NOVEL NEXT Chapter [NaN]
“This turned out into…a rather troublesome matter.”
A certain deity mumbled in the Divine Realm.
The white haired, white bearded old man was no other than the Creator God, the deity that made this world.
“Gramps, did you summon me?”
“Oh, Sea God. Sorry for calling you out here.”
The deity who was naked from waist up was the Sea God, the deity that governed the oceans of this world.
“It’s quite rare, huh. How many millennia has it been since you called for me, Gramps?”
“...Things turned out quite terrible, so.”
“Eh, Gramps, for you to use “terrible” — is that it? Will this world end tomorrow?”
“If we don’t do anything, that might really happen.”
“...Seriously?”
The Sea God was only half-joking when he said those words, but the Creator God didn’t refute him.
“Look at that.”
The Creator God lifted his staff, and an image suddenly appeared before them.
A woman was standing all alone.
She was a beauty, and a narrow horn protruded from her forehead.
The Sea God’s expression turned grim the moment he laid his eyes on her.
“W-What the heck is that!?”
The woman was hiding enough power to shock even the Sea God.
It was unimaginable.
This woman’s power already reached the level of the deities.
— That was the Sea God’s conjecture.
“Gramps, what the heck is that creature!?”
“...She’s the Demon King.”
“T-This? A Demon King? — ugh, that fool! Just what the heck did he create!?”
The Sea God assumed that the Evil God created her.
He expected the Creator God to ask for his cooperation to destroy this demon king.
“This thing is already powerful enough to fight against us deities. There’s no person who can defeat this —”
The image of a human suddenly flitted through the Sea God’s mind.
“Hey, Gramps. I knew someone who can defeat this one.”
“What?”
“So, want me to tell him to subjugate this demon king?”
“Is there a human who can slay this demon king?”
“Yeah. That guy’s mega strong. He has the body of a human, but he’s a Bakemono who can spar with me fair and square.”
“You…fight him on equal grounds?”
“Yeah. That guy is called Halt —”
“Oh. What the heck. So it’s just Halt.”
“...Gramps, you know Halt?”
“Well, yeah. He would visit and play here from time to time.”
“— HUH?”
The Sea God doubted what he heard.
This was the Divine Realm.
And this particular place was far more special, because it was the space where the Creator God lived.
Even the high-ranking deities couldn’t just waltz in without the Creator God’s permission.
And yet —
“He even came here a while ago just to deliver the news that Yggdrasil has also grown in Glendale.”
“Y-Yggdrasil!? Isn’t it supposed to grow exclusively at Alheim since the mana of the land elsewhere isn’t enough for it?”
“Well, yeah, that’s it. We’re talking about Halt, after all.”
“...........”
“Well. You told me that there’s a human who can defeat that demon king, so I thought the balance of the world had finally started to crumble.”
“Halt’s a human, right?”
“Nonsense. I would never acknowledge a Bakemono who has enough mana to grow Yggdrasil in a land other than Alheim, and who drops by here casually just like one would greet his neighbors, as a human.”
“Ah, well, that’s…you’re right.”
“Besides —”
Right at that time, a teleportation circle suddenly appeared beside the demon king. A human that was familiar even to the Sea God appeared.
“That demon king is Halt’s wife.”
“HuuuuuUUUUHHHH!?”
The Sea God yelled in shock when Sitri the Demon King hugged Halt when he came to fetch her.
However, it wasn’t because he was shocked that the demon king, which was an existence that could rival the deities, was Halt’s bride.
“You never told me, Halt!!! I thought we’re (battle)buddies!? Why didn’t you tell me that you’re married, huh!?”
The Sea God was angered because Halt didn’t tell him about his marriage.
“So that guy is also close to you?”
“...He’s the only man I approve of. Battles with Halt are fun, you know.”
The Sea God was mad that Halt didn’t tell him about his marriage, but when he recalled their battle, he couldn’t help but grin.
“ — So, what’s so terrible about this? If that demon king is Halt’s bride then the world won’t be in crisis, right?”
“Hmm. That demon king isn’t terrible news. There’s no danger as long as she’s with Halt.”
“Then, what’s the fuss?”
“That Demon King seriously released her power just once.”
It was when Sitri tried to kill Youko and Hakua.
“Because of that, the contract with the other world’s deity had been activated.”
“Eh, then —”
“Yeah. A hero will come from the other world. And that person will have the cheat that can defeat that kind of demon king, so…”
“Then, you saying the world will be in crisis is…Don’t tell me —”
“Did you get it? A Hero Bakemono with the power to slay that Demon King against Halt the Bakemono who will protect that demon king… There’s a high chance that this world will experience Armageddon.”