Ch.105105. Primordial Beasts

“There were primordial beasts in the beginning.”

“…What?”

When I asked, the Source of the World showed an even deeper smile.

“You said you wanted to be the protagonist of the world, so I should let you have your way.”

Seven monsters suddenly materialized from thin air.

Their limp appearance, as if powered down, creates a strange sense of discomfort.

Even to my experienced eyes that have seen it all, they boast extraordinary appearances and an intimidating presence.

“What am I supposed to do with those?”

“Now that we’ve discovered their identities, we need to make them vulnerable to physical attacks. Using those monsters.”

Seven Past Remnants.

And seven monsters.

The moment I realized the numerical match, chills ran up my spine.

“No way.”

“Yes. That ‘no way’ is correct. Divine Manifestation.”

Divine Manifestation.

The plan was to manifest them not in human bodies, but in those beasts’ bodies.

“…You crazy bitch.”

“Hehe. I have to do at least this much to feed Dianon.”

Rather than feeding it, haven’t you reset it multiple times when you weren’t satisfied?

Anyway.

“So, you want to trap those bastards in those monster bodies.”

“Exactly! It would be best if we could erase their existence simultaneously, but it doesn’t matter if we can’t. I’ll seal them away forever.”

“How are you going to do that?”

“Um… I’ll have to think about that step by step?”

“You crazy bitch.”

What is this situation? It’s not like a liberal arts major asking an engineering major for technical advice.

“B-but, if we can just induce the Divine Manifestation, it won’t fail…”

“Would they even agree to it?”

The constellations hate Divine Manifestation almost as much as dying, so they’d hardly be willing.

“…”

But honestly, the concept wasn’t bad.

Since they’re already the worst villains in the world with their image dragged down to disaster level.

If we add monster possession as the highlight, it would be perfect.

‘It suits them.’

I can already visualize them wearing those monster “costumes” and receiving our all-out attack.

They’ll love it, and we’ll love it too.

“Ah.”

“…What’s wrong?”

“Still, we need to treat one of them differently. There’s one who cooperated.”

“…Ah.”

The one related to dreams.

Though he’s also a Past Remnant like the others, shouldn’t we give him some distinction?

I definitely didn’t make that temporary agreement with empty words.

I intended to show him my respect.

“….Hmm.”

By the way.

How do we really get them to manifest in those ugly muscle lumps?

With a normal mind, it would be absolutely impossible.

They’d rather be annihilated than possess such ugly manifestation bodies.

Ugly, extremely ugly, truly shouldn’t-exist-in-this-world ugly…

“Huh?”

“A-Absolute One…?”

Black Sun, who had been quietly observing the situation, reacts.

“Otherworld.”

“…?”

“If we send those things to the Otherworld, don’t you think they’d use them as is?”

“Otherworld…? Why suddenly… Oh?”

The Source of the World, who had been questioning my words, freezes.

She seems to understand what I was thinking.

The means available to them are very limited anyway.

Either causing magical anomalies to create confusion, or summoning “Otherworld monsters” for temporary forces.

The former has no real impact on striking the church, and the latter is too weak compared to our believers.

But what if there were monster lumps like the ones before my eyes, with power that surpasses even special priests?

“B-but whether those beasts’ bodies can withstand the Otherworld space…”

“Did you forget we have a Visitor?”

“…”

The Source of the World couldn’t continue speaking and seemed to space out, thinking intensely.

The Visitor.

A constellation related to the Otherworld, who even has the authority to handle some abilities there.

Moreover, a constellation who shows a friendly attitude toward me.

“To hide a tree, hide it in a forest.”

Conversely.

To hide the existence of those monster suits, there’s no better place than the Otherworld.

That place is a world filled with evil, fitting for such vicious appearances.

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“Mmm…?”

“Open a space that leads to the Otherworld.”

The Visitor, who was busily munching on potato chips, looks up at me with a puzzled expression.

Having grabbed quite a handful, her plump lips protrude like a carp.

Both cheeks were puffed up like a squirrel hiding food.

“Mmm-mmm…! Mmm-mmm?”

“Finish chewing first.”

-Gulp…!

The Visitor, who had been moving her tiny jaw to chew a few times, finally pushed the contents down her throat.

Then she greeted me cheerfully.

“Absolute One, hello!”

“Oh, yeah, hi.”

Seeing that innocent greeting, I felt a pang of conscience despite myself.

‘…Why?’

I know the Visitor’s true nature.

Why should I feel guilty here?

“Q-quickly open a gate to the Otherworld…!”

Black Sun, who was standing beside me, steps forward and shouts.

“Hmm…? Why?”

The Visitor tilts her head with a still innocent expression.

“There are very bad guys! To defeat them-“

“I don’t wanna?”

“…?”

But at this bold interruption,

Black Sun was dumbfounded.

“W-what… why?”

“Why should I?”

The Visitor’s attitude was natural.

As a constellation, it’s a situation where one should naturally question.

Why should I move according to your opinion?

It’s their life, never having received or followed anyone’s instructions.

Perhaps this was the natural response.

But.

“Visitor.”

“Yes?”

Pushing aside Black Sun with his perplexed expression, I stepped forward to meet the Visitor’s gaze.

Looking closely at her doll-like delicate features, she was truly adorable.

If I had a daughter like this, I’d feel fulfilled working 24 hours a day.

“Help me just this once.”

“Okay!”

“What?”

But when I earnestly asked for help, the Visitor immediately agreed, unlike Black Sun.

“W-why am I…”

“I don’t like you! But I like the Absolute One!”

-Poof!

The Visitor, who suddenly nestled into my arms, flashes a bright smile.

I naturally lifted her up and felt her warmth for a moment.

“I… feel like I’ve become a father.”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

Looking at Black Sun who shouted loudly, I quickly regained my senses and looked at the Visitor.

“So is it possible right now?”

“A gate to the Otherworld?”

“Yeah.”

“Hmm… no.”

However, as I was beginning to feel confused by the Visitor’s denial again, she revealed the reason.

“We have to wait a bit now.”

“Why?”

“Because we have to wait?”

What does that mean?

With a more detailed explanation, it went like this:

The gate to the Otherworld can’t just be opened whenever you want; you need to wait with intense prayer.

So, in conclusion, if we decided to open the gate from today, we’d have to wait at least a day.

“Put monsters in?”

When the Visitor asked this, I nodded.

We need to hide seven monster entities in the Otherworld that they might be tempted to use.

Explaining it like this, it sounds like we’re playing a treasure hunt game.

“Wow… that sounds fun…!”

“You can’t do it.”

“Hmph.”

The Visitor expresses disappointment.

“So, will you open it?”

“Yeah. Start working on it right away.”

“Okay!”

I was grateful for the Visitor’s easy agreement, but who knows what those guys might do in the meantime.

From now on, it was time to focus purely on defense.

‘Hey.’

Leaving the Visitor to concentrate alone, I called out to the Source of the World.

「’Source of the World’ responds.」

‘Give me the list.’

What I wanted was information about the Past Remnants.

「’Source of the World’ requests a trade with you.」

Accepting the request and opening the status window, a piece of paper was added to my inventory.

Of course, it’s not an ordinary paper; it must be a valuable item capable of containing a constellation’s presence.

I immediately took it out from my inventory and checked their true names.

– Summoner of Hunger

– Master of a Thousand Masks

– Moon That Swallowed Dreams

– Fixed Scales

– That Which Was Before the Cry

– Observing Void

– Lord of Ash

“Look at how tense they are.”

As expected of constellations, their true names are full of pretension.

After confirming those disgusting true names, my gaze fixed on one of them.

‘Moon That Swallowed Dreams’.

The constellation with that true name must be the one who helped me this time.

“Okay, confirmed.”

I planned to give him treatment differentiated from the others.

“Absolute One, Absolute One!”

While I was checking the situation of our church, the Visitor comes running from far away.

She looks too peaceful for someone who’s supposed to be preparing to open a gate to the Otherworld.

“What?”

“Help me!”

“…Huh?”

“If you help me, I can open it faster!”

“Then I should help.”

I immediately began assisting with handling the divine power.

First, I sat cross-legged, and the Visitor sat on my lap.

Due to our size difference, it felt exceptionally stable.

“…Is this right?”

Black Sun gives a very suspicious look from the side.

“She said this is the most effective way.”

“Yes. If you don’t know, stay out of it!”

“…?”

The Visitor, who delivered a critical hit with an innocent face, grins.

Then she immediately closed her eyes and resonated with my divine power.

「Do you wish to resonate with the constellation, ‘Visitor’?」

‘Yeah.’

Then, my vision darkened immediately, revealing a deep void.

A zone of great chaos where nothing could be seen ahead.

It was the Visitor’s homeland, a realm of the unknown where anything could happen.

‘It’s been a while.’

The Visitor’s divine power responds to it, stirring up nostalgia.

In this nearly infinite realm, I needed to naturally create a device that could lure the Past Remnants.

‘Just wait.’

If possible, I could now give them the greatest gift.