Volume 3 Chapter 33 (1/2)
TL Note: Here's the Monday chapter I missed Sorry, the sched's a bit of afixed by next week I have a module class this week, it's a bit hectic
japanese is a very punny language, it’s full of puns There is a line here that ht make you tilt your heads in confusion, so I’ll say it now, it’s an untranslatable pun I’ll explain the terms used at the end of the chapter so as not to spoil it here
Volume 3 Chapter 33
2 days later
“Thank you very ood health” [shi+va]
“Take care of your body” [Rheinbach]
“I pray for your safe trip” [Sebasu]
“Let’s on, the trip that should’ve taken a month took us only two days I was dropped off near Giave my thanks to Rheinbach-sama and the others, and then ent our separate ways Like that I returned to Giic in these past two days as well It was a fruitful trip
When I passed through the city gates, the first place I headed to wasn’tthat’s been bugging me these past two days I can’t tell for sure what it is But because of it I’ve been thinking so otten th, e to use It’s s
For adispel and anti-curse, but nothing changed Iafflicted with a curse such that I don’t want to touch it again But regardless, it sure feels disgusting
Because of that, I thought of consulting with Gayn and the others And now, I’m headed to the church
Ah, but before that, I should put away my arht to go into the church with those after all
As usual, the nuns, Riera-san and Bell-san, were standing by the gate of the church I’ve been helping out with the children’s training, and have also been going to the church for personal reasons frequently, so I’reeted them, I quickly headed to the chapel
There were already people praying in the chapel by the tiot there So I quietly entered the chapel so as not to disturb theht filled my vision, and my consciousness was taken to the divine realm Before er found it surprising for me to visit them, but the atmosphere about them this time was different
Normally, they would welco at , but they’re not talking totime
With that, I decided to break the silence myself
“Gayn, Kufo, Rurutia, I know I suddenly ca” [Ryou ant to ask you” [Rurutia]
“Ryoue? You’re different fro any different than nore did happen
“What you want to know is probably the same as what I want to talk to you about” [Ryouma]
“Then let’s hear what you have to say first” [Gayn]
At Gayn’s urging, I opened e toabout a while ago, but as soon as they saw the rim
“Ryouma-kun, you should hand that over to us” [Gayn]
Gayn spoke in a heavy voice I’ve never heard before I nervously handed the em floated toward his hands The three Gods surrounded the em
“Sorry, but just wait for a sec” [Rurutia]
Rurutia spoke in a gentle manner, but she was clearly too busy to bother herself withelse but stay quiet as the three Gods fiddled with the elory Their expression turned even grimmer Then they stretched out the palht shone froeht
I couldn’t tell at all what they were doing, but the three Gods breathed a sigh of relief as they finished wrapping the uess was proven true as the Gods began to talk ast the with the ball of light
Then Gayn, as the only one reed frorim expression to a troubled one
“Ryou that you were able to bring that thing to us” [Gayn]
Those words left me confused
All I did was co I felt was off froeable I didn’t expect to be thanked at all And since the Gods theeerous
Cold sweat permeated my back as I realized that fact
“Exactly as that?” [Ryouma]
Gayn hesitated for a bit, but in the end, he answered
“If I were to put it in simple words…” [Gayn]
“In simple words it’s?” [Ryouma
“A God” [Gayn]
The shock from that answer petrified me
What? What did he say just now? A God?
“I’ll say this now, but I don’t ht? God, as in God Someone like us” [Gayn]
Seriously!?
“Why has a God been turned into a em and buried in a labyrinth?” [Ryou…” [Gayn]
After that, Gayn explained
First, it’s a fact that thethat attacked the world in the past
Gods and des or devils are merely Gods who have broken the rules, and have decided to invade the world of other Gods Being called a de or a devil is merely for the sake of distinction It’s no different fro humans who have co Gayn is referring to is actually a God who has beenof the civilization of this world But his world advanced too much, and when a war broke out, his world was ruined beyond repair That God lost his world Gods and worlds are two yet one being at the same time Once a God loses the world he rules, his existence will gradually fade until it is no longer able to ness The only way out is to have a neorld
A normal God would use their oer to create a neorld, and then beco so, that God will lose ain its power after the passing of soins to develop Which is why there are Gods that endure the loss of power and give birth to neorlds But there are cases, rare they , refuses to create their oorld, and instead attempts to steal the world of another God
“I understand the situation now, but I don’t recall being told that you defeated the deh I do feel like I’ve heard of that story when I came to this world” [Ryouma]
“Wasn’t it e told you that we don’t interfere with the worldWe just went out and drove him away And I’ve mentioned this before, but that God has been a God since the beginnings of this world A God’s power grows as his world progresses That God is in a different league co his world, but driving him aas the most we could do” [Gayn]
So that’s how it is…
“Then did that deain?” [Ryou He purposely sealed a portion of his oer and will, and hid it a place full of ic power that we couldn’t find In time, the black crystal produced by that area was filled with that power and influence of the deehts and powers of the deem But since we didn’t knohere it was, if it were not for you finding it, after the passing of soht be born In the worst case, a deht be born” [Gayn]
Tens of thousands of years… that’s a long tiood news But rather than that, I’ with that em… Are those safe?” [Ryouo, and the jewels your friends are carrying are justare just the solidification of the ” [Gayn]
“I see… That’s good to hear” [Ryou about them, the real proble the , but it is still a fragative influence you received fro to scoff at In fact, you received enough influence for four people’s worth” [Gayn]
“Eh!? Will everything be fine!?” [Ryouma]
Shocked, I yelled that out in surprise as I checkedso serious You wanted that ht? And when you had it with you, you wanted to use it, right?” [Gayn]
I did Before I found thatthere And as if I was being guided, I dug the ground, and as soon as I found it, I took it If it wasn’t for that strange sensation, I would have undoubtedly immediately recovered it, and would have fiddled with it in uess it really wasn’t soood” [Ryou’s power Also, it would appear that a curse was put on it to mentally attack whoever found it before its activation And the curse was made to pollute the mind even further if the person tries to keep it for an extended period And were you to have used it, your mind would have becoh level of ained the charm resistance skill On top of that, you even contained the fragic, so you were able to ment Yet despite all that, the moment you set foot in the reale about you
You learned how to dispel curses froician na the curse several times yourself But all that can do at et rid of the main cause which is the power of a God Because of that you couldn’t remove the curse” [Gayn]