172 – Shard of Power (1)
“…Anyway, fortunately, there is hope for you.”
After barely quelling the turmoil of everyone grabbing and shaking my hand, the party of warriors who were forced to kneel by my authority listened to my words.
Of course, rather than listening, it’s like a child who has to raise both hands and forcibly listen to the teacher’s lecture, but it’s okay since my words are entering their ears.
“Speaking of hope… After all, is it because the two Fausts have similar abilities?”
Irene’s words.
Irene, who was wandering around listening to my words, put her hand on her chin as if thinking hard about it, and then gave an answer like that.
Unlike the crazy warrior party, Irene, who was calmly maintaining her rationality, suffered from my suppression and widened her range of motion.
“Accurate.”
And Irene’s question accurately penetrated the meaning of my words.
The warrior party has to defeat another me, but fortunately I and the other me have similar abilities, can do similar things, and have similar ideas. This is the same person from the beginning, so it has no choice but to be the same.
In other words, if you train with me as your opponent, you will be able to acquire very useful skills when fighting another me. Of course, the other me is stronger because I have the spirit of light in it, but everyone should be able to do it enough.
In the original work, no, in the game based on this world, they were called heroes, and in this world, they are beings with the potential to shape their destiny.
‘…It’s a system.’
And there is no way that such beings came out naturally.
At least, even gods are a world created automatically by people’s worship, but there must be a reason why Lucia, Iris, Celestine, and Lena, who can easily become strong without barriers, have such abilities. Another system that I want to destroy may have been created for some reason.
In other words, since all fate and laws in the world are controlled by the system, there is a high probability that the ability to become stronger is also given by the system, and if another me is defeated, everyone who is not affected by the system is likely to lose that ability.
Mmm… Well, that probably doesn’t matter. Why would everyone who is strong enough to defeat another me become stronger? I don’t know if it gets weak.
‘It seems that the existence of the system is not closely related to the existence of everyone.’
If everyone’s existence is severely affected by the system’s existence, they will never do anything to destroy the system.
But ever since I realized the truth about my existence, I have something… insight? Anyway, I got that kind of ability.
Even if the system is destroyed, only the ability to become stronger indefinitely is lost, and the existence itself does not disappear.
This is a conclusion drawn from the experience of being trapped in the world of the system and connected to it through the link that led to another me who gained access to the system.
“For the next two years, everyone will be training to fight me. You must defeat me by any means, no matter what despicable things you do. The other me is quite similar in terms of mindset, habits, abilities, etc. If I practice enough, I’ll be able to fight back.”
After hearing my words, everyone’s expressions change to spleen.
Until just a moment ago, he had an expression of wanting to perpetrate all sorts of crazy things while being swayed by desire, but his expression now fits the name of a warrior.
…Well, if everyone is serious, I can become this serious, but I don’t understand why it changes so much when I’m involved.
……….
“Faust with the power of light is a Faust who has long since fallen into a demon, and the Faust who is here now… is a Faust when he was a human. That’s roughly what it means, right? Then the Faust who has been with us so far… “
“That’s me. The other me gave me all the authority from the beginning and fell asleep.”
“Hmm… I see…”
When Lena’s question is over, Lucia, Iris, and Celestine, who heard it as well as Lena who had asked the question, take a visibly relieved posture and soften. It seemed that they were worried that Faust, who had been with them until now, had split into two and disappeared.
Well, if the personality splits into two, the original personality is technically the same as disappearing, so everyone’s worries aren’t waived.
‘…It’s as if they’ve disappeared.’
The other me, no, the original me made a truly noble decision.
There is no way that the original me didn’t know what even I knew. The separation of the personality into two is no different from the extinction of the personality, which, philosophically speaking, is no different from the death of the individual.
Did he want to destroy the world’s system so much, even at the cost of his own life, and prevent the exercise of power by divine powers… Uhm, I don’t know.
Obviously, I did what I did, but I don’t quite understand why I made that choice. Was it because my personality was split into two that I couldn’t understand the original me?
Well, you can roughly think of it as similar to my attempt to get rid of the life limit.
“By the way… what should I do first?”
“huh?”
“Can I just run into Faust and fight?”
At that moment, Iris’ fundamental question pierces my ears.
Iris’s expression and words, asking what to do in the future, are full of that of a lost lamb.
Yes, leveling up is easy in a game just by clicking and clicking, but this is not a game, let alone a reality, so that’s not possible.
It is said that Iris raised her level a lot while training with me, but that was because Iris at the time was very weak.
“…First of all, we need to set up a training curriculum. Everyone will be so surprised today, so let’s take a break now.”
“”””yes.””””
First of all, everyone must be very tired today, so let’s take a break, and I’ll have to plan how to practice.
……….
“That… well…”
“Looks like you’ve come to your senses now.”
Of course, before that, he had to figure out the status of his family.
Flora, who came to her senses after the god of light had escaped from her body and was covered with divine power and divine power by my demonic energy, recognized that I had come and blushed and shook her body.
Desperately covering her body, which she hadn’t even pretended to cover up until now, with leaves.
Uh… I just thought that my taste was exposure, but it seems that even that was influenced by the power of light.
But why is it still human?
Flora still has the form of Alaune, with the upper half of a human and the lower half of a flower.
“That… This figure, it’s not a transformation… It’s just me… I’ve evolved, but… the influence of Shinwi… that’s…”
“…”
And even though I didn’t say anything, Flora must have noticed my question right away, and she opened her mouth and answered the question herself.
This appearance of Flora was not transformed by the god of light, but was just her original appearance… Huh, Flora was just an ordinary star wisher, but what…
“I changed like this because I thought I wanted to be loved by Faust-sama like everyone else.”
“…love?”
“Yes… That’s… Faust-sama likes women… Otherwise, there are a lot of women around…”
Aw, what the hell are you talking about?
It’s just a coincidence that there are so many women around. It’s not that I only picked women, but when I gathered those who had the ability to continue to become stronger, there were only women.
I hope you don’t say anything that could cause misunderstanding.
“…Anyway, it’s good that you seem to be normal now. Then go now—”
“Faust-nim. What about the reward?”
Anyway, after confirming that Flora has come to her senses, I was about to go back to plan the growth of the warrior party, but at that moment, Flora’s miserable voice caught me.
…compensation.
The reward I was talking about.
The reward for permitting physical intercourse.
uh… well…
“hehehehe, what are you so surprised about? I’ve already been rewarded.”
“…ok?”
“Faust-sama’s demon, which deeply penetrated and disturbed my body and touched the source of life… The afterglow of that pleasure still lingers in my body. Now, look.”
At that moment, Flora spat out an incomprehensible word and then stretched out her fisted hand.
what? What the hell are you talking about–… What is this.
“…Fruit?”
“It is the fruit of our… love…”
“…”
When Flora’s fist is opened, a green fruit appears that has just been made.
There must be a seed inside the fruit… The seed is made from fertilization of the pistil and stamen… No, what are you talking about?
Uh… um… uh…
“Congratulations.”
“Thank you!! It’s not just me, I should have congratulated Faust, but the player was taken away… hehehehe, congratulations.”
Flora smiles as if she is really happy and caresses the fruit in her hand as if she is very precious.
…I don’t know anymore.