"─ Slow! I don't know what to expect from this one!
That was the first voice directed at me back from Dragon Valley to Sierra Village. Apparently, I went home wrong. Oh, man, are you tired?
I closed the door with Pathan.
─ ─ Dotta!
"Hey... wait a minute, Ray! Why do you close it?"
"No, when you come back, all of a sudden, if a monster like God wants to kill you, you won't dare close it."
And then you run away.
"Ho? Apparently, they're not willing to welcome this one tomorrow. Let's at least have a little pity."
Look, there's only one option left to escape. Bad for Charstena, but let's just say I'm free for today.
"Wait, Spirit God! Ray has a lot to do today..."
"I don't go down. Is there anything more important in this world than this? That too, in this emergency."
Urgent...?
I turned around. I put my leg back where I was about to turn right.
"If it's urgent, isn't it if you're kidding? Talk to me soon."
"... ho ho? I still want to die."
"Don't oil the fire, Ray ~!
Charstena was half teary-eyed holding down the Spirit God floating with his arms rolled and blue muscles.
"... so you want information about the Demon King."
In my parents' living room, I calmed down and asked what the story was about urgency, and I summed it up briefly from the conversation about what they were asking for.
"Would that be the case? To the Dragon God, I told him what the Demon King intended and what he did."
"Sure, but I don't know much about it either, do I?
"What, then, on the contrary, determined that the purpose of the Demon King was the birth of a true Demon King? That's where the interest lies."
... all the while, are you sharp or just want to know why?
Well, I don't mind either way. The only thing that matters is the fact that a threat has arisen.
"True Demon King... there are two things I think can be evil gods, as there is no need to talk about what it is now. Different?
I proceeded on the assumption I knew, but I didn't miss Charstena trying to tilt her neck small.
............... you just had a tight neck, didn't you?
"... no different. But it's foolish to say it in the same line."
"Hmmm...... well I still don't know that area. But there's a reason."
How is the evil god different from the true demon king? I didn't know why Spirit God said he was stupid that he had just heard the story today and hadn't been able to chew it in his head yet.
However, I wonder if that danger would be equivalent only if I didn't know. In fact, Dragon God said that too.
"In the last decade or so, all three were found in this continent crystals of evil gods. The crystal was definitely brought in by the Demon King. Because now, thousands of years later, there can be no such thing as being left alone. In fact, he took the liberty of telling me that the crystals brought to Cliff Mountain were brought in by Elgranda. There will be others for sure first."
I don't know the total number, but there's no way there's any more Evil God crystals that the gods recovered and sealed. It must have been a precious handhold for the Demon King, too.
"Then what did you bring in the crystals for? If it's to destroy a great nation, you don't have to bother with this. With as much power as the Demon King, it's easy if you just destroy it. So I hung my cama. I thought you were going to give birth to an evil god."
I wasn't thinking so far then, just out of contemplation, but it turned out to poke the Demon King in pain.
"You can ask Charles anything, but Elgranda was slightly, but surely upset. So it is believed that the sprinkling of crystals was a means of generating evil gods. And it was the true demon king who was born by it. In other words, based on the results, it is believed that the Demon King was trying to create a surrogate for the Evil God"
"No... that's not natural. The existence of vessels that can be evil gods. It probably includes uncertain elements. Then it is nature that thinks that the true purpose was different"
"... I see, I hadn't thought about that"
Hiding the unnaturalness intentionally and spitting the assignment out of my mouth, I nodded and showed it extremely naturally, even when they pointed it out instantly, as if I had just noticed a mistake.
It was just a demon king whose purpose was to increase resentment.
Murderers who happen to resonate with the crystals of the Evil God.
But these two don't fundamentally interact.
If I'm right, the Demon King is trying to create a new evil god. It's not about a true demon king.
I want you to think about it.
If the Demon King was looking for a true Demon King, why would he wreak havoc on his country until he took the risk? You do that, and you kill those who can be vessels, and you have no ex or child.
In other words, the purpose of the Demon King was not to create a true Demon King.
I said I knew it. And I don't think I would delude the Spirit God who came all the way from the source to listen to me.
Then what needs to be done is a thought guide, just like in the Dragon God's time.
"But do you need that confirmation now? What matters is the fact that a new evil god cannot be born. I mean..."
God has to move to prevent it.
When I tried to say that...
"─ That's enough. Apparently, it was a misprospect."
In the meantime, the Spirit God rose out of his chair. I looked up at it with my eyes, and I was shot out by a cold gaze that looked down at the earth from heaven.
"I didn't know you were going to do anything to use the power of these people... but you've really become a man who doesn't go down. I didn't know it had just turned out to be a person... I didn't think of this person. But... if that's your vessel now, I can't help it. Let's assume that this person will serve this person by being put in his or her mouth."
Is it the color of disappointment that dwells in my eyes looking down at me? Even though I didn't do anything to make you expect me to do, I thought it was random, but I tried to use it by saying something convenient, and it was me too. I did something to disappoint you. It's my fault.
But it's people's hearts that can't be helped by such an honest argument.
"... you're at liberty to compare me to a god-killing hero. Whatever you want. But don't measure me with your mess. Use what is available. What's wrong with that? Do you have any disadvantages? I gave you the information. You might be able to prevent the threat. What don't you like about it?
There are many reasons why I did this in such a deceitful way.
Ugly jealousy and a desire for exclusivity that still doesn't reveal Nord.
The vengeance of God could not be seen to turn to Elgranda.
But even if it's God, there's no such thing as being told by a guy who only meets a guy twice who doesn't come down.
It doesn't have to be right or ugly, this is me and my heart.
So I looked back without being pushed down by my gaze.
But I don't even care about such things, and the Spirit God speaks without hiding disappointment.
"No, not that I don't like it. It is also true that their information was helpful. Let's do one thing to thank you. But if my expectations turn to disappointment, I also want to spit poison. The others did not resemble the robbers of the slaughter of God. That's all."
... even compared to Nord.
It's natural that they don't look alike. 'Cause me and him, we're totally different from each other, from the times we lived.
In the first place, it might be weird (...) and (...) (...) to be a birth replacement.
And that's how I didn't stop caring very much, but how it appeared to Charstena that I didn't say anything, when she broke in between the gazes of the Spirit God looking down, she rarely bared her voice.
"Spirit, God! That's too rude for Ray! Mostly spirits. What does God know about Ray! If you came here to say something like that because you don't even know where Ray is compared to just the top side, please go home!
As far as the Spirit God, who weakened the face that was tight and tight, says it's scary when people who aren't usually angry, the Charstena sword screen seems to be something of a fair amount. I was also freaked out by the moment she turned her voice away.
"... Charles, please calm down. I know why they are angrier, and I know that there was something wrong with them. Now, you know what I expected from this guy. Those two men, who transcended God in their own right, were truly heroes to this side."
The Spirit God put his hand on Charstena's shoulder and said, making sure to peek into its face.
"... excuse me. Me..."
"No, good. Instead, I'm even glad they turned their anger on me."
"But... I don't deserve to be angry..."
"I don't need qualifications or anything. Whatever emotion you have, even if it's something you can't get through, it must remain more than a person. That's fine."
I can't see the look on Charstena's face from me, but I could easily imagine that if I only heard her voice, she would now be annoyed by regret and self-reproach.
I guess I would have hung up on her like that, or something like that, but the Spirit God, who preached people's hearts like one day with a tender look, retreated Charstena from the side before me, who replied yes and in a leaning manner.
"I'm sorry about that, too. Listen to the old man's paranoia. What did you say your name was?
It's Ray.
"Ray. Let's remember. He is not the rebirth of a hero. but it may be done differently from him. Please protect Charles."
"... Now, I'm in the opposite position."
Answering the feeling of masochism, the Spirit God waves his head small. I felt that because of my mind, my eyes looking at me were filled with warmer than they were earlier.
"It's good now. This one is still here. But this one doesn't arrive anymore. Not only this one, but also other gods, will never reach again. If it were to arrive, it would be them, not God. In the near future, the world will be in unprecedented danger. And be prepared now."
I intend to do so more than I did.
... I replied without saying anything and without breaking my attitude of knowing anything only.
"… I will take it as a prophecy of God"
Daytime, the occasional ringing of the ground, even throughout the city. Sounds like gobbles and landslides echo from all over the city. This is Ignor, the capital of the Kingdom of Lykeberg.
The sound is the sound played by earthly magic used for reconstruction work.
Regardless, the basics are manual because, like Ray, the shape of the house itself is not converted into an image using artistic skills, but the habits of the land and the foundations or so are sufficiently accomplished by people to be able to use intermediate magic.
As a result, the King's capital was devastated and roughly a month was about to pass, but reconstruction was generally going well. The restoration of the building was particularly advanced.
However, there is nothing that can be done but the magnitude of the human damage, and the claw marks still remain on this land.
"I kind of miss you. Looks like it's not Wang Du."
"... right"
The town of Wangdu was still idle. The people who settled here are still there, but the adventurers who are not, in search of a well-earned job that is not reconstruction, the majority moved to a different land, and those with handouts flowed to other towns.
Conversely, few people come in. In Japan, militias and volunteers will come to the rescue, but if mobility is also a basic walk, it will take time, and not everyone can easily come and go between the cities. That's about the adventurer of the stream to visit. As things stand, there are more people leaving.
Perhaps this state of affairs will continue for a while. It may take as early as a year, or decades, for the original vitality to return. Reconstruction does not go overnight.
But on the other hand, there are those who have gathered in this land unknowingly.
Why is it unknown, because without special skills it is also impossible to see - the Spirit. It's not that I'm hiding intentionally, but because humans originally have difficulty recognizing it, citizens only know to the extent that they pinch it in their ears that they've seen the Spirit.
Well, it's not like there's no intention there... but I can recognize you directly anyway. I don't know that spirits come here only if you have skills like me or Charstena or someone above you like Gilk.
That's how the spirits who are coming together behind people's encouragement for reconstruction said they visited the land with the life of the Spirit God. From what I hear, they're gathering here, as well as in cities and villages around the world, now in the name of surveillance.
Surveillance is the end of the world situation yesterday, and Charstena told me that the Dragon God's appeal led to the laying of a system of cooperation between the Genesis God, who cannot come to earth, and a god other than the missing Reaper all year round.
Its contents include the search for the true demon king Shinji Maida and his destruction. Specifically, fairy gods, blacksmiths, spiritual gods, sea gods, and goddesses move in the search. And it seems that Shinji Maida's crusade was agreed that the Spirit God, the Beast God, and the Dragon God would move.
However, it seems that the Spirit God is the only one who moves, and that other gods support him. The reason for this is that other than spiritual gods, beast gods, dragon gods, and reapers, there is a good chance that they won't win, and that spiritual gods can search extensively - that is, they can use spirits to monitor the world.
I don't know much about other races, but apparently the spirits have their own culture - a network - and they can make contact with spiritual gods and other spirits away from each other.
In addition, the spirits scattered around the world are quite cooperative with their Lord, and thankfully, they also lend their hand free of charge to the protection of cities and villages.
I hope this settles soon...
And thinking about it, my hand, which was inadvertently connected to Charstena, was pulled.
"Thinking about something difficult again?
In front of me with her face up, Charstena tilted her little neck and her beautiful hair, red as a rose, swayed along with it.
"Maybe you care what Spirit God told you the other day?
"No, it's not like I'm gonna cuddle with that, is it? I was just vaguely wondering what I was going to do."
"Are you going on another journey?
I nodded at Charstena's inquiry and told her about my current plans for a fuzzy journey.
"There are so many things I want to do and things I have to do. But I haven't decided on a destination or anything yet, so I've been thinking vaguely about where to start."
"It is. Me, I used to travel, so if you say anything, I can talk to you, okay?
With that said, you said it was chilling.
"Damn, that helps. I wasn't sure where to go. If you ask me, Shall lived 5,000 years ago... since there was an evil god."
"Yeah, well, you could say that. But I've been reincarnated over and over again, so I haven't lived my whole life."
"Heh, several times. I mean, Char..."
"I'm 16."
…………
"I haven't said anything yet..."
I smile, but the fear of accidentally becoming a tribute was present in Charstena today.
"I'm 16."
"That Mr. Charstena?
"Sixteen."
"Ah, yes."
"You're the same age as Ray!
"Yeah, that's right."
... somehow, until she abandoned the power of God, I felt I could see why she was reincarnated. I couldn't do it with my mouth...
Truth is, he doesn't sneak up on a god he doesn't touch.
"... With that said, what can I do for Lycood?
I just dressed up as the wind and avoided a topic I shouldn't touch.
"Isn't this about Mr. Seatella? Since then, Ray's been a pull dako, so you haven't seen him yet, have you?
"No, we met the three of us once with a wristlet."
We were busy for a few minutes, so we only met for a few hours, but the two of us were face-to-face when we went to visit Lycood.
They made it to the evacuation, so there was no injury and they were safe. So I was still busy at the time and had a lot to worry about, and I was asking you to take care of Seatella for a while, provided you asked me what Lislit wanted.
But it's time for me to come to a paragraph and start thinking about a new journey. Here, along with Seatella's answers, you might want to tell us what path you're going to take.
And walking with that in mind, I got to the guild at the rendezvous point. But the lykud at heart hasn't come yet.
Wait inside.
I thought so, and I pulled Charstena's hand and went into the guild.
Through gatan gatan and poorly erected doors, you can see the liquor store that used to be a stash of many job-ending adventurers.
Only one old man there who drank for me. Are the others going to work or are there just one receptionist I've never seen as the master of the tavern?
"You've been drinking since noon, Basil."
"Am I right? Who... it's been a long time since you! Oh, my God, Ome! I didn't show my face inside, so I thought you'd gone somewhere!
Sorry, I've been busy for a while.
"Uh, what... life. That's when. Oh. In that case, it's best to drink and forget. Master, add some booze!
As usual, the alcoholic old man looked like the punishment seemed bad for a moment, but immediately hid it in cheerful booze. And while banging my back, I still list the jocks I have left to drink and order extra liquor from the master of the tavern.
When I saw it, well, I sat in front of Basil, and next to him, Charstena sat down.
Then the handy master immediately brought me the same beer as Basil and a light drink for Charstena.
"Basil's luxury?
"Whoa! I bought it today or so."
It was already a dubious basil of Lu Rhythm, but it is generous sometime today.
"Drink as much as you like. Hey, today, it's all my luxury"
"What's wrong with you, you disgust me"
"You stupid bastard, this Basil lady is going to luxury you. You can't thank me honestly."
No, it's really disgusting. Yes, it was me with the liquor in my mouth, even though I thought of it, but I flaunted my face at the excess bitterness.
Keep it luxurious. I like the chewy one, too. Bitter booze still seems early for my tongue.
"By the way, how's sister Shara?
"Oops, where were you now...... sure you were going north?
"You're the same."
Do you work normally already? I knew that guy was a strong guy.
That way, he remembers somewhere nostalgic for two people who are no different than they used to be.
"Mr. Ray."
"Whoa? Are you here?"
The meeting's here. You came in a little hurry, Lycood sweats on his thin forehead, and his long purple hair is disturbed.
Lykeberg, coming here in a slight running mood, confirmed Basil and Charstena and lowered his head gently.
"Sorry I'm late. Hello, Charstena and Basil."
"No, we just got tangled up in this drunk, too"
"Ome, as always, has a lot of extra to say, Buckaroo"
I almost told you the truth...
"Well, I'm sorry about that, Basil. I'll be over here for a while, next time. And a treat."
"Whoa! I'm probably here. Come anytime."
I know, a long time ago. Instead, I've never seen you outside of here.
Not to say, I took my seat and walked out towards the entrance. Then a voice was thrown on his back.
"Ray, it's not a break."
When I smiled slightly at Basil's words that cared for me, I gave him my hand and left the guild behind.
After leaving the guild, Lycood asked me to come with him, so I followed him with Charstena without thinking deeply.
But it's not like I'm going into the store or crossing the boulevard, or going off the sidewalk.
I asked Lykud where I was headed.
"Where are you headed? Keep it up and you're out of town."
"It's the main entrance. They're waiting for me there."
"? Who's waiting?
If Lislit and the others are waiting, it's a funny story. You can come with me.
If so, who would it be later?
No way............... Knight Commander?
Aside from my out-of-target guess like that, Rykud replied with a mild laugh, as if I were joking.
"Oh no, no more. Mr. Ray's new companion."
"What? Are those guys here yet?
Even though it's only been about a month and a half.
Hurry up, huh?
If you're a little surprised, there's a carriage that looks familiar in the distance...
"Are you really here yet? That's fast.... how do you know that?
"What? You haven't heard? I'm one of Mr. Cecil's sources, right?
.................. what?
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I thought it was strange. I can't believe the guy who was plotting to hide all my information leaked it.
But it was a blind spot. I didn't know Rykud and Cecil were connected...
"Please don't be so loud. I thought that's how much Ray figured it out, and it's only one source."
"You, have you overestimated me? No, I don't care about that now..."
I turned to the carriage. To be precise, to a horse connected to a luggage truck that Haku would have pulled at first.
I slipped through the crowd and showed my face in front of the Luxerias.
Armed up, Luxeria, who was exchanging words with Cecil, noticed this one, stopped talking and looked at this one. On that side, Haruki, who adores the horse, and the knit that looks at it, also noticed this way.
I was reassured that nothing seemed to matter to them, especially when they looked the same as a month ago.
"Guys, that was fast. Looks like we're all safe."
"We are. Sir... I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
Not only does Luxeria say she's sorry, but she wrinkles her temples and reveals herself to blame.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sorry I was weak."
"But, Ridge. You..."
"Haruki, I'm all right now. Better yet, where's Huck?
"... inside. I've been crying in the carriage."
The sweatshirt, which distorted his face in sorrow, softly missed his eye. To see that feeling of powerlessness drifted, you probably did a lot of things to Haku instead of me, but it didn't seem to have worked very well.
I snorted and went into the carriage.
"Haku."
Yes, even calling from behind, Huck, who squatted on the chair with his tail pointed, would have noticed this way, without even trying to look him in the eye, screaming with a golden cut as it was.
"- Liar!
Words unleashed without a face were to blame.
"Parents said! Yet...... ugh! Liar! Liar! Liar! '
Words that are unfamiliar somewhere and sound like one word are harder to hear than usual, but for that matter, one word at a time pierces my chest.
"... oh"
I told him to leave it to me, and I let my father die, and I'm certainly a liar. But whenever I blamed the liar and me, when I heard Haku's voice cry, the words were coming back as they were with Hakuhe, I felt that.
I walk over to the hack and hug that little body up.
"I'm a liar. Saying confident things in his mouth, he's a pathetic one who just fails. That's what I understand."
Haku was listening to my words without stopping whimpering. Those eyes are the same as mine, the eyes of those who have lost their families.
"So I'll be strong. Be strong and take revenge on your father"
"Haku doesn't like it...... parent, I don't want you to die"
"... don't you want me to fight?
"Pi......"
Huck rings small, licks my finger like a beggar, then says in tears.
"Haku, I don't want to be sad anymore"
"... Me too, I don't like it anymore. But... no, that's why I want to fight. I want it, I'm confident. I want proof that I don't have to lose anything anymore."
That probably won't get you through any kind of ordeal to defeat any strong enemy. Unless you defeat someone reminded of the difference in power more than this.
"It's totally my fault, but will you forgive me, Huck?
'... Haku with you?
"It's obvious, right? You're my partner, my family. So I'll show you to your father with me. Let's take revenge together and reassure him he won't have to worry anymore."
"Pi!"
Haku shook his tears, sounded fine, then bit Gabri and me in the hand.
"Haku, Parental Forgiveness"
Blood seeped into his hands with sharp dental marks. I felt the last thorn fall out on Huck licking it with his pepper and tongue as he did it himself and put it down.
"Oh, thank you"
That said, I stroked Haku's head once before putting him in his usual position.