onMonday, October 28, 2019zweindrei
17-38. Nether Gate, Blockade
Satou here. During the final stage of a tale, it’s customary for the protagonist to be stuck in a series of pinch. I wish such an unreasonable situation would never happen in real life. It’s always been a life where I never got any power over the steering wheel though...
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"Arisa, assist sealing the Nether Gate."
"OK, count on !"
Arisa imdiately gave her OK to my request.
"Please maintain the space around the gate."
"Gotya~"
The anti-god magic I used to defeat the Unique Skill-holding demons guarding the gate ended up completely obliterating the space around the gate along with those demons, slightly destabilizing that space in the process.
Bizarre purple-colored space started showing up on the walls, it’s kind of revolting.
I proceed inside the sub-space while holding Arisa in my arm.
"Ugeeh, even the gate looks so gross up close."
"It probably wasn’t like this at first."
The Nether Gate made of mysterious purple tal has reliefs of little girls engraved on it, but they look like they’re suffering due to the black vein-like things running on its surface.
"That black thingy looks a lot like materialized miasma."
The fact that it doesn’t disappear even after getting bathed in my Spirit Light ans that it’s of highly concentrated one.
"Wonder if that’s the Netherworld beyond that space over?"
Eavesdropping skill picked up lady Ringrande’s murmur.
Oh right, these girls had never seen the mysterious space under the Purple Tower’s walls before.
"That is not Netherworld so I report."
"Nn, mysterious sub-space."
Nana and Mia inford lady Ringrande’s of the result of our prior investigation.
"Master, I’ve taken hold of the space, the feedback felt a bit weird though."
Arisa’s quick on her feet.
"Okay then, take care of this side. Dash out at once if anything happens."
"Un, you be careful too Master."
I leave the rest to Arisa and touch the Nether Gate with my hand.
You don’t use this like a real gate as it’s a type of teleportation gate.
AR readings told the surface of the gate was covered in barriers, but those barriers vanished along with a glass-breaking sound when I touched the gate.
--Geh.
With the barriers gone, it’s evident that the black thing on its surface is not miasma.
It’s the sa black sludge god Zaikuon used to power himself up back then.
The black sludge got peeled off the gate and spread out assaulting like a predating sli.
Already anticipating that, I drew the Divine Sword and destroy all of it.
Fortunately, it was less concentrated than the sludge that took over god Zaikuon so it disappeared easily.
I waited until the near-jet black dark purple mist had cleared up before touching the Nether Gate.
A mont later, my body got transported to beyond the Nether Gate.
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"--Nether Pathways?"
Checking the na on my Map, this place is not the Netherworld.
It seems to be so sort of pathways made of the mysterious space.
There are around nine pathways spreading out.
Only 24 purple towers remain, so not all of them are connected it seems.
"So the Netherworld lies beyond..."
Well, there’s no need to go all the way there.
Would be annoying if I got thrust into a fight as I ca out.
I deploy similar space magic Arisa used earlier to perate my mana in the Nether Pathways. Getting especially scrupulous around the pathways’ root--.
Once it’s perated enough, I proceed to the next phase.
I’ll drive in [Dinsion Smasher] using the perated mana as a fuel and destroy all nine pathways in one go.
--Dinsion Smasher.
A big bang-like light filled the pathways, then a mont later vibrations and thunderous roars intense enough to make feel like the atoms composing my body were getting discomposed ca assaulting.
I managed to hold out against it with multiple Castles sohow and then I checked the surroundings.
--Smashing complete.
Everything inside the Map has been completely torn to shreds you can’t even tell which part was the pathways.
First Phase done.
Next, I’ll erase the few remaining connections to Netherworld using Hikaru’s specialized anti-god magic [Mythology Extinction].
Feels like it’s even more destructive than usual, wonder if it’s because of the dinsional instability here.
I overdid it a bit.
Even the remains of pathways have been completely obliterated, and the entire space where the Nether Pathways were located is disappearing.
"Let’s skip ahead."
I skip so checks and proceed to the sealing phase now that Netherworld is completely cut off Human World.
The spell I chose is [Mythology Jail].
An anti-god spell I improved from the magic intended to seal gods Corpse taught .
However, this was originally a spell to simply seal gods and demon lords as its targets, so I made so rearrangents.
This trick is only possible because I have a complete grasp on the original magic code.
There is a need to recast but I can afford that much ti.
[Mythology Jail] spread out, swallowing up the severed parts of Nether Pathways. This should make creating a new channel between the two worlds impossible.
"--Sealing complete, whoa"
My voice disappeared midway, probably because the dinsion that held the pathways had vanished.
It’d be better if the space-ti distance between Netherworld and Human World could be stretched out more, but I guess I’ve got no choice.
I’d get lost in space and ti if this kept up, thus I got back to the Nether Gate using Unit Arrangent.
"Master!"
"I’m back. I’m going to clean up the rest, you girls go back ahead."
"OK! --Teleport!"
Arisa took the girls out of the tower.
Now then, I just need to completely erase the Nether Gate and it’s done.
I envelop the Nether Gate in multiple Castles and barriers before driving in a powered-up [Mythology Down] to destroy it.
It’s a cinch this ti since I just need to destroy stuff unlike earlier.
After confirming that no trace of Nether Gate remained, I left the tower using Unit Arrangent.
I was going to demolish the Purple Tower lastly, but it crumbled down on its own, perhaps due to the severed connection to Netherworld.
According to my Map, the remaining 23 towers we didn’t destroy due to the local requests have all been erased as well.
"Guess it’s case closed then?"
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"...I see an extra."
When I turned around toward the girls, I saw soone who wasn’t present when we entered the tower.
"Irregular! Please save milord!"
The pink-haired purple little girl clung to while bawling out.
I look at Arisa seeking for an explanation.
"She was stuck inside that mysterious space, see."
--I see.
Looks like the purple little girl was on her way here when she failed.
Pochi and Tama ca forward in front of with their tails tucked in.
"I’m sorry~"
"Tama is not at fault nodesu! It’s because Pochi asked to save her nodesu!"
"No worries."
I pat the two’s heads.
I’m not narrow minded enough to scold them for saving people.
"Master, people have started coming out of the old capital. Might be a good idea to switch location."
"Got it."
"Satou, we’re going with you."
Lady Ringrande asked to bring them with us.
"I’m hero Nanashi. Don’t start mistaking with earl Pendragon now."
"You can drop that act now. Everyone’s already found out long tis ago, neither anyone going to spread it. Right then... I swear in the na of Hero Hayato. Will you believe us then?"
The other attendants also swore by Hero Hayato’s na.
Well, I guess it’s fine then.
I don’t believe they would break a vow in Hayato’s na.
"Got it. Let’s go together."
I brought everyone to one of my bases.
The base in the great desert to the west of Labyrinth City should be fine, no matter what demon god and purple little girl are plotting, the collateral damage would be at a minimum here.
With everyone tired and all, I decided to take a break at this base.
And since lady Ringrande and her companions have found out about my identity anyway, I’ve returned to Satou form.
"Good work out there, everyone. I’ve prepared your als and bath inside the mansion, feel free to use them for refreshnt."
I’ve put feast for banquet preserved inside my Storage on the empty tables, and taken out a bath tub that can hold 30 people at once from among my Onsen Collection inside Storage and poured milky white warm water that heals fatigue in it.
"A bath!"
"You for real, Satoun-chi you’re the best ever!"
"You’re going in with aren’t you, Sera."
"Ane-sama, did you ask to co with us for the sake of a bath?"
"Ah, yeah right. Okay then, I’ll get in later."
Hayato’s attendants and so of the girls headed to the bath.
"Soo many at Pochi is stumped nodesu."
"Ou, aw-maw-zing~?"
"We even got Silver Skin jerky here."
"Pochi, let’s take on Hamburg Steak together."
The beastkin girls and lady Karina are onto at like always.
"Ghost Mushroom steak."
"Mia, this stew here is good too so I inform."
"Mia-sama, do give this consommé soup a try as well."
Mia, Nana and the princess are keen on vegetable and soup.
"For you Satou-san, and here’s for that girl."
"Zena-san, thank you."
Zena-san brought and the purple little girl so beverages.
"Master, don’t forget to get your fill on food too."
"Here, how about so nice fruit."
"Thanks, you two."
Lulu and Hikaru brought so sandwich and cut fruit that could be eaten with one hand.
After confirming that everyone had started their bath and al, I sat down and listened to the purple little girl in the corner of the hall.
Arisa representing the girls and lady Ringrande representing the attendants are also here.
"You asked to save Demon God earlier, didn’t you? Could you tell what you an in detail?"
"Un."
I gave her the juice Zena-san brought, then the purple little girl started talking bit by bit while drinking it.
"Soone among the gods--I think it’s that idiot Zaikuon’s put [Forbidden Power (Poison)] inside the Crystal!"
This Crystal must refer to the Divinity Crystal, [White Radiant Crystal], the Demon God stole from the seven pillar gods.
"And and! It’s the entire [Forbidden Power (Poison)] sealed in the moon!"
Looks like all of that thing that drove god Zaikuon mad was put in the crystal.
"At this rate, the Netherworld and Human World milord was so eager to save will get all ssed up!"
"With the destruction of the gate in the Purple Tower, the connection between Netherworld and human world has been severed. Human world should be in no danger anymore."
"That’s not true!"
The purple little girl insisted as she stood up.
"That’s not true! I an, there’s other Gates!"
--Eh?
"Where!"
"There’s pathways to the moon and labyrinths. One at the Cave World under the moon and another at the Dungeon Highways!"
I’ve treaded on both myself, but never would have thought both would have gates--.
"Tama! Check if the moon’s out!"
Arisa asked Tama who was by the window.
"Aye. A full purple moon~?"
"Moon-sama is drooling from watching the at Pochi’s got on her nodesu!"
I look up at the sky beyond the window with a bad presentint.
A dark purple moon is hanging in the dim sky.
Even though it’s supposed to be new moon tonight, it’s full moon just like Tama said.
And it’s weirdly big to boot.
"...The encroachnt, it’s starting..."
The dumbfounded Lady Ringrande murmured.
She’s probably guessed right, the Netherworld must be encroaching through the moon.
『Core Two, how’s the situation at your dungeon?』
『Master Satou! I’ve got a ssage from Dungeon Core main body! [Received an interference from outside the dungeon, the system was promptly shut out, thus we suffered no damage].』
Glad I had arranged a directive to imdiately isolate the system anyti, thanks to the hacking during Divine Punishnt.
"Master, do you think other dungeons are fine?"
『I’m heading out for a bit.』
I moved to the Dungeon Master Room of Phantasmal Labyrinth where I’m registered as its Dungeon Master.
『Master, did you receive my ssage from Core Two?』
Dungeon Core talked to the instant I got there.
"Yeah, I did. Well done, Core. Can you contact other dungeons with the system shut out?"
『Yes Master. I have contacted all dungeons except for one.』
"Except for one?"
『The [Devil Dungeon] adjoining northern Shiga Kingdom’s Seryuu City’s City Core has fallen to demons’ hand. It rejected our communication.』
One out huh.
Just as I was about to teleport to Seryuu City with Unit Arrangent, I rembered sothing.
『Core, I need you to do sothing.』
『Yes, Master Satou.』
I asked her to create [Self-Status] orbs for all the girls which I would fetch later.
And now the girls should be able to cast magic chantlessly like Arisa and heroes do.
Now then, the moon or Seryu City, which one should I save--.
This was a no brainer, I quickly went to the rescue with Unit Arrangent.
※ Next update is planned for 11/3
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