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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 383: There Are Things You Can’t Do Even if You Try, but if You Don’t Try, You’ll Never Be Able to Do Them.
Chapter 383: There Are Things You Can’t Do Even if You Try, but if You Don’t Try, You’ll Never Be Able to Do Them.
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The next day dawned. After staying up late, both I and Tia, yawning, finished a simple breakfast and, as usual, I alone made my way to the Demon King’s place.The reason I left Tia behind was because if the Demon King and I were to have a serious discussion, there would be no one left to play with the fairies. Regardless of the outcome, the time the fairies could spend in this world was limited. If that is the case, it was the result of …… and Tia’s concern for even making as many happy memories as possible.
“Oh, you’ve come, Ed… You look quite sleepy, huh?”
“Hahaha, I’ve been thinking about various things… So, I came with the results of the discussion between me and Tia. So I’d like to hear your opinion as well, is it okay now?”
“Of course. I’m sorry guys. I’ll do this, so please put off playing for later.”
“Yay, sweets!”
“Mao, thank you!”
“Oh, over there, Tia’s using flashy magic, spinning around or something, and doing amazing things. Why don’t you go and see?”
“What’s that? Sounds fun!”
“What’s that? Sounds awesome!”
The fairy who received sweets from the Demon King flew off towards where Tia was. Then, when we were alone, I brought up the conversation with the Demon King again.
“So, um, to cut to the chase, this world cannot be saved no matter what. But if it’s just the fairies, maybe we can help… maybe.”
“Really!?”
“Oh, don’t get so excited.”
“S-Sorry…”
As the terrifying orc face came dangerously close, I instinctively recoiled. I didn’t find it scary now, but still, the pressure was intense.
“So, is it true that you can save the fairies?”
“It’s just a possibility. Well, let me explain.”
With that, I began to relay to the Demon King the contents of the discussion I had with Tia yesterday. As I did, the Demon King’s expression became increasingly stern, and he started to growl with a fierce expression that would make not only children but even adults want to cry and run away just by looking at it.
“Hmm… that’s…”
“Do you think it’s impossible?”
“To be honest, I don’t know. It far exceeds my understanding, and I can’t make any judgments. But if I were to dare say… it might be better than the idle talk of a drunkard or the whimsical fantasies of a child.”
“Hahaha! That’s good. Indeed, it might be. So, well, there’s also the option of doing nothing and waiting for the end, you know? In that case, it might last for about ten years?”
If the world were to end tomorrow, one might leap on this idea without thinking. On the other hand, if it were to last for a hundred years, they might not rush to cross such a dangerous bridge. So, what decision would the Demon King make in ten years… After several tens of seconds of silence, the answer came from the Demon King.
” … No, let’s do it.”
“Is that okay? It’s just the idle talk of a drunkard, right?”
“But the opportunity to turn that idle talk into reality is now. I’m not a selfish person. Just as I couldn’t resist sweets… I can’t bear the thought of the fairies being unhappy after I’m gone.”
“In that case…”
“Yes, let’s cooperate. I entrust everything to you… my power, my life, everything. Well, they were yours from the beginning.”
“That’s not very classy, you know? I am me, and you are you. So, I’m counting on you, partner?”
“Hmph, leave it to me.”
The Demon King firmly grasped my outstretched hand. With this, the future course was decided, but the towering mountain of problems in front of us had yet to be solved.
“Well then, let’s go with the plan… The first problem to address will be how to incorporate the power of the hero and the god into me. There’s a precedent, but…”
“How did you do it?”
“Ah… either killing someone who has the power and taking it or inheriting it from someone who died.”
“That… might be an unavoidable sacrifice, but…”
“So don’t give me that look. I’m talking about how to avoid doing that.”
The start of the plan to somehow save everyone was “Let’s just kill the necessary two for now.” That’s just pathetic. But I don’t know of any other way to transfer power.
“Let’s confirm. The power of the hero is the will of the world. When there’s a threat from the outside, the world produces a hero, and when a hero with power dies, that power transfers to someone else. So basically, that power won’t transfer to anyone else unless the person dies.
As for the fragments of the God… I think they probably latch onto someone convenient for the God, but I don’t know the details. If it hasn’t latched onto anyone, it can probably be absorbed by defeating them. But if, like this time, it’s already residing in someone, I don’t know the conditions for it to leave the host’s body apart from when the host dies. So…”
“So, it means we have to kill both…”
“Well, yeah. If it’s an exception and it’s residing in the Demon King, I think I can absorb it by taking it in with his power, but it’s just one more step.”
Whether I kill and directly absorb or the Demon King kills and I absorb the taken power. Either way, if it involved killing the fairy inhabiting that power, there was no difference between the two.
“So, I want to find a way to extract just the power from the fairy’s body. And for that, I think your power might be useful.”
“My power? Why?”
“Well, because you can produce ‘sweet things’ from your hands, right? In other words, you can manifest your own power in the form of sharing it with others. If we can make the fairy do the same thing, turn the power of the hero and the god into something sour or spicy, manifest it, and then I can absorb it by eating it, don’t you think?”
This idea was born from a discussion with Tia. I want to praise her for such an unusual… ahem, flexible thinking. However, the Demon King, upon hearing the plan, tilted his head in confusion.
“Even if you ask me what I think… it sounds like nonsense…”
“Hah! If you can’t agree with this level of nonsense, you won’t be able to do world transmigration!. Honestly, for me and Tia, this world is just passing through. That’s why you, who would probably want to help the fairies more than anyone else, have to do your best. Show some determination, Demon King! So that you can proudly say that you saved the fairies with your own hands.”
“… Those are truly harsh words. But that harshness is exactly what feels good to me right now. Very well, I’ll figure something out.”
“Alright, I’m counting on you! As for whether to end the world and take that power… I’ll handle it somehow. The execution depends on how things progress there, but I’m planning for five months from now.”
“Five months? Ah, because Ed and the others will meet the conditions for being ‘banished’ from this world by then, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Sorry, but I can’t compromise on that. If by any chance something happens, even if it means abandoning all of you, I’ll choose to help Tia. If you have any objections to this, then I won’t budge an inch.”
If there was equality in this world, it was only when the objects being compared were worthless. There was always a priority for something valuable, and for me, Tia was eternally at the top of that list. That was absolute, regardless of who or what the comparison was with.
“There shouldn’t be any opposition. To the one who lends a hand knowing the danger to help what is precious to me, we should prioritize you, not ourselves, isn’t that right?”
“That’s a relief. Well, besides that, considering that this world is on the brink of destruction, the longer time passes, the more the power contained within the world should decrease, right? I don’t want to end up saying ‘we don’t have enough power!’ at the last moment after dragging it out, so I’ve set a deadline as soon as possible, even if I have to compromise. Well, even before that, I can’t do anything without preparation, and you’ll need time to teach the fairies how to manifest their power.”
“That’s true. Understood, then let’s move aiming for five months from now.”
“Yeah! Let’s do our best together!”
With a nod to each other, we left the place. Now, it’s a race against time. To overturn the promised bad ending, I put my strength into taking the first step once again.
