160 – Recapture (5)
[What a fuss this is!]
“You finally appeared.”
In order to summon Neptune, Neptune appears in front of Nero, who used all means and methods to riot.
Neptune, who is covered in anger all over his body, makes the viewers bow their heads and exudes the majesty of a god everywhere, but Nero and other angels snort and pass it over.
It’s not just a bluff.
If Faust, the god they worship, is greater and more powerful, it is impossible for them to be frightened by such a fish.
Above all, since he has already killed a god by tearing it apart, Nero’s wrath and threats seem to be just a directing from the boss who will play the game.
“Yes, it’s Neptune…”
“We live!! Let’s defeat those intruders!!”
“Wow!!!”
Of course, it only looks normal to Nero and his angels, but to the fishermen who serve Neptune, Neptune’s wrath naturally lifts their hearts and boosts their morale just by looking at it. There is no mortal in the world who would not be moved by the sight of such a manifestation of their god to fight a crisis.
The fishmen, who had been unable to resist Nero’s destruction saying that it was all over until just a moment ago, were delighted with the appearance of Neptune and prepared to fight again with weapons. is doing
To believe in and rely on their god that much is because it is the utopia that Nero envisioned.
Of course, it is a story when the object of trust and reliance is Faust.
[What kind of nonsense is this bitch Serafia… What?]
“After all, it’s not just the outside.”
[…Since she’s such a stupid bitch, she struggles to maintain her power so far. Dying like this in vain?]
Seeing Nero, Neptune, who was enraged thinking Serapia was doing something else, was shocked to realize that he could not feel anything from Serapia in the aura he felt from Nero.
No matter how much a god’s emotional line is different from that of mortals, there’s no way he’d have a different sentiment from mortals until other gods died.
Above all, wasn’t the target Cerapia?
The fact that she, the god of light, the most noble among the gods and who had the authority to control the world, died is enough to make Neptune feel strange.
[It also smells like oysters. Hmm, yes, I roughly understood the purpose.]
Neptune, who had been furious just a moment ago and was about to rush at him regardless of fire, is showing a calm attitude as if he never did.
The wisdom in Neptune’s eyes scrutinizes Nero and the angels around him, observing what he has done in the past, what he will do now, and what he will do in the future, and draws a conclusion.
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“…Be in a hurry.”
[It’s an enemy anyway, so there’s no need to look after the circumstances.]
The fact that if we don’t kill Nero and the person who stole the throne of light behind Nero right here and now, the world will change beyond ruin.
Having concluded that, Neptune surprises Nero. It will be difficult for Neptune to defeat Nero as he has already defeated Gulveig, but Neptune deliberately ignores it even though he knows for sure.
Isn’t it impossible to run away when the believers are looking at him and believing in him like this? It’s not a matter of face, and it’s not a noble duty as a person with prestige.
“The appearance is a water eel, but the will is excellent.”
Nero also realizes that Neptune is doing this and expresses his own goodwill towards Neptune. Of course, even if he had goodwill, what Nero had to do in this place would not change.
It strikes all existing gods to death, destroying all that the beings of the underworld can believe in as alternatives.
If that happens, Faust and Lucia, Nero’s masters, will forever reign above all, and Nero does not blow the opportunity to attribute this honor to the great master with a mere favor.
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“Until the end… you’re bothering me…!”
And the result, of course, ended with Neptune’s defeat.
Of course, it wasn’t overwhelming. Nero, who has scars all over his body and is standing on top of Neptune’s body, bites his molars and vomits blood.
“Yes, it’s Neptune…!”
“Oh, this can’t be…!”
“Take a good look at everyone!!”
The fishmen who saw the defeat of the god were shocked and did not know what to do, and Nero, who was covered with scars, climbed up and roared as he pressed his claws on Neptune’s body.
Nero’s roar makes those who hear it naturally strain their hamstrings and make their muscles tremble and stop functioning, causing them to sit down on the spot.
And that’s not all.
Nero’s teeth and claws coolly reflecting light tell Neptune very well what will happen in the future, so the fishmen imagine the future and close their eyes tightly.
“This is the end of the false god you guys believe in—?!”
However, Nero’s actions do not end properly.
No one caught Nero. No one told Nero to stop.
But Nero cannot finish the action. Even though it’s such a simple task that you just have to put your foot down with your claws erect.
“hmm…”
Because before Nero’s eyes stood the two masters he had been waiting for so long.
Because the two owners who always wanted to see were standing there.
But… we shouldn’t meet now. We had to meet after everything was done.
If they knew what they were doing, surely the two masters would vehemently oppose it.
Because you would deny the chance to be the only number one in the world.
Nero’s two masters, Faust and Lucia, are such characters.
They are idyllic people who want each other’s happiness and comfortable life, regardless of countless glory.
“You’re speechless.”
Faust’s words reach out towards Nero, who is unable to say anything and is just frozen like a statue with his eyes wide open.
These words do not contain any negative emotions, but Nero cannot say or do anything. I just wait and fear what Faust will say next.
As I said before, what Nero is doing now is directly against Faust’s will.
If Faust is enraged at this place and punishes Nero, Nero can do nothing. No, trying to do something even though the master is punishing it is itself an extremely disrespectful act.
All Nero has to do now is tremble as he waits for his master to punish him. Nothing else can be done at all.
“Nero, let’s go back.”
“…yes?”
However, Nero hears an answer far beyond his expectations.
Faust and Lucia, the two masters, did not punish Nero.
When Lucia’s warm words reach their ears, Nero asks the question again, knowing that it is disrespectful, and Faust and Lucia simply close their mouths and stare at Nero instead of answering.
“You know better than anyone that we don’t want this to happen, so do you want to make us great?”
“This kind of thing doesn’t suit you. You just need to quietly growl in your arms and pet me, but you’re doing something strange.”
“That is…”
Nero doesn’t say anything.
With Nero’s reason, that is to say, with Nero’s reason degenerated above the god of light, it tells us that what he is doing is extremely right. For it is both a noble duty and an all-encompassing pleasure to give glory to one’s master as a subject. Nero’s rationality cries out that if the owner tries to walk the wrong path, he must make it go the right way even if he sacrifices himself as a follower.
But Nero’s instinct is not like that at all.
Contrary to reason, he is too weak.
Just like Lucia said, I just want to be petted as if I were a cat I didn’t know anything about. I want to stop thinking about everything and just want to be stroked all over my chin and head and back.
“…sorry.”
But Nero can never do that.
Because Nero has already come too far.
Now, as Lucia said, it was too late to return to being an ignorant cat.
Not only Nero’s reason, which has been corrupted by the god of light, but also Nero’s original instinct, wants to bring great glory to his two masters, Faust and Lucia, so Nero resists both temptations with an iron will.
“Then, I guess there’s only one answer.”
“Dad, be gentle. Oh, but don’t beat me so weak that I can’t keep my mind.”
“Don’t worry, this is what I specialize in.”
And as a result, Nero is forced to accept a fight with his two masters, a future he never wanted to face.
Nero prepares for battle with a mixed heart, and Faust smiles and untangles his fingers when he sees Nero.