Volume 5, Chapter 33
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Translator: Manga0205
In order to directly pull information out from Ykslaas, Vermudol started to connect to Ykslaas’s soul, and then her Life Seed.
The Life Seed was the root of one’s existence, and was something that was their core. The information such as personality and memories that were attached to this was the thing known as the soul, and the Life Seed and the soul had a seed and fruit relationship so to speak but……normally, there would be a resistance if one tried to touch upon it. It was because there was the fear that the one touching upon them would give damage to their soul or Life Seed if they did not resist.
For the toucher, that resistance was also a reasonable risk due to trying to touch something that originally wouldn’t be touched.
However, since the other party was fainted right now, he succeeded in connecting without any sort of resistance, and Vermudol read Ykslaas’s information.
Name: Ykslaas
Race: Majin
Rank: SSS
Occupation: Demon King
Equipment: Dress of Darkness
Technical Skill: Sacrifice’s Cage (Concealed)
Thought Control (Concealed)
Perfection A
Magical Power Perception B
Chant Disposal C
Unique Magic E
What he read through first was Ykslaas’s Status.
Even the things that were concealed and he couldn’t read before, everything became clear.
There were two of those technical skills. 『Sacrifice’s Cage』 and 『Thought Control』.
In regards to 『Thought Control』, it could only be as he expected.
The technical skill called 『Sacrifice’s Cage』 seemed to be something different from Ichika’s 『Sacrifice’s Rebirth』, but there was no mistake that it was a technical skill that was equally as repulsive.
「……I guess I’ll destroy them.」
Vermudol made that snap decision.
Ykslaas’s actions weren’t things that could be forgiven.
But, seeing these technical skills, he understood.
Ykslaas was yet another victim of the Goddess of Life.
He was unable to forgive her for everything, but he was also unable to simply condemn Ykslaas.
That is why……First, he would destroy 『Thought Control』.
Vermudol scattered the thing that looked like a haze that coiled about Ykslaas’s Life Seed, and destroyed the 『Thought Control』 technical skill. His magical power was whittled down substantially at the same time, but it still wasn’t a problem.
If there were to be a problem, it would be with the next one.
The technical skill 『Sacrifice’s Cage』.
Vermudol focused on that which looked like a cage surrounding Ykslaas’s Life Seed.
After looking at it like this, he was able to understand its repulsiveness very well.
Vermudol grabbed that thorny cage that seemed as if it were promising pain to whatever was inside of it.
「Well, I don’t have a duty to erase it……but honestly, it’s just because it’s unpleasant.」
Vermudol interfered with the 『Sacrifice’s Cage』, and carefully tore it down it so that he wouldn’t damage the Life Seed. And then, he destroyed it without leaving even a fragment of it.
Was the fact that it went somewhat smoother than when he destroyed Ichika’s 『Sacrifice’s Rebirth』 because he had become more or less familiar with the process?
However, even so, a colossal amount of magical power was consumed. As expected, it seemed that interfering with an already existing technical skill required a considerable amount of magical power.
「……With this, the eyesore has been erased. All that’s left is……」
「Only for you to disappear, Vermudol.」
「Wha!?」
Vermudol made a startled reaction at the voice that seemed to directly resound within his head.
Someone other than himself was connected to Ykslaas’s soul……to her Life Seed.
There was no need to ask who they were. Those that were able to connect with the Life Seed, there was a limited list to those that could do it.
Vermudol glared at that which he could only see a blurred silhouette of.
「I see……So you’re the God of Life Philia.」
After recognizing it as such, the blurred silhouette started to possess a clear form.
Beautiful golden hair and blue eyes that were like the deep ocean. What her body was dressed in was a white silver gown that emitted a radiance of purity.
This woman, who expressed a smile as if she were the personification of this world’s love, was the Goddess that watched over this world of Remfilia.
The God of Life. The God who was also called the Protective God Philia.
「……No, I am Philia, yet not Philia.」
「What……?」
「The me that is here, is a left behind shadow of Philia. Something that could only appear by you destroying the 『Sacrifice’s Cage』.」
Going “so even something like that is possible”, Vermudol was astonished.
However, more importantly, there were some words he couldn’t allow to pass.
「Did you say, that you appeared due to destroying the 『Sacrifice’s Cage』?」
「Yes. It was because it was predicted that you would destroy this child’s cage.」
「……To begin with, what was that cage or whatever?」
「Did you destroy it without knowing?」
Saying that, the Philia shadow made an exasperated face.
「The Sacrifice’s Cage is something necessary for world harmony. It is proof of being the soul that will be offered up as a sacrifice for the disordered world.」
「Sacrifice……?」
「That is right. Mankind is a weak creature. That is why they will sometimes make mistakes. Forgetting harmony, they cause strife.」
「In that case, you should just guide them. You’re a God, right?」
After that was said, the Philia shadow shook her head sideways looking sad.
「No, like that, mankind would continue to be creatures that entrust the decisions to God no matter how much time passes. Therefore, we do not directly interfere. That is why a common enemy was necessary. An enemy to make them notice that all of their weirs are foolish, and have them remember unity……」
「……So that was Shuklous.」
With that, he came to understand several of his questions.
However, there were also questions that weren’t resolved with that. Hearing that, he didn’t know why this Philia shadow or whatever was answering him so honestly though.
No, to begin with, why was this Philia shadow talking about this sort of thing?
「Fufu, that is simple, Vermudol.」
「You, my mind……!?」
「Yes, I read it. I mean right now……I am connected to your soul after all.」
「Wha……!」
I was careless──That sort of impatience dominated Vermudol.
And then, he understood. The whole conversation just now, it was just stalling.
No, that wasn’t all. Everything was a trap.
Ykslaas’s attack was a decoy. Even the Holy Armor Soldier that was born after that, it was a decoy to make it seem like it was the true plan.
「Exactly. As you would expect, I am unable to interfere with a soul that already exists unless I directly touch it. Therefore, I used this child. Through the place known as this child’s soul, you made direct contact with me, Philia’s shadow. And then, I am here for the sake of that.」
「Kuh……!」
Vermudol hurriedly protected his soul with his remaining magical power. And then, he noticed that there was definitely a foreign body that was trying to interfere with himself.
When he tried to repel it, the Philia shadow in front of him moved her brow with a twitch.
「Oya, you reacted much faster than Philia predicted. You seem to be quite familiar with the handling of the Life Seed, aren’t you? Plus, your defence is tough. Even I, who was suddenly prepared, should have been able to forcibly interfere with you but……Fumu, if I had stayed quiet for a bit longer……No, I guess it would have ended the same since you would notice once I started interfering anyway. Despite being my main body, her prediction was quite naive.」
「Why are you saying it like it’s someone else’s problem!」
「But it is someone else’s problem. I am nothing more than a shadow that will vanish here. It means that I myself am nothing more than a sacrificial pawn.」
Even while they were conversing, the offence and defence between the Philia shadow and Vermudol continued.
The magical power consumed to interfere with Ykslaas’s Life Seed was large, so Vermudol didn’t have enough power remaining to completely reject the Philia shadow’s interference.
In that case, he had no choice but to terminate his connection with Ykslaas’s Life Seed right here, and turn all of of his consciousness and magical power towards the elimination of Philia shadow’s interference.
Thinking that way, Vermudol cancelled the connection with Ykslaas’s Life Seed.
At that moment, the Philia shadow’s words resounded in his head.
「Well, I guess a sacrificial pawn should die a glorious and noble death like a sacrificial pawn. I don’t know how much of an effect there will be with that but……right to the very end, it was all due to the main body who had a weak endgame. It’s not really any concern of mine.」
And then, Vermudol opened his closed eyes.
What was there was the figures of Ichika and Nino who were looking at Vermudol with worried-looking faces.
「Vermudol-sama……?」
「Are you okay?」
Being asked if he was okay, Vermudol felt that the remaining magical power within himself was shaved down.
His soul’s defences were broken through. Most likely, the Philia shadow had forcibly injured Vermudol’s soul with something that was close to a suicide bomb attack.
「U, o……」
His consciousness was muddy. His memory started to become disordered.
Most likely, his Life Seed was safe, but the damages to his soul were large. Although it wouldn’t vanish, a part of it was collapsing.
It needed to be reconstructed.
Not being taught that by anyone, Vermudol instinctively understood that.
For the sake of reconstruction, at the very least, he needed a place to save the necessary things. And then, he needed to install something as a substitute during that time.
……Fortunately enough, he found something just perfect for both of those things.
After he executed that, Vermudol’s consciousness started to vanish.
「Vermudol-sama!?」
Hearing that grieving voice, Vermudol understood that he was about to collapse.
「……I’ll be back right away. Until then, I leave the rest to you.」
After saying only that, Vermudol blacked out.
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