Chapter 718: Intermission: ? ? ? ~ ~ 4 Billion Years and 20 Billion Years ~ ~ (2/2)

Saying this, an innocent smile appeared on Eden's lips. As if she was enjoying this moment from the bottom of her heart……

[However, I never noticed it until that moment. I mean, who the heck would have noticed it…… that an old friend of mine, who had become a ”Mechanized God” of her own volition…… and not only you've become the God of the other world, you've become an outrageous lunatic.]

[Calling me a lunatic is quite mean, don't you think?]

[No, no, with your actions back then, how would you describe that other than lunatic……]

[……Unlike back then, I just stopped putting up with anything anymore. I just want to love my cute, darling child as much as I can. That's all there is to it…… and all these urges to kill that God's half-body and these lumps of flesh were merely because they're hindrances……]

[Alice-chan slightly regrets the past. If I hadn't respected your wishes and just stopped you back then, that God with a loose screw in her head wouldn't have been created…… But if it weren't for you, Kaito-san wouldn't have been born…… H- Hmmm…… This is difficult.]

[Fufufu.]

Hearing Alice's astounded words, Eden smiled again…… and a sense of calmness flowed between the two of them.

[……Anyway, thanks to finding out your identity, I've been able to find the answer to my long-standing question. You're the reason why it's called ”Earth”, a world revolving around machines, and why ”there are lots of things in this world that have the same name as the things in my knowledge”.]

[……It's not just the name. The Earth today looks like it did just before you and I met. It's mysterious, isn't it? I did have a hand in some things like how some things are called, but other than that, I didn't do anything. And yet, Earth had naturally become somewhat similar to that world…… It's kind of interesting, don't you think?]

[Please don't make the way the two worlds are destroyed the same, okay?]

[Ahaha, I don't know about that. After all, my children have already left my arms and became independent. How they perish is up to them…… However, no matter which means they perish, I would still receive them with my overflowing love. I would love my child, even when they're treading upon the path of destruction~~]

[……Why don't you find the screw you lost somewhere first?]

Seeing how Eden's way of thinking still didn't change even when her tone did, still speaking about her love that could be described as insanity, Alice let out a sigh again. She wonders how many times she has already sighed because of her.

After chatting like that for a while, Eden slowly stood up.

[……What a strange coincidence it is, but it was nice to see Alicia again in this world like this.]

[Haahhh…… Well, I was also caught up with nostalgic topics too…… Speaking of which, what's with your usual way of speaking?]

[……D- Doesn't speaking like that make me sound God-like?]

[It's a simple formula of Gods speaking polite speech huh…… No, but Shallow Vernal-sama does speak like that too, so I guess what you're thinking isn't exactly wrong…… Well, let's just discuss that with Kaito-san later. Rather, let me tell you this now. Kaito-san is pretty scared of you, you know?]

[Really!? W- Why? Even though my love for my beloved child is second to none!? Ah, could it be that my love for him still isn't enough? Alright, I'll give my beloved child ”a planet as a present” later! I'll have to discuss this with Shallow Vernal immediately……]

[……Ah~~ Alice-chan clearly understands now. Your loose screw can't be fixed anymore……]

At that instant, Alice threw the towel. She thought for a moment that she might be able to correct her personality since she was an old friend, but hearing Eden's outrageous idea, she gave up.

As Alice let out another big sigh, Eden floated up into the sky and turned towards Alice…… She spoke with a dazzling smile on her face.

[Ahh, that's right, let me answer your first question…… Unlike back then, now that I can do what I want, love what I want…… I'm the happiest I've ever been!]

[……That so…… In that case, well, I guess you made the right choice.]

[See you later then, Alicia.]

[……I'm called Alice now.]

[That's right…… Anyway, let's talk again, Alice. I'd like to hear about what happened after I left that world…… Just knowing about it with my omniscience is so bland after all.]

Saying that, Eden waved her hand and with her expression returning back to normal, she disappeared. After seeing her off, Alice looked at the golden feather in her hand and muttered to herself.

[……I think it would have been better if she just treated Kaito-san with the personality she had back then, without all acting God-like…… Well, it won't do if she doesn't notice that herself, I guess…… Good grief, what a troublesome God.]

<Afterword>

I want to increase Mama Eden's heroine power. I have no regrets.

T/N: The name ”Makina” is exactly the same as the ”Machina” of ”Deus Ex Machina”.

Also, Hazure chapters started pumping again, so please don't expect three chapters on those days…… Just like what happened today and the previous days.