Eisenschmiede (3)

There had been a question in her mind from the very beginning. If this place was inside the Tower…… then what exactly was outside?

But Zion had deliberately kept that question to herself. Or rather, she felt she shouldn’t say it aloud.

You could call it an unspoken taboo. She had a strong feeling she wasn’t supposed to mention the world outside the Tower.

“You were trying to make your way toward the outside world?”

[That’s right. We were trying to get out. To escape this hellish Tower…….]

“…….”

[But we also left behind a contingency plan, in case we failed. So our will could be passed down to future generations……. ]

“And that’s you now.”

The boy nodded with a solemn expression. If the Tower had been liberated, the messenger would never have appeared.

Their lifelong wish would already have been fulfilled. What need would there be for him to appear? He would have simply closed his eyes in peace, without anyone knowing...