Ch.130Side Story: Three Days on Earth

“Uh, so… what appeared?”

[A gate that seems to connect to Earth has appeared.]

“So why did it appear now? Does it make sense for a gate to appear in a peaceful world?”

Radios felt like he wanted to cough up blood at Namgung Ihyun’s report.

A gate had appeared, she said.

And it was a gate connected to Earth, the world where she had lived.

[Do you know anything about this? Something like this shouldn’t appear.]

“That’s right. It shouldn’t… appear.”

Radios fell into deep thought.

First of all, Earth couldn’t be considered a different universe. Just as Kadinant, Olympus, the Underworld, and the Outer Universe were bound as one universe and called different dimensions.

Earth could also be considered another dimension within the universe where Radios lived.

But why did this appear, that’s the question.

“How did you find out?”

[Because items used on Earth are being sold in the market. I was curious, so I traced it back and found a gate.]

“Wait, that means…”

[Yes. Someone is deliberately concealing the gate and profiting from it.]

“That’s a serious problem…”

The gate must be closed.

Gates connecting to other dimensions should never appear again.

The Guardian Spirit was established because of the invasion of the Outer Gods.

If Earth’s military were to invade Kadinant by mistake, nothing could be more troublesome.

Especially that weapon of mass destruction Namgung Ihyun had told him about—nuclear missiles.

While those with Order could defend against them, if a nuclear weapon detonated right in front of them, even those with Divine Order would likely be severely injured.

If, by some remote chance, Earth’s military invaded through that gate…

What would happen if bloodshed swept through Kadinant once again?

His deliberation was brief, and his decision came quickly.

“Namgung Ihyun. Go to Veichel and inform her of the situation. However, Lady Poseidon and Kraud must not know about this.”

[Got it. What will you do?]

“I need to make contact with some old acquaintances.”

Isn’t this exactly why he had established a backup plan?

Namgung Ihyun realized he was indirectly referring to the Multiverse Management Bureau.

She quickly ran toward Midret.

Radios turned on the communication device he had carefully stored in a corner of his house to contact the Management Bureau.

“Hello, can you hear me?”

[I hear you clearly. And since there’s an anomaly in your universe that’s giving us trouble too, you don’t need to explain the situation.]

The person who answered was the Sword God.

He seemed to have understood the purpose of the contact as soon as he heard Radios’s voice.

Well, it would be impossible for the Management Bureau not to be aware of an anomaly in a universe.

There was a time when observation was impossible, but it became possible after Radios eliminated Azathoth.

The problem was what the Sword God said. They were having trouble because of a problem.

This meant…

“So the Management Bureau hasn’t found a clear cause either. Am I correct?”

[There seems to be one likely cause, but it’s just speculation, as I said.]

“Please tell me, even if it’s speculation.”

[It’s because of you.]

“..!”

[Your universe can’t withstand the immense spiritual power of multiverse-level that you possess.]

“What does that…”

Radios couldn’t understand what the Sword God was saying.

Unable to withstand spiritual power?

Radios had lost his Ascended Order and was now just a slightly stronger ordinary person who didn’t even possess Order.

Of course, he was immortal and could manipulate a little magic.

But he didn’t think it was enough to affect an entire universe.

If it were that influential, Brina would have to live hidden away somewhere.

But the Sword God seemed to have read Radios’s thoughts and provided additional explanation.

[The concepts of spiritual power and magic power are different. You have immortality, but your power is abnormally low compared to that, right?]

“That’s true.”

[As a result, your soul itself has settled at a multiverse level, beyond Ascended Order. Just your existence creates massive waves that cover Kadinant.]

“…I don’t understand.”

Just his existence creates massive energy that covers Kadinant?

Honestly, he had no idea what this meant.

Although it was strange that his immortal body had such limited magic power…

Radios, who didn’t grasp the concept of spiritual power, was just confused.

[I’m just calling it spiritual power for convenience. In other words… you achieved multiverse level, transcending Ascended Order, right?]

“Yes.”

[Your soul retains the experience, physical state, and memories from that time. Even though everything has changed, your soul still takes the form of that era.]

“So… even though my usable power has become tiny, my soul itself remains the same as it was then?”

[Yes! Now we’re communicating.]

“Hmm…”

Radios still didn’t fully understand the Sword God’s explanation.

No, how could energy remain when he had discarded all his Ascended Order?

His soul remembers that era? When his body and brain have forgotten?

But as Radios pondered the explanation, he could nod in agreement.

The Akashic Records had extracted his Ascended Order.

As a side effect, all his magic power disappeared, but that could be resolved through Radios’s efforts.

He could always recover his magic power through training.

And here, Radios could realize:

Ah, since I’ve already grown to my limit and emptied everything, filling up again doesn’t require the same effort as before.

It was the same principle.

Even if Radios, who had reached the position of the strongest, lost all his magic power…

As long as he had the body that reached that position, the strongest wouldn’t disappear.

An example of this was his immortal body, which he gained after achieving multiverse level.

According to Radios’s thinking, this immortality should have disappeared too.

But according to the Sword God’s explanation, the reason immortality remained after his Ascended Order disappeared…

Was because Radios’s soul remembered it.

“So according to what you’re saying… dimensional distortions are occurring because I’m in Kadinant?”

[I said it’s still speculation.]

“If it were really just speculation, you wouldn’t have mentioned it. I know it’s already considered a fact.”

[Tsk. You don’t listen, do you?]

The Sword God responded to Radios’s words as if to say “believe what you want.”

Thanks to his attitude, Radios became more convinced it was his fault.

But the Sword God added more to prevent him from blaming himself.

[You’re a valuable talent that our Management Bureau can’t afford to lose. You know that, right?]

“…Suddenly?”

[Would we not give any gift to someone who’s going to be a new employee of our company?]

“A gift?”

[Gates connecting to Earth have opened thousands, tens of thousands of times in Kadinant. The barrier between the two dimensions was too thin. Eventually, it broke, causing this mess.]

According to the Sword God’s subsequent explanation…

Even if Radios continued to stay in Kadinant, it was unlikely that gates other than the one connecting to Earth would appear.

The Outer Universe would definitely not appear.

And there was a chance that gates connecting to Olympus or the Underworld might appear within about 10,000 years.

In other words, there was no need for Radios to worry now.

[We’ll handle the gate connecting Earth and Kadinant. It will take… about three days in your time.]

“Three days…”

[So go visit Earth. It would be good for a date, and it’s completely different from Kadinant in many ways.]

“Hmm.”

Indeed, Earth’s way of life was completely different from Kadinant’s.

A world living solely on the power of science, without any magic.

Honestly, when he heard about it from Namgung Ihyun, it didn’t really register.

But thanks to what he saw when he took her in as his subordinate, he could understand to some extent.

That Earth was truly a good place to live.

A dimension where wars didn’t occur on the surface, and it had never been invaded by other dimensions.

Earth was a dimension that could truly be called pristine.

“Thank you for your explanation. I’ll contact you occasionally, but let’s end the call here for today.”

[Sure. Ask if you have more questions. We’re focused on the changes there; the other universes are completely quiet, so it’s boring.]

“Yes.”

Radios exchanged brief greetings with the Sword God and ended the communication.

He thought it wouldn’t be bad to visit Earth as suggested.

“Earth…”

He had only heard about it from Namgung Ihyun, but now that he was actually going there, should he say he was excited?

Anyway, he thought it would be fun.

First, he would talk to Arsia and tell her he wanted to go, then they could go together.

Or he could just check if the Management Bureau would close the gate in three days.

Several hours later…

After talking with Arsia, Radios headed to Earth with her.