Published at 26th of December 2025 7:42 am

Chapter 506: Fragment: Differences and Consensus.

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This Chapter is 3rd Person POV

It was in the interstices of a world that existed nowhere. Unlike Ed, Luka could freely travel between worlds as he pleased. He gazed from the outside at the 100 alternate worlds that floated like bubbles, and let out a small sigh in the black world.

Ah, that was fun.

Reflecting on the journey he had just completed, Luka inadvertently smiled. Even though he had erased his records from the world, his own memories naturally didnt disappear. These interesting and enjoyable days of the past eight months remained firmly within Luka.

Still, to think that senpai would make such a mistake Fufu, maybe I should consider that when planning my strategy next time?

Luka, of course, remembered the mission given to him by God to do something about the Demon King. Thats why he was investigating the world Ed would visit next, thinking about how to get involved this time when a low, heavy voice echoed within Luka.

Lukewarm.

Hm? Do you have something you want to say?

I said its lukewarm. If the Demon King made a mistake, why didnt you take more active advantage of it? If you had done it well, you might have succeeded in trapping the Demon King in that world and even fulfilling your mission by now.

Didnt I just explain that to senpai?

Luka responded with unusual irritation to the voice that resonated within him, which was not his own yet undoubtedly his voice. But the low voice paid no heed to this.

Even so. If you hadnt been so friendly with the Demon King, there would have been countless opportunities to harm him. Youre too soft.

Haah Listen here. Getting along with senpai is my greatest achievement, you know? Thanks to that, I can stay by senpais side with confidence.

Luka had told Ed, the Demon King of the End, who he was and what he wanted to do with Ed. Despite this, Ed not only didnt actively try to eliminate Luka but allowed him to stay nearby, even if he was on guard.

Being accepted by someone who should normally be clearly hostile, and being forgiven with a laugh even when I interfere to some extent. Dont you understand how amazing this is?

Of course. Thats precisely why you should take maximum advantage of it and slit his throat while he sleeps.

Thats why! If I did that, Id cut ties with senpai, wouldnt I!? I absolutely cant execute such a strategy unless Im certain it will succeed!

No, youre just being soft. I think youre prioritizing the Demon King over God and your mission.

Are you picking a fight with me?

The warmth disappeared from Lukas voice, and his eyes narrowed sharply. Though he was reflecting the darkness of ignorance, his gaze was fixed on his invisible inner self. But even when faced with such consciousness, the low voice didnt flinch. Of course, because both were also Luka.

No. Theres no point in picking a fight with oneself.

Well, I suppose youre right.

To begin with, Gods fragments dont possess personalities. They have the knowledge and judgment necessary to achieve their given mission, but they lack the wisdom to sublimate this into their own thoughts.

However, this changed when 78 fragments gathered. Just as a pure infant learns words by gathering information from its surroundings, the convergence of diverse knowledge and experiences gave birth to self-awareness.

That said, with so many fragments gathered, its not that only one self-awareness was born. While all were Luka, there were several Lukas within that made different observations, held different values, and made different judgments.

In the first place, I was wondering. Why dont you take the most effective measures?

Huh? The most effective measures?

Yes Why dont you eliminate that elf?

At these words, Luka frantically looked around. There was no way anyone could be there, but still, the fear running down his spine didnt disappear.

W-What are you saying!? Are you crazy!?

The fool is you. If you could eliminate that elf, you could cause the Demon Kings mental collapse with extremely high probability. And that elf is so fragile compared to you that she could be easily disposed of. So why dont you do it?

Haaaaaah This is the first time in my life Ive sighed so deeply.

Luka spoke with a voice tinged with pity, beyond exasperation.

Listen here. The groundbreaking measures that only you think youve come up with are usually things that everyone thinks of but deliberately doesnt do, and yours is the prime example of that.

Indeed, if Tia-san were lost, senpai would become terribly depressed and withdrawn. He might even end himself.

Then

But! Before that, senpai would wield the Power of the End without any mercy against the one who harmed Tia-san. If it became known that I suggested it, that blade would surely be turned not only against me but even against God himself.

Right now, senpai isnt thinking about doing anything to God, so why would we deliberately light a huge bomb and put God in danger? Thats absolutely out of the question!

But if we accept that risk, we can incapacitate the Demon King in one go. For the sake of accomplishing the mission, we should tolerate this level of danger.

Whether to casually shoo away an annoying, buzzing poisonous insect, or to immediately crush it even considering the possibility of being stung to death. Without absolute certainty of not being stung, the former only continues to bear a low risk indefinitely. So I judged it appropriate to choose the latter.

Hmm, theres a difference of opinion there.

The knowledge and experiences they possessed were the same for both. Thats why Luka had to show a certain level of understanding to the answer given by the low voice.

But still, within Luka, there was a strong feeling of aversion to harming Lunaritia. However, there was no convincing reason for this feeling I just dont like it wasnt enough to persuade even himself.

Theres no need to hesitate. As I am now, it would be easy to lure the elf out alone. After that, I just need to make it look like an accident and dispose of her.

But if we do that, the relationship weve built with senpai will

We only need to succeed once, so theres no need to think about what comes after, right? And if it really comes down to it, we can recreate the dead elf, just like we did with the Demon Kings mother and friends. Then we can tell the Demon King that we had actually isolated her, or that we resurrected her.

Thats definitely not going to work out, is it? I can only see a future where it fails.

Why? I cant think of any reason why it would fail.

Thats another difference of opinion, isnt it?

A difference, huh Then theres no helping it.

Eh!?

Suddenly, Lukas field of vision shook. No, more precisely, his vision itself was lost. Frantically switching from human senses to the perception of a Gods fragment, he saw his own figure there.

What is this!? Whats going on!?

Its the consensus of opinions. You are no longer necessary to me.

No way!?

At the words uttered by something with his own voice and face but different from himself, Luka was greatly shaken and even that feeling of being shaken rapidly faded away. The ratio of the mission given by God was too large, and there was no room to maintain Luka as an individual with just one fragment.

No, Im disappearing Im going to disappear

I dont intend to do anything more to you. You can act independently to fulfill the mission as before, or if you lose your self-awareness and return to being just a fragment, I can incorporate you back into myself.

I will fulfill Gods mission. So you disapper with peace of mind.

Aaaah sen pai

The ball of light that had been flickering violently soon stabilized to a faint glow. Seeing this, Luka reached out his hand to the ball of light, but it floated away from Luka.

Hmm, well, thats fine. Now then, shall we settle things with the Demon King?

With the eyes of Gods apostle, he gazed at the flow of cause and effect, setting his sights on the world the Demon King would visit next. Then Luka manifested shining wings on his back and flew straight into that world.

(T/N: Touching Tia is the last thing you want to do, god or not)

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