I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 83

4-3. Your Father

“Heck with the ‘Evil God’ thing. The Spirit Turtle is your father.”

“…Really?”

“Really.”

His serious expression showed no sign of weaning.

It was clear to me that this was something I had to believe, a will that Amariaz had made abundantly clear.

But I just couldn’t bring myself to believe it right away.

I couldn’t grasp the understanding.

“Eh… Huh…”

“Well, you see… The four evil gods were able to take on human forms. Actually, they’re not really evil gods, but they became that way due to the ?Ouryuu’s Decision?   In exchange for twisting things conveniently, memories are twisted in a disadvantageous way as a compensation. Aaand, so that was about those evil gods.”

Despite my daze, Amariaz continued speaking.

He snapped his fingers confidently and, as if remembering, looked up at the sky before explaining each detail.

“Ah, right. The four evil gods are said to have nearly destroyed this world in the past. The Gharott Kingdom was once destroyed by them, and other countries suffered significant damage. They were somehow lured in by the people of that time and sealed within the ‘Sealing Barrier’ cooperatively…”

Four hundred years ago.

The revived evil gods attempted to wreak havoc on the world.

Devil territory was destroyed, the Gharott Kingdom perished, and other countries disappeared from the map.

That’s when humans devised the sealing magic.

What was used was a magic to confine the sealed opponent, and if the seal were to be released, the being inside would surely perish due to the ‘Sealing Barrier.’

This was supposed to bring relief even if the seal were to be undone.

So, in theory, it would be a simple matter to release the seal and kill them, but since even the person who released the seal would die due to the barrier, no one dares to touch it.

Moreover, the sealing locations are not places ordinary humans can reach.

One is deep within the caves of devil territory.

One is beneath the sea.

One is beneath the vast highlands.

One is at the deepest part of a dangerous cave.

Most of them are highly dangerous lands, difficult to reach.

The only safe highland, it seemed, was where they slept, but it was ultimately futile as those who tried to search for it ended up going on a wild goose chase.

Why they attempted to search in the first place remains a mystery.

In short, they are sleeping in lands too dangerous to be reached.

While they may not have been so dangerous at the time, now they are danger zones where most races can’t even set foot.

However, as a result, peace has come to the world.

“… That’s generally what’s written in books.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s a lie that the four nearly destroyed the world, twisted by the?Ouryuu’s Decision?This skill allows the caster to make what they wish a reality, but in return, one fact is altered to be disadvantageous to the caster.”

So, what are they actually?

That is…

“Those four are the saviors who saved this world… and the culprits. Well, that’s ‘our’ fault though.”

“W-What do you mean?”

“Oh, nothing much. It’s simple. The true evil god attached to them manifested. And they stopped it.”

“So, the ?Ouryuu’s Decision? was used to stop that evil god?”

“Yeah, that’s right. Because of that, they were framed as villains. As a consequence.”

…Huh?

Amariaz is an evil god… Huh?

Didn’t he just say he’s an evil god himself?

Before I could realize that and open my mouth, Amariaz began speaking.

“They were all convinced that they were the evil gods who planned to destroy the world in exchange for using ?Ouryuu’s Decision?However, they used it again. As a result, a normal seal turned into the ‘Sealing Barrier.’ Now, guess what they used it for?”

“…Huh? I don’t know…”

He pointed his finger at me.

His expression, though still smiling, seemed somehow frighteningly different from before.

I didn’t want to hear the next words.

But I couldn’t suppress my curiosity, and I didn’t think Amariaz would choose not to say.

So, I had no choice but to ask.

What did they use their skill for?

“Yuuzen-kun, they sent you to the world four hundred years later.”

“…Huh?”

“In other words, you… are a human born four hundred years ago.”