Chapter 288 – Possibilities in the Palm of Your Hand

– I only looked forward to the day we met.

It was the first voice I had ever heard in my life.

Even in a wide open space, the voice flowing from the mass of light spreads and echoes like a ripple.

It was a magic that aroused wonder, so mysterious that it was mistaken.

There was an illusion that lifted the spirits and planted hope and optimism in the heart.

‘Wisp? No···.’

The secret to keeping me sane without being possessed or, conversely, screaming at this situation is not great.

Sharply forging an intelligent creature is, after all, an experience.

It is because he understands the fact that time can stop at the touch of someone transcendent as he moves in and out of the space of imagery.

“Kuk!”

The only freedom is gaze and breath.

My throat is clear, but my body is still inconvenient.

– I’m ashamed of myself for not being polite and hastily approaching you. I’ll make it easier for you. Please stay awhile.

The mass, which seemed to disappear if I hit it with my hand, moved left and right as if observing me.

Charleureuk-!

The light metal sound was familiar, but the chain continued with the first situation in front of my eyes.

Even though Gleipnir wasn’t called by name, he ran out of the space alone.

The ends of the chain trembled in front of the sphere of light.

‘How can I do it alone…?’

The way he warned me not to touch me while feeling fear from the light in front of me.

I felt it clearly even for me, who is connected by ear.

– Huhuhu… He’s a lovely child who was born out of contradiction. Don’t be so intimidated. It’s beautiful to see the children holding their differences and holding each other tightly so that they don’t fall apart.

Geeying!

With the flash, my body found freedom, and I felt the realization that time had begun to flow again.

It was flowing confinedly around me.

The saintess and Magella are still frozen.

“Whoa…!”

As I let out a sigh that had piled up, Gleipnir, who had been threatening me in front of me, came back and wrapped itself in my hand.

Perhaps thanks to the gentle touch of Gleipnir, his heart quickly regained composure.

– I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you feel insecure.

I struggled as I saw the light spreading desperate benevolence without vocal chords.

Even if there is no face to be seen, there is someone to be expected.

“Goddess…?”

– Okay. You don’t have the qualifications to call yourself a creator god and the sky, but if you do, your understanding will be quicker.

The round light moved up and down feebly in a floating state, and the shape seemed to be shaking its head.

‘Creation?’

I had a pile of things I wanted to ask about my situation, but I brought out the curiosity that came to my ears right away.

“All life on this continent… Isn’t I, without exception, also a life created by the hands of the goddess?”

The existence of divine power is the proof of a goddess.

And in conversations with Akarite NPCs, the creator is only referred to as a ‘goddess’.

So the word of the goddess that I cannot be called a creator god caught her nerves.

– I just returned the vessel to contain the wandering soul to the state before the loss. As a result, the limits of interference are also clear.

It seemed certain that the goddess had brought me into this world.

She thought for a long time, but the goddess quietly waited for her mouth to open without any movement.

“Why did she come to visit me instead of the saint who prayed?”

– Let’s talk first.

The light, who acknowledged that she was a goddess, continued her explanation to convince me with a relaxed yet soft voice.

The fact that I am a person from another world is understandable.

In addition, thinking was too realistic to be called a god.

– The children I created with my own hands cannot escape the realm of possibility that I assume. For that reason, I started looking for a sword outside to prepare for future events.

“That’s… Isn’t it just me?”

I’ve always thought there might be more people like me.

The case is a little different, but there is also Robert who comes to mind right away.

– At first, there were nine swords that I drew and selected by force. Even so, there are two of them now.

‘Nine people?’

It was a harsh world, so I was quick to understand.

There was no need to ask who the remaining two were.

The most important question at this point is just one.

“I like my life in this world…And I understand the reason, so I don’t dare to argue with it. However, I still don’t know why the Goddess came to me.”

– A child called an adventurer. Will you accept my request?

The conversation developed with the feeling that it was cut off.

Every single word of the goddess surprised me.

“… Request? Request me?!”

Despite showing the transcendent ability to stop time.

The goddess was trying to please me, so I got a really strange feeling.

– We will give you a reasonable reward according to your life in the world.

If it was a request from the goddess, the people of the church might immediately put their heads on the floor and move with the momentum to give up even their hearts.

I calmly read the situation while kneading the Gleipnir in my hand.

“I want to hear and judge the content.”

Along with the voice of course, the light showed the ability to remind of a hologram and created various shapes.

– The extremely ominous things that are commonly called demons are not the responsibility or life that I created.

The goddess seemed to want to do her best to express her seriousness.

The image of the horned devil jumping and jumping in anger had a sense of humor, like a shabby paper play.

“So, is there a human god and a demon god or something like that?”

Apart from the quality of the play shown in front, the content the goddess tells was a setting I had never heard of that was not mentioned in the game.

– In this dimension, there is no God other than me who is allowed to create. It’s a self-evident fact that doesn’t even need to be denied. Doesn’t the ominousness of being a devil come over from another dimension?

“Since you mentioned the possibility… In the flow, demons cause incidents that the Goddess didn’t expect. I don’t know if my understanding is correct.”

– Okay. Even though he is a god that everyone admires, when faced with the possibility that other gods have elaborated on, he will show imperfections that he cannot have any certainty about…

After a long pause, the goddess transparently put her emotions into her words.

– ···I’m afraid of the present, where there is no definite answer in the future, which seems insignificant.

“Is it true that you want me to deal with the devil?”

– The goal itself is the same, but the path to the road is different.

Even though there are no pupils in the luminous light, it feels like watching the praying saintess with affection.

– A great crisis will come to my beloved child. Confusion that cannot be clearly imagined is approaching… Please protect that child.

Even though she is a saint, she realizes that she is loved by the goddess so much that it is not awkward even if it is a favoritism.

Her hair was messy.

I, who spent time scratching my chin and head to be cautious, came up with an answer.

“I can’t always be by her side.”

– In the moment of crisis, the two will be together. There, he came here because he could not observe what choice the adventurer named ‘Roman’ would make.

“Honestly, even if such a situation is forced to be created… If it is dangerous enough for the Goddess to worry about, I might not move no matter what the reward is.”

Ignoring the swaying goddess as if she had a lot to say, she spat out her words to the end.

“My life is not my own. As long as I claim to be the head of the household, I cannot be swayed by outside pressure.”

The existence of a god with the power of creation was regarded as something that reached the end of reason beyond the scope of cognition.

However, the goddess I was facing now was like a person suffering from heartache.

I can feel that you are clearly going through conflicts and worries in my words.

– ···I will tell you without lies the fact that I didn’t mention because I don’t like the tone. If that child disappears, the world will be blackened with chaos. The crisis in which life in this world collapses into slavery also ceases to be fiction.

‘The saintess is such an important person?’

There.

The words spoken by the goddess were like a seizure switch for me dreaming of a happy life with my women.

Even so, now you have to beat the stone bridge until it breaks.

“I’m sorry to say disrespectful words… But I’m not a member of the church, and I’m no different from an outsider. How can I believe the words of the goddess?”

– Whoops… IndeedHis attitude is also wonderful and trustworthy. However, there is ‘she’ who is holding her sword hilt and watching this place carefully, how can she tease her mouth as she pleases?

‘Is she her?’

Before my doubts could be answered, the goddess spoke in a voice steeped in worry.

– If that child does not exist, the word peace becomes an illusion as time goes by. Sorrow will resound through the night and harmony will be shattered. My innocence will be damaged, and the only pleas I hear will be cries for the freedom of the soul.

“Even if you say that, I can’t be sure. If the time comes and I can make a decision… How about it?”

The sphere began to sway, distorting its shape.

The light, whose presence itself had begun to fade, reflected the corner of his mouth, filled with momentary satisfaction.

– Thank you. That’s enough.

– Needless to say, the reward for the quest will come when the situation is resolved.

Let the sphere vanish like ash in the wind.

Time began to find its place and return.

*****

Lilyne lies in the hospital room and she falls asleep more than five times a day.

Some of her sleep was less than 10 minutes, and some were more than an hour.

The peaceful dream began to turn into a nightmare again, and her ups and downs began to stand out.

Demons and crows do not appear in groups like the first time, but gradually increase in number.

“…”

Even so, the unclean creature was torn helplessly in front of the black beast.

-Kreuk!

Lilyne caressed the beast that came back snorting after finishing its task.

The size is definitely smaller.

Although it had shrunk to less than half of its original size, only the trustworthy momentum remained unchanged, and Lilyne raised the corners of her mouth.

“Thank you every time.”

-Greureung… Sniff!

Lilyne, who could not reach his head and scratched his chin, showed her goodwill.

I found a familiar scar on the beast’s jaw.

He stopped his hand at the thought that came to him.

“Huh? This…”