And especially after the nineteenth century, the histories branching out from them, had started to split into many various possibilities and the possibilities had grown to the extent where it could no longer be controlled or recorded like before. Then came the twentieth century where the convergence and birth of Gods and Demons have had their boundaries blurred to the point of disappearing altogether. Even if there were records on it, it would only be at the scale of an urban legend. The [Paradigm Shift] that has bestowed Gifts and spiritual powers upon many had already been replaced by Beliefs in the Stronger Religions and that is the situation of the world today.
ーLet’s use this as an example.
[Perseus] is a Knight recorded within the Greek mythologies, having had existed during the BC era. If the spiritual level of [Perseus] were to deteriorate, it might cause the influence of Greek mythology to be weakened in its impact on future generations. And the worst case scenario would not exclude the possibility of being totally annihilated and forgotten.
However, due to the various influences of Greek mythology on Philosophy, Religion and Politics, it opened up many opportunities for them to have a large scale [Paradigm Shift] from their influence. Be it a true story or a story from the myths, they would still continue to appear in all the time-lines IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER.
Hence those who are elevated to the status of Gods from the collective devotion of Humans will not be able to be killed by normal half-baked means. Since Gods are the milestones of the planet, the spiritual level and power of the individual would then retain the power to resurrect themselves according to the description of the generation that they came from.
And there’s only two ways to kill Gods: to prepare the method to overthrow them in the history that they choose to propagate their followersーor to use a strike that has the destructive power to completely wipe out a large scale of Mankind’s History.
If Celestial Beings were the strongest species that controlled over space and matter with their spiritual power,
Gods would be the strongest species that ruled over the ideologies and eras of their existence with their spiritual power.
(However, there are also those such as that have written contributions propagating into the world outside of Little Garden. If one wanted to use the [Paradigm Shift] to obtain a huge amount of Spiritual power, the only way would be to grab a seat amongst the Gods. Black Death(Percher) was a very irregular example that wouldn’t repeat itself as easily as before……)
“Kuro Usagi-san. I know what you are thinking about but that fellow isn’t a normal Demon that can be predicted by means of common sense.”
“What do you mean by that?” Kuro Usagi halted her train of thoughts as she cocked her rabbit ears to the side.
The flames in Jack’s hollow eyes took on a melancholic glow then.
“Although it might sound unbelievable…. It’s the truth that [Demon Lord Maxwell] seemed to have triggered a [Paradigm Shift] after the year of 2120AD.”
“2…2120AD?” Kuro Usagi’s rabbit ears had perked up in surprise at that information.
“Wa…Wait a moment! Kuro Usagi haven’t heard of a convergent point at that time before! To have such a long history of being in the chronology of Mankind, it’s already on par with the civilization that worship the Gods! To have that sort of Convergence point occurring in a Parallel world in that era is impossible! Even if it were to occur, it can only be in the next generation of Manki……”
“No, it’s possible. I had thought the same at first and I had doubts before seeing his power with my own eyes……but after witnessing it for myself, I’ve already accepted it as a fact… That fellow is already on par with the Demon Lords of the strongest species.”
A sense of restlessness could be picked up from the glow in Jack’s pumpkin eye cavities and it did not seem to feel like a pretense at all.
Asuka who knew of Jack’s strength first-hand had also contracted the nervousness as she gave a sigh.
“……Is that so? No wonder you guys have chosen to work alongside [Perseus]. Aside from the fact that he’s an immature young master, it’s undeniable that he possess the power to control a Celestial Being.”
“Oi, who are you calling immature?”
“Yes, that’s the case.”
“At least deny that on my behalf!!! Aren’t we part of the same Alliance?!”
Asuka and Jack exchanged a meaningful look and nodded their heads. While Laius seemed to have cried out a protest, they had just ignored him.
ー[Perseus] was able to call upon the Celestial spirit of Algol.
Though she might have been defeated by Izayoi previously, her power is still one of the undeniably large existences. If one could borrow that sort of power, they would definitely be willing to set aside most of their discontent.
“……Well, I guess there’s that to consider and I might give that some consideration during the formation of the Alliance.”
“Is that true, Asuka san?”
“Mhm. But……”
In an instant, her eyes had lighted with anger once again.
“The prerequisite would be for the Leader of [Perseus] to apologize for all the rudeness shown to the [No Name]s previously.”
“Ha…Haaah? Why do I have to do that sort of thing?!”
“Then let’s end it as that. We will find another Community to ally with. Good. Bye!”
Asuka lifted her hand to wave her farewell and Laius’s expression suddenly fell solemn.
Noticing his look, Asuka started to snigger confidently in her heart.
(As I thought, there’s a catch behind all this.)
Considering the character of this man ーLaiusー he would definitely not agree to an Alliance without any conditions that benefited him.
In addition to the fact that [Demon Lord Maxwell] rose to the Four Digits, it should be more so then ever. Without a similarly high return for the high risk, he wouldn’t have been willing to accept such an alliance.
And from how Asuka had seen it, the relationship between the two Communities seemed to be in a manner that Jack could lead Laius by the nose. And she guessed that [Perseus] must have been promised some great returns.
Grabbing hold of that point in mind, Asuka announced in a haughty attitude:
“Well then, what do you say? Regarding the rudeness towards [No Name]s……Okay, let’s just start with you bowing your head to apologize to Kuro Usagi and Leticia.”
Asuka gracefully flung back her hair as she taunted Laius. If he were the Laius she knew, he would definitely jump at that taunt in rage.
However, Laius displayed an unexpected amount of self-control as he replied in a voice quivering with restrained anger:
“……That’s… That’s okay. I will accept that condition.”
“Ara, what a surprise. Looks like the Community might have fallen but you have matured a little as well. Then, what are you waiting for……”
“But I will also have a condition on my end!”
Facing Laius’s challenge, Asuka straightened herself.
“Your tone seems a little forceful. Do you think you have the right to say those words?”
“Anyways, I would have to say this condition no matter what consequences there might be! If the benefits do not go both ways, there wouldn’t be a point in having an Alliance! If I don’t test out whether the [No Name]s have the strength required to join the alliance, how do you expect me to continue on with the talks?”
Laius stood up huffy as he pointed to Deen:
“Using the three types of weapons including Deen, obtain a victory in the . If you cannot do thatーThese three weapons will be mine!”