The Reunion With Twelve Fascinating Goddesses

Chapter 9

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Epilogue

The quarrel occurring in both countries regarding Fior region has somehow met a conclusion.

The Arludea Empire might have made a fake report of sending 3000 Spirit knights but, since they defeated of the Deity as a result, the Lectar republic could not press any charges to them.

They can raise the problem about a man who is thought to be someone formerly affiliated with the Empire- Tooi Cross pointed his blade at them but…….the damages weren’t enough to blame someone since not a single person died.

In the end, the Empire was standing in a superior status since it has a diplomatic advantage which was the truth that they used Ryura Vega.

Nonetheless, the Lectar side did not kept silent.

It’s predicted that both countries will be clashing in the future because of this dispute but, that’s a world that Tooi isn’t interested in.

“It’s beautiful”

This was at the balcony of the highest floor in the shrine of [Violent Wind].

Tooi leaked his admiration while looking at the scenery in front of him.

Just like how he did it 1 year ago.

Ryura standing beside him was also making a mischievous smile like she did 10 years ago.

“Referring to me?”

“…….No, Ryura, can we stop with that joke?”

“Ufufu. Sorry”

No one was around them, and only the whispers of the wind could be heard.

Tooi’s gazes were directed to the evening landscape.

It’s a beautiful scene that only he and Ryura is able to see in this world, this is the world that Ryura desperately wanted to protect----

“The Empire and Lectar are still quarreling about Fior region. On whose region that belongs to, or how it will be treated now, it’s apparently a complicated situation now. The land is said to be not suitable for agricultural friendly but, they said that they will be developing agriculture techniques from now on, and will make it into a place where people might be able to migrate to, after the cultivation process is done someday”

“……….Is that so”

Ryura’s expression slightly turned gloomier.

Tooi showed her a gentle smile.

“It’s not bad having an unchangeable scenery but, let’s enjoy the scenery slowly change from now on”

After saying that, Ryura started smiling happily.

“Fufu. Tooi is fundamentally a sn.o.b after all. You always make hypocritical lines”

“…….don’t call me a sn.o.b”

“I am actually praising you”

Tooi looked down depressed after he was laughed at.

After that, Ryura looked over to the short sword on his hips.

“I see you met La Shii already”

“Yeah. I couldn’t make a contract with her but, she handed me this. Shii said she would make a contract with me if I beat her”

“Beat her……now that’s a crazy problem pushed onto you”

Ryura’s expression stiffened from the nervousness.

She is also well aware of La Shii’s unordinary strength, as a fellow member of the [Nebulosa].

“She told me that I could challenge her anytime since she’s under the Empire. Using an RPG as an example, she’s like a secret boss that I can see from the start but can’t challenge until I reach the final stage”

“I don’t understand that example”

“I have to do my best. In order to make her lick my a.s.s”

“What the heck does that mean!!?”

“Anyways”

Tooi said that while ignoring Ryura who retorted him with an extremely angry expression.

“I will make the [Nebulosa] obey me once more, definitely”

There was an unwavering sings of determination inside his eyes when he told her about the path he is taking.

“It might be a tough road but, please borrow your power from now on, Ryura”

“It’s too late for that”

Ryura said this proudly.

“I will follow you wherever you go. That’s because, I am Tooi’s first woman after all”

For this time, and for the previous time too.

There was a smile of supreme bliss when she added that line in.

“Hey, Onee-chan. Can I ask a question?”

Having finished a part of her work, Alua talked to her sister who was sitting at the office desk.

Currently, they are writing a report regarding their advance in the battle. In the first place, since there are many things they can’t report, there are many exaggerated lies included in the contents.

“What?”

“I have been questioning this for the whole time”

Alua made that introduction before asking.

“You told me that the reason why Tooi Onii-chan was able to command the [Nebulosa] was because he was already a Deity knight right? Then………how did he go getting his first one? For the first Deity………when he made a contract with Ryura Vega, Tooi Onii-chan wasn’t a Deity knight or any sorts’ right?”

Forget that, she heard from him that he has not even made a contract with 1 Spirit.

“How did Tooi Onii-chan…..make Ryura Vega accept him?”

“Fumu”

Laila put down her pen and placed her hand on her chin.

“Well, there are many situations to describe in one sentence so……….if you still ask for a short and simple summary then; it’s because Ryura Vega is obsessed with virgins”

Alua opened her mouth blankly.

“…………Eh? Wha, eh? Vi-virgin………eh?”

“More like the male virgins instead of the female ones. Anyways, Ryura Vega is really conscious…….if the person has experience on contracts or not”

“………….”

“Apparently, that’s the reason why she has only made a contract with Tooi in her whole life. She often says [Those who have already made contracts with other Spirits are so filthy and is not suitable to be my master] or [A contract is impossible unless it’s the person’s first too]”

Only the strong challenges the Shrines that the Deities reside in.

As an obvious result, they are all Spirit knights that have already mastered the [Ray Alma] which is the ultimate skill of Spirit tech and has already made contracts with several Spirits.

“E-err………so, to the d-de-Deities, a contract…..has that kind of meaning?”

“What kind of meaning?”

“W-well……err…….s-s.e.xual, inte-intercourse………”

“You mean s.e.x?”

“Don’t be so blunt about it, Onee-chan you idiot!”

“Their viewpoint about that varies between the Deities. Each of them has completely different thoughts. Any ways, this just means that Ryura Vega is a Deity that lives under that sense of virtue as her viewpoint basis”

If that’s true then, the reason why Tooi Cross was able to make a contract with Ryura Vega is greatly related to him being from another world.

If it’s a human in this world then, no one would challenge the Shrine without at least one Spirit contract done.

There’s also no one that would think to have a Deity as their first Spirit contract.

“Of course, regardless of having experience on contracts or not, it’s still just a trigger to everything else”

Laila added that remark. Her slightly narrowed eyes looked as if she was feeling nostalgia from the past.

(A trigger……I see, she’s right)

Many events and drama probably occurred 10 years ago with Tooi and Ryura, and also the other [Nebulosa] too.

Needless to say; Laila too.

Alua was not able to pick them up since she was young at that time.

“No matter what, I am glad he somehow managed to regain one of the [Nebulosa]. There’s 11 more left huh………….”

Laila sunk into her seat.

“As for La Shii Fomalhaut…………let’s leave her aside for now; we have to think about the future. I think the existence of [Tooi Cross’s successor] will gradually become famous but, who knows how far it will remain effective………”

Within the [Nebulosa], if there are Deities who has their location spotted like La Shii and Ryura, there are also Deities whose whereabouts are missing.

It’s her goal to attract those Deities g by having him name himself as [Tooi Cross’s successor]. This is to find out their whereabouts since a successor of their previous master has appeared. This is a plan to expect some kind of reaction from the [Nebulosa].

“I don’t know how it would go but, our future looks like it’s going to be filled with hardships……..”

Laila then made a serious expression,

“Alua”

She then, called her out with a serious tone. Alua puckered her lips.

(…..I knew it)

She knows what Laila was going to say.

She’s probably going to tell her to drop out as Tooi’s partner.

(I wasn’t useful at all……..)

She might act as his bodyguard when he had no contract Deities but, Tooi has Ryura Vega now. He might not be as strong as before but, he has regained his power which was far more superior to Alua’s strength.

And because of this incident, Tooi’s face is known to the military already. There’s no need for Alua to stick with him.

Feeling regret about her lack of power, Alua clenched her fist but, the words Laila said were unexpected to her.

“I’ll be counting on you from now on”

“Eh?”

“Your existence is needed in Tooi’s journey. You act as his support”

“……..W-wait, Onee-chan!”

Alua’s voice panicked because the words she heard was not what she predicted.

“Why…….? Tooi Onii-chan has Ryura Vega now you know? I am fully aware that this is the 2nd time that this is our world’s problem. I was useless in the last incident…….so, why…….”

“…….True”

Laila looked down with a painful expression before opening her mouth softly.

“I guess it’s time to tell you, Alua. Do you understand why I entrust you as Tooi’s partner? Do you know what I ask from you?”

“That’s……….isn’t it to become Tooi Onii-chan support? Act as his bodyguard, or help with his daily necessities, those kind of care”

“No”

She flatly denied it.

“What I ask from you, is to become his [Chains]”

“Chains?”

“………..It was a bet, for me. To call Tooi Cross over to this world once more”

Alua gasped with an uneasy voice.

That’s because Laila was making her usual fearless face and has not lost her composure but, was making an expression as if she’s cornered.

This is the first time in her life that she seen her sister this terrified.

“He said this to me 10 years ago. In a more specific way, this was his grandmother’s words but----“

After making that introduction, she imitated Tooi’s line with [My Abuelagrandma said this].

“[I don’t believe people who move by their sense of justice. I can believe people who are honest with their desires]”

“………….”

“The reason why he teamed up with me 10 years ago was probably because I was firmed with my own desires. This time, it was my turn to believe and expect things from his desires. And it’s Tooi Cross’s obsession with the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses]”

“O-obsession….?”

“Just like what I always say, he’s a closet pervert. While making a cool and disinterested face……….there’s his true nature that won’t come out to the light. There’s a nature he is hiding. There’s a monster of pure desire sleeping deep inside his stomach”

The woman who went to the battlefield with Tooi Cross as his partner 10 years ago said this.

“He is faithful to his desires, because of that, he will devote his whole heart to the people he loves. Just like how he desperately fought for his own grandmother, he would do anything to protect his world and would take on anything that is his enemy”

Tooi risked his life to fight the [Demon King] to see off his grandmother.

It was not for world peace or the unification of the world, it was all for his one and only family.

Alua felt that it was a wonderful thing to do.

She felt that it was a glowing moving tale.

But, Laila was feeling fear from the danger lurking in there.

“Understand now Alua? Tooi Cross will turn the world into his enemy for women. If it’s for his loved ones, if it’s to protect his own world, he would look down at the great accomplishment of [Demon King Suppression] as a simple [Method]………..”

Turning the world into his enemy for women.

She thought it was quite a cool thing.

The main character, Tooi, who appears in the [Tooi Cross] themed stories which Alua is engrossed in reading, was often such a character.

He’s a brave warrior that would challenge powerful enemies no matter how strong they are, for the sake of their comrades.

When his comrades and the world are placed on a scale, he would not hesitate to choose his comrades and would bravely pick a fight with the world from the front; that’s the kind of super cool hero he is.

“If this was a hero’s tale or some kind of legend then, that might be an honorable action. But, doing that in reality……..is just plain madness”

“…………..”

“Tooi Cross will not hesitate to treat the world as his enemy if it’s for his loved ones. He will make his decision regardless if he can do it or not. And he"d do it easily”

Tooi defeated the [Demon King] Hadar which was a threat that attacked the whole continent.

For his [Goal] of seeing off his grandmother’s last moments, he took down the enemy that tried to destroy the world.

(That means, it’s just a coincidence? It’s because he needed to defeat the demon king to return to his world………...Tooi Onii-chan’s [Goal] and the [World’s enemy] coincidentally overlapped each other……..)

I am not a hero or the savior.

The words Tooi said many times were not modesty or self-insulting. So that means it was the plain truth.

If it’s something else that he had to destroy to return to his world then, just what kind of decision will Tooi Cross make-----

“This time, he made his ultimate [Goal] to reestablish his contracts with the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses]. He will probably do anything for that. As a result of that, even I can’t imagine what he would bring to this world”

That’s why Laila told her.

“I need you took be his [Chains], Alua”

“…………….”

“He tries to act as a good brother in front of you for some reason. If you stay by his side………the rampant danger will probably drop a bit”

After saying that, Laila stood up from her chair. She turned around away from her office desk and walked over to Alua.

“Of course, I don’t know how far a [Chain] like you will be effective. Tooi might be gaining power and is getting charmed by power but…………..i can’t predict what is going to happen.

Half-way through, Laila took the sword.

It’s the treasured sword of the Schut family.

It’s the prided sword Alua inherited from Laila around the time when she was told to become Tooi’s partner.

“He might clash with Arludea Empire’s as a result of him successfully walking his life’s path. He might become a disaster worse than the [Demon King] Hadar, and drop Reneous Continent into chaos. If that happens-----“

She presented the treasured sword to Alua.

Laila was looking at her with a terrifyingly serious gaze.

“If that time happens, you kill him”

“Uh!?”

“Use that sword to stab his back when he walks out the realm of humans. That is the role of someone who becomes the partner of the man called Tooi Cross”

The person, who should be the closest to Tooi and the most knowledgeable about Tooi 10 years ago, said that with a resolute att.i.tude.

“-----uh”

Her teeth clattered.

A chill ran down her spine her whole body shivered from the core. The uneasy and uncertain feeling that she can’t differentiate whether it is fear or shock was definitely controlling Alua’s heart.

She extended her trembling hands and received the treasured sword. It’s heavy. Having swung it many times in the past, the sword which she thought she was familiar with, gave off a creepy feeling as if this was a cursed magic sword.

Alua Schut was about to be crushed by the weight of her role which she was burdened on both her shoulders.

The moon was glowing and the stars were glittering in the night sky.

“Uuuun. Tooiii……….”

“She fell asleep”

On the Shrine’s balcony, both of them were chatting randomly as if to fill in their lost 10 years but, Ryura fell asleep before he noticed.

Tooi was in a posture where he’s giving a lap pillow.

“………If I were to choose, I wished you’d be the one giving me the lap pillow. With my face facing downwards”

While mumbling something crazy with a sigh, he looked at Ryura who had her head on his lap. When he saw her relieved and relaxed face, his heart felt peaceful.

After he patted her silky silver hair, he immediately recalled the events from 1 year ago.

The time when he revoked his contracts with the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses], after he defeated the Demon king.

During that time, Tooi did not talk about his grandmother.

If he properly explained the reason for wanting to return, this incident might not have occurred but, he still has no intentions on telling the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses] about his grandmother.

That’s because, even if there wasn’t the problem with his grandmother, Tooi had full intentions to part from the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses].

“……I was scared”

Tooi mumbled to himself after looking at the empty sky.

“I was scared………..of becoming stronger and stronger”

With several Deities whose possesses a power of a 1000 soldiers respectively under his command, he’s afraid of the power he gained which surpa.s.ses the vessel of a human being. And-----

“More importantly, I"m scared of the thrill I felt when I got stronger. I felt that I mustn’t continue maintaining the contracts with the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses]”

He feared himself after he was charmed by power, possessed by power, and drowned in power

The power he gained greatly surpa.s.ses the power a single human should hold.

That’s why, Tooi chose to part ways with the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses].

“……………but, that was a mistake. I was just running away. I was just running away without facing you all and facing myself”

That’s why he will face them properly this time.

For that reason, he threw away his old world and came over here.

“Sorry, Ryura”

Tooi lowered his sights to his thighs and started at Ryura with a painful gaze. He then carried her up and performed a princess carry.

He entered into the bedroom next to the balcony and placed Ryura on the canopy bed.

After leaving the bedroom, he returned back to the balcony.

“……If I did things properly, Ryura wouldn’t be taken advantage by the Lectar’s military……..Ryura….wouldn’t have been used”

While mumbling that, Tooi placed his hands on the guard rail.

“I did not even think about it……..it’s possible enough that someone would use the [Nebulosa]. It might be possible that they established a new contract with someone that isn’t me-----“

*Mishiiri*

The guard rail he grabbed with both his hands creaked.

“Aaah, no……..i cannot forgive that. I feel like puking just thinking that someone else other than me using the [Nebulosa12 G.o.ddesses]…….”

Even though he can withstand parting them, getting [NTRed[1H 1]stolen] is the only thing he can’t handle.

And,

After saying that, Tooi looked up. Those eyes looking up at the sky, had a black dark glow so dark that it might swallow the pale moonlight.

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