Chapter 174 Intermission Kuromueina ② ~ The Heart that Sprouted ~ (2/2)
Within the jet-black space created by Kuromueina, Shallow Vernal received fist after fit swung down one after another, and was blown away like the leaf of a tree, dancing in a storm, but there was still no change in her expression.
The damage certainly seems like it was being dealt, but Shallow Vernal didn’t resist, and was simply being beaten by Kuromueina.
[……I don’t understand. Why don’t you just use that magic? You would have already finished this if you use that, right?]
Hearing the words Shallow Vernal told her without any inflection in her tone, Kuromueina changed into her true form…… which had the same appearance as Shallow Vernal’s, which is her most powerful form.
[……It’s because I’m not here to kill you. I’m just irritated by you, so I came to punch you in the face.]
[Why?]
[Why don’t you think about it yourself?]
[I don’t see the point in thinking about it. If you don’t want me, get rid of me, if you don’t want the world, destroy it. I’ve given you that much power.]
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[…… !?]
Hearing Shallow Vernal’s words which told her that so matter-of-factly, Kuromueina clearly became more irritated.
[I should just destroy the world? That kind of thing isn’t for you to decide!!! Sure, you built this world, but this world belongs to the children who live in it! You who just made it and never got involved with it, you who have done nothing isn’t qualified to make those kinds of decisions!!!]
[I see.]
[In the first place, you know what I’m most annoyed with!? It’s that you threw all the decisions to me alone and didn’t think about it yourself! You, you who built this world, I ask you, what do you even want for this world!? What do you wish for this world to become!? What even is this world for you…… Can’t you just think at least that much!!!?]
[It’s better since it’s you who will be deciding that. You are me. Your decision is also mine.]
[Stop! Messing! Around!!!]
[ ! ? ]
Kuromueina’s fist catches Shallow Vernal in the face, and Shallow Vernal’s body was great sent flying.
Looking at Shallow Vernal, Kuromueina angrily glares at her and bellows.
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[That’s just running away from responsibility…… It’s true that you and I were originally one…… But we’ve seen different things, we think differently, and we have different ways of connecting with the world! I love this world, I love this beautiful world you’ve created and I want to live with it!]
[………………..]
[But what about you!? You build this world, didn’t you!? Then take responsibility and get connected with the world, stop running away and decide it for yourself!!! Don’t just selfishly think that it’s over!!! At least, on feelings…… Can you not rely on me and think about it yourself!!!]
[…………………….]
A cry from someone who was once the same being as you, a scolding from her own self who lived with the world and grew to love it.
Hearing that, Shallow Vernal said nothing, remained silent and stared at Kuromueina…… and without a change in her expression, she punched Kuromueina away.
[Guh!?]
[…………….]
[……That’s the first time you fought back? Why?]
[……I wonder why? I guess…… I just didn’t want to lose?]
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[What the…… so you really got a heart……]
[……How inexplicable. For some reason, my thoughts are being swayed…… It’s not rational at all.]
Staring curiously at the fist she swung, Shallow Vernal slowly looks at Kuromueina.
Seeing Shallow Vernal like that, Kuromueina smiles somewhat happily and holds up her fist.
[Then, let’s have a fight, shall we? If we do that, we may learn something.]
[……Let’s do that then…… Let’s ascertain if what you said is right, whether I got my own heart and my own emotions.]
(T/N: I don’t know why Kuro have her young girl form here when she should have been using her black-haired Shiro form when Shiro fought back.)
With those words, Kuromueina and Shallow Vernal’s fists clashed.
The girls, who were originally one entity, nullify each other’s abilities, so the fight becomes a pure fistfight.
Shallow Vernal, swinging her fists with such power that each strike could even bring the end of the world, and yet, her first time fighting…… She’s somehow enjoying it.
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After some unknown time beating each other up, Kuromueina and Shallow Vernal fell on their backs in the jet black space simultaneously.
[……Uhhyyiii…… I’m frazzled……]
[……I’m tired.]
Kuromueina, who was heavily breathing and mutters that she’s tired, and Shallow Vernal replies with an agreement in a voice without any intonation.
[……So, how’s that? Do you know now if you have a heart or not?]
[……Yes, so this is a heart and what I feel are emotions huh…… It’s terribly unclear and not rational.]
[Of course it is…… However, do you think it’s unnecessary?]
[No, let’s see…… It certainly isn’t rational, but I see…… It isn’t exactly that bad.]
Although she replied with an indifferent tone, Shallow Vernal’s words were softer than before and showed a tinge of emotion.
The heart…… that she had always thought of something she didn’t have, something she didn’t need, finding that heart changed Shallow Vernal’s thinking.
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[……I will think about it. What do I think about my world, what I wish for the world…… Those things are my responsibility as the one who made the world…… right?]
[That’s what I’m talking about. Well, Shiro’s inflexible, so if you ever need help, I’m here to help you.]
Kuromueina nodded with satisfaction at Shallow Vernal’s words, telling her that she would see the world from now on.
[……Shiro?]
[Yes, you’re Shallow Vernal after all, so Shiro! Ah, you can also call me Kuro.]
[Kuro, Shiro…… Aren’t those shortened names quite simple?]
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[Shaddup!]
They exchange words so calmly that it’s hard to believe that they were beating each other up just a moment ago, and then, both of them get up without a second thought.
Kuro’s appearance changes to the appearance of a young girl, and in response, the jet-black space disappears and the lands of the God Realm reappear.
They should have been fighting for quite a long time, but the jet-black space flows in a different stream of time, so they almost went back to the God Realm right after Shallow Vernal was punched away.
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And also, both the Divine Gate broken by Shallow Vernal’s power, and the wounded Gods…… Along with the Demon invaders, everything went back to how it was before.
Shallow Vernal’s words announcing the end of the battle echoed in the God Realm, and the Demons who originally intended to see Kuromueina off quickly put down their weapons.
The war that was known to the world as the war between the God Realm and the Demon Realm…… The battle between the Demons that would be known as the Six Kings and the Gods…… ended in a draw…… and came to an end in the form of reconciliation.
Ending with the God of Creation, Shallow Vernal, certainly possessing something called a heart……
[……It’s the first time I’ve ever been tired.]
After Kuromueina and the other Demons returned, and after telling Chronois and the others that it was a draw, Shallow Vernal stood in the floating gardens, and as she declared, stared at the world.
As she quietly stared at the world she had created, which she hadn’t seen before, Shallow Vernal suddenly saw the past, present, and future, all reflected in her eyes.
[……I wonder who that is? I would be standing before a human? Will that future ever come? ……The future is quite uncertain, although this isn’t always the case……]
As she mutters this, a small smile appears on Shallow Vernal’s mouth.
That scene she was looking at was replaced by reality, and in the end, the answer she kept thinking about but couldn’t figure out…… What does she think about the world, and what does she wish for the world…… It was until after 20,000 years passed…… that the human youth could tell her the answer to that question.
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Serious-senpai: [……Eh? No, no, there’s more to it than that, right? We could have had about 3 more serious battles like this, right!?]
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Serious-senpai: [Bfuwaahh……]
And thus, those who fought against the Supreme God in this battle felt rivalry.
[Hey, what’s your name?]
[My name is Shalltear.]
[I see, then, you’re Shall-tan. The troublesome battle is over, so how about we drink some tea before you leave? I also have delicious snacks to munch on.]
[I’m always free if I’m being treated to a meal!]
↑ Except for these ones……
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Next Chapter: “What Kuromueina wants.”
T/N: Won’t be able to post bonus chapters while I’m translating my other novel. The author in that novel just posted a chapter, so Imma do that. Imma start working on that though after I finished the last part of the intermission and the daily chapter for tomorrow (monday) though.
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