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Published at 1st of November 2019 11:14:30 AM
Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Dialogue


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The cave was filled with the high-pitched voice of the crying Killing Machine . I spoke to the Killing Machine using the earth snake microphone .

「Hey . Can you hear me? 」

「Ugh, Agh…Ah, Ye…Yes! 」

「I am Listarte . You can call me Lista . Do you have a name? 」

「No, I don’t . 」

「Okay, let’s see…You sound like a girl . Then, what about “Kiriko”? I could call you “Kiri”!* It’s a good name!」

On this instant…

*cries aloud*

The crying was getting louder and louder by the minute .

「So…Sorry!! You dislike that name, right!? I just said “Kiriko” because it’s an easy way to remember since it’s an abbreviated form of Killing Machine!!」

「Ugh…That’s not it…! I…I am so happy…! 」

「Eh? 」

「Because I never thought I’d have a name for myself…! It feels like a dream…! 」

Tha…Thank goodness! “She” seemed to be pleased with the name!

I told Kiriko to rest assured because those earth snakes around her body were harmless .

「…Okay . I have to go now . 」

「Miss Lista . You’re leaving already? I’m so lonely…Ugh… 」

She was going to cry again!! Hmm…What should I do…

「Kiri! Wait a second! 」

When I left the cave, I opened the portal that led to the Flower Garden of the God’s realm .

The Goddess of Earth was wearing a straw hat under the beautiful sky without clouds…Mariya, the ONEE deity, was watering some flowers with a water pot .

「Ah, excuse me, Lady Mariya . Hello… 」

This was the first time I’ve met with Mariya since the incident where Seiya buried her in the muddy ground and stepped on her head .

「Oh my . Hello there . 」

Mariya greeted me with a robust male voice . It seemed that she didn’t care to hide her secret from me anymore . But, when I saw Mariya’s face, I became even more surprised . There was a blue beard growing on her face . It looked as if she didn’t take care of her skin lately .

Mariya laughed slightly when she saw how stunned my eyes were .

「Rumors about me have spread since then . The other gods found out that I was an ONEE deity . I didn’t tell them myself, but somehow, it feels kinda strange and refreshing that all of them know about me now . That’s why I don’t resent Seiya cutie anymore . 」

「Is…Is that so! I’m glad for you! 」

「Well, if I have the chance, I’d like to dig him from behind . 」

「Didn’t you just say that you don’t resent him anymore!?…By…By the way, Lady Mariya! I have a request to make…」

I pointed to the cute pink flowers that I spotted early on .

「Can I have those flowers? 」

「Oh my . That’s totally fine . I’ll put them on a beautiful and grand flowerpot so that it would be easy to carry them with pride . 」

「No, please…Just give them to me on a normal flowerpot…! 」

After I received the flowers from Mariya, I went back to the cave where Kiriko was isolated .

「…Ugh . Ugh . 」


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I could hear her sobs from all over the cave .

「Kiri? 」

「Ah! Miss Lista! 」

I invoked the portal on the muddy wall to make a connection between my place and the cave where Kiriko was standing still . I just opened the portal’s door a little bit and…

「Here! 」

I closed the portal immediately after throwing the flowers I’ve got from the God’s realm .

「Ah . Excuse me . Miss Lista? But, did the flowers just fly here with a great speed…? 」

That’s right . This was the only way to give the flowers to Kiriko without going through the portal .

I spoke through the earth snake microphone .

「Kiri! Those flowers are for you! 」

「For…For me? 」

「Yes! They’re beautiful, aren’t they? 」

「Ye…Yes! Extremely beautiful! And…I felt relieved to speak to you again! 」

「Okay . So, you won’t cry anymore? 」

「Yes! I’ll do my best! 」

I heard Kiriko’s voice from afar when I tried to leave the cave with the earth snake microphone .

「Miss Lista…Will you come to see me again? 」

「Yeah! Of course! 」

I responded to Kiriko with a smile .

The next day .

After I saw the whole area of Tarmine full of golems, I asked Seiya the following .

「It seems that the scenery didn’t change that much from yesterdays . How many golems did you create so far?」

I waited for a while, but there was no reply .

「…Seiya? 」

This hero was always quiet and secretive . But, today, Seiya was quieter than usual . I stared closely at him and I noticed that he was staring at a single point in the distance . He looked like a firm statue as if he didn’t have a beating heart . It was obviously strange .

「Hey, Seiya! 」

I shook his shoulders . Still, he didn’t answer me .

「Hey!? Are you okay!? 」

I became increasingly worried . Therefore, I shook his shoulders violently .

*cracking sound*

…I heard a dry sound as if something broke . On this moment, Seiya’s lower arm came off from his shoulder!

「*screams* I…I got your arm!? I…I’m truly sorry!!!!!! 」

I heard Seiya’s voice from afar while I was apologizing non-stop for breaking his arm .

「…What are you doing? 」

「Ah, Seiya!! You know, Seiya, I just touched Seiya’s arm and it suddenly fell from your shoulder…What…Ehhhhhh!?」

I became utterly confused to see two Seiyas, one that looked at me with piercing eyes, and the other one that I broke the arm .

「That’s my Shadow Warrior** . I created a muddy doll with earth magic . 」


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「Ah…Is that so . I see . But, a Shadow Warrior!? Why do you need such a thing!? 」

「I can’t have a peaceful mind just because I’m in Tarmine . There might be people lurking around waiting for an opportunity to slice my neck . 」

「Seiya, do you mean that the citizens of Tarmine might want to attack you!? The…There’s no way that…」

…“they’ll attack you . ” That’s what I wanted to say . But, I couldn’t . I’ve seen many times how people here had a grudge against Seiya for not saving this world before .

「My biggest enemy may not be the Demon King, but rather a human being . 」

「That’s a big overstatement you know…! 」

At that time, a merchant-looking man came from behind Seiya’s back with a smile . This man carried a huge luggage with him and held medicinal herbs on one of his hands .

Seiya, who noticed the shadowy presence, looked back at a tremendous speed, and grabbed that man’s chest .

「What!? 」       

「Hey, you . Are you a thug? 」

「I…I’m not! I’m just a merchant! 」

「Who hired you? 」

「No…No one hired me! I just wondered if you’ll take these medicinal herbs… 」

It seemed that Seiya didn’t believe that man’s words at all . I tried to stand between them, and Seiya finally took his hand away from that man .

「Listen . Don’t sneak behind my back ever again . Next time…I’ll kill you . 」

「What kind of hero are you!! 」

I yelled at the hero who looked like a hitman . The merchant was just a mere merchant . Poor man, he immediately ran away while crying aloud .

After the outrage, Seiya walked away as if nothing happened at all .

「Hey, wait a moment! Where are you going? 」

「I’m going to a lookout tower . I originally wanted to go straightaway, but my time was delayed considerably because I’ve met you on the way there . 」

「Tower? Why…Ah…C’mon! Wait for me! 」

I followed Seiya, who headed for the lookout tower . The Queen and John Dae were at the top of tower .

「Why did you call us to come to this place? 」

John Dae asked that question with a suspicious look . Apparently, Seiya called them in advance .

However, without answering, Seiya held his hands to the sky in silence . Then, he muttered the following words .

「…Iron Dome . 」

Then, a huge roar coming from the earth was heard everywhere . The Great Iron Wall, that surrounded Tarmine, began to extend towards the sky! After stretching for a while, the wall bent inward and changed its shape! It covered Tarmine like an umbrella!

「*everybody shouts* Wha…Wha…Wha…What!! 」

John Dae and I were taken aback with amazement . The walls extended from all directions in the sky . Soon, the sunlight was completely blocked by this dome .

Seiya spoke amidst the dark space .

「The walls will transform into a dome during air raids . It consumes my MP, but this method can completely prevent attacks from the sky . 」

「You can’t do this without explaining to us first! It’s suddenly dark and the people are screaming!」

「That’s why I called you here . I want you to inform the people of Tarmine about this . They don’t need to panic when they see the dome during air raids . They can rest assured . 」

Eventually, a rumbling sound was heard from above . It seemed that the dome was reverting and we gradually saw the blue sky once again . The stretched wall gradually shrunk back and returned to its original position .

「I will revert it back like this once the danger is gone . 」

「We…We don’t even know if the enemy really has a flying type . Why prepare this much for an air raid that won’t happen…right?」

John Dae whispered in indignation . But, the Queen just smiled .

「Well, better something than nothing . At least, everyone in Tarmine will be safe, right?」


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After the Queen professed those words, Seiya walked away and opened the door of the room in the lookout tower . This was the room where the Queen was held prisoner before . I noticed that several buckets of water were lined up inside .

「Se…Seiya . What now? 」

When Seiya snapped his finger, the water reflected different sceneries from the landscape .

「The images that my earth snakes see are usually projected to my eyes . However, I thought of a way of allowing everybody to see what’s going on through the various places of Tarmine . 」

Camera…The people on this world wouldn’t know about this . But, in fact, this was like a “surveillance camera” . With this, we were going to see the movement of the Imperial Machine Corps just like Seiya did once before .

…An iron wall that transformed into a dome during an air raid .

…Multiple surveillance cameras installed around the perimeter of Tarmine .

Tarmine became a high-tech fortress .

「Lista . Open the portal . I’m heading to Galvano right now . 」

「What are you going to do in Galvano? 」

「I expected that the second enemy would come here immediately . But, it seems that we still have some time . Therefore, I want to take advantage of the remaining free time to create in Galvano a similar degree of protection that I made in Tarmine…」

The following day .

Seiya went back and forth vigorously between Galvano and Tarmine to strengthen the defense mechanisms . At first, John Dae went to see the situation, but he got bored . So, he stopped accompanying Seiya on this quest . He remained by the Queen’s side in Tarmine afterwards .

I had free time to spend in Tarmine after I invoked the portal for Seiya to go to Galvano . I thought that he wouldn’t want me to tag along with him based on his mood . So, I didn’t go .

In my spare time, I spoke with the Queen . And then, I went to see how Kiriko was faring in the cave .

「*laughs*…The story of Mister Seiya is very interesting! 」

「You can laugh by hearing this story . But, you would get tired immediately if you were near him, you know?」

I spoke with Kiriko through the earth snake microphone . Even though she didn’t know who Seiya was, Kiriko laughed happily when she heard that Seiya made a dome to prepare against an attack from the sky .

Suddenly, I realized something and asked Kiriko the following .

「But, this talk sounds complicated for the both of us, right? After all, Kiri’s dad is the Machine Emperor Oxelio…」

「Ye…Yes . It would be ideal if my Father and Mister Hero were to become friends through some discussion . 」

It was obvious that a peaceful relationship between a hero and a monster would be impossible to achieve . I changed the topic because my feelings became messy somehow .

「So, how about the flowers? 」

「Well…you see, they’re not feeling very well . 」

Kiriko took the flowers from a small pot and showed them to me from the wall between our caves . The flowers were wilting and the soil was dry .

「Ah!! Water!! I forgot to give you some water!! 」

「Water…? Does that mean that they don’t have enough nutrition? Then, how about I give them some of my machine oil?」

「No! They will wither 100% with oil! Wait a second! I’ll bring you some water now! 」

I hurriedly went back to the surface and I pumped water out of a well in Tarmine . I put the water on a bucket and rushed to the cave . I invoked the portal and entered Kiriko’s cave . Then, I immediately poured some water on the flowerpot . The soil was thirsty for some water that it absorbed it in a blink of an eye .

「Whoa…! I feel relieved now! 」

Then, I heard Kiriko’s voice behind me .

「Miss…Lista… 」

And, I noticed what happened just now! I entered Kiriko’s cave even though Seiya forbid me to enter!

…I…I did it!! Oh my god!! Seiya told me not to enter!! But, I entered the cave by impulse!! I didn’t even realized it!

「I finally…meet you face to face…Miss…Lista… 」

「Ki…Kiri? It can’t be…! You’re kidding, right…? 」

However, it was not Kiriko’s usual voice . Kiriko approached me and stretched her robotic arm on my direction .

「Ple…Please…Don’t!! 」

I felt eminent danger, so I screamed extremely high . Nonetheless…Kiriko took my hand and waved up and down in a very exciting manner . She spoke with a vigorous voice .

「I meet Miss Lista for the first time! I am impressed! 」

「Eh… 」

「You’re wonderful! Your hair and face are so beautiful! I wished I could be like you! 」

「Is…Is that so? 」

Tha…Thank goodness! I knew that this child was not a bad monster!

「…But, it seems that the flowers aren’t energetic yet . 」

The flowers were still wilting even though I poured some water on them . I wondered if I were too late .

「Wait . I’ll try to save them myself . 」

I activated my healing powers to save the flowers . I tried to heal them by placing my hand on them as if I were curing an injured person .

Eventually…the dying flowers rose up and gained vitality .

「They’re fine now! 」

…But, actually, I did my best to cure mere wilted flowers . Seiya would call me a fool if he knew about this…

Although my heart was conflicted, Kiriko was excited that she even waved her arms repeatedly .

「It’s amazing! Miss Lista, it’s a miracle! 」    

「No, well . You know, I’m a goddess after all . 」

「Goddesses are amazing! How delightful! It’s too great! 」

It’s has been a long time since I was praised this much . I felt like I was going to ascend to heaven myself .

「Yes! That’s right! I’m greater than Seiya, you know! 」

「Miss Lista! I respect you! 」

Ah…What a great feeling! Yes, that’s correct! I was a goddess that could perform miracles!

When I regained my dignity as a goddess…

*ringing phone*

The earth snake microphone that I put on my chest began to ring .

「Mi…Miss Lista!? What’s that!? 」

「Ah, this is an earth snake microphone . Kiri, be quiet for a moment . 」

I put the snakes’ tail to my ears and the head onto my mouth .

「Hello, Seiya? Are you in Galvano? Or did you return to Tarmine by now? 」

I heard a low voice from the earth snake microphone-turned phone .

『…Did you use the portal to enter the cave with the Killing Machine? 』

「Ehhhhh!? Ho…How do you know about that!? 」

『All of your actions are so predictable . 』

Seiya began to reprimand me without stopping . I kept bowing my head in apology .

「I’m really sorry…But, I wasn’t attacked…Ah…Yes…I know that’s not the problem here…I’m sorry…It’s just as you say…Yes…I’ll keep it in mind from now on…No, this time I really mean it…Eh…Yes…I’m sorry…You told me that before…Yes…I’m truly sorry…Yes…Okay…Excuse me…Yes…Bye…」

After the earth snake phone call was over…

「Mi…Miss Lista…Are you okay? 」

Somehow, I managed to show her thumbs up . However, my fingers were shaking, my face was pale white, and my magnificence of a goddess had completely disappeared .

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