I stare at the ring on the round table. I’m currently at the Adventurer’s Guild headquarters, located halfway up the sacred Grand Mountain. I’m led to the conference room we used last time, where I’m currently waiting for a certain person.
“Hoh~, so you’ve become a god huh.”
“Un. Well, it doesn’t really feel real though.”
Eva arrives and calmly takes a seat. I came to see her for two reasons.
I’ll tell her the first one first,
“Moore’s clone has disappeared.”
“……I see. And what about Maria?”
“As she was. At the last minute, Moore had doubts about bringing her back to life and before vanishing from existence next to his own corpse, he said it was just his own selfishness.”
“What a fool……”
She turned her face away, biting her lip as she endured something. Her eyes were slightly moist.
“I made their tombs in the Demon Realm. I could have brought them to the surface, but I felt that there would be an unnecessary disturbance doing so.”
“That’s a good decision. Those two already had graves here. It doesn’t matter where the body is. In fact, I’m sure he would be happy to be buried with just the two of them.”
I can’t find the words to say so I fall silent. But in a moments time, Eva changed her expression and smiled.
“Well, the last thousand years have not been as bad as you think, because that Idiot has come to see me from time to time and act like a husband. I’m sorry for Maria, but it was me who was more like Moore’s wife. I’m not going to give up on that.”
Is it her pride as a wife?
I don’t know what kind of relationship she had with Maria, but she seems to have had a rivalry in her own way. In his youth, Moore was a very popular man huh. I’m really curious to see what his father, Shigeru-san, looks like.
“By the way, Moore asked me to look after his descendants, do you know what their current situation is now?”
“Descendants huh…… Well, as for my direct descendants, I am doing my best to support them. As for the others, they should be scattered all over the world after the downfall. I have heard that Maria’s direct descendants live in the Royal Capital.”
To think that the downfall would made them disperse all over the world… It’s a little late but it turned out to be a troublesome request huh. For the time being, I’ll get to this after the battle.
I then hold out an envelope to Eva to finish my second errand.
“What’s this?”
“It’s an invitation to a ceremony.”
“Oooh! A wedding!?”
She opened the envelope and looked at the details with a suspicious expression.
“Three days later? That’s a bit hasty, isn’t it?”
I explained to her my plan on going to my past world.
“—Is that so? Alright then.”
“As it says, there’s no need for any gifts. Just come.”
“Definitely. And now that you have become the God of Destruction, there is nothing that I can give you…… No, there is one.”
“Hmm? One what?”
I tilted my head as question mark appeared in my mind. Eva stood on the round table and looked down at me happily.
O-Oi… I can see what’s inside the skirt.
“You may make me your subordinate.”
“Huh?”
“If you travel to the past, this time will disappear, right? Besides, you still don’t have enough fighting power against Gohma. The other party is a main god after all. There is for sure an army of tens of billions of angels waiting for you, right? Don’t you want me, hmmm?”
“But….…”
This is indeed an unexpected offer. I’m happy for it, but I can’t give an immediate answer because there seems to be a ulterior motive behind this.
“As you know, I am only a clone of the Demon King, or more precisely, a fragment of her soul. However, the Demon King has already lost her divinity and has lost the ability to manipulate soul. In that case, I am destined to be forcibly pulled back to the main body.”
“Does it mean that you will be absorbed?”
“Mmm. If that happens, I will never be able to be me again.”
In other words, before she is absorbed, with my power, she want me to reconstruct herself as separate individual. If she became my familiar, her power will be further strengthened and she will be able to continue to stay in this world. In this way, I can also make a powerful ally and strengthen my fighting power.
“Let me tell you, even if you go back to the past, you may not have a place for yourself.”
“Is it because there is another me here? In that case, I can just kill her and take her place, right?”
She grinned.
I see, that’s one way of thinking about it. If the future disappears, killing your past self will not cause a paradox. The contradiction arises because time is continuous both forward and backward, and it got no connection between us, who suddenly appears. To put it simply, we become doppelgangers of our past selves with memories of the future.
“You have another goal, don’t you?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
Oi, there’s no use trying to get away with it.
If we go back in time, Moore’s clone will still exist. She is going to persuade him this time for sure. Just as Moore was attached to Maria, she is obsessed with Moore.
“In this current world, he and Maria entered the tomb together. So shouldn’t I be the next one to do so? Of course, I have no intention of neglecting you, my master. Everything in this body will become yours.”
“Are you trying to say that if I accept your conditions, you’ll become my familiar?”
“Correct. But let me tell you, this proposal came to be because it was you, otherwise, I would have chosen to disappear with time.”
Is it a proposal based on the fact that I am not interested in Eva?
Honestly, I don’t want anything from her other than as a fighting force. When the battle is over, I think she can be free to do whatever she wants. That is, of course, if we survive.
“I agree then. I’ll have you stay with me until the end of the battle.”
“Fufu. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to fight to my heart’s content.”
She jumps off the round table and then I placed my hand on the top of her head. Becoming a familiar of the highest ranking god, she will be infinitely close to an angel or god. With someone like her, she would certainly be a powerful force.
The familiar creation was over, but there was no change in Eva. She is about 150 cm tall as usual, with shiny black hair and red eyebrows. She is a beautiful and fragile looking girl with a blood-red dress and a parasol that stood out strangely. However, her abilities had risen by leaps and bounds.
Name: Kurohime
Race: Black-Blooded King
Magic Attributes: Wind, Darkness, Evil
Magic: ―
Skills: Eyes of Truth, Blood Manipulation, EX Counter
Domination rate: 100% dominated by Shinichi Tanaka
Evolution: ―
“Why did your name changed?”
“I took this opportunity to change my name. From now on, you can call me, Kurohime.”
“You have an arrogant attitude for a familiar huh.”
I check her status again. Blood manipulation should have been a skill that Eva, the main body, also possessed. As for the EX counter, it’s the first time I’ve seen it.
But is Eyes of Truth a skill that anyone can acquire after a certain level of strength?
“Blood manipulation is the ability to manipulate not only one’s own blood but also the blood of others. Not only that, it can also control the person I had bitten.”
“That powerful huh. But then why is it that Eva in the Demon Realm did not try to control me?”
“It’s simple. The seal that sealed the God of Destruction is designed to prevent brainwashed humans from being considered as key. You could say that she couldn’t do it even if she wanted to.”
She then said, “Try hitting me”.
I was a little hesitant, but with her current state, she wouldn’t get hurt I guess.
Paaak. The hand that slapped her cheek was forcefully deflected back. When I checked, Kurohime’s cheek had no trace of being slapped at all. That means to say that I was counterattacked even before I could hit her.
“The EX counter is a skill that doubles and returns all perceptible attacks, and although it doesn’t auto-activate and it needs to be timed, it’s a pretty effective way to attack.”
She sits on the edge of the round table and dangles her legs. I have the impression that her appearance has become more formidable than before.
“As I said before, the enemy is far more powerful than you can imagine, and considering that there are also first-class angels who are god-slayers that takes on the role of the God of Destruction, it won’t be so easy to win.”
“Ah, so that is the role of that angel huh?”
“What? Didn’t you notice? You are surprisingly stupid huh.”
“Shut it. I just didn’t know what was going on.”
But we certainly need to be careful of first-class angels. The gods must have been at disadvantage because of their presence. In addition, Gohma’s own abilities are unknown. Well, let’s hear about that from Kurohime and Eugrapia later. I checked my pocket watch and leave my seat.
“Are you going already?”
“I don’t have a lot of time, and there are a lot of people I need to give invitations to.”
“That’s true.”
I greeted Kurohime lightly before teleporting.
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By the time I got back to our hideout, it was already evening. In the living room, Pero and Freya are cooking together. Looks like we are having hot pot tonight.
“Hmm, where did Erna and Liz go?”
“Welcome back, Father. They said that they would remodel the room and then they stayed holed up in there.”
I have a bad feeling about it. When those two people act together, they never do anything good. For the time being, I decided to take a peek into Liz’s room.
“What the heck is this!?”
Beyond the open door, a Japanese-style corridor continued endlessly. There were shoji doors on both sides, and when I opened the door, I found a Japanese-style room with brand new tatami mats.
“Shinichi?”
“Uwaa!?”
The ceiling on the hallway opens up and Erna pops her head out. Then part of the wall rotated to reveal Liz.
“What are you guys doing!?”
“Remodeling”
“I know that seeing this. But this is going to be too much!”
“A ninja must be prepared at all times.”
Liz’s eyes shine brightly, and she’s more like a ninja than before.
“Oh yes, take a look at my remodeled room!”
“O-okay….…”
Erna takes me into the room. At that point, I was speechless.
“Isn’t it amazing?”
“…………”
It was a forest. A house stands alone in a quiet flower field surrounded by trees. It could be described as a moderately sized two-story log cabin. It was a stylish and serene building. The building is filled with antique-style furniture, and her own particular style can be seen everywhere.
When I found a room that looked like a bedroom and checked it, I found a king-size bed and a small table next to it where you could put a cup of tea. There seemed to be a veranda in this room, and the white lace curtains swayed in the wind at the open window. In addition, there are subtly beautified portraits hanging on the walls. Perhaps embarrassed, Erna hurriedly removed the painting from the wall and hid it behind the bed.
“My bedroom is even more amazing!”
I turned around, and Liz is there before I know it. She must have traveled in the dark water, but I would like her to at least give a greeting.
Liz beckoned me with her hand and told me to enter the black water. I dipped my foot into the water cautiously before fully diving in, then I fell straight onto a fluffy futon. I see, so the exit was connected to the ceiling of the bedroom. It felt strange.
When I looked around, I saw that the futon spread in a room of 12 tatami mats. Beside it lay a lantern painted in vermilion, and beyond the open door was a splendid garden with the sound of deer. Moreover, the moon can be seen on the other side of the wall. Moreover, as I listened closely, I can hear the sound of bell insects, which is surprising.
“Now we can have a child whenever we want.”
“Too bad for you. Shinichi absolutely loved my bedroom.”
This strange competition must have started while the room was being remodeled. This is interesting, but I also feel that it is a bit overkill.
“Ah! We have to make a nursery room!”
“Crap! I forgot about that!”
The two of them are talking happily again, so I quietly teleported and returned to the living room.
“Oh, just in time. We just made it.”
“Tanaka-dono, tonight’s dish is miso stew.”
“It looks delicious.”
As I sit down, steam is rising from the clay pot. I almost drooled at the ingredients that were being stewed.
“Eh? How about those two?”
“I don’t know. They’ll come when they feel like it.”
I said, “Itadakimasu!”, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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