The road to the place where you can feel the heterogeneous energy was not smooth.
Fortunately, thanks to the road that Edwin had already drilled, we were able to reach it a little faster.
After passing through the narrow road, they finally arrived at a wide open space they had never seen before.
"I didn't know this place existed."
Evelynn looked around and stepped forward slowly.
The space that forms a perfect circle is deep enough to be considered the center of the cave, but the ceiling is high enough that you have to look up.
Under the wall opposite the entrance was a faded stone altar.
I walked towards the altar as if possessed.
As I got closer to this place, the energy that grew stronger came attacking me intensely as soon as I entered this space.
thump thump thump.
I felt the same heart pounding as when I put my hand on the old tree.
As I slowly climbed the stairs, I saw something like a large disc. But the black was not visible.
Disappointed for a moment, looking at the inscriptions on the disc, he took a deep breath.
"Reena?"
Edwin, noticing my condition, quickly walked up to me and wrapped his arms around my shoulder.
Edwin, who was about to ask what was going on, saw the letters on the disc a little late and shut his mouth.
'Why are you here... ... ?'
A total of five grooves were dug into the square-shaped disc with a hole in the center.
Inscriptions were engraved on the top and bottom of the disc, as well as under each groove.
The problem was that these unfamiliar letters were familiar to me.
Because it was the same letter that was engraved on Isabelle's ring.
It's somewhat alien, but it's a familiar energy, so I thought it had something to do with jewelry, but it must have something to do with the Jueri clan.
'What I lied to Evelynn that it was our family's treasure has become true.'
Laughter flowed out.
I quietly put my hand on the disc. It felt like a rough, unpolished stone.
But nowhere in the disc did I feel the energy that led me to this place.
'What happened?'
That energy didn't go away. There was still a strong aura emanating from it.
'Where is it coming from?'
I could definitely feel the energy, but I could hardly find a specific location.
I can't do this.
If it is the energy of the jewel, if it is the energy of Chiaro, it can pinpoint the exact location of anything, wherever it is.
But now, it was impossible to find a specific location because of the energy that was pressing down on it because it couldn't fill it up.
'What should I do?'
"This is the first text I have ever seen."
Evelynn, who followed us to the altar, looked at the disc and murmured curiously.
"Sir, can you read this text?"
"no."
Edwin said so and glanced at me. He was asking what to do.
Even though Evelynn and Sir Seyden knew I had the powers of jewelery, knowing these characters was another matter.
Since I was able to read these characters after my second awakening, it seems that only Jueri can read them.
While I was contemplating, Evelynn stood in front of the disc and looked around.
"Since the sword is invisible, it must be hidden somewhere on this altar. The words engraved here seem to be the key, but I can't interpret them, so what should I do?"
As I looked at Evelynn who was in trouble, I was pondered for a moment.
I don't know what's hidden here, but if it was something related to the Jueri clan, I couldn't leave it as it is.
Having made up my mind, I took one step forward.
"I can read."
Evelynn opened her eyes and looked at me.
"Do you know which language this is?"
"It's like a kind of password that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family."
I don't want to reveal anything about the Jueri clan yet, so it's an excuse that I've put up in moderation, but Evelynn's reaction was strange.
The light gray eyes that were greatly swelled trembled slightly.
'You don't believe me?'
Or are you suspicious of and wary of our family?
"... ... Really?"
There was a slight tremor in Evelynn's voice.
"Yes. You wouldn't be able to read it if you weren't part of our family."
I was concerned about Evelynn's incomprehensible reaction, but answered as calmly as possible.
Evelynn, who couldn't take her eyes off the inscription on the disc for a long time, slowly opened her mouth.
"Mount Meter has been our family since time immemorial, and our ancestors considered it sacred."
The story that slowly came out of Evelyn's mouth was irrelevant to the current topic.
However, she seemed to know what she was talking about.
You may be wondering why there are things related to my family left in this place where entry of outsiders is strictly prohibited.
I couldn't explain it to her because I didn't know either.
"Nevertheless, the traces of Angelina-sama's family remain so clearly here... ... ."
Evelynn, who had blurred her words, raised her head.
"Isn't Angelina's family and Peyton a long, very deep relationship?"
Jewelery and Payton?
I can't. Didn't Jueri never leave the West?
So, how did the letters of Jeuery come to be engraved on this disc?
The more I thought about it, the more embarrassing this situation became.
"or not... ... ."
The corners of Evelynn's lips, looking at me, rose slightly.
"Isn't the owner of Mount Meter before us, Payton, belonged to Angelina-sama's family?"
Unknowingly, I took a step back from the joy reflected in the light gray eyes.
Edwin thought it was a strange feeling, but there was strength in the arm that pulled me.
"... ... Well, I don't know about that part, so I can't explain it."
"it's okay. Enough for now."
Evelynn, who smiled brighter than when her eyes were completely healed, looked somewhat refreshed and moved.
"It looks like he injured his head when he fell. Don't come close."
At Edwin's words whispering in my ear, I reflexively glanced at Evelynn.
'You haven't heard?'
Despite her worries, Evelynn's face was only bright.
Rather, his eyes were shining to the point of being burdensome.
'Why the hell are you doing that?'
Did you really hurt your head?
I quietly stood close to Edwin.
"Then, may I ask Angelina to interpret this text?"
Evelynn was calm, even though she would have noticed the wary glances between me and Edwin.
I glanced at her stunnedly, then slowly approached the disc.
"Whoever desires the gift of God, offer a sacrifice worthy of it. Otherwise your life will bear the weight."
After interpreting the words engraved on the top of the disc, Edwin touched his chin and looked at the disc.
"It is a worthy sacrifice. I think you should put an offering here. Do you have any standards written down?"
The places Edwin pointed to were the grooves drilled at regular intervals around the disk.
Short words were engraved under each hemisphere-shaped groove the size of a child's fist.
"Well, it says tears, light, purity, blessing, and life."
I think it was a hint about the sacrifice, but I couldn't figure out what it meant.
The rest of them all looked at the disc to see if there was anything that came to mind.
In the meantime, I looked down at the sentence that caught my attention from before.
A very familiar sentence was engraved on the bottom of the disc.
<You who are qualified, shout.
'Answer my call, I call with the devotion of my heart.'>
The spell to obtain the gift of God was the same as when summoning the spirit of the jewel.
'Why is this here... ... .'
Does that mean that I should call the spirit of the jewel?
The size of the disc was too small to summon five spirits.
then?
"Ed, I think we should put some jewels here."
"jewel?"
"A jewel?"
Edwin and Evelynn asked at the same time.
Knowing that the text belonged to Jueri, Edwin quickly understood.
Evelynn nodded as soon as she remembered that I had the power of jewelery.
"There are many kinds of jewelry. How do you choose five of them?"
Edwin rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes.
"Diamonds, sapphires, rubies, aquamarines, topaz. There's a good chance it's five. But I don't know where to put it."
Edwin's eyes widened when he realized that the five gems I mentioned were gems that can summon spirits.
On the other hand, Evelyn and Sir Seyden were perplexed.
"The question is where to place those five gems."
Edwin moved right on to the next topic without Evelynn's further scrutiny.
"Tears, light, purity, blessing, life. If this is a hint for the meaning of each gem... ... ."
Evelynn seemed to want to ask me more, but for now, she focused on the problem in front of her.
"I don't know at all. He is ignorant of jewelry."
Sir Sayden was the first to give up and scratched his head.
"I don't know either. How about Ed?"
Edwin thought for a moment, then looked up at Evelynn.
"Isn't it Peyton when it comes to jewelry?"
He raised his chin as if to ask if he had any helpful knowledge.
Evelynn pondered for a while, then spoke out cautiously.
"In a book on the history of jewelry, I read that ancient people called diamonds 'the tears of the gods'."
"Oh, so the gem for 'tears' must be diamonds."
Sir Sayden looked at Evelynn with respectful eyes.
"By the way, I've heard that topaz is considered a sacred stone in the Hefron Kingdom across the desert."
Edwin traced the air through his eyes as if he were searching for a memory of some day.
"I think I said it was called a piece of a star that fell from the sky because it is a gem that does not lose its light at night."
"Then, topaz has something to do with light."
Until a while ago, it was just dark, but finding clues like this one by one made me more interested as if I was putting together a puzzle.
From then on, each of them confided everything they knew about the rest of the jewels as they came to mind.
After collecting the information, I went along with the hints of the disc one by one.
The center of the conversation was Evelynn and Edwin. Among them, Evelyn's performance stood out.
'It's also Payton.'
The knowledge about jewels that Evelynn possessed was so vast that it brought me to admiration.
Sapphire, a gem that symbolizes nobility, ruby, said to be a symbol of blessing, and aquamarine, said to have the power of water, the source of life.
After linking each jewel with a hint, we gathered our heads in collecting the corresponding jewels.
"Diamonds are here."
First, Edwin took out our engagement ring and placed it on top of the words 'Tears'.
"I have rubies and topaz on my bracelet."
Evelynn loosened the bracelet she was wearing on her left wrist. It was the bracelet I used to heal Evelynn a while ago.
"Shouldn't ruby and topaz be separated from each other?"
At Edwin's point, Evelynn gave strength to break the bracelet without hesitation.
"Princess?"
When I called in surprise, Evelynn laughed and said it was okay.
"Sir Seden, cut this off so it doesn't damage the jewel."
Sir Seyden, who was hesitating, at Evelynn's urging, reluctantly grabbed the bracelet and gave it strength.
tuk.
Edwin quickly received the jewels that fell to the floor as the bracelet cord broke.
"Now all I need is aquamarine and sapphire."
"Ah, I guess I have a gem too."
Sir Sayden rummaged through his arms and pulled out a pocket watch that slipped into his hand.
"My parents gave it to me as a birthday present, and it's probably a jewel embedded in it."
The case of the pocket watch he showed off was adorned with peridot and sapphire.
"Ah, here's a sapphire."
Sir Sayden, who was nervous at my words, put on a proud expression.
Finally, the Aquamarine, embedded in Edwin's scabbard, took the remaining place.
"Now, what should I do?"
After moving things to their respective places, Edwin looked at me and his eyes lit up.
He seemed to find the situation quite amusing.
"Now read the sentence below this."
I pointed to the inscription at the bottom of the disc.
"Would it be okay?"
Looking back, Sir Sayden was very nervous.
In fact, I didn't even express it, but my heart was racing with fear of failure.
I habitually looked for Edwin.
Whenever I was anxious and afraid, my supporter who supported me resolutely. He is my protector.
"What if we are wrong?"
Didn't they say that you have to sacrifice your life if you make the wrong sacrifice?