Category: Homeless Tensei: Isekai De Jiyuu Sugiru Majutsu Jisoku Seikatsu

I looked out the window as I rode in a low-floating large vehicle – commonly known as the “bus.”

Passing through a large gate proudly displaying the sign, “Mana National Museum”, the bus enters the vast grounds. When we stopped in the large parking lot where several buses could stop, we students, stepped out of the sliding doors and onto the ground.

In the distance, I can see a relatively new modern structure. It seems that this is the place for the extracurricular class that will be held this time.

Monica-sensei calls out to everyone.

“Okay, listen. This is the famous Mana National Museum. There are regular visitors inside, so please be very quiet. Also, touching the exhibits without permission is prohibited. If you damage them, the school will not be held responsible, so please be fully aware of this.”

A few serious guys nodded, but the majority were listening in one ear and out to the other and were busy looking in all directions. In particular, the guys in the Manaft Club (officially known as the Mana Football Club), which is a top of the class position, are only paying attention to the women who are regular visitors passing by.

I would like to revisit this extracurricular class. We, the students of Mana Second High School, come to this history museum every year. The significance of this is to know what kind of history Mana, which is now a leading nation that unites 54 countries, has walked and how many great people have been produced. We must learn a lot from it and work hard to make this country better…… Or something like that.

Honestly, I don’t care about it. What I’m interested in isn’t the moldy history, but whether I can get into a good company in the future, how much I can earn, and whether I can date a cute girlfriend.

So, as for the specific content, it seems that the school is narrowing down the points to go around because it can only be done in a limited time. From what I’ve heard, it’s been around for the last 3,000 years. Mana, which was only one of Logas’s fiefdoms, became independent, developed rapidly, and became famous as an economic powerhouse, and from there, it went through a world war and became known as a great military power.

In between, there is the “Age of Extinction of Magic”, the advent of the “Age of Science”, and the dawn of a new era with “Science of Magic”. I mean, I learned it in class beforehand, so I don’t have to go out of my way to come to a place like this.

“Hey, idiot Peter, you’re going to go hangout with us, right?”

Deito Gloris puts his arm around my shoulder and smiles mischievously. He is the head of the Manaft Department and a High Human, who is in the top caste. He also has powerful skills and always has twin dragoneuts as his minions. In addition, he is smart and is good-looking. He says that his ancestors are elves or something.

Well, as for me, I’m at the bottom of the caste, so I’ve always been the one he looks for to vent his frustrations.

“Hey, Peter doesn’t like it.”

“Huh? You again!?”

Interrupting between me and Deito was Clarice Tanaka, a high elf. She is the most beautiful girl and the best one in the class…… No, she’s the most beautiful girl in school I should say. She is top-class in every aspect, her good looks, intelligence and athletic ability. In addition, she is the daughter of a conglomerate who is one of the top five wealthiest families in Mana. Well, I could say we are distant relative and childhood friends.

“Hey Clarice, if you say you’ll be my girlfriend, I’m going to stop bothering him, how about it?”

“You’re kidding! I just don’t like to see you bullying the weak.”

My heart ached. To think that my crush felt pity for me. She turned on her heels, her translucent blue hair swayed as she walked.

Ahead of her was the figure of Luane Doris, the second daughter of the Doris family, which is a branch family. Luane is a werewolf with a red fur that is nearly two meters tall. Although it is not as good as the werewolf of the Tanaka family, her ability is quite good. Her being close as Clarice’s bodyguard is the best proof.

By the way, Luane loves to stroke her hair. In between Clarice’s escorts, she is excited to brush her own hair. From what I’ve heard from other werewolves, she’s quite beautiful. I can’t seem to tell the beauty or ugliness of a werewolf though.

I, on the other hand, am a distant relative of the venerable Tanaka family. That’s about it, I belong to an ordinary house that runs a small supermarket in a corner of Mana. I’m also weak, and my appearance, intelligence and abilities are mediocre. I’m just an ordinary and clumsy guy who only has a lot of magical power.

“Alright, follow me! We’re going to go inside now!”

Following Monica-sensei’s instructions, we walked towards the museum. Clarice and Luane were in the front, and Deito and the twins were in the back. At the entrance of the museum, Sensei had a brief exchange with the staff member.

“Thank you for your time today.”

“Yo! It’s nice to meet you!”

The female staff member slapped Monica-sensei’s shoulder with a grin. However, the employee is clearly not hitting her seriously as she was even holding a box of donuts on her left side. I guess that’s her form of greeting.

When Clarice saw this, she has a blatant disgust on her face. Luane whispered in her ear.

“Can’t you fire her?”

“It’s impossible. She’s one of the oldest people who has been in charge of this place since it was founded. Even Father, who is the current owner, can’t get his hands on her. I think it’s probably grandfather who is blocking it….…”

“She seems to be quite young for that job. Maybe she’s a hidden child of the former Head of the Family?”

“Luane, that is something that you shouldn’t say. I said that she was the oldest staff member. This place was built about 200 years ago, so she must be older than my grandfather.”

“I see. So, despite how she looks, she is a high-ranking race huh.”

I listened intently and looked at the female employee. It’s quite rare to find a race higher than a high human. We now know that the first stage of evolution can be achieved by mastering more than a certain line of exercise, study, and experience, but the conditions for the second stage of evolution are still shrouded in mystery. It is said that there is more evolution than that in the old text, but of course, the evolutionary conditions are shrouded in complete mystery.

The current world population is about 6.5 billion. Thirty percent of them have reached the first stage of evolution. It is said that less than 1% have reached the second stage of evolution.

It doesn’t matter anyway. More importantly, the museum continues to operate with the help of the Tanaka family. In other words, this is a place that is like a garden for Clarice.

Sigh. What a different world. The son of a couple who owns a small supermarket only have a small garden the size of three mini cars. No. That is better than nothing. Let’s not be greedy.

When we entered the museum, we received a brief explanation from Monica-sensei before heading to the back of the museum. As I mentioned earlier, time is limited this time. The school’s stance is to show only the important parts and study the rest on our own. Full-fledged guidance began around 3,000 years ago after all.

“Three thousand years ago, there was a change in Mana, which was at that time, was just a territory in Logas. It all started due to the encounter between Marquis Ryan Doris and Shinichi Tanaka, whom you all know. At that time, Mana had a proven track record as an adventurer’s town. However, these two people seek further development and launch the Gourmet City Plan, which was put into practice later on.”

Several sheets of paper were displayed in a glass case. It was written in unfamiliar letters. I can’t read the content at all, but I manage to understand a few sheets of paper. Apparently, what was written was a recipe for a dish.

“It’s the writing of our ancestors. I’m always impressed when I see it.”

“This is the Tanaka script that is passed down only to the clan…… Well, it says “Suketarou’s Yakitori Recipe”. Come to think of it, there is always a yakitori at the celebration at our house. I wonder if it has anything to do with it.”

Monica-sensei continues to explain.

“On display here is a town plan and the recipes for the main dishes that they wrote in special characters. These characters are called ‘Tanaka script,’ which they often used as a cipher.”

Moving on to the next exhibit.

“This is an exhibit about adventurers, a profession that no longer exists, and you already know what an adventurer is. They are the unsung heroes who have supported the coming “Age of Extinction of Magic” for a long time. And the heroes who were born in it are the legendary five adventurers.”

A number of swords and armor are on display. The general public stopped and watched. Among them, there are five pieces of armor that stand out. Black armor, white robe and old-fashioned staff, black robe and sword, silver gauntlet and a red spear.

From the description, it seems that this is a replica of the legendary adventurer’s equipment. Anyway, the real thing must be kept in the Tanaka family’s residence. After all, these are the roots and heirlooms of the Tanaka family. It is a symbol of Mana’s independence and a national treasure.

“They were mysterious adventurers, especially their leader, Shinichi Tanaka, whose birth was unknown, and who suddenly appeared and quickly rose to glory. An investigation is underway into his case, and the full extent of the investigation is still unknown. However, if you are the child of the Tanaka family, you may know about it.”

Sensei smiles at Clarice. Speaking of which, I think that Monica-sensei was mainly researching this period. I’ve heard rumors that she asked the Tanaka family to investigate about it many times but she was refused……

Clarice shrugs her shoulders in a disgusted manner.

“We don’t have what you expect from us, Sensei. The first owner is a mysterious figure in the Tanaka family in later generations, and I have already told you everything we know.”

“But don’t you know the whereabouts of the Sacred Beast Pero-sama?”

“It is true that Pero-sama is a sacred beast, so it is highly likely that he is still alive. Unfortunately, we do not know the whereabouts of Pero-sama. If you are wondering, please find Pero-sama and bring him to our house. I’m sure you’ll be rewarded well.”

She knocked down Sensei’s question in a ladylike tone.

She was talking on the premise that he was real, but it is rumored that Sacred Beast Pero was actually a fictional Sacred Beast. This is because it is said that for a sacred beast, it is unusually selfish. The Sacred Beasts had long been recognized as a guardian beast that protects the country, but only Sacred Beast Pero was not bound by the state and acted freely. Therefore, some scholars hypothesize that the werewolf named Pero existed, but it was not a sacred beast at all. Of course, both the Tanaka and Doris families flatly rejected this hypothesis.

Monica-sensei did not lose her expression at Clarice’s words, perhaps because she’s used to it, then she quickly starts the next story.

“Shinichi Tanaka had two wives, one of whom was Erna Tanaka, a Great Mage. It is said that she saved humanity from danger many times with her amazing magic. Her birth is well documented, and she is said to have been the daughter of a duke of the now-defunct elven nation of Sanargia. It’s a well-known story that her eldest son was Mana’s first president.”

“Not only that, but Erna-sama was beautiful and intelligent enough to captivate everyone, and she was the ‘supreme mage’ who ended the history of Great Mage starting with Moore.”

“Clarice, no matter how much you love your ancestor, I would like you not to get into your teacher’s commentary. But if you can tell me the secret information of the Tanaka family, I don’t mind that at all.”

Clarice turned red up to her ears and fell silent. Monica-sensei’s revenge seems to have been successful. Luane, who spouted a puff, was glared at by Clarice.

“And his other wife is Liz Tanaka, who grew up as the third daughter of the Schmidt family, a noble family in the kingdom of Logas. She was also the model for her famous book, Biography of an Assassin. She was the one who created the image of what is now called a shinobi.”

Monica-sensei continues.

“Then there’s Sacred Beast Pero, who is world-famous, so I don’t need to say much. There are still many Sacred Beasts today, but the Twelve Sacred Beasts are said to be the most powerful of them. Sacred Beast Pero was also said to be one of them, and it is rumored that it is still alive today due to its long lifespan. By the way, his full name is Pero Tanaka, and from this it is known that Sacred Beast Pero was related to Shinichi.”

Finally, we see the red spear.

“Sacred Beast Pero had a wife, and that was Freya Tanaka, who held the title of a Holy Knight. It is recorded that she was born and raised in a prestigious family of knights. If you’re a werewolf, you know her. If you go backwards through the family tree of all the werewolves who are the mothers of all the werewolves and the werewolves that are there today, they all end up in these two.”

“Yes, Freya-sama is our werewolf goddess. The one we admire as she walked the supreme path of fluffy. She surely possessed a great fluffy spirit.”

“Luane, stop it. You’re going to lose your sanity when she gets involved.”

Sensei moves on to the next exhibition. From there, the explanation continued endlessly as I had learned in class. A major event that suddenly occurred 2,900 years ago and the magic disappeared from the world. As a result, humanity has lost one of its powerful means against magical beasts and demons. It’s a long and dark, dark age.

At the same time, however, it was a time that produced many heroes. Two thousand seven hundred years ago, a certain person created a subject called “science.” That person is “Taro Yamada”. Nothing is known about him other than his gender, but this person built the foundations of science and was followed by many other researchers. The era without magic lasted until 200 years ago.

In the meantime, humanity has enriched their lives while developing scientific capabilities. With the development of powerful weapons, the number of magical beasts has steadily decreased, and the driven demons have chosen to mingle with humanity. The Adventurer’s Guild was dismantled, and the adventurer profession also ceased to exist. After the outbreak of a world war with maritime nations, the scientific age came to an end.

After that, the “Age of Magical Science” arrived, which is exactly the present age. One day, magic returned to the world again. The world was flooded with magic that had previously been recognized as nothing more than a delusion. Scientists fainted, gurus of emerging religions blew bubbles, and realists slept for days. Those who continued to believe in magic were delighted. Scientists worked with mages to create what they called magic science by analyzing magic scientifically.

As a result, mysteries that could not be solved by science were solved, and human life developed rapidly. Nowadays, it is easy to go on a trip to the moon and to explore planets that are a little farther away. It seems that it is not long before humanity leaves the star system.

――That’s what I learned in class.

Monica-sensei was eager to explain about the Age of Lost Magic. Next to her, the female staff member is smiling earnestly while nibbling on a donut. Clarice narrowed her eyes and muttered, “I wonder why the old man is defending someone who can’t even do her job.”

“That’s boring. Come on, let’s go look at somewhere else.”

“Hey, that’s a bit….…”

“It’s okay. Or, do you just not like me?”

Deito puts his arm around my shoulder and smiles maliciously. As if he didn’t need to hear my reply, he forcibly dragged me to another aisle.

“Oops.”

There was a person in the hallway, so I hid myself. There were two women having a conversation.

“It’s time for me to go home so I’ll leave it to you. Please don’t let anyone enter the back room. It’s dangerous.”

“I know, Director. By the way, how is your husband?”

“Well, he stays in his room every day and draws lewd illustrations. It seems that he is called a god painter or something on the Internet, but I don’t really know much about it.”

“But your skin looks bright lately, doesn’t it?”

“No, t-that, hey I’m going home now! I’m counting on you!”

The girl in black gothic loli outfit ran off somewhere. The woman who was left behind muttered, “They are on good terms after all.” Then she walked down the opposite corridor. After hearing the story, Deito signaled at the twins and grins.

“She just said it’s a dangerous place. That looks interesting.”

“I have no choice but to go.” “Right”

“Hey, let’s not do that.”

The twins grabbed each of my arms, and Deito led the way. After wandering around the first floor for a while, we found a magnificent door with a puppet that looked like an android. There are two of them. It is an old-fashioned model that looks like an antique and has a metallic mechanical appearance. Sometimes you can hear a “hard” sound from inside, but it may not be very quiet because it is an outdated one.

“This is the place huh.”

“What are we going to do, Deito?” “What’s your plan?”

“Let’s make good use of that Director woman from earlier.”

“I see” “That’s genius.”

The three of them talked and agreed on their own. One of the twins, Gore, rushes to the android.

“The director said she wanted both of you to come to her as soon as possible!”

“Katakata”

The two androids left the front of the room and disappeared down the hallway. Gore opens the door and beckons.

“Ooooh! Could this be a dungeon?!”

Beyond the door was a long corridor, and beyond that door was a large dome-shaped space. Light shines through the glass wall of the ceiling, and the steps gradually sloped down towards the center.

Apparently, we are inside a building behind the museum. There was a square structure in the center of it. The square structure has a gaping rectangular hole in one part, and we can see a staircase leading down.

Dungeons – ancient structures that we still don’t know how to build or what their purpose is. It is said that there are ferocious magical beasts and demons inside, and because of the danger, dungeons around the world have been sealed under the control of the government. But I had heard that there was only one thing that was not under the control of the government.

It’s the Worst Dungeon of all, the Mohed Great Dungeon.

Since I was a relative of the Tanaka family, I knew that the Mohed Great Dungeon was owned by the Tanaka family. Of course, I don’t know where it is really located. I’m the youngest of the youngest seats, and I’m the one who carries the cushions of the Tanaka family. I am just treated as distant relative as much as possible. I don’t have the right to know that much. Even so, the reason why we don’t stop seeing each other is probably because my father is proud of his bloodline. I mean, it doesn’t matter now.

“Well, let’s see how far my strength can go against the old guys, and I can get to the bottom in about ten minutes, right?”

“It’s possible if it’s Deito.” “You’ll clearly have plenty of room to spare.”

They grinned as they picked up the swords and spears hanging on the walls of the room. I felt a chill run down my spine. Don’t say stupid things! It is said that the ferocity of the current magical beast and the old magical beast is completely different. What’s more, it will be even stronger in the dungeon. On the other hand, we’re just students with no combat experience. Sure, I think Deito and the twins are strong, but I think there’s a gap between fighting and killing. It’s like heaven and earth.

“N-No, let’s stop. It’s too dangerous, we could die.”

“Shut up! If you’re going to say that, you take the lead.”

Why!?

I was forced to hold a sword and I was pushed on my back. I tumbled down the stairs and kissed the floor with my face.

“Hahaha! So lame!”

“Stand up.” “Let’s go!”

I was forcibly grabbed by the neck collar and made to stand. We started to move on.

“There’s nothing here.” Deito mutters boringly.

It’s understandable that he wants to say that when we don’t even see a single slime. But it’s still the first level. How deep the Mohed Gread Dungeon was is not documented. Or rather, it is unclear whether it was even traversed. The reason why I know this is because Clarice spoke so passionately about it.

Clarice is more like a young lady now, but she has always been a tomboy and often said she wanted to be an adventurer. At the time, I used to tell her that I am going to invite her to a party someday. Well, it was a child’s lie, or a little appeal to the child I liked. Eventually, as time went on, she became more realistic, and it became clear that my words were just a bravado.

“I’m tired of it, it’s time to go back.”

“That’s right.” “It’s boring.”

The three of them are about to leave when they stop abruptly. He turned around and his brow furrowed.

“Do you remember the way home?”

“I don’t know.” “No.”

The three of them looked at me. I shook my head silently. It was a lie. In fact, I secretly remembered the way we came. I’m tired of having to deal with Deito and his minions so I’m going to scare them a lot here and then go home with an “Oh, I remembered the way” kind of thing at the end. If I do that, I think they will reflect on it and they won’t have to deal with me in the future.

However, the tide turned in an unexpected way.

Deito suddenly pointed his sword at me.

“You’re good friends with Clarice right? You should help me get along with her.”

“But….…”

“If you don’t, you’re going to get in trouble.”

The tip of his sword was pointed at my throat. I’m about to say “yes” but I stopped my self.

“No, I’m not going to do that.”

“What?! Peter you stupid bastard, are you going to rebel against me?!”

He kicked me in my solar plexus. I rolled on the ground and endured the pain. I’m a weak man. But I’m not weak enough to give up the person I like. I’ll do it. I’m going to show him that I can rebel.

I managed to stand up and draw my sword.

“Heh~, you’re going to fight me? That’s interesting.”

“I’m going to beat up this idiot who goes against Deito” “I might as well kill him.”

The twins raised their spears. I can see that the excitement that I have been feeling is slowly fading. There is no chance of winning at all. I am almost certain that I’ll be killed.

—Suddenly, Deito and the others start to get scared for some reason.

When I turned around, my body stiffened.

“Pigyaaa”

It was an unpleasant voice. It stirred up an instinctive fear in me. There was a two-headed giant centipede behind me. The body is pale and has its fangs opened and closed.

“Hiiiiii!?”

“M-Monster!” “Run away!”

The three of them left me and ran away. The centipede crawls along the wall and chased after them. My knees that had been trembling, buckled and I slumped to the floor.

Screams can be heard in the distance. Deito and the others could have been killed.

How much time has passed?

Sururu. Sururu. A strange sound can be heard from where Deito and the others fled. It was a sound of dragging something. When it came close to me, I pointed my sword at it with a trembling hand.

“Whoa!?”

Suddenly, I was illuminated by a bright light. It was an artificial light, like a flashlight.

“Why are there humans in this place?”

“Another kid huh. I wonder if he’s friends with the kids we just threw outside.”

It was male and female voices. I looked at them fearfully. The human man was wearing a black robe. And the beautiful woman who looks like an elf was wearing a white cloak. However, on the man’s shoulders was the centipede I just saw earlier.”

“T-that!”

“This? It’s my snack for my drink.”

“Eh!?”

What is this person talking about!?

I mean, there are people in the dungeon?? The man throws out the centipede and squats in front of me.

“What’s your name?”

“P-Peter Lockwood.”

“Lockwood huh.”

The man raises the corners of his mouth and squints at me. A woman crouched down next to him and looked at me intently.

“He’s our descendant, isn’t it?”

“Well, I guess so. What’s more interesting is his soul. Apparently, he has Shige-san’s soul.”

“Then he’s Shige-san’s reincarnation?”

“It should be.”

Shige-san? Who is Shige-san?

Suddenly, the man stood up and looked at the ceiling.

“Well, it looks like your parents are going to close down your store soon.”

“Huh!?”

“On the contrary, it seems that your future life is uncertain. You are going to join a well-paid planetary development team with your parents in the care of your relatives.”

“Planetary Development Team!?”

It’s one of those jobs that’s rumored to be hellish. I won’t be back here for at least ten years. I intuitively realized that what the man was saying was true. In fact, I had heard such a story by chance. The management of supermarkets is so tough that it may be time to reach the limit. I also knew that we are barely paying for my tuition.

I clung to the leg of someone I didn’t know.

“Pleaaase! Can you help me? I want to live with my family! I’ll do whatever it takes, so please let me stay with my family!!”

“Do you want me to take you in?”

“Yes, but only if it means that I could protect my current life!”

“Then from today on, you will be Homeless.”

He pointed his finger at me.

…………Homeless??

“I’ll arrange everything so you can train under me.”

“You’d better give up hope early. When you feel motivated, it’s when you feel hopeless, you see.”

Training? What training?

The man forcibly grabbed my arm and made me stand. Still, I nodded excitedly.

“Come, let’s play homeless again, Shige-san!”

“I’m Peter though.”

“Oh, yes, yes. My bad.”

After a brief tap on the shoulder, he stepped forward. Speaking of which, I didn’t hear the most important part.

“Um, what’s your name?”

The man turned around and grinned at me.

[Completed]

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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I look far ahead. A thread of light extends from the place where Erna and the others disappeared, and beyond it is a path that transcends time and space.

――I see, so that’s what happened.

As expected of my wife. Apparently, she was using her skills in that state. Then there is only one thing I need to do.

Suddenly, I sensed a fluctuation in space-time. I expected it to come, but it’s sooner than I expected. A huge golden finger emerged from the space. There was a block-shaped dent on the tip of the finger, and the moment I saw it, I understood why the attack that prevented Gohma from regenerating hadn’t worked. The sword fell from my hand of its own accord. The other five great Great Treasures, the Gauntlet of the Fire God, the Spear of the Water God, the Axe of the Earth God, and the Great Shield of the Light God, instantly came together to form a ring.

The Staff of the Wind God is not included, as it does not use Orichalcum. The Great Treasures broke into pieces, and the scarlet metal pieces melted and turned into a block. It settled on the tip of the huge finger and returned to its clean, unblemished state, as if it had been there from the beginning.

Zuzuzu, the finger withdraws form the hole and then a huge golden half-opened eye peeked out from behind the hole in the space where the finger pulled out.

『What a pity. A true pity. With your strength, we would have been able to greatly expand our forces. 』

A solemn and quiet voice resonated through my body. To think that He, who is the pinnacle one will come in person is indeed awe-striking. If it had been me before returning to reincarnation, I would have been terrified. Of course, I am still no match against him now even in my current state. But the spirit I had forged had given me some courage.

“Let me take care of this universe. Even if it’s you, I can’t give it up.”

『Hoh~, the management of this one huh. Do you really like this little place so much? 』

“I am well aware that I am still in the palm of your hand. From giving Naoki the power to transcend time, to being reincarnated as a special race, even giving a part of your body to mankind and them calling it Orichalcum, and for using it to protect me. Everything went according to your plan.”

『I will not deny that. However, it is the gift of your power that has led to evolution. There was less than a ten percent chance that you would evolve. Not only did you exceed that, but you also exceeded expectations. 』

I have exceeded this person’s expectations, even if only a little huh.  

That’s astounding. It’s both frightening and pleasing.

『You will have to overcome many sufferings from now on, for this is a world unworthy of you. Is that really okay to you? Even if you modify it for your convenience, you will probably reach a dead end. 』

“I have decided to live in this universe.”

『Very well. I’ll take it as your resolve. I will formally entrust the management of this place to you. 』

Inwardly, I was relieved, but perhaps this was conditional. He is generous, but he is not the kind who only gives. This is something that I can see immediately when I look at this place.

『However, I will only give you a moment’s reprieve. When the 300 billionth hour comes, I will have you join us in our battle. Until then, enjoy life as Homeless. 』

I bowed quietly. This was exceptional treatment. It just goes to show how much they rely on my power. But in the end, no matter where I go, there will always be a top. Once again, I realize that I can’t go against the way the world works.

Oh well, time to go home.

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“!”

“Wait!”

I hurriedly catch the Kokko bird. I put the bird back in the fence and took a breather. I am at the miniature garden of Mohed Great Dungeon. A year had passed since the battle with Gohma.

Well, let me take you to a quick look back at what has happened so far.

First, I returned to the Heavenly Realm and joined Naoki and the others to report that I had defeated Gohma. At that time, I also told them that I had retrieved the Proof of the Creator God from Gohma, and handed it to Naoki. However, the problem here is the absence of a creator god candidate. Naoki doesn’t have the Relentless Evolution skill, so he is unqualified to possess the tokecn. Therefore, I forcibly qualified Naoki with my power and made Naoki the Creator God.

Naoki and the other gods were so shocked that their eyes popped out. But I was too lazy to explain so I randomly misled them by saying that it was because I am the God of Destruction. It is not wrong since for the time being, I am still supposed to be the God of Destruction.

After succeeding in getting Naoki to rule the heavens safely, I returned to the planet “Shamur” with Eugrapia. Shamur is the name of the planet on which I was reincarnated. I have mixed feelings about knowing this name after the battle, I can’t help but say that I would have managed without knowing it.

When I returned, I forcibly destroyed the barrier and invaded the planet. I captured the Eugrapia from this timeline and fused it with the Eugrapia from the future. Having two of the same person would be troublesome in many ways after all. However, I felt a little sorry for her, as she was pinned down by me when her future self trampled on her entered from behind. She was in tears all the way.

From there, I freed Zefa, who was sealed in the lowest level of the Mohed Great Dungeon, explained the situation and then I received the proof again, and then the demon realm was freed. In addition, I captured Moore’s clone, the Fluffy Immortal. I give a rough explanation to him and then I revived Moore’s original body, as well as his frozen wife before throwing them to the surface. As for his clone, I left him to Eva, who was very satisfied with such setup.

And then I fused with the me in this timeline. Honestly, this is too much of a new game for me. I can do anything with my all-around power. I can even erase orcs just by looking at them. Therefore, I decided to seal ninety percent of my power and spend my time with moderate strength.

――So, here we are today.

“Shinichi, grab it for me!”

Erna was chasing Sweet Potato-kun V3, who had escaped from the miniature garden prison. By the way, Sweet Potato-kun is the sibling of Potato-kun. There are also Taro-kun, Annouimo-kun, Purple Potato-kun and Yam-kun. Well, there are a lot of varieties of potatoes themselves, but let’s put them aside for now.

“I’ll get it!”

“Onegai, Pero!”

Pero blocked the flying kick sent by Sweet Potato-kun V3 with his arm. My son then grabbed Sweet Potato-kun’s ankle and slammed it to the ground. That was dangerous. If it gets out to the ground, it will be a big problem.

“It seems that I have been so busy with the development of Sweet Potato X that I have completely let my guard down. Thank you for capturing it.”

A man in a white coat wearing a monocle appears. He is an eccentric who specializes in outlandish breeding. ……Well, he is my clone.

With a syringe, a mysterious liquid was injected into the rampaging sweet potato, and when it became quiet, the skeletons pulled it back to the prison.

“I’m starting to get scared of how far this is going to go.”

“Yeah, I guess so…”

You’re not going to create an evil organization, are you? 

I don’t want a me versus me situation. However, the results provided by my clone are very useful so I can’t complain openly at the moment. I’ll just wait and see.

“We’ve harvested today’s vegetables and it’s time to go home.”

“Yeah.”

Carrying the basket on our backs, we returned to our hideout. We are living in the same place in this timeline. The same people and the same life. This is what I was looking for.

“Tadaima. Mmm, it smells good~”

“The meal is ready.”

Liz is wearing an apron showing off her modest breasts. It seems to be tonkatsu curry tonight. Not to mention the pork used is…….that. I put down the sword at my waist and sit down on the floor.

Erna handed out four spoons.

“Itadakimasu”

The curry was moderately spicy and rich. Erna, Liz, and Pero also have a good time.

“By the way, why don’t you tell us what you’ve been hiding?”

Suddenly, Erna cut off the conversation and asked that. The curry I had eaten started to come back up. Cough. Cough. Cough. I drank some water.

“W-what are you talking about?”

“The first time I met you, you hugged me all of a sudden and you are even in tears. That stuck with me all the time, you know.”

“It was the same with me. You suddenly called me Pero.”

“Mmm, exactly the same.”

Ugh, I thought they will all forget about it. I’ve managed to get away with it many times before but then again, I guess I’ve reached the limit.

Soon…… I think so. Or, maybe not yet?

At that moment, a light struck directly from above the three of them.

“““…………”””

The three of them looked around curiously. It’s as if they didn’t know why they are here. No, only Erna should know. Their body are now full of divine qi. As far as I know, they have not become gods at this time.

In other words that means…… they are back!

“You’ve returned! The battle with Gohma ended safely huh.”

“Shinichi!? Are you really the Shinichi we know!?”

I gently stroke Erna’s head as she hugged me tightly. Liz and Pero also hugged me with tears in their eyes.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaa”

“You’re alive! I’m glad that Father is alive!”

Liz, who is usually curt, is crying a lot. Pero presses the tip of his nose, which is wetter than usual, against my cheeks, leaving it covered with snot. Then a wormhole opens in the room, and Freya came flying in.

“Hey, Tanaka-dono!? Why am I the only one who is still a knight!?”

I looked away when I was asked.

“That’s mean! I thought we are friends!”

“It’s a misunderstanding. I just thought that if you came back, you would come join us anyway, so I left you alone. Besides, I can’t think of a way to make you our team member again.”

Freya is a stranger who somehow became our comrade before I knew it. I also wanted to see how Pero would grow without Freya. Sure enough, he grew up quickly without being frightened by the shadow of the fluffy pervert.

“But how is this trick possible? We were fighting Gohma just now then……”

“The cause is Erna’s singularity skill.”

“You mean that skill that I don’t know how to use?”

“The Singularity skill allows the user to jump through time just once. The range is limited to within a few years from the starting point, and the user’s existence is confirmed by overwriting the previous existence at the jump destination. It’s a time leap, so to speak.”

Erna should have grasped the effect the moment she used this power. At that time, she unconsciously used her skills. Upon learning of the effect, she copied and sent individual information to the future one after another before Gohma erased them. The information finally arrived after a long time.

“Zuuuuuuuu! Hah, that was refreshing!”

“Don’t wipe your nose with my robe!”

Erna’s eyes are red, and she grimaces as she looks at her finger.

“I don’t have a wedding ring.”

“Well, we’re not married here yet.”

Liz rubs her eyes with her arm as she holds out her left hand.

“Propose again.”

“Is that how it works?”

In that case, I guess I’ll have to hold our wedding ceremony at this timeline too.

“In that case, we should also have our wedding ceremony this time.”

“Yes, the battle is over now.”

“!?”

The conversation between Freya and Pero shocked me like never before. It was as shocking as the day when adult books were removed from convenience stores all at once.

—No, it’s as desperate as it was when E〇lis died in F〇7.

“I will not accept it! You fluffy knight!”

“I’m not a Fluffy knight! I’m Pero-sama’s moe servant knight! And from now on I’ll be Pero-sama’s moe knight wife! This is the ultimate evolution!”

“Damn! I can’t believe I have a treacherous friend!”

Erna, Liz and Pero started eating, pretending they didn’t care about us at all.

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He has a pure white body and a third eye on the forehead. His middle-aged man look earlier has changed to a beautiful young man in his twenties, and his eyes are so cold. It was so chilling that I cannot see any emotion at all. Furthermore, it is no longer possible to sense his presence, as he was a being neither man nor god.

His long silver hair emitted particles of light, and his arms, legs and torso were covered in golden shells that seemed to be part of his body. His feather robe was floating softly on his shoulders. There was something different from before, I could tell intuitively, but I couldn’t be sure.

“Erna!”

“Ugh!”

Gohma pulled the greatsword from her chest and I instantly teleported to catch and take Erna into my arms.

Calm down, don’t panic. She won’t die like this. It should regenerate quickly, and the wound will heal soon.

—However, there is no sign of the wound closing up.

“W-what’s going on? Why can’t the wound be closed!? Why won’t it regenerate!?”

“Ku, kuku, kuhahaha! Have you forgetten it, Shinichi Tanaka? My blow will interfere with regeneration. For some reason, it didn’t work for you, but it doesn’t seem to be the same for the others.”

Naoki’s last appearance crossed my mind. No. This is bad. I must stop the bleeding immediately. I took out a cloth and press it to the wound on her chest.

“That’s no use. It’s too late. When I pierced her heart, she has no choice but to die.”

“Shut up!!”

The white cloth is now dyed bright red. The bleeding showed no signs of stopping at all, and soon, the blood started to overflow from the cloth.

Stop. Please stop bleeding. Don’t die. Are you going to leave me too?

“Cough, Shi-nichi……”

“Erna!”

That’s right! She has a soul. If she dies, she can be resurrected.

“How dare you do that to Erna!”

“Stop it, Liz!!”

Liz slashes at Gohma with dark matter. But in an instant, the darkness dissipated, and he easily grabbed Liz’s sword with his left hand with a grin on his face, he said,

“Vanish.”

“!?”

Liz turned into a particle of light and loses her shape. When Gohma opened his left hand, there was nothing there.

Ahh……ahhhhhh…..Liiiiiiz!!!!

“How dare you!”

“I won’t forgive you Gohmaaaa!”

Pero and Freya simultaneously went on an attack, but Gohma simply pointed his left hand at them and made them disappear.

S-stop it…… My family …….

“The New World has no need for you, just disappear.”

Suketarou, Kurohime, and the Sword of Glory members vanished as particles of light just like that as well. All that’s left is me and Erna.

“Shinichi…… li…..ve…..”

“No! You’re going to live, too!”

“I’m…al…ready…..”

Her right hand caressed my cheek. Shortly afterwards, Erna turned into particles of light and disappeared.

“Don’t have useless illusions like they can resurrect. I can now destroy even souls. I have created real destruction you see.”

“…………”

“Yes, that’s correct. I have come out of the restrictions of the world. It’s like looking into a small tank from the outside. I can see everything in this world.”

Something thick spreads in my head. A killing intent that I had never felt before stiffened my limbs and my hands naturally trembled. My teeth shattered as I clenched it. My blood vessels burst out and blood flows from my eyes. My rage was so intense that it made me lose my sense of self, burning my nerves in the process.

“Uooooooooh!!!!”

Waves of destruction are emitted from my body, engulfing everything. Stars, mechanical angels, and even the star system. The surroundings changed to a mottled pattern of black and purple.

“You have finally awakened to the true power of the God of Destruction, but it’s too late. I am already beyond the reach of the power of destruction.”

“My…… family….…”

“It’s good that they died without pain. You should be glad.”

“You bastaaaaard!!!”

My slash was easily blocked by the greatsword he held in one hand. I continued to strike over and over again.

“Kuhahaha, you’re finally breaking down!”

“You! Because of you bastaaard!”

A powerful kick landed in my side. I vomited blood in my armor, but I did not care and continued to attack. Without me even touching his clothes, he went on the attack. I dodged his attack at the last minute but my left arm was severed. But for some reason, it doesn’t regenerate.

“Now my power finally worked. Perhaps you’re not just an upstart god of destruction.”

I attacked with only my right arm.

Who cares if my left arm was gone? Even if it’s only my head left, I’ll rip off his throat!

The waves of destruction around me disappeared, and a gaping empty space appeared.

“It’s time, I’m going to show you the power of the Transcendent God.”

He instantly teleported behind me and raises his left hand. What appeared was a crimson divine spear.

“This is a divine artifact that goes beyond the divine weapon, a spear that reverses cause and effect, creating results first. It’s a spear that will surely hit.”

The spear pierced my right thigh. I couldn’t see how I got stuck at all.

“There’s always more to come.”

One after another, spears mercilessly pierced my body. I pulled it out and threw it at him, but the spear just disappeared like a phantom.

“Sounds fun, right? Here’s the next one.”

Three black dogs appeared out of nowhere. The dogs disappeared, then they slide back in from a sharp angle and bit me.

“I’ll kill you! I’m going to kill youuu!”

“Go ahead and try if you can.”

I destroyed the dogs and the spear with wave of destruction and then I madly charged towards Gohma. He’s right there. Just a stone’s throw away.

“Aghh!”

An invisible wall prevented me from doing so. Then, a spear instantly pierced my body and I vomited blood. Dozens of chains wrapped around me from the hole that emerged in the space and I couldn’t move.

Ugh….These chains are taking away my divine qi.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn iiiiiit!!”

“Hahahaha, this is a good pastime. I find your hatred extremely endearing. Oh, I see, the reason this place is like this is because they love watching the struggle of the weak. Mmm, yes, I have obtained the truth.”

Gohma thrusts his greatsword into my stomach.

“This time, it’s the end.”

“Gohmaaaaaaaa!!!”

“Disappear like your beloved ones.”

My body begins to disappear as particles of light.

Nooo!!! I don’t want to!. I don’t want to disappear!

Let me avenge Erna, Liz, Pero, Freya and the others.

That’s all I want.

Please…… Someone?

“Hahahaha! Farewell, Shinichi Tanaka!”

Glaring at the smiling Goma. My consciousness sank into darkness.

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――Where is this?

I am drifting in the depths of darkness. It’s like a deep-sea world where there is no light.

Gaaaaan! Shan! Shan! Shan!

The sound of bells and tin cane being struck can be heard.

『My brethren. Your duty will soon come to an end. Your long journey through reincarnation has been truly arduous. 』

A ray of golden light shone through and enveloped my whole body.

Yes, it was……

I finally remember all of it. I recalled who I was and what was my purpose. I had been given a mission.

『An enemy has entered one of our worlds, and as one of the guardians of this plane, you will return to samsara and find out where the enemy is. 』

For this reason, I was reborn many times, and eventually, I ended as Shinichi Tanaka. Thirty-three thousand three hundred and fifty-six years were spent. It was a story of finding the enemy, but the whole flow was predetermined. All I had to do was leave it to fate. The enemy who has been exposed will be defeated by my brethren after this.

『Brother, we await your return. At last, you can return to your real home. 』

Home?

Oh right, there was such a thing. I had completely forgotten about it. I can’t help but grin.

『Are you glad to be back, for it has been a long and arduous journey? 』

“No. I am just happy that I still had a chance to win.”

『What are you talking about? Your role is already—』

“Home? I don’t need that anymore. I’m now Shinichi Tanaka of Homeless.”

The testimony of the God of Destruction and the testimony of the God of Creator emerged from my chest. They rotated and merged into one, forming a golden orb.

『Jizō! Stop it!』

I embraced the golden orb and evolved. Having surpassed the limit, I crossed more barriers and overcome the restrictions. My hands are there to grab and pick up everything. It picks up and saves even myself. If a thousand hands are not enough, let us bring light to the world with ten thousand hands. My threads bind evil spirits, my eyes reveal darkness, and my sword cuts through all things.

『That appearance…… Are you planning to go against us?』

“I don’t intend to do that. But if that’s what you want, I’ll take you on. I’ll take this world.”

『Then I’ll report that to him.』

“I don’t care.”

Shan. Shan. Shan.

The sound of the tin cane recedes into the distance and the light fades away.

I guess it’s time for me to leave here too.

I stretched my consciousness downward and looked for Gohma. He was laughing as he looked at my floating sword. I slid my body from the higher dimension to the lower dimension.

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-Gohma’s POV-

I was more joyful than ever. I gained power and completely erased anyone who stood in my way. All that’s left is to recreate the universe and create the new world I want. Then I’ll rebel against the true rulers.

It was just a coincidence that I found out about their existence. It happened when I witnessed the Creator God having a conversation with someone. The other party shone golden, and his eyes were frighteningly deep enough to see everything. I knew intuitively that he was a being higher than God.

After that, everything seemed like a lie. There is a realm that even the god who is supposed to control everything cannot touch, that the universe is unconsciously managed, and that our world is ugly and full of conflict. Hatred overflowed in me. We are kept alive on imitations. Above all, from the moment I saw that being, an uncontrollable urge to destroy grow within me.

That guy should be destroyed. Something in me was telling me so. Gradually, I had an ideal. An ideal world in which all gods have escaped from their control, a world without conflict. I waited a long time. And the time has come.

I killed the Creator God and took control of the heavens. I killed the gods who did not obey my rule and my heart was filled with joy. Yes, a world full of deception should be destroyed.

But my plan goes awry. It’s all because of goddess Aphrodia and her son Naoki Tanaka. They took the proof of the Creator God that had been kept in the treasury and fled.

I was furious. In addition, Shinichi Tanaka appeared and he tried to prevent me as much as possible. Still, I managed to get the proof and became a creator god. However, my true power as a creator god had not yet been awakened. Just being accepted by the proof is not enough to say that I am a creator God. I did not possess the power to create the universe yet. I knew that in advance, so I took action.

I had absorbed tens of thousands of humans with their souls and gained the path to evolution. Evolution is a terrifying system. It can easily reverse the balance of power and create a huge reversal. Fortunately, even before I questioned the world, I was looking for a way for God to obtain evolution. In this way, I have become a transcendent God who surpass the Creator God.

It’s not impossible for me to beat them now. If I take more time, I’m sure I’ll be able to fight on equal terms or better.

“Kukukuku, it’s time for re-creation.”

I condensed the power of destruction and creation in my right hand. A small sphere of light was formed. It’s the seed of the universe.

I raised my right hand and begin to re-create.

“――?”

But for some reason, nothing happens. When I lowered my right hand, the seed of the universe was gone.

“I erased that.”

“!?”

I turned around and covered my eyes with my arms due to the dazzling golden glow. The being before me emits a halo, has white swirling hair on his forehead, and his eyes are half-closed, as if staring into the void. A thin piece of cloth fluttered around his body.

When I realized who it was,

“I-impossible! I should have even annihilated your soul!”

“The soul you’re talking about is a part of someone greater. No matter how much you try to erase it, it will not disappear entirely.”

Don’t tell me…. this guy hid his real identity until now?

How foolish of me to not realize that he was one of that guy’s allies! In an instant, I recreated my greatsword and then I created a divine artifact that can kill him.

—However, the greatsword stopped just before it could kill him. He’s not making a move at all. Suddenly, his right hand moves and he flicks the greatsword with his fingers.

My greatsword shattered like a thin piece of ice.

“Let’s save your heart from being taken over by evil spirit.”

“Aghhh!”

Something black popped out of my mouth. He tied it up with a golden thread.

Buzz- buzz- buzz- buzz-.

I heard an unpleasant feather sound. It was a giant fly.

“Is this it? I now accomplished Lord’s mission huh.” Then he added, “Destruction.”

The giant fly burst and scattered as particles. I was stunned. I felt a sense of loss, as if something important had been missing from my heart. It’s probably called Greed.

“You have tens of thousands of souls fused together inside you so you must perform tens of thousands of reincarnations as a human. Then we’ll see each other again.”

My body shrinks and transforms into a young man, a toddler, and then I became a baby. Even as I became a soul, I still barely maintained a vague consciousness.

Thinking of the many years I need to spend in the future….. No, just imagining it gives me chills. Even I, who have lived more than 100 million years as a god, have never seen a single soul who come to an end and break free from samsara.

I was screaming when I was thrown into samsara.

And then, even that vague consciousness was lost.

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The three sacred artifacts possessed by the God of Destruction combined to exert their true power. No, it should be said that they returned to its original form. The robe, bangle, and ring resonated with each other, and a black light covered my entire body.

What appeared was an ominous pure black armor. On my back, my cloak flutters and my limbs are full of strength. My face is covered by a mask, and I could always lock on to Gohma in my vision. This armor is equipped with an automatic search function and an automatic tracking function.

“Beautiful. As expected of the highest level divine artifact created by the previous Creator God. There was one thing I respected about him, and that was his design ability. It’s easy to add functionality, but he was amazing at adding unique added value to it.”

“Enough with the pretentious statement.  Let’s continue.”

“Very well. I’ll deal with you to my heart’s content, Destroyer.”

I strike with my fastest blow. It collides with his greatsword, and the impact rushes through the surrounding area. In my field of vision, Gohma’s position is captured by the display, and even if he teleported behind me instantaneously, the artifact senses it and notifies me of fluctuations in space immediately. As I turned around, our sword caused sparks as they collided with each other.

“Kuku. It doesn’t feel so bad to have a worthy opponent. I can test the performance of my artifacts to my heart’s content.”

His clone appeared in three directions. I didn’t even look back and vanished them with my wave of destruction. In this state, my field of view covers 360 degrees. If I just want to check the scenery in all directions, I can do it with just my basic ability. However, that also diffuses my consciousness unnecessarily. Automatic acquisition in all directions frees me from such a troublesome state. And above all, what makes this armor so great is that it goes well with the power of God of Destruction.

The moment wave of destruction covered my entire body, Gohma sensed the danger and immediately jumped away.

“So you brought it out after all huh.”

“It would be strange not to use it.”

By wearing wave of destruction, I can achieve an almost invincible attack and defense. The waves extended to the sword, and a faint black light was reflected in Gohma’s eyes.

“But I am the Creator God…… I can surpass even destruction through creation!”

Drawing my attention to one of his rings, he openly shows his trump card. Speaking of which, I already knew the three abilities, but the other one was still unknown. The ring sparkled and a faint white light covered his body.

“This is a sacred artifact used against the God of Destruction by creating multiple walls of light. Your power can destroy everything, but there is a limit to the number and range that you can erase at once. Even if you dare to destroy it, yours is just an insignificant power.”

“But you can’t keep making things indefinitely, and that ring is also powered by your divine qi, right? In that case, I just need to keep fighting until it runs out.”

Fighting resumes. This time, the scenery changes even more violently. We are flying at lightning speed over the sea that you could only see the tail of black and white light. Our swords bounced off each other like magnets that repelled each other every time we crossed them.

Shuiin. Shuiin.

I continued to hardly dodge the space slashes he made. The small island floating in the sea was split in half, and numerous transparent cut marks remain in the sky, like a cloth cut with a cutter. It seems even the alternate dimension that covers the planet is being cut into pieces.

On the other hand, I cut through his multiple layers of light walls in an instant. But just when I was about to break through the last layer, I am unable to. The light wall is restored in less than a second so I can’t finish my attack. I could only click my tongue repeatedly.

Of course, it is also possible to make Gohma disappear along with the light wall. However, in order to do so, it is necessary to apply the wave of destruction for at least one second. There was no way he would give me that kind of ease, so I had no choice but to find a way out in the middle of the battle.

“Teyaaa!”

“Kuu-!?”

Caught off guard, my sword knocks Gohma away. He falls diagonally straight into the sea, but he bounces heavily and lands on what appears to be a continent. I filled the magic jewel of lightning and temporarily creates an unknown attribute. It is black lightning strike.

Thunder roars and flashes of destruction run through the air. Gohma leaves the scene before it hit and weaves his way through the trees as he glides at an extremely low altitude. Condensed magic bullets like artillery bombardment are released from the forest like a barrage. No matter how much I could nullify it, if it hits my body, it will consume divine qi in vain. I hesitated and chased after Gohma.

Zugagaga. A huge white dragon splits the earth and emerges. Apparently, he had prepared a defense force in advance. Throughout the forest, something like a railgun battery emerges from the ground and opens fire. It became a full-fledged barrage storm. The white dragon twists its body and opens its large mouth to swallow me up.

“Get out of the way!”

I cut it in half with a Dragon Slash flash and destroyed all the cannons with a destructive lightning strike.

Shuiin- Shuiin-

The next moment, something cut off my left arm. My sense of pain had been dulled so I felt almost no pain. But the bigger question was how he managed to overcome the wave of destruction and land the attack. Thread-like cells stretched out towards the arm, which was still flying in the air, and attached to it instantly.

Shuiin- Shuiin-

That sound again. It’s the slash that cuts through space. This time, I dodged it with ease, and the mystery of why I was slashed became clear. He fired a double slash. The first blow was erased by the waves, but the second blow is sure to hit. Impressed, I unleashed a destructive lightning strike at the place where he was hiding.

He is behind the corpse of the white dragon. Gohma effortlessly dodges the lightning strike and unleashes another invisible double slash. On the other hand, I also erased it with a lightning strike of destruction.

“I can’t believe this fight is so undecided. It’s hard to believe you’re a young upstart.”

“It doesn’t matter how old you are in a fight, it’s just a matter of being able to do it or being beaten.”

“As you said. I will show you the true power of the Creator God then.”

Gohma released a large amount of divine qi. The colorful aura manifested in humanoid form. It had six pure white mechanical wings, a faceless flat head, and in its right hand it held the same greatsword as Gohma, and the surface of its pure white mechanical body reflected light like metal. The total number is thousands. It was not possible to check the status of any of them, so their identities were unknown.

“All of the parts that make up these things are granted abilities. And yet their basic performance is on par with that of a god. It will be interesting to see how you resist them, which are also equipped with weapons that can cut through space.”

“Granting abilities to every part…… Damn!”

If that’s the case, the abilities that can be used are orders of magnitude different. With a thousand of them, it will be tough even for me.

“Do it.”

The mechanical angel began to move at the speed of light, leaving an afterimage. I teleported from the spot, appeared directly above them and then I unleashed a destructive lightning strike.

Bam! The lightning strike was blocked by a wall of light that disappeared. Amazingly, the angels even had a wall of light. What troublesome beings!

If low-level quantities aren’t effective, then attack with high-level quantities- a simple yet powerful tactic.

Shuiin. Shuiin. Shuiin.

Countless space slashes flew up. It’s not actually flying, but that feels more appropriate as a description.

“Wave Cannon!”

It emits waves of destruction in the form of beams. However, the angels sensed the danger and they disappeared from the scene with light-speed movement and teleportation.

“Gua!?”

A spatial slash from directly above slashes my shoulder. The wound is shallow though. I escaped immediately. However, one after another, double space slash slashed my body without a moment’s hesitation. Before I know it, I was surrounded by angels. My arms were blown off, legs were cut off, ears, fingers, flanks, parts of the head, and finally even the torso were cut in half.

If this continues, I will die.

“Haaaaah!!”

I spread out the waves of destruction in a spherical shape and drove the angels away. It’s like a shield. My body instantly regenerated and returned to normal. But I was mentally exhausted. It may be the first time that I have been cornered this much.

I don’t see any chance at all. What should I do. How can I win?

At that moment, darkness shrouded the surroundings.

“What!?”

All I can hear is the sound of destruction. However, I can’t see it at all. I don’t know what is going on. Suddenly, the darkness cleared up. In front of me were the back of four familiar people.

“It’s unusual that you’re having such a hard time.”

“I agree. But thanks to that, I was able to create a situation where the cute wife saved the husband who is in a pinch.”

“Tanaka-dono is so mean. I didn’t know you are fighting such an interesting enemy.”

“I won’t let you kill Father. As long as we, the Four Djinn, are here, you won’t have a chance.”

I secretly trembled with delight. The four of them defeated the Four Zodiac Gods and rushed to me. Thank you for being alive and for saving me from a crisis.

“We are here too!”

“We made it in time for Master.”

When I turned around, there were Kurohime and Suketarou. And those five people, although in bad shape.

“Liberto! You guys were alive!”

“Somehow. It took us a while to recover though.”

That’s great. I’m glad that no one is missing. My tear gland seemed to loosen, and I hurriedly tightened my face. There are still more than 900 enemies. Gohma is also unharmed.

“You’ve gained more allies huh…… That attack was very dangerous.”

Gohma soars directly above with the angels in tow. He tries to escape through a rift in space to the outside of the planet. He seems to have decided that this world is too small to escape Liz’s dark matter. It is also convenient to me. The power of the God of Destruction is not suitable for use on planets.

“Let’s chase after them!”

We also fly out of the planet through the rift in space. Countless pieces of space debris were floating around the planet.

“We’ve already gotten rid of all the things that are getting in the way.”

“So those spheres aren’t there either?”

“They’re just a piece of cake.”

Nodding to Kurohime, who speaks proudly, I predict where Gohma is headed. Gohma’s capture response appeared in my field of vision, indicating that he was waiting on a star in this system.

“Are you ready?”

Everyone nodded silently. No one is intimidated. We’ve left a lot of things behind just to be here. We shouldn’t be afraid to die right now. I took all of them and teleported. Above the bright red star, Gohma and the mechanical angel were waiting.

Nearby, a huge flare soars.

“Kuhahaha, let’s have the final battle.”

“It looks like you have no intention of surrendering.”

“Of course, this is where history begins anew.”

The fight begins without a signal.

While dodging the spatial slashes of the angels, I approached the close range of one person. The slash was dodged by teleportation and then I appeared behind him.

“Gab-, gagaga!?”

“Don’t let your guard down, darkness is just around the corner.”

Liz emerged from the shadows behind him and plunged her blade into the angel’s head. The angel ceases to sound and shuts down all functions.

“Does this thing move at the speed of light?”

Several angels follow Pero as he continues to fly. However, as soon as Pero suddenly stopped on his track and opens the Abyss Gate, a swarm of bizarre ant overflows from it, swallowing the angels following him and eats them without leaving a trace behind.

“It was a mistake to turn this place into a battlefield!”

A huge flame erupts from the star and engulfs the angels en masse. It had the shape of a woman. In the center of the fire, Freya, whose hair stands on end, spreads her six arms and raises two spears like Asura with atomic energy. The angels were exposed to ultra-high temperatures and melted into mush.

“Come on, Suketarou!”

“As you will!”

Kurohime reflects the extremely large energy waves emitted by Suketarou with an EX counter. The doubled maximal flash engulfs the angels and makes them disappear without a trace.

“Layla!”

“I know!”

Margaret was being chased by three angels. However, Layla uses the Slow Down, Attack Reduction, Defense Reduction, and Thought Reduction skills. Their race is rich in nerf skills. Liberto, Tina, and Dominic, who had been enhanced with skill boosts, smashed their skill skills into it, and the angels shattered into pieces.

“Oh, come on! There’s too many!”

Erna continued to cast spells as she escaped. Countless shining arrows were ejected like homing lasers, and even if they teleported, they were immediately captured and were killed.

We could do it. We are definitely pushing. The number of angels has already been reduced by half. If this continues, all that’s left is Gohma. When I turned my attention to Gohma, I noticed something was wrong.

His body is glowing.

That is…… No way right?

“Kukukuku, I can finally evolve. I’ve been killing gods with this body so much that I didn’t bother to count anymore. Now I’ve already accumulated enough experience points.”

T-This is ridiculous! Evolution at this timing!?

Wait, that’s not right!! A dazzling flash of light suddenly illuminated the surroundings. I shielded my eyes with my arm.

“.…?”

When I put my arm down, Gohma was not there.

Where did he go? Did he run away thinking that it would take time to evolve?

“Guoh-……”

I turned around at the disturbing voice. There, I saw Erna who was pierced in the chest from behind. A large amount of blood spilled from her mouth and it drifts in the space as a ball.

“I have…… become a Creator God who surpasses a Creator God.”

Appearing from behind her was Gohma, who was now in a strange form.

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In one breath, I closed the distance between us and made a slash from below. Gohma, on the other hand, used his greatsword as a shield and easily blocked my attack. I dodged the sword that was swung in counterattack by a hair’s breadth, rotated my body to the side and slashed him again. That, too, was easily blocked. The sparks and high-pitched metallic sound that echoed out proved the strength of the power we released.

It’s just a warm-up attack, but it’s still a power that I can feel strongly. There was no blurring in the greatsword as he swung it down, and there was no hesitation in his sword movement. The pressure of the sword against me was heavy, and although it is quiet, it conveys its strength like the spirit of a lion. There seemed to be an unwavering confidence and determination in him.

“As the God of Destruction, you should have entered there, right?”

“Are you talking about the room that was hidden behind the throne?”

“Yes. Now you can understand that the universe is controlled by them.”

“But what about it? It’s the same everywhere you go. All beings are always under some kind of control. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are higher-ranking ones.”

Our swords clashed dozen times every second. We changed positions, exchanged fists and aimed at each other fiercely. Although he was still not serious, he was definitely going after my life.

“I agree with you on that point, but what if the ruler is someone with malicious intent? Will you still accept the universe as it is?”

“That’s rubbish. You just don’t want to be dominated, don’t you?”

“I don’t deny that. Even I can’t see the bottom of my desire for domination. But even so, I still boldly claim to that I’m just. This universe is wrong.”

“It doesn’t matter if you’re right or wrong, we all live in this universe.”

I blocked his sword speeding up with my own and delivered a swift side kick that hit him directly in the solar plexus. Gohma smashed through the wall and was kicked into the next room. Even so, he emerged out of the rubble as if nothing had happened. He didn’t even change his expression at all.

Well, from the start I did not think that such an attack would work on him. It’s a wait-and-see situation, so to speak. I’m looking for what seems to be a weakness somewhere. Of course, it’s the same for him, but I don’t think he is as desperate as me.

Gohma raised his left hand. One of the rings shone and he turned into three. The main body slowly approached me while I deal with his two clones. As if they were using a two-meter-long sword as a dagger, the clones continued their attack one-sidedly without giving me a chance to breathe. The one in front of me slashed in a single stroke, while the other behind me slashed downward from above. I deflected the frontal attack with my sword and narrowly dodged the slash from behind. I quickly turned to attack, and with just a moment of serious swinging of my sword, the clone’s greatsword was severed from the base.

I see……

It is just a clone after all, so it cannot perfectly imitate the equipment that he has.

“Haaa!”

““!?””

I slashed one of the clone in half from underneath to the top of his head, then in the same motion, I cut the other one in half from the front. The two of them dissipated like steam brushed away by my hand and vanished.

“It doesn’t seem like much of an attack to you.”

The original Gohma holds a greatsword in a mid-stance. I took a low stance and moved to the side, putting some distance between us.

“Do you know why God can’t evolve?”

“Who knows.”

“The answer is simple, because there is no soul. God is just an empty puppet. They are slaves who manage the flow of the soul called samsara. Don’t you think it’s cruel?”

“…………”

Gohma continues.

“I would like to recreate the universe, but then I thought that they would come and put it back to its original state. That would make this act meaningless.”

“……I guess so.”

“Unfortunately, I don’t have the means to beat them right now. But if I obtain a soul, there is a chance that I can win.”

“Hmm.”

“We gods do not have souls, so we do not throw ourselves into the flow of samsara. But because of that, we have not been able to obtain the path that leads to the ultimate evolution. No, I should say it was not given to us at all. A soul is necessary for a god to take the next step you see.”

In other words, Gohma believes that the presence or absence of a soul is the key to victory over the superiors huh.

Even if he became a creator god, his existence itself does not leave the framework of this plane. If he is to stand up to the true rulers, he must at least break out of the boundaries of the plane and become equal or better than them. Of course, it is unclear whether the path of evolution continues that far. It’s insane to try to challenge an entity which nothing is known about them.

No, maybe this guy has met such superior being?

“I understand that God needs a soul, but is a soul something that the Creator God can create?”

“Yes, that is the point. Even a creator god cannot create a soul. At most, he can make a flesh vessel. In other words, the soul is not in the hands of God.”

“……But you’ve found a way out, right?”

“Soul can only be contained in things that are defined by man. Then what is the thing that separates man from God? Stupidity? Vulnerability? Is it useless greed? No, that’s what the deep system of this universe dictates. So all I need to do is deceive those eyes.”

A human face appears on his skin. A chill ran down my spine as I realized what he had done.

“There are tens of thousands of people fused together in this body. It also appears that souls also have qualities, and no matter how much I try to make it like a person, if the contents and the vessel don’t match, it won’t take root. So I came up with a way to take in countless souls and fuse them into one. Thanks to this, I became a god with a soul.”

Does he mean to say that he sacrificed tens of thousands of human beings just to create a single soul……?

It’s ridiculous. I don’t understand the point of doing so at all. Why would this guy try to resist so much? Sure, it’s not pleasant to be manipulated by an unknown superior being, but that doesn’t mean you’ve been harmed, or that anything has been dramatically changed. The absence of a soul does not mean that God will disappear tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

“Do you not wonder, why is there so much strife in this plane? That’s because that’s how the system here was made.”

“I don’t deny that, because by making them compete for survival, they grow and evolve.”

“Wrong. It’s a logic created by mankind for mankind. The reason is much simpler and darker. They’re looking for stronger souls that have been killed and refined. In other words, this place is ‘poison.’”

In the back of my mind, a sentence from the order I saw in the heavenly realm flashes back.

『I command my family, which is divided into two, to manage the worlds and samsara for all eternity. Your main objective is the salvation of souls and the expansion of our forces to defeat evil enemies. 』

The real rulers want power. And that power is created in this plane.

Is it that this plane was created with a clear purpose, and that purpose is severely distorted?

“I’m going to build a world without conflict and where they won’t interfere. What else can you call this but justice.”

“Then let me ask you, what are you going to do with the people in the future?”

“You know what. They are one of the main causes that are leading the world into conflict. I will of course eliminate them. All souls that reincarnate will become sacrifices to the gods I create. There is no need for mankind in the new universe.”

I stepped in with a strong force, closing in our distance and forcing my way past the greatsword that is blocking the way as a shield. A particularly strong gust of wind stirs up the room.

“That was stupid of me to ask. It was a waste of time to listen to all that.”

“I knew it would end like this. I would have liked to have you, the God of Destruction, as a comrade, but as a human who rose from the dead, it seems you were unable to understand my noble plan.”

What’s so noble about it? You’re making all sorts of excuses, but in the end, all you want is to create and rule the universe the way you want it to! Your words are nothing but a transparent lie. What’s with the poison anyway? You’re far more of a threat to me.

Now you’ll pay for killing Miyuki!

“Emperor Lightning Strike!”

I hit him with a very thick lightning directly from a close range. Suddenly, a dazzling flash of light illuminated the room, and a roar shook the entire building. In front of me is a large hole where I can see the sky.

“I already said magic doesn’t work on me.”

Gohma was floating in the air, his cloak fluttering and he was looking down at me. There was not a single burn on his body, and nothing changed from a few seconds ago.

“I just tried to see if magic attack really doesn’t work.”

“Then that’s proven.”

I also flew up and confronts Gohma. It seems that the time has come for us to get serious about it. The positions of both sides are clear. There is no point in exchanging more words. I want to protect this universe, and he aims for a new one.

“I, the Creator, am assured of victory.”

“I, who controls destruction, cannot be defeated.”

I instantly teleported and attacked from behind. Gohma instantly turns around and parries his sword against mine.

“This is how power is used.”

“!?”

One of his rings flashed, and his clone appeared directly above me. A greatsword sank into my right shoulder making blood splatter. When my force weakened, the main body rotates his body and hits me with a powerful roundhouse kick from above. I fell vertically into the sea directly below.

Damn, I didn’t think he would use his clone like that…… It was unexpected. Eh? What is this barrier?

I hit an invisible barrier in the sea. I tried to grope around but it just continues on forever. Guah! For some reason, the barrier begins to push against me rapidly. By the time I realized that this was a transparent box, there was less than two meters of space for me to move. It must be some kind of isolated space. Perhaps there must be something similar to that in one of his four rings.

“Come out quickly. I have no intention of getting wet.”

I heard such words.

Is he planning to drag me out of the water?

I used a wave of destruction to make the box disappear and unleashed a divine dragon breath at Gohma from the sea.

“It won’t work.”

The space around him is distorted, and the Divine Dragon Breath was diverted. As soon as the breath disappeared, I saw a small shield on his arm.

I floated above the sea and wrinkled my brows deeply.

“Kukuku, you look dissatisfied. I have a huge storage capacity on one of the rings, just like the bangle that you have. And, there’s a lot of tools in there.”

“Are you saying there’s nothing missing?”

“Yes. I can’t invite you here without preparation you see.”

Another troublesome thing…

Judging from his abilities, it is definitely a shield that distorts space, but he may have other abilities. I don’t want to lay hands on it carelessly.

“Emperor Lightning Strike!”

“It won’t work.”

The shield deflects the lightning strike.

“Universal Thread”

Shururi. A thread wraps around his left arm. In addition, a thread bomb was ejected, entangling sticky threads all over his body.

“This is…… what a pretty crazy trick.”

I accelerated rapidly and fired a barrage of attacks at him.

“Explosive Sword Dance!”

Sword strikes wrapped in flames are unleashed one after another. I tried to finish it off with a single flick of the sword, aiming to chop off his head.

—But the blade stopped on the surface, not even cutting a single layer of his skin.

“Didn’t I tell you that physical attacks won’t work either?”

He tore off the threads and set his body free. He smiled fearlessly and raised his greatsword straight up. A chill washed over my whole body, and I reflexively leaned my body back.  

Shuiin. A strange sound echoed out and the huge palace behind me collapses in half. The structure, which began to crumble into pieces, fell into the sea, raising a column of water.

So this is what he meant when he said it can cut through space huh.

“I forgot that my palace was there. Oh, I guess I have to rebuild it.”

I immediately distanced myself and raised my sword. But I broke out in a cold sweat and was more frightened than ever. That sword is too dangerous.

“I’ve pretty much shown you my hand. Why don’t you show your power as the God of Destruction as well?”

“You knew…… that I have a trump card.”

“Naturally. I have been the chief god since Zefa was active.”

In that case, there is no need to hide it. I kept it as a trump card, but I can’t say that anymore.

The God of Destruction’s artifacts, the robe, bangle and ring resonated at the same time. They emitted a black light and enveloped my whole body.

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-Erna’s POV-

I hid in the grass and observed the area. It seems like he is not nearby. The robe I am wearing has the effect of inhibiting perception through far vision. On the other hand, it seems that Seiryū also has concealment skill, so it is impossible to see where he is with far vision. Moreover, since both of us are using concealment, it was difficult to settle the fight.

Just then, I saw something glittering on the floating island opposite.

There he is! Over there!

I nocked the magically created arrow and let it go. A loud explosion rang out from the floating island I targeted then a large cloud of dust rose up. But immediately afterwards, dozens of magic arrows came flying towards me. I immediately retreated, and as I ran, I continued to shoot arrows at the enemy who is likely still there.

“It doesn’t feel like it’s working. It’s like I’m fighting a ghost.”

It was clear that a monotonous fight back wouldn’t be enough to defeat him. It’s time for a large-scale attack then. I got into the shade of a tree and pointed my bow upwards and fired at high speed. Hundreds of arrows changed their trajectory in the sky and hit the floating islands directly. With a thunderous boom, the islands shatters and falls.

“Where are you? Come out.”

With the arrow nocked, I let my eyes wander. There was no sign of him coming out of the crumbling islands. If that was the case, there is a high possibility that he had teleported or something.

I didn’t imagine that the battle between gods would be so troublesome. I could not tell what kind of attack will come at me, they appear out of nowhere, and it’s unclear how far the attacks will go. It’s so troublesome as it’s full of mysteries. Fighting angels woudl be many times better.

Oh, right. It might be bad if I don’t change position.

I jump to another floating island with teleportation. I immediately held my breath as I peek in the grass and checked my surroundings. It seems that he’s not here either.

Bam! A few seconds later, the island I stayed before exploded because of the force of a single arrow.

“The launch site—over there!”

This time, I won’t miss.

I fired barrage of arrows at a speed of light. The attack, which can be called a beam, pierced the island. I increased my firing rate as I followed his figure through the trees. Seiryū jumps off the island and nocked an arrow to his longbow.

He’s coming!

I also ran out and jumped off the island. The next moment, I was horrified to see a flash of light piercing the floating island I just left, leaving it full of holes like cheese.

What a horrible attack, if I get hit by something like that, I can’t get away unscathed.

Seiryū has not yet moved. Now is my chance. I created and shot arrows with maximum attack power and speed. Pooosh! But the moment the arrow hit him, it turned into a particle of light and disappeared.

No way, he has the same magical artifact as Shinichi!

“There huh.”

“Not good.”

I teleported and escaped. I took refuge on a remote floating island and adjusted my breathing.

Be calm. Calm down, Erna.

The fact that Gohma has become a creator god means that he can make tools like Shinichi has. It was something we had guessed from the beginning. The question now is how to kill him. It’s obvious that he can’t nullify physical attacks. This is just my hunch, but I think powerful tools can’t incorporate multiple effects. Maybe it’s the balance of the object in itself. Even though they are sacred treasures, there seems to be a certain “framework” to them.

Another quiet time passes for a while. It’s stressful to fight an invisible enemy. I mean, it’s the first time I’ve ever fought like this. I feel like there was a similar situation in the movies I saw on Earth. It’s pretty hard to find an enemy who’s hiding well.

In the meantime, I make a number of steel arrows and put them in a basket. Equipped with a weapon on my back, I took only one arrow and prepared for the attack. Now that it is clear that magic doesn’t work, the next attack will be even more ferocious.

Boom! Smoke rose from a floating island in the distance. Seiryū is shooting arrows on the opposite island.

Haha, he must have seen it wrong.

He is Gohma’s subordinate, but he is not that big of a deal huh. Seeing an opportunity, I reflexively shoot an arrow towards him. But—

—He looked at me and grinned.

“Crap! It was a trap!”

“Too late!”

He shifts directly right above me and shoots an arrow at an incredibly fast speed. I rolled on the ground and barely managed to dodge.

Chun. Chun. Chun.

Every time the sonic rain of arrows gouges through the trees, an unpleasant sound reverberated. I am now desperately running through the woods.

Hiiii!!! I’m going to die! I’m going to die!

In my mind, a grinning Grim Reaper with a scythe in his hand is beckoning towards me. But does Grim Reaper really exist in the first place? Things that didn’t matter ran through my head.

Even if I try to hide, the attack on the other side pierces even the rocks. There is no shield in this place.

“Don’t run away. Just get killed by me!”

“What’s with this guy! He’s totally nuts!”

Seiryū chases after me with bloodshot eyes, he’s clearly super excited. I don’t know what on earth set him on fire, but he’s totally out of it right now. But in some way, this is also an advantage. Since he approached me first, I’m going to rip this madman’s head right away.

I teleported right above him and then I fired a barrage of steel arrows. Smoke of dirt rose up. When the wind blew, the smoke cleared but he was not there.

“You’ve been tricked, female pig!”

“Not go―uwoh-!”

He also teleported directly above me. My legs and shoulders were pierced by the storm of arrows raining down on me, but I managed to escape by teleporting.

“O-o-ouch! It hurts.”

I hide in the shade of a tree and heaved a sigh. My wounds healed instantly, but my mental fatigue continued to grow. I have to find a way to defeat him somehow. In fact, I haven’t used gravity manipulation or singularity yet. I don’t really know much about singularity, so I should try to find a way to win by manipulating gravity.

The question is how to win. To put it bluntly, there are a lot of problems with this skill. This is because gods, almost without exception, manipulate gravity in a small way.

Just as I was racking my brain, the answer came to me when I consider that we are flying in the sky. But if I use it that way, it will only work by surprise. It also takes time for the black hole to form. Once activated, it sucks everything in, but by the time I get to that point, I’ll be shot dead by his arrow. In any case, if I don’t put myself in an advantageous situation, I can say that I have zero chance of winning.

I wonder what Shinichi would do in such situation…….

Shinichi in my mind nodded, 『Mmm. 』Then he added with a smug face, 『Remember how I fight』 and then he shoved TKG into his mouth.

No use. The Shinichi in my head is useless. For the most part, Shinichi’s fighting style is a mess. He can use threads, breathe fire, split up……

Oh, hang on, I can use thread, right?

With that in mind, I tried to create a spider silk with divine qi. If I do this —Yes! It should work.

I put my newly created steel arrow in a basket and stood up.

“Where are you? Come out!”

I shouted at the edge of the island. But there was no response.

“Are you still a god!? You coward!”

There was still no reaction.

“Idiot! Cowardly scum! You madman!”

There was no reaction.

“Looks like Gohma’s brain is just the size of a water flea!”

Woosh! An arrow passed nearby. On a nearby floating island, there was the angry looking Seiryū glaring at me.

—It seems that he can’t stand hearing his master being insulted.

“I won’t forgive you! I won’t spare you! How dare you disrespect Gohma-sama!”

I fly away before the enemy can fire an arrow. He lost his cool and is now chasing straight after me.

“Relentless arrows!”

Tens of thousands of arrows with tracking functions are fired at me. On the other hand, I also shoot down arrows with magic. It won’t work on him, but it doesn’t matter if it’s this arrow. I glance frequently to see where I’m going and slowly slowed down my flight speed.

“Arrow of God’s Death!”

A particularly large arrow is fired. That’s bad. I can’t say exactly what, but my instincts are sending out red flags. I shot down the arrow with all my might.

“Dieeeeee! Just dieeeeeeeeee!”

“You’re the one who dies!”

We come just between the two islands. As if I’ve been waiting for this, I nock my specially made arrow on my bow and fired it at him. The arrow exploded before it hit him, releasing a large amount of spider silk.

“Gubeh-!? Threads?”

A huge spider web has formed between the two islands. Seiryū is thrashing and scratching like a trapped butterfly. This is a new weapon created with reference to the thread bomb used by Shinichi in the past. Moreover, its strength and adhesive strength are incomparably stronger. No matter how much he tries to teleport, it is difficult to escape because it is attached to his body.

“W-what is this strong wind!?”

It seems that he finally realized it. A black sphere appeared just below him.

“You bastaaaaaaard!”

“See? You’re the one who’s going to die.”

Swoosh. Just like that, he was sucked into the black hole. It was a close call. If he noticed the forming black sphere earlier, he might have escaped.

“Now then, if I don’t get rid of that thing, something terrible will happen.”

I turned my consciousness to the black sphere. I concentrated with all my might, telling it to disappear, and finally it disappeared. It’s powerful but a difficult force to handle.

“Erna-oneechan!”

I heard a voice and when I turned around, I saw Pero and the others heading towards me. I land on a nearby floating island and greet the three of them.

“It looks like you guys won safely as well.”

“Not bad. Freya and Liz-san seemed to have plenty of time to spare though.”

Liz snorts when she saw my battered figure.

What is with that attitude?

It’s annoying.

“But the weapons of the Four Zodiac Gods were terrifying. We should assume that Gohma has something more powerful than them.”

“Mmm. It’s certainly dangerous.”

“I’ve had my skills copied.”

From what I heard, the other enemies also had amazing abilities. However, I was a little dumbfounded because it was all the abilities that Shinichi had.

……My husband was out of the norm even in God’s world.

“I’m worried about Father. Let’s go help him right away.”

“Indeed, he might be struggling now.”

We made our way to the door to help Shinichi.

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――After passing through the door, there was a flower field. Petals flutter in the wind. Rustling trees in the blue sky and the sea in the distance. In the distant sky, a huge palace floated.

Is this the planet of Gohma?

Somehow, it resembles the planet that I was reincarnated on. I fly to the floating palace. There’s no doubt that he’s there. Landing on a protruding circular platform, I draw my sword and surveyed the whole area. Apparently, he’s at the top. But his status is hidden. I guess he’s not planning on hiding, but he doesn’t plan on showing the cards he’s holding either.

I decided to go inside and head to the top. I could have flown directly there, but I wasn’t in the mood for that right now. I opened the gold-framed door and went inside. The interior of the palace is surprisingly modest. There are no unnecessary decorations, ikebana are often the center of attention instead. There are also a bonsai trees inside. And as expected, no one was inside. The sound of my footsteps echoes annoyingly loudly.

I head up the stairs leading to the second floor. The second floor was as quiet as the first floor. I continued walking up to the fourth floor and found a certain door. It is the most luxurious and massive door I have ever seen before coming here.

There was a presence from behind the door. The other party is clearly waiting for me.

Creak. Creak. Creak. When I opened the door and went inside, I saw Gohma sitting on a throne at the far end of a huge room.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“I just got here.”

“?”

“You did not get it? I heard it’s a joke in Japan.”

Where on earth did he get such information from? It would be a word of concern to use when meeting up. However, depending on the situation, it may not be a considered as joke……

No, no, it doesn’t matter. For now, focus on the fight.

“Sorry to interrupt you while you’re relaxing, but I want you to die right now.”

“Fuhaha! That’s indeed something a god of destruction would say. Very well, I’ll take you on.”

Gohma rose from his throne and drew the greatsword at his waist. That alone sent chills down my spine.

“I’ll tell you first.”

He taps his fingers on the golden armor he’s wearing.

“This armor negates all physical attacks, plus my cloak negates all magic attacks, and the four rings I am wearing on my left hand each have their own abilities. Oh, and additionally, this greatsword is the most powerful weapon in the universe, it can cut through space.”

-Uh!

I broke out in cold sweat.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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-Freya’s POV-

Two spears collide. Bright red-hot lava splashes out because of the shock wave. Jumping from rock to rock, Suzaku and I both have smiles on our faces.

“Hey, this is fun!”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited fighting. Lately, I’ve only been dealing with a lot of small fry that aren’t even enough as warm up, you see.”

“I’m the same. Just as I expected, you’ve got a great skill!”

We attacked each other by increasing our speed by one level. It’s as if we are dancing at a ball. Every time we exchanged spears, I can feel the heat from my opponent. It’s amusing. He is a worthy opponent who reminds me that fighting is fun.

Our speed once again increased by another level. This time, we clashed with even more force. The rock that served as our scaffolding could not withstand the impact and collapsed.

“Brilliant Flame Thrust!”

“Real Meteor Thrust!”

My position was a little off. The force did not fully penetrate the spear, and I was sent flying into the magma. The sticky liquid clings to my body, warming me slowly. As a god, lava is nothing more than a lukewarm water to me. It’s just the right place for me, I guess.

Thump. The rocks rised up, pushing me upwards. Suzaku was already waiting with his spear drawn.

“Hey, you know what, I’m actually not really interested in the world that Gohma-sama is creating.”

“Oh? Really?”

“The world that he wants to create has no one in it except the gods who swore loyalty to Gohma-sama. There will be no one I can fight against then.”

That would certainly be boring for this guy. A warrior who has lost his adversary has no reason to exist.

“Then why follow him?”

“That’s because I owe Gohma-sama a favor. I also thought that I could fight to the death if I joined his side. That’s exactly what happened.”

Gratitude…… He can’t go back on that then. I understand that feeling all too well.

“Then as your final adversary, I’ll kill you right here.”

“Hahaha, interesting! But you know, I’m the one who will win!”

Heat emitted from my body and Suzaku’s body. The air shimmers like a flame and distorts the scenery. The next moment, we collided violently. The lava was blown away and the rocks were shattered by the impact. He and I kept thrusting in the air. 

As if by mutual agreement, the tip of our spears collided and stopped perfectly still. I feel like I’m fighting a mirror. Well, this is as expected from a god who lived for a long time. The techniques that he unleashed are also in the realm of divine work.

“It’s a pity! If I polish you more, you will be stronger than me yet I have to kill you here.”

“Then do you want to be on this side now?”

“I’m glad you’re inviting me, but unfortunately, I swear to share my fate with Gohma-sama!”

“Well, that was foolish of me. I apologize.”

Flames wrap around his spear and he released it up close. However, it was lost due to the large amount of water released from the Spear of the Water God.

“You are using a water spear even though you have fire attribute?”

“I don’t know how it all happened, but for some reason, I ended up taking a liking to this thing.”

The magic jewel glowed blue, and a huge amount of water flowed from the spear to the ground.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Countless amounts of vapors were released as the lava was filled with water, cooling and hardening it. A place similar to the first dimension was created.

“Heh, so you’re trying to steal my heat huh. But that alone won’t take my heat away you know.”

Suzaku increased his heat even more. The water below begins to boil, and a large amount of steam rises in the air. However, there is not enough heat and time for him to evaporate all the water in this different space.

I poured magic into the Spear of the Water God. The spear, which was blue, turned purple due to my magic, and in the end, the magic orb was dyed a dazzling purple. This is a new use of the Spear of the Water God that I have only recently discovered. I mixed my magic power with the magic power of the magic jewel to temporarily create different attributes. The mixed magic power becomes a flame with the properties of water. Purple flames erupted from the spear and surrounded me.

“……What is that flame?”

“I noticed something interesting a while ago. Stones with attributes called magic stones only exist on the planet where I was born and raised. In other words, the completed Magic Jewel is an unknown ore that even the gods do not know about.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“Well, listen. This is the hypothesis I came up with. The magic stones were created by the now deceased Creator God as back up means to fight against Gohma. It makes sense when you consider that the magic jewels were a sacred artifact that was created over a long period of time.”

I believe that the Creator God has left a means of resistance to people, to demons and to the God of Destruction. Perhaps it was an element that was discussed and added by the God of Destruction and the God of Creation when creating the planet. That’s why it’s no wonder that this magic jewel can follow my power without difficulty. This was originally meant to fight against God after all.

Purple flames swirl around Suzaku. Despite the intense burning, the heat was rapidly being taken away.

“Guh-…… my power……”

Suzaku blew away the flames with his spear and lowers his feet on the rock. Immediately afterwards, he got down on one knee.

“……Hey, you’ve done it.”

“I’m no longer just a knight who changes ahead recklessly. I’ll use everything I have. I can do something fair and sneaky to win.”

“Fu,fuhahaha, interesting! I’m getting more fired up!”

A new heat was released from Suzaku. I, in response, trapped the heat inside my body. My new skill, Atomic Energy, takes a long time to start. The engine finally started up and is starting to heat up. Suzaku repositioned his spear and shrouded himself in bright red flames.

“Now I’ll show you the power of the divine artifact gifted by Gohma-sama!”

Boom, boom, boom, boom. Ten Suzaku appeared in a flash of flames. Moreover, the clones are almost identical as the original one. I’ve always thought that Tanaka-dono’s clones were kind of unreasonable, but when the enemy uses it, it seems even more so.

The eleven of them came towards me at once. I use my divine qi to recreate my previous skill, teleportation while repeatedly dodging and attacking. I then instantly created about thirty steel spears, which floated around me and were fired at speeds faster than the speed of sound. As expected, with the eleven of them around me, there were openings.

I finished off three of them with a steel spear while weakening them with purple flames, and then I performed a melee attack on the remaining eight while delivering a barrage of spears at ultra-close range.

Five bodies left.

At this stage, they don’t die easily. Their cooperation has also become skillful and formidable.

“What’s the matter? It looks like you’re having a hard time.”

“I think it would be a waste to end it right away.”

“Ah~, I understand how you feel.  I often think that it would be great if the enemy was split up.”

“Then give me that spear. I’ll let you taste it right away.”

“I’ll pass this time. You’re too tough.”

After continuing to quibble, I finally cut off one of them in half. There are four of them left. The fewer they are, the more formidable they become. I jumped backwards and covered my steel spear with purple flames while firing wildly. The other side followed suit, dodging the rocks. Every time he dodged a spear, a pillar of water was created.

This is it.

At the right time, I teleported. I appeared behind one person and catches him for a moment with my divine qi. I quickly pierced his head and left the scene.

Three left.

“This is where I can finally show my true skill! With the three of us, I’m going to show you my real power!”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

The three Suzaku are engulfed in flames and the heat around them amplified. The water begins to boil heavily again.

“Let’s go, Trinity! Secret Technique, Crimson Lotus Annihilation Charge!”

They loomed over me as a giant flaming bird. I see. That’s certainly a powerful move.

—However, it is not enough for me who is now at my maximum power.

Atomic Energy is fully activated. A torrent of fierce power rushes through my whole body. The heat was released at once, enough to burn even the sun.

“Guwaaaaa!”

Suzaku was engulfed in a wave of light and heat and was blown away. The water below evaporated in an instant. The hardened lava melted and turned red hot. Wrong, even the lava was burned to ash. It did not stand the amount of heat I’m emitting.

“What…… look is that…?”

Suzaku, who had been burned, looked at me with a pale face. Apparently, the original one survived because the other two became his shield.

“This is what my real strength is. Now then, let’s fight.”

“–!?”

Suzaku screamed and writhed in agony just because I get close to him. Then, as I passed by, I chopped off his head. His corpse eventually disappeared, leaving no ashes behind. I picked up his spear that was stuck in the rock.

“I’m grateful to be able to use it.”

After unlocking the atomic energy, Pero-sama appeared from the other door.

“It looks like it’s over huh.”

“Pero-sama! You’re safe!”

I jumped into Pero-sama’s long tail and buried my face in it. 

Mufufu. Oh, it feels sooo good~. Rubbing. Rubbing.

“Hey, stop it. Let’s go help Liz-san.”

“Oh, I’ll wait then~. But it’s more of a reward for me, being Pero-sama’s adorable servant knight, right?”

“Stop, I don’t want to hear it.”

Covering his ears, Pero-sama flew like a comet to the next door.

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-Liz’s POV-

Kyiin. Sword and giant axe crossed creating large sparks. The fine sand around them flew up, eventually staining their vision yellow.

“Star Cutting Strike!”

“Missed.”

The giant axe was swung down and an invisible slash was fired in a straight line. As I dodged it at the last minute, I immediately throw shurikens made of dark matter.

Dark Matter Shuriken has the effect of restraining the opponent in darkness. I’m not sure if he knew it or not, but Byakko kicked up the sand and disappeared from the spot.

Zuza! He emerges from the sand behind me and then he quickly swings his axe. I parried it with my sword. I used the force to spin in the air and deliver a roundhouse kick into his face. Byakko, who leaned back slightly, grinned with his eyes glaring at me. I wonder if he’s happy to be kicked or it’s because he’s just a pervert. 

I’ve heard somewhere that there are people who enjoy being beaten. They are often called masochists, I think.

“Do-M?”

“Yes. Give me more kicks like that.”

“You are the real deal huh.”

Whether he’s do-M or do-S, the fact that we’re fighting to death won’t change. If he wants it, I’ll give him as much as he wanted.

When I slashed down with my sword, he caught it with the handle of his giant axe.

“Won’t you take the attack?”

“My sole interest is on blows. I don’t get excited being slashed, you see.”

“Do-M is hard to please.”

It’s really troublesome that I can’t slash him. If it feels good to be in pain, I feel like it’s the same way either way. I leaped backwards and threw a large shuriken made of dark matter at him.

“Axes, shurikens, anything goes. I’m curious to see how far you can go.”

Clang! He deflected the shuriken with his giant axe, and then his huge body came hurtling towards me like a missile. I caught the large shuriken that came back with my left hand and parried his horizontal slash with the sword in my right hand.

“Kukuku, I can’t believe that your small body can withstand my blows. You seem to have risen from a human, but your arms are quite powerful huh. They’re comparable to those of a high-ranking god.”

I deflected the giant axe that was swung to me again, sending sparks flying as we go. I didn’t show it in my face, but inwardly, I’m struggling to prevent it with one hand.

Just as his looks, he has tremendous power. I melted the large shuriken in my left hand into a liquid and let it flow under his feet. The puddle-like darkness stuck out a number of black arms to catch his two legs.

“Muh!?”

“Headhunting.”

A flash of the blade aimed at his neck. However, Byakko reflexively blocked the attack and smiled fearlessly.

“Hey, I think you should just go kick or punch me now.”

“That will only make you happy.”

“You’re right. That will make me happy.”

“I think it’s better to hide it a little.”

I move straight up with black water and slashed downwards at him. That was also easily blocked. After landing on the ground, I clicked my tongue.

“It’s about time. It’s over, little girl.”

Byakko thrust out his left arm, and then I felt a chill run down my spine. I quickly left the place I’m at. Just as I did, a transparent box appeared where I was. The box then shrunk and eventually disappeared.

“It is the power of the Divine Weapon given to me by Gohma-sama. It isolates and crushes space. It’s simple, but it’s powerful.”

“It’s like Shinichi’s isolation space then. I’m convinced.”

He took aim and created boxes over and over again. I kept my distance from him, and I keep on moving so that I don’t get hit.

“If you’re going to be my master, I will not kill you.”

“Isn’t Gohma your master?”

“He is my king, so to speak. My master is one who abuses and tramples on me in my private life.”

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

It might be time to decide whether to close the distance or get away from here all at once. He might get irritated and use his power over a wide area. If that happens, I’ll be finished.

“I refuse.”

“There is no other way then.”

Here it comes. A wide-area attack. 

I retreated to a few hundred meters using black water. And as expected, a huge box covering about 50-square meter area appeared.

“You missed. Next, I’ll kill you.”

“Kuku. Nope, you’re the one who’s going to die. I’m getting bored so I’m going to erase you for real.”

While he was getting complacent, I created dark matter and filled this space with it at maximum speed. A dark world where there is no light was created. It is almost impossible to see the surroundings visually.

“What is this!? Damn it! In this case I’ll use that skill! ….I-Impossible!? I can’t see anything even with that skill!?”

“As far as I know, dark matter cannot be penetrated by any material or skill. You should die trembling in fear in this darkness.”

Byakko tried every trick in the book to somehow erase the darkness. When all his efforts were in vain, he threw down his axe and he fell to his knees.

“I’m going to kill y—”

“Headhunting”

A flash of light came from behind him. His head rolled on the sand with a thud.

“……I’m worried about Erna.”

I turned off the darkness and then I head to the door.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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-Pero’s POV-

I blocked the punch that was thrown at me and instantly counterattacked. However, the other party reflexively blocked my fist in the same way and then he immediately went on the attack. This continued for a while. We ran through the water, creating numerous ripples on its surface.

Then, with a huge impact, a shock wave blew the water away.

“Fuu!”

“Too soft.”

Taking advantage of a momentary opening, he struck me in the stomach with his elbow. A flowing barrage of fists followed after that. Then one final powerful blow sent me bouncing off the surface of the water. I fell to the ground with a loud splash.

I immediately got up, but I felt a slight pain in my abdomen. With my body in this state, most attacks were no longer effective, but that last one really hurt. It was a one-shot deadly attack that accurately hit a vital spot on the human body.

“Did you know? Except for intelligence, all abilities of a pure god are determined from the moment they are born and they never evolve or degenerate.”

The Genbu God appeared in front of me in an instant and then he attacked me with a roundhouse kick. I blocked it with my left arm and then I slid sideways to lessen the impact. But he followed up a barrage of fists as if to finish me off. I could only dodge at the last minute and quickly step backwards.

“At some point, gods began to pride themselves with the power they were born with. But I believe that there are ways to become stronger even without physical growth. Don’t you think it’s sad that they don’t realize that?”

Wherever I go, he could foresee my movements and follows up with a quick attack. He sticks tightly to me and doesn’t let go. All I know at this moment is that his fighting technique is superior. I’ve only somehow managed to fight on an equal footing because of my superior physical ability.

“So, you’re saying that you’ve honed your skill through experience?”

“As a mid-level god, I am able to serve Gohma-sama because of the vast amount of combat knowledge I have accumulated and the skills that I have refined through trial and error.”

“But I don’t understand why you’re following Gohma.”

“It’s simple. I owe him a debt of gratitude and I empathize with his ideal world. There’s no other reason.”

While talking, we exchanged fists at close range. The sound of blows that shook the air became a shock wave that spread in a hemispherical shape many times. He parried my fist with the rotation of his arm, and almost at the same time, he stepped forward and a powerful blow sunk into my solar plexus.

“Aggh!”

“Tehaa!”

Without a moment hesitation, he delivered a side kick in the same place, sending me flying several hundred meters away. I bounced on the surface of the water many times to adjust my position and regain balance then I slide to land.

He didn’t move, he just watched me do all that, as if telling me that he is waiting for me to make my blocking stance.

“This is the first time I’ve faced an opponent that I’ve felt like I have no chance of winning. You are gradually losing openings and your techniques are getting sharper.”

I rubbed my abdomen where the throbbing pain still remained. Each blow was heavy and sharp. Yet it is adjusted so that the damage remains on the inside. He may not be strong enough to break a star, however, if the opponent is a living creature, he always has the power to finish it off. He’s a terrifyingly strong opponent indeed.

“It’s time for me to go, so I’m going to get serious.”

“Do as you like. I was just about to do that.”

I kicked the ground at the speed of light. Just that created a crater as if the ground that my feet touched exploded. Genbu God stops blinking, and everything around him stops moving. I swung my sharp nails at his throat.

I’ll cut off his neck and it’s over.

—However, when my claws were only a few inches away, his Jade gauntlet glowed. And as if his time had come back to life, he instantly flicked my arm then he slid and struck the tip of my nose with a palm strike.

My vision shook. I feel a strange numbness in the back of my nose, and I involuntarily stepped back while staggering. He then lightly placed a hand on my chest, he unleashed a palm strike. The force generated from his legs and waist was transmitted up to his arms, hitting my lungs and heart directly. What’s more, the damage did not escape but remained internal.

I vomited a lot of blood.

“Haiya!”

Crack. I thought I heard such a sound. 

Finally, he landed a roundhouse kick to my side. I was knocked off and I fell into the water.

“U-ugh…… H-how can you move?”

My vision is still shaky. For some reason, the damage doesn’t heal. I stood up, enduring the pain.

“This gauntlet is special among the many divine artifacts. It is the strongest class of weapon created by Gohma-sama for us, the Four Zodiac Gods.”

“Is it the weapon’s ability that allowed you to fight back against my skill?”

“That’s right. It’s one of the ultimate divine artifacts that can copy any divine skill of a God.”

Copy a skill? You’ve got to be kidding me.

There is no way I can win against that. I am already inferior in experience and skill too.

“But fighting at this speed is an uncharted territory for me. I guess it will take some time for me to get used to it.”

“I didn’t see it that way.”

“…………”

The fist of Genbu God and mine collided again. Water within a radius of several kilometers was blown away in an instant and it turned into gas. The heat generated caused the air to expand and shimmer.

Don. Don. Don. Don.

Our fists collided again and again, and the ground caved in from the impact.

“Teyaa!”

“Seihaa!”

We each fired a powerful blow, and the recoil sent both of us flying backwards. We spun in the air and landed on the ground. There, the water finally came back and filled the ground. I think about what I can do as I made the blocking stance.

He had more experience and technique. When it came to skills, we were equal. My only advantage was physical ability. If that’s the case, I have no choice but to push through with that only strength.

The other side is a professional in anti-god warfare. In the first place, fighting in a humanoid form was a disadvantage in itself. I decided to change. I would turn into a beast this time. I put my hands on the ground and got on all fours. 

I awakened the sleeping beast in me. It’s meat. Something to be eaten.

“Grrrrrr”

“I see”

I closed in at the speed of light. With my flexible body, I dodged his sharp fist, biting off the flesh on his shoulder as we passed each other. The splattering blood stops moving in the air and is frozen in place. I kicked the ground as I landed. This time, I bit into the flesh of his right thigh and then I slid and braked with my legs.

“Peh! Taste bad.”

“Ugh!”

Genbu God fell to his knees. I feel like I had a wider field of vision than when I was fighting on two legs. My instinct knows how to fight as a beast. My thought process is also simpler than usual but I can surprisingly make clear and quick decisions. As we passed each other, I bit off his left arm from the shoulder.

“Agh!?”

Next is the right foot.

“Higii!?”

Peh. I spit out the meat. 

Genbu God who regenerated his limbs, stood up but he looked tense in stark contrast to before.

“When it comes to a beast that attacks instinctively… I guess I’m at a disadvantage after all.”

But shortly after, he relaxed his stance and becomes defenseless. Then, suddenly, the surrounding water began to float as a ball.

“My name is Genbu, and I am the god who rules over water.”

Balls of water rained down on me like bullets. They pierced my flesh and crush my bones. I manage to escape from the spot, but the rain of bullets chases me everywhere.

“Haa-, haa-, haa-. This is bad, it’s dangerous.”

When my body regenerates, I accelerated at once. However, in such a closed space, no matter how far or where I go, there is no way out. In fact, I only ended back to the same place. 

How could such a magical attack be prevented?

As I was thinking about it, I recalled my own attributes. I didn’t have to worry about it these days, so I completely forgot about it. I put the brakes on my feet and stopped running.

“Ice Formation!”

I poured an enormous amount of magical power into creating a world with sub-zero temperature. The bare ground became white and frozen, and the cold air reached Genbu God.

“Ice attribute huh. In that case, I’ll use my secret weapon as well.”

Crackle. Crackle. My power freezes him from his feet upwards. If it were just a natural phenomenon, it would have no effect on the gods, but this is a special phenomenon created by magic. So even if he is a god, it is not so easy for him to escape.

—But, as if he’s ready to break the ice forming on his body, Genbu God made a stance.

“Secret Technique, Dream Dance!”

It was a different stance. He was holding his palms upwards. 

Not good. I can’t predict his attack. 

In this case, I can only wait and see. I started running forward while baring my fangs and then I aimed for his left leg.

“!?”

The moment I was about to bite it, Genbu God swayed and then he disappeared in his place and appeared to my side. A fist sunk into my side. 

Crack. The sound of breaking ribs echoed.

Chance!

I tried to bite his right hand, but he swayed and flickered again, disappearing like a flame. This time, he appeared directly in front of me and he kicked me right under my face.

“Aga……?”

Wobbling, I staggered backwards on two legs. However, without a moment’s hesitation he landed an elbow on my solar plexus again.

“Guaahh!”

“It’s time to end this. Take my god-slaying power.”

As I vomited blood, I realized that I had been deprived of my divine qi. A feeling of exhaustion overwhelmed me and I collapsed to the ground.

“You’re nothing more than a beast after all. You’re no match for us, the Four Zodiac Gods.”

My vision is spinning and I couldn’t focus. I am very weak and I’m unable to exert any strength.

Why? Why doesn’t my attack hit?

That’s when Erna-oneechan’s face crossed my mind. Light…… I see, he used the moisture in the air like a mirror to create illusions. The real him hides and waits nearby. That’s what Dream Dance is all about. But there’s no point in finding it out now. My chance of winning is completely gone.

Genbu God looked at me with expressionless look.

“As mercy, I will give you death without pain.”

“That’s appreciated. I hate pain you see.”

When he raised his sword, my tail suddenly twitched in tension.

Hmm? Tail?

“Farewell!”

“I decided not to die after all.”

My long, hardened tail pierced his chest. Blood flows from the mouth of Genbu God.

“Tail……Did I overlook that fact? Gebou-!”

“I’m a beast after all.”

Divine qi flows from my tail, and my power returns rapidly. I pulled my tail out of his chest and then I opened the Abyss Gate, creating a gaping hole from behind him. Distorted creatures came out in a swarm. They crawl around his body and they quickly devour his flesh mercilessly.

“S-Stop…… Don’t eat my body……!”

“Kyuuuu!”

In the end, the ever-increasing number of ants swallowed Genbu God and ate him without leaving any bones.

“Phew, I’m a little tired.”

A feeling of fatigue spread throughout my body. But I don’t have time to rest. The three of them may be on the brink of death by now. I also worry about Father. I believe that they won’t lose, but there could always be a chance for one. 

I stood up and wagged my tail once. That’s right, I had this. When I live surrounded by people, I can’t help but easily forget about it. It was a bit of an oversight, but if I had remembered it properly, I might have been able to fight a little smarter.

Reflecting on this, I headed towards the door leading to the next dimension. 

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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-Liberto’s POV-

Marga and I arrived at one of the devices with Erna-san. There is a huge structure floating in darkness. The surface was steel-colored and glossy. The overall shape was a diamond with a gap running down the middle. No, it might be more appropriate to say that it was two pyramids joined together.

We stepped into the gap.

“There’s no sign of the enemy.……”

“But this is such an important place, right?”

“Maybe this whole thing is a trap.”

Yes, that’s possible. No matter how much barrier was placed before the defense device, there is no way that they would not take Tanaka-shisho, the god of destruction, into account. Rather, it is natural to predict that the barrier will be breached so they would set a trap here.

“I’ll go first.”

“Be careful, Liberto.”

Marga’s voice gives me a push from behind. I then flew up.

There is nothing frightening here. There are only two sides, one that can be said to be a flat floor and the other that can be said to be a wall. Suddenly, I saw an emerald light in my field of view. I lowered my altitude and landed near the light. It was an emerald sphere of energy flanked by an upper and lower pedestal. A kind of electricity is generated from the sphere, and thin branches run through the space with a dazzling light. Beneath the pedestal was something that appeared to be a control device. There was a screen showing the output and a panel without a single switch. There was an indentation in the shape of a hand on the panel, as if telling me to put my hand on it.

“Liberto!”

“Marga, Erna-san.”

The two of them arrived and they also looked at the device in front.

“This is the core of the device that creates the barrier huh.”

“Can it be destroyed?”

“I’ll try. You two, stand back.”

Erna-san waves her staff to create a golden orb. The moment it was released into the energy sphere, an explosion of tremendous scale occurred, engulfing flames around it.

“It’s okay, stay calm.”

Erna-san continues to block the flames with one hand. A rainbow-colored membrane enveloped me and Marga.

“No, it doesn’t work.”

After the flames were extinguished, what appeared before us was an energy sphere and a control device without a single scratch.

What on earth could it be made of that it wasn’t even affected by all those attacks?

“You two, stay back.  I’ll put my hand on it.”

“Stop it, Liberto! It’s a trap!”

“Maybe it’s not a trap.”

“But—”

I asked them to step back and then I put my hands on the panel.

Beep. The display on the screen switches, and an explanation for turning off the device is displayed.

【The barrier device could only be completely switched off if the five structures are turned off at the same time. Do you want to turn it off now? YES／NO】

So all five should be turned off at the same time huh.

I telepathically told Marga about it.

“You can go with Erna-san to the next device.”

『What do you mean? Wasn’t it a trap?』

“I don’t know yet, but it seems that at least the five of us need to switch it off at the same time to break the barrier.”

『.…The five of us need to do it at the same time huh. I understand.』

Then, one after another, reports came in from my party members that they had reached the point. When all five of us were on standby, Tanaka-shisho spoke to us through telepathy.

『You can replace it with my clone instead.』

“But—, that would use a lot of divine qi, wouldn’t it?”

『……That’s true』

Tanaka-shisho is using divine qi to recreate the skill he had before he became a god. If we are to use his clones, he would lose a large amount of divine qi. That would be a hindrance in his fight against Gohma then.

We must not forget why we came here. Cutting off the telepathy with Tanaka-shisho, I talked to  Erna-san and the others with telepathy.

“Just to be safe, Erna-san should stay away from the structure first.”

『Understood…… I pray for your safety.』

“Thank you.”

We started counting from five and as we counted to 1, we turned the switch off at the same time.

Beeeeep.

【The device has stopped functioning. It will now enter the self-destruct sequence. Three seconds left. 3—】

No way. We only have three seconds to escape?

I ran away from the scene with all my might. With this evolved body, I’d make it just in time.

—That’s what I thought.

Clank. Clank. Clank.

Just as the exit began to came into view, iron bars closed it off.

Damn! This is as far as we can go huh.

I’ll leave the rest to you Master!

An emerald light flashed behind me.

『Liberto, I love you!』

『If we live, let’s kiss each other till we die.』

『We are not going to die in a place like this yet.』

『Even if we die, we’ll all be together.』

“You guys ….…”

The voices of my friends reached me via telepathy. At the moment when I was swallowed up by the light, I saw a video of me holding my child in my hands.

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The barrier that covered the star system disappeared. But for some reason, Liberto and the others didn’t reply.

“Erna, what about Liberto and the others!?”

『Hiccup…… U-uu-……』

I could tell what happened when I heard her crying. As expected, it was a trap. I collapsed to my knees. I should have sent my clones towards them even if it meant losing most of my divine qi. But it’s too late to say that now.

Sorry. Liberto. Margaret. Dominique. Layla. Tina.

『Father! It’s the enemy army!』

I glanced up hearing Pero’s words. What was coming towards us was a pure white xenomorph with angelic wings. Each individual was well over ten meters tall, and there were more than 10,000 of them. The humanoid variant looked like a random mix of human, dragon and beast. It is too imperfect for a living creature. In exchange, I expect that their attack power is far more than that of an angel.

“It’s my turn now!”

“I won’t let you get in Master’s way.”

Kurohime and Suketarou run past, trailing a flash of light. An explosion occurred shortly afterwards, and a fierce battle ensued.

『Master! Leave it to us and go on!』

『We’ll be right there shortly.』

“I’ll leave it to you guys.”

I joined up with Erna and the others and we teleported to the planet where Gohma is.

“What’s that?”

It is a beautiful planet like an emerald. Four layers envelop the planet.

……I see. The planet is covered by four different dimension. I calmly unleashed the wave of destruction onto the planet.

—However, countless small mirrored orbs appeared and caught the waves. Like snakes, they stretched out in a swarm and they continued to spin around the planet. It’s as if eight giant serpents are about to swallow the planet.

I unleashed waves many times, but every time an orb disappears, another orb splits and repeats proliferation. Moreover, I had the impression that it was a special mirror surface that deflects the attacks on it. I can’t erase the planet this way then.

I expected that he would be taking countermeasures, but I never thought that he could have such means to crush my strongest attack. Even if I release waves at its maximum, it will only further activate his prepared countermeasure.

“Erna, what about the black hole?”

“I’ll try.”

Erna created a black orb. She unleashed it but then a group of white orbs appeared and swallowed the black hole. He must have taken countermeasures against my comrades as well. Perhaps he observed our battle against angels. It’s best to think that to some extent, he has figured out our plan.

However, even if we hit those serpents directly, it will be difficult to break through….

—As I was thinking the next step, the serpents stayed put and didn’t react to us at all. It seems to be a device that only responds to attacks that aim to destroy the planet. We slipped through the serpents and headed for the planet.

Splash.

The first alien space was a place full of water. The water level is shallow, only a little above the ankles. The horizon stretches as far as it goes, and the sky is blue enough to hurt your eyes. There was only one thing that caught my eye in such a bleak place. It’s a small island. And it was nothing more than a mound of white sand. There was a building that looked like a hut with a few vegetation growing around it.

Pat Pat.  We tread the water as we head to the island.

“Welcome to Genbu’s domain.”

In front of the hut, Genbu is lying in a reclining chair. In his hand, he holds a book, and his eyes seem to follow the letters while speaking to us.

Clap. He closed the book and stood up quietly.

“You want to pass through here, don’t you?”

He pointed to a white door at the end of the island. That’s probably the only entrance going forward. But instead of heading to that door, we drew our weapons.

“I have no intention of fighting many of you at once. If you leave one of you behind, I’m not going to go after anyone else.”

“What are you aiming for?”

“It’s not that I have a goal.…. I simply thought that it was a hassle. If I take on even one person, it will save face in Gohma-sama’s eyes, and the rest will be easier.”

“We also have the option of killing you together you know.”

“Then let me tell you. I will let you use up your divine qi so you’ll be weaker when you face a full-powered Gohma-sama. I can do that much.”

He openly shows off his gleaming jade gauntlets. I feel that the design has changed a little from before. I wonder if Gohma gave him a stronger, more powerful piece of armor.

“Okay. Pero, fight this guy.”

“Yes. I thought it would be my turn to fight as well.”

Genbu nodded as he observed Pero from head to toe.

“It looks like we are a good match. I feel like I’m going to have a lot of fun. Kuku.”

“I’m going to take you down quickly and catch up with Father though.”

The two of them took some distance from each other. The next moment, the two disappeared from the spot, and a splash rose in the distance.

“Let’s go.”

I urged the others and move forward.

Next dimension was a scorching space with lava flowing. It was dotted with rocks that served as a foothold, and there was a white door at the top of a particularly large mountain. However, Suzaku stands in front of the door. As we reached the top, we drew our weapons.

“I want to take on that woman. The others have to go first.”

He pointed his spear at Freya.

This one too?

It’s like a one-on-one with the four zodiac gods. Or is this also a trap from Gohma? Are they planning to separate us and kill us one by one?

“That’s pretty interesting. Alright, let’s figure out which one of us is the better spearman.”

“Right. Spears mean red. Spears are hot-blooded. Spear is a spear.”

“I see, you understand it very well. Well done, even though you are an enemy.”

The two of them have an exchange that I can’t relate to at all.

Is it because they are alike?

I leave Freya and Suzaku behind and goes on.

The next place is a desert world. In the distance stood a man against a white door while holding a huge axe. We approached the door, leaving footprints as go forward.

“My name is Byakko. I request a fair one-on-one fight.”

The more clever the tone, the more convincing it becomes. The other two are a bit strange, but I get the impression that this one likes that kind of thing.

“Leave him to me.”

Liz steps forward.

“Can you win?”

“I don’t feel like losing.”

Liz, who spoke nonchalantly with half-closed eyes, looked the same as usual. If she says so, then so be it.

“A little girl huh. Alright.”

“You’ll regret it later and wish that you had chosen Erna.”

“Hoh-, is that elf weak?”

“She’s all face and body, and just all talk. I’m many times more valuable than her.”

Liz uses dark matter to create the same giant axe as her opponent. Without a signal, their battle began, and the two of them disappeared from the scene. With a rumble, several pillars of sand rise in the distance, and the shock wave reaches here.

“I’m not convinced. I’m not all talk.”

“You can fight later.”

Me and Erna go through the door. As soon as we walked through the door, I was fanned by a strong wind. At first glance, it looks like a meadow, but if you look down from a cliff-like place, you will immediately know that it is above the sky. The space where the sky continued without ground was dotted with islands floating in the sky. On a large island, there is a white door, and the Seiryū with a large bow stands in the way. Me and Erna went up to the island and raised our weapons.

“The God of Destruction is not needed here, go quickly.”

“The two of us can beat you, right?”

“Hmph! You still don’t get it? This is a sympathy from the Creator God. You’ve come this far, and it would be a shame to just kill you so easily.”

“Are you saying that there is no chance that he will lose?”

“Of course! He is the Creator God who surpasses a Creator God.”

A Creator God that surpasses a Creator God? What does he mean by that?

“There’s no point in asking questions in a place like this. You just have to see it with your own eyes.”

“…………”

I didn’t reply, but I turned my gaze to Erna. She nods her head and agrees to fight him alone. Seiryū walked away from the door and opened the way for me. I then put my hand on the doorknob.

“You have to win.”

“I know.”

I opened the door and stepped forward.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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The first thing we did was a major clean up of the heavenly realm. I asked my familiars and angels to clean up the corpses and restore the buildings to their original state. The reason for this is to reassure the gods who are still holed up underground. First of all, we needed to let them know through our actions that we were on their side.

“Is this pretty much it?”

“I’m sure they are watching us with far vision. They should respond to our call this time.”

“I hope so.”

As Kurohime lounges on the edge of the fountain, I scratched my head. I had already called out to those who are holed up underground before. However, I got no response. Although I am certain that they are still alive, Kurohime said that they were quite frightened after being confined there for so long. I didn’t know how many years they had spent there, but I could say that we had cleared up those difficult days that had made them wary.

Kurohime and I entered a certain building. It’s a small cozy place like a private home. I opened part of the floor and then we went down the stairs. We came out to a tunnel with exposed rocks like a cave. Continuing further, we found a door at the dead end. At first glance, the door looks like a pure white wall, but I can barely tell that it is a door because of the thick metal-like handle. If I couldn’t see so far away, I wouldn’t have noticed that someone is here.

Knock. Knock.

I knocked lightly.

“It’s me, Shinichi Tanaka. I came here before. Gohma and his four subordinates have already left here and we have regained the control over Heavenly Realm. I assure you that no one will harm you anymore.”

“…………”

“.….No reply huh.”

This is bad. If possible, I would like to quickly find out where Gohma headed to. At present, my far vision cannot capture those five people. Either they are using invisibility power or that they are out of range of my line of sight. Either way, if we don’t get a clue, we’ll be wandering aimlessly through this vast universe.

“Shall we try somewhere else?”

“Mmm, I guess that can only be the case.”

Just as we are about to leave, I received a reply.

“……Is G-Gohma really gone?”

“We’ve certainly driven them away, albeit indirectly. I’ve already had the angels withdraw from all locations to leave the defense of this place to them. The other surviving gods should return soon… well, maybe.”

“Who are you? Why are you fighting Gohma?”

“Oh, speaking of which, I only told you my name huh. I am Naoki Tanaka’s father and the current god of destruction. Well, it could also be said that I am the son-in-law of the late Creator God.”

“Naoki-sama’s father!? C-current God of Destruction?”

Rumble rumble.

Abruptly after, the door began to open. There were about 30 of them in there. Men and women of all ages. They still looked frightened, but they somehow managed to put a smile on their faces. The representative seems to be a male god in his forties. He is lanky and fair-skinned, but he had a rational face.

“Don’t worry, we won’t do you any harm. More importantly, aren’t you hungry?”

“W-we’re all hungry. We’d like to have something to eat right away.”

“Then follow us.”

Apparently, most of them seem to be lower gods. The rank of a god is also related to the amount of divine qi they can generate. Divine qi is like blood for humans. Each god has his own limit of how much he can produce in a day, some of whom can only produce a single piece of shortcake, and some of whom can create an entire planet. Those classified as low-class ones produce less qi and can only manage to get by on a daily basis. This also means that even Gods range from best to worst.

I took them to the surface. They peeks out of building for a while without coming out, but gradually, they begin to accept the situation as the skeleton bows and the angel passes by silently.

“I heard that you are Naoki-sama’s father. But, does that mean that you are the one who had an affair with Aphrodia-sama?”

“Aphrodia?”

After thinking for a while, I finally get what he was saying. It must be Miyuki’s name as a god.

“Probably, but I can’t say for sure because I don’t know much about her.”

“That should be the case if he’s indeed Naoki-sama’s father. Aphrodia-sama also used the family name Tanaka from time to time.”

“I see.”

My chest throbbed and ached sharply. Even though I understood in my head that she is dead, I still felt like she is still alive somewhere.

Is knowing her more an act that magnifies this sense of loss?

Such a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

We entered a large building that could be called a mansion, and seated the thirty or so people we had brought with us. A variety of freshly prepared dishes were served immediately afterwards. Skeletons dressed in maid outfit placed heaping platter on the table one after another. That alone makes the young gods cheer.

“You can eat as much as you want.”

“Thank you.”

These foods are something Suketarou and the others had worked hard to prepare. If they hadn’t come out, it would have gone to our belly, but now that they’re at the table, I feel a little relieved. The amount they made is no joke after all.

“What’s this?”

“It’s yakitori. Try it.”

The representative took a bite and went silent for a moment. Then he starts to eat engrossedly without talking. Then the others also devoured their foods without caring about manners.

I also eat yakitori and sips on my sake.

“By the way, are you going to rule the Heavenly Realm in the future?”

“Hmm? No, I’m thinking of leaving it to Naoki for the time being.”

“Ooooh! So Naoki-sama is still alive!?”

“He is doing fine now.”

“Then what about Aphrodia-sama?!”

“………I’m sorry.”

The male god only replied, “I see.”

As expected, being the daughter of the creator god, she seemed to be highly trusted by the gods. If Miyuki is alive, I would have left the rest to her. But there is no point in asking for someone who is no longer here. The living have no choice but to do something about it and live.

“By the way, does any of you know where Gohma went?”

“I’m sorry, but those here hardly know him.”

“You don’t know? Sigh. I thought it would be the worst scenario but……”

“But we can predict it to some extent.”

“What!?”

The representative man pushed up his glasses and smiles.

“From what I’ve heard, he’s got the proof of the Creator God so he will surely go to a safe place where nothing can disturb him. I’m guessing he went to his own planet.”

“Gohma’s planet?”

“I’ve heard that it’s a very well-defended planet. It’s said that even the previous Creator God  couldn’t easily approach it. I wonder how much stronger it has become now that he became the creator god.”

As long as we know where it is, we’ve got him. No matter what kind of defense it has, we can break through with my power of destruction. I spread my hand and created a stereoscopic image. It looked like a map of the universe displayed in blue light.

“This is where we are now. If you go from here towards Andromeda, you will find a planet called ‘Kasho’ in the ‘Siyu system’. That’s the planet that Gohma owns.”

“Are there humans living there?”

“None…… I think. He hated humans after all.”

Hmm, it seems like it’s okay to erase the entire planet. However, it will not be easy because the other side will also make countermeasure for that. For the time being, I’ll make a plan while strengthening the defense here.

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Surprisingly, the gods began to return to the heavenly realm at an early stage. Apparently, many gods were watching us attack the heavenly realm. Naoki also entered the Heavenly Realm while being protected by Eugrapia, and the ownership of the Heavenly Realm was transferred from Pero to Naoki.

Dong, Dong. The bell rings, and Naoki, who sits on the throne, becomes the king of the heavens. The gods bowed down and they recognized him as the rightful successor of the Creator God.

“My name is Naoki Tanaka, and I hereby promise that I will rule the heavens from now on and make this land more prosperous than my grandfather. Now is the time to unite firmly, for we are the gods who rule and govern the heavens.”

“““Oooooooh!”””

The gods who stood up raised their fists valiantly. With Naoki’s return and my appearance as the God of Destruction, they have finally found hope. Not a single person commented about me being the God of Destruction at this point.

“Dad, are you sure? I would like to have Dad rule the heavens if possible.”

“Compared to me, who grew up among humans, you have been educated as a god so you are more suitable for this position. And as Naoki from the future said, I am not suited to being tied up for hundreds of thousand year, what more hundreds of millions of years.”

“Because you’re homeless?”

“Because I’m Shinichi Tanaka.”

Naoki and I smiled at each other.

Freedom is my weapon and my peace of mind. At this point, I can’t incorporate into society or organizations anymore.

“What a shame. The God King is always so spoiled huh.”

“Consort of the God King, not bad.”

Behind me, Erna and Liz are mumbling to each other, but I ignored them. They are probably only looking at the surface anyway.

“I’m going to leave the skeleton army behind. They will help reinforce your fighting forces for a while.”

“Thank you Dad for everything.”

“Don’t worry about it. The reason why I am here like this is because the you in the future helped me a lot. It’s like returning the favor.”

“You’re always welcome Dad.”

I nodded at Naoki’s words before leaving the temple. The gods bowed their heads in unison.

After leaving the heavenly realm, we repeatedly traveled to Andromeda in search of Gohma’s planet. The team composed of me, Erna, Liz, Pero, Freya, Suketarou, Kurohime, and Sword of Glory party. I had Eugrapia stay with Naoki’s place just in case. Naoki wanted to come along but I couldn’t let the heavenly realm be taken from him again.

We continued to fly through space while seeing various things. A planet that shines blue like a jewel. Red planet with a ring. A planet closed in white ice. A purple planet composed of gas. A planet rich in nature and is covered with greenery. Stars about to collide. Gas that shines in seven colors. A damaged, drifting spaceship belonging to an advanced, intelligent life form. And comets passing nearby. Occasionally, we would take a break and play in the asteroid showers. Eat on the ring of planets. It was only one day, but I saw a lot of scenes that I will never forget.

And then we finally got there. In the Siyu star system, where Gohma’s planet is located.

“—I see. So he won’t let anyone get close his planet huh.”

In the asteroid belt, I crossed my arms and grumbled. Gohma had enveloped the entire star system in a barrier. I tried to touch it lightly, but I was repelled with great impact. It seems to be almost the same as the one created by Eugrapia.

“They said that the Creator God can create anything. I wonder if he created a god like Eugrapia specifically to create such powerful barrier.”

“No, I don’t think so. According to Naoki, it takes a lot of divine qi to create a god. I don’t think someone like him, who is on guard against us, would take such a measure. It would be much quicker if he create this barrier with some kind of tool.”

“So if we destroy the tool, we can break in huh.”

I stared at the entire star system with far vision. Apparently, five structures are generating a barrier. The problem is that it is inside the barrier. I tried to break the barrier with my wave of destruction but the barrier only disappears for a moment and then it was instantly restored.

It is possible to send people inside, but it seems that I can’t leave here.

“Master, now is the time for us to show you how useful we are.”

“Liberto…… it’s very dangerous, you know?”

“Leave it to us! We are disciples of the God of Destruction!”

I felt reassured by the way he pounded his chest. When I first met him, he looked somewhat unreliable, but now I feel like I can trust him with my back.

“Just to be safe, take Erna and the others with you.”

“Thank you!”

I continued to destroy the barrier with wave of destruction. Erna and the others entered through the gaping hole, followed by Liberto and the others. The only ones left outside are me, Suketarou, and Kurohime.

Well, let me try to see if I can get in as well.

I moved forward aiming for the moment when the power of  the barrier was gone, but the barrier repairs faster than light. Thanks to that, I was hit hard in the face and was sent flying.

“Master! We’re off!”

“Watching us take action, ufufu♥ ♥.”

“We’ll make sure to remove the barrier.”

“Master Erna is also here, so there will be no problem!”

“Brace yourself. Let’s go!”

I watched Liberto and the others drift away. I pray in my heart for their safety.

Don’t die, you guys.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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