2748 The Truth Again
"What do you mean?" Rean sked Romario.
Romario pointed at the Integration Pillar in the distance. "Isn't that obvious? My approach was pretty much the same as this system of yours. However, how could I be certain about it? I had no way to test it, you know? Seeing that your System got the same answer makes me truly happy."
"By the way," Romario looked at the pillar's cracks. There were a lot less than he expected. "It seems to be a little different than I thought."
"It's because we already added nine real Fragments to this thing," Rean explained. Can you see those spheres of Dark and White Light? There were fourteen of them before. Now, there are only five remaining. The other nine disappeared after the nine fragments we had were absorbed by this Pillar."
"N-Nine?!" Romario was taken aback. "You did mention you got Fragments, but I didn't expect to be this many. Also... I don't think anyone knows how many fragments truly exist. Does that mean there are fourteen in total?"
"Yes," Rean didn't hide it. "And we know where to find four of them. Only the last one is eluding us."
Romario took a deep breath. "Nine... Truly impressive. I happen to know about two of them. One can be found in this Dimensional Realm. The Leviathans call it their Treasure."
"As expected," Roan commented. They had reached that conclusion when Olvris mentioned it outside.
Romario continued. "The other one is in Gabriel's hands. I knew I should have taken it straight away. Yet, I was so confident in my Soul Worms that I just let him keep it for safekeeping. At least it would always stay in the Heavens, where others can't reach. Now, it makes it difficult for us to get instead. Gabriel's one I had commented on before, anyway. So, what are the other two."
"Both are in the Underworld," Turen stepped forward, speaking. "One was in my hands, but I had to give it away to the Devils recently. My real body just so happens to be there as well. The second one is what makes the existence of the Underworld Relic Possible."
After Romario entered the Dimensional Realm of the Leviathans, he quickly found out their home. But above all, he understood they hadn't come out of this place for a very long time either. That said, he decided to show himself instead. That's because he confirmed that acquiring the Leviathan's Treasure through any other invasive method was impossible.
"Since then, I've been improving my relationship with the Leviathans," Romario recounted. "You will see later. They are steadily introducing the Circuitry Formations into their lives, and I'm the one teaching them."
"Why would they believe you that easily? Didn't they ask you how you came into their Dimensional Realm?" Roan asked.
Obviously, things were that simple. "You were right. They didn't exactly trust me straight away. When they asked me how I managed to enter this Dimensional Realm, I spoke the truth and showed them how to use Spatial Power and Laws to open a gap to the outside world."
"You told them?" Everyone was surprised.
"Of course!" Romario nodded. "I told you, I wanted to gain their trust. Yet, to my surprise, as soon as they confirmed I wasn't lying about my method... they just forgot it existed."
Rean and the others understood why. The Leviathans didn't care about the outside world, only their Dimensional Realm and their treasure. The only reason Olvris came out at all when Rean opened a passage was that Olvris felt the Leviathan Bloodline in Sonzei's body.
"What about when they asked the reason for you to be here?" Rean asked.
"Oh, that was a funny one," Romario smiled. "I told them the truth again."
And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)