Chapter 191 (2/2)

Well enough about your attack to the labyrinth, your colleague seemed to aim at the town right.

Normally, it’s an unforgivable act, but I may let it slide this time』

『Seriously!? What is the condition……?』

『It’s a simple thing. You are on Yuuki’s (Assumed) side right?

Because an all-out war will happen between me and Yuuki, you must not do anything.

I intend to have you be a spy, but the information will be totally untrustworthy.

Even you will feel sorry with betrayal too.』

『Wa? It isn’t a forced question or the like?』

『I’ll know if you are telling a lie, and it’s the same even if the matters change after you say it okay?』

Dino understood what Rimuru was talking about.

If he changed the contents of the information after he had reported it, it was no longer a valid report.

Rimuru seemed to have grasped the right to decide Dino’s life or death from a distance, but it was impossible to control to the extent of restricting Dino’s action, or something like that.

It’s suicidal to plan a strategy based on information that can’t be trusted for a large scale military campaign.

And so Dino shouldn’t do anything, in short, he should continue as a neet?

But, then there’s no point right?

『But, with only that, aren’t there no merits for you?』

『There is. I can shave off the war potential of your side, as long as you don’t join the battle……

The biggest advantage is to have you become our contact.

Although it’s okay if you participate in the fight, I want you to move when it becomes some kind of emergency.

Oh well, although I doubt whether the opponent who wants to destroy the world will respond for a discussion――』

“I see”, so Dino understood.

Demon Lord Rimuru will intend to fight with a frontal attack till the end.

He plans to win. Even though he advised him to surrender, he still wants to use Dino.

Dino thought that he’s a really naïve Demon Lord, naïve in every aspect.

Or possibly, it may be Rimuru’s aim to make him think like so……

Even if his group almost lost, he understood that a surrender will not be accepted, therefore Dino didn’t think that Rimuru will rely on him either.

『Understood. I’ll take your complaint.

I will be devoted to the observer role as much as possible. It will be fine right?

Ah, that’s right. To Ramiris, I’m sorry, I will be saved if you give her my apologies.』

『 Ah? Apologize later by yourself. She yelled threateningly that she will try all of her 48 special moves on you.』

『It’s not 48 right! She can only use dropkick, can’t she?!』

『How would I know. She said so. Will you say it to her?』

『Fufu. Understood. See ya.』

『Ah, see you later.』

(See you later, huh.)

Dino was aware that he felt happy from the bottom of his heart after a long time.

And it was a problem, as he was at his wits’ end.

Dino didn’t have any intentions to betray his creator (master) after all.

On the other hand, Dino understood that if he had reported it as it was honestly, he would be erased.

It has become troublesome, that was Dino’s honest feelings.

But,

(Whatever. After all, I’m very useless.

I mean, the more seriously I work, the weaker I become.

Because I say that I don’t want to work, it’s a dream come true!)

Positive, and with a carefree and lazy thought which others couldn’t follow, Dino reached a conclusion.

And so, his bright face became slightly refreshed while he awaited his master’s arrival.

That positivity was the fearsome point of the man named Dino.

It was time.

A bell resounded solemnly, and the door was opened.

A young man and a celestial maiden, who followed behind him, appeared and walked calmly towards the throne.

The young man is Yuuki, no, he’s the other ‘Yuuki’ inside Yuuki.

The celestial maiden is a beautiful woman who had long, silver hair flowing down her back. However, her face was devoid of any emotion.

She was a beautiful woman who had a pretty face like a Noh mask.

When Yuuki sat down on the throne, the celestial maiden, with natural movements, stood on his right side.

「Show your respect!」

A dignified, melodious voice echoed throughout the hall.

With it as the signal, the people who gathered stood up together and formed a line.

「Yo, everyone. Long time no see. To some people though, nice to meet you.

I’m the person who carries the nucleic core (heart) of the “Stellar King Dragon” Veldanava in my soul.

Being one in body and soul with Yuuki, it’s an unusual case as there’s 2 hearts in 1 soul.

It’s my turn now, please treat me well.

About me, call me Velda and not Yuuki.」

And so Yuuki, no Velda, said as he started to talk.

When Veldanava married Lucia, who was the younger sister of Rudra, he changed his name to Velda Nava.

Thus, he settled it by giving his official name.

And now, it was time for the descent of the true master of the castle on the sky.

The grand audience hall, by the blessing of the will-less angels, was wrapped in a wave of joy due to the overwhelming divinity.

Their true creator had returned after a long time.

Velda intends to settle everything with the Great War (game) that he declared to the Demon Lord Rimuru.

It is the last decision that he gave and it was the will of the Creator (Kagurazaka Yuuki) who reproduced him.

It could be easily imagined that it would become a large-scale Great War, the likes of which have never been seen before.

He did not understand his own true identity.

He is Angra Mainyu, the one who wished for the destruction of the world.

He wandered to many worlds, passing through the eternity of time, until he dwelled into Yuuki’s soul.

When Yuuki had just become a grade-schooler, his parents were involved in an accident and died.

It was an instant death due to a head-on collision with a truck whose driver fell asleep at the wheel and it was at this time, that Yuuki awoke..

It could be said that Yuuki’s will, that wished for the destruction of the world, was the main reason why Angra Mainyu awakened.

Since then, several years have passed by and once again he crossed worlds once again. Was it a coincidence or was it the inevitable?

He recovered a fragment of his missing memory and built a firm will due to Yuuki acquiring the Ultimate Skill『Creation Lord Ahura Mazda』.

However, that power was too much for Yuuki at the time.

Angra Mainyu regained his memory as Velda once again simultaneously.

Velda, who had just awakened, used most of Yuuki’s power, so Ultimate Skill『Creation Lord Ahura Mazda』was degraded into the Unique Skill『Creator』.

And so, with the relationship of coexistence and mutual prosperity, it became like how it was now.

According to his memories, his true identity was Velda, in other words; he was the heart of the “Stellar King Dragon” Veldanava.

Most of his soul power had been passed to Milim Nava who was his daughter.

The remainder was him, Velda Nava.

But, was he really Velda? He may only be Angra Mainyu, whose will awakened to a simple skill.

This was the question that had always dwelled inside Velda’s mind.

“Stellar King Dragon” Veldanava had perished, and Velda was left.

Then, is the current him the “Stellar King Dragon”? The answer was no.

He is an empty shell which had lost its power and he was not a match to his power during his prime.

But, there were no problems. His power was sufficient, he even finished recovering『Justice Lord Michael』, which transferred when he died.

As for his purpose, it was plain and simple.

To resurrect Lucia and to see whether he truly was the heart of the “Stellar King Dragon” Veldanava who truly loved Lucia.

He would destroy the world many times and his soul would return many times to call back Lucia’s soul.

His wish is to destroy it over and over again endlessly to regain her back for sure.

He collected the fragments of her soul in order to regain her heart.

The probability of success was extremely small, to the extent that it could be said as a non-possibility, but the answer would never be 0.

Then, he would just carry it out.

His host named Yuuki wanted to destroy the world, so their purposes matched.

Thus, they formed a cooperative relationship and treated each other as equals.

It was Velda’s turn right now. Until he wished to swap, Yuuki will be sealed in the depths of their soul.

By the way, he let Lucia’s body that he had kept to borne a seraph, and brought back her appearance of when she was still alive.

『Justice Lord Michael』moved Lucia like a heartless doll.

Michael had a close nature to Angra Mainyu, having been taken in by Velda once before, it retained its faithful will to him.

It could be said that Michael is most suited to be the guardian who would protect Lucia’s body.

Because of Michael, it’s not possible to wound, or to even touch Lucia’s body, as long as Velda yearned for Lucia.

Originally, Lucia had possessed the Ultimate Skill『Wisdom Lord Raphael』 which seemed to have been lost upon her death.

Thinking back on it, when he transferred『Justice Lord Michael』, instead of keeping it,  his Ultimate Skill,『Covenant Lord Uriel』was also lost in the same way.

Those two souls had been completely broken, and maybe because of that, it was scattered to the world.

Because he was Velda, even from the state of only being a heart, he had been able to revive.

Reviving Lucia might have been possible when he was the ”Stellar Lord Dragon” Veldanava, but it was not an easy task for the current Velda.

First of all, he must recover all the abilities.

Whatever it takes, he needs to obtain the Ultimate Skill,『Wisdom Lord Raphael』 that will be reborn somewhere, and someday.

He wasn’t panicking.

Because time is infinite and his life span was as well.

Because Lucia will surely wait for him until after he finishes destroying the world.

As Velda was reconfirming his raison d’être, he stared at the angels.

They were beings that he had created long ago.

An army of destruction that needed a large amount of power to summon, yet vanished immediately after being weakened.

But, he solved the problem by giving the angels physical bodies without consuming his own energy this time.

It could be said that preparation was everything.

The 13 pillars of the “Apostle of the End”. Also, Velda’s faithful guardian knight.

Those 14 people became Velda’s strongest subordinates.

Lucia is the chief.

Michael, who dwelled in Lucia’s body, will use the seraphim’s power and protect her.

Following after her are the 4 strongest commanders, Four Fiends of the Heaven Commanders.

The former Demon Lord Kazaream, Kagali.

Vega whom he had created in cooperation with his partner, Yuuki.

Dino, who was his old subordinate.

And ‘Him’, Velda’s guardian knight.

The fallen angels, Pico and Garasha, were treated as Dino’s subordinates but it had been decided that those two would become Lucia‘s personal attendants.

Seven of them remained.

The Executioners (Seven Angels of Punishment).

They were the commanders of the detached corps who led the army of angels.

They were revived as seraphim using the souls of strong people among Yuuki’s subordinates.

The chief of the seven people was the assassin named Arios.

They awakened the Ultimate Skill『Weapon Lord』, as they were people who were skillful with the shield, sword, axe, hammer, spear, whip and bow.

They were also sufficient as war potential, enough to destroy the world.

The angels who listened to Velda’s speech didn’t show any expression.

However, they felt the supreme joy of being able to obey the orders of their creator once more, and they waited impatiently for an order to be issued.

The outbreak of the war was nigh.