「Elder sister, that thing on your body is……?!」
Seeing the appearance of Diane’s body who was covered in the crystal’s Sierra could find no words to say.
Has her internal organs and bones been completely replaced with the crystals? If so how was she supposed to live……? I have never seen such a thing, rather than just pure magic, I could feel a sort of weird power existing in her body.
「The reason I managed to find the Divine Corpse was because I could sense the pulse, with these eyes of mine…….It almost felt like the Divine Corpse was waking up after a very long time in hibernation」
Apparently, for Priestesses of the Dark Elves, they gain ultra-sensory abilities in exchange for their loss of sight. It’s probably a type of Psychometric or telepathic ability.
「I felt an ominous premonition. Therefore, in order to expose its true colors more deeply, I tried to come into contact with the Divine Corpse……However that was the biggest mistake I made」
She lightly patted her brown finger which had already changed into part of the crystal.
「The Divine Corpse, invaded my body and began to “corrode” it…….The result is this repulsive state that I am in. Whether this crystal is used for the purpose of stealing my life force, or perhaps an even greater reason, I still haven’t figured it out」
「Don’t tell me, the crystals will continue to erode your body….!?」
「Yes…..My body is day by day, turning into more of the crystals. Before long, it is likely that my whole body will turn into a transparent lump of crystals」
「It, it can’t be…….?!」
The mystery behind the mutating crystals. This is no longer at the level of her curse of short life. Seeing her beloved elder sister experiencing such unjust and cruel situations befall upon her, Sierra was at a loss for words as she could only stand there petrified.
「Then, now more than ever, why have you hid this fact from the rest of your people? If you die without telling them the truth, wouldn’t it all have been for nothing?」
「Before I die, there is something that I must do no matter the case…..I will expose the true nature of the Divine Corpse with these eyes of mine that is my final duty to my people」
…….In other words, she is going to use her ultra-sensory abilities to get close to the Divine Corpse by herself, and spend all her time and efforts till her death, to solve the mystery behind the object. That’s what this priestess-san wants to do.