Goddess Vysis POV>

Royal Castle of Enoh——— Throne Room.

Sitting on the throne, I stared at the crushed head of Loqierra.

Feeling restless, my foot struck.

As I gnawed on my thumbnail———

Bang!

I slammed the nearby table with all my strength, smashing it to pieces.

[……F*cking trash.]

I never would have thought that Loqierra could create a clone too.

The white mass of flesh lying on the carpet…… that head wasn’t the real one.

Suspicion flickered through my mind.

(That head Loqierra left here……)

How much had it seen?

Was information leaking straight back to Loqierra through that thing?

How much information had it leaked?

(No……)

Thinking back on where that head had been placed, it shouldn’t have gained any critical information.

[……………………]

Let’s shift gears.

Asagi Ikusaba’s betrayal.

I had expected betrayal.

But the way it happened———– the act was simply too perfect.

……Was it an act?

When she activated her Unique Skill, Asagi herself looked genuinely shocked.

It seemed like…… even she hadn’t planned on what happened.

I misread her.

(No, in the first place———-)

It was a mistake to ever rely on the power of that otherworlder scum in the first place.

Not only that, the Divine Servants turned out to be even more useless than I imagined.

They could barely kill any of the Heroes.

At best, they only managed to bring down Asagi Ikusaba.

Utterly worthless——– from the very bottom of my heart, they disgust me.

A gathering of incompetents.

Pathetic.

And to make matters worse, that f*cking Hijiri survived too.

On top of that, she even managed to defeat a Divine Servant——— defeat Yomibito.

Seriously? Another doubt gnawed at me.

Could Kirihara, Oyamada…… even Yasu be alive too?

Were they now siding with the enemy?

———-Ridiculous.

If they had that kind of strength, there’s no way they would have hidden it for this long.

They’re dead…… or at least incapacitated.

All three of them.

(……But above all else,)

Fly King———– Touka Mimori.

Both Ars and Wormungandr encountered that thing…… and were killed.

[The biggest obstacle here definitely is that sh*tty fly…… Touka Mimori.]

And more than that.

What makes that sh*tty fly even more troublesome is Seras Ashrain.

Thinking about it……

Go back to the start, it was that damned Elf’s escape that set all this into motion.

If she hadn’t fled, the Five Dragon Warriors———- Civit wouldn’t have had to pursue her.

And because of that, Civit died, and Seras ended up as one of the fly’s pawns.

What the heck was with that?

She managed to fend off all of Wormungandr’s attacks, even when he was going all out?

I haven’t heard her being that powerful.

At this point…… she’s almost on the same level as a Civit.

……D*mmit.

D*mmit, d*mmit…… d*mmitd*mmitd*mmitd*mmiiiiiiit————!

[D*mn this all.]

I buried my head in my hands.

I felt like I’m gonna puke.

Nothing———– absolutely nothing was going right.

Nothing at all.

The Sacred Eye still wasn’t destroyed.

What the heck were the ones I sent to Azziz even doing?

What on earth could be taking them so long?

They’re nothing but completely, utterly, worthless trash.

[……All of them.]

That guy.

It’s him.

This is all because of him.

Everything I try to do———– he keeps getting in my way.

One thing after another.

Everything I’ve built…… it’s being trampled into the dirt.

Why…… Why is it that everything I try to do———

Why is everything being trampled on?

By that filthy piece of trash———-

[If only he didn’t exist……! In the end, all of this———–]

It’s all his fault.

It’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault, it’s his fault———–

[              YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!              ]

Bang!

I stomped the ground, eyes wide with rage.

And then, suddenly, the words I had heard through my clone———– Asagi’s words resurfaced in my mind.

“Instead of disposing him, you should have kept him close and made sure to get rid of him at an early stage.”

Frustrating as it was———– she had a point about that much.

I shouldn’t have bothered disposing him, straight-up killed him.

Made sure he’s definitely dead.

Even if it meant causing distortions in the dimensional fabric.

[……………….]

Touka Mimori’s Unique Skill.

In the end, that had turned out to be the worst factor of all.

If not for that Skill———— he wouldn’t have been such a threat.

He was nothing but an E-Rank trash.

Yes…… that Abnormal State Skill————–

It was that skill that had propelled Touka Mimori into becoming the greatest threat———- the strongest of them all.

[……This isn’t funny. Not funny at all. Absolutely———- utterly infuriating…… extremely infuriating.]

That I was being toyed with by some worthless trash.

It was unbearable, from the bottom of my heart.

It made my blood boil.

When was the last time I had felt this agitated?

That said……

In the end, he’s just an insect.

What was there to fear?

[……………….]

And then——— it struck me.

Why?

Why had I left it all to my clone and not gone myself?

If my true body just supported that Divine Servant, wouldn’t the outcome have been different?

I looked around the throne room.

“To wait here, where the Reinforcement Magic Formula have been carved into”

Waiting for the Sacred Eye to be shut down……

That was supposed to be the surest path to victory.

Here, in this domain, there could be no defeat.

Not even against Seras.

Not even against Ayaka.

If I fought here——— there was no way I could lose.

That’s why I wasn’t wrong.

Not about anything.

(Yes……)

Using the Divine Servants and my clones to gather information on the rebellious trash.

To learn the extent of their hidden powers, their abilities.

Their combat styles.

Their weaknesses.

With all that information, when the time came for the “final battle” here, I would fight far more safely.

And if the trash exhausted themselves along the way, sustaining grave injuries and dwindling in number———-

It would be even easier.

Victory would be certain.

[………………….]

……Was that really the right choice?

[————————-Could it be?]

This…… might have been pointed out to me several times but……

(I——–)

……was afraid?

……of that sh*tty fly———- of Touka Mimori……?

(……of that sh*tty brat……? Me……?)

From the looks of it, Hijiri and Itsuki could no longer fight anymore.

No…… maybe Hijiri could still somehow manage to rejoin the fight.

As far as I recall, Hijiri hadn’t yet run out of MP.

Still, if she’s struggling against someone the likes of Yomibito…… she’s nothing more than a small fry.

In the first place……

She’s the kind of trash who could only defeat me when I was weakened by the Tyrant’s Miasma.

Ayaka Sogou isn’t worth fearing either.

She was clearly weaker than Wormungandr.

Wormungandr had been utterly useless thanks to his pathetic beliefs but……

Well, once that synthetic Sacrament made from Agito appeared, Ayaka was effectively out of the game.

[Fufufu, that little naive brat will probably just bawl her eyes out and collapse without doing anything♪ It’s a shame I won’t get to see Ayaka’s face when she sees what became of Agito though……]

Which means———– It really has to be that sh*tty fly.

Loqierra is a nuisance too, but she doesn’t have any real combat ability.

I’ve also been enhanced specifically to deal with Deities.

The Forbidden Race that I failed to wipe out aren’t a threat individually.

That’s why——— Asagi’s analysis is exactly right.

Their greatest strength lies in Touka Mimori———

[And at the same time, their greatest weakness is Touka Mimori.]

Thus, the biggest obstacle…… is the king of these flies.

That guy———- He’s the root cause.

Of everything.

Everything…… Everything, everything——— Everything!

[Fuuu……]

Calm down.

Think.

Why am I even assuming defeat?

I can win this easily.

As long as I remain within this space etched with the Reinforcement Magic Formulas———–

[—————–]

And then, I realized.

(Wait……)

Could that fly…… have anticipated this……?

If Loqierra is around, then she should know about the Reinforcement Magic Formulas here.

Or maybe something even leaked through Nyantan.

Would that fly…… really just blunder straight into the throne room……?

Would he really not have any countermeasures?

……No.

They’re assuming I won’t make a move———- that I will definitely try something.

There’s no way that fly would just dance to my tune.

Our past clashes have proven as much.

In that case, staying here———- is a bad move.

……or was it really?

Maybe…… that’s exactly what they’re aiming for……

For me to think this and abandon my post.

But what could they even do?

What could he pull off?

[……………….]

Thinking back on everything so far……

They’ll do anything.

That fly will squeeze something out.

By sheer force of will.

By pure tenacity.

[D*mmit…… d*mn it all……! That sh*tty brat……!]

Genesis Labyrinth.

“Those who wander into it may find themselves lost not in its halls, but in a maze of their own mind.”

I recall being told that once.

……Absolutely ridiculous.

For the one who manifested this labyrinth……

————-to be the very one lost in a maze of thought.

[Kuh……]

What do I do?

What’s the right move?

Do I wait?

I guess I should wait, right?

Yeah…… maybe moving recklessly is exactly what he wanted.

Maybe he’s trying to lure me out from here.

Yes——— I’ll wait.

I should wait.

Waiting is the correct answer.

[……………………………………]

And yet———— I rise from the throne.

That won’t do.

That fly has probably accounted for me staying here.

Because staying in the throne room obviously gives me the higher odds of victory.

Rationally thinking……

Anyone would pick the option with better chances of winning.

All the more when it comes to a critical fight.

I would.

If I were to lie in wait here, there’d be no real weaknesses to exploit.

And that’s exactly where they’ll strike.

Yes.

I have to become the “unexpected”.

I have to act outside his calculations———- outmaneuver him.

I have to throw them off.

Disrupt the careful strategy they’ve built.

I burst out of the throne room———– and leap into the corridor.

□

For instance, when you get lost in a forest at night———–

It’s often said that staying put is actually the better choice.

If you wander around aimlessly, you risk getting even more hopelessly lost, venturing deeper into unknown territory.

Sometimes, you might even end up somewhere the rescue teams never thought to search.

You’ll waste your strength, and the danger will only increase.

And yet……

Many people still can’t resist the urge to move.

Even Deities, who possess human-like instincts———-

At least Vysis felt that same impulse.

She couldn’t help but feel it.

Most beings simply can’t endure it.

Staying still.

Just remaining motionless only feeds the anxiety, swelling it larger and larger.

Especially when you’re engulfed by darkness.

If you happen to be carrying a flashlight, it makes things even worse.

The presence of a light source tempts you———— makes you want to move.

Makes you believe you’ll find salvation faster if you do.

You start telling yourself that moving is the right decision.

Of course……

There are times when that actually is the right call.

So, in the end, everything is judged only in hindsight.

But in this particular moment, for Vysis———–

She simply couldn’t endure the thought of staying still and waiting.

▽

As I walked through the castle that had transformed into a labyrinth, I made up my mind.

Dark Purple Gems.

It took an immense amount of time to create just one of them.

The problem was that I could only make them one at a time.

So I kept at it, steadily, little by little……

I kept creating them.

And finally, I had gathered this many——— the source of my power.

All to prepare for the battle in the heavens.

To prepare for a fight against the Chief Deity Origin and against the second place Thesis.

But———– I’m setting all of that aside now.

Right now, all I care about is getting rid of that fly.

Eradicating him.

Throwing the 5 Dark Purple Gems I held into my mouth all at once……

———-Crunch, crack———-

And crushed them between my teeth, swallowing them down.

It wasn’t just for strengthening myself.

If I wanted to create more useful clones, I had no choice but to take in more of the black-violet orbs here.

[I’ll kill them———— every single one of them.]

I just couldn’t feel at ease.

Not as long as the king of these flies was still alive.

Probably…… even if the Sacred Eye was destroyed and I fled to the heavens,

As long as that disposed man continued to breathe, true rest would never find me.

Therefore……

Above all else, the one I needed to eliminate was that man———-

[Touka…… Mimori……]

I’ll kill him.

I will kill him.

I don’t care about those anymore.

Heaven, circumstances around them, none of those mattered to me now.

However———- Him. I want to kill him.

I want my peace.

For the record, the reason I hadn’t been swallowing the Dark Purple Gems from the beginning was because of the problem of attrition.

The moment I consumed them, their strengthening effect would begin to gradually diminish.

And once it did, the field———- the capacity taken up by the now-attenuated power wouldn’t free up for some time.

In other words, for about 2 months, I would be stuck with a lowered maximum capacity.

Say my limit was 100.

If I boosted my strength by 5 with a Dark Purple Gem, and that 5 wore down to 0 over time……

At that point, my maximum limit would become 95.

Meaning for roughly 2 months, I’d be trapped at that lowered cap of 95.

More than anything———– the strengthening effect would vanish completely in just 2 months.

If that happened, the precious Dark Purple Gems would have been wasted for nothing.

That’s why the option of consuming them early had never been on the table.

Moreover……

What would happen if I swallowed more Dark Purple Gems when I didn’t have the capacity for them?

The strain on my body would skyrocket.

In short, it would become dangerous.

I’d never tested myself all the way to the limit, so I didn’t know exactly what would happen if I crossed that line.

But if the overflowing power cracked the vessel that was my body……

If I went beyond my limit————- I’d be in a perilous domain.

Like I cared about that now.

I hate him——— so much so.

That’s why……

If it came to it, I’d use up even these precious Dark Purple Gems.

At worst, even if it meant dragging him down with me———–

I would kill him.

That filthy fly, flitting around so annoyingly.

Either way……

[I’ll settle things with him…… right here, in the Genesis Labyrinth.]

I will bring this to an end…… Right here and now.

I’ll end everything.

Now…… let’s bring the curtain down.

[Touka Mimori.]

<Afterword>

And so, that concludes the 3rd part of the Final Arc. Thank you so much for accompanying me this far.

We’ve finally reached this point———– it really feels like it now, doesn’t it? I hope you enjoyed the 3rd part.

In this volume, things finally started moving toward their inevitable end, and a number of characters had various revelations and developments. Honestly, by the time I reached this stage, there was so much that had to be written, and I remember struggling a lot with what to prioritize and how to structure everything, even back at the plotting stage.

As always, I want to express my deepest gratitude: for the warm encouragement, the impressions you shared, the reviews, the likes——— all of it. Even now, despite how long this series has been running, there are still people adding bookmarks and giving ratings, and I’m truly grateful for that. The overall score you see displayed on the screen is just a “number”, yes, but to me, it feels like a piece of the work that we all built together——— or perhaps, that we’re still building together. Thank you, truly.

To be honest, (even though I had the overall plot mapped out) there were definitely moments when I worried about whether I could tie everything together properly. As I move forward, I hope I can keep writing in a way that, if possible, leads both me (and possibly all of you readers too) to a satisfying ending.

……That said, I really have worn myself out again this time, so I think I’ll need to take a little break…… Once I’ve had a bit of time to recover, I’ll start picking away at writing the next, and final part of the story.

Well then, everyone, let’s meet again in the next———- and final part of the final arc.

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