I Reincarnated as a Villain of an RPG, But I Want to Survive - CH 97

97　Revelation

The sixth rank of the Twelve Apostles, Hibakari

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At first, his ominousness was on my mind

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We didn’t notice his existence although he was supposed to be a comrade who would always be with us even on the verge of death

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That’s why I pursued this matter using the accident occurred at the same time……

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However, is there something beyond our imagination going on right next to us!?

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「Hey, Jira……!? What are you looking at?」

「Ugh!? Who’s this guy!?」

「Was there such a small guy in the Twelve Apostles!?」

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Following my gaze, the other also noticed Hibakari’s existence

Although they know he’s here from the start, they couldn’t feel anything wrong

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No one noticed this guy’s existence until it was pointed out

As if there is some kind of supernatural power that intentionally hid this guy

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It was transparent like air, soundless and was everywhere, so no one can notice him even when looking at him closely

However, the moment I realized it, I couldn’t avert my eyes from how gigantic it is

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Then, that guy……。

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「……Can you take your eyes off me?」

「What?」

「This time’s mission is to deal with that, right? The direction should be the opposite side」

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When I look back after being pointed out, there is a small, black dot on the gentle meadow that is slowly but surely approaching us

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The mysterious person in the report

Certainly, it’s approaching the empire little by little

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I was facing Hibakari so naturally, I have to turn my back against him……

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That one is also an ominous existence on my mind

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The empire has conquered the continent, even the Resistance was dismantled

Even Sero, the biggest threat, has gone back with his parents and no longer antagonized the empire

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Other than those, I don’t remember any strong people that antagonize the empire

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And yet, that guy just boldly heads toward the empire?

I have no idea who he is

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「Don’t look away, Jira!」

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Gashi’s voice strongly rebukes me, who is shaking

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「I don’t have good head like you, but I can more or less guess your intention! Your real aim is the mantled chibi over there, right!」

「Having said that, the Twelve Apostles must not neglect a threat before our eyes! But don’t worry, we will deal with that one over there!」

「Though, I’m not sure whether that should be called a threat……!」

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Gashi, Seki and Rei take the initiative to move first

They are as reliable as always

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However, they are the only ones who take the initiative, the others don’t move at all

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「Leaving it to those three should be enough, right?」

「There is only one enemy, and that guy is just a vagrant no matter how you look at it. There is no need for us, the seventh and eighth rank of the Twelve Apostles, to move」

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These guys……!

Kuwasally-san, Zelimgaia-san, didn’t you guys say you were impatient due to the lack of merits!!

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……Whatever

Saraka, Forte, Selen and Anastasia-san, even Grey Ryuuga are already surrounding the target vigilantly

The target is of course Hibakari

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……Hmm?

Wait?

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Even Anastasia-san? Why?

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「Since an abnormality occurred before my eyes, I can’t just leave midway!」

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Although she wasn’t chosen to join the Twelve Apostles, she is still a strong woman

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Well, in order to not let him get away, having one more reinforcement is better……

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「Well Jira……! Won’t you tell the secret already?……who is this guy?」

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Grey Ryuuga asks me with a trembling voice

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「This guy is not normal. I can understand that. The aura he’s cladding on is not normal at all!」

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Right

The aura floating around Hibakari is certainly different from what we have come to contact with so far

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It’s neither beast aura nor holy wisdom aura

Something is different from those

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「This life energy……, wait, life? I feel like I have sensed this before……?」

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There is a reason Grey Ryuuga is bewildered

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He should have come into contact with this power

However, to remember that despite only for a short while, as expected of first rank

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「That is death destruction aura. An energy originated from another god, not beast god nor wisdom god」

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This world……, the world based on 『Beast Fantasy』 series, has many different gods

Not just beast god Beast and wisdom god Sophia

Like Event god Rafar, who created all other beings except himself, including other gods

Like Hakukyoku Tenko, who rivals gods

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It’s said that there is another god involved in the operation of this world

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That one god

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Overseeing the final destination that all living beings would eventually reach

Death

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The one overseeing death

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「Death god Nodes……, the god giving forth death destruction aura」

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In other words, this Hibakari……

Is someone who follows the will of death god Nodes

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Nodes is a god appeared in the latter half of 『Beast Fantasy』 series

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If beast god Beast kept being the last boss over and over again, it would become so stereotyped. Therefore a new last boss was set up

The god governing death

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Beast god Beast and wisdom god Sophia

Despite being antitheses, it doesn’t change the fact that both belong to the livings

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Death god Nodes is an existence that stands opposite to beast nature and wisdom, the pair of activities of the livings

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As the series progressed, it became the enemy opposing the holy beast aura, the fusion of beast nature and wisdom

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「That death god Nodes, why at this time……!?」

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This world is still 『Beast Fantasy 4』

Death god Nodes appears in 『Beast Fantasy 8』

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「Your appearance is too early……!?」

「What are you grumbling, Onii-chan?」

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No, this is unrelated to the current matter, so don’t worry, Selen

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I have been feeling the presence of death god Nodes for a while

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2 years ago, at the time of the Twelve Apostles’ debut party, a town defied the summoning

The thing possessed that town’s mayor was death destruction aura

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Due to death destruction aura, the leader of the town went crazy, opposed the empire and the town was almost destroyed

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If death god Nodes was behind that uproar……

Perhaps he is pushing for a surprisingly grand scheme against the empire now

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「……Well, how about you start talking? What’s your purpose for infiltrating the empire?」

「Purpose? What is it I wonder?」

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This guy……!?

He is feigning ignorance at this time……!?

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「You should have known it already. The only thing I want is for this world to continue through stability without any chaos. That’s a god of death’s meaning of existence. That is different from the beast god and wisdom god」

「That is……!?」

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That’s certainly correct

After playing 『Beast Fantasy』 series, my impression is that death god Nodes, compared to other gods…… has a different personality

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Even gods have individualities

The god governing death never moved under emotional reasons like ambition or cruelty

The reason being……

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「Death is simply a phenomenon. Not just human. Birds, animals, plants, every living beings will surely die because they were born. The beginning and the end will surely connected, it’s such a phenomenon」

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Right, that’s what death god Nodes said

Life

Death

Nodes is a god who thinks that life and death are just phenomenon that constantly repeat like moving and stopping, and they would continue though stability forever

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When that god brought a calamity to the world, his motive is mostly 『The number of death was less than planned, so let’s make several hundred thousand people die as an adjustment』

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No, wait……?

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Even if it’s just the personality of death god Nodes, how can this Hibakari guess it so accurately?

The true nature of death god

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It’s as if he’s the god himself……!?

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「Hold up……!?」

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I thought this Hibakari was something like a messenger who received the will of death god Nodes

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Like beast god Beast through beast demon king and beast demon bishops

Like wisdom god Sophia through Tanu-sage

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However, this existence, who can correctly describe the thought of death god……!?

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「Right, it’s as you think……」

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The snake seemed to be treated as the symbol of immortality by some cultures due to its repeated shedding

The existence who deceived us as a snake beast warrior is……!?

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「I am, death god Nodes」

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The god himself appeared before us