Chapter 242 Decided Not To Look At The Darkness
After finishing their conversation with the people who came to see them off, Aaron and the others moved onto the teleportation circle.
Fiona also stepped onto the huge teleportation circle with Aaron.
There, a voice that only Fiona could hear spoke to her with concern.
'Fiona, are you really okay with staying connected to the psycholine?'
The voice belonged to an adult woman.
It was soft and pleasant to the ears.
In response, Fiona replied with her thoughts.
'Yeah, I'm fine.'
'But, it's a big burden for you, Fiona.'
'I don't mind. Even if it ends up being useless, I want to do what I can.'
After a moment of silence, the unseen speaker sighed and agreed.
'...I understand. But if it gets too hard, disconnect early and make sure to rest. Especially before fighting the [Evil God].'
'Yeah, I know. ...Thank you, Lucia.'
With that, Fiona switched her focus.
She began to see what was normally invisible, shifting her consciousness to peek into another overlapping world.
She looked around at the members of the hunting party lined up on the teleportation circle.
――A black mist was wrapping around them, clinging tightly.
The mist was most dense around her, followed by Aaron.
However, the black mist had changed in appearance from what Fiona had seen before.
It flickered as if it was fading in and out, changing from light to dark with each moment.
Still, the mist never completely disappeared.
This fog has been clinging to them since the day of the stampede. Of course, Fiona tried to clear this fog, but she quickly realized there was no way to do it.
The black mist represents the probability of death that awaits them ahead.
The darker the color, the higher the chance of a certain death in the future.
To clear the black mist, they must remove the causes that lead to death, but she knew that even if they changed their actions, those causes wouldn't disappear.
The only way to clear this fog is to defeat the [Evil God] that brings death to them.
However, going to meet the [Evil God] also increases the chances of death.
Since the day Fiona heard the truth about the Chronosphere from the 4 families, she has been doing what she can based on the story Lucia told her.
Because of that, the black mist――the future――is wavering.
Still, it would likely be an extremely unfavorable battle.
It would probably require doing something impossible, like turning a battle that has already been decided into a victory. The outcome is already set, so it should be impossible.
(But――)
Fiona felt no fear.
(Because I've already decided to live.)
She closed her eyes once, then opened them again.
In her newly expanded view, there was no black mist anymore. But it hadn't disappeared; if she switched her consciousness to see it, she could look at it anytime.
However, Fiona had decided not to look at the darkness anymore.
"――Fiona?"
Noticing something different about Fiona, Aaron leaned in to ask.
"What's wrong? ...Are you okay?"
"――Yeah, I'm fine."
Fiona smiled brightly and then intertwined her right hand with Aaron's left hand. She squeezed his hand tightly and said,
"Let's go."
"Yeah."
Aaron also squeezed Fiona's hand back and shouted so everyone could hear,
"――[Evil God] Extermination Team! Let's go!!"
"""Yeah!!!"""
Then the teleportation circle they were on began to shine brightly.
In the next moment, the subjugation team's figures disappeared from the [Seal Temple].
* * *
In the deepest part of the [God's Remains Labyrinth], in the Administrator's area, 'Administrator's Throne (Hlidskjalf)'.
"――Oh my."
Evil God Miriallia, who was looking at the scenery outside through the glass, raised her elegant eyebrow slightly as if she noticed something and murmured with interest.
The view from the 'Administrator's Throne,' surrounded by glass, was different from before.
Previously, the glass showed an endless darkness and shining planets below, but now it had changed to a fantastic scene of blue and white.
A transparent blue sky and white clouds slowly drifting by.
However, the same scenery was above and below.
The calm sunny sky reflected on the still water's surface, capturing the sky's view all the way to the horizon.
If heaven really existed, this would be it――such a fantastical sight.
But the Evil God opened her mouth, looking far away as if she were seeing somewhere else.
"Finally, my Fiona and her delightful friends have entered the resource production area."
"What are you going to do? Would you like to make a surprise attack?"
Chronosphere, who had been looking at the scenery outside just like Evil God, asked.
However, Evil God slowly shook her head.
"No. At this stage, a surprise attack or kidnapping using teleportation magic won't succeed. As planned, let's face them here."
"...I see. But your 'Possibility Perception' and my [Invisible Hands] are both struggling to foresee future possibilities. The accuracy of our vision is getting worse, and we can't rely on future predictions much anymore. Even if the influence is weak, someone is definitely interfering. Is it really okay to just wait like this?"
"Hehe, you're so worried. It's fine. I considered from the start that we might not be able to see the future in the final stage. Rather, due to the nature of counter-fate, the closer we get, the more our future predictions will be disrupted. So, I never intended to rely on Foresight at this stage."
"......"
"That's why I'm concentrating the resources from the resource production area that is being initialized here. If we can't see the future, it's better to hit them head-on rather than overthink strategies, right?"
"I see..."
Evil God's plan was definitely correct. It's called a straightforward approach because it's the right way to tackle the situation. While it may often be simple, that's why it's more reliable than using tricky strategies, especially when they have a clear advantage.
Even though the outcome seemed almost decided, Evil God was still cautious.
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