103 – Decision (1)

I thought I had finished the day, but I couldn’t rest even in my dreams.

A temple I haven’t seen in a long time. A goddess who looks at me with an unchanging appearance.

There was still a heap of work to be done.

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“Seohyun-nim…”

Unlike before, the messy body of the goddess was tidied up a bit.

Maybe she just wanted to show me a neat figure even when her arms and legs were tied.

She still had a lot of cuts and cuts, but as time passed, the wounds had healed, so she wasn’t as miserable as before.

“It’s been a while.”

The last time I met her was two weeks ago. Shortly after leaving Helen Village, we met again.

The last meeting ended awkwardly. I left her unattended, leaving only her clumsy answers.

I was waiting for the goddess to summon me. The goddess likewise waited for the day to meet me again.

“I’ve been waiting for you all this while.”

As I faced the strangely blurred eyes, I had an intuition that something had come. The atmosphere was obviously different from before.

“I still remember the question I asked the other day.”

“Seohyun-nim…”

The goddess looked at me with an anxious gaze. Right before parting with her last time, the goddess left me with a question.

After her Erina uncovered her lies, what will she do with her?

At that time, I couldn’t answer properly. But only now can I be sure.

“Sorry for the late reply.”

“…”

“I really thought about it a lot. Regarding your question.”

There were so many worries about what answer to give to the goddess.

But before I could answer, I had a question to ask the goddess.

“What do you think is the reason Erina became like this?”

“…Because she is evil by nature.”

I nodded at the goddess’ answer. She was right. Erina was a natural villain.

But that wasn’t the answer I was looking for. Also, he did not expect that the goddess would understand Erina.

Because I’m the only one who can understand her in this situation.

“In the end, it’s because of me.”

Because I neglected her. It happened because she let go of her game and left Erina alone.

“Seohyun-nim…”

The goddess shook her head vigorously. This is also the expected reaction.

At the same time as worrying about me, I was trembling with anxiety. I was afraid of what answer I would give.

But the question is not over yet.

“Could you tell me how old you are?”

At my words, the goddess tilted her head with an anxious expression as if she didn’t know why.

It is a sudden question, but it was an important question to me.

“Two years have passed since I was born. The day you created this world. I was born.”

It fit as I expected. Both the goddess and Erina. All of them had only been born in this world for two years.

This is also why Erina often shows her mentally immature side.

And the goddess meant the same thing.

The goddess was very similar to Erina. She, in particular, believed me blindly.

It was less so in the case of the goddess, but it was almost the same that she absolutely trusted me and never resented me.

Of course, in the situation of the goddess, I had no choice but to trust me, but I could feel the difference in the last conversation.

“It’s been two years since I first started playing. Among them, the time I played the game was only one year.”

“…”

“Did you not resent me during the year I was gone?”

As expected, the goddess shook her head vigorously.

“Not at all. It all happened because I was lacking.”

If only the goddess had stopped Erina. Or if she hadn’t yielded to Erina’s proposal despite the severe torture.

I wouldn’t have been brought to this world. That’s all right.

“What do you think of me?”

“The master of this world. And I was born for you.”

If I asked Erina the same question, wouldn’t a similar answer come back?

“Yes. Okay.”

The questions I want to ask are over. I hoped it would be out of my expectations, but the answer came back without an error.

No, maybe it’s fortunate that it came true as I expected. I was able to clear up some of the questions I had been worrying about so far.

‘Erina and the goddesses are all beings born of me.’

I was dubious when I first guessed. However, after listening to Erina’s actions and the words of the goddess, he became more and more convinced.

Erina could say that she was a child who was mentally immature.

Of course, I do not deny the fact that Erina is a wicked person.

Destroying the world just because I lost my interest was an act that no normal person could commit.

Fortunately, Erina also knew that what she had done was wrong.

She was deceiving me, pretending not to know anything, fearing that she would be hated by me if she found out what she had done.

“Don’t worry too much. You will surely save me.”

Her purpose hasn’t changed since she first met her goddess. As she was, she couldn’t let the goddess be imprisoned in the heavens.

And Erina was also a problem. After uncovering her truth, she struggled with how to treat her.

The affection he has for Erina. The truth that she is lying to me. There was a conflict between them for a while.

At first, I tried to push Erina away unconditionally. When she told her he was kicking her out of her party, she wasn’t in a good way, recalling the mess she had.

Still, it wasn’t good for her to unconditionally listen to Erina and give her advice. She could become more arrogant and more demanding.

In the end, the conclusion I came to was this.

“I want to give Erina a chance.”

From the fact that she was revealed by the goddess to the fact that Erina pulled me into this world.

After exposing all of Erina’s lies, she wanted to give her a chance.

A chance to repent and ask for forgiveness. A chance to admit a lie and rehabilitate yourself.

At my words, the goddess’ face suddenly turned pale.

“It’s too dangerous… ! You never know what Erina will do!”

“I know.”

That’s why I couldn’t reveal the truth right now.

It was unknown how Erina would react after all the truth was revealed.

I could have accepted my chance and repented of my mistakes. However, he could have betrayed my expectations and ran amok.

In the worst case, she could have killed all of her comrades and tried to take over me.

After defeating the demon king and opening the door to heaven.

To be precise, I plan to reveal the truth after I have the power to stop Erina.

“I don’t care how Erina comes out.”

Even if she rushes at her comrades, she will stop them. Even if I go up to heaven to kill her goddess, I will save her first.

“They said it was Andrei Snow Mountain.”

Where the Gate of Heaven is located. As it was near the Demon Castle, in order to get there, I had to conquer the Demon Realm.

Until we arrive at the castle of the devil, and until we punish the devil.

I had to finish her perfect preparation to prevent Erina from doing anything.

My decision made the goddess unable to shut her mouth in disbelief.

“Why are you giving her a chance…!”

The goddess was right. After she killed the demon king, she had to kill Erina right away.

But I couldn’t bear it. I don’t know anything else, but I didn’t want her to betray her.

Because I love Erina. And because I have to take responsibility.

“I’m sorry. You will not understand.”

I told the goddess everything that had happened.

From stopping Ragnar’s invasion and defeating him, to negotiating with Erina to make Celica her ally.

When I finally told him that I had shared a kiss with Erina, she shook her head vigorously as if she didn’t want to hear any more.

“You must never give her heart to her! She’s seducing you!”

“I know. But it’s already too late.”

“She might be swayed by her gradually. You have to push her out of her right now!”

“It’s not about being swayed. Because it is what I chose.”

“But if you even kissed…”

“I couldn’t refuse Erina’s request.”

I know what the goddess is worried about.

I gave her heart to Erina and couldn’t get away from her. A goddess imprisoned in the eternal heavens. It could be the worst possible future.

Of course, I didn’t want that kind of future either.

Including Erina and I, Kayla and Celica, even the goddesses.

I wanted to make everyone happy.

In order to do that, Erina had to change her mind. I really wanted to give you one last chance.

“Then what is she going to do if she rejects her chance…”

“…”

“What would you do if you forgot your grace and rushed to possess you…!”

My head went cold at the goddess’ scream. In my heart, I wished Erina to make the right choice for her.

But if Erina refuses to regenerate. If you kick away the last chance I gave you.

At that time, I couldn’t stay still either.

“Then I will have to defeat Erina myself.”

Because the only person who can stop Erina is me.

“And I intend to make you stay by my side for the rest of my life.”

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