21-3
The Supreme Heavenly Treasure
- The Paradise Where the Gods
Disappeared
Translator : PolterGlast
I understood later
the reason why Sigrun didn't move to back me up. The tip of the shovel
had pierced deeply into the Black Knight's chest, penetrating a small sphere
that seemed to be his core. And yet, his sword, which should have chosen a
thrust just like me, was released right before my eyes and sent flying to the
ground.
「Why...
why did you let go... Weren't you... mad...?」
When the helmet of
the Black Knight――no, the White Knight, came off, there was a man with an ugly
face underneath. He was smiling peacefully.
「That's
right... that is exactly why I did this... I deemed this emotion of wanting to
dye this heaven loved by that deeply respected person――to dye the world into
the Abyss, as madness... and fulfilled... my loyalty... I am mad...
until today, I lacked... conclusive proof... ugh... ah...」
What did he see? Did
he perhaps see a phantom of the Duke I had killed? He crumbled right before my
eyes, and finally turned into white sand, disappearing from the world. I also
let the shovel spill from my hands, and having reached my physical limit, I
dropped both my hands and knees into a pool of blood.
That should have
been the same for Sigrun, but for some reason, she was holding her
ground. Realizing that her posture was that of looking at someone, I looked
back behind me and――there was a new group. Not only that, we recognized one of
them. He was the man who had guarded the bottom of the Horned race's ark, the
Great Gate of the Abyss――also known as Hell's Gate. The warriors of the Abyss
stood behind a single beautiful young nobleman, and prostrated themselves,
whatever their intentions were.
「Who
are you...? Hey, wait, Sigrun, stop him!」
「Hey,
get out of the way, big guy!」
The warrior of
Hell's Gate prevented Sigrun from breaking through. While that was
happening, right before our eyes, a strange man was prying open the barrier. It
was immediately destroyed, and the man went up to the altar. I can't stand.
I've already exceeded my physical limits. No matter how much I mustered my
strength, my legs wouldn't move. We watched helplessly right before our eyes as
the power to destroy the world was snatched away by a latecomer...
However, whatever he
was thinking, the young nobleman returned before my eyes with the Supreme Heavenly
Treasure in hand.
「You
hyena... Is that supposed to be a victory declaration...?」
By the way, a hyena
is the name of a cat or dog from that other world. I wanted a clear definition
of which one it was, but I didn't quite understand. Anyway, it's a bad dog, or
something like a cat, that snatches away someone else's prey.
「No...
this is not needed here. It's a nuisance, so take it.」
「Wh...
what did you sayyy?!!」
He dropped to his
knees in front of me, lowering himself to the same eye level as me even while
dirtying his knees in the pool of blood. And then he said he would yield the
Supreme Heavenly Treasure to me... I just realized it, but this guy isn't an
existence of the Abyss... But, he isn't human either...
「You
are...」
「It was
a shame about the White Knight. He was a kind child who watched over me, but he
was also an ambitious person who wouldn't stop maneuvering behind his lord's
back. I thought it would surely turn out like this when faced with the supreme
treasure.」
Following that, Zirant
appeared. Appearing from the light, she stood completely still beside me, her
eyes wide open at the figure of the young nobleman.
「Could
it be, you are... But, why are you alive...? Ashley certainly kill――」
「Ah, so
that's how it is...」
「You
bastard――Ashley, you bastard, you deceived Wagahai, didn't you!?」
「Are
you that old man?」
The young nobleman
smiled gently. I remembered that smile. Then, I looked at him and the treasure,
which resembled the one in the sky of the A-Zir Empire, for a bit, and
compromised. I accepted the Supreme Heavenly Treasure just as it was offered to
me.
「Even
though it was being kept in the safest place in the world, I'm troubled when
told you're giving it to me because you don't need it, but... For you, it might
truly be a nuisance...」
It's a gift from the
noble White Duke Venombreed――no, from the god who once reigned over this
heaven. It would be rude not to accept it.
「That's
right. Prince Ashley pretended to kill me, only scooped out the power of
the Abyss, and kept me alive. It's his own miraculous power that the
First Emperor Ausar,
whose only skill was digging holes, couldn't do. I'm sorry to ask while you're
tired, but please return them to their original forms as well.」
「As
expected of the former creator, you work people hard...」
I intended it to be
a shot in the dark, but things work out if you try, don't they. Pulled up to my
feet by his delicate hand, having regained his beautiful, true form, I severed
the Abyss from those called Demon Nobles, one by one in turn.
「Unbelievable...
To think we could regain our forms from back then... our pure hearts...」
One after another,
some changed into beautiful women, some into handsome men, and others into the
forms of angels. No, they returned to them. I suppose I can boast of a 100%
success rate...
「Wahahaha,
it's quite interesting to watch! Hey Shinza, do it to that half-dead guy
over there too!」
「I
don't mind, but... to an onlooker, it probably looks like I'm executing
defeated soldiers.」
I went around
returning those who had fallen to the Abyss and lost their proper forms
back to normal. Well, I suppose that's about it. However, Zirant isn't
speaking at all. Wondering if the bizarre book might give me some words, I
opened the table of contents. There, it said――
『You
fool!! If you did it, you should have at least reported it, it's bad for my
heart, you fool!!』
Even if you say
that, I could totally see you and me bickering with complaints, telling me not
to show mercy if you had known. I simply stayed silent, I didn't lie to you.
『Stop
twisting logic! Deceiving Wagahai is already a felony, good grief, what a man
you are, you fool!』
Since it was
fruitless, I closed the page, and rejoiced that Zirant's attitude had
returned to how it used to be. Then, I turned my eyes to the former
creator-sama whom I had neglected. He was still smiling gently.
「Is it
really okay for me to take it? If you tell me to give it back, I'd gladly
return it, you know?」
「I have
been watching you this whole time. That is a treasure you should possess. Now,
touch the hidden treasure. If you feel even a little bit of pity for the
dimension-crossing dragon, Zirant... If you cherish this world even a
little bit, you should be the one to manage that power.」
「What
kind of logic is that...」
「Despite
being born human, you did not lose your sanity before the supreme treasure. You
are the only existence in this world who won't be swallowed by the supreme
treasure. You will be able to handle it correctly.」
Even if you say
that... Isn't that just wishful thinking? Well, I can guarantee that I have
absolutely no interest in the seat of god or the power of creation from the
start, though...
「...Fine.
I suppose it's better than leaving it here... I'll take it for now.」
「Hey,
don't just casually accept the creator's power like that, you fool!」
「Wahahaha,
if you don't need it anymore, give it to sessha, I want to try dropping
a star!」
「Got
it.」
「Don't
say things like that even as a joke, are you trying to destroy the world!!」
That's true, it
might turn out that way. But she might pull it off surprisingly well. This guy
is on the idiot side of humanity just like me, after all.
「Prince,
do you feel anything?」
「No,
nothing at all.」
Am I an omniscient
and omnipotent creator with this? It's said that those who were once dyed by
this power strayed from the right path because they obtained overly immense
power, and tormented the races they themselves created. But... to me, it's just
a useless appendage. I have no intention to create anything, destroy anything,
or change anything.
「However,
I was surprised. To return to the heavens――that really was your only wish,
wasn't it. At that point earlier, you could have even returned to the seat of
god...」
「I was
confronted with the fact that I am not a suitable vessel a long time ago.
...Did you know? The unintelligent angel Samael, you see, was created
with the lord we served as a motif. We, too, are traitors just like Samael.
That's why Samael was loved and cherished as an act of atonement.」
「I
don't care about that story. More importantly, I want to go home too, let's
head back now, Zirant, Sigrun.」
「Then
lend me your shoulder, I'll press my boobs against you!」
「You
idiot! What do you think this sacred altar is! H-Hey, are you seriously
intending to go home, Ashley!?」
「Kukuku,
wasn't it 'Father'?」
「Would
Father do something this idiotic! You are Father, but you're an even bigger
idiot than Father!!」
Lending my shoulder
to Sigrun and with a half-enraged Zirant clinging to me, I
returned from the heavens to the surface. If the Supreme Heavenly Treasure is
inside me, the world is saved as long as I don't stray from the right path.
「I'm
worn out... Should we eat something before heading back?」
「That's
it! Let's hit the tavern! Sessha will kick the doors down and make them
bring out food and booze!」
「You
guys, try to act a little more like heroes... Returning from the heavens and
having your second sentence be about food and booze feels somewhat wrong...」
They say the First
Emperor was immortal. And in the end, he set out on a journey with his partner Yulan,
dreaming of another world. I can clearly understand the reason he left the
world now. An eternity of duty is no different from torture. When the time is
right, I'll shove this power back to him and cross over to another world
together with Zirant.
「That
is――well, that's not bad, Father.」
When I pondered
that, Zirant was eavesdropping on my thoughts.
「Weren't
you mad about being outwitted?」
「After
being shown something like that, I lose the energy to be mad. Besides... I was
thinking it would be a shame if you aged and disappeared from before Wagahai
one day...」
「Right.
Losing a father twice would be painful.」
「Ashley,
be with Wagahai for eternity. If you'll stay with Wagahai for
eternity――Wagahai can continue to live with a smile from now on. This is
an order, be with Wagahai for eternity!」
「Fine.
By the way, how about that shop over there, Sigrun?」
「Alright,
let's knock three times, and if they don't come out, we'll kick it down!」
「Wait a
little longer than that.」
「Y-You
guys are... Don't brush off Wagahai's once-in-a-lifetime wish with a
simple 'fine', you fools!!」
Now then, what
should we eat. Once we return to the Imperial Capital, I'll have to order a
kebab sandwich at the auntie's shop... Since they didn't come out even after
knocking 10 times, we reluctantly kicked down the shop's entrance.
...Sorry, we were hungry.
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