The Prophecy of the Dual Goddesses.

The Spirit Castle had finally managed to breathe easy after Lore and the others had stopped rampaging through it.

The Great Spirits were bustling about, erecting barriers to hide their presence—after all, they couldn’t afford to disturb the still-unstable Queen.

Lore, in the form of a cat, was swift and vicious—scratching at the spirits who tried to catch her, smashing jars off shelves, causing a proper ruckus.

The spirits, busy cleaning up with magic, had just begun to relax, relieved the storm had passed—when suddenly, the presence of two rarely seen goddesses appeared. Their faces turned pale again in an instant.

Origin, watching through the water mirror, hadn’t realized Lore and the others had been in the castle at all. She was startled.

“Why, they were here all along?”

I recall the barrier surrounding us. Makes sense—no wonder I couldn’t sense anything. I’m about to turn back to the water mirror when suddenly the door bursts open. The sight of the person standing there makes Origin blink.

“O-Origins-sama! I-It’s terrible…!”

“Ah? What’s wrong? You’re flustered? That’s rare.”

Vint, the chancellor and Van’s father, looks pale and flustered. Origin tilts her head, curious. Vint never panics—he gets furious, sure, but panic? That’s unheard of. Unheard of, and deeply unsettling.

“The Dual Goddesses have arrived!”

“Oh? My sisters?”

Origin beams, genuinely delighted. But the spirits around her pale at Vint’s words. Not because of the news—but because of who they are. The Dual Goddesses, after all, are anything but predictable.

Vint, panting in the center of the door, suddenly got shoved from behind and kicked the bellows hard.

"Ow!"

"Origin-chan~! How’re you doin’? Just popped by for a visit, no warning!"

"Oh my, hiding away in a place like this? No need to be so stuffy, now, is there?"

They were identical in form. Same face, same hairstyle, same build, even the clothes were the same. Only their hair and eye colors differed—gold and silver, twin goddesses.

Voel, who sees all, and Vaer, who judges. Voel with golden hair, Vaer with silver.

Their hair, like Origin’s, curled gently and fell so long it nearly touched the floor. Just like Origin, both goddesses had chests so ample they practically screamed “sisters.”

"W-What are you doing! I told you I’d check Origin-sama’s condition first!"

The two goddesses glanced sideways at Vint, who was visibly fuming, and smirked.

Not just Vint—everyone, even the nearby spirits—felt a cold dread crawl up their spines.

“Tch. Got away.”

“Since the barrier’s still up, they’re close by. What now?”

“Could play with them a bit, but whatever. Got more important things to do first.”

“Mm. Let’s do that.”

Origin chuckled at her sisters, who were giggling to themselves. “Now, now, keep it down.”

Everyone knew better than to challenge the all-knowing goddesses—especially when it came to digging up embarrassing pasts. Everyone had dirt. Everyone was vulnerable.

Except one. Lovell, who had married Origin, stood there utterly unbothered, even if the sisters started spilling secrets.

In fact, he leaned in and asked her—just like this: “Even if I’m this ridiculous, can you still forgive me?”

Now that they’ve both slipped into this world, there’s no way they can play around anymore.

In fact, they might forget they even exist—so, for the Dual Goddesses, Lovell was an opponent they couldn’t touch.

Elen had never met the Dual Goddesses before because Lovell had hidden her, thinking it unthinkable that his daughter be used as a toy.

Lovell had inherited Origin’s power and was reborn as a semi-spirit who rules space.

He still bore his human body from before, so he wasn’t exactly powerful—but he went to great lengths to hide Elen, which made the Dual Goddesses laugh, thinking, *Really? You’d go this far?*

“Something wrong~? You don’t usually show up here.”

“Elen-chan promised she’d let us meet when she grew up… but now she can’t even say that anymore, huh.”

“Ah~?”

In front of Origin, who tilted her head, Van casually held out a white cat.

"Ah~?!"

The white cat, dangling by the skin at the back of its neck, had a face as pale as ice.

"Could this be the daytime one?"

"Yes, Origin-chan. That one on the other side of the water mirror is the nighttime one. Just like us—twin spirits."

"O-oh! It's been a while... Your Majesty..."

"Ah~! I remember now! You're Eren, right!"

Origin clapped her hands together, beaming with delight. The Dual Goddesses sighed in unison.

Eren was the daytime half of Lore.

"Origin-chan, you did grant that daytime spirit's wish before, didn't you?"

"Yes, I did. Feels like ages ago."

"Did you know it would end up like this?"

"Ah~?!"

The Dual Goddesses both sighed again, watching Origin tilt her head in confusion.

"I-I'm so sorry!! It's all my fault for asking such a thing...!"

Elen burst into tears. Origin blinked.

"This isn't going to end well if we keep going like this. That's why I need to ask something of Elen."

"Oh~? Are you sure Lovell will approve of using Elen?"

"He won't approve? It doesn't matter— if we keep going, humans and spirits will end up as enemies."

Vol spoke seriously. Origin blinked again, frowning slightly. What on earth was she talking about?

"Human faith is real, yes—but it's still just a thin cloth. Once someone they admired betrays them, that cloth tears apart easily."

Vaar sighed. From their expressions, it was clear something serious was brewing.

"Only Elen can change this."

"...Will this harm my daughter?"

It’s fine, really. Spirits love crooked shapes—just like that man.

You can't favor either side. Just Elen—only she can do it, that one.

Voor and Vaar nodded, saying that.

The Origin’s worry pulsed through the surrounding mana, trembling with instability.

"Oh my my"

"Well well..."

Vaul and Vaar scanned the surroundings, then turned their gaze toward Origin's belly.

Origin patted her stomach, murmuring to calm herself down.

You're worried too, aren't you? Don't fret—I'm your daughter, and your older sister, after all.

Still, Origin continued. If there was a problem, it was probably the overly protective people surrounding Elen.

"Things are getting rough, aren't they..."

There was nothing to be done about it, Origin sighed.