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For me, it felt as if the world had just stopped

And in that stagnant world, Medea was the only one

“With defense of your level, it’s impossible” (Medea)

________!

“Let’s see 100 Deadly Aim, 100 Death, 『Infinity Destroyer』 Yep, you’re dead” (Medea)

(TL: Deadly Aim is the ESPer skill that’s a level above Itsuki’s described in chapter 261)

White, and black Red was also mixed in An infinite amount of lines circle

They le narrow beam, and fly towards me

Just like with the attack that killed Motoyasu, I can’t folloith my eyes

Yes… I guess you could call it death

It’s like she materialized the concept of death itself That’s the sort of feeling I got

I don’t knohy I was able to see it

In truth, Medea’s attack was much faster than my own sense of perception, so there’s no way I should have been able to see it

It’s as if she had bypassed the entire effect anie 『Enemy has been Killed』 behind A patchwork of time that left only the result

W-what is… this!?

By luck, or miracle, I… block the attack with my shi+eld

It felt as if I had successfully blocked it

I also had confidence in the fact that I hadn’t died yet

But…

“Ara? You blocked it? For you to be able to take an attack whose speed surpassed infinity, you must be quite the lucky one” (Medea)

Speed that surpasses infinity?

Is this one alright in the head? Her words are going all over the place

No, it was true that I was unable to understand the enemy’s attack

The fact that I was able to block it was truly just ato the area where my shi+eld was fastened

If she shoots again… I’m dead

“Then how about this? It wastes a needless auess there’s no choice” (Medea)

… The moment after Medea said that, I died

“Eh…?”

As if a switch had been turned off As if the power had been cut, my consciousness was instantly sent adrift

I truly did not understand just what it was that Medea did

“You’d probably hate dying without even knowing the reason, so let me tell you Your past, present future I directed an attack on all of the yous in all parallel and divergent worlds in existence” (Medea)

By the tis once more, I was in the air

In no time at all, the HP bar on my Status had reached 0

Ren was the same, and…

“Naofumi-sama–”

Raphtalia immediately reached her hand out to me

I try to answer her war my arm, but I can’t put any power in

“In the name of God, just vanish into oblivion!” (Medea)

My body’s been torn to pieces, but still, she continues to attack…

“Now fall into the rift between dimensions! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Medea’s painful laugh echoes through my ears endlessly

Not yet… move, my body!

I’ bloay!

When I looked dohat I asminced into miniscule pieces

“Ara? The Hah to balance the odds, right? I’ve kept you waiting for a while, but it’s finally tiame” (Medea)

When I thought I had finally been freed froh, my field of vision warped, and my mind went far away

… So my end coet?

Up until now, I’ve tried so hard I’ve desperately battledable to save… to protect everyone, I’?

Then what the hell have we been doing up until now?

Was the reason they were all born simply to build up EXP?

Don’t fuck with me… as If I’d let that be reality

Move

At least let me offer some resistance

But for the current rant

If I close my eyes here, I’ll definitely be dead

… No, I’m quite sure I already am

I don’t knohy, but I recognize the fact that I’m dead

Ah… so that’s it

So I’m… already dead

Then this is the revolving lantern

My memories start to revive, and spin around before me

It really was a crappy life

I ia and Games at a whim, and after complained about my world all the time Then I was summoned here

In this terrible alternate world, I tried my best, and met Raphtalia

I met Firo I met Melty I cleared my name of my false crimes

I defeated a giant eneers I made up with Ren, the other Heroes, and Trash, whom I had made out to be my enemies

And frootten better…

Why, why must it be so unfair…

No s I faced, in the end… the Hero is supposed to beat the De peace to the world He’s supposed to make everyone happy…

Can’t I get an ending like that?

Haha… In the end, I’ed along by e…

… I know From that day, and all the days up until know, I’ve had the fact pounded in h to make me vomit

It isn’t that easy

No matter what you do, it’s always unfair, and there’s despair you have no ways of fighting against That’s reality

Raphtalia… Atlas… everyone

If I can’t er on my hands anymore, at the very least, let me move my heart

Why I’ this, even I don’t know… Ah, so that’s how it is

What’s with this? While I kept saying this and that, didn’t I actually like this world quite a bit?

“Everyone My poas barely able to banish three of the Evil Heroes froap between dimensions…”

And Like that, I diesanything to bury

After sinking into deep darkness, my conscious resurfaced

My host

The sound of pages flipping, and a slight dusty scent

It was so quiet, and yet so nostalgic, I began to reotten

This is…

“_____!”

Eh?

My voice works

What is this? My eyes had been closed

Then all I have to do is open then Isn’t that obvious?I open my eyelids… and lost my voice once more

— I was in a familiar library

While sitting in one of their installed chairs, I got up, as if I had merely dozed off

I turn my eyes to the calendar and clock on the reception desk

… Since I read the Holy Weapons Manual, and was sent to another world, only 30 minutes have passed

I… confirm the cover of the book in my hands

The Four Holy Weapon’s Manual

And this time, the Hero of the shi+eld’s accomplishments were recorded as well

It was… a recording of the tracks I followed An outline of my story

And like that, the Hero of the shi+eld was defeated by the enemy of the world, the Goddess Medea

The reht on…

The next page was blank

I turn back, and start reading fro

It appears the contents of the book have changed quite a bit from the first time I read it

In the start, the Hero of the shi+eld was set up to , and his relationshi+p with the other Heroes wasn’t the best Oh my, how kind of you to put it like that

What does this mean?

A dream… like hell!

That’s impossible

There’s no way that all of it could have been a dream

I confirm my own appearance once more

My gar sent away

Look closer There’s no way that was a dream!

So! Like I’d let all of that be written off as a dream!

“O…”

“Hmm?”

I turn around to confirm the source of that voice

And there…

“A-are you alright, Naofumi-sama?”

“Wha… Raph… talia?”

Raphtalia held one of her hands on her head, as she woke up

“T-this is…?”

Without any words escaping my lips, I froze up

There’s no way I would let it end as a dreaht I’d find Raphtalia as my proof

“Hmm? Naofumi-sama, your clothes are… mine too…”

Raphtalia tilts her head at the clothes she’s wearing

Just what happened?

I look at the place

And there, was a pitiful strap made of chains, with a familiar jewel in the center My shi+eld

(TL: This is the original ending The rest ritten because people complained too much It’s text has been altered somewhat from its first publication upon the decision to continue the story)

(TL Note 2: I think you guys are interpreting the word original wrong here)