Chapter 1811 (2/2)

That hy Asagi had asked Vandalieu to stop using death-attributesouls

Vandalieu's ability to destroy souls was clearly related to the death attribute Thus, if Vandalieu became unable to use the death attribute, he would become unable to destroy souls

Of course, he did also truly believe that desecrating the dignity of the dead and toying with theivable

“Still… I wanted to ask if 'Perseus'… Sai

“It can't be helped,” said Tendou “There's no e could know about Sarua Legston If we spoke his name there, it would become clear that he's a reincarnated individual and it could even put hier”

Asagi's group had been told by the faston was 'Perseus,' and he was currently living in Talosheim with his family

But there was no telling what Vandalieu would do if he were to learn of this, so Asagi's group had been unable to confirm whether 'Perseus' was safe

“So, what are we going to do now? If you're going to tell roup to stop Vandalieu, I'm out,” said Tendou

“Tendou, there's no way I'd think of doing so i

Tendou hadn't even needed to roup, ere still after Vandalieu's life, was out of the question Like Kanako's group, they couldn't be trusted

“I don't even want to fight Vandalieu in the first place I just want to stop his i “In order to do that, I think we need to think of a way to make him relinquish the death attribute A method that doesn't need Rodcorte's power”

“A method that doesn't need Rodcorte's power, you say… Youwith Vandalieu, but is there really such a way? I don't think there is,” said Shouko

“There are probably Magic Iteic away to be unusable in this world, just like there were in Origin, but using those is definitely impossible His Mana is on a completely different scale,” said Tendou

“There should be one,” Asagi said forcefully in response to these negative opinions “Of course, there's a reason that I believe that Do you two re Guduranis was sealed away Fro Guduranis's poas strikingly si the case, if we used the ht be possible to seal away the death attribute of Vandalieu and the Eighth Guidance”

“That's… certainly possible At the very least, that's true for sealing away the Dereei's words

Vandalieu had actually absorbed the De them as if they were a part of his own body

If this , then it was possible that the sealingwould work on Vandalieu as well

But it seemed that Shouko was still skeptical “That's true, but Vandalieu undid those seals, didn't he?” she pointed out “And you don't intend to defeat hi to split him into pieces and seal him away?”

“That's true, but I don't intend to use the sahth Guidance I'ate theaway, then apply it to seal away just their death attribute,” said Asagi “And if theaway can be applied like this, we'll share that es' Guild and the other nations”

“Wait a second, why does that lead to sharing the method with other nations?!” Tendou asked in surprise

“To in isn't repeated in this world,” Asagi replied “Even if we're able to seal away Vandalieu's death attribute, if powerful figures learn of the death attribute's existence, they'll definitely try to acquire it for themselves We need to spread a method that stops the death attribute in order to prevent that”

In Origin, even after the death of Vandalieu, the sole user of death attribute ic, every nation had continued research into the death attribute in the shadows

That was how useful the death attribute was In fact, Vandalieu had risen to the top of an entire nation with the death attribute's power

That hy Asagi believed that a way to seal away the death attribute needed to be spread to every nation in order to prevent a race to research the death attribute in this world

After that, once the religious figures of this world declared the death attribute as a forbidden tower, things ion held far in

“… Now that youthat sounds like it will be helpful for when that Rikudou bastard is reincarnated here,” said Shouko, nodding “Not that I think he can complete his death attribute research”

Rikudou, who should still be alive in Origin, was a man in the upper ranks of the Bravers who had secretly continued research into the death attribute and pulled the strings behind Murakaroup

“Yeah…” Tendou hesitated for a moment, then nodded “I don't knoe can really do it, but let's try,” he said

He feared Vandalieu, but the possibility of finding a way to stop the death attribute sounded very attractive to him

He had not forgotten that he had the choice of leaving the continent and cutting all ties, like Mao had done But what Tendou had seen of Vandalieu's poas too great for him to make that choice

Even if he left the Bahn Gaia continent, would he really be able to escape Vandalieu? As long as he lived in this world, wouldn't he have to continue living in the fear that Vandalieu e his mind and come to kill him?

For Tendou, who began feeling this fear and uneasiness, Asagi's suggestion looked like a bright hope

“Alright, now that you've agreed to this, let's go with this plan,” said Asagi “Though I say that, it's not like we have any clues to go on… Well, I suppose we should look at soht not be able to spend toothis”

Asagi had a bad feeling about this Vandalieu had said that he was the ruler of a nation; if he continued expanding his influence, wouldn't there one day be a great ith the Aulfed the entire continent?

We have to find a way to stop the death attribute to stop that fro And if he finds out that the other nations have a way to stop the death attribute, he ht At the very least, peace can be maintained if he retreats froe

The truth was, the forces of Alda, the God of law and fate, had already begun to move Even if Vandalieu were to stay quiet inside the Boundary Mountain Range, it was possible that a war involving the entire world would break out, but… Asagi was oblivious to this

Around the ti the ocean for a shi+p, A one of his days off inside his own home

Over a year had passed since the battle against the Eighth Guidance and the disaster at the national departnificant ways

Relations between the nations that had sent special forces troops to the Eighth Guidance's base and the Bravers had deteriorated, and although they seemed to be repaired on the surface, the truth was that they were still strained

The federal state's president had resigned, leading to a general election Even now, the nation was still under pressure to change political administrations and rebuild the department of defense

In the United Nations, there had been a movement to foric in allof the treaty as well, but a certain individual's opposition had prevented it froned, and the treaty had been discarded in the end

“Mom, is Oji-san still not here yet?” said Hiroto's eldest son, Hiroshi+

Ae with Hiroto, smiled at their son “You love your Oji-san, don't you, Hiroshi+?”

“You don't have to worry He'll be here soon He should have today off as well,” Hiroto told his son

“But Dad, it's been so long sinceOji-san You haven't seen hiht?” said Hiroshi+

Hiroto was shaken by these words “That's… right Yeah, I haven't met him in private for a while”

He had quickly suppressed his discomposure so that it wouldn't show in his facial expression, but it seemed that Narumi had noticed it

In the next moment, the intercom notified the family of a visitor

The oji-san who had not visited the A time… The 'Avalon' Rikudou Hijiri, s time no see' We see each other at work, and both of us deal with the media pretty often,” he said

“… Yeah,” said Hiroto

“But I want you to understand I put a lot of thought into opposing that treaty to ban research into the death attribute”

The one who had opposed the treaty was none other than Rikudou hi the upper ranks of the Bravers

Now that Minai and Endou Kouya were dead, Rikudou was the one whom Hiroto had trusted theBut now, he did understand Rikudou's point as well

“Banning research only in the nations that are a part of the UN is less Not only that, but in order to prepare ways to stop the other nations and large-scale cri the death attribute, you had to object That's your reason, right?” Hiroto said

“And we're just people froanization We're not politicians or leaders of nations The United Nations rejected the treaty through a vote, so the result couldn't have been changed whether we agreed with the treaty or not,” said Naru yourselves for”

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But the truth was different Rikudou Hijiri was researching the death attribute himself in secret, and he had simply opposed the treaty because it would hinder his own research

He had iures and rich people from every nation, as well as a number of the reincarnated individuals, under his command It would have been inconvenient for research into the death attribute to be banned in thecarried out in

If the treaty had been signed, the trade, iic Items and analysis machinery that could be used in death attribute research would have co If Rikudou's plans were uncovered as a result, everything would go to waste

It's fortunate for s are much easier thanks to that It seeht

Unaware that Asagi had been reincarnated in another world and Kouya was still glaring at him bitterly from Rodcorte's Divine Real

“Let's leave the difficult conversation at that Naruift,” said Rikudou, handing her a beautifully wrapped box

“Thank you,” said Naru as she took the box

Hiroto relaxed his shoulders and began to talk to Rikudou like he did before, as a friend

“Oji-san, where's mine?!” Hiroshi+ demanded

“Hey, Hiroshi+! Don't say such rude things!” said Naru her son

“Hiroshi+-kun, yours is here,” said Rikudou, taking out a small pouch

“Thanks!” Hiroshi+ said, taking the pouch and running off

“Wait, thank hi off to chase after him

“I'etically

“Hah, it's just good that he's healthy But it seeot his name from,” said Rikudou

TLN: The kanji for Hiroshi+'s naiven japanese name (Hiroto)

“… Yeah, that seems to be the case I never met him, the one whose name was similar to mine, so I don't really knowof Amamiya Hiroto, whom he had never met… or rather, had been unable to meet until Amamiya turned into an Undead

“The truth is, I don't remember him much either,” said Rikudou

As he said, he didn't remember Amamiya Hiroto, but he pretended to re about was how tiring it was to keep up this act in order to deceive Hiroto and the others,their current relationshi+p

If I left everything to et how to keep up my act as Amemiya's “virtuous close friend,” after all

Continuing with the act, Rikudou changed the subject “Cohter I heard that her name is Mei… Is it…?”

“Yeah, I couldn't naed it to a japanese name,” said Hiroto

TLN: The kanji for “Mei” means “dark,” and it's also the first kanji of the japanese word for the planet Pluto

“I see… The Eighth Guidance still has a lot of fans, including Pluto and Baba Yaga You should be wary of the people around you,” Rikudou warned hih her attribute examination?”

In Origin, where both science and ic existed, it was important to learn what attributes one's own children had an affinity for Thus, in developed nations, it was nor children to have their Mana's properties to be examined

“No, she's not even a year old, so she hasn't had her exa, the Mana is often too weak and the machines can't tell what attribute they are,” said Hiroto

“Now that you ht In this country… if I recall, the exaht?”

Even if she shares a name with Pluto, there is no way that she has qualities for the death attribute Maybe I'ht

At that moment, inside a cot in another room, Mei's eyelids suddenly opened

“…”

Her eyes were entirely a pitch-black color, including the parts that were supposed to be white But she blinked, and her eyes returned to a normal color

And then she closed her eyelids and went back to sleep

There was not a single being watching this small but bizarre phenomenon, not even the Gods