episode_0277

“Hehe… They are chasing after me very quickly.”

Akasha laughed as she watched Stella immediately follow behind her, moving at full speed. It’s not that it’s particularly funny, it’s because the distance was maintained appropriately.

I had some concerns about what would happen if I was caught up, but it was an expression of relief as those worries were washed away.

‘Now… what happens now…?’

Akasha knew that the number of gods was not small, but she also knew that the universe was vast enough to put that number to shame.

And this is the most important reason for concern; the fact that Prinia was among those gods was quite a headache for Akasha.

Akasha’s ability to overwhelm Prinia is limited to the summer. Poking a hole in Prinia’s space gap and tearing the World Tree apart with space magic were all possible because it was in the underworld.

Meeting Prinia in outer space where the gods can fully exert their powers? And with Stella on the back?

‘Then I have no choice but to run away to the underworld.’

Survival is certainly possible, but it is not a situation that Akasha welcomes. This is because his grand plan ultimately depends on how much faith he can gather.

‘It might be a good idea to think about it then.’

Akasha used improvised magic, faith tracking. It was a magic that detected nearby faiths.

There was no need for magical principles, structure, or interpretation. With just a little bit of faith, the phenomenon Akasha desired immediately appeared through magic, and Akasha was now feeling the most intense catharsis of her long life.

‘There’s one nearby.’

There was some noise as Stella was tracking him with an overwhelming amount of faith right behind him, but Akasha’s magic was able to detect a faith from a distance without any difficulty.

“Hehehe!”

Akasha bursts out laughing. He had been smiling a lot since he came to faith.

“Bingo!”

A scene I see for the first time without even knowing its name. But that didn’t matter to Akasha. In any case, as long as the person I met was not Prinia, it was okay.

Without much need to mix faith and magic, the dragon’s claws, with a little faith added, tore apart the bodies of the gods very easily.

The thought that once Stella and Prinia were resolved, there would be no more enemies became more firmly established in Akasha’s mind.

***

“Huh? Prinia?”

When I returned to outer space because there was nothing I could do in the underworld, the first god I met was Prinia.

“Eujin….”

I don’t know why, but Prinia’s condition didn’t seem that good.

“What’s going on? Could it be that you were attacked by Akasha!?”

“That can’t be possible. At least I won’t be attacked by that guy here… assuming that all the gods who heard my words and evacuated successfully survive Akasha.”

“It looks very difficult.”

“I’ve told stories about Akasha to most of the gods I’ve known, and I’m currently taking care of business in the lower world.”

Now that I see it, the reason it seemed difficult was because I was directly controlling multiple world trees.

“What’s going on in the summer?”

“Well… Sigh… Akasha, that bastard made a hole in the barrier set up in the demon world.”

Prinia spoke in a hesitant voice, as if she was lamenting her own dishonesty, but such things did not enter her mind at all. This is because the content was so shocking.

“What did Akasha do?”

“…I made a dent in the barrier that separated the demon world.”

“Well, was that possible? No… more than that, when?”

There were more than one question that came to mind. It can’t be something they’ve done recently, as they took their faith from my children and flew straight into outer space.

Then, before gaining faith. So, he did it by stealing those strange demons, but the problem is how he did it without Prinia finding out.

If you think about it a little, secretly entering and exiting the barrier and causing permanent damage to the barrier are two entirely different problems.

“It looks like there was a time difference. The defect itself appeared not long ago, but Akasha herself is here now. Maybe they colluded with the demons inside to control the timing.”

“What will happen if the demons break through the barrier?”

“…It will have a huge impact. Above all, the creatures of the underworld are not prepared to deal with demons. First of all, I told my children.”

“Don’t worry about that. Humans must have been wary too. It was also humans who came to tell me about the children’s movements. It seemed like he knew about Akasha and demons too.”

“If that’s the case, then it’s a good thing… In the end, not having any experience fighting demons for over 2,000 years is a factor of anxiety.”

“Then it would be better for me to go down to the underworld. Stella continues to deal with Akasha.”

“No. Now that things have come to this, it is more dangerous to leave Akasha in Stella’s care. The more Stella uses faith to catch Akasha, the less sacred power the humans in the underworld may become.”

The most effective means of dealing with demons is divine power. The divine power came from Stella’s faith, so it was just as Prinia said.

“Then who is dealing with Akasha?”

“I have to do it. I must have cut down my trees…”

It was my first time seeing Prinia with her fighting spirit burning. I felt very reassured because we were on the same side, but I still had anxiety about Akasha.

“I’m sorry, but will Eugene be able to guard against the possible movements of demons in the underworld? The only god who can influence the underworld right now is you, Eugene.”

“Okay. Okay.”

I kept going back and forth to the point where I had no idea what was going on, but I was still able to get new information every time I went back and forth. I had to leave Akasha in the care of Prinia and focus on the demons in the underworld for the time being.

On the contrary, I think this makes me feel at ease. I don’t know everything about demons, but the guy who was Akasha’s subordinate didn’t seem like a big deal.

Even if Akasha had not stepped forward, the human forces would have been cleared out.

“How about it? Is Akasha still alive?”

As soon as I came down to the underworld, what greeted me was Arjen’s big eyes. I shook my head at Arjen, who was watching me right in front of me.

“I couldn’t confirm. It’s clear that he’s not dead, so it looks like he’s holding up well against Stella.”

“Then shouldn’t you help me?”

“No. Prinia said that things will get messy soon here too…”

I explained everything to Arjen. Arzen also opened his eyes wide when he heard that Akasha had broken the barrier of the demon world.

“Crazy guy… How could he join hands with a demon just to fulfill his own interests…?”

“Is it so unusual to join hands with a demon?”

“Of course… Ah, I’m not sure about Eugene. Let me explain.”

Next, Arjen’s demon lecture began. Perhaps because the history of the struggle against demons was so long, there was some random talk going on.

“…So when I saw the demon earlier, I thought they had just kidnapped him for research… but he was even crazier than I thought.”

After hearing the story, I realized that there was a reason why Arjen showed such disgust. In summary, demons were not born in this world in the first place.

Demons are creatures from another dimension, and they move from dimension to dimension, exterminating native people and terraforming them.

So, it may not be an exact fit, but if we were to compare Akasha’s actions appropriately, it would be like selling the genealogy to an outsider in order to take over the family’s wealth.

What is worth considering here is that demons are two-dimensional beings. In this world, there are other-dimensional beings other than demons. These are the gods, including me.

Although each degree may be different, the goal of the gods is the prosperity of the underworld. On the other hand, the demons are trying to make the entire underworld their home through terraforming.

In other words, demons can be said to be people with completely opposite goals under the same conditions as us. In a way, it can be said to be a true enemy.

It wasn’t for no reason that Prinia separated the demons by creating something like a waterfall in the sea.

But I sided with those guys and created this mess. It was natural that Stella and Prinia, as well as Arjen, hated it.

‘Is that why the people’s expressions became so gray?’

It seems that the topic of demons is more serious than I thought.

“Phew… So we have to go to the end of the world?”

I nodded to Arjen’s question.

“I guess so. No matter how much of a demon problem it is, it’s unlikely that humans and elves will suddenly become friendly… so helping the high elves there is a priority.”

“…In the old days, all races cooperated without a doubt in matters involving demons. Too many years have passed, right? Man, everyone says lifespan is too short.”

I comforted and comforted the grumpy Arjen and headed to the end of the world where the barrier was located.

Up until this point, I thought I would be able to catch Akasha somehow.

I had no idea what would happen next.