I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Chapter 484
10-70. Ouryuu’s Judgement
When I mentioned my skills, the voice of heaven’s body stiffened.
He widened his eyes and examined his body for any abnormalities.
But… there was nothing.
Ouryu’s judgement had the power to forcibly twist reality.
This was one skill that even the voice of heaven couldn’t do anything about.
But it was supposed to be sealed.
“You… I was supposed to make sure you couldn’t use it…”
“Yeah, that’s right. I tried, but I couldn’t use it.”
“Then… what did you use it for?”
“I used it to defeat you.”
I tilted my head at those words.
It’s understandable that he wouldn’t understand.
But… I remembered that these guys are supposed to be gods, despite looking strong, are surprisingly fragile beings.
First, I wondered why it had manifested even though I had met the conditions to prevent its resurrection.
It was different from the previous time.
It had to do with the appearance of an angel and the faith of the Valpan Kingdom.
Most likely, the angel elevated the voices as gods.
After thinking about it for a while, it turned the imaginary bulb in my head.
“A god, you see, is a being who dies if there is no one who knows of their existence.”
“What do you mean?”
“Yokai or gods, they’ll fall into obscurity if there are no believers. If no one knows of their existence, it’s the same as being dead. That’s why I decided to erase your existence from the memories of all things.”
I understood that this was also the reason why people turned red when Lize saw through their weakness.
Gods are remembered and gain strength through belief.
If they are forgotten… they cease to exist altogether.
“Ha-ha, hahaha! HAAA HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Can you really do that!? I mean, what a masterpiece! Even though you don’t even know if it’s possible, did you willingly accept the cost and make a meaningless wish!?”
The voice of heaven didn’t seem to believe and continued laughing for a while.
It was so absurd.
If this were to fail, their existence would be erased for a while.
It would create more than enough time for them to gather strength in hiding.
And they were going to do that for us.
I could only feel gratitude, and all I could do was laugh at their foolishness.
But… when he saw a face that wasn’t laughing at all, he slowly stopped laughing.
“…you are joking, right?”
“Not at all. It’s because there is someone’s faith that gods become stronger. We’re still in the process of erasing memories, so it’ll be a little while before you see changes in your body.”
“No, that’s ridiculous. Unbelievable. It can’t be possible!! I am a god!! There’s no way all memories can be erased!!”
“Well, that seems to be what Ouryu’s Judgement is about.”
That was certainly true.
A terrifying skill where what you wished for was executed without fail.
But the cost of that skill must be terrifying as well.
“You… You will receive an unimaginable cost for this!! Hiwa didn’t have to bear a big cost because he erased their own existence! But you will be different!!”
“That’s right. But well… isn’t it fine? It doesn’t mean I’ll die.”
“Wha… ugh, ah…”
The voice of heaven’s unyielding compromise left himself speechless.
As long as I’m not dead, I would accept the cost.
I had no idea in what form it would come back to me, though.
Not knowing that was the scary part.
But well, this time, I made two wishes.
“…Is this… our defeat…?”
As the person who created the skill, he knew it better than anyone.
This skill, if activated, meant that killing the caster would be meaningless.
The voice of heaven hung his head, finally realizing that they were fated to lose.
The reason lay in his understanding in Ouryu’s Judgement and the disappearance of the voices of sky and land.
He was deeply connected to his subordinates.
No matter where they were or what they were doing, he knew.
The other three didn’t possess such an ability.
He released the air pressure sword.
He stabbed it into the ground and exploded.
Its power was weak, enough to blow away small rocks.
“It’s your defeat.”
“I see…”
The voice of heaven crossed its legs in mid-air.
When defeat was certain, for some reason, you would become calm.
The meaning of hostility had already disappeared.
“Hey, Ouren. Where did I go wrong? I, at first, initially liked this world I created with the gods. Life spreading through the skills I provided? It should be enjoyable!”
“That’s right.”
“All I did was have a fun life using skills… That’s it. What was wrong!? What was so bad about it!?”
“Dunno.”
“Oi…”
Well, I wasn’t paying any attention to the conversation at all.
Even if asked about something I didn’t know, there was no way I could understand.
At that moment, Alena whispered from behind me.
“…Personality?”
“Back then, I didn’t have this kind of personality. I followed the gods obediently and respected them.”
“Maybe you were too obedient?”
“You know some difficult words, Alena.”
“Ugh, you’re making fun of me…”
“Ah, sorry.”
The voice of heaven pondered the words Alena had spoken.
Certainly, there was a time when he was obedient to the gods.
But he couldn’t see anything wrong with that.
“I don’t understand. What was… What was wrong?”
“…Come and find out for yourself.”
“…Huh?”
In that moment, I felt my power rapidly draining away.
My body became faint, and all the abilities I had within me disappeared.
What Ouryu had said was true.
The disappearance of memories from all things.
Perhaps they had also erased our existence from the gods.
“There’s no way that could happen.”
“Well, yeah… So, who are you?”
“Heh, heh, heh, that’s right. That’s how it was, right?”
It seemed like my memories were already gone.
They worked quickly.
I wanted to talk a little more, but in the end, I didn’t get any answers.
It would be an answer I would never be able to understand for the rest of my life.
It didn’t matter to me, who was going to disappear… or rather, die.
“It’s our defeat, Ouen. I’m sorry for taking it out on you…”
“…Uh, yeah… Huh? He disappeared… Alena, do you know who that was?”
“Nn-hn.” (shaking head)
“Yeah, I guess not…”
What was that just now?
Or rather, why were we in the devil territory?
I have memories of fighting something…
“Nghh!?”
“Eh, what’s wrong, Ouren?”
“I’m incredibly… sleepy…”
“Again!?”
No, don’t say ‘again’ like I was baggage…
My ultimate skill makes me sleepy when I use it…
…Hold up?
Wait, what did I use Ouryu’s Judgement for?
Oh shot, I forgot.
Wait, isn’t it really bad that I forgot!?
“Aanikii!! Aniki!! Water Dragon!! Bring out the Water Dragon for me!! It’s too small to hold anymore!!”
“Ah, my bad-…”
“Waaaah!! Ouren! You can’t fall asleep yet!!”
“Huh!? Did he fall asleep!? Shi-!? Wait, The Water Dragon is collapsing, wakeee uuuup!!”
“Waaaah!? Reizen!! Lacc!! Go help him!!”
<Aye.>
As the Water Dragon disappears and Reizen falls, Lacc goes to retrieve him with Ouren and Alena on his back, without dropping them.