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Chapter 5 –Ahead of Fate

Part 1

「That’s a valid opinion# Kusanagi Godou!」 

Currently Madam Aisha lost all of her magic power. John Pluto Smith easily recognized what Godou pointed out.

「I am also concerned with that! Actually――I had assumed since before the start of the devil king civil war that Madam 

Aisha’s corridor will become the key! That was why I thought in reverse instead……can I make use of it somehow# like so.」

「Make use of it you say?」

「Yes. That madam is one of the most terrifying enemy, but she is also the most careless Campione. I believed that there will surely be room to take advantage of it.」

「By any chance, when you were swallowed by the corridor yesterday」 

Smith was sucked into the corridor that appeared at Okutama Mountains really obediently. Godou asked when he recalled that.「Did you do something?」

「Fufufufu. Turn everything whether good or bad to your profit# it’s something like that! The preparation to make that corridor run wild――I asked my side to set it up!」 

So this guy was scheming such thing under that mask. 

Godou opened his eyes wide. The mysterious JPS that participated in the devil king civil war with his almost late arrival. In a sense, it was slyness that was really like this gambler of ‘it turned out all right in the end’!

「Fortunately there are also a lot of cooperator with me. There were a lot of criticizing opinion toward that corridor in Astral world from a long time ago just so you know.」 

There were twelve fairy kings at the surrounding including Smith. 

There were also wise observer like Athena and Susanoo. Godou immediately understood the reason this many supernatural grouped up.

「……Is it just as I thought# because the other party is Aisha¬san?」

「Correct. Just as you know, the owner of that corridor is a woman that has a little bit too much freedom. There are a lot of spirits and fairy kings that suffered annoyance caused by her travel. The master of『Plutarch’s Mansion』that invited your subordinate is the representative of it.」 

There were a lot of people that considered Queen Aisha as danger right after the start of battle. 

Godou also thought so, while his elder sister Luo Cuilian, Marquis Voban, and in addition Black Prince Alec aimed at the madam the very first thing. Smith was also the same. 

But, the masked godslayer alone was keeping a completely different expectation in his chest――!

「That corridor in short is『an authority to travel to another world』. However, all the fairy kings gathered here are also specialists of other worlds! ……They had investigated beforehand! Whether it’s possible to put a trick into that corridor and make “the power to travel to another world” run wild――」 

Smith powerfully spoke.「to banish Madam Aisha to a parallel world somewhere.」

「Eh?」

「Just as you also know, our world is protected by the watchman of history and corrective force. No matter how much time traveler try to intervene with the past, history will not change by any means# a time paradox won’t be generated――there is no such thing!」 

Had Godou who was a Japanese of 21st century considered it? 

Smith moved to the heart of the matter after repeatedly saying words that sounded like they came from science fiction novel.

「The history’s watchman-dono is working really strenuously. But, unfortunately『he had never committed even a single mistake throughout the perpetuity of history』……cannot be said about him. Even though the times it happened can be counted, but it seem there are cases where the corrective power of history was powerless.」

「…………」

「To speak further, the current watchman-dono has taken the post since around a thousand and eight hundred years ago. It was unclear whether before him the role of watchman was nonexistent, or that a not diligent watchman was in office previously. But it appeared that there were a lot more cases where the change in history couldn’t be corrected before!」

「Hey. Is it just as I thought, like how at SF movie where the character go through time slip――」Godou cut it.

「The flow of time diverged at the point where history changed, and it became parallel world?」

「It seems so.『Different time axis from our time axis』! It’s the so called parallel world. The watchman of this generation is covering up the existence of such thing.」 

Time paradox. Parallel world. 

Godou could accept it instead when he heard the words that were indispensable part of time travel. It was actually impossible. Those who possessed authority of travel――the fairies or gods that loved mischief# or Campione like Madam Aisha, if someone like them went to the past, could such feat like completely preventing change of history really possible……! 

And then, Smith sonorously announced.

「Paralllel world that piled up different history from our time axis. Perhaps that world will be an earth where mankind wasn’t born# perhaps it’s a world where dinosaur didn’t become extinct and became the ruler of the world. Perhaps it will be a new world where Jesus Christ wasn’t crucified and he realized the ideal country as messiah.」

「So it’s an unknown world.」

「Yes. Even though the existence of those worlds can be recognized, but the details cannot be confirmed. But if『Fairy Corridor』is made to run wild――」

「The corridor can send the traveler outside the time axis to reach the unknown world……?」

「That’s what the fairy kings are saying! By making use of that# let’s set Madam Aisha into a trap!」

「Hey Smith. Putting aside what kind of world the parallel world is」 

Godou spoke toward his relative that was continuing his long speech like an actor. 

He had already predicted somehow what the masked mysterious man was going to say.

「If we Campiones get carried there, what will happen? You could easily go back here even when you were sent to super ancient era. Will you be able to do the same there?」

「I believe it will be extremely difficult.」 

Smith was undoubtedly smiling under his mask.

「Different from time travel and travel to spirit world, in the current time there is no owner of authority for crossing to parallel world that has been discovered. To intentionally go home to the former time axis――should be something with difficulty that is in different league! It’s even far more difficult compared to when I was sent away to twelve thousand years ago.」

「So it’s something like a one-way ticket.」

「There is no problem even if you assert that definitively. Although, that will apply if the banishment target is not Campione.」

「Aa……you mean that even if logically it’s impossible# they might stubbornly come home anyway.」


「It’s strange to say it myself but# that is the troublesomeness of us. However, to stop at that point is the limit of this whatsoever.」

「Limit?」

「Carrying history following the ideal outline, that is . That corrective force is certainly mighty! But# it’s unable to interfere until toward――people that are sent “outside time”! This fate whatsoever cannot wield its power as it pleases except『inside the world that it rule』# it’s like a man who is lion at home but a mouse abroad.」

「Is that true without any doubt, Smith?」

「Who knows?」 

John Pluto Smith shrugged irresponsibly.

「I’m just saying as it is what I heard from my fairy kings comrade. If you want to ask regarding the working of the world, then you should choose your talk partner more.」

「I guess so.」 

Godou smiled wryly and stared at the talk partner he should ask. 

Among the various wise individuals present here, the one with the deepest connection to him was a goddess. The silver haired mother earth god. Boasting priceless wisdom and young beauty――his destined old enemy# the undesirable but inseparable companion.「What do you think?」

「Let me recognizeth it as the goddess of wisdom. What that person spoke is the truth.」 

Athena asserted solemnly. 

「Its reign over this world is strong beyond compare, and also merciless! But# by no means it’s omniscience and omnipotence. If it hath such might, a trick like『The Great Ritual of Old Covenant』wouldth be unnecessary.」

「Certainly! If it’s that powerful then it should be able to kill the like of us just by thinking of it.」 

Godou nodded at the spotless logic.

「Now I understand various things. If Aisha-san is in good health, then the civil war can be taken care of all in one go with 

Smith’s trick……」

「About that. Should we Campiones instead corner Madam Aisha into a hopelessly desperate situation? There is also such option.」 

It was an outrageous proposal from Smith.

「Perhaps she will suddenly take back her power if we lit the fire of her fighting spirit that is sleeping inside her.」

「Don’t say something irresponsible without any basis like that. Well, though I also think about that possibility, there was also time when I put myself in a pinch with the same idea.」 

It was about the time when he got hit by Rama’s arrow at ancient Gallia. 

While Godou recalled about that scene, his masked relative progressed the talk forward.

「Then# let’s continue the story without thinking of the madam’s condition! What do you want? Do you now want to the method of driving out――the other six Campiones including me to the parallel world? Or else will you choose to be the one driven out and entrusted the decisive battle against『 King of the End』to me?」

「I……」 

As a Japanese whose selling point was their reserved attitude, perhaps he should pick the latter option. 

However, Godou immediately declared without any hesitation.

「I’ll fight that guy! My bad but can I ask you to take a look at that parallel world for me? Because right after I take care the matter of Rama# I’ll surely find――the method to bring back you all.」

「Fine then.」

「Eh?」

「I also think that’s the correct arrangement! This is a good chance, so I’ll enjoy a vacation at this outside parallel world!」

「Are you……really okay with that?」 

Godou’s eyes turned round from this conclusion of the role allotment without any quarrel. 

John Pluto Smith eluded his gaze with composure and spoke calmly.

「I have heard all about the tale of King Rama and also what kind of character he is when he manifested. On top of that I believe――that the one who should settle matter with him should be the person who understands him the most# don’t you think so? For the sake to pull down the curtain of the long relation between the hero of godslayer killing and the godslayer devil kings.」

「So that’s why you yield the right of challenge to me?」

「Yes! I am a man who want to appeal that I’m『someone that can read the mood』with this.」 

It was a joke with voice that put on airs, just like Smith. 

Perhaps if he didn’t wear a mask# then he would even wink at him pretentiously.「For the maverick hero that attempt to communicate with humans and with even his archenemy the godslayer――I think it’s fitting that the same eccentric Campione will be the one to face him. I ask you to realize that confrontation between both of you without fail.」

「Don’t say something stupid! I’m not as eccentric as you are!」 

Godou smiled wryly while complaining before he immediately made a serious face.

「But# thank you! I absolutely won’t waste your consideration!」

「It’s still too early to say thanks! After all among the seven 

Campiones, this is only a secret agreement between two of them. There are still five remaining opponents that you should overcome.」 

Before Godou could answer ‘I guess’# a youthful and gallant voice cut in.

「――No! If I get in that talk# then the remaining opponent will become four.」 

Godou, Smith, the wise men of Astral world. 

The gaze of everyone was sent to just one person. When they noticed, that man was already there. He slipped into the conference place without any sound or form and saw and listened to everything. 

That was made possible due to the authority of lightning speed that ought to be said as his feature, the feat of godspeed movement.

「I managed to listen to a really interesting story. If possible, that’s something that I want to be allowed to get involved with!

」 

It was the noble youth with shapely features and way of talking that sounded self-important. 

Alexander Gascoigne. The Black Prince Alec slipped in nonchalantly. 



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