The magical power left behind by the monsters remained as light in the air. The torrential rain that had kept the fire at bay had stopped and the pre-spring night breeze felt chilly on my wet body.
Suddenly, I heard a voice from above.
| Dear adventurers, |
It’s God’s word.
From the sky where the thunderclouds have cleared, the voice continued to fall.
| Stronger monsters have appeared in the world that are hostile to us. Powerful monsters. Powerful items. Powerful abilities. You already have the weapons to fight against them. |
Everyone was looking up at the sky. Almost all adventurers should have heard the same thing. Mia-san, the Raven Warriors, and the other adventurers.
It’s God’s message to adventurers all over the royal capital—or rather, to adventurers all over the world.
| Adventurers, use the skills you have been given to defeat the monsters. To prevent the repeat of the apocalypse. |
Hearing those words, there is a sudden buzz around the area.
“A-Apocalypse?”
“Does that mean that the dungeon will be more difficult?”
“I’ve never heard a message like this before.”
“No—”
Said one of the adventurers.
“Apparently, there were people who received a similar message at Bloody Sunset two years ago. So this is the whole message.”
The adventurers who have gathered are making noise.
I fell on my butt.
It still did not feel real that I’ve defeated the mighty Skoll. My hands and feet are shaking, and I couldn’t even stand. When I looked to the side, Mia-san is also slumped to the ground.
“…..We survived.”
“Y-yes, somehow.”
“Geez! If I don’t get paid for this, I’ll really cry. The guild building was burned down too. Who’s going to calculate our share?”
It’s the usual Mia-san.
Just when I gave her a wry smile, I felt a tap on my back.
“Glad you’re safe.”
I was surprised. It was the old man in the antique shop. I haven’t seen him lately.
“Uhm, that—”
“Take good care of your sister.”
Hohoho, the old man laughed after saying that.
“Oh, I’m glad I survived. Thank you boy, really……”
The shopkeeper of the antique shop then leaves. As I’m unable to stand yet, I remained there looking at him in trance.
Then a voice came from the gold coin, making me snap out of trance.
『We revived! 』
『I can experiment with new medicines again! 』
『I wonder what kind of animals are there in this era? 』
『Guys, you finally got to meet Lord Loki! 』
Even with Solana alone, I was already busy enough……
“Don’t tell me…. Am I going to be busier from here on?”
Somehow, I started to sweat.
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The old man from the antique shop who called out to Rion.
With a large backpack on his back, he turns into a back alley. There is no one else there. The old man unloaded his luggage and hastily took out his old robe. Engraved on the back of it is the design of wings. When the old man puts on the robe, a transformation occurred.
His arms turned into wings and feathers covered his entire body. He had turned into a giant hawk with sharp claws and beak.
His large wings flutter.
The old man, who has become a hawk, gradually gains altitude. He passed through the Royal Capital and crossed the clouds. Eventually, he reached the Garden of the Gods. It was a place that theologians call the heavenly realm.
The goddesses bowed to him deeply. They were the three Norns, the goddesses in charge of transmitting skills and acting as the voice of god.
“Welcome home, My Lord.”
When the hawk landed, it changes its appearance again.
With the robe fluttering in the wind, a man stood there. He took of the robe, and a middle-aged man materialized. His silver hair and beard were wavy with age. His gaze is too fearless to be called old, but the depth of the brilliance in his eyes was certainly soaked in thousands of years.
With a leisurely gait, the man walks forward. Heading to the throne overlooking the heavens.
“Did it work?”
The man nodded in response to the goddess’s question.
From the throne, the heavens shrouded in light and the world below hidden by the clouds can be seen. He remembered the time when he made all that decision.
At the apocalypse, when he realized that they had no chance of winning the battle against the demons, as the chief god, he made the choice to freeze everything. And then he absorbed the power of the gods under his command into his body. He did all that to distribute the power to exterminate monsters to people.
The power of the god, who excels in swordsmanship was turned into the skills 『Swordsman』 and 『Master Swordsman』.
The power of the god who excels in the Axe is 『Axeman』 and 『Axe Master』.
『Alarm』 is one of them.
“He will successfully grow his skills, protect his sister, and awaken her.”
The former chief god is no longer a single god. He had absorbed the power of his brethren and, so to speak, have accumulated the power of many gods. Therefore, the man changed his original name to indicate the “plurality.”
Odis, the people of Odin.
“The monsters had been resurrected. Now…. can the next apocalypse be averted?”
The god, who was once called the chief god Odin, reflects the world below in a water mirror.
The key siblings were reflected there, one at home and the other in the burnt ruins, waiting to be reunited with each other.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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