Harik and Iris stepped outside the clinic. With a pensive look on their face, they observed the three Gods, wondering what kind of fate awaits them.
Hecate then gave a bit of a thought before pausing the time around them using magic.
While it wasn't a strict Time Magic, it was something similar. To bend the laws of nature to make everything around them move slowly without letting anyone know that they are under the influence of such magic, that pretty much sums up the main point of Hecate's Time Magic.
It did make Equi, Hecate and Iris a bit shocked but given the identity of the person in front of them, it wasn't exactly impossible.
'If they want you to know it's them, you will know it.'
Iris sighed at this plausibility. It was one of the things that made Gods as Gods. Until they themselves would reveal they are gods, nobody would see them as such. But if they want people to view them as such, they would easily see through the identity of the Gods.
Even if they are witnessing it for the first time in their life.
"Amusing," Helios smiled as he saw the duo walking towards them. Since the oath was already in effect, neither party can harm each other, so in a way they were all on the same standing here.
"What do the big guns want to know from us plebeians?" Iris spoke in sarcasm as they just smiled at her before asking the same thing they asked Jessice.
That is, who is Neptune and why are they all doing this?
"Can I first ask why are you so interested in it? Despite it being an odd phenomenon, it's nothing out of the extraordinary," Harik asked. He was agitated but not afraid. Looking eye to eye, he asked the Gods the question that baffled him the most.
"Well. It's not extraordinary if it's just the beginning," Hecate spoke out as he looked at the thin harmless charm mana present in the air. It was getting denser at a snail's pace. Nonetheless it was getting denser.
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Iris and Harik were confused by that statement. Observing their confused faces Hecate began to explain,
"You see, species of all kinds, whether elves, humans or dwarves. They take in mana. Where do you think they take it from? It's obvious. From the surroundings."
Haecate clicked his fingers creating a floating miniature coast city in front of the duo.
"While it's just a few people here, what do you think would happen if half or even 30% of the people stopped using mana? The density would increase naturally. The overall mana would increase slightly."
The mana in the miniature city increased, becoming slightly visible to the naked eye.
"Give it about… 20 days, and the density would double. 2 months, and it would triple. 6 months and it would increase 4 times."
A mana storm enveloped the entire area, making drastic weather patterns, and irregular mana densities that were harming the buildings all over the town.
"But that's when there isn't a medium to control that mana," Hecate sighed as he removed that mana storm and the miniature city returned to its proper form.
"There is a strange magic charm in this city. A form of frequency magic that even though is not harmful to the citizens, it can change the direction of mana and guide it accordingly."
The mana inside the miniature city increased again, and started forming patterns of various kinds. But unlike before, it was beautiful. Breathtaking.
"And that is all I know what is going on here."
Hecate then removed the magic, vanishing the miniature city from the front.
A serious expression then appeared on Hecate's face. His eyes looked at that duo who seemed to be quiet about the revelations.
"So let me ask you again. Who exactly is Neptune? And what is he trying to do?"
Agitated and bewildered but confused and surprised.
From their looks, it seemed like they didn't know about it at all, and they were just following orders. But then again, why would an Angel and a Sin work together and follow blind orders?
"We don't know," Iris answered. Her eyes looked at Hecate as she continued,
"We were promised something in return but we were never told anything other than what we were doing. He is the same as me."
Looking at her boldness, an amused smile appeared on the face of the three gods. They simply observed the faces of the duo and then looked at Equi.
"Did you know anything about it?" Castellina asked but Equi shook her head," I told you before. I had no idea."
Helios kept looking around for a few moments before asking,"should I put an end to it?" Things could go from bad to worse if whatever that Neptune guy was planning, succeeded.
"No. Let's wait for him to come back to the clinic. It is better to see things through before judging anything. Last time we judged and went with our work… more than half of us were dead," a bitter smile appeared on Hecate's face as he recalled the past.
Helios grumbled at Hecate's words and Castellina sighed.
Intrigued by his words, Harik, Iris and Equi looked at him. Wondering what they meant by that.
'Did something big happen while I was trapped?' Equi questioned as she was pretty much interested to know what could possibly make them all grumbled like that.
Though the trio of Gods did not speak anything more about that. They just looked at each other for a few moments, talking among themselves with their eyes. And when they finalized their collective thoughts, Hecate spoke out,
"How long till your boss appears? Or perhaps can you tell where he went?"
Iris shook her head and answered," we don't know. He left pretty early at dawn and didn't tell anyone where he went. As for his return, we believe he should return by the evening."
"Is that so?" Hecate them nodded at them before another amused smile appeared on his face before he spoke,
"Then miss Lust. Do you happen to have 3 vacant positions for employees in your clinic? Perhaps we can lend a hand in this charitable work of yours?"