208 206 Offences and Punishments (2/2)
”Awakening is a skill for freeing up the power to sleep in the blood of the Beasts, so it doesn't make sense to you, does it?
”Oh, really?”
Then you really don't need it.
”We have placed new restrictions on Lumina so that she will never be able to summon an Awakened Warcraft again. But if you don't put limits on it, you won't be able to do the same for hundreds of years.”
'Is it because you summoned that warcraft that Lumina was looking strange?
”Exactly. My family, Lumina, was subject to a variety of restrictions when supporting the Black Cats. The same goes for saying you can't talk about the terms of evolution, but there's a lot more to it than that. For example, if it is impossible to create an item that grants awakening skills, or if you use your dungeon to try to make the Black Cat Clan achieve the conditions, it is set to disappear instead.”
'Huh?'
Are you serious? If so, that depletion of Lumina-!
Don't worry, Lumina won't disappear.
”But you've evolved Fran, haven't you?
”Indirectly. Instead of evolving that girl directly, the Devil's Sword in her possession - that is, just designed to empower you. Lumina lost a lot of power because of it, but she didn't disappear.”
That's really good. Even if I could evolve, Fran would blame me if he found out Lumina disappeared instead.
”I just can't allow the same thing in the future. That's why we've set new limits.”
You made Lumina quite impossible, too. I used to joke about the question that if I killed Lumina, I could evolve. That, too, must have been serious.
”That said, you're pathetic just to take it away. Give them one skill instead.”
That's what I said and the goddess rang her fingers again. Have you changed anything? If you look at your status...
”Erm... evolutionary cover-up?
”As its name suggests, it's a skill that can hide what's evolved. Mostly from the other beasts.”
I see, this is a good skill. If they find out that the Black Cats are evolving, if they're beast opponents, that's all they're gonna make a fuss about. And it's extra skill.
Just one thing that bothers me.
”Um, I'm down five self-evolution points.”
”For once, you have a problem, and I'm here to correct that problem. You can't just give them charity. I still serve you.”
”Su, excuse me”
Well, it seems like a useful skill, so let's compromise here. I can't help complaining anyway.
Then the goddess nodded satisfactorily and began to float furiously. The figure becomes clear gradually.
”I've accomplished my purpose, and I'm leaving”
Ah! The goddess is going! If I thought so, I would have left my mouth open.
'Um! I need to ask you something! Who am I! If you're related to your family, don't you know?
I heard about it. Anyway, it's the first time I've ever appeared, someone who seems to know clear answers about my own mystery.
”Hey...... It's not my job to teach you that... Let me give you one guiding principle. Meet the Divine Blacksmiths in the Land of the Beasts.”
”Is there a divine blacksmith in the Land of the Beasts?
I thought Grandpa Garth, who used to make me black cat gear, said that the divine blacksmith didn't know where he was going...
The Beast King is secretly surrounding you? But it's hard to get to the Beast Nation. Because it's an enemy country on other continents. You can't put Fran in danger for me.
”But if you listen to me, you might know something, right? Well, maybe not.”
Don't you know what's gonna happen to you?
”Well, yes. Even God doesn't know the future.”
'Cause it's God, isn't it? Do you know the future...?
”I can't. People seem to mistake what happens in the future - that is, that God has the power to foresee destiny. I mean, some people say good or bad, it's God's destiny, right?
That's what some people say. Even I thought it was fate when I met Fran.
”Everything about the future is decided by God, and the world is moving exactly as it should.”
”Well, you don't have to exaggerate that much, but some people believe you're close.”
”But if God really prescribes all the operations of the world and the world is moving exactly as it is, what if I show up like this in the first place and try to correct the irregular? You won't.”
”Perhaps if you asked me, I would.”
”There is no fate in this world. Everything is a pile of coincidences. Bad things are your own fault, good things are your own way. That's what I'm saying.”
I mean, it's a coincidence that me and Fran met.
”That's right. It's also a coincidence that you and your Black Cat daughter met. It's also a coincidence that you were the best match. No, it's probably a miracle we've met so far.”
When God tells you that, don't lighten up somehow.
”I've told you a lot this time, but as a goddess of chaos, I expect you to?
Can I be happy about that?
”Hehe hehe. What do you think?
”Oh, hey!
”Good chaos, then.”
The goddess left an ominous word and disappeared. That's the last, totally cursed word, isn't it?