"… He hasn't evolved to the point where he knows what regret is. But now, I really hope that he will regret it. He should consider the consequences. "
Just what was Cavendish doing? What kind of goal did he have?
I had some faint guesses, but I was unable to come to a conclusion.
The reason? It was probably because I didn't believe that Cavendish would be so suicidal.
Leona was right. Karwenz's personality was very genuine. He had always acted as he pleased his entire life. He would cry if he wanted to cry, and he would make a fuss if he wanted to. If his own Boss made him unhappy, he would simply rebel.
His natural talents and abilities had always supported him in his success. It could be said that in Cavendish's eyes, everything was developing for the better.
It was only natural for such a person to do something major. Since they were children of the heavens, they lacked fear and respect. They instinctively felt that everything was developing for the better.
In that case, Cavendish would have nothing to fear.
As for me, I was the exact opposite.
I was probably the epitome of pessimism. After countless failures, I habitually placed all "accidents" in my plans. I couldn't count on anything that depended on luck. If even a 90% success rate could fail, then all I could do was plan until the success rate was 120% and completely eliminate all accidents.
This sounded rather abstract, but an example was quite obvious.
For example, if there was a lottery, Cavendish would probably buy two lottery tickets and hope that he would win on that day. With his luck, it really might be possible for him to win.
However, I would never look at such a lottery from the very start, because I knew that I definitely wouldn't be the lucky one.
If I bought a lottery ticket on that day, it would only mean that I had bribed the organizer to cheat.
This time, if my inference was correct, Cavendish intended to use the entire world to buy a "lottery ticket".
The chances of winning were minuscule. If I didn't win, everything would be over.
"… Roland, just what is Cavendish trying to do?"
Indeed, just what was he trying to do?
Actually, the clues were right in front of me. I just didn't dare to admit it.
He was searching for the location of Cynthia's physical body. He was trying to steal control over the Chaos Abyss, which meant that he was trying to steal the Creator Goddess' power and authority.
Was he doing this for power? Actually, power itself was meaningless. Everyone knew that the strongest person in the world was the God of Holy Light. However, could he possibly wipe out the entire Chaos Abyss by himself?
Karwenz was already at the pinnacle of the world. One step higher? Even if they could suppress Overgods, it would be very difficult for them to kill them. Even if they could kill them, what would that change?
This was an entire world with countless species, hundreds and thousands of Gods, and billions of individuals. The decline of an individual, even if it was the death of a Main God, would lead to the decline of a certain species, but it was still far from the entire world changing.
After killing a certain Main God B, its race gradually declined after a hundred years. The space it left behind was naturally occupied by a new Main God C. A new race occupied its space.
Perhaps these races would care, but the world did not.
Merely pursuing greater power wasn't his style at all. If that was all he wanted, he would definitely appear in front of me and show off to me … Then there was no need for me to stop him!
Then, the fact that he had been avoiding me meant that I would definitely not be able to accept what he wanted to do.
He was trying to usurp the authority of the Goddess of Creation in order to achieve a goal. And this goal was something that I would definitely be unable to accept. It was highly likely that I would seriously fight him to the death.
When I gathered all these chips, his goal also appeared before me.
I had never dared to believe it, and had searched for evidence from many sources. But this time, he had gone too far.
"… He's opening up this world's dimensional barrier."
The silly cat paused in surprise for a moment, but then she had an expression of indifference.
In her eyes, this dimensional barrier was probably Aichy's mortal plane. At any rate, the Holy War had begun, and many dimensional residents were coming to Aichy's mortal plane. Even if this dimensional barrier was completely destroyed, there wouldn't be any foundational change.
"It's not what you're thinking. It's that dimensional barrier. It's the dimensional barrier that connects the entire universe."
The silly cat's expression became even stranger. As a resident of the world of Aichy, this was far beyond her understanding.
This was just like telling someone from the Middle Ages that there were aliens living on a planet several thousand light-years away from us. That person would likely ask what a planet was.
"What's outside that dimensional barrier?"
What was outside? I really wanted to take out the dimensional barrier invaders from the game's history and throw them at Cavendish's face … He would likely be filled with fighting spirit, but my System stopped me.
[My ability is only effective in Eich. Those creatures from other dimensions were deduced by me based on the information I obtained last time.]
The Goddess of Order's power in the world of Aichy was only limited to extrapolating matters regarding the world of Aichy. The mystical existences outside the dimensional barrier were far beyond her abilities to begin with.
But in the game's history, when two revived Goddesses of Order fought to the point of mutual destruction, the dimensional barrier that had been sealed off by their power naturally disappeared.
Information that was beyond the Goddesses of Order's abilities was naturally impossible to extrapolate. And so, the Goddesses of Order took the information on the dimensional creatures from the Creation War … Actually, this was meaningless. The two Goddesses of Order had already been destroyed when they both died.
From a certain standpoint, the development of the world of Aichy was quite abnormal. And this abnormality had actually started from the Creation War.
Originally, this world had been peaceful. The two Goddesses of Order and Order controlled this world. Mortals all lived together in this world. Demons weren't evil. They were originally the world's guards. Angels didn't represent Order. Titans were strong craftsmen. Dragons didn't always eat insects.
Dimensional invaders arrived in Aichy. A cruel war destroyed everything. Although the two Goddesses of Order and Order led the residents of the world of Aichy to obtain victory, all that was left for the two Goddesses of Order and all other species was endless pain and ruin.
In order to prevent the same thing from happening again, the two Goddesses of Order and Order worked together to seal the dimensional barrier outside the dimensional barrier. The powerful dimensional invaders from the Creation War were still fresh in their minds. It was possible that the seal could be broken. Just this alone made the two Goddesses of Order and Order feel uneasy.
And so, the two Goddesses of Order and Order hoped that they and all other species would become even more powerful.
There was no need to comment on the reason. Let's just look at the results.
From this point on, Aichy's civilization began to develop in an abnormal manner. When a country or a species began to pursue pure power and combat strength, all civilization's progress would be judged by the effectiveness of the war. This was obviously no longer normal.
While the war was still ongoing, "luxuries" like art, music, and literature were no longer necessities. Weapons and military industries were the pillars of the civilization. Magical advancements weren't for the sake of convenience or for the people's lives. Instead, it was for the sake of how to better and faster tear apart their enemies.
But at this time, the mortals and Order Gods still remembered just how powerful the dimensional invaders from the Creation War were. It seemed completely logical for them to pursue greater power in order to protect themselves.
And then, the two Goddesses of Order and Order disagreed on how to become more powerful.
The Goddess of Order believed that Order was the source of strength. The entire society would transform into a gigantic beast, and all existences would be nothing more than a part of it. The strict nature of Order would allow this gigantic beast to become even more powerful … This meant that every individual of every species would have to repeat the "Order" that had been passed down from their ancestors ever since they were born.
As for the Goddess of Chaos … well, the Chaos Abyss and demons already explained everything. And, in a way, the Holy War was also this world's "civil war." The Goddess of Chaos always desired to evolve and become stronger. Weak civilizations and species would be eliminated in the Holy War, while the civilizations and species that were able to continue advancing would become even stronger from the corpses of other species.
Of course, with the Holy War reaching such a stage, the mortal species had long since forgotten the original reason for the Holy War. They would be quite happy if they could survive until the end of the Holy War.
But … what if one day, the dimensional barrier to the Creation War suddenly disappeared, and powerful dimensional invaders from the Creation War returned? What would happen?
Such a thing should have been impossible to happen. The two Goddesses of Order and Order still firmly held onto the key to the Creation War. Even if the Creation War appeared, it would only be during the Armageddon in the game's "history."
But now, Cavendish's rebellion had succeeded. Perhaps he had already obtained the key to the Creation War. In that case, anything was possible.
Countless dimensional invaders would descend and completely destroy this world?
I would never be able to accept such a development. It had been so difficult for me to make the Holy War the last, and it had been so difficult for me to finally reach the darkest moment before dawn. How could I possibly accept such a development?
I really hoped that my guess was wrong, and that Cavendish wouldn't be so suicidal … But no matter how I looked at it, this seemed to be the most convincing conclusion.
"… Perhaps this time, there really is no way to hold back anymore."
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