Interlude Seven: The Future Pointer of Science and Magic
Othinus walked aimlessly on the snow.
The blanket of snow is like a white blanket, stretching endlessly in front of you.
Although her magic power had not fully recovered from the recent battle, what she felt more at this moment was sadness.
My own goal, the demon named ‘Astraea’, and…
Where did ‘this world’ start to deviate from its direction?
The girl with the eye patch calmed down and thought deeply.
One thing is that the man who always likes to mess up her plans is actually wrong about the fundamental issue.
After all, he still had half of his foot in the human realm, so he was still unable to see the full picture of God.
That is to say.
The throne of the "Demon God" that he believed was not "taken away" from the beginning, but should be explained as "retrieved".
The one-eyed girl slowed down her pace and recalled the distant past.
Probably no one would have thought that Othinus was already a "Demon God" at an earlier time before Orelus was qualified to compete for the "Demon God" field.
She once gave up her power, but for 'some reason', she picked up everything she had put down again.
Because 'this world' is in her eyes and in her expectations.
Not perfect yet.
This way it can be explained.
Why did Othinus ask the question "How much did you see" at the end?
Even if 'Astraea' is not as good as her, she is still a demon.
New participants appear on the canvas that only you are qualified to paint, and you will naturally find the "traces" left by the adjustment of "this world".
Unexpectedly, the situation would turn into such a passive situation, and Othinus' eyes became a little more tired.
But that doesn't mean she will give up.
We have already failed countless times, so there is no reason to look back here.
What to do next.
She had a clue as to what she should prepare for and what she should be on guard against.
The pace opened again, abandoning the confused Othinus and walking straight in the decided direction.
until.
In the field of vision, someone appeared who shouldn't be here.
"It seems that my luck is pretty good."
Very abruptly.
The man whose body was mainly red was talking to himself and stopped in front of Othinus.
"To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have believed that there would still be someone like you in this world."
"However, there are probably details here that we don't want to admit. After all, God is too far away from us."
The Godlike beings who are not smiling as openly as before and expressing their thoughts are redefining the vastness of the world.
"who."
Raising his head in boredom, Othinus asked symbolically.
Then——
Stand closest to God.
Stand in the presence of a true god.
"Fire on the right."
The shadow of the second hand on the right shoulder slowly solidified, and the man with "power enough to save the world" began a new chapter.
…
…
Click, click.
His steady vision became shaky, rising and falling slightly with the sound of footsteps.
For some reasons, Zella's current condition is still not suitable for walking on her own legs, so she had to borrow the back of a certain royal maid.
But before that.
"...I didn't expect you to actually do it. Now, should I call you 'Zera' or 'Astraea'?"
The blond young man, who had finally understood the whole story, smiled bitterly and asked with a complicated expression.
As a researcher in the same field, Orrels could naturally see that the brown-haired girl in front of him was already at a different height even in her weak stage.
After only a few days of not seeing each other, the originally close gap had widened to the point where it was almost invisible, which inevitably made him a little sentimental.
This result also caused Sylvia, who was holding someone's body, to slightly increase the strength on her hands.
"'Zera' is fine...'Astraea' is just a necessary synonym. I am still me, and there is no need to make any changes."
The girl who knew that they were worried about whether she would become the second Othinus opened her lips and confirmed clearly.
Unlike another god who is obsessed with himself, she still quite approves of 'this world', and naturally will not 'add' or 'delete' anything according to her own ideas.
so.
"Is that so... As far as I'm concerned, this is a rare and reassuring answer."
After hearing the assurance he wanted most in his subconscious, the tight strings deep in the mind of the blond young man finally showed signs of relaxing.
Although we didn't get along for a long time, he was still willing to trust his own vision of people.
It's just that the pressure and influence brought by the name of 'Demon God' cannot be eliminated with a few words.
Fortunately.
This newly born god does not look like Othinus, who is completely undesirable.
Looking at the brown-haired girl who was probably complaining about something to Sylvia and following closely beside her, Orrels finally smiled with conviction.
Then, what they have to face next is the 'business point' they have been facing all along.
"What are you going to do next? After being put in a position like this by you, her character will never give up, right?"
The quasi-demon who has dealt with the one-eyed demon so far said frankly.
"Maybe."
Zella responded and continued to add.
"It's just that at this point, the problems faced by 'her' and I should be the same."
The girl asserted so.
It's not a particularly difficult thing to understand.
"Astraea" or "Othinus", although both of them have the capital to call themselves "Demon Gods", in the final analysis...
Their flaws are too obvious.
‘The bound of infinite possibilities’ and ‘the deviation in the total amount of power’.
Once you understand this major premise, the goal will naturally become clear.
"As long as whoever can solve the remaining problems first can re-establish the rules of 'this world'."
The conditions are the same.
Orrells quickly reacted.
"I see... So, have you already thought of a way?"
"have."
The whisper without hesitation immediately attracted the attention of the two people.
Zella smiled mysteriously, and reserved the specific explanation, and added the answer in her mind.
(…Since we can’t find a suitable answer in ‘this world’, why not start with other worlds.)
she thought.
The next few days will probably become very busy again.
The irregular wind direction became clear, and the front was already at the exit of the Forest of Chaos.
Academy City.
The last element she needs for the future is right there.