Fail?　I don't want to hear that report!

　A back alley near the inn where the attack took place.
　A woman in black, surrounded by heavily armed guards, poisoned in frustration as she heard the report from one of the assassins.

''Aside from the other three, we definitely have to retrieve number four!　Otherwise, there would be no dawn in our world...!
I'd love to hear all about it.

　Immediately the guards raised their shields to protect the woman.
　The assassin also stood up with a tossing gesture and threw the dagger in the direction of the voice.
　But the dagger, which disappeared in the dark night, stood at the assassin's own throat.

''Wha, who are you!''

　The assassin who falls in the street is astonished by the assassin who falls in the street, but the woman in black is facing the darkness and doing what?

'It's a passing otherworldly tripper. Remember.

　As I emerged, I smiled like a shark in the joy of carnage.



　We've cut the four of us off and tracked down one of the assassins we'd previously marked as a chance to capture the leader of the association.
　After massacring the guards and interrogating the executive's woman - a nice looking woman who was seducing us, so she was plenty of it on the bed - and getting information out of her, we finally got the whole picture.

　All those four girls, it seems, were from the association.

　The female executives didn't know what role the four girls would play in the association, but they were pieces that were necessary to accomplish some unfamiliar grand aspiration, like bringing about the dawn of the world, and they had been ordered to retrieve them.
　All four of them were on the run from the association, but they were protected by a man who was renowned as the Great Sage of this world. They now belong to an adventurer training school headed by a close friend of the Great Sage, and have received official status as adventurer apprentices. At the request of the Great Sage and with the information provided by the headmaster, the four of them are going around crushing the various departments of the association, calling it an extracurricular lesson.
　And here's an aside.
　The subordinate organization, whose role was to provide summoned monsters and evil gods' relatives to other divisions, was confirmed to have been wiped out the other day. This was also initially believed to be the work of the four women, but they were confirmed to have alibis in the city and the association treated it as a summoning accident.

In other words, it was a sub-organization that summoned us to the city that knew nothing of the truth.
Yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

　One of the rooms in the cheap hotel they used for interrogation.
　Sianne groaned as she folded her arms, "Mmm.

''So you wished for us to defeat those four people without knowing that they were important to the Society.......then wouldn't the proxy oath go through once we wiped them out?
Maybe it will pass, maybe it won't. We'll never know unless we try.

　After talking to the female officers, we found out that they are fascinated by the teachings of the Society.
　I have no idea what they're referring to as the Dawn of the World, but if the subordinate organization that summoned us is also very conscious of belonging to the society, they may need to annihilate it in order to make a proxy pledge.
　Thanks to the fact that we were able to make contact with the female executives, we were able to safely start the planting as well, so... well, we'll be able to become if we leave the association alone.

But to be honest, this time I don't care about the pledge, I just want to know what the silver-haired girl called No. 4 is really all about. I feel like it's something important for me in the future...
Is that a hunch?
Yeah. But, you know, my gut feeling is usually right.

　If you're able to make a proxy pledge and achieve it, you'll never get a second chance to find out what the silver-haired girl-chan is.
　
　Who in the world was the original model for this?

No, it can't be... I destroyed Camelot and Merlin, too. And whoever it was, there's no way I could take advantage of Alto now--
...Sacagawea?

　I guess that's what I'm thinking about.
　Sianne is looking at me suspiciously.

'Oh, I'm sorry. It's nothing. So, what do we do now?　Want to do it again today?
Of course.

　After nodding to each other, we moved to the plains of the other day in a dimensional transition.

''And this is a suggestion... Sakahagi, I need the help of Ituna and Stella for the four of us to be able to do this at the same time. On my own, no matter how hard I scramble, it's impossible.
Yeah, that's good.

　I was rather waiting for that suggestion.
　Sianne you don't have to fight alone now.

　Let go of your obsession and seek a solution.



　Ituna and Stella were happy to cooperate with me when they heard about the situation.
　Ituna even said she wanted to play a tai-man showdown with Cianne.
　However, Ituna couldn't capture the little priestess and the silver-haired girl, either... it was a draw.
　Nevertheless, Stella used her kaiyo to defeat the little priestess, so the first place went to Stella.
　With an indescribable air in the air, it was time for the team competition.

'Since we're going to be playing anyway, why don't we throw in Sakahagi-san for once and play four against four?

　Naturally, Cianne objected to Ituna's suggestion, but "Nee-cha, do it too! And with the crane's call of the provisional first place girl, a team battle including me was held.
　I held off the silver-haired girl, Stella's kaiyoukai fish defeated the little priestess with her defensive barriers, and Ituna and Sianne attacked the other two with their speed.
　After that, it was three against four with me out as planned... but as expected, my wives were out of options with only one silver haired girl getting free.

'We're getting a direct hit and the lightning isn't working.......that's absolutely crazy!
''Well, she's completely resistant to all attributes...''
I can't compete with the proper methods.
I'm going to kill him.

　So, this time my wife attacked the silver-haired girl alone with three of us.
　Stella covered them both with her Kaira, so it was a pretty good match.
　Silver-haired Girl-chan doesn't have any physical disabling cheats, so Ituna also stopped attacking with her thunderbolt and distracted her with her stun baton, and Sianne was able to get a direct hit from the black claw strike for the first time after she exploited an opening from her dimensional transition. It seems that if it wasn't for the little priestess's defensive barrier, she would be able to break through the silver-haired girl's defense. Sianne's black claw attack isn't so surprising since I also took a direct hit when I was careless.
　However, it wasn't enough to overturn the difference in ability. The boundary fish's Soul Breaking Fang that was supposed to be the deciding factor didn't work because the copy had no soul in the first place, and Ituna declared surrender at the stage when Cyanne was defeated.

''Huh, you're really strong. Just like Mr. Sakahagi.''

　Ituna let out a rude comment as she collapsed into a large figure on the ground.

'Unfortunately, I'm stronger than that.'
Ni-cha strong. Geez!

　I turn to Cianne, patting Stella, who is hugging me at my feet.

'How's that?'
Yeah I think I'm on to something.

　Sianne was staring at her hands, opening and closing them.　
　Come to think of it, she had shown such a gesture when she came here.

''Alright, Ituna!　Let's do it again!
'What!　Sianne, you're still doing it!
Stella's going to come out of her cave!

　This is how our night is going to end.
　I watched my wives engage in friendly competition, lazily watching the stars in the night sky in the background.
　There was no impatience with the pledge, nor was there any hatred for the other world.
　For now, I just watched my wives grow up.

'Cianne. You said you wouldn't change but I've probably changed, too.

　If it had been just me, I would have given up on Tina and Shinji.
　The only reason I was able to get them back is because of my wives' hard work.
　If Sianne wants to become even stronger, I want to reward her somehow.

　Besides, I have a feeling that something outrageous is about to happen in this other world ... or rather, in the universe of a f*cking god.
　As Eva said, it's too unnatural for a f*cking god to not notice Lily and the silver haired girl.
　If it's not natural, it means there might be some kind of intention intervening.
　It also means that someone who knows about a super being like the f*cking god is planning to deceive the eyes of some supreme god.
　If they're not misrepresenting their faith and churning out gaff energy, then even reporting doesn't work.
　

"Either way, we'll have to tell them about it soon...

　The ability to fight through the disasters that may eventually come.
　We need to be more than just a spectator.
　What it is. What it takes.

"You!

　The silver-haired girl-chan has defeated me again, and my wives, who are still trying to get up, turn around to see what's going on.

'We're going to do something important tonight, so leave some extra energy!

　

''Wow, okay...''

　Sianne squirms and rubs her inner thighs together.

'What, is it rule five by any chance?　Is it?
What are you doing?

　Ituna and Stella are talking in some kind of whispering voice.
　Well, you can look forward to it.



'Alright, boys. I'm going to tell you something important now.

　A large room at the inn.
　

'Wow, Rule 5 was about studying...'
I don't want to study!

　Ituna and Stella-chan, who brilliantly misunderstood Rule 5, complained with a disgusted look on their faces.
　When it came to Sianne, her eyes were dead.

''Let me ask you first.......do you guys want to be strong?''
Yeah!
Of course.
I don't know.

　Well, aside from Ituna and Cianne, Stella is already a cheat for the star guardian, so it's not a problem.

'Then I'll just say this first. The strength in the universe of a f*cking god. It's not love or courage, much less hope; it's 0.99% tireless effort and 0.01% overflowing talent. And 99% of cheats.

　Ituna and Stella-chan are looking at each other.
　Sianne had a look of........difficulty.

'Does that mean you can't reach the cheat holders with effort?
Yeah. It's not enough to just try. Your body or mind will die before you reach that point. The reason why I was able to establish and complete an anti-Cheat School called Kensei Style was because I was immortal, and my mental strength is nothing more than a cheat to be able to sustain effort for thousands of years. On the contrary, as long as you have the foundation, your efforts can reach the cheat.

　There's a concept in us otherworldly trippers' circles called effort cheat.
　It's the kind of thing where if you've been swinging in the mountains for a few decades or so, you've become a swordsman grade, or if you've been killing goblins for a few hundred years, you've become a canned level, or if you've been carving holes for a few thousand years, you've been able to shoot wave cannons, and so on. Or if you were trapped in an infinite loop world, before you knew it, you could destroy the world just by walking... oh, you mean me.
　There are many possible cases of these effort cheats, such as a fast-growing cheat ability, or being given blessings by a god who wants to gather faith in such stories.

　However, the one that is most compatible with effort cheats is the Elixir of Immortality...in other words, the ability to transcend life span.

　There are many ways to obtain immortality itself other than an immortality cheat like me.
　The most common would be the race trait. High elves, undead, gods, gods, angelic gods, evil gods, evil gods' relatives... there's no shortage of immortals (immortals). A cheat-holder who was reincarnated into a lifeless race could get a ticket to the world's strongest by itself.
　Not to mention the example of an Immortal, even a human would be able to stop aging and even rejuvenate depending on what they trained for, depending on what they trained for.
　........Oh, there's also a guy who pulled out his holy sword and became immortal. Come to think of it, that guy was a typical effort cheat too.......

　That's why an effort cheat that wasn't technically a cheat ability would need a foundation to support many years of effort anyway.......an indestructible body.
　As I described those lessons on the whiteboard, Ituna frantically wrote them down, Stella-chan cocooned the boat, and Cyanne listened intently in silence.

'If you guys want to win against the cheat holders with just the effort you're going to put in you'd better have a body that doesn't age with at least a lifetime to overcome. Of course, you can give me the ability to make you strong in a heartbeat. Even that way, I'll probably be able to beat even that silver-haired girl.

　So what that makes is the 'strongest weakest' - I won't say that now.

''Now, which would you guys prefer?''
I'd rather grow old with Mr. Sakahagi, but if that's not possible, I'd like to have the ability to be immortalized. Oh, but only if I'm a little taller!
Nee-chan, I don't know what you're talking about.

　Ituna and Stella answered immediately without any particular thought.

''I'm........''

　Only Sianne pondered it.
　Not long ago, she would have chosen the Cheat ability without hesitation, but now she was troubled.

''Let me think about it for a moment.''
...All right. Alright, that's it for tonight's class.

　Thus, the effort cheat discussion was put to rest.



　I collected Ituna and Stella-chan, who had fallen asleep, into the sealing beads and left them alone with Sianne.

''Sakahagi.''

　Immediately, Cianne asked a question.　

''Can't you beat the cheat holders if you stay in the predetermined order?''
''If you're going to be strong enough to beat that girl in the 'training part' like you guys are doing, then yes. For all intents and purposes, old age will catch up with you before your lifespan.

　This does not necessarily apply to otherworldly people, but if you're an earthling, your body starts to decline in your late twenties. No matter how much you train, it becomes difficult to even maintain the status quo.
　If you're going to beat a silver-haired girl-class cheat-holder by effort alone, you need at least a body that won't decay.

''I'm not an immortal, but I am a demon race. I live longer than a human. ''You don't think that's enough?''
I don't know.

　It all depends on what you're aiming for.
　In Sianne's case, the goal is me. That talent is definitely better than me, but by the time Sianne has the strength to reach me now, I'll be even stronger.
　Because I don't age. My physical strength, muscle strength, and magic power will never decline, and I will only get stronger, so as long as I don't slack off too much, they won't catch up with me.

''I used to think that as long as I could get a lot of cheat abilities, I could reach you.

　Sianne holds her forehead as if she has a headache and shakes her head.

''But I can already tell. You haven't used even ten percent of the abilities you possess.
'Oh, that. It's not like I'm licking it, you know?　It's just that I use abilities and magic that are convenient for me to go through the way I personally like to fight, or the way I think I'm good at it. That's what I'm all about.
'I suppose so. But that's why I think that. Variety of abilities is the essence of your strength, though it's only the number of drawers.......

　Sianne looked up at the starry sky through the window.

'You once told me that if you really want to be strong you must be more assertive. If you intend to kill yourself, you have to be able to beat Itsuna with the abilities you have alone. I know now that it's not just in my head, but in my heart. I know what those words meant back then.

　Ah, I did indeed say something like that.
　Come to think of it, ever since that thing, Xianne hardly ever asks for cheat abilities from me anymore.
　Even now that she's even with Ituna.

''If there's a way to obtain power easily.......am I really allowed to choose that?

　I know how you feel.
　Can I rely on the easy way (cheat) just because my opponent is using a cowardly hand (cheat)?
　I used to have the same problem in my heart.

　Of course, the idea itself is not wrong.
　It's just...　

"Hey, Cyanne. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

　At the nasty question, Cianne raises her eyebrows grimly.

''What's that.......can't we just fight?''
Hmm. How do you fight?

　Sianne lets out a sigh, as if to say, "What is so obvious?

I mean, how is it possible to win by any means necessary?
Yeah, but of course it's not as easy as it seems. But of course the reality is not so sweet.　If you didn't get the information that the opponent was stronger than you in the first place before the fight, you're out. That's why you have to get stronger before you fight. In that sense, you're strong enough. But even so, it's not enough to deal with our hypothetical enemy (cheat holders). Especially when dealing with the cheat reincarnators.
"Cheat transmigrant...

　Sianne mutters as she bites down.

''What would happen if a guy who ended his frustrating life to the point of death as a human turned into a demon race? You can imagine what would happen to you now, can't you?　Those are the people who could be our enemies.
'Oh. So that's how it works...

　Yes, that is the essence of cheat reincarnation.
　Because it carries with it a basic understanding that is impossible for a life born from scratch, it is able to try things that no one would normally try to do from the beginning.

　The result is a baby that tries to avoid the mistakes of life in advance. They are aristocrats and royalty who aren't tainted with the idea of being elected, and effort enthusiasts who aren't bound by life expectancy.

　They strive because they are born with the importance of hard work ingrained in them.
　They grow up to be able to strive, and effort becomes a daily occurrence.
　Before you know it, what he doesn't think of as effort will become a bloody effort to others.
　Since such a person continues to do what he considers to be an effort, that makes him an outstanding person.

　Furthermore, the undead, except for those who are reincarnated, cannot continue their efforts to such an extent due to the problem of their soul energy. This is because they allocate their energy to maintaining their spirit for a long life span.
　I don't know if it's because the reincarnated have a previous life, but they can ignore that bracket. They can continue their efforts in the body of an immortal, which is equivalent to the obsession of a ghost.

　To use the example of the reincarnated demons just now, they don't underestimate humans, they don't stop thinking about the fact that they're a higher species of demon, and they can use their memories of the past as a springboard to achieve greater heights.
　What if those people have the ability to cheat?
　There's no way you can win with ordinary, mundane efforts.

　We might be able to charge them with doping cheating in a fight with rules and regulations, but when they're going against you in a fight that you're going to lose something important if you don't win...you can't afford to take any chances.
　That's what's so lickety-split.

I can give them the power that they can't get unless they are reincarnated or summoned to another world I can give them the power of Genri (cheat). It's not like they're cheating. It's just that the weapons and armor that they brought into the stage of life from the start, you will be equipped with them too.

　The next line that came out sounded gentler than I'd intended.

'So there's no such thing as right or wrong. It's your choice.

　Hearing my words, Cianne looked up as if she'd made up her mind.

'Both,'

　I found both light and darkness at the bottom of Cyanne's eyes as she answered that, and I was thrilled.

　Oh, good Cyanne.........
　That's what I'm talking about.........

''If I can continue to be strong forever, then I want to be immortal, not just immortal. And if it means I can become even stronger I have no hesitation in 'getting' power from you.

　I see.
　You're not 'robbing' me anymore, are you?

Isn't it hard not to die in your hour of need?
You could kill it with no problem, right?
Don't try to get me to kill my wife, Turco.
Hmmm... another variation on your revenge.

　They laughed at each other and kind of bumped their fists together.

'But I'm sorry I'm sick of killing my wife begging for death. Please don't give me the only thing I can give you is the immortal one.
He can't help it. Then you owe me this one.

　It's not going to happen.
　Well, I'm giving it right back.
　I'm gonna give it back to you.

"It's a better seed. Everything rots when it's old. Souls decay if they're not treated. It is healthy for us to pass on our powers and teachings to our descendants, not to become immortals. So Cianne.

　He grabbed both of Sianne's shoulders and grinned.



'Let's have a kid (kid) with me.'
'Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!



　I pushed the screaming Cyanne down without a care in the world.