeah, I do feel like I am thinking too much these days but I guess its not just something that I would only think about lately, it is more like I am thinking about whether my decisions are wrong or right and what would have happened if I didn't do it like this and that."

"Ha, there are just times like that Bladeheart but I guess that is just human nature to think much about what to do." But still, that's pretty rare for someone who is more focused on adventures. What made you think of that?"

"Say, what if you are tasked with saving two worlds?"

"..." Queen Tanya frowned but she continued listening.

"What if you have known that you are the only one who can stop the two worlds from breaking apart and causing general destruction and wreckage to the world?  What would you do if you are tasked with that, Queen Tanya?"

The queen was silent at first, she didn't immediately answer it but she also didn't dismiss it either. After a few more seconds, she answered.

"If I am tasked to do it, then I will just do what I can do to fulfill the job. Although saving the world is necessary, it doesn't mean you needed to stop your life just to do it. Keep a balance out on it. Make sure that this business of saving the world is something that can be done without the pressure that the world will unconsciously make you carry in the future. One thing is for sure, we needed to keep on moving forward and keep our eyes on the goal."