Chapter 126 (1/2)

Many life-forms that died and lost their bodies had a dull sense of time

They didn’t have hearts that beat in rhyths that breathed They didn’t have the physical need to eat or sleep Spirits wandering the outside world could look at the sky to gain a broad sense of the flow of time, but spirits that remained indoors so

That hy Rodcorte had installed a ‘clock’ in his own Divine Realm, for the reincarnated individuals to use

The Bravers and Murakaroup that had left the Bravers, who had died in Origin, had the ti reincarnated in Origin The clock was to make sure they kept to the time limit

Recently, Rodcorte was a little freer froration syste broken

“I’ve regained the instincts I had when the De rao”

Now, Rodcorte was only made a little busier than usual in order to deal with the problems caused by a broken soul or two

He had been forced to devote all of his efforts into this when Raymond Paris, Rick Paris and a dozen other members of the Reborn Sauron Duchy Ar incident had their souls broken at once, however

“Instead of thinking of using the souls in Vida’s circle of trans on a version update tobroken?” Rodcorte wondered

But considering that he was planning to solve the proble souls, he felt hesitant to begin such a task

It was unlikely that another being capable of destroying souls like the Dein an invasion from another world, anyway

And if Vandalieu did so tens, or even hundreds of thousands of souls within a short period of time, no version update Rodcorte could implement into his syste he would be able to do in such a situation was to detach the part of the systeed reincarnation in Lambda and several other worlds to prevent the entire syste

This was so Guduranis hadn’t done (likely because it was unclear as to ould happen in Lambda after the destruction of Rodcorte’s systeuarantee that Vandalieu wouldn’t do it

“So then, isn’t it better to make it so that you could detach only the La listened to Rodcorte’s ue

“That would be difficult,” Rodcorte replied “My circle of reincarnation systein with Norle world, but the systened so that a world can borrow souls from other worlds in order to deal with unexpected circumstances”

It was a setup so that if World A experienced an explosive growth in population and lacked souls, it could borrow souls that were awaiting reincarnation in Worlds B and C

And due to this setup, worlds A, B and C could not be individually detached from the system

I see, Aran thought as he gave a sigh “So, in this case, those in and Lambda?”

Rodcorte had reincarnated Aran and the others froin, which was also close to La to reincarnate thein

At the same time, Aran understood that if the situation called for it, Rodcorte would be forced to abandon La with it

As the systeht mindset, but…

“Precisely However, it is not that I desire to discard these worlds, including Lambda That is why I reincarnated you people from Earth, and I want you to understand that this is also why I a that you erase Vandalieu,” Rodcorte said

“… No, isn’t the latter for a different reason? I understand that he’s dangerous, but it’s not like he needs to break souls in order to survive, so wouldn’t he stop doing it if you asked him to?” Aran said, his face stiff He didn’t think it was necessary to persistently try to kill Vandalieu

But it seemed that Rodcorte had a different opinion

“If there was a highly-intelligent, dangerous biological weapon with its own free will loose in the world of Origin that could not be controlled by humanity, what do you think humanity’s leaders would choose to do?” Rodcorte asked

Knowing the answer to this question without even using Calculation, Aran looked downcast “Rather than believe in the possibility that it won’t harm humanity, it would be safer to erase it and reduce the chance of hu harmed to zero Yes, yes, I understand,” he said, and then he walked away from Rodcorte

Rodcorte finally realized that he had a habit of unconsciously talking to himself, as he had spent most of his time alone

Now that he had created Familiar Spirits, even if they were only temporary, he needed to be more careful from now on

“Umm, Kami-sama, can I have a word?”

The next person to call out to Rodcorte was the ‘Marionette’ Inui Haji any of his companions – not that it was clear if he had any co the reincarnated individuals

His face was pale, his eyes andering, and his hands and knees were tre

I’m surprised he can express his e a ht little of the huhts were in disorder

Thus, Rodcorte spoke to hientle tone “Have you come to a decision?”

This didn’t seem to be effective, however

“That’s right! About that decision! Is it possible for me to be reincarnated somewhere as a baby with my memories and personality erased?! If possible, without my fortune and powers!” Hajime shouted

“… Hhts, Rodcorte fell into a surprised silence at this unexpected request

I thought that humans were creatures that do not even hesitate to kill others in order to protect the power, rights and fortunes that they have gained, but…

For Rodcorte, who had these thoughts regarding humanity, Inui Hajime’s request was an unexpected one

Unlike Earth and Origin, the value of life was s those born as royals or nobles, the world’s inhabitants had their lives and belongings stolen in frequent wars, and this was considered normal

It couldn’t be said that regions where this was true did not exist on Earth or in Origin, but this applied to the entirety of the world of Lambda

To reincarnate in such a world without a cheat-like ability or theover again as a baby, was…

“Are you aware of the dangers?” Rodcorte asked

“O-of course! I don’t even ht after I’m born!”

Inui Hajireater extent than Rodcorte or anyone around hiined

If he was reincarnated as he was now, it was likely that he would be killed by Vandalieu, Murakaroup or Lambda’s inhabitants; he had been driven into a corner

This hat he had made himself believe

Even if he became an assassin to kill Vandalieu, Vandalieu was certain to have already received infor the case, he would be killed like Kaidou Kanata had been He couldn’t use Marionette to manipulate Golems and Ghosts that didn’t have nerves, and if Vandalieu himself used Out-of-body Experience to separate himself from his physical body, he couldn’t manipulate hied for his life, he couldn’t expect any compassion from Vandalieu

If he didn’t becoroup would kill him to silence hihth Guidance, it was possible that the Eighth Guidance had reincarnated in an iht let it slip to Lambda’s natives that they were reincarnated individuals, he couldn’t be left alive

He couldn’t rely on the other reincarnated individuals to save hiing the fact that he had betrayed the Bravers

Even if he was killed by Murakami, they would just consider it to be ‘internal discord’

Of course, being ‘killed’ wouldn’t be in the literal sense of the word Murakaroup knew that Hajime’s soul would simply return to Rodcorte if he was killed

They were certain to choose a way to half-kill hi him alive but unable to speak

Hajime wasn’t sure that he would be sane when he died and his soul returned to this place if they did so like that to him

And if he were to be killed by Vandalieu, he would almost certainly have his soul destroyed thanks to the foolish Kaidou Kanata Now that Hajiine the intense pain, sense of loss and despair that he would feel if that were to happen to him

“Th-that’s why I think it would be easier if I just disappeared! If I were just a baby with noout of their way to try to find and kill ht?!” Hajime said

This was the conclusion that he had arrived at He would lose his power, have his memories and personality erased and start over Since this was an ordinary reincarnation, he are that this would be the end of the person known as Inui Hajime However, this hat he wanted

Having seen the gist of what Inui Haji, Rodcorte became aware of a mistake that he had made

I should have considered the circu individuals in a group with their memories and personalities intact

Humans were normally born anew, but in the case of these reincarnated individuals, they would regain the memories and personalities from their previous lives once they were around five or six years old

In other words, their natures would take shape at that moment

This made it difficult for them even if they decided that they wanted to work hard after being reborn into their new lives It didn’t need to be said that it was difficult to change one’s past experiences and human nature that had already been established

And ould happen if they were reincarnated alongside those who knew them in their previous lives?

Starting over became even more difficult

And they even retained their memories of their deaths, so those who had been betrayed by those they thought were their allies, like Inui Hajime, would carry their traumas into their next lives

It seehtthat he would be reincarnated once ain However, that was because Kanata was an abnormal case; Inui Hajime’s reaction was more normal

The human nature, relationshi+ps with the other reincarnated individuals, the fear of death It was Rodcorte’s htly

I suppose it was a e, skills and experience, Rodcorte thought, but he wasn’t capable of reversing time

Right now, responding to Inui Hajime’s request came first At this rate, he would be both useless as an assassin to kill Vandalieu and useless in bringing the knowledge and skills of his previous worlds to Lambda for its development

“Unfortunately, I cannot do that,” Rodcorte said

If he granted Hajiranting hiin Even if he would be nothing more than a sacrificial pawn, Rodcorte wanted him to play that role up until the end before he disappeared

“W-why?!” Hajime demanded

“Because I cannot do it”

Though those were Rodcorte’s thoughts, he could not honestly speak them out loud

If the plan for La smoothly, then it wouldn’t have been a probleive up But the current situation was one of crisis Every single usable resource needed to be utilized to its limit

“Th-then, what the hell am I supposed to do…?” Hajime muttered

At this rate, it was likely that Haji reincarnated, so Rodcorte decided to lend hith

“I will set up your Marionette ability to activate itself automatically and end your life in the event that you are put into the half-dead, vegetable state that you are fearing, and you do not wish to recover froh?” Rodcorte asked

Though such a thing would have been impossible for Rodcorte to carry out on Vandalieu, as he had received no cheat-like ability, it was possible for him to perform adjustments like this on Inui Hajime and the other reincarnated individuals

“Th-then… well… kind of…” Inui Hajime looked crestfallen at how small Rodcorte’s support was “Let me think about it a little more,” he said as he walked away

If he comes back, that is when I shall decide how to use hiration if he will be of no use, Rodcorte thought

Another reincarnated individual approached It was the ‘Clairvoyance’ Tendou Tatsuya

“I have a proposal I want you to let ather information,” he said

“What do you ather information?’” Rodcorte asked

“From this Divine Realm place, it’s possible to see the worlds whose circles of transht?”

“That is correct, but… I do not think there would be anyat the worlds”

It was possible to gaze at the worlds froe would be like looking at Earth from outer space at a distance that made it appear to be the size of a clenched fist

It would be possible to see the shapes and locations of the continents, as well as phenoer than the continents the the activity of humans would be impossible

“I do not raphy, but…” Rodcorte e of Lambda in front of Tendou

The world of Lae that was about the size of a baby’s head It could even be considered a special privilege for a mortal to see the shape of the world that was still unknown to the people living in it

Incidentally, the reason that Rodcorte could only see the world at this distance was because he was not a God that was acknowledged in Lambda If he were a God orshi+pped by many people, like Alda, the God of law and fate, he would be able to see the areas where large nu in with more detail

But for Rodcorte, whose very existence was not known to anyone in Lambda, this was the limit

“Hmm?”

At least, that was supposed to be the case, but for some reason, there was one part of the world of Lambda that was a little easier to see

Is it just ination? This is the southern area of the Bahn Gaia continent… the nation ruled by Vandalieu! I see; Vandalieu, as a reincarnated individual, is aware of my existence Is that why? But this is ato do with Mana; it is a le person have this much influence?

Though it was ‘visible,’ it was only a little better than the other regions; it wasn’t enough to be useful Just as Rodcorte decided that it was just his i intently at the world of Lambda

“Alright, this ork!” he said “Kami-sama, please make it so that I can use Clairvoyance With this, I want to see the inside of the Boundary Mountain Range, the nation that Amamiya has built”

The Clairvoyance ability that Tendou Tatsuya had received form Rodcorte was a collection ofthem was an ability called ‘Telescopic Vision’

However, that ability on its oasn’t a particularly incredible ability Since a pair of binoculars or a telescope was enough, he hadn’t really tried to inify his vision by a few times

Even so, he would likely be able to see Talosheiraphy and its town, as well as the shape of the castle’s walls That alone would be infori and his other companions could use to make decisions

Or so Tendou thought

“I see,” Rodcorte ather information “Now that you have become but a soul made of spirit, no physical limitations exist for you The problem is Mana, but I can simply lend you some and it will be sufficient Very well, Tendou Tatsuya Let us try to see the current Vandalieu, using your power”

Tendou’s Clairvoyance was originally so his own divine power, but the pre-processed divine power could not be used by any other than its owner, Rodcorte hiy And because there were restrictions associated with being a God, there were s that were impossible for him to do

However, by processing his divine power so that a hus without the restrictions of being a God

I see Huht

“Now then, I will make it so that everyone can see what you can see,” Rodcorte said

“You can do so like that?!”

“It is possible For better or worse, you people are currently in a state where you are free from the limitations of physical bodies”

In fact, the reincarnated individuals didn’t have li of information was simple with Rodcorte’s assistance

And then Rodcorte gathered all of the reincarnated individuals, as well as Aran and Izumi, his Fa Tendou’s Clairvoyance to gather information on Vandalieu

nobody objected No matter which of the options presented by Rodcorte they would choose, no in, acquiring information about Vandalieu couldn’t cause any harm

Even from Aran and Izumi’s point of view, information about Vandalieu and Talosheim was so limited that they were desperate to know more about them

And this was a Divine Realm It was a space that was isolated from Lambda

Even if they used Clairvoyance to look at Vandalieu, Vandalieu himself would never notice And even in the near-impossible event that he did, he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it

“Is this really alright? You’re the ones who said that there’s a lot of things that we don’t know about his powers!” Inui Haji reassurance

Indeed, it was impossible for Rodcorte to see Vandalieu’s Status, as Vandalieu was not one of his followers The only infor Vandalieu hat others had seen and heard of him

That hy Rodcorte could only guess when it cas that the people who had seen Vandalieu didn’t know or understand

“It is fine,” Rodcorte said in an attitude that was as if this was the only natural answer

Izumi and Aran reassured Hajime as well

“I understand your doubt, but it’s just as this guy says This place isn’t connected to Lambda, so no matter what death-attribute spells he uses, he can’t do anything to us,” Aran said

“Even with a billion Mana, even with the Dements, he can’t reach us here And he won’t even notice us to begin with,” Izumi added

“Then I suppose it’s fine –” Inui Hajime said

Tendou i The sensation of being supplied with an inexhaustible amount of Mana…”

The ie that Tendou saas shared with all of the reincarnated individuals and the Fae of the planet Earth taken by a satellite, but it quickly zooround surface

What they saw surprised the reincarnated individuals and even Izuated Vandalieu to a certain extent

“This is… incredible There are more walls than the last timeit”

“Eh, how many walls does he have to build before he’s satisfied? And are those catapults? And there are crossbows in the gaps in the walls… What are these?! They’re all Undead!”

“Wait, the outside wall isn’t just a wall! The whole thing is a Goles and walls are all Golems as well! Are they for surveillance?!”

“No, it’s not just Goles?! Transparent skulls, and are those Pteranodon Zombies below them?!”

The majestic appearance of Talosheim as viewed from the sky… No, perhaps it was better described as bizarre Its defense systely outlandish in the eyes of the reincarnated individuals

Including the wall-shaped Goleht, tall, heavy walls A number of Cursed Crossbows that would be foolish to try to count A number of catapults And the surveillance network and anti-air nets spread out across the city

“All of this stuff is ridiculous,” Murakami muttered “Is this soe andabout the costs of maintenance?”

“But Murakami-sensei, that ridiculous nonsense, none of it is just a model, is it?” said Kanako

“I’ve heard about it, but… actually seeing the whole thing… I’m speechless”

As Murakanorant when it cae and eable, he ht have used japan’s castles as a reference and come up with better shapes for the walls

But being ignorant, he had simply built the walls to be tall, thick and many He had increased the number of crossbows, set up rows upon rows of catapults and created Golems, Lemures and pterosaur Zombies for surveillance

Normally, such an inefficient defense method would be impossible to make a reality

But as Vandalieu’s Mana was in the hundreds of millions, and he possessed the Goleic skills

He had evencosts with his own Mana and created a defense system that had almost no maintenance costs other than more Mana

“… I’ from his surprise as he looked further inside Talosheim

It see back and forth in a lively manner

Seeing this, the reincarnated individuals felt just as much shock as they had when they saw the walls and defense system

“Human-shaped monsters, and those are the Black Goblins and Anubises There are even goats with the lower body halves of fish swi in the ays”

“The Undead are having conversations just like people They aren’t specially , are they?”

In Origin, monsters were creatures that had been transforh they had various uses such as being stuffed after they were killed, they weren’t things that could be kept as pets

And Undead were si corpses, treated as monsters that needed to be disposed of

Those dangerous beasts were exchanging words, using tools and carrying out cultured lives It seemed that there was a disparity between the information the reincarnated individuals knew and what they were actually seeing

“Once we are reincarnated on that side, we can’t exteri said

nobody could bla that

However, Aran denied that opinion with a bitter smile on his face “It’s not like all monsters are as civilized as this Talosheim is special Also, Ghouls and Scylla are people in that world, just like Elves and Dwarves”

One would certainly die an early death in La that all monsters and Undead were like the citizens of Talosheie those of Vida’s races, such as Ghouls and Scylla, as people

“They’re people? There’s got to be a limit to how exotic you can be; they’re prettyexclaimed

“Well, there are a lot of people who think that way, but… that’s the way of thinking of almost all of Vandalieu’s ene attention as being one of Vandalieu’s enemies,” Izumi said

Doug clicked his tongue and fell into silence

The proble about Vandalieu was that even if the reincarnated individuals tried not to get involved with him personally, it was possible that the society that the reincarnated individuals belonged to ht be hostile to him

If their parents in Laan driving out Vida’s races from the cities they lived in, or their nation declared that Vida was an evil Goddess, conflict with Vandalieu was very likely

If it were just a matter of personal involvement, there would be no need to be so afraid of him However, he was the leader of a nation, and even had the mobility to effortlessly step foot outside of Talosheim

And he possessed the power to slaughter any nation’s noble more than as if he had exterminated some hoodlums that attacked ordinary people in back alleys; he had become insane At the very least, it appeared that way to Izumi and the others