668-The love that the god of the end sings ①






 I was caught up in the summoning of a hero and came to another world, Trinya. At the end of that year, I broke through the ordeal given to me by Shiro-san, the god of the world, with a lot of help... I said goodbye to the people who had helped me in my former world and returned to this world.
 And when I visited Shiro-san after greeting everyone I knew, he offered me a revenge match for some reason.....Yeah, I don't know why.

''.........Um, Shiro-san?''
What is it?
"Revenge match?
'Yes, sir. This is a revenge match. It's frustrating to remain defeated, so I'll win this time.
....

 It's not the first time White has been a natural, but I still didn't see this development coming. Does this revenge match mean that he's going to put me through the ringer again?
 I thought White-san was somehow convinced of the outcome of that ordeal........

''No, it's 'not that way.'''
...Yes?
'This is not a revenge match for the ordeal. As you thought, I'm happy with that result I'm not happy about being cleared in one shot.

 You were still upset about the one-shot clearing! No, no, that's okay, it doesn't seem to matter right now. I mean, isn't it a revenge match for the ordeal?
 ...So what's the revenge match?

'My revenge this time is the defeat I suffered the first time I met Kaijin-san.

Yes. That's what you said to me then, 'You can't give me what I really want,'
Yes, I did say that.

 It's true that when I met White at the beginning, I gave him what he said in return for giving me one thing I wanted.

''So, here's my revenge for that. Let's see if I really can't give you what you want, Kaito-san.
What?

 What is it? I can't read Shiro-san's intentions for the moment. But if it was the old Mr. White, or the current Mr. White, then he must know that I'm not in need of supernatural powers.
 So what is White-san trying to give me? What comes to mind when I say this........

 As I was thinking about this, Mr. White lightly waved his finger in front of me.......and for a moment a dazzling light enveloped the area. And when that light cleared - I was speechless.

''Mother........father.......''
Long time no see, Kaito.......although I did meet you in a dream during the ordeal.
How strange it is. We were supposed to be dead, but now we're 'coming back to life' as a matter of course...
You are... alive...

 I can't get my head around the situation. The shock is too strong for me to organize my thoughts. I was just stunned, muttering my mother and father's words as if they were parroting me, while Shiro-san opened his mouth with a slight smile on his face.

''What are you surprised about? I am a god. It's a no-brainer for me to bring back a dead person to life... rather, it was far more difficult to negotiate the transfer of these two souls from the Earth God.
Eden gave it to me, so...
Yes, these two are unmistakably Kaito-san's parents. It's not like they're different people with the same memories.
Huh?

 Your mother and father have come back to life? Such an assortment, such a matter of course....

As for the emotional reunion, I'll ask you later. I've spoken to Lilia Alberto beforehand, so I'll have her explain to these two about the future.
'Yes. So, Kaijin, I'll see you later!
"....I can understand why you're confused. I mean, I still don't fully understand it either but, well, I'm glad to be able to live with my mom and Kaito again.

 White waved his hand lightly again, and Mom and Dad shifted into the light. My thoughts haven't regained their composure yet. But I knew one thing: I would be able to stay with my mom and dad again.
 Little by little I realized that, and my eyes were getting hotter. Is that okay? Such a happy thing happened, such an incredible miracle........

''.........Who is going to complain? I am the god of this world. Which means I am the rule here.
Mr. White.
"As long as I'm here, you don't have to make a choice. You don't have to give up anything. I will never be an equal God. I am not a god of equality; I will favor the favorite to the hilt. I will never give you any future but happiness.

 
 Oh, that's not fair........really, that's not fair.......there's no way I can win this thing....... ....

 While I couldn't stop crying, White-san erased the letters floating behind her and smiled a beautiful, gentle smile that was so beautiful to behold.

''........How do you feel? Kaijin, was I able to give you ... what you wanted?
Hi.
'That's good to hear. Then I can finally say these words. I didn't feel comfortable saying them without being able to beat you, so...
...What?
"Kaito, you have taught me what to feel. You have defeated the end of me and I love you. Please let me be one more special to you.

 A beautiful voice, filled with emotion, as if the inflectionless voice of before was a lie. What is spun is a confession of love. I slowly mouthed my reply, seeing the smile on my face that even feels dazzling.
 Even if Mom and Dad hadn't come back to life, I would have given the same answer. But yeah. It gave me a chance to recognize them again.
 I'm so glad that Shiro-san thought of something for me, that I can't stop crying. I feel that from the bottom of my heart....

Yes, I'd be happy to.

........because it was the best proof that I had long ago fallen in love with this hilarious, natural, yet sparklingly lovely god.









 In the middle of receiving an explanation about the world from Lilia, Kaito's mother, Akari, suddenly turned her gaze out the window.

''........Mother?''
No, it's nothing.

 Akari had come to this world before her husband, Kazuya. The reason was simple: Eden, who doted on the life of her own world, was reluctant to hand over their souls to Shalovanal 'even if it was on loan for a limited time', and only Akari's soul, which had been agreed upon earlier, was loaned to Kazuya a few months earlier than Kazuya's.......

 Akari recalls. Before she came to this world and met with Kaito under the name of Luce, the nature of the bet proposed by Shalovanal........


-- As for me, there is no need to use your souls separately. It's easy to create a stranger who looks like you. But I wanted to set the scene perfectly. That's why I decided to use the real you. I didn't expect it to take so much work, but....

--what if I or that person said that they didn't want to be an obstacle to a pleasant person?

--or not, that's fine then. It's just a matter of creating a different person like you. But, yes, well, you're the ones who've gone to the most trouble to prepare and we'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

--Advantages?

Let's prepare a time for Kaito-san and me to talk freely...................a time for us to say goodbye properly.

--Huh?

--I repeat, you can say no. I don't have a shred of interest in you guys. It is just a tool to make the ordeal to Kaito-san a perfect one. If you refuse, I will return the soul to the Earth God immediately. That will lessen my burden.


 Yes, indeed, there was such a conversation. At that point in time, Sharovanal had no intention of reviving Akari or Kazuya, even if Kaito cleared the ordeal in one shot.
 It was only understood that Sharovanal was interested in Kaito personally and nothing else, and that's what he thought.

(.........But we came back to life this way. (Shalovanal-sama spent two years negotiating with the god of earth and made us agree to officially bring our souls to this world.)

 Akari had never met with Eden, but it was understandable that the negotiations were extremely difficult, given that Sharovanal had said that it was the most trouble he had ever had in preparing for the ordeal.
 That's it just by lending it out. It would take an order of magnitude more effort to give it away.

 However, Sharovanar did it. He turned his eyes, which until now had been directed only at pleasant people, to his surroundings. Because he was able to understand that 'it is a factor that leads to the happiness of the pleasant person' again.......

(.....I'm proud of Kaito, after all, he's my son. I'm going to change that god's mind...)

 Simply breaking through the ordeal did not bring this result. Because Kaijin changed the heart of Shalovanal........because he taught Shalovanal, who was seeking Kaijin for 'his own happiness', the 'love' of wanting the person he loves to be happy......

 That's right, it's because Kaito defeated Shalovanal in the 'true meaning' of the word.......God made a miracle happen.