Chapter 183 (1/2)

Note froies for the delay, I had the flu (Still a fros froazed at the eclipse

The Gods were observing, anticipating that this would be the day that Alda’s forces would gain a greater influence over human society, over the A if Alda was planning to revert the world to the age when Gods ruled over it Zuruwarn groaned about the probleh

And while Rodcorte acknowledged that Alda’s forces were trulytheir move, he was still hesitant to ith them

“If I ith Alda’s forces, it is possible that I would continue to be acknowledged as a God of Lambda, even after Vandalieu and the races of Vida inside the Boundary Mountain Range are eradicated I cannot meddle carelessly,” he murmured “If Hajime Inui who has become Fitun’s vessel or Murakami were to succeed… but to think that I am already unable to provide support for Hajiical connection had already been severed between Rodcorte and Haji reformed by Fitun, the God of thunderclouds Rodcorte could still see his records, but he could no longer do things such as sending Divine Messages

“To think that there would be a God ould set his sights on a reincarnated individual that I had all but abandoned… But Fitun should be one of thethe war-Gods of Alda’s faction I suppose that if Hajime becomes his vessel for a spirit clone rather than a farant him a new divine protection”

As a God, Rodcorte was far superior to Fitun, but the divine protection of a war-God would be far more suited for battle than the divine protection of a God of reincarnation

Rodcorte was curious as to what had happened to the divine protection, fortune and Target Radar that he had given Hajime, as he was unable to check the status on these But it would probably be best to leave him rather than try to forcibly intervene

“Then I suppose o to Murakaroup even if I do not say anything…”

Suddenly, Rodcorte felt a disturbance in his Divine Realm But he could not feel the presence of any intruder, and there was no sign that anyone had made contact with his circle of reincarnation syste that this was indeed the case, he turned his eyes towards Origin

“Rikudou Hijiri Although the deaths of Pluto and the others should have put a halt to research of the death attribute, it seems that he intends to continue it, but at this rate, there is no doubt that his efforts will go to waste I do not need to stop him,” Rodcorte said to himself “It will be the perfect lesson to teach the people of Origin that they will never acquire the death attribute again nostone for Amemiya Hiroto”

On the surface of Lah

“So, it has happened,” he nation

The view of the eclipse from the palace looked ominous to his eyes, but if this was the will of the Gods, then there was nothing to be done

“I have taken advantage of the religion all this time I suppose it is unreasonable of me to complain now that our positions have been reversed, but…”

Gods existed for the sake of the people, but people did not exist for the Gods That hat Marshukzarl thought

His wish, based upon this belief, was the continuation and prosperity of the Amid Empire That was only natural for one who called hiained power, that as endangered as well

The teachings of the Church did not always align with the good of the nation

Marshukzarl had never thought of coood deeds would result in the nation flourishi+ng, he would gladly perform them If he were to be completely truthful and honest, he would have wielded his sword to vanquish evil if that as needed

But that wasn’t how reality worked Reality had demanded that Marshukzarl coe of the evil deeds of others instead of stopping theh Alda taught that Vida’s races must be eradicated, Marshukzarl had needed to suppress them but not to the point that they were exterminated Even if he forcibly rounded up all of the slaves owned by the citizens and nobles to execute theet The only thing he would gain would be economic ruin and the animosity of those of middle class and above who could afford to own slaves

Repeatedly sending out expeditions to hidden villages of Vida’s races would simply be a waste of war funds and soldiers It was true that the nation would teain treasures and slaves froes of Vida’s races were always on land that was not suitable for huained

The Scylla territory in the Sauron region was a good exae-scale cultivation or the knowledge and technology of the Scylla that had lived there would have been needed to gain sufficient inco that land to a lord would be equivalent to punishi+ng that lord’s men Of course, Marshukzarl would not be happy to have such a reion become a direct part of the empire, either

That hy Vida’s races merely served as files to shave off the vassal nations’ excess power, as scapegoats to bear the citizens’ discontent and as a perfect source of manual labor when left alive

Would Eileek, the next era’s Pope who had prophesized this eclipse, take that into account?

“‘Zero Sword’ Car do you think I can maintain my position of e in his private rooedThis was the ‘Zero Sword’ Car Swords that were under Marshukzarl’s direct command

Care, but he had once been a regularSwords

“How pessimistic of you,” Carainst a God and the clergyman chosen by him There is no chance that a ainst such eneo wild once a pillar of light descends upon him from the sky and he hears the voice of a God,” said Marshukzarl

Every human wished to believe that they were special What if I possessed the Unique Skill of a legendary hero? Every single person had, at least once, daydreas The divine protection and voice of a God would sweetly sti the voice of the Gods was guaranteed to be “righteous,” while disobeying would be proof of being “evil”

“The teachings of Alda were convenient for e of it tooto turn out like this, I should have changed the national religion to worshi+p Zuruwarn, Ricklent or Botin when I took rule,” Marshukzarlto convert every citizen into a believer of Zuruwarn or Ricklent would be the doing of a madman The empire would have collapsed in less than a decade,” Carmine said with a bitter smile

Incidentally, Marshukzarl had not ion to worshi+p her would have caused the marine nation Galahad, one of the empire’s vassal nations, to become a holy land

“Of course, that was a joke,” said Marshukzarl “Now then, assu I showle in vain, I won’t last fifty years In the worst-case scenario, Ied to plant my child in the care of Schneider and his companions At the very least,as his bloodline remained, no matter how close the chance of the eone

“If you are going to be so pessimistic, why not ask for the protection of Schneider or Vandalieu who is beyond the ested

“Carmine, now that would be a joke I would be promptly killed, and that would be the end of it,” said Marshukzarl

“Would they not think that there would be soe of you?”

“No, there would be no value to theing for his life”

Marshukzarl would always potentially be an enemy to Schneider, and there was already a child with the emperor’s blood… Marshukzarl’s son, who had apparently been na, at Schneider’s side If Schneider wanted to make use of the emperor’s blood, it would be better to eli into his puppet

… Considering his personality, he would kill Marshukzarl even without considering such things, however

Vandalieu would also have no use for an e into account the fact that he had not used the previous Duke Mar him, it was likely that he would just as quickly dispose of Marshukzarl

“No, they er heirs If they are not directly descended from me, then it is even more likely… I shall consider it,” Marshukzarl er than a human’s, he had kept his potential heirs to a minimum up until now After all, even if he were to have children now, depending on what race they were born as, they e before he did

Thus, he had few children that were directly descended fro, and that prince was still a mere infant

If it was possible to leave other kin behind, it would be best to at least have one of theht, there was a knock on the door to his private chamber It was a notification fro to discuss the solar eclipse that had occurred exactly according to prophecy

“Very well I will be there soon,” Marshukzarl said in response

Meanwhile, Carmine had already vanished before Marshukzarl finished his sentence

Having learned of the solar eclipse, Birkyne was biting down on his own finger in an attempt to suppress his irritation and uneasiness

“This is bad… Aldaa move is bad…!”

Birkyne was one of the Pure-breed Va Hihiryushukaka, the evil God of joyful life He and his two companions had ruled the darkness of the Bahn Gaia continent for a hundred thousand years, but they had not achieved this by fighting against Alda, the God of law and fate

They had ed to te in their shadows

The complex hierarchical societies of the huan to rule thee of the Gods had provided the Pure-breed Vah for them to move about in unseen

And the Pure-breed Vampires had been well-suited for this Of course, there had still been several instances where they had faced danger On each of these occasions, they had joined forces to overcome… escape froer for the past several tens of thousands of years; their position in the darkness had remained stable

As a result, the bonds between the three Pure-breed Vampires, each of whom had their own factions, had loosened They had coht to be defeated, despite having once been companions With Vandalieu’s appearance under such circumstances, both Ternecia and Gubamon had been destroyed in a timespan of less than ten years

“At a time like this, Alda ernail and the whole finger to pieces, his irritation and frustration turned into anger “Don’t fuck with e of the Gods when he can’t even descend upon the world?!” he roared, blood spraying from his mouth

It ell-known that once Birkyne lost his temper, he would not stop until all of the subordinates around him and the mansion that he was currently in was destroyed Thus, there were currently not a single subordinate around hiin with

His voice round beneath his feet, causing hihout the empty mansion, Birkyne landed on the first floor and destroyed a ith a single swing of his ar What is thehis senses after directly seeing the solar eclipse through the wall that he had just broken

Though it was covered by a shadow, it was the first ti time, and perhaps it had restored his sanity

“Alda takes no notice of us… Heto clean up while he has the chance, but nothing more We have worshi+pped the evil God of joyful life and created new Va the case, the reason Alda isa move now must be Vandalieu,” Birkyne concluded

He could not think of any other reason that Alda would take action so hastily With that being the case, Birkyne considered the option of abandoning his organization andwith a few of his trusted retainers

After all, the ie of the Gods that Alda was about to start was unlikely to last a thousand years Birkyne would slurow his roots in huain

Even if Gods were to rule hue Though there would always be a handful of good, pure individuals, there would be an equal number of humans made of pure evil, and the rest that made up the vast majority were those that were somewhere in between, able to fall either way

Birkyne would simply need to seduce that vast row his fallen clan and rebuild his organization

“No… If Vandalieu is to ee victorious, ould await me in a thousand years is certain defeat Even if that is not the case, I am done for if I am discovered by Alda’s subordinates It seems that I cannot simply hibernate,” Birkyne !” said one of Birkyne’s four close aides, a noble-born Va

It see cover outside the ht away, but…” Mortor said uncertainly, fearing that his master, who had suppressed his teerous

“No, I a him a calm smile “Those humans who made contact with Vandalieu, you knohere they went?”

He had positioned subordinates to monitor the former Scylla territory in the Sauron Duchy Thus, he are that Kanako and Asagi had made contact with Vandalieu

“Yes Kanako Tsuchiya and the other tith her disappeared with Vandalieu, but Asagi Minami and the tith him are currently in the Sauron Duchy They appear to be searching for literature on the sealing of the Dements themselves,” said Mortor

Birkyne’s faction had its roots planted in every Guild Once a target entered their intelligence network, it was possible to learn their na rebuilt, but it was still capable of doing that

“Neverfor the fragerous task, for people who have come from another world, no less,” said Birkyne

“What?! Those humans came from another world?!” Mortor exclaimed in shock “It is true that their names are unusual, but…”

Come to think of it, I did not tell him, Birkyne realized

“It is likely to be the case, Bellwood and the others had si If I recall… it was Shouhei Suzuki, perhaps?” Birkyne said “And in the end, you never did find out where they were born, did you?”

“No, the underlings are currently investigating,” said Mortor

Mortor’s underlings were currently investigating the towns and villages around the Adventurers’ Guild that Asagi’s group had registered at, but nobody kneho they were They couldn’t even find a single childhood friend or acquaintance, let alone relatives

That was too strange to call a coincidence

Registering at the Adventurers’ Guild could be done from any branch Every city would always have an Adventurers’ Guild branch

Thus, those desiring to becoister at the Adventurers’ Guild branch closest to the place where they were born and raised There was nothing to be gained by paying travel expenses toattacked by bandits on the way

“That can be explained if they suddenly appeared from another world I see… But Kanako Tsuchiya and her co Atlas, is a human with a normal name,” said Mortor

“Who knohy Either way, since they’ve disappeared sonore theain,” said Birkyne “More i contact with Vandalieu one after another, could it mean that he came from that world as well? No, that world should only have huh Birkyne wondered if Vandalieu was someone who had been summoned from another world, he did not realize that there was a God who could reincarnate individuals from other worlds with their memories and personalities intact He knew of the concept of reincarnation, but common sense told him that reincarnation with one’s memories and personality was impossible

“Well, I suppose we’ll find that out if we keep investigating them, as well as which God summoned them to this world and for what purpose,” said Birkyne “So, how is the investigation proceeding?”

Mortor fell onto his knees, his shoulders treely sharp senses and we cannot approach the to squeeze his words out “We intend to find a good tis as their supporters and have theranted to the methods that you normally wouldn’t use, then,” Birkyne instructed Mortor, not sounding disappointed “Use familiars in the forms of mice, birds, bats and other creatures you can find anywhere, and control theround Either that, or si noticed, and observe the human named Tendou If you do that repeatedly, you should be able to learn how Tendou detects our underlings”

“V-very well” Mortor lowered his head once ain, he saw the very sharp claws of Birkyne’s fingers

“The next time you report to me, you willa slitting ain

“As you will!” Mortor replied in a half-screa

“If the huroup can also becootiation,” Birkyne ating the Deive the on Vandalieu ee of the Gods Thus, he would lie low until both Vandalieu and Alda becaued or perished

Even if one parent was a Dark Elf, Dhaht live for thousands of years, but they would not live to reach the age of ten thousand

I should be able to plant e without Vandalieu, Birkyne thought, unaware of Vandalieu’s Youth Transformation spell

Gyubarzo, the evil God of dark seas who had been sealed deep in the ocean south of the Bahn Gaia continent, let out a scream of madness

“Foolish Gods! I don’t knohy you’ve created a solar eclipse, but I’ll thank you for it!”

Gyubarzo’s appearance was simple compared to other evil Gods He had the head of a fish with sharp teeth lining his mouth, limbs that were covered in scales and a finned tail