The unbeliever guy who set out to save his friend from the demon’s clutches.
He activated some artifact, lost consciousness, and I caught him just before he collapsed.
“Luke…”
I didn’t notice until just now, but this girl speaking in a clueless manner… Is she the daughter of Kuzenga?
Her name was definitely… Sunny?
“You. Kuzenga’s Sunny. Right?”
“…That’s right, Luke’s dear sister. Long time no see.”
“The you from my memories, back then you spoke in that clueless way because you were sick. But I heard you were cured… why are you still talking like that?”
“……”
It couldn’t have been a serious illness. A mental wound from losing someone precious in childhood, perhaps.
That’s why the young girl I remember closed her heart and spoke in short phrases.
I saw her at a social gathering where the children of noble families met.
The bond she formed with that unbeliever must have continued to the Academy.
But I heard she stopped using that speech since she healed.
Why is she still using such a strange manner of speaking?
Is it to seem cute?
Is she insisting on this speech just to appear cute?
That unbeliever guy is currently on a dangerous adventure to confront a demon.
And yet, she’s still fooling around like this.
“Are you still insisting on that weird way of speaking while that unbeliever is doing something dangerous in the mental world?”
“No. It’s not dangerous.”
“…What?”
“You don’t really know Luke, being his blood relative.”
“…What on earth are you talking about?”
“Luke always has a plan. He has always managed to pull through, no matter how dangerous or challenging things look. Even when we first met… So Luke will come back safe.”
“No, I mean.”
I mean why your speech is like that. Not him.
“Luke will return as always without any issue, so you don’t need to worry.”
What? Worry? Me? About him?
“……Hah. When did I ever say I was worried?”
I feel offended.
There’s no way I’d worry about the devil unbeliever who belittles Lord Deus’s words.
Whether he dies or not…
No, he can’t die. It might release the demon contained within that newcomer.
So that unbeliever must succeed and return.
Because that’s the right thing to do.
Because that’s for Lord Deus.
I’m not particularly cheering you on.
It’s just that the demon must not be released… So you must return safely.
*
Crash!
Achilles fell down, one arm completely severed, the other limb battered.
– Cough, cough.
Thud.
I stomped on his head with my right foot to make sure he wouldn’t get back up.
– T-This can’t be… How can a mere human have this much strength…! The power I obtained by giving up my humanity… how can it be used against me by a human…!
Achilles Gomez, a powerful warrior who had reached the pinnacle of human prowess as a sword master.
But he believed there were limits to human strength and sought a way to become stronger, falling into Lilith’s hands by contracting with ‘Chaos’.
By forsaking his humanity and becoming a demon, he gained tremendous power.
However, the power I currently have is that of the protagonist whose strength has been influenced even after clearing the final chapter of Part 1 and facing power inflation in Part 2.
It’s a power that feels awkward to use because it’s not ‘my strength,’ yet it’s on a different level enough to overpower Achilles without a scratch.
– …I see. The divinity I sensed earlier. You, you’re a god! It’s evident from your ability to shift from a male to a female form! You must be a deity!
“No. I am undoubtedly human.”
– …Hah. Do you wish to pretend to be human? I can clearly feel the divinity radiating from you! …I understand. You are the Lord Deus mentioned by Lilith!
You know the name Deus?
…Is it because of purifying Saula? The ‘Chaos’ knows the name of the Lord Deus.
– …If you’re a deity, then even I cannot defeat you. However, even if you kill me here, my soul will return to Lilith. I will not be annihilated! Hahaha!
“I understand.”
Zing!
I created a massive hole in his chest.
Thud.
He bowed his head, unable to withstand the injury even with his demon resilience.
With this, Achilles in Andre’s mental realm has been defeated.
Now it relies on Sunny and Meiru.
…They will do well.
If it’s those two.
*
Cough!
I felt my soul being ejected from the host’s body.
Damn it. The god pretending to be human!
Just as I obtained my flesh, it decided to attack me!
…I thought this was my chance to eliminate the deity.
But it wasn’t.
But that’s fine.
Due to my defeat within the mental world, I lost ownership of my body and was expelled, but I belong to Lilith.
This soul can return to Lilith.
Though it’s a shame that Lilith’s plan has been disrupted, learning about the existence and location of the god, Deus, lurking in this intermediate realm is a windfall.
Finding this unknown deity, Deus, who has incapacitated the agent Saula.
This is the first mission I received when I was sent to the continent.
Once I inform Lilith about this deity and eliminate him, accomplishing Lilith’s goal will be much easier.
A deity is at its most vulnerable when it possesses a human body.
Foolish Deus.
You must not have any idea about the existence of ‘Chaos.’
The moment Lilith’s available forces arrive at the Academy, you will cease to exist.
Hahaha…!
Clang!
Suddenly, a sharp sensation akin to being sliced gripped my ankle.
Thud.
The ground came rushing up to meet my face. No, did I just fall?
That can’t be. I’m in a soul state. I can’t fall…?
“See? I told you! Luke always succeeds. That’s just who he is. No need to worry.”
“…Looks like it. This guy… did he just drive off the demon? How… And more importantly… who said they were worried!”
I turned my gaze to check my feet and saw both ankles completely severed.
…What? My ankles were severed? In the soul?
What the heck just happened?
A power that cuts through the soul.
…Could it be that Deus from earlier intervened!
I couldn’t return my soul to Lilith, instead, I couldn’t even move.
Was my soul immobilized along with my ankles…?
“First, let’s put this guy in a jar.”
The humans began putting the souls into a jar.
…No way.
If I get put in a jar like this, not only can I not return to Lilith… but I will be sealed!
Move!
Move, dammit!
Damn it!
-Damn it, Deus, you bastard!!!
Thud.
*
“…Did you say Deus?”
“Pardon?”
“Did that guy just say Deus?”
“Uh… Yeah, I think so. Being a demon, he might be cursing the god.”
“…Is that so? It felt less like a curse and more like frustration over being interrupted. But if that’s the case, wouldn’t he have cursed the unbeliever instead? …Huh? No way.”
*
Rashdun Desert
Desert City Mecca
In the center of a lavish tent, a dark-skinned elf sat on a throne, receiving reports.
“Prophet Mahomet. I have returned after receiving the surrender of the Zerg tribe as you commanded.”
“Good work. General Saladin.”
“O Prophet! With this, all the Rashdun region has come under our tribe, following Lord Deus.”
“Yes, O Prophet! Now we have unified the entire desert!”
“Everything is according to Lord Deus’s will. Everything is according to His design…”
“Unifying all Dark Elves. And with your overwhelming military might, it wouldn’t be impossible to establish our Dark Elf Empire! So rise to the throne and declare the nation of Dark Elves…!”
Crash!
The elder from the hyena tribe, who was raising his voice, went flying against the walls of the tent.
The Dark Elf, who had been sitting on the throne, now stood.
“I have said this all along. I am not a ruler. I am merely a servant.”
“Ugh…”
“The continent belongs to Him. I am His servant.”
That day… the pink-haired angel who knocked me, the one who thought of myself as the strongest in this world, down.
‘Read!’
‘W-What do you want me to read…’
‘Read, in the name of the Lord who created all, read! Lord Deus is benevolent, and He has taught us that which we do not know.’
The words of Lord Deus were revealed to me by the angel’s command.
I only pass on the words of Lord Deus.
I am merely the servant of Deus, Mahomet. Not a ruler… but a servant.
“Everything is for the sake of Deus.”
Until the day His nation arrives through jihad.
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