Chapter 94 - Playing with Calamity Disaster
A truly unpredictable situation had occurred before me.
A natural disaster that was ready to walk and destroy at every step, already in my sight.
The Great Hero in the past had once faced one of the followers of the Goddess of Destruction.
Doesn't that mean the world had almost been destroyed in the past timeline?
[ That's a story from the past, right when this world was still trying to stabilize its developing magic core, Lily-chan. ]
While I was lost in my thoughts, the Goddess Aurora had joined this one-way communication in my mind.
[ At that time, the world was still a speck adjusting to develop a magic energy core that was as spread as possible at every end. ]
[ The world that Lily-chan lived in was originally part of the leaves of the Imaginary Tree that grew after its trunk received a supply of magic from all the Goddesses who had succeeded in creating a new realm to store their sacred power. ]
[ The law that applied at that time was that all the Goddesses had to give their unique magic touch to make the Imaginary Tree continue to grow until it united its seven layers of leaves into one whole. ]
[ Lily-chan must have known why there are seven different layers of worlds in Lily-chan's world with magic walls separating them. ]
I know about that theory, a theory that suggests that this world is divided into seven layers with magic walls separating them.
The first layer is of course where humans and several other races live who are still unaware of how to penetrate the magic wall to the second layer of the wall.
If we refer to this theory, of course, this makes Ciel and Sia at a level of beings far above me. Sia who is one of the Saintesses of the Goddess who controls the sky feels much more dignified compared to me as a Saintess who still inhabits the first layer of the world.
At first, I was not too interested in studying the layers of the world that is divided into seven like this, it's just that the magic book belonging to one of the Great Heroes said that the other layers of the world have magic resources that need to be exploited so that the weak people in the first layer of the world don't cause too much trouble.
Honestly, that was the right idea because I have known and met several people who often cause a lot of trouble because of stupidity.
Ah, that was a bit rude of me. Let's just say that the Great Hero and I have one thing in common like... we are uncomfortable when faced with people who have difficulty understanding things and tend to look stupid.
[ Lily-chan... ]
[ That's the kind of thinking that should occur to someone who has reincarnated several times and has become too tired of seeing stupidity. ]
I guess it's natural to be tired of seeing stupidity, Goddess Aurora.
[ I know and I won't say anything to change that from you, Lily-chan. ]
[ Because... I don't care about the stupidity that humans will do anymore. ]
[ If humans do something stupid again to my Saintess or Lily-chan, I will personally give a holy prophecy by bringing a holy war where only you and Hana are high-command holy-war-right to take command all the followers who worship me. ]
Goddess Aurora, isn't that a bit too much?
The responsibility of me and Hana will be very heavy if such a holy prophecy comes down to all your followers.
Forget about such a terrible thing and heavy responsibility.
What should I do to buy time before my Goddess returns with her personal affairs in order?
[ I don't know, how about playing around with that cursed sword? ]
[ Isn't Lily-chan also curious about the raw power of the Golden King Bear with a body that is already under the control of the cursed sword? ]
Compared to curiosity, I would rather not create a pointless conflict.
Is there a peaceful way to resolve the conflict with this cursed sword?
[ A peaceful way? ]
[ I think that's a bit impossible, Lily-chan. ]
[ A cursed sword that has evolved from receiving a direct supply of holy magic energy from the Goddess will not easily accept a new Master. ]
[ Unless the candidate for the new Master has met the requirements. ]
[ Oh! I know the fun thing about this. ]
[ Are you interested in a challenge, Lily-chan? ]
I can feel that the Goddess Aurora is going to do something to me.
"I guess I wouldn't mind if it was a challenge that didn't make me sweat too much," I muttered under my breath as I moved closer to the Golden King Bear who was looking down as if it was looking for something.
[ Alright! Complete the Quest I gave you with perfect marks, Lily-chan! ]
Right after the Goddess Aurora said that, the view in front of my eyes seemed to be blocked by floating text along with a transparent box that looked like an information board.
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Quest Yurification
Main Quest: Play with the Swordy Bear!
Information notes left by the Goddess Aurora:
Bears are supposed to be cute animals. Their bodies which are supposed to be covered in soft hair would look like a high-rise bed. However, a disaster has turned a bear into a scary figure. A cursed sword has awakened the evil power hidden within the bear's body. Will this mysterious heroine be able to make a bear that is drowning in evil free from the cursed sword's control?
Main Quest Clearing Requirements:
[+] Avoid all attacks made by the Golden King Bear.
[+] [Additional] Parry one attack made by the cursed sword.
[+] Survive until the five-minute time limit has passed.
Main Quest Completion Reward:
[+] Title: King of Stealth Slime
[+] Title: Queen of Stealth Slime
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My eyes quickly read the information given by the Goddess Aurora along with a writing stating my willingness to accept the Quest given by the Goddess Aurora.
[ Is Lily-chan willing to take on this Quest? ]
Your adventure continues at empire
"Isn't the answer obvious?" I replied with a small mutter.
Tapp... tapp...
"Hey, aren't you a little bored looking for a new Master to replace your old Master?" when the distance between me and the Golden King Bear was close, I could feel the pressure of the magical energy that would drive people crazy if they got this close.
"If you have the free time to wait for your old Master to come back, wouldn't it be better to play with me while waiting for your old Master to come back?"
"Ahh... Your old master will return if these fools intend to summon the Goddess of Destruction to return to this world again."
Sriingg...
While saying that sentence, I pointed the sharp tip of my katana at the Golden King Bear who was bowing head.
"... Playing..."
"... While waiting for the old master..."
"... Sounds fun..."
"... I like playing..."
Kaboomm!!
Baammm!!
I entered my serious mode as the pressure of the magical energy inside the Golden King Bear's body grew even greater.
It felt like I had been toyed with by the Goddess Aurora using my Yurification System blessing and coincidentally the real game would be brought by this Golden King Bear.
"... Human girl..."
"... I'm coming!"
Without any warning or fair preparation, I could feel the Golden King Bear's body immediately speeding towards me.
A heavy wind immediately hit me along with traces of dense magic flow that could destroy my body in one attack.
Using my eyesight that was starting to slow down, it didn't change my situation at all that I could be cornered easily. If facing other knights or swordsmen who looked slow in my eyes, this attack will be easy to evade but this Golden King Bear attack was five times faster than them along with the overflow of magic energy that provided additional attacks.
I immediately avoided the sudden attack using Sakura Dash and twisted my body to return to a standing position.
Kabaaammm!!
The impact from the Golden King Bear's large and agile body created a crater with the position of large fist that had hit the ground.
"Hey, at least give the signal to attack!" shouted myself who was behind the Golden King Bear's body and avoided it perfectly.
Kraakkk...
The Golden King Bear's hand immediately rose after hearing my scream.
"... Sorry..."
"... Got used to attacking suddenly..."
The veins in my head immediately filled with blood flow after hearing such an answer that was not filled with guilt.
"Hey! If possible! Do it in a chivalrous manner by giving respect to your opponent or..."
The moment my words were cut off in half, I immediately used one of Noel's frequently used hiding magic techniques. A technique that should not be used openly like this had enveloped my body with a black shadow that separated my presence from the cold air filled with silence.
Sink into the world of black shadows and disappear like the figure of an Assassin ambushing from behind the shadows, I stepped lightly towards the Golden King Bear who looked wary of surroundings.
At the same time, I immediately raised my phantom presence behind the Golden King Bear's body and gave a deceptive attack full of surprises.
The Golden King Bear's body reacted quickly after my phantom presence stood behind its body and quickly slammed its heavy hand.
Kabbaammm!!
The violent shaking of the ground occurred again.
Whether it was due to pure strength or driven by the overflow of magical energy from the cursed sword, its destructive power was enormous.
"Hey, don't get too excited like that," while saying that, I put a small slash behind the Golden King Bear's body that had turned around.
Slaasshh!!
"GROOOAANN!!" the Golden King Bear screamed after receiving a small slash wound behind its body.
My body immediately came out of the black shadow.
"Ah, sorry if this looks sneaky."
"I'll play fair..."
"If you play fair too..."
While saying that, I gave the Golden King Bear a small smile and for some reason, the entire herd of stealth slimes and the remaining adventurer party felt goosebumps when they saw me smile like this.