320 ā Itās nobodyās fault. However, Po ā youāre not included.
ćIs that true?ć
The Demon King questions Kuro, but Kuro answers with silence. His attitude has already affirmed the question though. The attack that had been aimed at Kuro himself, was diverted by Sariel without him knowing and on top of that it was the cause of the MA Energy decrease, the reincarnators being born, and also caused a difficult situation so it canāt be helped that he feels responsible. If he hadnāt met the Hero from two generations ago and the previous generation Demon King, then he couldnāt have become a target for the attack either.
Dimension Magic is not omnipotent. Dimension Magic, which is the evolved form of the super useful Space Magic, is basically incredibly useful. However, thereās clearly things it can do and things that it cannot do. Well, you could say the same thing about skills in general though. To use a skill beyond the scope of what it was designed for requires a deep understanding of the magecraft underlying the very foundation of skill itself. Thereās few people who can use Space Magic, so for the Hero from two generations ago and the previous generation Demon King to be able to use Dimension Magic means they were superior practitioners. Even so, they canāt do the impossible. With Dimension Magic, it is impossible to attack a target that youāve never met.
Just like how itās true with Space Magic, the first step for Dimension Magic is the specification of the target space. Once the space is specified the next step is to choose the magic to use against it. Such as teleportation or an attack. In addition, what can be used for the first step of specifying the space, is limited to either a place the practitioner has been to before or a person who they have met before. By meeting with the Hero from two generations ago and the previous generation Demon King, Kuro became a potential target for attack. If he had been more cautious and had sent a subordinate instead of going himself or something similar, then Kuro couldnāt have become an attack target. Well, he probably would have needed to meet them himself in order to gain their trust though. Itās just backfired on him.
In the end, Sariel interfered with the System to change the attack target to being D. To be blunt, I donāt really get what Sarielās purpose was. I can think of several possible reasons, but I canāt comprehend her way of thinking, so I donāt know which of them is correct. Maybe she simply wanted to save Kuro, or wanted to harm D, or had some other expectation. I definitely wouldnāt be able to understand without asking her in person. I donāt have any intention of asking her in the first place though, as Iām just not interested. After all, just by meeting her face to face I become so irritated that I want to punch her.
Well, whatever her reasons, itās a safe bet that she herself didnāt have any ill will behind it. It was also a situation where she had to act promptly to prevent an unexpected incident after all. I still feel that sheās useless for failing to prevent it entirely though.
On the one hand, what if Sariel hadnāt interfered for reasons unknown and the attack on Kuro by the Hero from two generations ago and the previous generation Demon King had been successful. Kuro would have died or have been weakened due to a severe injury. In that case, Po-no-ji surely wouldnāt have stayed quiet and the situation would have gotten chaotic. In the worst case, Po-no-ji would be reigning supreme. However, a portion of the MA Energy used to attack Kuro could probably have been recovered and for the MA Energy aspect that would likely have been better than the current situation. After all, if it had been used in this world, it would have been possible to recover some of the MA Energy, just not all of it. In addition, if Kuro had died the amount of MA Energy would probably have increased. It wouldnāt be strange if the possibility to attack an administrator was inserted into the System for that reason. To increase the amount of MA Energy by absorbing a god, basically.
On the other hand, thereās our current situation. Kuro got off completely unharmed and instead there was a massive decline in MA Energy. The reincarnators go āhi, nice to meet youā and the world is plunged into an era of upheaval. I guess whichever route was taken, the situation would have gotten chaotic. However, Po-no-ji was successfully erased. He was like a pus or cancer on the world, and well, the removal of the one we needed the least has been achieved, basically.
Hmm. Thinking about it this way, both routes have their merits and demerits so itās hard to clearly say which one would have been better. However, if Po-no-ji had survived things would have definitely turned out for the worse, and considering only the future the current route is the better one I guess, right? Yeah, letās leave it at that. Itās been a real nuisance for the reincarnators though.
Ah, except for me. See, if I hadnāt been reborn in this world I would have stayed an ordinary spider and probably ended my life like that. By some kind of fate Iāve ended up becoming a god though, so Iām basically glad that I reincarnated. Oh? Thinking about it that way, good job Sariel? ā¦ā¦ Iāll offer her a prayer later.
ćGyurie. Itās not your fault.ć
ćNo. Either way itās my fault. Since I was even unaware that it was my responsibility that things turned out this way, I can only think that Iāve been carelessly passing the time until now.ć
The Demon King, after briefly turning her thoughts to Sariel, returns to comfort Kuro. Against that, Kuro can only smile like a glutton for punishment.
Yup. Kuro-san here hadnāt known about the sudden drop in MA Energy for a start, and had been under the impression that the cause was entirely due to Po-no-ji after all. Once he then found out that heād been unknowingly involved, this loser felt responsible. I bet a certain evil god carefully considered his feelingsā¦ then informed him all about it. If he hadnāt been informed, he wouldnāt have known about what was going on in the background either. Thus, in the end, about the only one around who could have informed him about everything would be that evil god. That evil god is seriously an evil god.
Eh? How do I know about all this you ask? Iād rather you donāt take my intelligence gathering abilities lightly! I had clones specialised in intelligence gathering directly observing all over the place for a start, while the analysis squad pulled out all sorts of System related information when hacking the System, and on top of that I also developed an Evil Eye of Past Sight, though it has limitations. This new Evil Eye can peek into the past and by using circumstantial evidence and what-not I can make successive conjectures and reach the truth. It is now possible for me to solve any unresolved incidents no matter what ā Iām far beyond your typical āgreat detectiveā. Well, in practice, Past Sight is really hard to use, so I rarely use it though.
ćIf you think youāre at fault, then you just need to take action in order to make up for it.ć
Heās starting to get annoying with his feebleness, so Iāll conclude things by saying that.
ćThatāsā¦ true. I shall do that.ć
Yep, yep. Yes you shall. Later I have a big project waiting for you after all.
The incident caused by the Hero from two generations ago and the previous generation Demon King are preceding down the current route due to Sarielās actions. Now then. In response to the incident that I am about to cause, what route will the inhabitants of this world choose I wonder? Well, whatever route they choose, the ending wonāt change though.
Translation notes:
āHowever, Po ā youāre not includedā ā this is a meme from the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga.
āthe first step for Dimension Magic is the specification of the target spaceā ā See chapter 110 for the first example of space specification.
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