He who Bends Time-Chapter 74 - why space cheered

"These are my family... or at least what they used to be," said the Mother Crystal. Afterward, she fell silent, gazing at the numerous colored crystals for a few seconds. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Auran’s gaze stayed on the multicolored crystals for a while, but then his eyes wandered and locked onto the surrounding Blessing Crystals.

"So it’s your power that heals anyone inside the Blessing Crystal, right?" he asked.

"Yes. I’m a supportive-type magic user. That’s why, during the battle against that unknown being, I could do nothing but helplessly watch my family being defeated. I couldn’t do anything but run away," said the Mother Crystal in a somber voice.

Auran’s eyes once again landed on the numerous colored crystals. They were clearly different from the others—the light-blue Blessing Crystals that surrounded them. The specific thing Auran noticed was that they had a certain rhythm, like a faint heartbeat echoing from them. Their colors also pulsed—shining and dimming—like breathing.

"I assume they aren’t completely dead, right?" he asked.

"They aren’t. These are something like a beacon of reassurance. We Gungu’s possess a high regenerative ability, and it extends to the point where even a tiny piece of us can grow back into our full form. These pieces of crystals are from my family members. However, even though a great number of years have passed and I’ve waited for them to recover, they’ve shown no signs of regeneration at all," said the Mother Crystal.

"Have you tried any other methods to accelerate their regeneration?" inquired Auran.

"I’ve tried everything I know. But none of it brought any progress. Out of desperation, I began seeking help from others. To attract people of value, I allowed my own inhabitants to create a battle arena. I even made the arena more renowned and refined by letting the most powerful warriors reside within a specially blessed crystal of mine. This elevated the status of the arena’s champions and drew attention from many travelers across different worlds.

And throughout the years, I located a few individuals with potential—but none of them were able to offer a solution," said the Mother Crystal as she gently touched the bright red crystal with a sorrowful expression.

"Instead of trying to seek someone unknown to relieve this, why didn’t you go and find someone of your own species for help?" asked Auran.

"That’s a suitable suggestion, but unfortunately, I was badly hurt by the unknown being. While I was healing myself in this very place—which is located between the Ten Cliffs and the Valley of Nebulas—another unknown object suddenly appeared on my body. That object was mysterious and incredibly dense, and with it lodged in my body, I was unable to move even an inch from my location.

However, even if I had been able to move, the problem would still remain: I wouldn’t be able to find any other members of my species. It was decided by us that our whole species would leave for another — — — — —" said the Mother Crystal, but her last word was not heard by Auran.

"Sorry, I didn’t catch that. Leave for another what?" Auran asked again, this time listening closely.

"For another — — — — —," said the Mother Crystal again, and it was confirmed to Auran this time that he was unable to hear whatever the final word was.

"I didn’t hear it," he said. "Actually, I did hear what you said up until before the end, but that last word of yours was completely silent to me."

"Oh, it must be restricted knowledge," muttered the Mother Crystal, as if it were a usual thing.

However, it was not for Auran.

"Restricted knowledge?" he asked, puzzled.

"A restricted thing is a piece of knowledge a lower-tier being should not know of. It belongs to a category of facts that are better left unknown—for their own good. Even for us, who are at the pinnacle of this lower-tier limit, we cannot break that restriction rule," explained the Mother Crystal.

"Knowledge that is restricted... I didn’t know about something like that," muttered Auran.

"It’s typical for you not to know. Unless one is a being that has ascended or is at the very limit of the lower realm, no one else would be aware of these things," said the Mother Crystal. Afterward, she stood up from where she had been kneeling beside the giant red-colored crystal.

"Great magician, although I am a meager being in my current state, I promise in my name that if you help me, I will never forget your kindness," she said sincerely.

"I need to see for myself first whether I can be of any help or not," Auran replied.

He then stepped closer to the multi colored crystals and began to observe them closely. Around half an hour passed before he finally took a step back, having completed his examination.

’Nope, not a clue what’s going on with these crystals. I’m not even sure what to do other than look at them closely. Well, there are things I know and things I don’t—and this is definitely one of the things I don’t,’ was the thought in his head. Turning toward the Mother Crystal, he sighed.

"They are indeed unable to regenerate, however I assume that I could be of help to them," he said. Hearing this, the Mother Crystal’s face instantly lit up with delight.

"Really? How... and why can’t they regenerate?" she questioned eagerly.

"Great Mother Crystal, do you know what kind of magician I am?" Auran asked while taking a few steps around the crystals, walking like a man filled with pride.

"A space magician. I felt space wavering and cheering during your forging stage advancement," she answered.

"Haha, yes, space did indeed cheer for me—but not for the birth of its own magician. Instead, it was for this." Auran suddenly waved his hand. The vault of time opened, and a blade of time was released from within it.

The released blade of time rapidly advanced toward the Mother Crystal and collided with her—but the moment it touched her, it blurred and disappeared.

"What... are you doing?" The Mother Crystal, initially cautious and enraged by the sudden attack, suddenly realized something after noticing the disappearing blade of time.

"Space cheered not because of its own birth—but for one extremely close to it... and that this is... time." Her expression completely changed as she gazed at Auran in awe.

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