Goddess-4
As time passed, I felt a sense that my body was recovering.
Maybe Adrian and Adele are working hard. Miracles are never caused by God.
You can lend your strength, but it’s up to your will to create something equivalent to it.
“It must have been about a week outside. I have a lot left to tell you, but I’m running out of time, so I’ll tell you only what’s important.”
What the goddess told me was Keitel’s current condition. Did you say that the erosion that started in the first return is now on the verge of completely consuming your mind?
The more the regressions were repeated, the faster the erosion became, which means that the erosion was probably already almost over at the time when this regression started.
“Then the point at which I always returned was the same.”
“It was at that time that the erosion of the dragons began. Unfortunately, there was nothing we could do but stop your erosion.”
Does that mean that there was no divine intervention in what he had been building on his own?
It’s not futile, but if it had been a little earlier, more things could have been changed. I couldn’t blame the goddess for that. It was purely thanks to the goddess that I was not eroded by the dragon.
“The dragon is not a god. Originally, it is impossible for humans to slash the godhead, but the dragons were born as demonic beasts.”
“A demon beast…is it like a demon?” “Originally, a demon is weaker than a demon. It’s just that the dragon was a little special.”
It is a dragon that was born as a predator to be born. How can you treat it as a mere demonic beast, having grown in power by preying on the people you see, and later eating demons, and dealing with space and time as well?
God can’t cut It was like a restriction imposed on humans, but the goddess said that the dragons were not gods at all.
“Even this time, I am manifesting in a human body. The dragon’s goal is to deny the existence of me. Borrowing Keitel’s hand, he took control of the imperial family, and the emperor was also… It would be safe to say that he was already the crown prince’s puppet. That soul was stolen a long time ago.”
“Emperor too.”
I didn’t know that there was something wrong with the emperor. It was because he was not wary of the evil dragons when he met the emperor.
If even the emperor was in such a state, it wouldn’t be strange if Miragen was in danger. As my eyes sharpened, the goddess quietly parted her lips as if to reassure me.
“If what I’m thinking of right now is the princess, she’ll probably be fine. It’s a spirit that can’t be easily eroded by a dragon, and of course it’s because I inherited my lineage.”
“Blood line?”
“It is not something anyone can do that can get entangled in regression. Even if I have a deep connection with you, it is only possible if I inherit the power of the dragon or I involved in this return.”
Adrian, I understand that you have become a saint by receiving the power of the goddess. As Mirajen just said, if you inherited the goddess’ lineage and received memories… What about Adele? Hearing that question, the goddess looked at me and asked if she didn’t know. Adele did not inherit the goddess lineage. According to the goddess, there must be a connection point in order to inherit memories. Where the hell did he get it from?
“Lunatic. It’s one of the weapons I made.”
He tilted his head at the name Lunatic for a moment, then laughed at the realization that it was the sword Adele always carried.
It seemed unusual for some reason, but it must have been a weapon made by God himself. I tried to do something better than most weapons. It means that it was not an unknown famous sword, but a divine weapon.
If so, it makes sense to have memories even in regression. Because she handled the power of the goddess countless times, the power must have permeated her without even realizing it.
Why can’t I recall all my memories? Probably because it’s not a direct lineage. Conversely, the reason why Adrian was able to see all memories, except for the Crown of Memory, must have been because he was bestowed with power directly by God.
“It’s Keitel, you’ve been given power by the dragon, so you should know about your return now. It was the same in my previous life, and of course I tried to kill you.”
“The reason I died no matter what I did-” “That was also because I predicted what you would do. You’re not stupid enough to stop knowing.”
If that was the case, I could understand these countless regressions. It wasn’t just that fate intervened and twisted it, it was because an individual named Keitel had directly cut off my fate.
Even though I felt a little discouraged, I thought this was better. Doesn’t that mean that if you catch Keitel, it’s over? Of course, since this time has passed… He probably has to fight the dragon himself.
“There is still not enough time to fight the dragon.”
“I know. But it’s also true that we can’t delay any longer. I know I’m short of it, but this is my last chance. Please keep in mind that there is no resurrection, and that everything must be done in one life only.”
know. You know that, isn’t that what you’re saying right now? It wasn’t that I was hoping for a victory to be won by asking someone, I was just anxious.
Would it be all right if we continued on toward the capital? Even if he recovers all his wounds and wakes up, he wonders if he will return to the starting point and collapse.
There were times when such thoughts ran through my head.
The goddess looked at me and smiled a little, but that did not relieve her anxiety. yeah, that’s what i have to do
Since I cut off the beginning, shouldn’t I also see the end? Being anxious didn’t change anything. Even at this moment, time was passing, and Adele, Adrian, and Mirajen were—
…waiting for me.
He took a deep breath and felt a little better, feeling his now fully restored chest and looking up quietly. zero
The liver collapses. The sky, which had only been filled with pure white starlight, was again covered in shadows, and the broken temple began to fall toward the ground.
The wind that blows in like a cloud of dust crumbles the space.
Little by little, little by little.
As I frowned at the fading energy of the goddess, the goddess who still had Adrian’s face opened her mouth with a small smile. The same voice was annoying.
It’s a slightly softer voice than I know, but it doesn’t change that its origin is Adrian. Maybe, Adrian’s voice came from there.
“Adrian is glad to have met you. In a cycle repeated countless times, it was only one chance for you to connect with that child.”
“…was it?”
“You will be lucky. Obviously, I guarantee that it will be a relationship that will never happen again for both of them. Unlike the other women…”
Seeing the coldness in her eyes as she talked about the other two, she couldn’t help but feel attached to her child. However, now I will not be able to cover the difference.
He was someone I couldn’t let go of, and for that reason, I was able to throw one of my bodies at him.
The eyes of the goddess who understood my heart to some extent narrowed, but it was only for a moment. As her gradually fading body meant that her strength was fading, the goddess let out a small sigh and pursed her lips.
“This is all I can do to help you. I have told you everything that needs to be told, and the solution to catch the dragon. You already have it.”
“The solution.”
“It will be possible. I don’t risk everything on something that has no possibility, so maybe the proof is.”
Took. The finger of the goddess touches the area where the heart is. My shoulders trembled at the cool yet cold shock, and for a moment I stared blankly at the goddess at the power flowing through my heart.
It felt like something that was empty was being filled. So, this is probably the heart regenerating.
“The child I entrusted everything with will do it. I have no regrets anymore.”
“Is it completely gone?”
“It doesn’t go away. If you believe in and remember me, this name will forever remain in the sky. There will come a time when I will be forgotten as time goes by, but at least I will be able to see the end of everything.”
If so. It means there is no need to be sad about disappearing. If a god who looks just like Adrian disappears, that’ll get me in my mind.
I met eyes with the goddess who gave me strength and disappeared a little faster, but I didn’t add anything. It was because the words I had said so far were enough, and now I had a feeling that those words wouldn’t change anything.
The world is collapsing. The mental world is destroyed, the goddess disappears completely, and silence comes again. Carefully stepping on the white floor of the winding road that stretched out beyond. take a step forward
Perhaps it will only wake up when it reaches the end.
Now, it was time to wake up.
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“…It’s a ring.”
A week later, Adrian, feeling the ring on his hand, looked at Adele.
Even though there is nothing contained in the pupils, those transparent pupils are particularly cold- Adele coughed softly after thinking that.
“I put it on. I have a lot going on.”
“I am not saying this to blame. It just seems like you’ve become a little more honest now.”
The fact that Adele, who had been hiding her heart the most, was like this meant that as soon as Robert woke up, it would be very different from before. Perhaps the strange war of nerves will go away.
Instead, there was a high possibility that a situation like that, a little more blatant than that, would be staged. Well, that wasn’t what Adrian was worried about. Wasn’t he the one who took Robert’s first place in this life anyway?
Adele would have been terrified if she found out, but Adrian sighed calmly and carefully brushed Robert’s forehead.
“When will you wake up? The wounds are all healed, but only consciousness is not coming back.”
“…you’ll wake up soon. I believe so.”
If so, how good would it be? Even though she was laughing, it was hard for her to smile sincerely, so Adele forced her lips together and slowly touched her forehead.
The only thing that can be heard in that silence is a very small sound. It was the sound of life coming back that no one noticed.
pounding.
In the darkness, it was the moment when Robert’s vitality began to gradually return.