Epilogue: I’d destroy the world if I could have it! part 5

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Translator: Soafp

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Shadow tossed his long jet-black coat and disappeared into the depths of the white mist.

“Wait ……, Shadow!”

Alexia shouted. Shadow stopped in the fog.

“Tell me! Who are you? What are you fighting for?!”

Alexia waited for an answer.

But Shadow turned away and gave no answer.

“I want to protect this country! I don’t want my loved ones to feel sad! That’s why I decided to fight! And you!? Can I trust you?!”

“Stay out of this ……, I told you so.”

“This is not the time to say that! We are fighting desperately! If you are as strong as you are, it might be a trivial matter. We may be insignificant. But …… even someone as weak as me is struggling to stay alive!”

Shadow turned slowly.

His blood-red eyes fixed on Alexia.

“We eliminate obstacles for our own ends. That is all. ……”

He said in a low voice that seemed to echo from the depths.

“What is your purpose,…… Shadow, what are you going to do with the world?”

At Alexia’s question, Shadow’s expression moved for the first time.

He laughed, a small laugh.

Then he reeled his jet-black sword to the side. Beyond it was an eerie sound in the mist.

A metallic sound echoed and the device was cut in two.

“The collar …….”

Looking, Alexia and Claire’s collars were cracked.

“Shadow!”

When she turned around, Shadow was gone. No trace of him could be found anywhere.

“If only I was stronger …….”

Alexia clenched her fists tighter.

“Claire…… are you okay?”

Christina supported Claire.

“Y-yeah…….”

Claire said, clutching her stomach. She may need medical attention.

“Princess Alexia, let’s get out of here. I wonder where the exit is. ……”

At that moment, she heard footsteps coming from the fog.

“Hey! I finally found you……!”

A small girl, Nina, appeared out of the mist.

“Nina …… thank God, where have you been?”

Claire’s face broke into a pained smile.

“I’m sorry, sorry, I barely got away from Isaac, but I got lost. But I found a way out.”

Tehehe, Nina pointed to the exit with a laugh.

“I know I could count on you. Shall we go?”

Alexia said and turned away. At that moment, Nina moved quickly.

First, Alexia fell. Next, Claire and Christina fell almost simultaneously.

It was a terribly fast move.

Nina looked down at the three unconscious people and muttered.

“What a loss of a role to play, indeed.”

She lets out a small sigh and changes her voice towards the fog.

“I’m ready, …… Zeta-sama.”

And then a golden-haired beastman and a pink-blonde girl appeared.

“Thank you for your help. After all, why don’t you join us in the Shadow Garden too?”

Victoria spoke to Nina.

“If it’s about Numbers, you can get used to it right away…”

Nina looked at Zeta in confusion.

“Nina should not be in the Shadow Garden. She can move on her own, and that’s why she’s going to be undercover.”

Zeta said.

“Then I’ll continue as I have been.”

“Yes. You will continue to be Claire’s best friend as you always have. Until the time comes. ……”

“……Yes.”

Nina made a white robe out of slime and put on a deep hood. She then picked up the unconscious Claire and proceeded to the door at the far end of the sanctuary.

Zeta gave the instructions and fixed Claire to the pedestal on which the ancient letters were engraved.

As she poured her magic power into the pedestal, flames lit up on either side of the door.

“There’s no turning back now, you know?”

Nina asked Zeta.

“Yes.”

“But Alpha-sama’s policy ……”

“Alpha is naive. With her way, the wicked will rise again, and the world will repeat its mistakes. So we will rule the world …… so that no more mistakes will be made.”

Zeta stared at the flames on the pedestal. As if she could envision something beyond the many flickering flames.

“Shadow-sama, who will obtain eternal life, becomes a god. This world has no need for religion. We are to preach a new teaching.”

Victoria said, her eyes shining with excitement.

“….. Are you sure about this?”

“This is my mission.”

Muttering this, Zeta poured magic power into the pedestal.

The magical letters on the pedestal dance, leading to a doorway sealed with chains.

The chain creaks as it shines.

” Gah ……!”

Claire, who was fixed to the pedestal, trembled.

She opened her red eyes and screamed, her face contorted in pain.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

“Claire!”

Nina leaned in close to Claire.

“Zeta-sama, it’s Claire!”

“It’s just a rejection. It will all be over soon.”

“But ……”

“Her body is essential to control the resurrection of Diabolos.”

And the chain is shattered little by little.

A new magical circle of disaster emerges on Claire’s right hand.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!”

Claire exclaimed.

At the same time, the chains shattered and the innermost door opened.

There was nothing there. Just an endless darkness.

Claire’s magic circle glowed strongly.

“It’s a success.”

Victoria smiled a bewitching smile.

“Her right arm and left arm are now aligned. Nina, stay close to Claire and keep an eye on her.”

Zeta carefully examined the magic circle engraved on Claire.

“This is …… your choice, Zeta-sama”

Nina said with a pout. She wiped the sweat from Claire’s unconsciousness.

“You will know in time which choice is right, Alpha’s or mine …….”

With that, Zeta turns and walks away.

“Until that time comes, we lurk in the shadows …….”

And then she disappeared into the deepest depths of darkness.