Guardian, Nohkya.
From the beginning, its danger level was E-Class, not even reaching the realm of a superhuman life form.
This was a fact learned through conversations between the Earth’s assistants and Nohkya.
Nohkya himself directly stated that his power was not significantly different from the past.
Of course, he mentioned this excluding the power to unfold and maintain the Dimension Barrier.
Anyway.
How could such an E-Class existence have unfolded a Dimension Barrier that even a Sage would marvel at?
It was thanks to the blessing of a deity known as a guardian.
To make it easier to understand, let me briefly summarize what the assistants learned about the deity and Nohkya.
Long ago, a being claiming to be the guardian deity of protection visited Earth, expressing deep concern over its vulnerability to incursions from the Otherworld.
Then, under the pretext of granting grace to Earth, this deity created a special life form.
The life form created at that time was Nohkya.
Nohkya was imbued with the blessings of the guardian deity.
He was granted the ability to borrow and use the deity’s powers.
With that power, Nohkya could unfold the Dimension Barrier to prevent incursions from the Otherworld, maintaining the barrier for ages at the behest of the deity.
In other words, Nohkya was a creation and representative of the guardian deity.
Stronger than an F-Class ordinary being but still a frail life form with no significant abilities without the blessing.
“I didn’t expect the Medical Angel to also be classified as a deity… Well, since it has an SS-Class danger level, it’s not surprising.”
After sorting through my thoughts, I asked a question to the Sage.
“Sage, does that mean the blessing of the protector deity has disappeared from Nohkya, and the blessing of the Medical Angel has been conferred upon him?”
【Luna-chan】─That’s not quite right, apparently.
【Luna-chan】─Since he was resurrected by the Medical Angel, the previous blessing was indeed taken away, but the new blessing has not yet been granted. It seems more like he’s under its influence.
【Mysticism】─🧐
【Rize Nova】─Missy, please refrain from chatting. We’re in an important conversation.
【Mysticism】─😟
“I don’t get it. If the blessing of the Medical Angel wasn’t newly conferred, why would the existing blessing from the guardian deity have disappeared?”
【Luna-chan】─Nohkya doesn’t know either.
【Luna-chan】─This is just my opinion, but perhaps the Medical Angel is at a higher tier than the protector deity?
【Luna-chan】─It’s possible that sensing the presence of a higher-tier deity made him fear and sever the connection.
The Sage’s speculation made sense.
Well, I figured that reasoning was good enough to move on.
After all, the reason the blessing had disappeared wasn’t that important.
Nohkya had already severed the connection with the protector deity, and I had heard there was no way to communicate with that deity again.
So what was important now was one thing.
How to cope moving forward.
This was indeed the core issue we needed to discuss in depth.
“…Sage, can the Medical Angel also grant a blessing or something?”
【Luna-chan】─I’ll try to see.
【Luna-chan】─Please wait a moment.
【Boglebogle】─The Medical Angel has only recently evolved, so I wonder if it can handle such complicated techniques.
Some time passed.
The previously quiet assistants’ chat began to pick up again.
【Pururu】─It seems we can’t confer a blessing on ourselves.
【Mysticism】─😔 It seems it’s not familiar with its powers.
【Mirstin】─We’ve all failed. We’re currently attempting one last time on Nohkya.
【Rize Nova】─I feel like it might be possible to confer a blessing on Nohkya. The Medical Angel already resurrected him, and considering the exposure to the Medical Angel’s powers that scared off the previous guardian deity, it should be feasible.
【Boglebogle】─We won’t know until we try.
Again, a bit more time passed.
And then a piece of good news came in.
【Yumi】─Gun-yi! We did it!!
【Pururu】─The blessing has been successfully conferred. ㄷㄷ
【Mirstin】─Nohkya can now handle pink jelly!!!
【Mysticism】─🤪
【Rize Nova】─To receive the blessing, you would have had to experience the Medical Angel’s powers at least once.
【Luna-chan】─Right now, it’s still not familiar with its powers. Once it gets used to them, it should be able to confer blessings even to those it has no connection with.
Nohkya successfully received the blessing.
However, that said, it meant he wouldn’t be able to handle any abilities related to the Dimension Barrier, only the powers that the Medical Angel could manage.
Still, it was possible that the abilities of the Medical Angel could provide sufficient power to protect Earth.
After all, we hadn’t yet checked all of the Medical Angel’s abilities.
We had sent them off rather hastily, after all.
So we decided to check out the powers that Nohkya, having received the blessing, could now wield.
*
The assistants announced that they’d move outside the villa to confirm Nohkya’s blessing.
In the meantime, Pururu posted a picture in the chat.
It was a photo capturing Nohkya’s appearance.
I was curious about what he looked like, and now I knew.
【Pururu】─Gun-yi, you haven’t seen his appearance yet, have you?
【Pururu】─Just to let you know what he looks like, I sent a picture. ㅋㅅㅋ
“Thanks. I was just about to ask you to send me a picture of Nohkya.”
【Pururu】─ㅋㅋ You read my mind.
【Boglebogle】─No, you didn’t.
While waiting for the assistants to check Nohkya’s abilities, I gradually transferred his appearance into the Otherworld Creature Codex.
■ Nohkya
─ Danger Level: E-Class.
─ Ability: Blessing of the Medical Angel.
─ Likes humans. He had a few close human friends in the distant past.
─ When Nohkya was born, humans did not yet exist. It’s presumed that the environment made it difficult for life forms to survive. After the Dimension Barrier formed, various life forms began to emerge. Since then, attempts at incursions from the Otherworld increased, and the barrier has been continuously reinforced.
When I finished compiling the Codex.
The assistants completed checking Nohkya’s blessing and informed me via chat about which abilities he could now use.
Thanks to the blessing, Nohkya could utilize just one ability.
Super-speed Healing.
It was an ability that could be manifested using a pink liquid.
Having received the blessing, Nohkya could freely manipulate this pink liquid.
However, it seemed that wide-area healing was impossible.
“Does that mean that’s the only ability he has now?”
【Pururu】─Yep, no other abilities.
【Yumi】─It seems like when the connection to the previous guardian deity was severed, all abilities related to the Barrier completely disappeared. ㅠ
【Mysticism】─😭
Sadly.
Nohkya, having received the blessing of the Medical Angel, didn’t have the capability to protect Earth.
He couldn’t perform the miracle of resurrection either.
“…This has become a problem.”
【Pururu】─Seriously, Nohkya got nerfed.
【Pururu】─He was chosen by a deity of an even higher tier than the previous one, yet his abilities are worse than before.
His abilities weren’t bad.
After all, he wielded a healing power granted by an SS-Class blessing.
In other words, he could heal any living creature in an instant, provided it wasn’t dead.
If only he could perform wide-area healing hidden away from people’s eyes instead of targeting specific individuals.
If he could heal those who had been attacked by monsters immediately, then Earth could be protected even if the Dimension Barrier collapsed.
But even without that possibility, there was no need to lament.
After all, that would only be a temporary measure.
It wasn’t a fundamental solution.
For reference, Nohkya could not personally step in to heal people.
His existence must not be revealed to the world.
If humans discovered Nohkya’s abilities, they wouldn’t leave him alone.
He could end up being subjected to experiments again.
They could kidnap and imprison him, using him like a machine to heal humans.
Especially in a world thrown into chaos after the Dimension Barrier collapsed.
“…For now, keep Nohkya hidden from people, and bring him along as your personal healer.”
【Mirstin】─Understood.
【Mysticism】─😵
“And Sage, about that last resort we briefly discussed…”
【Luna-chan】─The last resort?
【Luna-chan】─Oh, you mean the Great Migration plan?
“Yeah. It seems we must push forward with that plan. If the Dimension Barrier collapses, Earth won’t be able to hold out for long and might face annihilation.”
We might be able to repel incursion attempts a few times.
It might be possible with merely the strength of the humans on Earth.
Or I could use the Designated Dispatch Ticket to fend them off.
But there was no guarantee that incursions could be permanently stopped.
The invasions from otherworldly beings would undoubtedly continue.
Perhaps beings far beyond what I could handle might come over. Different types of otherworldly beings would invade from various dimensions.
While searching for a way to create a new Dimension Barrier, it would be nearly impossible to endure the continuous invasions from these beings.
Thus, after discussions with the Sage, I made a decision.
【Luna-chan】─Understood. From today, I’ll focus solely on recovering my powers. I’ll do my best to expedite that day.
To move the humans of Earth to Elemenzia.
Now, that was the only choice left.
Earth was like a planet on borrowed time now.
Of course.
It was unrealistic for the Sage to recover his powers before the Dimension Barrier disintegrated.
Even if he did manage to recover his powers, opening a safe and large portal would take a long time.
Therefore, once the Dimension Barrier crumbled.
Earth would need to endure the chaotic times when invasions from otherworldly beings would flood in until the Sage could regain his strength.
【Pururu】─ㄷㄷㄷ Are we really heading towards a monster apocalypse?
【Mysticism】─😨😨😨
【Yumi】─I guess I need to resign today and start preparing…
【Mirstin】─I should throw all my assets here. I mean, assets that are bound to become toilet paper should at least be converted into coins.
【Boglebogle】─Sage, can you also create a portal capable of large-scale relocations?
【Luna-chan】─I’ve never done it before, but I think it would be possible if I put in enough effort. After all, I’m an excellent Dimension Magician.
【Rize Nova】─I’m a bit worried. What if the Sage makes a mistake when creating a portal for himself?
【Luna-chan】─I was in a hurry back then.
【Luna-chan】─As long as I make it calmly, there should be no problem. Probably.
If Nohkya’s and the Sage’s speculations were correct.
The Dimension Barrier would collapse somewhere between three to four months from now.
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