NOVEL WEB Chapter 287.1
Chapter 287.1. Reincarnation
I want to believe there is a next life. I think that the concept of [Reincarnation] was born from that desire. And, it has the potential to reincarnate, that is, revive, humans.
The fact that dungeons possess something akin to human souls was made clear by the former Self-Defense Forces member we revived recently. Most likely, [Reincarnation] would activate on a much grander and more extensive scale.
To be honest, I don’t know if this possibility is correct. No one has used it yet. However, Shizuku believes in its effect. No, she probably wants to believe in it.
“I see. Got it, it’s my partner’s wish. I’ve got to make it come true, or my reputation as a partner will be ruined.”
I grinned at Shizuku, and my partner gave me a delicate smile.
“I’ve considered this possibility. It’s said that humanity will perish, and our actions will become meaningless. Also, it was suggested that there’s a chance to revive humanity. They mentioned that the past would be reached. I thought it was impossible to go back in time, but they said something about taking action so that a version of myself from a divergent world could go. It didn’t really make sense.”
“Hm. Yukihana-chan doesn’t know about this, huh?”
Shizuku nodded seriously at Yukihana, who frowned.
“It was a theory that couldn’t be dismissed as nonsense, so I was the only one who heard it. I thought [Reincarnation] was impossible, but the Guardian showed me a possibility.”
It’s probably about the former Self-Defense Forces member. That certainly was an astonishing skill.
“This is the only chance for Shizen-chan to materialize and appear in this world. Hehe.”
“She’s not a dungeon monster, right? Even I can’t defeat a concept. Why does she want to fight me?”
She’s the kind of opponent who can appear anywhere and nowhere at the same time. While the chance to defeat him is likely now, there’s still a lingering question. Why is he materialized?
“Shizen-chan wants [battle], she say. That’s why she wants to settle things with Amano Sakimori. She wants to aim for the strongest, apparently.”
“[Battle]? …[Battle], huh…”
I see. I get it now. She probably wants to get rid of me, an annoying independent existence. Understood. Seems like she’s done a lot of studying, that lump of flesh. [Battle], huh…
“Then, shall we kill Tear and head to the final battle fully prepared?”
“You promised you wouldn’t, right? Please, you can try feeling my armor. A prepayment, perhaps?”
Tear smiled with a mischievous grin, sticking her chest out behind her back. Ignoring her immature seduction, I turned to Shizuku.
“Well, it’s the end of the year, right? After that, should we go on a picnic?”
“Thank you. I’m glad you became my partner, Sakimori-san.”
“I’m glad you became my partner, too, Shizuku.”
Tears welled up in Shizuku’s eyes. It might be the first time I’ve seen her cry. I can tell that this means a lot to her. I felt a bit sentimental too. More than anyone else, Shizuku is an important girl to me.
“I’ll help too!”
“Yukihana-chan, will help as well.”
The usual young girl and Yukihana reached out their hands, and as they stacked them with Shizuku’s, the three of them laughed together in a youthful manner.
…I started thinking that later, Serika, who’s probably been left out, might sulk about it, but I decided to ignore it.
“So, about that. It’s not like we can just wait slowly. We need to deal with the dungeons that are supposed to appear around the world. Do you think we can hold back, Tear?”
“That’s impossible~. I’m going all out too. If I bring the regenerating monsters to various places in Japan, I think the monsters will win.”
She said it teasingly, but I know from Shizuku’s copy that this is serious. Too bad, though, I wasn’t really expecting much.
“I think we just need to gather a lot of people. Let’s go to Naraka. We can recruit allies there.”
“The place where we can enter at level 7, right?”
“Exactly. There’s probably a core of fairy machines stored in that dome. If we can revive everyone, we should be able to counter the dungeons around the world.”
I was somewhat surprised by Shizuku’s words. I didn’t know such a storage place existed.
“If our predictions are correct, the fairy queen Titania is probably guarding it. If we go now, we should be able to defeat her for sure.”
“Um… Is it okay to talk about that while I’m here?”
“As long as you haven’t done anything, it’s fine.”
“Ugh. This is kind of… ugh, but well, it’s true, so I guess it’s fine. I don’t really understand it, though.”