## Chapter 1499 – Chronicles of the Sword Demon – The Otherworld’s Demon God

—Flash!
—Flash!
—Flash!

Flashes burst one after another.

“Is it true you’re a god from another world?!”
“What’s your purpose in coming to Earth?!”
“Please, say something!!!”
“Who are the women you came with!!!”

Reporters shouted haphazardly, without any order.

—Buzzing!
—Murmuring!
—Aaaaaah!
—Kkyaaaaak!
—Kyaaaaak!

It was as chaotic as a flea market. Right. This was a modern press conference. Reporters had swarmed in like a disturbed beehive.

I doubted even if a country’s president suddenly declared they were quitting to become a b-boy, there wouldn’t be this many reporters. But this was beyond that scale. Almost a brigade’s worth.

The attention Earthlings were showing me.

It was truly global.

“A word, please!!!”
“What are your thoughts on killing the S-class monster Behemoth in one blow!!!”
“What kind of god are you!!!”
“How can you speak Korean!”
“Tell us what you know about the monsters’ identities!”

—Flash, flash!
—Flash, flash!
—Flash, flash!

But it was too noisy. More than anything, the light was blinding. It didn’t bother me, but this treatment in front of someone who had agreed to an interview was beyond rude.

So, I.

—Whoooooosh!

Deployed a halo and wings behind me.
And with blazing eyes, I spoke.

“Quiet. Speak one at a time. Humans of Earth.”

Along with the light, a faint shockwave spread out. The reporters exposed to it all shut their mouths at once.

“…”
“…”
“…”

The Heavenly Demon.

Could silence crowds simply by emitting a very faint aura. The bustling flea market atmosphere instantly transformed into something like a classroom. Like that atmosphere when a teacher tells everyone to close their eyes and raise their hands to catch a thief after the school bell.

“…”
“…”
“…”

Silence continued for a while, and then.

“Ah, ah…!”
“L-Libera Nos…”
“Angel-like wings…!”

The humans exposed to my halo, wings, and blazing eyes were moved, covered their mouths, and slowly knelt.

Earthlings really are weak to visual stimuli.

I am a god, even on Earth.

“Yes. You must have many questions, humans of Earth. Of course, I too have many questions about this world. So, I thought we could take some time to resolve those curiosities. Humans of Earth. Ask away first. Do you have any questions for me?”

The moment I said that.

“I, I do! Me! Me!”
“God of another world! Your identity!!”
“What do you know about the monsters—!”

Shouts erupted again.

This wouldn’t do.

“No. Quiet. I’ll have to call on you directly to avoid the commotion. You there. Come here.”
“Heok…!”

I immediately silenced the crowd and picked one reporter, pulling him towards me. With a single gesture, he floated up with his camera and slowly flew towards me.

“Such power!”

I asked the confused reporter.

“What is your name and title?”
“Y-yes! I’m L-Lee Dong-min! A first-class reporter for Hunter Daily!”

Hunter Daily was another thing I’d never heard of.

And what was a first-class reporter?

Did Korean reporters have ranks?

“Hmm… I see. And this tool.”
“Y-you mean the camera…?”
“Yes. This is the tool that captures the world. A truly amazing tool. To perform such miracles with such an object. It’s like magic.”
“M-magic, you say??!!”

—Murmur.

The reporters murmured again at the word magic.

“Yes. It’s like magic.”
“E-excuse me… Does magic exist in the Otherworld God’s world?”
“It does. It’s a world where magicians live.”
“Heok!!!”

—M-magic!
—Oooooooooh!
—Magic! He said magic!

Shouts immediately erupted from the scene.

—Amazingly, it seems magic exists in the world of the Otherworld God! Does that mean he’s the god of magicians?!

Some reporter-like person shouted as if having a seizure.

Good atmosphere.

Of course, it was a story that Earthlings would find interesting.

“From what I can see, it seems magic doesn’t exist on Earth. I can’t sense any mana. But your technology is at a higher level than the magic performed by individual magicians.”
“Please!!! Tell us more!!!”

The reporter, who had completely turned proactive, held out the microphone to me.

“It would be difficult to explain in a world without even the concept of magic. Just know that it exists. Now, let’s take the next question.”
“T-tell us about the Otherworld, Otherworld God!!!”
“Yes! We’re curious about the Otherworld God’s world!!!”

Otherworld God, huh.

But hearing it like that, it was a rather impersonal title.

“Otherworld God, that’s a rather uncomfortable title to call me. In the first place, that’s not my title. Humans of Earth.”
“T-then what should we…”
“In the words of this world, yes. I suppose it can be translated like this.”

I looked at the reporters.

“From now on, call me Heavenly Demon.”

I announced my true name.

Then.

“What!!!!!!!!”
“C-Heavenly Demon!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Not like some martial arts novel!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“H-Heavenly Demon!!! The Otherworld God has revealed himself as the Heavenly Demon!!!!”
“Heavenly Demon! Put Heavenly Demon on the main page immediately!!!”
“Could it be martial arts…! No! He said it was a translation!!!”

Naturally, an explosive reaction erupted. Now Earthlings would call me Heavenly Demon. I was very satisfied with that fact.

“R-really! Are you truly a god, Heavenly Demon?!”

To that, I answered yes.

“Yes. I am a god.”
“Is that a god in the omnipotent or transcendent sense…”
“Not omnipotent, but.”

—Paaat.

“I am transcendent.”

—Whoosh!

As I spread my hand, Vügal was immediately summoned with white flames. A sword spanning 10 meters. And a blade width of 1 meter. The jet-black sword manifested in this world as a transcendent greatsword. In a word, badass. In two words, damn badass.

In three words.

No cap, fucking damn badass.

Of course, I could adjust Vügal’s appearance as much as I wanted.

“B-big sword…”
“Unbelievable…”
“T-t-that greatsword suddenly…!”

At that moment, when everyone’s gaze was fixed on Vügal.

“Reality Severance.”

I chanted softly and raised the sword.

With that.

「—Kugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugugung!!!!!!」

The sky split.

“Have you seen it? Transcendence.”

There were no planes or satellites in the orbit of Reality Severance. So, I split the sky without hesitation. I suppressed all the immense wind pressure generated with my power. While demonstrating near-miraculous transcendent power, there was no aftershock around here.

“U-uh…!”
“Uh!”
“Uuuuh…!”
“T-the sky!”

The reporters stared at the sky with their mouths wide open.

—Whoosh.

I dispelled Vügal again and said.

“I reign as emperor in that world and am worshiped as a god, the Heavenly Demon. Khatt. The only reason I came to Earth is this.”
“…”
“I was observing my dimension and discovered your world. But it didn’t seem to be in a normal state. Monsters from another world were invading your world.”

A suitable lie.

“Monsters from another world…!”
“C-could it be! Do you know about this Gate incident!”

Earthlings called the cataclysm that had changed this world due to dimensional rifts the Gate incident.

“Yes. Such a phenomenon has occurred in my world as well. Of course, I’ve mostly resolved it.”

I hadn’t completely resolved it, but let’s just say that. In the first place, it was Lich who had fucked up all the dimensions. I had caught and killed the mastermind, so that was half resolved.

Well, I’d have to fix all the fucked-up dimensions to be completely resolved, but as you know, fixing is harder than breaking. Even I’m in a very difficult state right now.

“As a god of humans, I couldn’t bear to see the suffering humans. So, I came. Are your questions answered?”
“O-oh…!”
“My god…”
“H-he’s a god. A real god…”

Because they had seen my fantastic power, the reporters’ eyes had glazed over. If I… were to be a little more active in official settings, creating the Heavenly Demon Church in this other world, no, Earth, wouldn’t be impossible. No cap, it’s fucking possible. Earthlings are ready to worship a god-like being from another dimension like me.

And if I add a slightly friendly image here?

Totally possible.

“Heavenly Demon! I have a question!”
“Ask.”
“Are we the same humanity as in another world?!”
“I think they’re identical.”

Humans themselves seemed the same.

It was just a difference of whether there was mana or not. The history of humanity in the other world was somewhat unclear. In the first place, weren’t humans slaves during the Titan era?

My guess is this.

Perhaps during the Titan era, Titan magicians were researching dimensional magic and summoned Homo sapiens from Earth, enslaving them as they were.

In other words, our planet was originally the world of the Titans.

Of course, it was just a guess, but I thought it was quite plausible.

“W-why would that…!”
“Then what about the theory of evolution?”
“W-what? Then the human species called Homo sapiens…”
“Maybe they just look similar?”
“No! In the first place, a god being humanoid…!”
“Personal god! A personal god in human form!”

The humanity of the other world and the humanity of Earth were the same.

At that, the reporters fell into a state of confusion once again. Even if I didn’t know well, this would be something that the academic world would clutch their heads over. Earthlings would question their origins.

Anyway, I answered the reporters’ questions in that way.

“The S-class monster Behemoth? It may be shocking news to you Earthlings, but that Behemoth was a trivial existence. Beyond that dimension, there are even stronger monsters overflowing. Even more transcendent and powerful somethings.”

I myself was such an existence.

“Uooooh!”
“Aaaaaaaah!!”
“Uwaaaaaaah!”

The reporters panicked or were confused by every word I said. But that didn’t mean the reporters’ curiosity would disappear.

So, I was surrounded by reporters, answering all sorts of questions. Earthlings heard about the existence of the other world, as well as the mana and other races there, and they raved and rolled their eyes back.

“Heavenly Demon-nim! Did you really come to help the humans of Earth!”

One reporter asked in the midst of it.

“Hehehe, do you not trust this Heavenly Demon? Of course, it’s a valid suspicion. But whether you trust me or not, don’t you think that fact doesn’t matter at all?”
“That means…”

No comment on that.

Next question.

“Heavenly Demon-shi! I have a question!”
“Speak.”
“Surely there were nine women following behind the Heavenly Demon-nim! W-who are they, and what kind of beings are they!!!”

—Hwaaa!

“Oooooooooh!”
“Oooooooooh!”
“Ooooooooooooooooh!”

At those words, the reporters’ concentration soared instantly. Even cheers erupted. Yes, it was a story about beautiful women. Of course, they couldn’t help but be curious.

“Ah, they are all. My queens and demigods.”
“Q-queens!!!! All nine of them!!!”
“That’s right.”

—Owaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!
—Ooooooooooooooooh!
—Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Cheers erupted.

If I looked at the real-time internet reactions, they’d probably be saying something like a harem god or something. Anyway, it was a good phenomenon. A god was ultimately an object of envy. An object of admiration. A god from another world with nine beautiful queens?

A movie had already come out.

Please ask Steven Sommers or James Cameron to direct.

—D-did you hear! The mysterious group of beauties were all the Heavenly Demon God’s queens!!! S-such a shocking event!!!

The reporter babbled.

“So, bringing those queens to this world means…”

The reporters asked.

“How could I leave my beloved queens behind when coming to another dimension? So, I accompanied them.”
“Oooooooooh!”

—A-amazingly, it seems the Heavenly Demon God of another world has a special love for his wives! I wonder what the marriage system of the other world is like!

This was a plus point.

“Demigod means!”
“It refers to a transcendent who has not yet become a god.”
“…!”

Then shall I bring up that story now?

“Ah, speaking of the queens.”

At those words, the reporters’ concentration rose again.

“My queens are very addicted to the desserts of Earth right now. Ice cream? Of course, but it seems that bread and sweets are also very delicious. You can’t even compare them to the ones in my world, they’re literally raving about them.”

I smiled at them and said.

“They’re so addicted that they’re even asking me to get them more desserts. So, I ask, where can I get more of those desserts? I can’t just stand by when my queens want to taste them.”

—…

Silence fell for a moment at those words.

“H-Heavenly Demon-nim…?”

One reporter asked with a dazed feeling.

“Are you saying that the queens… want desserts?”
“That’s right. Well, the queens’ joy is my joy. I want to get those delicacies of Earth for them. I ask again. Where can I get such things?”

In fact, it was a calculated question.

“W-we will!!!”
“No!!! We will!!!”
“We will treat you to everything!!!”

The reporters’ eyes were completely flipped.

Eyes burning with desire.

“All the desserts from each country! We will create a place to treat you to the best desserts!”
“N-no! No, no! We will do it!!! Leave it to us! We can get all the desserts on Earth!!”
“We can hire the best patissiers! Leave it to us!”
“No! Please, to us!!!”
“Please leave it to me!!!”
“We can treat you not only to desserts but also to all the delicacies of Earth!!!”
“We too! We have the best Japanese food!!!”
“No!!! The most delicious dishes on Earth!!!”

All the reporters gathered at the scene began to compete.

Yes.

The god from another world and his beautiful queens are said to be addicted to Earth’s desserts. From the Earthlings’ point of view? National pride, no. Earth pride was being secreted in lethal doses. Desserts that the god and demigods from another world are addicted to? The great Paris Baguette of Korea that hit the world market and made France cry out in injustice and tears! Something like that.

But what if you could provide a place to treat those divine beings to desserts?

It’s a jackpot.

It has to be a jackpot.

A 100% viewership rating.

“Hehehe, the queens will like it.”
“You seem to cherish the queens a lot!!!”
“My queens are my everything.”
“Oooooooooooooooooh!!!”

So, I looked at the reporters who were wailing like baby birds begging for food, saying they would treat me.

Ah.

But now that I think about it, it seems inconvenient to hold a press conference like this every time I talk about something.

Is there nothing?

Something where I can comfortably inform all the Earthlings around the world of my intentions without having to worry about anything else in the room.