Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 392.2 - A Genius Like Him There Is No Other

Poof!

In a dark room previously bereft of light and warmth, green flames erupted in sconces, giving life to their roles as torches.

At the same time the room was cast in this eerie glaucous light, several shadowy figures came into being.

They appeared to flicker in and out of reality with every quiver of the flames, which made for a frightening sight. Despite no one talking, it was obvious that the mood in the room was grave.

"So it was contained?"

"It's more accurate to say it receded."

"But the doorway was open."

"Just a hairline crack."

A flurry of statements bounced around in the dim room as the figures thought about the best way to deal with this situation.

The figure at the head of the table steepled their hands as they took in the conversation.

"What lies beyond that door should not and cannot be released into this world! Untold destruction will ensure and everything will be ruined."

"It's because of the Venerate that things turned out this way!"

"There is no need to hearken to the past. We need to make sure the door remains closed. It seems our lock has been slacking a bit. The chains need to be adjusted to force his compliance."

"You're sure we're not pushing him too much?"

"Hmph! He won't die. He has unresigned things in this world. Though he will never escape to see them done, he will never die while they are as is. Remind him of this. That shall engender his will once more as well."

"Good, we'll make sure this is all done. We can handle no more mishaps with this."

Sometime after this, this individual spoke. "The name that was uttered by that thing..."

When this person spoke, everyone else quieted down.

"It was Long Di, was it not?"

Several figures nodded to confirm this was the case.

"The chances are far too coincidental that the child we are looking for bears the same name. How goes the search?" the head shadowy figure asked.

"We have found him," another figure spoke up. "He has been kicking up quite the wave, albeit small."

"That's surprising. What could he be planning?" one figu

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