NOVEL NEXT Chapter 90
[How dare a mere human be so arrogant! Kneel before me!]
My ears are ringing.
The man holding the Tachi swallowed those thoughts quietly in his mind.
The reason was obvious. It was due to the endless thunderbolts striking down around him.
The culprit of that sound, a middle-aged man with white hair and a snow-white beard, continued his assault, as if everything around him was collapsing in his rage.
[I shall no longer forgive you, human! Everything shall return to the beginning! I will unleash divine punishment upon those ungrateful humans!]
The middle-aged man spat out his words in fury.
No, to be exact, the way the god Zeus was speaking made the man smirk slightly.
“If someone were to hear that, they might think the gods have stepped aside and given everything up.”
In the past, he might have been deceived by that statement.
But for the man who had learned the truth through his long journey, such words held no meaning at all.
“Hey, god Zeus. Have you heard of the saying ‘you reap what you sow’?”
[How dare you utter such blasphemy! How arrogant!]
Of course, the fact that humans had once received help from the gods was not forgotten.
But the gods had crossed the line.
The exploitation that had begun at some point continued for over a thousand years, and except for a few humans, they were treated like slaves.
Humans protested, yet the gods didn’t even consider listening.
Instead, they laughed at humans as if it were only natural.
Eventually, the war began, and at first, the gods were, of course, superior.
For a god wielding special powers unknown to humans, humans were like leaves blown away by the wind.
But there was a limit to the powers of the gods.
The source of the powers gods wielded was the offerings and faith of humans.
As the war began, the offerings and faith ceased to gather, and the gods’ powers faded rapidly.
Seizing upon these gaps, the humans had started their counterattack, and ultimately, the gods were pushed back to the world beyond, marking the end of the divine age.
“I once pitied you, but now I don’t even feel that.”
The man had set out on a journey to track the remnants of the gods because he had learned of a time when humans coexisted with the gods.
Gods and humans, living in harmony.
But one day, the gods vanished, and the era of humans began.
The man wanted to understand why that had happened, but it was such a distant story that hardly any records remained, which was why he started his journey.
However, there were no gods favorable to humans, except for a minuscule few, and the more he traveled, the darker the truth about the gods became.
Indeed, they showed no remorse for their past mistakes and were instead plotting to re-dominate the humans.
“…I thought you might be a bit different, god Zeus.”
[Once more, I will say this: it is not that the gods abandoned humans. It is humans who abandoned the gods. How dare mere cattle speak so audaciously!]
The enormous aura felt even without movement began to gather in Zeus’s right hand.
The energy, forming a sphere, gradually morphed into a long beam of light.
Gripping the white thunderbolt tightly, Zeus stared at the man.
And the man, witnessing this, also grasped his Tachi, took a deep breath, and prepared his stance again.
[Divine punishment!]
“Hoo….”
It was the man who first made a move.
Although a weapon was in Zeus’s hand, his purpose remained unchanged.
“Ha!”
Simultaneously with his spirit, he instantaneously heightened his prowess and closed the distance.
The initial attempt was a simple vertical slash.
But the speed at which it was executed was anything but ordinary.
Had the opponent been an ordinary human, or even a fair god, they would have struggled to react to such speed.
Yet standing before the man was the god Zeus, who deftly retreated to avoid the strike.
[Wooooo!]
Then, Zeus hurled the thunderbolt he was holding with an ear-splitting bellow.
“What?!”
If he had reacted just a fraction of a second slower, he would have certainly been impaled.
In his moment of panic, as he was trying to comprehend that, Zeus’s right hand created another thunderbolt.
[Feel the disparity in power, human! The divine punishment that shall befall you is… death!]
“…I need to end this as quickly as possible.”
A gut feeling slid through the man’s mind—if it dragged on, he would definitely lose.
It wasn’t just the thunderbolts Zeus was directly hurling that posed a threat.
Thunderbolts rained down randomly from the sky, forcing him to evade them continually.
Remembering how very annoying that had been, he realized that if time dragged on, his focus would ultimately wane, leading to his defeat.
“Hah…”
Of course, it wasn’t as if his opponent was so weak that he could just finish it swiftly and easily.
Nevertheless, it needed to be done.
There was only one opportunity.
The tension mounted within the man’s body, but thankfully, his mind remained calm.
[Wooooo!]
As Zeus prepared to throw yet another thunderbolt, the man stepped forward.
In that split second, he trusted his instincts, twisting his body to the left, and the thunderbolt once again pierced the air.
And without slowing down to give Zeus a chance, he pushed forward.
As the Tachi approached Zeus’s body…
[Did you think I would back down!]
Zeus stepped forward, throwing a punch at the man.
It was undoubtedly a fatal strike.
“No. I expected you would do just that.”
But the man had already read his intentions.
He forced the tachi’s hilt under Zeus’s arm as he dove in, twisting the direction of the punch.
[What?!]
As a result, Zeus’s fist naturally slammed into the ground, and utilizing the recoil, the man spun around and swung his sword.
“…It’s over.”
The final god collapsed, just like that.
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[【SkyTravel】 Do not use overly strong words #KainohIzumi#StarsFlow#SkyTravel#ST]
[Kuhaak!]
As a long gash appeared on Zeus’s chest, an overwhelming amount of blood gushed forth.
And then…
[The Supreme God Zeus]
[HP: 0]
The HP of Zeus, which had so far been marked only by question marks, finally pointed to zero.
“I… I did it!”
[Do not think that the humans who have abandoned the gods can last long… alas….]
With those final words, Zeus turned into pitch-black ash and dissipated into the air.
Moments later, the ending video began to play.
It showed the scene of the gods, Hestia and Athena, who appeared as supporters in the game, sitting across from each other by the hearth.
[At long last, the divine era has truly ended.]
[Is it the end or a new beginning? Was this really the right answer?]
[It’s no longer for us to decide. From now on, we’ll have no choice but to observe from behind.]
[That’s true. So what do you think, O King of Humans?]
As those words were spoken, Athena turned her gaze, which felt like she was looking at me, who was outside the screen.
[ED: The Age of Humans]
And slowly, the title of the ending began to appear.
Seeing that, I finally felt a sense of accomplishment that I had indeed beaten ST.
“It’s over, everything….”
– Ending it with a final strike is so cool!
– This guy really finished it using only the Tachi until the very end…
And the Izutomo were expressing their admiration for my fantastic play shown in the finale.
Well, indeed. My play at the end was something I would marvel at even if I watched it again.
After perfectly parrying Zeus’s attack, I finished it with the ‘Giant Mountain Slash,’ which has the most difficult command among techniques usable with the Tachi.
Well, for this TS girl like me, it was incredibly simple!
– Is this the result of Mei-chan’s training in a trash game?
Praise me more! I’m amazing! I’m the strongest!
Thinking that, reading the compliments in the chatroom, I felt my self-esteem rising dramatically.
“Hah… That was really fun.”
– The Tachi was certainly flashy, so it was a visual treat.
– What weapon will you use for the second round?
“Hah…? It’s going to be the Tachi, obviously! I’m going to see all the endings once with the Tachi. As for what weapon I’ll use after, well… I don’t know if I’ll continue that after…”
– This guy is for real…!
– Don’t you think you love the Tachi too much? LOL
What can I say?
The blood of a macho man boiling in me craves only the Tachi.
“Hah… Well then, I guess I’ll slowly be taking my leave. Everyone, let’s meet again next time…”
– Byezumi!
– Byezumi!
With that, I ended the broadcast and slumped down in my chair.
Honestly, I had intended to chat for another twenty minutes after seeing the ending, but Zeus had turned out to be unexpectedly difficult, and I focused all my energy, so I became mentally exhausted.
It felt like I had made a wrong choice in options and the difficulty had skyrocketed…
Even with the ultimate weapon, the Tachi, I didn’t expect it to be this hard to beat.
Zeus, you had the right to bear the title of ‘Supreme God’…
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[Virtual Ontuber Minor Gallery]
[Title: Starting today, I withdraw my support for Mei-chan’s Tachi play.]
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
Starting today, I break free from a supporter’s relationship,
Mei-chan and I will be one with the Tachi.
Any attacks on Mei-chan’s Tachi play are considered attacks against me.
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ㅇㅇ: I agree.
Oyabun
: Kreeeahh~
Maker: Today’s play was insane!
[Title: I fought with relatives who looked down on Mei-chan.]
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
“What? That insignificant plank?”
While gathered with my damn relatives, as I was alone watching Mei-chan’s stream…
I heard a disgusting remark that I couldn’t just ignore.
“Oh, the one who debuted recently, Kain, Izumi? Was it…?”
“What~ they’ll be unheard of in a few months anyway.”
Hey.
“Seriously, they’re just throwing them together, those VTuber companies….”
Shut up.
“What? Communication impairment? Hey, how the hell are they broadcasting!? Hahaha!”
“Damn it! Can’t they even speak properly! Hey!”
Slip—
“Burubung-kun, you add a word too!”
“From the debut broadcast to Yeo-sang….”
“Huh?”
“Just two days after debuting, a two-week hiatus. The start of the comeback broadcast saw an RP collapse. In the first collaboration, a sincere yuri declaration.”
“Uh, hey….”
“In the group collaboration, sexual harassment towards Ayan. After the collaboration with the young lady, suddenly a week of silence. No broadcast for the one-year anniversary of the battalion commander. The 150,000 durability broadcast ended with me dozing off. Finished ST with only the Tachi.”
“Ugh… Ugh….”
“This is the record of the seven months Mei-chan has walked.”
“Hey! I’m sorry! I just didn’t know!”
“And… I support such Mei-chan…”
『I’m Izutomo.』
I messed it up…
“Hahaha! That’s amazing!”
Huh?
“Haha! We lost! This is a super-mega VTuber! Good! Go ahead and spread your wings to the world, hey!”
“Your feelings for Mei-chan have been conveyed!”
“I might become an Izutomo too!”
The mood suddenly became warm and fuzzy. -_-;;;
The remaining time flourished with stories about Mei-chan.
This kind of gathering might be quite enjoyable.
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ㅇㅇ: Why are you posting this ancient template?
└ROX: If you know this, you’re ancient too.
└uwu: The past is the future.
└Ooyabun: You don’t seem like you’re going to age, you bastard.
└ㅇㅇ: You old man…
Don’t lie: Here, even the relatives are all VTuber-watching freaks…
└ㅇㅇ: Reading this again, it really seems that way. LOL
└Morning Cloud: For real, this is a peanut powder family.
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ㅇㅇ: Don’t post this kind of cringe, you bastard.