NOVEL NEXT Chapter 428
[……I Won’t Forgive You.]
Alice stood up from her seat and said.
[It doesn’t matter if you’re a goddess or whatever.]
[That’s right.]
Claire finally came to her senses and said.
[No matter what, I will make you suffer as much as my sister.]
Ah, this.
[I won’t allow you to control the world as you wish.]
That’s it. It’s that event where the protagonists take turns saying a line in the final boss battle of every series.
The dialogue continued even after Charlotte.
[We will take back our time, with Sylvia!]
[You foolish…].
The goddess muttered as she watched Leo shout out a heroic line from the front.
[…You have very little time left. Unless that divine child over there dies and stops time, eventually, you will meet your doom.]
But if Sylvia turns back time, the goddess will find another way to kill her. She’ll probably use a method to ensure instant death more convincingly.
[Fine then. Until then, let me toy with you.]
With that, the goddess’s body expanded to occupy half the screen.
…Yeah, it feels like the ground the protagonists are standing on is fan-shaped.
That’s why that giant boss is right there.
Even in her enlarged state, the goddess’s face still radiated light.
[Whoa, wwww, Sylvia’s giant breasts are back againwwwww.]
“……”
I couldn’t tolerate that chat and immediately banned them.
That’s a goddess. Not me.
Of course, they might have referred to the game’s Sylvia, but it still felt unpleasant to me.
And, the final battle of the game began.
The majestic theme music fitting for a boss battle, described as “somewhat grand Latin background music,” filled the air. Naturally, I couldn’t understand a single word of the lyrics, but it was probably related to this game.
As expected of a company good at making music, this background score was nice too.
“Seeing this, I feel a bit pity that the goddess isn’t fighting directly.”
Alice tilted her head.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, it’s a game, so turns are being taken anyway, but if it were a real fight, it’s unmatchable.”
Alice responded to Claire’s question.
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yeah. When magic is used, the background changes to a place that’s not actually in the game, and when an ultimate move is used, the background either turns completely black or white. They tend to ignore terrain when using skills as well.”
“Right. Honestly, if you had guns, you’d likely be shooting from trench to trench instead of fighting up close.”
Charlotte chimed in.
“Casting magic gets interrupted sometimes, so that feature’s included here, but seeing how leisurely you can use powerful spells multiple times compared to real battles is a bit unrealistic.”
…But pointing that out now…
[Is this… the weight of reality?]
[Let’s keep the game as a game, shall we?]
[These are people who have been through another worldㅋㅋㅋㅋ.]
See, even the chat is bewildered.
“Perhaps the goddess may have seen some detailed future.”
My words gathered attention in the room.
“We might think it impossible now, but it could have been possible in the time of ‘not me, Sylvia.’ So the goddess brought ‘me’ here.”
That’s right. I was interpreting this game a bit differently.
That future, owing to the conclusion that the goddess absolutely couldn’t stop, led her to probably transport me to Azernar.
“Still, we were able to end things without even seeing the goddess’s face, sister.”
Claire said.
“Our being here is also the result of the goddess’s struggles.”
[Was that the setup?]
[They’re surprisingly resilientㅋㅋㅋㅋ.]
I didn’t pay much attention to what was being said in the chat.
Though we didn’t fight the goddess directly, we could still see the story of the game’s sequel.
Having come to this world, I enjoyed several months without any worries, so in the end, there was no need for regret.
Thinking that even the goddess got played, I felt satisfied with that choice.
Even if I return someday, it would become a great memory.
*
It took a bit of time to revive fallen characters a few times.
Because I spent quite a few skill points in the Sylvia battle, the timing for my ultimate move was tighter than I expected.
Still, I managed to withstand the attack while buying time and succeeded in clearing the game.
At first, I thought the kids who grew a lot without me could defeat the goddess, but after actually playing it, it seemed like a game allowance after all.
It had slipped my mind that since the player characters had flashy and exaggerated skill effects, so did the enemies’.
How could one win against an opponent that creates something like a black hole in thin air?
The real goddess probably couldn’t do that much, right? Does some limitation appear when manifesting in the world?
[……I see. In the end, it’s failure again…….]
The goddess muttered as her HP drained completely.
[However, I am an eternal being. Someday, when time flows and even you cease to exist, I can attempt this again.]
[By then, others like us will surely be waiting.]
Leo said.
The goddess didn’t reply to that and vanished into thin air.
[No, no, no!]
[Claire.]
Sylvia was still barely holding on.
But even in the game’s graphics, her face looked very pale, so she wasn’t in a condition to hold on much longer.
[……Thank you, everyone. You all did well.]
Light began to stream from Sylvia’s body.
Could that be the goddess’s power that Sylvia had left over?
Sylvia’s abilities that the goddess couldn’t take until the very end.
Well, I suppose it technically was the goddess’s power.
[It’s time to say goodbye. Thank you for dealing with an unwelcome guest all this time.]
[No, no, no!]
[Claire!]
[Sylvia!]
[Please, Sylvia, no!]
Claire, Alice, Leo.
And everyone else, even the other kids who tagged along, were calling out for Sylvia.
[If I die, the remaining power will be used for you all. There will be conflicting aspects. The fate you held in your hands will return, and at the same time, the world you experienced with me—]
Sylvia’s gaze stopped at Claire.
A slight smile appeared on Sylvia’s lips.
She raised her bloodied hand and touched Claire’s face.
[Surely, your past will return to those blessed times….]
[No, sister? Sister…?]
Sylvia’s hand fell.
As Claire tried to catch that slowly falling hand, it vanished into a flurry of light from her fingertips.
[No, no, no!]
As Claire screamed, the screen slowly faded to white.
And—
Would you like to save?
I pressed YES without hesitation.