Chapter 415 – [What Do You Do in the Rapture? Are You Busy? Can You Help Me?]

When I stopped again in space where I knew neither the top nor the bottom, Hibiki was already abandoned in a place so far away that even the moon could not be seen.

Thanks to his conception of himself, he was safe even at that speed because there is no atmosphere in space and there is no friction, but the earth has become you who are too far away from him.

“Shit”

Hibiki growled as he let out a disgust that could not be conveyed due to the lack of air.

I would have been able to defeat him if I had changed to another similar race, but Gar-Rekal, who had the right to rule using the blood of the enemy species, took advantage of it and was caught off guard.

It’s not true. He chased Hibiki to the far reaches of space because he knew he couldn’t win.

The battle was won, but the war was lost. It is only natural that soldiers who failed to protect the people they were supposed to protect would lose.

“Fuck, how do I get it back? I feel like a hitchhiker traveling through space out of nowhere. Is there even a passing spaceship?”

Hibiki doesn’t know how to tear through dimensions like the worst. This is because the technique of pinching the dimension needs to be backed up by one’s own knowledge and experience.

Most of the knowledge I received from Shuten was combat experience, so there was not much knowledge about that. Unexpectedly, it is not at the level of brain muscle, so there is a vast amount of information such as this and that, but the dimension is still a research field that Shuten lived in.

At least, that field of research is just temporarily creating inter-dimensional pressure and creating a formidable shock wave.

“Sweet, is there no choice but to run?”

It’s an extreme environment with no air and nothing to eat, but it doesn’t die, so if you run, you’ll be able to get to Earth somehow.

The problem is time. No matter how fast Hibiki goes, it will be after the work is over, and it will be too late.

Whoops!

At that time, something vibrated in the distance and approached at high speed. It was a vibration that couldn’t be transmitted to Hibiki because there was no medium, but it was a little different.

Before long, a gigantic dragon appeared. It was also a dragon that seemed to be a mechanical level that could be classified as a super-large enemy species.

“What is this again?!”

It is said that the probability of hitchhiking to a passing spaceship in the same universe as Hibiki is very, very slim, but in fact, if the other side noticed it and came to meet it, the story is different.

Clap! The scales and armor on the dragon’s chest opened, and a human figure appeared.

It was Reyes, who was working under Zion.

– Ah, ah, can you hear me? Delta Ca… No, it’s called Raise Expair, who works at the Mars Development Bureau.

“…I can hear it well, but can you hear it?

-There is a separate communicator like this. Even if you only have one side, you can communicate well enough. Anyway, I came to meet you. Let’s get on

“Then thank you for me”

Following Reyes’ guidance, Hibiki boarded the dragonoid, a giant mechanical dragon he drove, and looked around, showing curiosity.

It’s not Shuten or Hibiki or brain muscle. There is interest in this and that field, and furthermore, anyone who is made with technology that is far beyond the level of earth civilization is bound to be interested.

“Yeah, even with my memory, there hasn’t been anything like this that even space travel is possible like this. No, originally, space development was slow there.”

“Remember over there? You’re saying something unusual.”

“Then, what do you call memory over there?”

“…Excuse me, what’s your name? Aren’t you Mr. Shuten?”

“Is that Hibiki?”

Reyes exclaimed in amazement at his answer.

“No, how did you maintain your ego when you think about it?!”

“Honestly, I almost tasted it not once or twice, but sometimes the word Shuten came out of my mouth. And most of all, he gave it up voluntarily.”

“Ah…….”

Although not to the point of identity confusion, Hibiki sometimes refers to herself as Shuten instead of Hibiki. Especially when it comes to spitting out technical names.

However, the center of the ego is Hibiki, and Shuten has already disappeared. Without regret or remorse.

“Originally, if it’s enough to think about a previous life, it’s often because the lingering attachment to the previous life is too strong or because you were a transcendent person in the previous life, but Hibiki-san’s case is rather rare.”

“Well, honestly, I’m a bit like that if you ask me to stick with memories of thousands of years. I was lucky.”

When the memory of a human who has lived for at most a few decades and the memory of a youkai who has reigned for thousands of years, called the Demon King, collide with each other, it is better in the eyes of the one who loses. Even thinking about it now, Hibiki is grateful that Shuten completely passed over her memories.

“Right now, we’re going straight to Mars. Let’s go there and meet and talk to our employer first.”

“If it’s possible, why don’t you make a U-turn and go to that temple?”

“If you do that, I’ll intervene… I’d rather go to Earth if you want to go, but I can’t do that.”

It’s a vague but important issue. Even if they had contemplated, bringing Hibiki from Earth to Earth would be nothing more than a humane act, but dropping them into Gar-Rekal’s temple would be like intervening in their conflict. Earth’s technology can’t reach its temple.

The Earth is already a place where the Great Demon King has given up half of his hands, and the remaining half is not paying attention in a good way. It’s because we’re blocking all outside interference with the transcendent.

“First of all, we expected something like this. So we prepared as much as we could, but…”

“……Mars migration. How possible do you think it is?”

“A rough estimate, about 100 million.”

“Undefeated enemy”

“I can’t help it. With the equipment I have now, that’s the maximum. We also have a mutual position.”

If Reyes was the representative of the Mars Development Bureau, he could ask for support from Delta Castle in earnest and receive terraforming equipment, but Shion is the worst wife in the faction of the Great Demon King, the Absolute of Destiny. She can only care about the opposing faction or enemy.

But the worst case can be avoided. A population of 100 million is enough for humanity to continue.

“Okay, we’ve arrived soon.”

In the distance, a Martian city surrounded by a dome-shaped energy membrane can be seen.

The densely packed apartments and high-rise buildings, but nonetheless, don’t feel stuffy or look like that. It was such a city where regular beauty and formative beauty were visible when viewed from above.

“I don’t know who made it, but it’s really well made. Is it okay?”

“I think I did a good job for making it because I was pressed for time.”

Eventually, the dragonoid lands. The location is above the Horizon floating above the city, and part of the deck opens to welcome the Dragonoid.

Whoa!

As I entered the energy barrier, I began to hear sounds to see if there was air. However, the sound soon quieted down as they entered the hangar inside the Horizon.

“First of all, we will issue a guest ID… Our employer will tell you the details.”

“The negotiations I’m good at are holding the other person by the collar and shaking them.”

“Then die”

“I’m kidding. I don’t want to do that to my sister-in-law either.”

Hibiki set foot in Horizon in earnest and headed for the captain’s office where Shion was. He had many things to see and people to see, but the most important thing was Zion, so he went there first.

He soon reached the captain’s office and the door opened automatically as if he had already known and was waiting. There, Shion served him a separate cup of tea and welcomed him.

“Nice to meet you Shuten-san”

“Call me Hibiki. I’m that one.”

“…Is that so? To be honest, I was a bit surprised.”

Shion, too, seemed surprised that it was Hibiki, not Shuten, and slightly widened her eyes and put on a surprised expression. Any change in her facial expression that was recognizable to others was enough to tell how surprised she was.

But that’s not what’s important. Hibiki sat down and quenched his thirst with a cup of tea. He feels quite thirsty, probably because he came from swimming in space without air.

“Thank you for sending me back home. But why don’t you use your hands a little more?”

“Even if it looks like this, we are helping as much as we can.”

“Not my sister-in-law, that guy.”

“……..Ah”

Shion knows very well who Hibiki is talking about.

Worst cousin and best great hero. A transcendent who rose to the rank of Night Lord… And the man who killed Shuten, Hibiki’s previous life.

“Sorry, but that’s not possible. What would be his position if I asked him for help?”

“Oh, I guess you two don’t get along?”

“Isn’t it a great hero and a great demon king? Besides, he thinks of that person as a rival or nemesis.”

The simplest way, but the most difficult way. This is because it is not a cooperation of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but a request.

Worst of all, if only Zion is safe, he is his pride, he is an idiot, and he doesn’t care if he sells it. If she doesn’t take care of the person he can throw away all because of him, who will take care of him.

If I get scolded for it later, I’m willing to accept everything. Zion has already made up his mind.

“Well, if you say that, then I won’t be persistent. Then, can I get a separate plan or schedule? Oh, and alcohol.”

“There are good things about alcohol.”

“That’s good”

Drinking and quenching are two different things. As for drinks, Hibiki preferred alcohol to tea.

“And I heard that the maximum number of people can be accommodated is 100 million…… Can’t increase that more?”

“That’s already the maximum value. More than this is impossible even with our equipment.”

“Then I can’t help it”

What is unavoidable is unavoidable. The person who can solve it must be the one who can break the basic rule and present a new plan.

For example, the great hero Nightlord I just mentioned.

Hibiki, who was flipping through Shion’s plans, frowned and sighed.

“In the end, I have to choose.”

“It is inevitable”

“Okay, leave this to me”

“Are you all right?”

“Don’t look down on humans who have become former youkai who are now neither hostile nor force-users. People’s anger and hatred should rather be good for your health, it wouldn’t be bad.”

“There’s no need to do that on purpose. Even if I leave it to the machine…”

“Then, that hatred will only be directed at my sister-in-law. I have a certain amount of popularity and I won’t give in just because I get criticized a little, so don’t worry too much. Shall I compare that to the bad things I’ve received over the past 20 years for being cursed at by the rest of the people?”

Zion respected his decision.

No one would think that she would take a part of her bad karma that she should have to bear on her own.

*        *    *

Earth’s sky was tinted a faint green.

It would be nice if it was just that, but the Raph energy began to emit light Raph energy as it enveloped the entire earth. People will not immediately transform into an enemy species, but over time it will.

“This……..”

Baekli fell into despair as he felt the faint raff energy in the air.

In the end, the fact that the giant temple started to work means that they were eventually defeated.

It is pointless to struggle any longer. Even if they tried to put in more personnel… It would be impossible.

Drop a nuclear bomb on a guy in satellite orbit? There will be no damage to the temple, and rather the spread radiation will hasten the destruction of mankind.

Ride a spaceship and try again? It is not certain how precise the precision instruments will be within the Raff energy field. Even if it is less powerful than the force field of the previous temples, it will be lethal to electronic devices. Flying in a spaceship, the pinnacle of precision equipment, is like committing suicide. It will probably explode in the atmosphere before reaching satellite orbit.

In the end, the only way left is to accept death meekly.

“Ahhh……..”

It’s all his responsibility

The situation that has come to this, and the humanity that is about to die, are all his responsibility. As much as it stemmed from his choice, the weight weighed heavily on him.

Emotions boil inside. I vomited out the stuffy feelings and the disgusting pain as it was with a scream.

“Aaaaa!!!!!”

Baekli screamed more violently than any other physical pain. It is a desperate scream that comes from the feeling that his heart is being crushed by guilt.

The surviving force users and master users could only watch him quietly without saying anything.

Because there’s nothing more they can do.

Even if you try to struggle, it’s the same situation as if your foot itself was cut off. All that remains is how much longer you can survive.

“What will become of mankind…”

Someone muttered that.

But nobody knew the answer. Except for one person, the manager.