As if telling no one to touch it, sharp thorns began to sprout from the rind of the fruit. It’s a place so high that even no birds pass by, so I wonder what it means, but does it mean that I’m preparing for an unexpected situation?
The fruit continued to grow. By the end of spring it had grown so large that the thick branches bearing the fruit drooped down.
I tried several times to look inside the fruit, which had grown to nearly two meters in diameter, but I couldn’t see inside with my clone. It seemed that the World Tree had done something.
When the fruit of the golden tree was growing every day, I came over to the new continent with Nivea and Peace after a long time.
It is because a new life was born in the new continent. It is not particularly surprising that children of different races are born, but this time special children are born.
Antariel’s child was born. A week ago, Antariel’s beastman wife gave birth to a child. And yesterday the elf wife gave birth to a child. Both had unusually long gestations.
Since Antariel is a new race that evolved on its own without precedent, it was a long and long time of patience and vaguely waiting without any reference material.
In the meantime, the face of an existence the size of Antariel has been reduced to half because he has been tending to his two wives.
Perhaps it is natural, but the child born to the beast-man wife who gave birth a week ago was not normal.
Surprisingly, the child born to the beastman wife was like a normal human child. What’s a little unusual is that her eyes are yellow.
However, considering the appearances of the Beasts and Antariel, it is not normal for the two to be combined to produce a normal human child. Of course, even if Antariel was a human before evolving, this would be very strange.
And the elf who gave birth yesterday gave birth to an elf baby with dark purple skin similar to Antariel. If this baby had yellow eyes in common, they had one thing in common.
Anyway, both of the children were not normal, but to celebrate the safe birth, I prepared a lot of baby products and visited with Nivea.
“Wow, it’s a baby!”
As soon as Peace sees the babies, he runs at them wagging his tail.
“Be careful, don’t touch it too much, don’t make noise”
He grabbed Peace by the back of his neck, told him what to be careful about, and released him. Peace looked at the babies more cautiously than when attacking prey with shining eyes.
“Do you want to hug me?”
When the beastman’s wife handed out her child to Peace, Peace shook his head and stepped back.
“It is too small. It feels like it will break if I touch it.”
Nivea stroked Peace’s head. Then, Peace turned his head and said.
“Mom, I want a younger brother too.”
Peace said that he did not know that I was incapable of having children, but I was stung involuntarily and looked away. Should I also take both? He had no intention of inheriting the family of Count Akasha, but considering the vassals, it would be better to adopt an adopted son.
I left Antariel’s two wives and children in the care of Nivea, and I met Antariel outside, whose face was cut in half.
“Congratulations on becoming a father.”
“Thank you.”
“Can you guess how the children were born like that?”
“I do not know. If it was like before, I would have tried all sorts of experiments to figure it out. But right now, I have no desire to know.”
Antariel was emaciated, but his eyes seemed to shine more than before.
“So what about education?”
“Yes, I told you that I would pass everything on to my children. But my mind has changed.”
“why?”
“If the children want to, they will do it, but if they do not want to do it, I have no intention of forcing them to do it. Perhaps this is the father’s heart.”
I laughed. It’s not that I’m laughing or anything like that, but I laugh because I really enjoy it. Antariel, who went beyond the limits of being a human and evolved into a new race while claiming to be a god, gave up on it after becoming a father.
“If you think so, then you must be right.”
I respect Antariel’s decision. Even if Antariel told the children that they would continue to challenge their godhood by making sure they continued their progress, they would have respected them. But in my heart I support this decision more than that.
I once asked Howard, who may have reached the level of a demigod, about what had happened while he was losing his mind.
Howard couldn’t remember exactly what he was thinking, but countless questions ran through his head, and he couldn’t remember all of his answers, until he was on the verge of collapse, but he didn’t forget one thing. It is said that there was
‘I am human.’
Howard did not forget that he was human until the last moment. I thought that was the foundation on which Howard achieved the status of a demigod.
And as a result, the beast’s body disappeared and was reborn as a human. Of course, even now, it was difficult to see him as a pure human being, but regardless of the direction, that belief is important.
If I build up my status like this, I might be tested by challenging the status of a demigod like Howard. What beliefs should I have then? I don’t think that only recording everything in the world is my goal and belief. But beyond that, I don’t know yet.
After coming to the new continent, I went to meet Setas, who had set up a new research institute in a place quite far from a heterogeneous village.
This time, he set up a laboratory in the basement. Setas made a dying sound for a while because they were making all the existing research equipment new, but they didn’t help because it was self-inflicted.
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Setas is no longer alone in the lab. A few modified humans were also placed to assist with the research. It was not created by Ben Bezarel and Antariel, but was created by Setas, and as Setas calls it, Android.
The name of the modified human is a bit unsuitable, but it was not made by modifying a human like Ben Bezalel, but the one made by Setas was closer to a mechanical device, although it used a human body. Ironically, however, the behavior was more human.
It is said that this side is higher in performance, but it is said that the combat ability is lower than the existing modified human because many other functions were added instead of combat ability. Even so, he possesses the power of a master-level unmanned man.
“Are you doing well in your research?”
“Are you here?”
Setas is one of the few people who isn’t surprised when I suddenly appear.
“Why did you stop researching dimension doors?”
After the new lab was built, Setas was not doing research on the portal that blew it up.
“It is not yet time. In my opinion, research on coordinates is still too lacking. I don’t know if this can be solved with research.”
Setas pointed a finger at Bastet above his head. Clearly, Bastet said 10 years was too early. So what will happen in 10 years?
“Then, when will the thing you are making now be finished?”
“I don’t even know about this yet. Because there is no good place to test.”
What Setas is currently making is a bomb inspired by the last explosion and applying that technology. Following the existing iron rod, this is also a weapon aimed at the god’s avatar.
“If there is no place to fly, throw it into the sea”
“But if a tsunami happens because of a mistake, I can’t take responsibility.”
“Is that enough?”
I don’t think the explosion that blew up the laboratory was enough to cause a tsunami, but what are you making?
“Because I’m thinking about making it about 100 times the size of the laboratory explosion.”
“Isn’t that enough power to blow up a few cities?”
“It has to be that much to give even a little bit of damage to the god’s avatar.”
Even while talking, I am fed up with the power of these authors. I saw firsthand when Cthulla and Nyala fought, but will such a fight ever happen again? Even if I win the fight, I don’t know what will be left.
“Then, after all, you have to develop the phase dimension first.”
“Hmm, I want to, but it’s not as easy as I thought. Many conditions are also lacking.”
If I could help, I would have said it, but it’s a problem no one can help.
“Is there any other way?”
“I wish there were at least two more people like me.”
In short, there is no answer. If you’re going to fight anyway, you have to win. Because this fight is a fight where there is no next fight if you lose. Use whatever method is available.
Suddenly a good idea came to my mind. Isn’t there already something with a good phase dimension? It also has a very wide area inside.
“Maybe there is a place to test it. Do you have a prototype?”
“There are still only two.”
“Take care, let’s go right away”
After telling Nivea to rest for a few days at the mansion in the New World if she doesn’t come back, she was about to head to the Great Labyrinth with Setas.
“I’m going to the Great Labyrinth. Would you like to go with me?”
When I asked Bastet just in case, he jumped off Setas’ head. It seems you don’t want to go.
I took Setas and moved to the front of the Great Labyrinth and entered right away. The entrance to the Great Labyrinth was more crowded than before. Since it is the core of the East Continent’s economy, it is only natural that people flock to it. You can’t bomb a place like this.
Speeding along with Setas, they left the entrance and began to enter. It seemed like I had to go in very deep because I couldn’t calculate how much I had to go in before it exploded to avoid harming others.
If you go in for about half a day, an empty lot with Drakan will appear, but it only appears when Drakan has the will to meet you. Usually, adventurers wander in the Great Labyrinth for months or more than a year.
If you don’t want to detonate the bomb here, the place where the Drakan is will come out after half a day, and if it doesn’t come out, you can go deeper and test the bomb.
Setas and I easily dealt with the monsters that appeared and went inside quickly. I met other adventurers from time to time, but I didn’t care.
“The magic beasts here are familiar with something.”
Setas spoke as he used telekinesis to deal with the monsters.
“Have you ever seen these magical beasts?”
“It’s not quite the same, but there were similar kids among the monsters attacking from the other world.”
Thanks to moving forward quickly except for the time to eat and rest in the middle, a huge vacant lot appeared in front of me when I reached the vicinity that always leads to the place where Drakan is located earlier than expected. I guess that means don’t experiment here.
“Oh!”
Setas recognized Drakan before me and exclaimed. Setas, too, did not tremble like Argin.
“It’s an ancient gold dragon.”
“It’s Drakan.”
“hello! It is called Setas.”
Rather, he was waving his hand and saying hello to Drakan.
[Tsk!]
I’ve seen very rare instances of dragons clicking their tongues. Drakan looked very uncomfortable. After all, Drakan is also a god, so is Setas a little uncomfortable?
“The fact that it came out like this means we shouldn’t explode it here, right?”
[Yes.]
“Any other place to test this?”
[You already know, don’t you?]
Come to think of it, there is one more place like that. There is an astral plane where Count Ctolari took me. But you don’t know how to get there? And if I explode it there, will Ctula stay still?
Before he could ask more, Drakan’s figure disappeared from sight. To be precise, we were kicked out of the Great Labyrinth.
“You must be in a bad mood today.”
“There were many dragons among the gods and demigods I killed in that world.”
I can definitely see why Drakan hates him.
When I enter the Great Labyrinth during the conversation, the connection with the alter ego that was cut off is reconnected, and information about what happened while I was in the Great Labyrinth begins to come in.
“Oh, I suddenly got busy. Wait, you’re playing alone. I will come pick you up soon”
“Where is this?”
“Somewhere on the eastern continent?”
Before I could see the subtle change in Setas’ expression, I started moving. The fruit of the golden tree was finally starting to open.