How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 96



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Episode 96. Wake up.

“What… does that mean?”

In response to Mabel’s question, which was just a thought in her mouth, the god Janus opened his mouth to explain in more detail.

“The temple you were originally in was where the high priest I personally selected was located. He was a man of deep faith, sincerity, and affectionate nature. He was the epitome of what I would consider a high priest.”

“Don’t you think that even someone with that kind of temperament might not take me in?”

While he paused for a moment, Mabel asked with a dubious expression, but Janus shook his head firmly.

“You probably know that divine power is called the love of God. There are many gods in this world, and those who receive their love can use divine power in common. However, the one who gives that love is different for each person.”

Those who are loved by the same god feel an inexplicable attraction to each other, as if they were blood relatives. The god Janus believed in this attraction, which was like an irresistible fate.

On very rare occasions, the Archon and himself were able to communicate with each other, even if they could not meet face to face like the current Mabel and himself.

?You finally shared your love with someone other than me. What kind of child is it? No, I’ll check it out myself.?

?Huh? You mean a girl…? It’s not that I don’t like it… but I should have raised a girl before. As God Janus knows, all the children I’ve raised have been boys.?

?What would be a good gift? I couldn’t greet you properly because of the pilgrimage, so I’d like to buy you a gift. Hehe, children grow up quickly. Since you said it’s a girl, a pretty dress would be good.?

Janus lowered his eyes slightly as he recalled the vivid conversation he had with him.

“He… was really looking forward to meeting you. He would buy you presents in every town he went to, and whenever he had the rare time to talk to me once or twice a month, he would always ask about you.”

I didn’t know that I would die so meaninglessly on my way back from the pilgrimage. Since I couldn’t talk to him whenever I wanted, I just assumed he was returning safely to the temple.

“When he returned to me in spirit, it was only then that I knew that the Archimandrite was dead.”

Still, I believed it would be okay because there were other priests in the temple who had their own divine powers. As long as Mabel had divine powers, I thought they wouldn’t let the child out of the temple.

In the not too distant future, another meeting was scheduled at a certain time, so I thought the child would be at the temple until then.

“His death was the fault of the Primordial God… Matthias Limpite. I didn’t know he would do such a thing.”

“Didn’t you know in advance? You’re a god.”

Mabel, who had been listening to his story with her ears bent, asked as if she didn’t understand, and the god Janus smiled bitterly at the child’s question.

“There are more things that the gods of this world cannot do than they can do. I thought that if I became a god, I would be able to see into the future and do a little more as I wished….”

The last words he uttered to Mabel sounded almost like a monologue. It sounded like he was talking to himself rather than answering her question, as if he had never been a god to begin with.

It could have been dismissed as an illusion, but Mabel was certain.

He was not a god of this world from the beginning.

“You… weren’t a god from the beginning?”

“Yes, I was not the god of this world from the beginning. You probably knew that in the original work that you know, there was no god named Janus.”

Contrary to expectations that he would not give an easy answer, the god Janus readily admitted that he was not the god of this world to begin with.

“I… am the true creator of this world… I became a god to bring back the Cael du Damier that you know now.”

With those words, the god Janus extended his hand towards Mabel, leaving her no time to avoid the tips of his long fingers.

– Talk.

The tips of his fingers touched his round forehead.

As if someone had brought ice to her. As soon as the cold fingertips touched her, Mabel felt someone’s severe headache.

Even more dizzy than the feeling she had when Kael used teleportation, Mabel immediately shook off the hand that was extended toward her, despite the pain that felt as if someone was putting a hand inside her head and ripping it apart.

In that short time, cold sweat ran down his forehead. Mabel saw a feeling of guilt flash across his golden eyes, which was not appropriate for the person who had caused him such pain. She distanced herself from him and wiped the cold sweat away with her hand.

“… I see. You guys were right about the idea.”

“Just now… what did you just do?”

“I read your memories. Aren’t you a spirit I brought with me? When I make contact with a spirit, I can read your memories.”

“To manipulate someone’s memories without even asking permission…!!!”

Mabel’s face, which had been distorted and about to protest, suddenly turned pale.

“… Are you going to tell?”

“To whom. What.”

“Lars… . Are you going to tell Lars about the memory you just read… !!!?”

?Lars heard the voice of God?

?It was a god with a slightly unfamiliar name. Sure enough… Oh, that’s right. Janus. It was a god named Janus. He said that the god told him. When the trials are over, disaster will come to this world.?

Mabel remembered what Cloris had said to Kael when she had come to see the Damier Countess, and came to the conclusion that she would tell him that she, Kael, and everyone else were Ideas.

“Lars?”

The god Janus looked puzzled at the child’s words. However, Mabel nagged him about his messy mind and the conclusion he had reached.

“You told him about the disaster…! Are you going to tell him again like you did before!!!”

The child’s voice, which seemed to be getting impatient, gradually grew louder, almost like a scream.

If it was revealed that he, himself, and the others were Ideas, they would become public enemies to Lars and the others. If that happened… he might lose his home and his family, which he had just barely managed to build.

But in response to Mabel’s reaction, Janus simply looked the child in the eye and asked.

“why?”

“…uh…?”

Mabel was taken aback by the question that came out so calmly, and Janus opened his mouth, pulling back his outstretched hand at the child’s reaction that seemed to not understand his question.

“Even if you tell him that you are the Idea, there is nothing he can do. … Others now know you as a good person who helped others from disaster. They will not easily believe a word without evidence.”

Taking a deep breath at his words, Mabel clenched her trembling hands and looked at him with sharp, wary eyes.

As if to confirm the truth of his words, Mabel looked at him carefully and took a step away from him.

“Never again. Don’t read my memories. After all, you couldn’t grant the wish I promised you would grant. So, replace the wish you couldn’t grant with this.”

“That’s difficult. I also have to use any means necessary to achieve my goals… Instead, let’s send him off here for today.”

And I want you to think about it again.

Whether he is… a family that can truly love you. Whether you chose him because he was the only choice you had.

“As I please…!”

When you bring it, you can do it as you wish.

Even when sending him off, Mabel got angry and spat out words at the god Janus’s arbitrary actions. But he sent the child out of his space before he could finish speaking.

Mabel closed her eyes reflexively against the strong light pouring down on her, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she jumped up and screamed.

“Hey-!!! This is fucking…!!!”

Huh? Get up?

Me? Surely I was standing up and facing the god Janus?

“Huh? You’re awake. How are you feeling?”

Mabel’s eyesight returned to normal for a moment, and she was able to look into the deep yet clear emerald eyes in front of her.

“Huh?!”

Eventually, I heard a voice so soft that I let out a strange scream without realizing it and quickly stepped back.

“Wait a minute!!! If you go back like that…!!!”

– Boom!

“Ugh…!”

Mabel groaned, covering the back of her head with both hands, along with a stifled scream and a sharp pain in the back of her head. Through the pain, she heard a rather familiar voice.

“Lars, Mabel is still… Mabel? She’s awake!”

Still holding the back of her head that was still cold at that voice, Mabel raised her head with tears welling up in reaction to the pain, and was able to meet the clear, transparent, water-colored eyes that showed deep worry.

“… Chloris… Sister…?”

“Are you okay? Looks like Lars surprised you.”

As Mabel opened her eyes to Cloris’s voice that flowed out naturally, the first person she encountered was the one with emerald eyes. Lars’ eyebrows slightly lowered as if filled with resentment.

“I didn’t do anything….”

“You were watching closely to see when Bona Mana Mabel would wake up?”

As if he knew everything, Lars blinked and scratched his cheek as Cloris’ words flowed out without hesitation.

“I was watching, but….”

“I told her that if she stays like that, she’ll be surprised when she wakes up, but she won’t listen, so I’m going to get mad. Can you show me Mabel’s head?”

Mabel was finally able to look around as she felt Cloris’ hand gently stroking the back of her head.

A room with a similar structure to the room in the annex where Kael stayed. The only differences are the slightly whiter interior and the bed, which is large enough to accommodate two adults instead of two single beds. As he moved, various sized and colorful dolls fell under the bed… I guess.

“There’s a small lump. There should be some medicine in the room to relieve it. I’ll bring it over right away.”

Cloris, who noticed a small bump on the back of Mabel’s head, left the room, and Mabel looked at Lars, who was standing still like a large dog that had an accident far away from the bed she was on, but was fidgeting and looking around.

“I’m sorry for surprising you.”

“It was Lars… right?”

Even from afar or up close, it was Lars. Mabel, remembering that this was only her second meeting with him, asked for his name, and Lars nodded.

“Aren’t you the oppa who said we could talk comfortably last time?!”

As if he had completely forgotten what had just happened, a faint smile appeared on Lars’ lips as Mabel asked with a big smile.

“That’s right, Miss Mabel.”

“Huh?! We decided to talk casually! I remember that too, but you forgot?”

“No… that’s not it. No, I haven’t forgotten, Miss Mabel.”

“I like Mabel better than you!”

Although they were smiling at each other, Mabel’s mind was in turmoil, as she couldn’t understand why she was in the same room as the original protagonists.