Chapter 375 - [26th Round] Sweet Revenge

Pedonar and Parmael were born of nature and the universe.

Combining their powers and removing their unique characteristics from the formula gave me the divine power [Original Sin].

I spent most of my energy maintaining Fantasy and the Festival, but this was still my world.

“Kh!”

I fired a blow that ignored time and space.

Nature covered the world, and we were surrounded by it.

All I did was swing my fist in one place, influencing “nature,” and the impact itself occurred in another.

[Active: Yes, this is a Naruto reference.]

“… Interesting. I attacked, intending to destroy you, but nature rejected it. What are you?”

“Fantasy’s Wrath,” She gave the same answer, falling to the floor and releasing Lanuvel’s neck from her hands.

“Looks like we’ll have to arrange an interrogation.”

“Once I’m done with Lanuvel, it’ll be your turn. I won’t forgive those who ruined and destroyed Fantasy.”

When I reached out to strike this stupid woman between her 4th and 5th lumbar vertebrae, I froze.

A familiar face emerged from under her hood.

“Ssosia?”

The Second Demon. Ssosiel’s past form.

Her tousled brown hair and affectionate eyes were a little different from the original’s image, but she could easily be mistaken as her secret twin.

A clone? A bug? Maybe her doppelganger?

Fake Ssosia, looking at me, coldly replied, “No.”

“I thought so.”

[Original Sin]

Fantasy’s nature didn’t want to harm her, so I grabbed her by the neck using overwhelming brute force instead.

“Ph?!”

I didn’t even need to touch her.

Like telekinetic force, I could do it from a distance by extending my arm.

[Active: I’m dead, this too.]

This was my divine power.

“An unpleasant feeling. Your spine is very similar to my wife’s.”

I pulled her closer to me to take a closer look.

She fought fiercely, swinging her arms and legs to break free of my grip, but she couldn’t escape me. After all, I was Fantasy’s nature itself.

“Nonsense! You’re just a ferocious invader!”

“… Can you also read minds?”

Aside from my soul-bound wife, nobody could do that. Not even the teachers.

Could a bug do something like this?

Unlikely.

“I am Fantasy’s Wrath, Fantasy’s Will. I know what colonizers think about.”

“… Interesting.”

I decided not to kill her right away to gather as much information as I could first.

[Adventure]

Lanuvel made her move at that moment, however.

She still couldn’t control her body, but she shared her divine power with Fake Ssosia, causing her resistance to double.

It was a pathetic attempt, but it could be considered a success if it was meant to slow down my actions a little.

“… What?”

Fake Ssosia tried to strangle Lanuvel to death by grabbing her by the neck, but she still helped her.

What was going on here?

“I won’t let her die again!”

“… I really don’t follow.”

But I didn’t hesitate.

I grabbed both of them to ask them questions in turns.

“Ph!”

“Kha!”

If I were outside the Fantasy dimension, my power wouldn’t be as overwhelming.

But inside it, no one could defeat me.

To prevent these two from escaping, I doubled and even tripled the amount of force holding them down.

“… Kya!”

“Don’t pretend to be cute. It won’t change anything.”

“I must atone for my sins! For the sake of the adventurers filled with hopes and dreams, I must pay the price for taking her world and her life!”

“What a funny story.”

[Original Sin]

[Adventure]

My divine power was so overwhelming it couldn’t even be called a collision.

“Well, it seems this is the only way out.” Fake Ssosia sighed.

“What?”

*****

A different nature penetrated my system and defiled my just nature!

I tried to cleanse it, but it was already as clear and pure as water from a holy spring.

What was this phenomenon?

“Darling, I’ll be away for a little while.”

“Is it because of the adventurers again?”

“Yes. This worries me. They’re visiting our planet more and more often.”

“I can just trample over all of those cockroaches…”

“Darling…”

“I just hate how they’re wasting our time. Hmm…”

“It’s okay for adventurers to come here. Thanks to them, it became lively here. It’s just that some of them are causing damage to the beautiful nature around us and digging up ruins and tombs.”

“Well, you can kill a few of them and plant them on stakes at the entrance to the dungeons…”

“Honey, I thought you would’ve already ceased to be the Lord of Fools after so long…”

“Because of you, I will remain so forever.”

“Oh, forget it… I’ll be back soon.”

“Be careful, Fantasy.”

As soon as I saw their faces, I could already guess who they were, but they kindly confirmed it at the end of their conversation.

Pedonar and Fantasy.

My cowardly wife’s parents and my parents-in-law.

I watched what was happening from mother-in-law Fantasy’s perspective.

This was the true personality of the creature that I considered “Fake Ssosia.”

“Oops.”

As it turned out, I had been grabbing my mother-in-law by her spine and pelvis all this time.

I had to keep this a secret from my wife.

“Good morning!”

“Hi!”

“Hello!”

Not only the spirits but even the insects warmly greeted her.

No, everything she came across welcomed her existence wholeheartedly.

The wind, earth, rivers, the sun…

My mother-in-law greeted everything with a bright smile on her way to her destination, where adventurers gathered.

“Are you sure it’s here?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm. If this is a royal tomb, then it’ll likely have piles of treasures and relics.”

“Look at those thick mosses and cobwebs. We must be the first ones here.”

“Great!”

Men with shovels diligently tried to dig up the entrance to the half-buried tomb, and young ladies in revealing outfits stood guard along the territory’s perimeter.

It was a typical grave robbery.

I got used to this sight during my 1st round.

In particular, I would never forget this girl who pretended to be cute.

“Lanuvel did say this is the place.”

Archaeologist Lanuvel.

Her clothes and hairstyle were the same as her current attire, but they seemed more rustic.

“She did. How did you find this place?”

“Haha! I believed in Lanuvel!”

“Once we find the treasure, we’ll have a party!”

“Right, but you have to finish it before sunset.”

Some would be outraged by the deliberate desecration of the dead’s remains, but it was an adventure full of mysteries and discoveries for others.

If someone interfered with them, be it a person, an animal, monster, spirit, ghost, or slime…

They killed them all.

“Stop! How can you do something so terrible?!”

My mother-in-law stood in front of the tomb entrance with outstretched arms, blocking the adventurers’ path.

Reckless.

Too reckless.

Only Heroes made such speeches.

“Woah. She’s pretty.”

“Get out of here now if you don’t want to get hurt, beautiful lady.”

“Isn’t she the middle boss?”

“She looks too weak for that role…”

“Who’s that?”

The adventurers looked at each other, communicating only with a glance.

Irritation, lust, jealousy, vigilance, confusion…

Various emotions filled them, but none of them approached her.

Unprecedented beauty.

She looked like a real goddess, so they didn’t dare come nearer.

Perhaps, in this way, my mother-in-law sent many adventurers away.

But this time, she failed.

“Lanuvel knows her! She’s the wife of the evil Demon Lord who dreams of conquering the world! Don’t let her looks deceive you!”

“Is that so?”

“I see.”

A battle ensued immediately after that.

Fantasy wasn’t weak, but her opponents were cruel adventurers that wielded the dastardly power of friendship.

The battle ended quickly.

“Oh…”

Surrounded, she fell.

The spirits tried to help her, but they were too weak.

“Not a bad catch!”

“Hehehe.”

“We’re so lucky.”

The adventurers quickly grabbed her and dragged her to the tomb.

And after that…

*****

“That was the first time I experienced pure malice since I was born on this planet. I begged them to just kill me.”

“…”

“My daughter conspired with those hateful adventurers to betray my husband, her own father, then turned this planet into a training ground.”

“Hmm…”

I didn’t know what to say.

Ssosia thought her mother wouldn’t want revenge.

Hence, she tried to stop her father, whose anger seemed to grow and intensify ceaselessly.

“Now that you’ve seen my memories, then you should be well aware of what I want to do with these adventurers by now! They engraved an incurable wound on my body and soul. I desire vengeance!”

“I understand now.”

According to Ssosia’s memories, her mother was kind and beautiful.

That made me think she was merciful even to her enemies.

But that wasn’t the case.

She was just a married woman, a little more sincere and pure than others.

“Will you criticize me for this? Are you going to stop me from exacting my revenge?”

“Oh…

I wasn’t against what she desired.

The bastards who claimed vengeance was useless either had little grudges or had never experienced it.

Revenge granted peace of mind.

However, if it would cause me trouble in the process, I couldn’t just close my eyes to it.

That was where I drew the line.

From a moralistic perspective, I should let go of my mother-in-law’s pelvis right this instant, but I couldn’t.

Hmm. Her figure’s amazing, and she had a really mean pelvis…

“I can hear everything.”

“Don’t read my mind, then. Oh! Since I’m the husband of your daughter, whom you hate so much, do you despise me too?”

“No.”

“What?”

No?

Fantasy, who looked almost identical to my wife, gave me a strange smile.

Then, with her soft palm, she stroked my cheek.

What was this all about?

“You did what my husband couldn’t do. You avenged me. You defeated Parmael and Lanuvel, who stood with the savage adventurers. It’s a pity I couldn’t make them feel the same pain and humiliation that I went through, but still.”

“Well…”

I also had accumulated a lot of grievances against them.

“God! You getting revenge for me was enough to satisfy me, but you also understand me? I can’t hate a son-in-law like that… that’s what a perfect man is, after all, right?”

“Hey, mother-in-law? You’re going to complicate things even further.”

My wife would misunderstand everything.

“Ah, but it won’t be just a mere misunderstanding. I figured out the best way to get revenge on my daughter.”

“… Wait.”

“I’ll make you mine.”

At that moment, I saw insanity in her eyes.

I had to stop her.

[Original Sin]

I threw her into a confined space.

“Cool your ardor in that cozy room I made for you, for now, mother-in-law.”

I would give her the opportunity to grab her daughter by her hair and fight her later.

However…

“Restless Demonic God, I accept your offer.”

“What?”

Did I hear her correctly?

Innocent Goddess, Ignorant God of War, Restless Demonic God…

[Demon Realm]

Fshuk!

Fantasy calmly left the pocket dimension I created and grabbed my neck with both hands.

“Can I love you?”

“No!”

What was up with their crazy little family?!

Before I could retaliate, her [Demon Realm] consumed us.

It seemed I wouldn’t be back for the festival anytime soon.