119 – Avatar – 2
“… Linus. No, the diet. Did we really only have this ending?”
At Leon’s question with his teeth clenched, Date sneered and sat down on the throne.
“You are the crown prince of the Astraian family. I am the head of Avatar to destroy Astraia. What more needs to be said here?”
Dite’s condition was miserable.
Blood was constantly flowing from his empty left shoulder, and his whole body was already full of numerous cuts.
It was such an appearance that one could say that it was a miracle just that Dite was able to maintain his sanity.
“… When I got the chance earlier, I had to finish it.”
As Dite said, there was definitely an opportunity.
But he didn’t seize the opportunity, and he collapsed like this.
“… Why are you looking like that, Leon, Sophia? Avatar, who was threatening Astraia, ends with this. You are the winners.”
Leon and Sofia’s expressions didn’t change even though Diet said that.
He was frowning, as if something was bitter.
“Sheesh. It’s no fun.”
-Resent Astraia.
-Destroy Astraia.
– Astraia….
As always, the voices of resentment and hatred that swirled in Diet’s head slowly began to fade.
-….
And before I knew it, the voice fell asleep completely.
“… As expected, this ending might be a bit disappointing.”
At the end of those words, Diet also completely lost consciousness.
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-Resent Astraia.
-Destroy Astraia.
-Curse Astraia.
– Trampling on Astraia.
– Destroy Astraia.
Date’s consciousness was awakened in an instant.
“Hmm?”
“Brother?”
It was a tavern.
A middle-aged man who appeared to be a bartender was looking at the diet as if he were worried.
And the diet.
“… Wasn’t that a dream?”
Only then did he realize that he had returned to the past.
Dite had always thought of the sights he saw every time he fell asleep as a dream.
Avatar’s plan slowly begins to crumble, and in the end, all the executives are defeated by Astraia.
And the reason she thought it was a dream.
“Because Ike Axus didn’t exist.”
Ike is the person Dyt thinks is the greatest threat to Avatar.
But now I know.
That what I saw in my dream was the original future, and now the events of the past are being changed by someone, and that someone is definitely Ike.
“… It’s annoying.”
Dite was traveling around the empire to instill his ability as a demon to the executives.
That too was brought forward much faster than originally planned.
However, when I realized that Avatar was eventually destroyed in the original future, I felt skeptical.
No matter how much Diet tries from now on, Ike has already returned to the past much earlier and is working hard to stop Avatar faster.
Dite must completely change the future where Avatara collapsed.
Since I already know the future, Ike only needs to solve the case in advance or reduce the damage.
No matter how much I recalculated, there was no chance of winning for Avatar.
-We are the future. We are justice. We are the Empire. We are the sun.
-Descendants of Macia, drop Astraia from the sky, who destroyed us.
-This is not a curse.
-This is the cause you must do.
-This is your karma.
-This is a new myth you will create.
Of course, the raging voice didn’t stop, so I finished all my duties as the head of Avatar.
But the skepticism did not go away.
If it went on like this anyway, it would have been the same for Avatar to perish, and rather, because he was overdoing himself, Avatar’s power was further reduced.
And news came that Ender Arcana and a priest named Elin had died.
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It was only after hearing the news that Date came to mind.
In the original past, the fact that Reina Roselia had died and the things Ike had done.
“Khehehehe.”
It felt like a question that hadn’t been answered until now was finally resolved.
If Ike’s goal is to block Avatar’s plan, why did he return to the past when Avatar was already defeated in the original world?
“… Is it.”
What Ike Axus wanted the most.
“Was it to save Reina Rogelia?”
At the same time as the puzzle that didn’t fit together was solved, a certainty was born in Dite’s head.
“… I’m sure you guys are just like me.”
The death of Ender Arcana, who should not have died.
That fact gave Dyt a headache, but Ike was sure to do the same.
That meant that Dite could understand Ike’s anguish, and Ike could understand Dite’s anguish.
“I guess I should go to Akkad.”
Date got up from his throne to talk to Ike.
“hahahahaha!”
How long has it been since I laughed so sincerely?
Dait was sitting on her throne, laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.
“Pursue the best, not the best, Rani. What an arrogant ideal.”
But I rather liked Dite.
If Ike had said he would become a member of Avatar there, Diet would have killed Ike on the spot.
“Yes. Avatar will not be able to defeat Astraia.”
Dite meekly admitted that fact.
It’s true that if you both know the future, Ike who tries to follow the original future has an advantage.
But.
“As for you, I will defeat you no matter what.”
She raised the corner of her mouth ferociously, saying that fighting with Ike was a different matter.
-You were born for this.
-We were born for this.
-Makia must not end. Must last forever.
-Destroy the hateful Astraia and resurrect the true empire.
-Make an eternal myth.
-Found the sun that will never set.
-That must be the only reason for our existence.
“Shut up.”
Dite slashed at the resentment whispered by the thousand years of insanity.
The characteristic of the descendants of the Macian Empire is that they are more faithful to their emotions than anyone else.
And Diet’s desire to defeat Ike swallowed up a thousand years of obscenity.
“I like it because it is quiet.”
As the things that I had lived as natural for Dite disappeared, my head started to work.
“If it wasn’t for you guys, Astraia might have collapsed earlier.”
Dite quietly laughed at the thousand years of obscenity.
“Avatar cannot defeat Astraia.
Future Avatar has already been defeated by Astraia.
I thought I would return to the past and change the future, but there is already an opponent like me in Astraia.
He’s the Ike Axus we’ve been keeping an eye on.
If we both know the future equally, it is only natural that we cannot win.
So, I will give up destroying Astraia.
I will give up on rebuilding the Macian Empire.
There is only one thing I want.
To defeat Ike Axus head-on, who ruined all our plans.
For that, I will force you to sacrifice.”
Among Avatar’s executives, none of them objected to Diet’s words.
Because his words were the words of Avatar, and his will was the will of Avatar.
Charlotte was the number one threat, so he sent 5 officers to kill time.
I ordered Cron to somehow get Ike out of the battlefield.
I made Rex bring Ike to him.
And now, Ike was standing in front of Dite.
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“Everything, everything, was to fight you like this.”
Dyt’s sword grazed his ear.
Each one is sharp, and a blow aimed at a vital point.
This is the skill that drove Leon and Sophia to the brink of victory even while facing Leon and Sofia alone in the original work.
“When I first met you, you were too weak to even fight!”
Date was smiling fiercely as if he was genuinely enjoying the fight.
“Anyway, that’s no fun. If you defeat him, you’ll have to see your limits and crush them head on! So even the surrounding kingdoms were stimulated. By driving you into a corner even a little more, so that you can grow to the fullest!”
I calmly let go of his attack somehow, aiming for a counterattack.
As time passes, I am at a disadvantage.
It was to the point where I could feel that the magic that Sophia had already covered was slowly peeling away.
In a situation like this, you shouldn’t overdo it.
The only thing you need to aim for is a certain shot.
“The best ending that everyone can laugh at? Good night! I’ll help you get the ending you want! But you’d better not think you’d be in it!”
And the possibility seemed sufficient.