Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... I hold your life, don't I? Yet... you seem to have plenty of room?

Knowing who she was, the goddess grabbed the fox daughter, who had not tried to pave the way, with a huge hand out of different spaces. The fox girl who was in her hand like that seemed to have an invincible grin in her hand.

"No ~. It's not like you can afford it ~? I can't tell you when they'll kill me if I lose my mind, because there's no way I can afford it in this situation."

'So, if you don't get distracted, you think you can crack this situation open?

"That's ~...... no comment. Because if you reveal what's in your hand, you're more likely not to be able to go home alive ~"

'... then let me give you zero chance of that'

When the goddess says so, she seems to have applied her strength to that great hand. It is unclear by what source of power that metal arm is moving, but it would not be at least a few dozen or hundred kilograms of grip.

Cortex, who had been placed in such a situation of absolute desperation, was, by its enormous hand, gripped by a single thought--

"... mastered ~"

—— I wasn't there. No squeaky noise, no appearance of force being applied... She seemed to leave her legs blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. To parable, that huge hand is as if it were just a plaything or something......

On the other hand, the goddess' reaction did not seem to be very good.

'I do not accept the directive......?

Apparently, my arms are no longer well controlled. Well, you don't have to tell me why.

"What's wrong with you ~? Something wrong? Or is it a fault ~? Then please come home soon. Look, the main body will hack too ~?

"Eh!"

At that moment ——

Zdwong!!

—— a huge arm that makes the noise and the wrist part blows up. That's not because Cortex did some kind of sabotage, but because the goddess seemed to purge her own arm.

Such a goddess seems to have finally understood who she is dealing with here.

'I didn't know you were a Guardian too...'

Cortex, who was ahead of the gaze of a goddess who so mouthed, threw lightly with one hand the wreckage of a giant hand that was wrapped around his body...... This is how I replied to the goddess who was disappearing into different spaces.

"At times like this, if you're a warrior or a brave man, you might name yourself who you are ~.... Ya, Ya, I'm the one who managed something. But hate, now I don't have enough names to name. So let me lay low on who I am, including whether I am a Guardian or not. That's the same for your sister. So welcome home, goddess ~?

I want you to go home as soon as possible...... Cortex seemed to think so from the bottom of his mind. No matter how you fight the goddess, whether you win or lose, you have no advantage... I didn't want to waste my time fighting that barren battle.

But her wish like that didn't seem to reach the goddess.

'... okay'

"What?! Can you go home ~?

'... I didn't mean to insult you, but the idea seemed sweet. I'm going for real next.'

"Already... please go home..."

And Cortex, he exhaled a great deal.

She seemed to think that even if the goddess hadn't returned herself, she would have asked her to drive the goddess back when Waltz returned. He thought Waltz was more certain to respond than he was to fight without manoeuvring armor.

But Waltz didn't come back inside. There's energy there, and the bridge should have people watching their exchanges, so someone should feel weird and contact Waltz...... Cortex had such predictions, but apparently no one noticed.

Or there were about two fox daughters on the spot who watched Cortex interact directly with the Goddess, so there was no hope that they might contact Waltz--

"What do you think of that guy? Teresa."

"Right. I'm talking about a goddess... well, isn't it okay if I leave it to Cole?

"That's right."

—— The two who were there were as if they could not be used.

Did that trigger it, or did you boil your business down to a goddess who won't ever try to return, or did your frustration with your sister who won't return take the limit...

"... Really, really? ~. You mean everyone interrupts my schedule ~?... Konoulami, Harasadeokbekika ~..." gogogogogo

Cortex's token seems to have finally been cut off.