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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 380: Even if You Can Change the Future, You Cannot Erase the Past.
Chapter 380: Even if You Can Change the Future, You Cannot Erase the Past.
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“Hey, Demon King! Let me hear what you know!”After the white fairy disappeared, I ran alone to the Demon King. I didn’t bring Tia because if I did, the playful fairies would follow us. It’s a bit too much to have a serious conversation while dragging dozens of fairies along.
“Hmm? What’s up, Ed? Why in such a hurry?”
To me, who came running out of breath, the Demon King, who was always in the same place, tilted his head. At first glance, it might feel like I’m being stared at, but I already knew that it’s just that his face is scary.
“Of course, I’m in a hurry… Well, is there any point in hurrying now? Anyway, spill it. What’s with that white fairy?”
“White…? Ah, is there something wrong with that?”
“It’s not ‘something wrong’! Do you have any idea what’s housed in that fairy!?”
“Of course, I know. But now, that thing doesn’t have much power left. Don’t you understand that, too, Ed?”
“That is… “
In response to the Demon King’s words, I unintentionally stammered. When I saw the white fairy, I did feel something like a shiver. However, it was very faint, and it was more surprising that the opponent I thought would be much farther away turned out to be close.
Above all, the fragment was inside the fairy. Even if it was a fragment of the God, with the intention of destroying the world, it could have entered an ordinary human, but the current fragment of the God was not a being that can fit into something as small as a fairy.
Of course. There’s no way the power to interfere with an individual’s consciousness and the power to destroy the world were equivalent. Moreover, if there’s no need to hide the identity, there’s no need to inhabit something. Despite that, it infiltrated a physically quite fragile vessel like a fairy, and moreover, if it can’t fully control its own consciousness, its power must be severely weakened.
“…Could it be that you somehow did something? And couldn’t destroy it, so you sealed it inside the fairy?”
If that’s the case, it makes sense. However, in that case, there remains the question of how other Demon Kings managed to weaken the god’s fragment to such an extent that they could finally handle it… But to my question, the Demon King shook his head vigorously.
“Impossible. I wouldn’t and couldn’t do such a thing. Sealing a god’s fragment with sweet things I produced from my hands?”
“Well, yeah. That’s impossible.”
Even though Owner Demon King suppressed a vast power of desire, there is a real example of it, but asking if that brownish gooey thing has an equivalent power… It’s scary to think that there might be a chance, but judging from his wording, it doesn’t seem likely.
“Then why is it so weakened?”
“Do you want to know? It’s harmless, so I think it would be better for you all if you depart for the original world without knowing, don’t you?”
“Ah, that’s fine for the things I did in the previous world. Tell me everything without worrying about it.”
I don’t think of myself as an invincible being who can do anything, but even so, I don’t consider myself a weakling who just accepts the results without knowing anything. At my urging, the Demon King closed his eyes for a while… and then slowly opened his mouth.
“Then let me tell you. The reason why that entity has become so powerless is simple. It’s because its purpose has been fulfilled.”
“Purpose fulfilled? What does that mean…?”
“That’s right. This world is already completely broken.”
“!?”
Upon hearing those words, I glanced around. However, the peaceful scene that unfolded was filled with fairies playing among the trees—no, something was off?
“Tia said that this forest will die within ten years.”
“Well, that’s probably the limit. Whether I can protect this forest and the fairies until then…”
“……”
I sat down on the soft grass, adopting a posture to listen. The Demon King also leaned against a nearby tree, treating the approaching fairies to sweets before continuing the conversation.
“Twenty years… yes, just twenty years ago. The White One who descended into this world asserted to dedicate the world to God and continued to attack the world with its power. Despite the efforts of people worldwide, there was no way for human strength to oppose a god. The world was steadily and surely destroyed by the White One, and outside this forest, there is nothing left.”
The resigned words of the Demon King brought to mind the world I had once traveled with the hero Harris. The world, enveloped in white snow, was shrouded in a silence of ruin.
“What remains… what I managed to preserve is only this forest. People and beasts have perished, leaving only me, the fairies, and a few insects. Thanks to that, flowers still bloom, but even in this limited area, insects may not survive for long. Yes, this place is the last paradise and the prison of demise. It’s just a location where I, selfishly, prolong the end.”
“Demon King, you…”
It had always been on my mind. Despite his intimidating appearance, the Demon King’s expression, which smiled gently, always had a hint of shadow. I wondered what troubled him so much. Well, now I understood.
“Hey, Ed. My true form. I’ve always had something I wanted to ask you. I was afraid to ask because I couldn’t bear to hear the answer… but now, at this moment, I can ask. Can’t you do something about this situation with your power?”
“No, that’s…”
The power of the Demon King of End, the power to end everything. However, it wasn’t a straightforward power like “ending the end.” If the situation was progressing, I might be able to stop it—to end it. Still, there was no way I could do anything about a world that had already come to an end.
In other words, if it were possible to do such a thing, we could have saved Harris’s world in the first place. The fierce orc face drooped sadly in acknowledgment.
“As expected, it’s impossible… I knew it, but still. At least, if I could let the fairies escape… Hey, Ed, is there no way you can take the fairies with you when you travel between worlds?”
“Impossible. If I could split my soul and give it away, there might be a possibility…”
Merely possessing the power of the Demon King wouldn’t allow anyone to hitch a ride on world travel. What Tia was doing wasn’t because of her power but the mingling of souls.
Moreover, I had no idea how to split the soul, and even if it were possible, I couldn’t fathom doing it for hundreds of fairies. Sharing the essence of existence, or accepting someone else’s, required a relationship where one would sacrifice everything for the other, a relationship not easily established.
“Well, theoretically, it might work if it’s just you…”
“Haha, what’s the point of me going alone, leaving the fairies behind?”
“That’s true.”
I returned a wry smile to the Demon King’s wry smile. Someone who chose such a path wouldn’t persist until the end in a place like this.
“…Sorry, let me think about it for a bit.”
“Sure thing. Until you guys leave this world, it’s about five more months, right? I can maintain this place for that long. So take your time to think… and if possible, save us.”
“I’ll do my best.”
I couldn’t say “leave it to me.” Making empty promises of reassurance felt akin to abandoning effort.
There was still time. It was too early to give up. I slowly stood up, turned my back on the Demon King, and began walking. The joyful voices of fairies and the Demon King from behind were painfully poignant to me at this moment.
