What? What did he say just now? A god?
“I’ll say this now, but I don’t mean paper or hair, alright? God, as in god. Someone like us.” [Gayn]
Seriously!?
“Why has a god been turned into a magic gem and buried in a labyrinth?” [Ryouma]
“The explanation will be a bit long…” [Gayn]
After that, Gayn explained.
First, it’s a fact that the magic gem I brought here is the demon king that attacked the world in the past.
Gods and demon kings are actually both gods. Demon kings or devils are merely gods who have broken the rules, and have decided to invade the world of other gods. Being called a demon king or a devil is merely for the sake of distinction. It’s no different from humans calling humans who have committed a crime, criminals.
Moreover, the demon king Gayn is referring to is actually a god who has been managing a world that’s been around since the beginning of the civilization of this world. But his world advanced too much, and when a war broke out, his world was ruined beyond repair. That god lost his world. Gods and worlds are two yet one being at the same time. Once a god loses the world he rules, his existence will gradually fade until it is no longer able to maintain itself, causing it to shatter into nothingness. The only way out is to have a new world.
A normal god would use their own power to create a new world, and then become its god. But in doing so, that god will lose most of its power.
A normal god will regain its power after the passing of some billion years once the world begins to develop. Which is why there are gods that endure the loss of power and give birth to new worlds. But there are cases, rare they may be, where a god, just like the aforementioned demon king, refuses to create their own world, and instead attempts to steal the world of another god.
“I understand the situation now, but I don’t recall being told that you defeated the demon king. Although I do feel like I’ve heard of that story when I came to this world.” [Ryouma]
“Wasn’t it when we told you that we don’t interfere with the world much? And we didn’t defeat the demon king. We just went out and drove him away. And I’ve mentioned this before, but that god has been a god since the beginnings of this world. A god’s power grows as his world progresses. That god is in a different league compared to us. He might have gotten weaker from losing his world, but driving him away was the most we could do.” [Gayn]
So that’s how it is…
“Then did that demon king come to invade this world again?” [Ryouma]
“No, that thing’s just a nasty souvenir. A fragment of the demon king. He purposely sealed a portion of his own power and will, and hid it a place full of magic power that we couldn’t find. In time, the black crystal produced by that area was filled with that power and influence of the demon king, turning that crystal into a magic gem.
But while it might contain the thoughts and powers of the demon king, it’s still a magic gem. But since we didn’t know where it was, if it were not for you finding it, after the passing of some tens of thousands of years, a powerful magical beast might be born. In the worst case, a demon king might be born.” [Gayn]
Tens of thousands of years… that’s a long time… In any case, I get that that crystal isn’t any good news. But rather than that, I’m more worried about…
“There were some magic jewels along with that magic gem… Are those safe?” [Ryouma]
“Those’re fine. We checked it a while ago, and the jewels your friends are carrying are just magic jewels. The jewels they’re carrying are just the solidification of the magic power gathered by the fragment of the demon king.” [Gayn]
“I see… That’s good to hear.” [Ryouma]
“Rather than worrying about them, the real problem is actually you.” [Gayn]
Me? Is something the matter?