159 CHAPTER VII SECRET OF THE WORLD (3) (1/2)

''So, one of the rules decided among the gods is that if a messenger dies after a lifetime, they can prepare another reincarnation . Because of this, our battles have turned into bog-standard battles .

If it's a case of life expectancy or ......, then if you kill it, that ability won't be inherited next.

But I guess it's still a muddle: .......

But still, it's a rule set among gods.

Maybe this is God's proxy war?　Or is it a play with people among the gods?

Well, either way, I see that God is messed up .

''The short-lived human race with short lifespans and many children...... this is very troublesome . Except for the brave ones, when a reincarnate dies, he or she is supposed to be chosen from the children of successive generations of descendants within the next five to ten years.

The Past: ......

How many successive generations in a thousand years is ...... now, how many people have the potential to be reincarnated?

''That's right. The special attribute magic was originally only available to reincarnated people. If the blood of reincarnated people had spread for a thousand years, it would have become ...... a bit rare now, right?

Sure. ......

Heh, so the special attributes had their roots in reincarnation.

So that means all the people with the special attribute were possibly reincarnated?

I still have no idea how many people would be reincarnated.

''That's why if someone with a personality that doesn't want to show off too much is reincarnated, we old-timers won't be able to find them .

...... Huh?　Doesn't that mean I'm in serious danger?

I've stood out like a ton of bricks, haven't I?　Maybe even globally.

Oh, so that's why Gert, the Grantor, wanted to kill you.

Well, he'd be dead by now. You're only alive because you're protected by the creators.

Hmm?　A creator?

What do you mean, he was protected by the Creators?　I'm a creator too, you know?

Didn't you say earlier that when a life span dies, the ability is inherited?

'Oh, maybe he's doing something to prevent his own heirs from dying when he dies?

A magic item made with creation magic would be able to do something like that.

Then I should think about what I can do for the next generation.

No, he's alive. The Creator is still watching over the world at the lowest level of the Dungeon of Trials. God's Rule ...... I know you have a lot to say about the discrepancy between what you said earlier and what I said earlier, but I'll explain it to you in order.

Yeah, okay.

He cut off my next question, so I shut up for now.

We can't go any further.

''Creator, as long as he's here, there's no way for the old incarnations to enter the Empire.

What's the trick?

Is there some kind of magic item or something trapped in there that will cause something to happen when you come in?

Yeah. You'll end up like me who declared war on the human world. I'll be weakened by creation magic and then sequestered in a place where people will never come.

Oh, so this declaration of war on the human world was against the creators?

That solves another one of my oldest mysteries.

I always knew something was wrong, you know?　A demon king this strong doesn't need to fight against the human world.

I have a feeling people will be annihilated in a day if I want to.

But you're not going to kill him. Oh, you're not going to die.

I see. If I understand it, this creator's method of keeping the demon king in quarantine is the worst thing that could happen to a mortal demon king.

I wouldn't have lasted a week alone in a place like this, if I were you.

No, that man can kill me. Only a hero with a weapon made by the creator and the grantor can kill me.

''The Holy Sword grants the highest skill grantor of all time the 'Demon King's Special Attack'. It can nullify the Demon King's ability to revive.

The Holy Sword had that kind of power: ....... I'm pretty sure it didn't say that kind of ability when I saw it in the appraisal, did it?　Could it be that the abilities granted cannot be seen in the appraisal?

You've learned something depressing again: .......

Huh. ......

Yeah?　What's with the sighing?

No, it's fine. Anyway, did the Demon King really lose to Grandpa?　Even if there was such an awesome holy sword, I don't feel like I could win?

It's a secret skill of the brave. We call it the hero's correction.

Heroic correction?

What's that hero-correction kind of ability?

Those hidden skills are absolutely awesome.

Yeah....only a brave man can use it once in his life. Brave men don't reincarnate, they transfer. It's like a handicap for that. The ability is super high compatible with breaking the limit, so if you're about to lose to an opponent with more than ten times the status difference, you can get even with them until the fight is over.

We're evenly matched, ......, but only if it's about even.

The Demon King who's been alive for a long time in terms of technology is more dominant, and you can't lose, right?

'No, it's not so much that. Brave men usually have companions. Last time I checked, it was a saint and a mage. That's more trouble than it's worth. When a brave man is of equal strength, a mage's attack can block his line of sight, or a saint's holy magic can heal a brave man. ...... The formation is reversed all at once.

I see. ...... That could be a winner.

Friends. That's a very brave man's way of winning.

Well, if I'd had my magic, I could have used spatial magic to get it done. The weakening of the Creators did the trick.

Ah... so you won because your creator was weakened.

That explains it.

But you're not dead.

I don't understand why there's so much inconsistency in the explanation already, right?

How is it that he was defeated by a sword that can't be revived and he's still alive?

''That's right. The holy sword grant was off.

'What?　Did I miss it?　Who took it off?

Maybe the creators took it off you in advance. I need to know if I'm going to die.

You're a creator again. ...... We don't want you to die.

”Hey, why would you challenge such a strong creator to a fight?

From what the Demon King said, it sounds like he knew the power of the creator from the beginning and challenged him?

Given the Demon King's character, would he do such a futile thing when he knew he would lose?

Yeah, I'll get to that next. There are two other people in this world who are as strong as or stronger than me.

Two or ...... one more in addition to the creator. Is that a lot or not .......

No, it's a lot when you consider that there are three people with the power to easily destroy the human race.

One is the ”creator” I mentioned. The other is the destroyer.

”Vandal?　Is there a reincarnation with the same abilities as Lou?　Oh, I'm a creator, too.

Is Lou in the same pattern as me?

And there's a new Demon Lord. This is a new rule we made to solve the equilibrium between the three of us.

New rules?

''This was before your grandfather was transferred to this world. A god who hadn't interfered for hundreds of years suddenly arrived without warning with the words, 'End this war within the next 50 years or there will be new rules. Otherwise, new rules will be added to the mix.'

It was before my grandfather was transitioned, so ...... it's already been fifty years, right?