Chapter 371.1 |
The world was in chaos. The walls between dimensions had been destroyed, revealing a world of ash beyond the void.
A bitterly cold wind, freezing the soul, blew through, and ash fell like powdered snow.
Even Odin and the others, who were in combat with Jormungandr, and Yggdrasil's bugs, stopped moving and gazed towards the airborne battleship, Asgard.
"Hahaha! Surprised by my regained divine power? Did you recognize it? Well, you probably couldn't. Even as a reincarnated being, you're just a mere human!"
Understanding her superiority, Kanna Tsuki, with a proud and grotesque grin, showed off her contempt for Miu. Now that she had regained the power of the goddess Helheim, she was convinced she was no match for Miu.
"Now, disrespectful one, I'll make a toy of your soul. I'll turn you into a fly, a mite, or an ant. It'll be so much fun."
Vulgarity spilled from her wide-open mouth as she mockingly watched Miu. She seemed unable to stop laughing, probably reveling in the overwhelming power she possessed.
However, her confident smile turned into a puzzled expression, and her face quickly twisted.
"What… what is it?"
"Y-you. Where is your soul? It's not there, not anywhere! You cleverly disguised it as if you have a soul, but you can't deceive this goddess eyes who is dealing with souls!"
Staggering back on the deck and shouting, she shrugged lightly.
"If you could see, you'd understand, right? You have the power of Helheim, don't you?"
"I-I can see… I can see! You're not a living being. Just a doll. Only an entity composed of energy! A fake pretending to be a reincarnated person!"
I'm answering Kanna Tsukii's astonished expression with a cold smile.
Miu revealed her true identity accurately.
Kanna Tsuki had seen through Miu's true nature. Well, I thought you couldn't deceive a real god.
That's right. Takano Miu is just a mass of energy. A character in the game with no soul. Only an astral body, unable to maintain its existence without absorbing the golden threads around it.
It's just a puppet created by inputting data, both its core and my data. Let's call her a player character with excellent AI. It's a transient existence that disappears when the energy to sustain it runs out.
I created her with only a single Hraesvelgr's Feather as its core.
Even infiltrating this world, I made sure she wouldn't get noticed by Helheim. I carefully concealed her existence to appear human to avoid clashes with beings that could destroy Mii-chan.
After all, when she infiltrated, she was incredibly weak!
"You can say it's a player character. I worked hard on character creation. It became strong, didn't it?"
"Ahhh! I-if that's the case… if that's the case, who is your master?! Who can create such a strong puppet… Such nonsense. All the gods, except me, should have perished. Even Odin, although he revived, has lost the power of the gods! Don't tell me, don't tell me it's Loki? Was he alive?"
Clutching her head, Kanna Tsuki contorted her face.
Kanna Tsuki looked up at the sky in a fluster, her expression filled with anxiety at the thought of another being possessing the power of a god surviving.
I understand the reason for her haste. Helheim has low combat capabilities. If a god with high combat capabilities survived, there is a possibility of her being eliminated.
"A-and the door! I have to close the dimensional gate! Before other gods invade! Close it, dimensional gate!"
The pillar of light twisted, a clicking sound, and the light vanished, dissipating the pillar into a mist. With a crisp sound, a palm-sized golden key rolled across the deck.
Kanna Tsuki sighed in relief, but her face quickly turned panicked again. This was because the void gate, which had opened, causing the world to collapse, still existed and showed no signs of closing.
"W-why? Why won't the door close?! I can't believe it!"
"It seems you have a misunderstanding. That key can open the door, but it can't close it."
Exhaling, Miu explained. The Reincarnator's Souls abilities only extend to breaking the walls between dimensions; they can't repair or seal them. Besides, it's already too late. The moment the door opened, my true self entered.
"My main body is already here."
"W-where? Where? Who is the surviving god?!"
Staring at me, Kanna Tsuki searched for my true form, so I lightly tapped her head.
"Seems you're not getting it."
The gray hair rustled, and a face popped up.
"Ta-da! Here's my main body!"
Sparkling with round eyes, sticking out her tongue, and swaying her body, she also rolled her head on top of Miu's head.
"The perfect and strongest somersault!"
The voice was exactly the same as Takano Miu's. However, the appearance was not that of a girl.
With glamorous, platinum-glistening scales, vertically split platinum-colored gem-like eyes and a slender, small body that could fit in one's hand.
"A s-s-snaaaake!? A little snaaake!?"
Pointing a trembling finger, Kanna Tsuki exclaimed with a mix of astonishment and confusion.
"Correct! Mii-chan's true form is a snake!"
Mischievously giggling, Takano Miu's true form was a tiny, inconspicuous platinum snake. She's a snake that could easily be preyed upon by a bird.
I had existed since the beginning of the world. Born without a thought and intelligence, I had simply lived. Among many companions, I lived without thinking. I lived under the giant dragon Nidhogg, whose full length was unknown.
Not knowing what to do, I imitated Nidhogg and nibbled on parfaits. A little nibble with a small mouth compared to Nidhogg.
I was absorbing a bit of power. I didn't know the change of my dead companions to new ones.
Even as many gods created the world, I nibbled.
Even when the Ragnarok came, and the world died, I nibbled. Even when the forms of my many companions disappeared without notice.
Even when Nidhogg wanted to aim for a new world. He even asked if I would come along, and I declined because my nibbling wasn't finished.
I had been nibbling. Absorbing a bit of power, I had lived alone for eternity.
