Underground Once More

Present time.

Gerard was standing at the exact location where the door is about to appear in a couple of minutes.

He made an excuse to explore the several mountains that are yet to explore and might take him two days before returning. Minerva and Mel had no qualms over it, although Dina is mad at him, she still wished him good luck.

When the determined time arrived, the ground tremble a bit and a crack appeared on the ground, outlining a door.

After a while, a stair that leads downstairs is revealed in his eyes.

Gerard was able to sigh because he thought he was going to fall once again. That 1-minute free falling is by no means funny. He almost had a heart attack while anticipating whether he would die due to a fall.

Gerard clasps his hands and enacts praying. The Goddess has been considerate to him. Considering he was special and the destroyer of River of Time, 'She' may be doing this for the sake of everyone's lives.