Volume 1
Chapter 60
Manifested
Translator : PolterGlast
Time returns to the
present.
【Hadira's POV】
After disposing of
Tekiru, a mysterious woman suddenly appeared. She was one of the two newly
appeared white-ranked adventurers. Normally, I would have been surprised and
said something like "Who are you!?" but... I know───who this person is.
"Y-You
are..."
I know her existence,
I know her voice───but I have never felt
close to her before! The person I have longed for all this time───is standing right in
front of me!
I immediately knelt on
one knee and put my left fist on the ground, raising my right hand to my chest
in a gesture of respect.
"You have finally
manifested───Elethea-sama, the God
of Soul Manifestation."
Yes, although she
borrows a human body, this person is indeed the one I respect, admire, and
worship───Elethea-sama, the
divine being who enshrined me as a god.
"Yes, it's all
thanks to you, Hadira."
"Thanks to me...?
"
Elethea-sama smiled at
me.
"Yes. Thanks to
you weakening my heart so skillfully, I was able to manifest."
"………?"
Me?
"I must thank
you. You've endured until now, Hadira."
"N-No! How can I
accept such kind words from you!? They are none other than the words of the one
I respect and admire! I have simply followed your words! In a sense, this is
all your achievement! I don't deserve any gratitude..."
"Still, thank
you, Hadira."
"───! Y-Yes!"
I lowered my head
again, showing my gratitude for Elethea-sama's thanks.
"Fufu, don't be
so reverent. Raise your head, Hadira."
"B-But..."
"It's okay."
"Y-Yes!"
I raised my face.
"Hmm."
Seeing this, Elethea-sama
nodded in satisfaction.
"By the way, how
is the plan going? Is it going smoothly?"
"………Yes, that
side is going well too."
"Un, as expected
of you."
Elethea-sama smiled
even more cheerfully.
And it made me feel
better too, so I opened my mouth to try and cheer her up even more.
"Speaking of
which, Elethea-sama is amazing too."
"Is that
so?"
"Yes! To find the
perfect vessel and take over in the midst of this chaos. It's quite a───!?"
Before I could finish
saying "It's quite a feat," Elethea-sama gave me a very cold look.
"Hadira, this
isn't taking over. Don't ever say that again."
"───! ───!"
I couldn't get my
voice out because of her overwhelming presence.
"This is simply a
compromise between me and me───a compromise based on our mutual respect for each other's opinions. It's
more like assimilation. I'm a girl in love too. There's no way I would treat
myself so rudely."
Her mouth is smiling.
However, her aura is not smiling. Even
now, every second is chipping away at my consciousness. I forced my voice out
of my throat,
"I-I'm so
sorry... Elethea-sama."
I managed to utter an
apology.
"It's alright, as
long as you understand."
Elethea-sama's
intimidating aura softened after my apology.
I took a deep breath.
And then, to change
the subject, I started speaking again.
"I've heard about
your wish, but what about the other party's opinion?"
"Ah, right! I
should share it with you!"
Elethea's mood changed
drastically, and she seemed ready to dance with excitement.
"The one I'm in
love with is... is a boy named Kushina."
"Kushina... you
mean the white-ranked person who recently came to town?"
"Exactly! That
boy who came with me! That's my other goal."
"I see... Your
feelings for him are so strong that you consider him on par with the Sun
God."
"That's
right!"
Elethea-sama became
much more enthusiastic when this topic came up.
"Oh... so lovely,
so lovely! I've never seen such a talented person in all my life! I used to
think he was immature, but now I understand. That state is perfect. That's why
I was attracted to him! There's no one else as pure, obedient, and innocent! I
won't make any more mistakes, I won't correct him anymore, I'll definitely
bring him to me. It's unthinkable that he wouldn't be with me───that mustn't happen!
That's why I───"
"………"
What a raging love.
It's a bit difficult
to tell because both first-person pronouns are "watashi" (I), but I
think this is the opinion of the woman she's assimilated with, right? I see,
it's because she had such strong love that Elethea-sama couldn't neglect her.
But even so, Elethea-sama
is Elethea-sama.
It's unlikely that she
would choose someone with such deep affection as a vessel.
After all, she's calm
yet a little crazy. That's why I admire her.
"That's why───!"
Elethea-sama, who was
still talking about her beloved until now, suddenly cut off her words as if she
had noticed something.
"It's coming."
"Coming...?"
"Yeah, it's
coming, it's coming! Oh, it's coming!"
"????"
What is coming?
"Well then, I'm
going to dive in for now. Good luck to you too, Hadira."
"Eh!? Wait, Elethea-sama!?"
Saying so, Elethea-sama
disappeared as if she had been swallowed by the shadow.
"………"
As always, she's
unpredictable.
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