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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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Chapter 219
“Water God…”
Myorn tilted her head in confusion at the girl who called herself the Water God.
But Kaylen remained on guard, his expression rigid.
‘This world is resonating with her.’
The Water God had appeared in the very place where Kaina had vanished.
From the moment she revealed herself, the mana in the space naturally flowed toward her.
She was barely the size of a fingertip on the outside—
But in essence, she was no different from the mana that made up the world itself.
‘Only the Six Sword Path remains unaffected. Everything beyond that realm is already being taken.’
The floor of Myorn’s workshop was occupied by the Six Sword Path, its forms passing through.
But above that—everything belonged to the domain of the sword.
Before the Water God appeared, all the mana within the sword’s domain had been Kaylen’s to control freely…
Yet the moment she revealed herself, the mana naturally fell under her dominion.
She had a presence more than worthy of being called a god.
[Could you spare a moment to listen to me?]
Yet, despite her overwhelming presence—
Her demeanor was nothing but polite.
[Please…]
No, more than polite—
She even seemed desperate.
‘There’s no hostility.’
Kaylen thought as much and asked her,
“The Water God… Had you not already fully become the Dragon God?”
[Yes. Most of me transformed into the Dragon God to eliminate the foreign threat. However, I preserved the foundation necessary to sustain this planet.]
Saying this, the Water God looked at herself as if troubled.
[Truthfully, I had intended to meet you in a more proper form… But this was the limit to avoid the Celestial Demon God’s gaze. Even using the Dragon God’s herald as a medium wasn’t enough.]
The Dragon God’s herald.
Kaylen turned to the spot where Kaina had vanished.
‘She didn’t even try to resist my sword.’
Had she already known that she would become the Water God’s vessel upon her death?
‘That fanatic was consistent, even in the face of death.’
Kaylen ended his thoughts about Kaina there and asked the Water God,
“So, what is it you want to say?”
[You’re willing to listen?!]
“I can at least hear you out.”
Myorn, watching from the side with her arms crossed, silently observed Kaylen looking down at the Water God.
Before she knew it, she found herself feeling that he was being disrespectful.
‘W-Why am I thinking like this…?’
At first, the mana the Water God emitted was so faint that Myorn hadn’t even realized she was a deity.
But after hearing her speak a few times, Myorn unconsciously felt the urge to lower herself before her.
It made sense—after all, every living being on land was, in one way or another, under the Water God’s influence.
But unlike Myorn, Kaylen remained as composed as ever.
“Then, speak.”
At that moment, the Water God suddenly bowed deeply.
[Please, save us.]
“W-Water God?!”
[The Celestial Demon God seeks to destroy this world. If we lose to him, this planet will be utterly annihilated.]
"......"
[If you do not intervene, we can banish him. But if you choose to aid him… this world has no future.]
So, even after descending in person, this was all the Water God had to say?
A mere plea for mercy.
Kaylen smirked bitterly.
“Well. To me, whether it’s the Dragon God or the Celestial Demon God, one is no different from the other. No… considering the harm your side has inflicted on the Meier clan, you are the ones I detest more.”
[Even so… If this planet disappears, humanity will lose its home. The flourishing of life here was nothing short of a miraculous outcome born from countless coincidences. If this world is destroyed, there will be no place left for living beings to exist.]
“What, didn’t the Celestial Demon God come from the moon? If he did, then doesn’t that mean there’s land on the moon where life can survive?”
[……What?]
The Water God was visibly shaken at Kaylen’s words.
[He came from the moon? What are you talking about?!]
“You didn’t know?”
[That… That’s impossible. His former self was the Celestial God! A god of the heavens, a god of light who freely wields the power of the sun. How could he possibly have come from the moon?!]
“Well, the sun rises on the moon too, doesn’t it?”
Kaylen said as he observed her.
‘She’s never even considered a connection between the Celestial Demon God and the moon.’
Despite fighting for so long, she knew less than he did.
‘At this rate, the Celestial Demon God has way too much of an advantage.’
A prolonged battle between the two gods would only favor him.
Kaylen decided to share what he had learned from the Earth God.
“The Earth God told me—his goal is to restore Theia.”
[The Earth God… Did he really say that?]
The moment his name was mentioned, the desperation on the Water God’s face vanished, replaced by an icy coldness.
It was a complete shift from the pleading expression she had worn moments ago.
‘So, this is her true face.’
Kaylen could tell.
There was no way an absolute existence like her would genuinely beg for her life.
[Answer me.]
“Yeah. He admitted it himself when he spoke of contacting the Celestial Demon God in the Abyssal Void.”
[……So the Earth God has already made contact. No, of course he has. The Celestial God has already conquered the Demon Realm. If he used the Abyssal Void, he could have easily made contact…]
The Water God muttered to herself.
Unlike before, she now anxiously chewed on her thumb.
[Kaylen, then… knowing this, are you still helping the Celestial Demon God?]
“And?”
[You are aware that restoring Theia means the complete destruction of this planet, aren’t you?]
Watching her questioning him with such a demanding tone, Kaylen smirked.
“You don’t seem to understand the position of someone making a request, Water God.”
[……Ah.]
“He swore on the name of the Celestial Demon God to preserve the territory of the Starn Empire. But what can you offer me?”
[I… I will also promise to preserve the Human Realm. I swear it on my name!]
“So, the same terms as the Celestial Demon God.”
Kaylen, uninterested, waved his hand dismissively.
The Water God hurriedly spoke.
[No, please wait! Do you really believe his words? To restore Theia, he must destroy this planet… Do you truly think he will keep his promise to preserve the Human Realm?]
“I don’t believe him entirely.”
If the Celestial Demon God’s true goal was Theia’s restoration, then this planet would inevitably have to be destroyed.
No matter how much he swore on his name, trusting him was difficult.
“But you’re just as untrustworthy.”
Swoosh.
Kaylen slowly lifted his foot.
His foot moved toward where the Water God stood.
[You… you’re not serious.]
As Kaylen’s shadow fell over her, the Water God’s voice trembled with disbelief.
“Next time, bring better terms to convince me.”
Crack!
Without mercy, Kaylen stomped her down.
[This… this is impossible…! How dare you!!]
Up until the moment she was trampled, she had never truly believed he would go through with it.
The Water God screamed hysterically as she vanished.
“H-How could you… to a god…?”
Myorn’s expression was one of sheer disbelief.
“The ones I’m fighting are all gods too. What makes the Water God any different?”
Kaylen casually dispelled his sword aura.
At that moment, a black light descended from the ceiling, and the fallen angel Arashiel hurriedly entered Myorn’s workshop.
“What happened?!”
“It’s nothing. The Dragon God’s envoy came to negotiate.”
“W-What?!”
How could that be considered nothing?
Arashiel was visibly shocked.
“So, I just crushed her.”
Kaylen gestured nonchalantly to his foot.
Arashiel looked at the water pooling beneath Kaylen’s feet.
Sensing the ominous mana within the droplets, his expression grew serious.
“……Can you tell me exactly what the Dragon God’s envoy said?”
“It was obvious. She wanted me to join their side.”
“You truly refused, correct?”
“You don’t believe me?”
Kaylen ground his foot against the water once more before stepping back.
Arashiel looked down at the water beneath his feet, then slowly nodded.
“……I believe you.”
“I see. But were you watching me or something? How did you know to come so quickly?”
“The Celestial Demon God told me to check on you. He briefly sensed an unusual power.”
With that, Arashiel’s previously serious expression completely shifted into a bright smile as he approached Kaylen.
“And watching you? You know my heart, don’t you?”
“What am I supposed to know?”
“That I adore you. That’s why I simply don’t want to leave your side.”
Even after experiencing rejection before, was he really trying to smooth things over with just a smile?
Kaylen spoke with an unyielding expression.
“I did make a deal with the Celestial Demon God. But it was an agreement between equals, nothing more. He has no right to watch over me.”
“So, that means…”
“Enough. Don’t spy on me again. If you do, I’ll cut off your head next time.”
“A-All right…”
Arashiel forced a nod with a smile.
‘H-How could he…’
His body and wings trembled.
It was the first time he had ever been treated this coldly by someone he was interested in.
‘…This won’t do. I’ll have to come in my true form.’
He couldn’t accept defeat like this.
Arashiel resolved to return as the "Lunar True Form," one that could completely captivate Kaylen.
‘This bastard… I’ll make him my slave, no matter what.’
[So, you failed after all.]
[Tch. That insolent wretch…!]
[It was a pointless effort.]
The Dragon God communicated with the will of the Water God that resided within him.
[Instead of wasting time on that, you should trust in my strength. My full self—bowing to a mere human. Do you have no pride as a god?]
[Pride means nothing compared to preserving this planet.]
[And yet, you were trampled underfoot.]
[…Shut up!]
She had set out confidently, claiming she would persuade him.
Seeing the Water God return in disgraceful failure, the Dragon God scoffed.
Kaylen.
There wasn’t a single thing he liked about the man.
‘But the way he toyed with the Water God… that was entertaining.’
As the Dragon God was thinking this—
Within the immense flames that made up his body, an anomaly began to emerge.
[This is…?]
Though it was only a small fraction of the massive fire engulfing the entire Geysir continent,
The Dragon God couldn’t hide his surprise at the presence of a foreign mana within his flames.
To have gone unnoticed even by his own eyes…
The strange mana soon gathered—
And took form.
It was a shape the Dragon God knew well.
[The Six Sword Path…]
Seeing it, the Dragon God recalled his past battle with Kaylen when he was still incomplete.
He had lost to him back then.
But he had believed that by absorbing the Six Sword Path’s mana left in the ground, he had further perfected Infinity…
[So, he had infiltrated me since then!]
Srrr…
The Six Sword Path slowly began to rotate.
And from within it, Kaylen’s voice echoed.
“Now that the surveillance is gone, let’s negotiate again, Water God.”
[Y-You…!]
“Did you prepare better terms this time?”
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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
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