Ending Talk --------, Without being noticed the sun was setting, and a pale light shined on the back alley of Elkia. Towards Tet, who finished talking with distant eyes, Izuna opened her mouth once, “...That story, until where it’s a lie, and until where it’s serious, desu?” ----With half-opened eyes, she “concluded” that there were lies. Depending on the contents of the lie you won’t get away with it, to Izuna who glared like that while showing up tears, Tet laughed. “Huh~? Why do you think that there are lies in it I wonder~?” “Riku and, ShuVi…are a little similar, to Sora and Shiro, desu. Don’t treat me like a idiot, desu.” While sipping her nose, even without using the special senses of the Warbeast, she knew that much. Additionally----towards Izuna’s eyes that proclaimed that she knew she “was being teased”, “Ahaha☆ as expected you are sharp right, un un♪ it’s 「obvious」 that I adapted a few of it. Because----“ ----And then, while continuing the game, talking until the sun set---- Tet who 「didn’t let Izuna win a single time」, with a face that was like a child---- “If I really said everything it’ll stop being a “untold myth”, right☆” The existence that was in the furthest line from 「being childish」----said that with a smiling face that was like of a 「child itself」. “...You, as expected I don’t like you, desu.” Izuna glared at such Tet with steady eyes----but. “...But you’re good at stroking so I’ll forgive you, desu.” *good girl* *good girl* while being patted like that, after getting her neck stroked, she easily turned back on it. For an instant while patting such Izuna, Tet thought with eyes that were as if he was the God of Affection. This child is, Hatsuse Izuna is, young----and “fool”. ----“That’s exactly why”...she is wise, clever, and good at guessing. Izuna’s words----『are a little similar』----he was impressed from the depths of his heart. That’s right, Tet certainly, added some adaptations to the facts he knew. But---「the two who made him feel like creating」, this 【Disboard】. Those two certainly are similar to 『　　』 but----it’s “just a little”. It’s because those two, when compared to Sora and Shiro...to 『　　』, they are---- ----「Far stronger」. Those two went against the game that 『　　』 threw away. The game known as the reality (world) without rules----it's because they challenged it----and earned a stale-mate (draw). Even if the end, it was desperately thrown in mud. It’s because for starters----a stale mate, is such a thing. A stale-mate is, and a perpetual check is too. From a back foot that was almost a certainly defeat----but even so without giving up, this serious blow was their single retribution. But----even then... “...For me it looked extremely brightly. So much that it made me want to believe in them, right♪” “...? What are you talking about, desu?” Towards Izuna who was purring while looking up and having her neck stroked, Tet returned a smile. Sora and Shiro----『　　』 is...they are exactly what they wished for----「two as one」. Really, will they be able to go to the place those two couldn’t reach, I wonder. Will they come to make him lose just like they proclaimed, I wonder. Or maybe...surprisingly----...? Haha☆ Towards Tet who was indulging in such thoughts, but suddenly----Izuna declared. “...But, I won’t let you win and run, desu.” After he noticed that he stopped stroking her neck, Izuna looked at Tet with the eyes of a gamer. “Together with Sora and Shiro, and with the other guys (races)----we will definitely win, desu.” Oh my, while laughing merrily like that---- “Tehe~☆----I got found out?” ----Tet who held up the 『Star Grail』 like that----Tet (the Sole God) laughed merrily. Looking at that with unchanged half eyes, Izuna answered. “Izuna, is a child but----isn’t a idiot, desu.” “----Un, it’s exactly like you say. I know♪” Youngness is foolishness but, it’s exactly because she isn’t bound by the odd 「illusion known as understanding」----that she’s wise. Even if the world looks complex and absurd, its nature is, no matter the time, unexpectedly---- It's something that’s exactly like how the sensibility of a child regards its figure. Just like 「those two」, felt about it, right---- ---------......... “He~~~~~y, Izuna~ where are you~?” “...Izuna,-tan...where~...?” ----And, towards the voice that was coming to be heard, Tet reacted faster than Izuna and stood up. “Oops, well then I will be going already. It was fun to be able to talk with you♪” “More importantly, what did you come here for, desu?” Suddenly at this point, Izuna calmed down and asked. ----Towards the obvious question of what is the Sole God doing here, with a troubled face, Tet---- “Hmm~ the truth is that I came to give 『　　』-san something like a encouragement but----it’s alright☆” Saying that Tet made a light bustle from the 『Star Grail』---- “It's because there was a 「greater harvest than that」. “Hatsuse Izuna”-chan, I’ll be waiting for you too☆” Towards Izuna’s face who suddenly turned around, due to having her named called even though she didn’t remember having named herself. Showing up a mischievous smile satisfied, at how until the very end he managed to surprise her---- Suddenly----Tet disappeared into the void, but. “......That bastard, he won and ran away, desu...!” Noticing up too much late, Izuna’s tail inflated and she growled, but just her voice echoed in the backstreet... ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ “Ah, there she is~. Really Izuna, where have you been, I was worried you know?” “...Izuna-tan...did, you...get, lost?” A black-haired adolescent and contrasting him a pure-white young girl----as Sora and Shiro found out Izuna, “Izuna~ you can’t do that you know, wandering around all alone! There are also suspicious people in the world you know.” “...Un. Like, someone like, Nii...like, someone like, Shiro...” Letting out a sound, she was turned around, as the “two suspicious peoples” who recognized themselves like that patted and hugged her. Towards the seriously worried expression of the two, even though there wasn’t “any chance” of anything happening with Izuna (Warbeast)---- “...That’s...I’m sorry, desu...” Thinking on the story she heard from Tet, she apologized with complicated feelings, and hid her face. “----Ah! Did you find Izuna-san!? Haah...I’m glad~” The red-haired girl who appeared a little late----Steph similarly ran closer while being covered in sweat. “Really, Izuna-san you can’t do that, alone! There are also suspicious people like that, you know!?” She raised her gaze so as to apologize to Steph, who was pointing out to Sora and Shiro---- Suddenly, in Izuna’s gaze, in Steph’s chest----a brooch of blue stone stood out. “Hey hey, Steph-kou.” “--------Right, yes, I’m already used to it, what is it?” “That stone in your chest, where did you take it from, desu?” “Could you please stop saying it in a way that make it seems like I stole it?!” After shouting out just as if she couldn’t refrain from saying that, Steph showed the brooch seemingly to cherish it. “It’s something I received from my grandfather. It seems to be a family heirloom passed on by generation to generation in the Dora family.” “Let me see it, a little, desu.” “Ah, yes...its fine but, please don’t bre----“ Towards Steph’s answer who was slowly passing it over, Izuna nodded deeply and accepted it. And then. ----*pluck* “Hiiyaaaaaaaaaa the heirloom! The heirloommmmm!!” While supporting Steph who was collapsing while foaming after screaming, Sora let out with half eyes. “Look carefully she just removed the decorative part right...that aside, Izuna you too, what’s up so suddenly?” Looking on the back side hidden by the decoration, Izuna chuckled. Seeing that, Sora and Shiro peaked at Izuna’s hands but---- “...? What’s this, letters?” “...It’s not, Immanity...Jibril...can you, read?” Towards Shiro, who called the name of someone who wasn’t there as matter of fact---- “Yes~ yes yes❤ The one who pops out when called is me, Jibril. I wonder what business the Masters have with me who sure enough can read over seven hundred languages including its archaic version♪” “...Even though, you already know........? Izuna-tan, what’s, wrong...?” Izuna was giving a ferocious glare and let out a growling voice towards Jibril who suddenly appeared. “.........Thinking about it, isn’t it all 「more or less her fault」, desu...!” Izuna kept glaring at Jibril while her fur stood up but, no one understood the meaning of those words. “I-I don’t know why are you snapping out but...Jibril, this, can you read it?” “----Now this is, some pretty old language right. It’s from before the Immanity language was unificated...erm~” And then even for Jibril, she let out a “probably” beforehand, and read it up. ----『Corone Dora』 ----『Riku Dora』 ----『ShuVi Dora』 “...? Who is that. Steph, is that a relative or something of yours?” Being asked that, Steph proudly, talked with dignity. “Corone Dora...she was the Queen of Elkia’s Foundation. There was no one who ever saw her crying in her entire life, and she was always brimming with wisdom and smile----a talented woman who guided Immanity after the conclusion of the 『Great War』...she’s the pride of the Dora family.” “----You-!! You are from the founding lineage!!? The Great War is from more than six thousand years ago right!!?” “...Steph...「was」, a incredible princess...?” “Could you please don’t say it in the past tense!!?” But----like that, Steph tilted her head and looked at the brooch. “How weird...those two are names which I don’t remember ever seeing them...?” “...By chance it's a name which I have heard but, 「that」 wasn’t an Immanity so...what a coincidence♪” More importantly, while saying that to Izuna who growled at Jibril’s remark----Sora asked a question. “Hey Izuna, how did you notice something hidden in the decoration that even Steph (the owner) didn’t knew about?” After Sora pointed that out, Shiro, Steph, and Jibril’s gazes concentrated on Izuna but---- Izuna chuckled slightly, and without answering anything, carefully returned the decoration. (https://i.imgur.com/6MKXscn.jpg) If it was told to me alone, then there certainly should have some reason for that right. Her intuition as a Warbeast----no...Izuna’s intuition, said that. ---------......... ----Well then, and Sora once again looked around everyone’s faces. “Is everyone with your luggage? Shiro?” “...Ok...” “Jibril----erm, somehow your luggage is nowhere to be seen..." “It’s alright. I compressed the space into a pocket and put it inside❤” “What’s up with that four-dimension pocket...erm, how about Izuna?” “Hn, no problem, desu.” “Well for me the luggage is too big for some reason though...Steph?” “Eeh, yeah, I’m properly with mine. A big luggage...” “It’s a secret weapon so treat it carefully okay?----wait, hey where is Plum!” “Ye, yess...I'm here although it's unwillingly...I’ll come out after the sun hides.” “Alright, everyone’s gathered.” “Huh? Sora----you won’t wait for “those two”?” “We’ll assemble on the local----well at the worst, its fine if they join up mid-way. Since it’s like that...” And then Sora and Shiro, looked around everyone showing up a fearless smile---- “Then----「shall we go」?” ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ --------......... Bellow a red moon, Sora talked while walking and bringing up everyone. “I always thought----ever since the time I heard about this world, the 『Ten Oaths』 and the 【Exceed】.” Sixteen Races----and to all Races, a 『Race Piece』 was allocated to each one respectively. Gathering those means a challenging right to Tet (Sole God), and that is this world. This “game”. But doing that, a certain question is born. “...How, do you take...the race piece, from someone...that doesn’t make, a group...like, an Old Deus?” Shiro, who went by Sora’s side, took over Sora’s words. ----『Ten Oaths』's Number Seven 『All matter for 「group conflicts」, will be decided by representatives with absolute authority.』 Towards something that seemed to be obvious after saying, Steph staggered while walking behind. “That’s right, the Old Deus haven’t appointed a “Absolute Representative”. The 『Piece of the Old Deus』----“can’t be taken”.” Behind Sora who said that, Izuna followed while looking like she hasn’t understood it well yet. “With that, the Old Deus surely are thinking this right?” Sora raised his lips sarcastically and said. “This world that Tet constructed----is a『game which we (Old Deus) gather the pieces of the other races』, I mean.” ----That’s right, it's the difference between PLAYER (the one who challenges), and PRAYER (the one who prays). The Old Deus thinks that they themselves are the PLAYER 『Participants』 and everything else is nothing but PRAYER 『just pieces』---- Having such beliefs, they reflexively stepped down from the heaven, that’s what Sora is imagining. After all, they are the guys who “eternally” warred in the past. And then they imagine that----by thinking of 「same thing」, there should be races that will give up and join their side. “----But-how-ever” With a tone that seemed to mock the Gods with that image, Sora continued. “That’s a complete misplacement you see~ about this.” Walking at his side in perfect condition bellow the moonlight, the Dhampir girl----correction, guy laughed. “Yess...because, from the start this story is, you know...?” That’s right, from the start this story----and Shiro who was walking holding hands with Sora laughed thinly. “...The piece of race...「if you don’t need to, take it...then...it’s another, story」...” And then Jibril smiled as if admirating Sora and Shiro’s----the Masters’ keen insight. “Yes, after all, if it’s about the Absolute Representative of the Old Deus----“ And raising a flickering sound, everyone stood still. “「There isn’t really a need to let the Old Deus decide that」, isn’t that so?” Narrowing his eyes----Sora said out, as if just confirming to the person in front of his eyes. “----「“Something’s” Miko」-san? Eastern Union Capital – Kannagiri----Shrine’s Inner Garden. In a bridge through the pound in the garden illuminated by the moonlight, the sound of a bell ringed from the one seated in the handrail. ----Eastern Union, Warbeast’s Absolute Representative. With two golden tails swinging----『Miko』, laughed bewitchingly. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ----Beyond the horizon. Returning to the throne of the Black King, Tet gazed at the land and said. Not exactly for someone to listen, while simply playing around with a deck of cards, he threw words at the void. “The world you know, in truth it’s a really simple thing...just like he felt.” ----Just like everyone surely must’ve thought, in their childhood. What is making it become confusing, what is making it become complicated, isn’t the world. It’s nothing else but the boring ones living in this world----that’s what Tet thinks. “Those guys who are ruining, this simple game (world) that I finally created----if it’s you guys then you can do it right?” Those guys who are making it become confusing. That’s right----the boring guys. Those guys who thinks they are Gods (grown-ups) and keep looking from above thinking that they know something. While letting out one sigh, Tet----as the Game Creator (Sole God). The ones (existence) that are misunderstanding the rules and ruining the Game Balance (the world itself). With a smile that was obviously including malice, he looked and murmured with eyes that were filled with child-like poison. “The first one that will be dragged down, as expected it will be “you” huh...it must be karma right☆" Historically the third “Godslayer”----the one who break the Gods without killing them---- Instantly, his eyes sparkled, and Tet who was swinging his legs said with a voice filled with heat. “If it’s you guys then----you can do it right. I’m expecting and believing ok so hurry up----“ “Drag down those boring guys, and come on until here!!” ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ “----Essence Materialization, Divine Mind Established----Divinity Configuration...”Minimum”.” With Miko as the center the wind swirled and the clouds were blown away. Inside the vortex of power that made even Jibril swallow her breath, Miko asked----lastly. “Sora, Shiro, and everyone----I’ll entrust to you, my last hand so----“ That’s why---- “The dream I once saw----and then the “continuation” of the end of that dream----“ Though obstructing that line----Sora continued on. “”It wasn’t an end” right----yeah I’ll prove that to you. Relax and leave it “to us”.” As if being satisfied at that answer, 『Miko』 closed her eyes, and then---- The atmosphere, the clouds, the earth creaked. The manifestation of concept filled in the world----and weaved words. 「『----Why have you summoned me, beings who have lifespan?』」 The “something which is not” Miko opened its eyes, and asked. Everyone was being pressured by that authority and coercion, that overwhelming sense of existence, but---- “The guy who is already of good age and keeps living off at people and stars while being all bossy.” “...The other useless living being...besides us, who is, a hikikomori and NEET, virgin and has no friends.” Seemingly to consider the rampaging wind just a bother, Sora and Shiro announced----in other words. ““【Exceed】 Ranked, Number One----Old Deus, the an~cient Gods.”” “Come----let’s just start the game already. To be straight----you guys (Old Deus) are a bother.” 【End】.