After about a week.
In the days that followed, there were a lot of funny things that happened between me and him as we interacted more frequently.
Like competing to be the first to get drunk while drinking wine together, or teasing me in the early morning hours when I was still awake, or utilizing our respective abilities to have a fierce snowball fight under the freezing cold sky that was anything but ordinary. ... Each time, I was pleasantly surprised and entertained.
There have also been heartwarming moments.
He had come to lull me to sleep when I was tossing and turning; he had treated me carefully when I was cut by the sharp edge of a weapon; he had gently comforted me once again when my mood sank to a low ebb.
When making these gestures, Danli always looked at me with a gentle and kind expression, a look that seemed to have a kind of magic power, able to alleviate all negative emotions.
After these few days together, my liking for Danli was growing.
In the beginning, I only thought of him as a somewhat important companion, and even if he died I would only feel a little sorry for him.
But now it was different.
I've become completely enamored with him, and the importance I place on him has even surpassed that of my mother back then.
He had melted the ice on the outside of my heart, freeing me from the prison of my mind, trapped in the tragedy of my past.
How I wish this sweet and pleasant routine could last forever, it was the happiest time I have experienced so far, a time when past traumas were healed.
Unfortunately, the good times are coming to an end.
I was even surprised that the peace and quiet had lasted so long.
After all, with Fuchi watching over us, it's like the calm before the storm, and the days seem to be going smoothly, but they could explode at any moment.
The battle could break out again at any time, and the scale will be far greater than the previous one, maybe even the Earth Supreme himself will come out.
At that time, we should only be annihilated by the other side together, right?
This kind of thing ... I don't want this to happen.
I don't want this result ...
I want the one I love, him, to continue to live, and I don't want to involve him in this battle that is bound to fail.
The thought that he would lose his life in the end sent a stabbing pain through my heart, and an unbearable feeling would instantly sweep through every corner of my body.
I want him to live, I don't want him to die at the hands of Fuchientei.
For this I am willing to pay any price just to keep you ... Who asked you to be the great benefactor that I fell in love with?
── pursed her lips, secretly making a difficult decision.
Elif will privately contact the angels on the Abyssal Court's side to express her decision to surrender to the Abyssal Court.
She was determined to exchange her death for Danli's survival.
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Inside the silent room, Danli is sleeping peacefully on his bed. The quilt covered his entire body so that his sleeping face could not be seen.
I silently entered the room through the spatial rift and walked over to the bed where Danley was sleeping.
I looked at the shape of the quilt and found the position of the head. Then I carefully lifted the part covering the head, and tenderly stroked my hand over Danli's cheek.
Holding back the tears that gradually welled up from the bottom of his eyes, he sentimentally whispered to the man in front of him, who had no intention of coming to his senses.
"Thank you ... And, I'm sorry ..."
The tears failed to remain maintained within the eyes as the teardrops trailed down the cheeks, eventually dripping onto the back of the palm that was slowly withdrawn by himself.
「This is the end ... This will be returned to you."
Bending her body slightly, she propped one hand on the bed, her slender palm sinking into the soft surface of the mattress.
I pushed away the bangs on my forehead, "The shape of these bangs is really special......" I couldn't help but sigh in my heart again.
My lips gradually approached each other's foreheads, and then the sound of a kiss sounded.
I was startled for a moment because he would probably wake up from the sound. Luckily, Danley just twisted his body and didn't wake up from the sound.
「It didn't even wake up like this ... But it's better not to wake up, right?"
The heart that had been hanging in the air dropped again, and I stood up and sighed in relief.
"Goodbye ..."
The time to say goodbye has come and gone, so I can't hold on to it any longer.
The angel that came to meet me will arrive soon.
I have already contacted a certain high-ranking angel of the Abyssal Court through a secret means not long ago, and now is the time we have agreed to depart.
I have come here to say goodbye to you and to leave a final "farewell gift," because I will never be able to return.
According to the agreement, I will be taken to the Hall of the Supreme Being and executed by the Supreme Being of the Earth.
I couldn't confirm whether or not the Abyssal Court would keep its promise, but I had to take a gamble.
Since there was a possibility of keeping Danley alive, then I should try. If you're going to end up dying yourself anyway, at least don't drag him along with you.
I pulled out a letter from my waist and placed it on a small table to the side. There was a slight bulge underneath the letter pouch, and it contained something besides the letterhead.
What's done is done, and it's not good to keep that angel waiting too long.
So, Danli-- "Be sure to live a good life... ..."
After saying that, the Queen quietly left the room, leaving Danli alone who continued to sleep. From the beginning to the end, Danli never regained consciousness, but only moved a few times.
Is that really the case?
What made Elif unexpected was that the man who seemed to be sleeping deeply was actually awake.
As a god, Danley didn't need to sleep at all, he would remain awake forever.
Just a split second after the queen left, Danli, who had been lying motionless on the bed, gradually opened his eyes ...
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A possibility had been simulated earlier.
It might be possible to make the Abyssal Court fearful of the Queen's strength by drastically strengthening the Queen's perceived strength on the Abyssal Court's side, so that the Abyssal Court would be forced to give up its goal of destroying the Queen, and instead seek to replace the fight with peace.
The premise is that the Earth Supreme would have this idea and consider it the optimal solution.
However, the current Earth Supreme must be thinking of obliterating her at all costs.
Therefore, if one wanted to save Iliffe from the Abyssal Court.
The only way to do so was to wipe out all of the people of the Abyssal Court.
In order to do that, it was necessary to personally take action and let the enemy see the supreme might of the Almighty Lord God with their own eyes.
After confirming that the Queen and the unidentified angel had left, Danli opened his eyes.
There were no great waves of emotion in Danley now, and he did not feel anxious about such a situation.
This development had long been envisioned by him.
Regarding the reason why Elif would choose to voluntarily leave this place with the angel, first of all, the possibility that she intended to defect to the enemy could be roughly ruled out.
As the last survivor of the Shadow Clan, as long as Elif was eliminated, Fuching would be able to put an end to the problem in the true sense of the word, and it would not be wise to take in an unstable element that would be an enemy to his side for a long period of time. The fact that the Fountain Court had even rejected her request for peace showed that they were determined to exterminate the Shadow Clan.
So was she trying to join forces with some unknown resistance within the Abyssal Court? The answer was clearly no.
According to all of the information that Eriph's past descriptions and leaks about the Earth's Supreme had revealed, it felt that even if the rest of the Abyssal Court surrounded them together, they wouldn't be able to defeat them, and even if Eriph was added, it wouldn't be of any use to them either. Not to mention that as the supreme god of a planet, he must be able to easily grasp the situation of his subordinates, even if he can't read their minds, he should still be able to easily do so just by detecting that some of his subordinates are plotting against him behind his back.
The idea that she might be pretending to be a defector, or that she might be conducting some kind of inexplicable maneuver, was simply ignored.
After a series of elimination methods, there was only one possibility left.
She had chosen to surrender on her own in order to prevent herself from being sacrificed in the battle, trying to exchange her survival to Abutobi.
"Already willing to go to this extent for me... Elif..."
With her own strength, it would be easy to bring back Elif, so there was no need to worry too much about her safety.
However, the fact that she sacrificed herself for Danley like this still made him unable to help but be moved.
Danly shifted his eyes to a small table to the side, where a letter that Elif had left behind before she left lay.
Unwrapping the envelope and pulling out the letterhead inside, a short 'here you go' was written on it.
As the paper, folded into three layers, was opened, the words inside came into view, and Danley held his breath as he began to read each line of the letter.
To Danley.
I'm sorry it's so sudden, but I hope you'll read this letter properly.
These days together have been a real pleasure, and I've experienced more warmth and fun than I ever have before, but the time has come to part.
Now that I'm going to surrender to Fuchi Tei in order to save you, they'll surely seize this opportunity to erase my existence, right?
To put it bluntly, they're trading my life for your survival.
Seems a bit cheeky, doesn't it? But there's a reason for confessing the reason for leaving, so it wouldn't be good for you to think that you've been abandoned by me.
Don't even think about following me and staying in this castle, or my efforts will be in vain.
From the moment I leave this place, the ownership of the castle will be returned, you can choose to freely continue to live here, or just leave, as you like.
So yeah, you must live well.
Don't be reckless, don't be impulsive, and always live cautiously.
I'm not sure if the abyssal court will really let you go, so please don't slack off yet.
May you find someone strong enough to rely on, or escape to the ends of the earth where you can't be reached by them, other than that, I can't think of anything else.
Just a little deep confession at the end?
Since the moment I met you at the beginning, I had a feeling that perhaps you would become a crucial figure for me in the future.
And the subsequent development has verified this premonition, not only did you help me repel two enemy incursions and make the outside of the castle even more beautiful, but you also endowed me with many important things that I had never experienced before.
Even ... also gave me what I call adoration.
It was after being calmed down by you that time, I guess, that I fell in love with you.
That's why it turned into a look of innocence and shyness, you should also be shocked, right?
To be honest, it's amazing. Maybe all girls have this kind of psychological change when they fall in love?
Whether it was the soothing at that time or the later bedtime tucking in, it made me feel incredibly warm.
When you put on that ring for me, and when you kissed my forehead, it made me shy beyond belief.
By the way, that was the first time I was ever kissed, even my mother never kissed me, you can be proud of that.
Although in the end, I couldn't escape the established ending, it's a fate that I can never escape, and it won't change whether you come to my side or not.
You know, if you had appeared, I would have ended up just fighting to my death in a lonely and painful mood, and that would still have been painful.
But now it's different, at least I died to guard my beloved, and that alone is enough to give me solace in my heart.
So please don't blame yourself, you weren't at fault for anything, everything you did was right and you helped me so much.
If you can, that ring please keep it forever or I'll be sad.
Anyway ...
Thank you.
Also, I love you.
Sincerely, Elif.
The content of the letter completely verified Danley's speculation.
After putting the letter down, Danley remembered that there seemed to be another unidentified object in the letter bag.
He turned the letter bag upside down and shook it a few times, and the item inside fell onto Danley's palm.
It was a gray ring, probably made of silver, with two cute miniatures on it, and it was so well made that it looked like it had taken a lot of time to make. Upon closer inspection, it was the shape of Elif embracing herself.
There was also a thread attached to the ring, with a small note attached to the end of the thread.
On it was written the following line.
It took me almost five days to make this, remember to keep it safe.
"You ..."
Heartache and emotion were intertwined in his hoarse voice, and hot tears continued to well up in his eyes.
Various images of Elif's past overlapped with the ring, and it was as if I had returned to that night, as if Elif was standing right in front of me and smiling at me.
I can imagine how determined she was to carry out this decision.
I wonder if she was also weeping silently as she wrote this letter.
An aura of sadness can be felt between the lines, a silent cry of sorrow to the love of her life who is about to bid farewell.
However, let's put the emotion behind us, the highest priority right now is to rush to her side immediately.
His own thoughts had begun to fret, and his heart was urging him to rescue Elif as soon as possible.
He would stop hiding his true identity and reveal everything about himself to Elif, allowing her to truly get in touch with her heart.
He will slightly restore His long weakened strength and abilities, this is to make the rescue easier and faster.
He will stop caring about those three-phase god duties and devote Himself to rescuing Elif, who is already worth allowing Him to ignore them.
He would unload His identity as a human and return to His truest realm.
In order to save His beloved, in order to remove all the worries for His beloved...
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Earth - my birthplace, my beloved and beautiful home.
Why have you suffered this unprecedented disaster?
I have foreseen a catastrophic future. If I don't help, the Earth will be destroyed by the blackness that consumes everything.
I will not allow it. I will not agree. This future must not come true.
Just as you will do everything to protect the one you love, I will do everything to protect the place of origin that I value.
You, who now possesses human emotions, will next attempt to destroy the forces of Earth for the sake of your love, with your own far greater power.
Yes, God of Devouring, you have been my enemy since the moment I knew that you were going to extend your claws to my homeland in the future.
I will do everything in my power to stop you, even to destroy you and all those who will harm the Earth in the future.
You and your loved ones are the ones I must destroy, you have threatened the future of my beautiful birthplace.
I will not spare you, I know that now you will be desperate for the love of all, no matter who, even if the founding God stood on the opposite side of you, you will resolutely choose to fight Him.
Hooh --
The true Supreme God, who has never been silent in his foreign affairs, will grant the "Supreme" to us who have the ability to reach the level of the unexplained universe, hoping that we will together maintain the security of the multiverse and maintain the overall peace of the multiverse.
Once comrades in arms, the same as the third year of God, we will turn against each other in the next.
How - touching -
Now it seems that being the Almighty God has rich emotions, and sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing
Derive derive derive
Colorful swallows soar gracefully in the sky, and colorful auroras shine in the sky.
Surrounded by clouds and mist, birds sing one after another, and the mysterious artistic conception emanating everywhere impacts the visual perception.
This is the stairway to the Deep Court, an important passageway to the Most High Church.
Evif is being moved up a large spiral staircase of brilliant light by a female angel in the form of a princess's arms. It seemed as if there was no end to it, and it had been carried for a very long time.
The reason why she was carried and not walked by herself is because now she has trouble even moving.
Her body is in a mostly powerless state, which is to prevent Elieve from taking any measures against the Earth's highest, and the reason why female angels are sent to transport her is also to avoid embarrassing Elieve, which can be said to be unexpectedly human.
Now Eve has no intention of resisting, but let the female angel carry her to her final destination.
"We are about to enter the Most High Church. Do you have any other requests?"
Eve shook her head. There was nothing left for her to ask now.
All that was to be done had been done, and Danley could live after his own execution.
But what Eleve doesn't know is that the Fuchingi never knew Danley existed in the first place, and they always thought Eleve was alone.
The higher angel, who had been called to convey the surrender, was surprised to learn of Danley's presence, but instead of acting on his vacillation, he immediately conveyed the information to the Court of the Deep, which let the angels and the Earth Supreme know that Eve had another companion.
In a reversal of his earlier refusal, the Earth Supreme chose to agree to Eleve's surrender and additional conditions, and the plan to personally visit Eleve from the Earth Supreme four days later was canceled.
Of course, this is only a superficial promise to Eve. In fact, Yuanting never thought of giving her companions a chance to live, and as long as there was any potential danger to Yuanting, they would try their best to eliminate it.
Seeing everything as expected to develop smoothly, the female angel showed a sly smile to the unwitting woman in her arms, but Eleve, who was immersed in her own thinking, did not find it.
Danley is all that Eleve thinks about now, and she thinks about him all the time.
When will he realize he's missing? How's he gonna react when he finds out he's gone? Is he desperate to find himself? Or will you just forget about yourself?
These thoughts in the mind of the endless cycle of Eleve, can not go away for a long time.
Was it right to abandon him like that? Is this really good? Is he okay with me doing this?
Before she had time to think of a solution, a word would ruthlessly interrupt her thoughts.
"We have arrived. The entrance to the Most High Church lies ahead."
In front of their eyes appeared a rather large silver door, decorated with magnificent figures of angels, and covered with a golden light that did not match the material of the door at all.
As soon as the four angels guarding the door saw that the two had finally arrived, they began to exert their powers over the huge silver door, which, after a deep, low rumble, slowly opened to the first and last Shadow visitor in history.
Under the emotionless gaze of the four angels who kept the door, they finally entered the beautiful Most Holy Church.
"Great Lord, I have brought the daughter of the Shadow race."
The voice of the female angel was very respectful, because the object of her report was the existence of the highest order of the whole chamber.
"Well done."
The female angel continued to carry her to the center of the Avenue, and then gently put her down, and her body immediately felt cool from the floor.
The angel's gentleness was not out of pity, nor was she trying to minimize the discomfort she felt at the last moment. Simply because of the presence of the Highest Earth and the fact that this is the Highest Church, any rude behavior will be seen as a contempt for the highest Earth.
In fact, she wanted to kill this defenseless enemy right now, but she was not the one to execute it.
"Stand down. Your mission is over."
"Take your life, great Lord."
The female angel saluted and then turned away.
At this point, Eve twisted her neck and looked around. There were only six higher angels present, besides the Earth's Most High Himself.
The six men stood on either side of the road, staring straight ahead at what seemed like a long, calm level of sight.
"Look me in the eye, last of the Shadows."
The Earth Supreme issued a command to Eleve, and she did not intend to disobey him, choosing to obey him.
Turning his gaze upward, he saw a male god appearing before his eyes, looking extremely lofty.
Yes, that is the highest of the Earth.
A silent expression without emotion, let people see the whole body cold, as if the surrounding air has been completely cooled by him. The ghastly white skin set off the glowing eyes, the outstanding features, and the flawless shape of his face added a bit of gravitas to his serious good looks. Unlike the angels, he has no wings on his back.
It's not as handsome as Danley, but it's way above average.
"I think you also know very well what will happen next and why you must be destroyed by us, so I will say no more."
Evif didn't react, just calmly waiting for the end to come.
"Very well, since you have just indicated to the female angel that you have no needs left, then - let's begin."
The Supreme Earth, sitting on the high platform, raised his right hand, which was so shocking that the rest of the angels present were intoxicated with this mythical sight.
The top of the huge index finger quickly gathered a huge energy, and when the energy mass increased to a certain extent, it was instantly condensed back to a little larger than the size of his index finger nail, and then the Earth Supreme pointed the index finger at the head of Elieve.
"Farewell, last blood of the Shadow clan."
In an instant, that energy turned into a powerful beam of light that shot toward Eleve's head, and then a great deal of blood gushed from the wound
No, that's not right.
Why did it miss? Why is the daughter of the shadow family still safe?
The Earth Supreme was puzzled, when it was clear that it had shot the daughter of the Shadow race through the head, why did she not suffer at all?
Was the attack off target? Is it possible for such a mistake to occur when the planet is the highest and there is no abnormal state?
There was no sign of any impact on the ground near Evvy, so...
The Earth Supreme looked with puzzlement at the suspected abnormality in his right hand.
Shock struck the highest of the earth, and this feeling of terror came to his already mutilated right arm.
The right hand was missing from the knuckle of the arm down, and there was an anonymous black energy emanating from the cross section. The Earth Supreme feels its arms being eroded by that energy.
And his six higher angels all stared at the silver door behind him with a stunned expression, and the highest of the earth immediately looked down their line of sight
"Why... how did you get in here... Did you make this...?"
She looked in shock at the sudden appearance of the man, unable to believe what she saw.
It was an all-too-familiar figure.
The man he wanted to save, the man he thought he had no way to fight against Fuchi-chi, turned up where he was supposed to be impossible.
Immediately afterward, Eve felt the sense of restraint on her body disappear, her limbs that had been tied suddenly become mobile, and her lips regained the ability to open and close freely.
'Dan... Leigh?
"Am I too late?
Eve's mind went blank, unable to comprehend what was happening.
Just as she gathered the courage to ask Danley the decisive question, a voice from the front of the church interrupted her.
"Answer the question, intruder, how did you get in here? Did you destroy my arm?"
The Earth Supreme had regained his composure and assumed his superior attitude again, and the question he was asking was exactly the one that Eleve had just failed to utter.
"I did not... give you permission to speak."
Along with these words came a strong sense of murderousness from the six higher angels, who could not tolerate such contempt for the Earth Supreme, whom they greatly admired.
"Such nonsense to the great Lord!"
"One of the large male angels shouted at the intruder.
"Great Lord, allow us to destroy this intruder at once."
Another petite female angel followed suit.
Before the word "permission" could be uttered from the highest mouth of the Earth, the two higher angels disappeared from their place in an instant.
It just disappeared without leaving a trace.
The angels and the earth knew that this was the work of the intruder in front of them, but they did not know what the method was, and whether the two disappeared angels were alive or dead.
"Two choices, one is to let the woman go unconditionally, the other is to end up the same fate as the two angels, five seconds to think..."
Danley's already grim attitude becomes even more frightening when he kills two angels instantly, sending chills down the backs of the remaining four.
... I do not agree, my lords, and take him down at once.
Apparently, the Earth Supreme had not fully understood the overwhelming power of the Danlea, and they had not been taught enough.
Danley would not let go of a god who was so arrogant and inflexible, and who also threatened Eve.
"Foolish choice, it seems that what has just happened is not enough to frighten you."
The merciless voice came from the poker face with the black hair, like the supreme judge's death sentence for the wrongdoer.
Immediately afterwards, the other four angels were also easily destroyed by Danley, in the same manner as the previous two.
The highest Earth could not believe what was happening, it was beyond His comprehension.
There's no way anyone on this planet could do that, not even myself, the strongest person on Earth.
These six angels, like the four who were not present, are the elite of the elite, and they are each among the top ten angels in terms of intensity today.
Even as the highest planet, he could not do so cleanly to destroy them, and in the absence of any preparatory action.
That is why the highest of the Earth is amazed at this, and it is impossible for anyone except those cosmic gods who are stronger than themselves to do it
... Only cosmic gods can perform such operations.
That is to say, the man in front of you --
"Could it not be - exist far beyond the dimensions of this planet -?"
A tentative blurt. The source of the voice still sat on the highest pedestal, without the slightest hint of awe.
This fearless appearance made Danley choose not to give him a choice.
Danley and Eleve were the only two people left inside the cathedral, and the original master and his servants had disappeared.
In surprise, Eleve propped up her newly liberated body, and then asked in surprise:
"... Is it really... you?"
Not only was there an incredible fearsome strength, but there was a ruthlessness like nothing that Eve had ever seen before.
As if all the tenderness and intimacy that had hitherto been shown were for oneself,
After a frightening performance, Danley answered her questions in a gentle tone.
"Of course, who else would I be?"
He gently stroked her head, and the very familiar feeling finally reappeared, and the anxiety in her heart was instantly diluted.
"But how can such power......?"
"Well... is the same way, but this time I'll tell you directly."
As Danley said, without any contact or catalyst, a great deal of information was passed directly into Eve's mind.
The enormous flow of information did not break Eve's brain, and Danley had strengthened her thinking function while transmitting information, so that she could easily handle the amount of information.
However, Danley did not anticipate how these messages would make her feel, and he simply conveyed all the information about himself to his most important lover.
Your true identity.
Their true strength.
All the things I can do.
All the events in his past.
Every battle he's ever fought.
My own responsibility and mission.
And --
The existence of the founding God.
There is no solution to the universe.
What is "the Department of Affairs in power".
What is "unsolved universe".
He is the Three Strongest under the Founding God.
And - the identity of the other two deities who belong to the highest three phases of the unsolved universe ヽ appearance ヽ power and strength.
Subsequently...
Eleve looked at the familiar but unknown man with mixed feelings, and her heart was in a state of mixed feelings.
But from Danley's point of view, it was like a cute kitten looking at itself.
Danley was also very fond of such a cuddly Eve, and he smiled back at her.
For a moment, the images of her mother then and Danley now overlapped before her eyes.
But a strong sense of self-doubt simply dissolves these feelings again.
When I knew that Danley was actually the so-called "three dimensional God of the unsolved universe", I immediately felt an indescribable depression sweeping my heart.