Tsubaki, Ortro, Nia, Yoko, and Navi entered my mind and I left the hot spring inn.
The won at the inn are still a bit afraid of , but they showed concern when I left the place without saying goodbye.
They seed to think that I'm leaving because I felt hurt by their scared looks or sothing. The truth is that I don't have ti to tell them that I'll only be out for a couple of hours, my mind is hanging by a fragile thread that has begun to break. I need Auriel as soon as possible.
Umaru knows well enough to know that I'll be back in no ti, so she should be able to talk to won so they don't feel worried.
I don't have ti to go to the Ichijo residence to use the dinsional transport circle and Abby is busy, so I contacted Shiki.
"I need a safe place to travel, I'm about to go to Paradise" - I massaged my forehead, the damn migraine is getting worse.
"You start to worry , do you need help?" – Shiki spoke kindly, but I'm not in the mood for drama.
"No, my mind is breaking and I need to go to Paradise to receive Auriel's help" – I used [Masochism] to try to strengthen Auriel's blessing, but that blessing is incompatible with Madness so it was a waste of ti, just Auriel herself could make both contradictory energies synchronize.
Shiki said no more and transported to the berry field where Mui rests.
Shiki frowned upon seeing since I still have my eyes closed.
"Don't ask, just open a space channel to let go to Paradise, I'll give you the coordinates" – I spoke with annoyance. – "After I travel, make sure to close the spatial link, I will return on my own"
"…." - Shiki sighed. – "I would like an explanation, but I have no choice but to trust you… Be careful and try not to get into too much trouble"
In front of , a Dinsional Gate opened.
I placed the coordinates of the temple where I t Sword Maiden and was sent to that place.
Nia is using [Mythomania] and [Anti-Rasen] to hide my [Reader's Madness].
Yoko and Ortro are manipulating my body to prevent my unconscious acts from harming my loved ones, for example, they are preventing my black blood from starting to generate fangs that will destroy everything around .
Tsubaki is using her soul frequency to stabilize my mind. Although it's a paltry effort compared to my migraine, it's helping prevent another panic attack.
Lastly, Navi is eating pizza while he remains silent. It's a big help not to hear her stupid voice.
After passing through the Dinsion Gate, I appeared in the temple that serves as a dical area for veteran Heroes.
Normally, there should be a squad of elite soldiers guarding the entrance to prevent spy infiltration, but this ti there were only two won.
I am currently limiting my senses as the smallest of stimuli can make lose my mind, but I can feel presences nearby.
"Long ti no see, hero" – Sword Maiden spoke softly. I can't see her face, but she must be smiling.
"…." – The other woman remained silent.
We haven't t in person, but I recognize this spiritual presence as it is similar to one of the puppets I t in the magic world. Seraph.
There was no exchange of words between us. Seraph feels hurt by my lies, but she is willing to give the chance to make up for my mistakes, besides, she loves so she wants to hear my explanation so she can forgive .
Sword Maiden sighed as she realized that she would be the go-between. – "Co on, I have prepared a private place where we can talk"
I'm not surprised Seraph decided to discuss this with Sword Maiden. Most likely, my wife wanted so advice, so she consulted Sword Maiden.
After speaking, Sword Maiden also wants to see if I am a friend or an enemy, although not only her, there is another woman Seraph trusts, a renowned alchemist who......….
...…
Shit, my head....
[Reader's Perspective] is taking in too much information even though my eyes are closed.
Sword Maiden started walking to lead to the second place where we could talk, but after three steps I tripped and fell to the ground.
My legs are not working properly, nothing in my body is working as it should…..
There's no one around which was good since I lost a bit of control over [Mythomania] which showed my injuries.
Not having self-control is so annoying... My head hurts........
"…." – Seraph couldn't hide her concern, she approached and put my arm around her shoulders to help get up.
Sword Maiden grabbed my other arm and helped to my feet as well.
"Thank you" - I sighed.
Both won did not speak and took to the safe place.
Upon entering the room, I could detect various spirit formations and isolation artifacts used to prevent spying, but I sensed a third presence.....
[System Notification: The skill 'Hero's Destiny' has detected the energy trace of a system user]
...
[System Notification: The stat 'Obsession: Anti-Spiral' has prevented the user from being controlled by the destructive impulses of the title 'Outer God']
….. Everything is a fucking nuisance....
I managed to walk on my own and made my way to the sofa across from the unknown woman.
I sat up and opened my eyes. The only thing separating from the woman was a small table normally used to strain snacks and tea.
In front of was a woman I have never seen, but I can recognize her from the reports I have been reading to understand the structure of Paradise.
Eriko Takeda, the greatest alchemist in Paradise and one of the best inventors in the multiverse. Even Leylin recognizes this woman's intellect and creativity.
I have researched her since she can be useful in case I make an enemy of Paradise, but I didn't think that she would have traces of the Harem Emperor in her soul.......
"My na is Luis, my last na doesn't matter because I don't use it" – I started to speak while my gaze was still glued to the woman nad Eriko.
Seraph and Sword Maiden seed confused by my behavior but decided to sit next to Eriko to listen to my explanation.
Both won have absolute trust in Eriko and she seems to love both won as if they were her sisters, but sothing bothers .
I can't see all of Eriko's information, she has a high-level skill capable of hiding her information. If it wasn't for [Hero's Destiny], I wouldn't have been able to know that she is related to the Harem Emperor….
I don't know if she's an enemy or why she seems to look at with aningless gratitude and affection, but I'm trying really hard to suppress my desire to kill her.
According to Leylin's guess, the Harem Emperor is planning to get Auriel, and in order to achieve that, he might be looking for a way to get the person Auriel has the most trust, my wife Seraph............
........
Seraph will hate if I rip off her friend's head without explaining the situation, so I need to stay calm...
The bones in my fingers turned into sharp fangs. – "I am the reincarnation of a mythological creature called Ortro, that dog used to be a Devourer and I inherited the power to destroy souls, but there is sothing more important"
I can't see the whole context and plot involving Eriko, she is very good at hiding her information and can even hide from [Reader's Perspective]. It's similar to the situation where I couldn't read Leylin's thoughts even when I used the full power of [Reader's Perspective]................
What a fucking nuisance...........
My mind isn't working properly, so I left my verbal process on automatic.
I'm going to be completely honest with Seraph since Auriel will know the secrets in my body when she helps suppress the dentia attack, so I'd better be honest now so Seraph doesn't feel betrayed anymore.
On the other hand, my mind will be occupied with sothing more important.
"I am a system user and originally my system was based on increasing my combat power to beco an unstoppable warrior, even a Superior Entity called Beast VII appeared and modified my system to beco her puppet and so she thought to invade my ho world. , but their plans went wrong when my system crashed and I ended up getting a system based on getting a harem" – I started talking about my life as a system user.
I talked about Navi, about who I am and what I have beco.
Just like the ti when I spoke with Umaru, I was completely sincere.
This brought complex reactions from Seraph and Sword Maiden, but all my attention was focused on the woman nad Eriko. More specifically, in her soul, her mind, and the context of her records.
I tried to increase the power of [Reader's Perspective] in my eyes, but that woman is very good at hiding her information…. An excellent spy...
No, I can't see Eriko's information, but I can see his emotions and I know that his gratitude is sincere...…..
Even when I'm talking about all the murders I've committed, she doesn't feel the slightest disgust towards my actions….
There is sothing else...
The Harem Emperor's influence on Eriko's soul seems flawed, it's as if he had put so kind of seal or restriction on the woman's soul, but that seal was destroyed and now only the remnants of the seal remain…
I think I understand what happened...
The ring I gave Seraph contains a fragnt of my Stand….
Maybe Eriko touched that ring which activated the Stand and thus broke the seal that controlled her soul and mind.....
I see.
I already understand it.
Eriko is grateful to because I freed her from being a puppet. Her brotherly love for Seraph and Sword Maiden is real and she wishes to protect her two best friends.....
She is not an enemy, but she is not a direct ally either….
So to speak, she sees as a possible ally, but she is prepared to kill if I show the slightest hostility towards Sword Maiden or Seraph.......
.........
Interesting...…..
I like the mind of this woman .......
So twisted...…. It's sothing beautiful...
.......
[System Notification: The stat 'Obsession: Anti-Spiral' and the entities 'Nia Teppelin' and 'Tsubaki Nakatsukasa', have suppressed the clutter of the stat 'Obsession: Yandere']
... oh, whatever.
"From this point, things only got more chaotic… I t Daoloth and was tricked by her into letting her live in my mind, she originally intended to use as material to rebuild her body, however, she fell in love with and I hers, we started a relationship and to date, we take care of each other" - I sighed in relief as I felt my mind relax a bit.
Eriko is not an enemy so my instincts no longer want to kill her. – "Daoloth discovered that I have a special ability that can regulate the self-control problems of the Outer Gods, so I am a treasure for the bearers of Madness, thus, I was able to et other dangerous entities which are my wives, for example, the Harem King is not a system user, but Nyarlathotep and she is also my wife… By the way, I also beca an Outer God, although thanks to one of my skills I can suppress most of the negative effects of Madness, the problem is that a few days ago a problem occurred and now my mind is falling apart"
"…." – There was a deep silence when I finished speaking.
I massaged my forehead. This doesn't lessen my migraine, but it beca a reflex every ti the migraine beca unbearable. – "I will answer any question, but please, be quick…"
"Do you need Auriel is it because you have a dentia attack?" – Eriko asked with great curiosity.
"Yes" - I sighed. – "I can retain enough of my sanity to speak and not attack my loved ones, but slowly my obsessions and fears are devouring my rationality…"
"I see, so you think Auriel can help you?" – Eriko only showed the curiosity of a scientist who doesn't care about innocent lives… I like her more and more….
"Under normal circumstances, I could suppress my own injuries, but right now my soul and mind are seriously injured, there is even damage to my lineage and that's why I can't use the full power of my black blood" – I sighed and raised my hand to emphasize my bones. – "Auriel's blessing is helping maintain my rationality, but the fight between my rationality against my lack of control is what is destroying my mind and body… ugh…"
My pineal gland just exploded and I have two strokes at once...…..
… damn headache.......
I had to close my eyes and limit my senses again. Too much context is making lose control...
"You don't deserve the title of Hero" – Seraph's voice was full of complex feelings. – "Honestly, I shouldn't trust you, but I want you to answer a question honestly"
I nodded.
My throat hurts and I'm thirsty… it had been a long ti since I felt so thirsty…..
"When you started talking to , were you planning to seduce in order to get closer to Lady Auriel? Was I just an opportunity for you to et her?" – Anger, sadness, expectation, despair, disappointnt, hope… so many emotions in so few words.
"When I t you I only wanted a ticket to be part of Paradise since I was thinking of leaving my ho world, at that mont I didn't think about Auriel or the implications of eting her, I just wanted a new refuge… After, well, we started talking, I started to et you and I honestly fell in love with you…" – I sighed, stupid feelings of attachnt. – "The sincerity with which you have helped , your constant need for approval, your adorable attempt to hide your feelings… Even if this is the first ti we et in Persian, I love every part of you"
It's amazing how stupidly cheesy I get when I'm drunk or with so much migraine that a third of my brain is lting...
I don't know what expression Seraph has or what she's thinking, I just felt the warmth of her arms helping stand up.
"I already spoke with Lady Auriel, she agreed to see you, and don't worry about what other people say, we have made sure that nobody knows about your eting with Lady Auriel" – Seraph was trying hard to hide the emotions in his voice…. how adorable….
I felt a little calr, but with a new concern.
I sighed and opened my eyes.
I looked at Seraph with sincere gratitude and affection. - "Thank you for trusting even though I don't deserve it..."
Even now, I continue to express emotions that will help to make her fall in love…. My mythomania has reached the point where I myself don't know when I'm lying and when I'm telling the truth...............
I looked at Sword Maiden with equal gratitude, though with less romantic affection. – "I also thank you for giving this opportunity"
She smiled kindly.
From what I've seen, the three won complent each other.
Serafín is the utilitarian thought that seeks benefits and can plan betrayals for the greater good.
Sword Maiden is the emotional thought that believes in emotional value over utility.
Eriko is a critical thinker and scientifically curious who evaluates things based on cause and effect.
Together, the three of them form a rational, ambitious, and sentintal group that can achieve great things, but there is a problem….
I looked at Eriko.
I don't feel hostility, but I can't fully control my emotional state, so I showed slight anger, just a little bit.
"First of all, tell one thing… What relationship do you have with the jerk nad Harem Emperor?" – I did not speak with disgust towards her, but towards the idiot who wants to harm my wife...…
"…." – Eriko widened her eyes in surprise, but then smiled wryly. – "Well, this may be a long story that I really don't want to tell…."
"Luis" – Tsubaki spoke with concern inside my mind. – "Your mind is breaking, there is not much ti left"
I see, I'm on the brink of another panic attack...
It doesn't matter, I need information.
Even if Eriko isn't an enemy, I need to know what's going on.
I sat down again. – "I would appreciate it if you could tell that long story"
Sword Maiden and Seraph were concerned at Eriko's reluctant expression, but she sighed and nodded. – "Okay, it's the least I can do after hearing your story"
Eriko sighed heavily and covered her face. – "It all started when I t a system user…. I let my guard down and that bastard took advantage of it to control my mind with so stupid aphrodisiac ability…."
…..
[System Notification: The user's destructive impulses are increasing]
This will be a problem...
Also… there is a spy trying to break through the barriers that protect this room…
I'm not as skilled as Abby when it cos to spatial skills, but I can feel sothing sneaking up on ...
No, they are two people.
One appears to be Auriel, but she is entering a door specially prepared for her.
The problem is the spy….
mmmm…..
I used [Mythomania] to hide my [Anti-Rasen], then I used the purple energy to cover this room…
When the spy enters here he will not be able to leave….
My mind is a ss right now, but I'll be able to use my analytical skills when Auriel helps rebuild my self-control...
When that happens, I will be able to extract all the information from the spy.....
Living is complicated.
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