"In that case, let me start from the very beginning. I'll start with my lover, Cavendish Mist's noble goal."
When Didina said such a thing, my first reaction wasn't the delight of discovering some secret. Instead …
"This circle is indescribably chaotic. If that's the case, if Didina is my sister-in-law, then doesn't that make Harloys my niece …?"
Could it be that all my luck with women had been sucked away by that bastard? It would seem that he had an older sister fetish. Forget about the Devil Lord from before, he didn't even spare a 10,000-year-old succubus? How enviable … This was insane and outrageous. Yep, I had to condemn such a greedy and wasteful behavior.
* Whoosh! *
The sound of a flying fruit knife whizzing past my ear suppressed all of my dirty thoughts. Through our soul connection, I learned that Harloys, who seemed to be smiling happily, was actually on the verge of going berserk.
"Sister-in-law … cough, I mean, Didina, do you have any information about Cavendish?"
Loud explosions could be heard outside the window. I glanced outside, and it seemed that another battle had begun. I couldn't even get out of bed right now, so I could only listen to Didina's story. Meanwhile, Didina shook her head as she worriedly began her sensational story.
"Cavendish is searching for the Abyss of Chaos. That's far too dangerous …"
The Abyss of Chaos? Wasn't the entire Chaos Abyss the Abyss of Chaos? We paused in surprise for a moment, but then came to a realization as Didina pointed downwards.
"The end of the Cycle of Reincarnation, the true bottom of the Chaos Abyss?"
If it was anyone else, they probably wouldn't even know what the "deepest" part of the Chaos Abyss was. However, I just happened to know, and I placed great importance on it. After all, that was …
"The place where Cynthia's physical body is sleeping?"
This time, it was Didina's turn to be astonished. She was unable to imagine how a "young man" who was only slightly more than three hundred years old like me would know such an ancient secret.
"Tsk, perhaps it won't be a secret anymore in a few centuries …"
The Holy War between Order and Chaos was also a harvest of lives and souls by the two Creator Gods. A tremendous amount of nourishment was injected into the slumbering Creator Goddess of Chaos' physical body. Once she woke up, it would be the end of the world.
Logically speaking, we created the Hades and cut off a part of the Cycle of Reincarnation. The people of Order who worshipped the Gods of the Hades would no longer belong to the Pillar of Order. A part of the River Styx also entered the Hades. The "nutrients" in the Cycle of Reincarnation would no longer be enough. The awakening of the two Goddesses should be a long time coming.
On the other hand, the Goddess of Order's soul fragment was with me, and during the Battle of the Hades, Cynthia's soul fragment was taken away by Cavendish … Damn, so that was the problem.
"What is he going to do in the depths of the Abyss? To wake Cynthia? Or should he destroy her body? Or, I could use my demon's innate ability to devour the Mother Goddess' body and soul … "
There were too many possibilities, and it was hard to make a decision. But no matter how he thought about it, it was definitely not a good thing.
Alright then, since I didn't know, I might as well directly ask. It would seem that Roland was also here to give me information.
"I don't know. He's never told me before. It's just that he's been searching for more than two hundred years, and recently, he seems to have found some clues."
"… Then, you previously said that we'll offend someone by collecting souls?"
"Yes. Several years ago, Cavendish told me that this Holy War was incredibly important, and that it would be best if the River Styx was filled with souls …"
I nodded. In that case, it made sense that Roland had been causing trouble everywhere since the start of the Holy War. Since he needed to speed up the Cycle of Reincarnation in order to provide the Goddess of Order's physical body with sufficient "nutrients", it would seem that he was indeed interested in Cynthia's physical body.
Perhaps obtaining Cynthia's soul fragment in the Hades would be the equivalent of obtaining the key to the deepest depths of the Chaos Abyss.
But, what exactly did he want? He was already a Chaos Main God. What else did he need?
An eternal Holy War between Order and Chaos? Cavendish didn't care about boring things like honor. Something must have piqued his interest for him to be so proactive.
"… Is this also the reason why you betrayed him?"
"We've always had a purely physical relationship based on personal benefits. It's not really a betrayal. He needs my knowledge and memories to help him investigate the path to the Chaos Abyss. I need his power to secretly support me."
Didina paused for a moment as a mysterious red blush appeared on her face.
"In many ways, he was indeed a good lover. We had a great time together. However, what he wants to find is far too dangerous … Once the will of the Chaos Abyss and her physical body completely awakens, everything will go out of control. Perhaps the entire world will be destroyed. No matter what he thinks, I haven't lived long enough. And judging from the current situation, only you can stop him. "
If such a situation really occurred, it wouldn't be that the world might be destroyed. The world would definitely be destroyed.
I fell silent. To be honest, I really didn't want to care about Cavendish at all. In my mind, if he was serious, he would probably be an even more difficult enemy to deal with than Donatis. However, some things couldn't be ignored just because you wanted to.
Convince him? Tell him that this might lead to the end of the world? He wouldn't be Cavendish if he listened to my advice. Even if the end of the world was right in front of him, he would care more about how much fun he could obtain from the end of the world. This bastard who thought with animal instincts was completely illogical and impossible to communicate with.
I felt even more of a headache now. If Karwenz messed things up and Cynthia jumped out, it would be impossible for mortals to deal with her. Would I really have to go and release Astrya? Wouldn't that just mean that everything I worked so hard for would be back to square one?
I felt that Cavendish had spent so much effort to break free from Cynthia's restraints. He definitely wouldn't want to find another mother for himself. But no matter how I thought about it, this wouldn't be a good result for the residents of the mortal plane.
Meanwhile, Didina unhesitatingly got up and left after saying such a shocking statement.
She said that she was leaving, but she wasn't just leaving this room. She was saying goodbye to us. She said that it seemed that it was rare for her to be able to travel around the mortal plane, and that she had her own things to do.
We didn't stop her. We simply agreed on a few contact points and contact methods before allowing her to leave. Meanwhile, both Harloys and I heaved sighs of relief as we watched Didina leave.
After Didina left, we exchanged glances with each other, not knowing what to say.
"… Let's gather information first. At the very least, we need to know what he wants."
"Astrya?"
[What you know is what I know.]
Didina was as useless as ever. It would seem that I could only rely on myself. I could only helplessly shake my head. No matter what, it was likely that this trip to the Chaos Abyss was far from over.
"No matter what Cavendish wants, since he needs blood to flow like rivers and souls to fill the River Styx, we need to prevent such a possibility from happening."
"… Considering how a certain someone just cast a forbidden spell and completed one of the largest massacres in all of history, this isn't convincing at all."
I was actually starting to regret my decision. Our Yongye City would only be able to collect a limited number of undead, and the forbidden spell would have such a large area of effect. There would definitely be a tremendous number of souls entering the River Styx.
I could only shake my head helplessly. I didn't have any other choice. Even if I knew about all this beforehand, I would still have likely been forced to cast a forbidden spell. There was no meaning in regretting.
I didn't intend to make this information public either. After all, I still had to consider the enemy's life or death on the battlefield. I couldn't kill too many. Was I supposed to just let the enemy cut off my head? Considering all this would be the equivalent of carrying an unnecessary burden on my shoulders. It would be no different from suicide.
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