148 Tue – Invaders (8)
“For some reason I’m alone.”
“Because Eve isn’t really a child either.”
“Hmm, I’m worried.”
“…”
I couldn’t respond to her approach. In fact, there were not a few minor accidents that Eve did while I was away.
Arguing or clashing with someone happens every once in a while, and I was getting used to the fact that my characteristic arrogant words and actions were exposed to the public to create controversy.
But that didn’t make it good for us to stick together all the time. In the eyes of others, and in myself. So, to some extent, I had to keep exposing myself.
And anyway, Eve is paying attention to recruiting the commander of the rebel coalition, Liam, so she sits quietly in her room.
In the same situation now, I can have some free time sitting on a chair in the hotel hallway like this.
“But what’s going on here, Lady?”
“Why are you so vigilant?”
“Yeah…”
I was speechless at the sight of the natural-looking Isabelle’s face.
In the meantime, she was playing and eating in her room, and whenever she returned from the battlefield, she was the one who held onto me and Eve to teach me how to resonate.
To some extent, that Eve was the first to take off her crane and avoid it.
So, of course, you have to limit yourself. Besides, Eve, a counter that can growl at her now, is not there either. Even Eve couldn’t share my feelings right now.
It is because I have recently strongly argued that the Hive-conscious connection connected with me has been brought under my authority.
If it had been Eve of the past, who was obsessive and aggressive in one way, it would never have allowed me to cut the connection, but the current Eve was able to think in various ways.
Above all, after successfully advancing into space, I became very relaxed after checking my potential.
Now Eve wasn’t particularly obsessed with me. Because it is a fish that has become one with itself because it cannot be caught. It’s just inertial that you care about me.
The cost of using my last card of Unity was harsh.
“I’m not going to waste it today.”
“Um, honestly, I can’t believe it. Last time, you were hanging upside down from the ceiling of the training center and hiding.”
“I’m not ignorant enough to cling to someone whose existence is being erased in real time.”
I tried to cover it up with a smile, but unlike before, she erased her smile and sat down next to me.
“The relationship between two people. I think it’s special. It’s like, the two of us are one… It’s definitely not related by blood.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Actually, I have one humble talent.”
Isabelle turned her head to look at me and her eyes were shining with a soft golden color. It feels like being pierced.
I sensed the movement of the form force, but realized that it wasn’t hostile to me, and I only raised the vigilance.
“The power given by God is real. The power of insight he has given is the ability to see through the essence of an object.”
“What do you see in me?”
I laughed helplessly. I fought with her people on the same battlefield in the Demon Realm several times.
Paladins who fought while shouting the name of the goddess Ratel.
Clearly, the divine power they possessed, which healed wounds, made the body lighter, and made them fight like zombies, was a miraculous power. However, in my opinion, it was more like a form of image power rather than a divine power.
Rather, I delusioned that a game system that controls the lives of countless people in the world is more like a god.
“I can see various things. The fact that you are empty now.”
But, even if it rots, Junchi. The word Isabelle uttered clearly contained divine power.
“You can’t see them when they’re together. Eve, her presence is so huge that you’re just crushed and erased. But it wasn’t just a difference in presence.”
“What the hell are you looking at?”
“You’re giving her body, mind, soul, and even faith.”
Isabelle continued her bombshell remarks casually. I pondered for a moment whether I should connect Eve with consciousness.
Did she really see through us?
“The paper says that you rescued Eve from the middle of the battlefield recently. is closer to me than to Ratel-sama, who has been with me since the moment I was born.”
“Why do saints and their gods suddenly appear?”
“Yeah, I’m a devout believer and a chosen saint, and I’ve given my all for you. But even I didn’t give everything as much as you did. A god who can give everything?”
Isabelle’s words shook my mind.
If…if I had heard this yesterday, or hours ago, I might have overlooked it.
However, I could see how much Eve had grown now by watching the process of recruiting Liam, the commander of the rebel coalition.
What happened today was not simply the addition of a submind with a story to the corps.
Eve, who had shown signs of embracing Raina, now understands and empathizes with humans, and further uses it. Wouldn’t it be a different race?
Eve is getting more and more perfect. Contrary to what I thought, Eve didn’t feel limited or lacked anything. Even if there is such a part, it evolves, grows, and fills it.
Eve will not feel lacking. ’cause he’s perfect So he will try to cover the entire universe with himself.
Just like when I was helplessly attacked by the rebel coalition in the past, my plan to arrange cooperation and coexistence with others when I faced limitations and felt the shortcomings was eventually eroded by Eve’s never-ending ability.
“god…”
I muttered blankly.
Before, even now, I did not believe in God. Saint Isabelle exerts divine powers, but her god was not my god.
Eve is God It didn’t seem like it was wrong. Maybe Eve was the one who could reach the closest thing to a being that could be called a god.
The little creatures in the underground labyrinth that once considered me to be a god who took care of me are no longer there. Rather, I have come to a point where I have to look up to it.
“Is this relationship what you wanted?”
Isabelle’s words pierced her dazed mind and pierced her ears. I shook my head involuntarily.
“I thought so. I can guess just by looking at your deeds. You were just an ordinary person in this world, but you gain a small amount of power through certain events. And as you go through the battlefield, you start to get stronger. A period of growth that can be experienced, but there was a point in time when the extent of that growth increased absurdly.”
“The resonance method is such a power. If we truly believe in each other and work together, it is a pass that amplifies the power even more.”
“Even that is not entirely yours.”
“…”
I couldn’t refute all Isabelle’s words. In an instant, an incomparable disappointment came over me.
The road, the road that had been somehow squeezed in the meantime, was no longer visible. In the end I am here As Isabelle said, can I no longer stand on par with Eve?
“If you have a decision, call me.”
“…a decision?”
“No god can exist without believers. True faith does not entrust one’s thoughts and hearts to God. If that happens, it will be fatal to a God who has even thrown away his followers. I can help. All I need is your attitude. Think carefully. I don’t think the path you’ve been walking on is shallower than Eve’s.”
Isabelle left with her last words to me, who could no longer hide her feelings.
For a moment I did not understand her words. Because what she said was that I could be equal to Eve now.
[Small choices make a difference. there is no answer. The choice is yours]
“…I have already used the card of Unity for Eve’s growth, so I have no way of controlling Eve. I am powerless.”
[There are definitely options]
“You know something.”
Now, even with my eyes closed, I scratched my head harshly at the glimmering letters.
Due to the nature of the observer, he never speaks directly. However, there were times when he certainly made a gesture to convey his intentions.
[You still have power. Eve, a number of forces that units can never deal with. Your soul is not Eve’s. You can try again. The choice is yours]
“…”
Once united with Eve. And once, giving the initiative to Eve.
I’ve already failed twice, can I get another chance? Maybe it’s possible.
Eve and I are now one. In other words, Eve is one with me in the end. In other words, the stronger Eve became, the stronger I became. If only he could use the power of a player he couldn’t handle.
“Then I’ll try to negotiate one last time. I risk myself. And for myself.”
I muttered as I looked around the store that I had been open for a long time. The gold Eve earned is a bountiful harvest.
good lord, have at thee