[The original Cynthia has already perished. Not only that, this happened countless years ago …]
Astrya's tone was quite confident, but her emotions were incredibly complex. Perhaps she never expected that her sister who had fought against her for half her life had already perished.
Thanks to her analysis, I was now able to see how the Chaos Girls worked.
What was the foundational nature of Chaos? It was evolution.
In that case, if evolution always had a pinnacle that couldn't be surpassed no matter what, what meaning would there be in evolution?
And so, as a pure Chaos Main God, Cynthia was more vicious than anyone else.
She gave up on her sense of self and transformed into pure Chaos.
Every single Chaos Girl was Cynthia, but also not Cynthia.
After becoming a Chaos Girl, the Chaos Girl would only have a single soul shard of Cynthia's. That soul shard would still be an independent entity. And, that soul shard would be the entrance ticket to a grand banquet.
A banquet of mutual slaughter would be the entrance ticket to the highest level of existence.
The loser would lose everything, while the winner would obtain everything from the loser. These soul shards were originally of the same origin, and they desired each other to become even more complete.
At a certain point in time, the winner who obtained the most soul shards would become the new "Cynthia" with all of her sisters' power and memories.
And the moment that Cynthia ascended to Godhood, she would become the true Chaos Goddess. She would become the true highest existence along with the Chaos Goddess' memories and power.
"Ha, the highest existence? The highest existence for only one or two thousand years? Won't she still be disintegrated before the next Holy War? "
[In Cynthia's eyes, an old lion king being bitten and chased away by a young lion king is a scene worth watching over and over again.]
How should I say this? Both sisters had gone to extremes. Pure Order was eternal imprisonment and prohibition. Pure Chaos was limitless chaos.
"… This time, things are slightly different."
[But this time, things are slightly different.]
Astrya and I simultaneously thought of a problem. It was highly likely that the final winner of this Chaos Girl competition wouldn't be able to become the complete Cynthia.
The final winner would only be the mortal who devoured the most Cynthia soul shards. She would still need to merge with the will of the Chaos Abyss and obtain the Chaos Goddess' past accumulations in order to become the Chaos Goddess "Cynthia".
"The will of the abyss is in Cavendish's hands!"
The previous generation's conflict between Cynthia and Astrya gave birth to me and Cavendish, two Children of the Abyss. Cavendish wasn't lying. In terms of karma and bloodline, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Cynthia was our mother.
However, the will of the Chaos Abyss had been controlling Cavendish all this time. However, Cavendish was defeated in the Battle of the Hades and dragged away by Cavendish right in front of us.
Perhaps it was just a memory and knowledge that did not have enough self-awareness and wisdom, but it was the crown of the Goddess of Chaos. Without its important part, it would be impossible for the soul fragment to go from quantitative to qualitative change and become the true Soul of the Goddess of Chaos.
It was likely that every time a sufficiently powerful Chaos Girl appeared, the will of the Chaos Abyss would come looking for them.
"… But for some people, this is indeed a good thing."
[You only need to kill to obtain all of the enemy's memories and power. You'll be able to instantly reach such a level, and you won't even need to bear the responsibility of being the Chaos Abyss's ruler. Where else can you find such a good thing?]
Losing the crown would mean that the Chaos Girls would lose their restraints. In that case, there would be no "Time Collapse" bomb. This time, the Chaos Girls would be the last of the Chaos Girls, but they would also definitely be the strongest.
[It's highly likely that in history, the truly intelligent Chaos Girls would avoid the fate of becoming one with the Chaos Abyss in order to avoid the final misfortune. This time, it's likely that the ancient Chaos Girls will take action as well. That's because the victor will no longer have any restraints. It's impossible for the victor to spare the Chaos Girls.]
My back was drenched in cold sweat as I carefully thought about this.
Not all seeds sown would germinate. That was because the intelligent seeds would be afraid of being harvested. However, the harvesting farmer would be gone this time. Not only would all the seeds germinate, they would also furiously absorb the nutrients they needed to survive, even if that meant taking away other people's living space.
Without restraints, nobody would be able to guarantee that they wouldn't end up as food for others. Nobody would be able to live in fear. In that case, the easiest way to ensure safety would be to become the sole survivor and stand at the top of the food chain.
Just like the insanity of the last Holy War, this battle without the Chaos Goddess' crown would be destined to be a battle to the death.
"Lisa isn't a Chaos Girl. Eliza is a Chaos Girl. There's only one possibility. While she was drifting in the River Styx, the will of the Chaos Abyss placed a soul fragment into her soul fragment. But how did Eliza know that I would come here to take her soul …?"
[She doesn't need to know. She only needs to watch Maria enter the Cycle of Reincarnation. She's already sown seeds everywhere to begin with. There's no need to think too much about it.]
Maria had probably never met any other Chaos Girls before. Her instinct to fight still hadn't awakened yet. This instinct was engraved deep within her soul fragment. At some point in time, Maria would instantly awaken whenever she saw any other Chaos Girls.
If Maria had already awakened her instinct and understood everything, then there would be no need for me to investigate her.
Judging from the rumors that accused her of being a Chaos Girl, someone wanted her dead. Perhaps it was another Chaos Girl who was behind all this. She had already been exposed.
Leona was also a Chaos Girl … Cavendish, who had taken away the will of the Chaos Abyss, definitely knew something. He also intended to do something about it.
Cavendish had always been nice to his women. Could it be that he favored Leona and believed that she would be the final victor?
I didn't know when Eliza had awakened, but it was evident that she had already made her decision. She intended to become the final victor at all costs.
Now that the truth was right in front of me, a problem that gave me an even greater headache appeared.
"Should I tell Maria about this?"
"Go ahead. She'll soon find out. At the very least, it's certain that someone wants to kill her. What do you think will happen if she mysteriously dies? "
The silly cat had remained silent all this time, but she suddenly interjected at this moment.
If Maria died, then so be it. What did that have to do with me? I paused in surprise.
But then, I was unable to sit still anymore.
If Maria truly died, no matter who killed her, the first suspect would be Prince Winston. Just like how I didn't believe that the rumors were spread by someone else, Prince Winston wouldn't be able to defend himself.
Maria was still single. She had no descendants. There were only two possibilities for her death.
The first was that the royal faction's power had completely collapsed. Winston, who had taken advantage of the situation, would laugh his head off. This was highly unlikely. The second was …
"A civil war, a complete and utter battle to the death. The ministers in despair want to take revenge. But since they're facing enemies on both sides, it's a civil war with no victor. It's impossible for there to be a victor. As long as the ogres and demons work harder, the strongest country in Eich will instantly collapse. The entire world will be shaken, and the balance of the Holy War will tilt once again. "
This matter had nothing to do with me, so I let it go. The silly cat could see everything clearly, but my heart was in chaos.
"Her Majesty Maria was assassinated!! Her Majesty Maria! "
"Catch the murderer! The murderer! "
"Heavens, what should we do!"
A loud noise came from outside the window, causing the entire fortress city to go into a frenzy.
Maria's mana source was rapidly disappearing in the distance. Even the silly cat was unable to remain calm.
"It's over! San Antonio is finished!"
A Knight who had been scared away outside the window spoke out my inner thoughts.
"It's over! San Antonio is truly finished!"
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