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Part 3

Human history’s convergent point —— known as 「Paradigm Shift」, has three types.

①Convergence from discovery of supernatural phenomenon, concept.

②Convergence from country, religion etc. organization movement.

③Convergence from the ability, judgement of a single person.

In these convergences, the closer to the front the bigger the scale, the closer to the back the smaller the scale. Considering the impact to human who weaved the history, this was a matter of course. The reason humans began to walk on twos was also deduced as an influence from a major earthquake from somewhere.

Country, religion needless to say, the higher the quantity would mean the bigger the influence in the History. The king or the leader of the organization should also be counted in it. The condition for the trial (Game) to promote to divine beings was to collect ‘a certain amount of faith’, was because it would bring about a huge influence in history.

Compared to the first two, a single person’s ability, judgement would only influence much less. The strange tale of 「Jack the Ripper」 was only spreaded to the extent of documentary.

But everything had an exception.

To inspire that exception, Mikado Tokuteru mentioned a Game.

— Nobunaga’s Ambition —

Precondition: Oda Nobunaga was one of the huge 「Paradigm Shift」 in Japan’s history. 

Answer the following questions with this as the foundation. 

Question①: Is the birth of Oda Nobunaga included in the 「Paradigm Shift」? 

Question②: Is the trend of Owari Province included in the 「Paradigm Shift」? 

Question③: Is Oda Nobunaga losing his sanity and life in Honnō-ji included in the 「Paradigm Shift」.

Question④: Please explain the reason for Question③. 

「Mikado Tokuteru」Seal

“...Fumu.”

Izayoi pondered while holding his chin.

Using Oda Nobunaga as topic was probably for Izayoi as a Japanese to understand easier. If not Oda Nobunaga, even if the conditions were the same, he needed to accept some explanations.

In order not to shake the historical fact viewpoints of the country, Question① and Question② were inevitable phenomenon.

As for Question③, it seemed to be an inevitable phenomenon. But if it was the same as the previous two questions, then asking Question④ would be pointless.

(...He is asking me to think huh.)

Izayoi was slightly impressed at the contents of the questions. As a guidance explanation this Game was just brilliant. The intention of the question giver was easily understandable, and also induce the answerer to think.

(For example, if Oda Nobunaga survived from the Honnō-ji incident. What would happen? Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide would not have initiated the battle of Yamazaki[11]. Toyotomi’s era would of course not happen. —— In that case, Oda Nobunaga must die in Honnō-ji?)

The history of Japan afterwards would be severely altered. The life of a king of the country was such an important event. The majority of the main active countries after the Honnō-ji incident would have huge relationships with Oda Nobunaga.

If Oda Nobunaga did not step down from the stage, it would be impossible to maintain the history —— thinking up to this point, Izayoi seemed to notice something, and looked at the questions again.

“Question③: If Oda Nobunaga losing his sanity and life in Honnō-ji was included in the

「Paradigm Shift」... Ah ah, that’s what it’s about. So this is how it is.”

“Understand something?”

“Ah ah. The answer to Question① and Question② is YES, Question③ is NO. The death of Oda Nobunaga ≈[12] 「Paradigm Shift」 is the final answer.”

Oh, Mikado Tokuteru and Gry responded.

Gry tilted his head and reread the questions repeatedly.

“But, Izayoi. If that’s the case won’t it contradict to the history later on? I am unfamiliar with the history of your birth country, but I have also heard stories about Nobunaga the Demon Lord. If the life of such an important character was shaken, it would be problematic to the later generations, right?”

“That’s correct. Oda Nobunaga was treated as a public criticism target after his death. But the death of Oda Nobunaga was a little special. This daimyō’s corpse was not witnessed by anyone.”

Yes... Similar to 「Pied Piper of Hamelin」, the end of Oda Nobunaga existed multiple interpretation. The theory of surviving from the Honnō-ji incident, even till now was one of the very powerful interpretation.

Not confirming the corpse = not confirming death.

“Hence the correct 「Paradigm Shift」 was not 「Death of Oda Nobunaga」, but 「Oda Nobunaga retiring from history」. Mah, although it was an abnormal case. If he survived from the Honnō-ji incident, and had not extinguished his ambition, would he be summoned to the Little Garden?”

“Correct. Nobunaga had been summoned as a Demon Lord for three times in the past, they were all ‘Nobunaga who survived from the Honnō-ji incident’. In this situation, giving Akechi Mitsuhide Gift would ensure him[13] to be killed originally, and also achieve history balance, but with this, a stronger Gift must be given to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Hence in order to correct history, we summoned the survived Nobunaga into Little Garden… But to be summoned three times, and becoming Demon Lord three times, he was probably the only human.”

As expected of the Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven[14]. To shock the War God to this extent, his calibre must be unusual.

“Such kinds of ‘phenomenons existing in historical facts but cannot be observed’ were also restricted to browsing content only in Little Garden. The territory that could not be observed even with 「Laplace Demons」, these were called 「Black Box」... Alright, next is the main topic.”

Mikado Tokuteru stood up from the bathtub, sat down at the edge.

“Sakamaki Izayoi. Regarding the spirit status of Aži Dakāha being a weapon of mass destruction, us 「Heavenly Army」 can decisively deny. Because the inventor of that weapon of mass destruction had already left the authority with me.”

“...Aah?”

“In this Little Garden, authorities of phenomenon or conception could be exchanged into power above the Gifts —— 「Right」 and be transferred. The authorities of stars were transferred around, you should have seen it right? Just consider this as something similar.”

Sun Authority and Binary Star Algol’s Authority. It was possible to transfer as a physical item. The Izayoi now had also received a Sun Authority from the youth who called himself His Highness.

“If those inventors belonged to a dedicated God Pantheon, then the God Pantheon can safekeep for them, or monitor them. Hence I can assert. NBCR weapon is unrelated to Aži Dakāha.”

—— Sakamaki Izayoi’s theory was wrong.

Hearing the words with that hidden meaning, Izayoi drew a cold breath.

“Wait a moment. Then Aži Dakāha is still alive.”

“No. He is dead. There is no mistake.”

Mikado Tokuteru’s words made Izayoi slightly worried. Then he realized, this was a wish he unconsciously held since that day, he anxiously clicked his tongue.

“Sakamaki Izayoi. For me. I believe the final two 「Last Embryo」 , 「Aži Dakāha 」 (Eschatology X) and 「Demon Lord Dystopia」 (Eschatology Y) were Demon Lords born from the Black Box.”

“What do you mean?”

“Those two are different from natural disasters, they are definitely man-made disasters. But after year 2000, the man-made disaster and discovery of technology of that scale actually happened two times, is it possible?”

“......”

“Hence our conclusion is like this. 「Eschatology X」 and 「Eschatology Y」 are two sides of a coin, the core technology, concept are the same thing. And the character that caused their birth is the same person. —— However, that person’s identity is a historical mystery, could it be like this?”

Oh, Izayoi let out a surprised voice. So that’s what it meant.

Mikado Tokuteru’s explanation was as follow.

The super technology that could ignite 「Eschatology X/Y」in the near future definitely exists, but “who created it” is the root question which is still an unknown.

Putting it in another way, as long as they know who created that super technology at where, it could be managed by the God Pantheon. That’s probably how he thought.

(Personally I feel that the 「Third Perpetual Machine」 is very suspicious… but it’s not because of building the 「Third Perpetual Machine」 and clearing the Game.)

Izayoi was definitely not the human that could build 「Third Perpetual Machine」. He only cleared by cheating a little.

Even if he wanted to ask Coppelia, since the fight against Aži Dakāha, she had been in deep sleep as if she lost her consciousness. It might be possible that she was waiting for the “True creator” that Mikado Tokuteru mentioned to appear.

“En I understand your explanation, but. Why can I defeat Aži Dakāha? I feel that if I didn’t solve that historical mystery it would be impossible.”

“That’s it, this is what we can’t figure out. I firmly believed that you had solved the mystery in the 「Black Box」, but in reality it seems you didn’t. —— Sakamaki Izayoi. Why can you defeat Aži Dakāha?”

Hearing that serious words from Mikado Tokuteru, Izayoi tsukkomi in his heart I wanted to ask you that, idiot.


“If even the Gods don’t know, how would I know. Since there is no harm in beating him, just treat it as an unexpected fortune.”

“How can this do? If we can’t determine that character, a new eschatology might happen. I even suspected that you are the inventor.”

“That’s impossible.”

“I also thought so too. But since that’s the case, the only possibility is that you indirectly ——”

Mikado Tokuteru seemed to suddenly thought of something and looked at Izayoi. His eyes were dyed with color of astonishment, as if seeing an unbelievable truth.

He bit his teeth with a bitter expression, muttered in a voice that could not be heard.

“—— Or. They met in a situation where both sides did not know?”

Mikado Tokuteru’s words did not reach anybody’s ears, only carried away by the wind.

The voice of the female receptionists, also came at this moment.

“Mikado-sama. Dinner preparation is almost ready…”

“En… Ah ah, it’s already this time huh. Call someone to carry that youth out, he is almost well-done.”

Mikado Tokuteru pointed towards Laius who was floating in the bathtub with a red face. Still soaking in the hot spring after getting drunk for a long time, it would be dangerous to let it continue.

“The rest will be saved for later, Sakamaki Izayoi. You still have other questions to ask right?”

“Hn? Can I?”

“Of course. I came for vacation this time. Chat with you after dinner.”

Mikado Tokuteru changed back to his original attitude at this time. It seemed that the God moment was already over.

Gry who was listening quietly to the two picked up Laius.

“Then let’s get out. But how about these reception girls?”

“Are you a fool, of course we are bringing them over! There isn’t many chances to play like this in Heaven. Even I seldomly… Uh, that’s right. I forgot to ask an important matter.”

Important matter? The two tilted their heads.

Mikado Tokuteru stood akimbo and proudly announced.

“I can’t just give rewards to Shichiten and Queen. You are the main contributor to the Demon Lord extermination. It would not be fair to not give you the corresponding reward right?”

“Reward? For me?”

“Oh oh, this is really great. Actually this man has no desires. I often thought, he should have many achievements that could be reported since coming to Little Garden.”

Gry slapped Izayoi’s back, laughed heartily.

Before Izayoi wanted to say something, Mikado Tokuteru interrupted first.

“That’s how it is! Sakamaki Izayoi! Now let me, Indr-”

“Hn?”

“Let me, Mikado Tokuteru, directly give you your reward!”

Mikado Tokuteru repeated himself as if nothing. If he could control this shameless behavior, he could probably gain more faith as a God.

(...No. Maybe, it’s better to be similar to humans.)

Although he was not the one talked about in the morning, the Indra was a God whose scandals was widespread everywhere that could be comparable to other God Pantheons. Roc Demon Lord’s father Vinama Garda, was originally a God born to lower Indra’s spirit status.

As a strongest God, he was a womanizer, and also an alcoholic.

Arrogant, generous, shedding tears for rabbit’s death, the God that contained most emotions amongst the Gods.

Indra might be a God that contained humans’ good and evil as well as emotions.

“...Uu. You seemed like you have something to say. Ok, just name it. Now most of the wishes can be granted by me, Mikado Tokuteru.”

“That sure is generous.”

“Oh. I had been planning to give you reward long ago anyway. Just request me for anything.”

Mikado Tokuteru laughed with a drunken face. Seeing that laughter, Izayoi relaxed his body. At first he thought it was an act, but this appearance seemed to be really drunk.

Although he was thinking what’s the deal with this War God, speaking too much would only bring the mood down.

“Reward… Reward huh. But I don’t really have any specific things I want.”

“What, you really have no desires huh. So boring. I, Ind —— No, I, Mikado Tokuteru has already announced to give you reward. Right now I can help you achieve most of your wishes you know?”

As expected of the 「King of Gods」. Not a single trace of reluctance.

But even so it couldn’t be helped. He wanted to find faults and provoke him before coming here, but he didn’t have that mood anymore. Speaking of other wishes ——

“...Ah, right. There is one.”

“En. Just name it.”

Mikado Tokuteru stood akimbo and said.

Izayoi held his chin, showed an expression of being in thought.

That was a bit different from reward, but it was something Izayoi had been pursuing. He actually wanted to find it with his own power, but he had no expectations to find that Gift.

If this man was truly Indra, then it would probably be a piece of cake.

Then I won’t hold back, as Izayoi finished, he pointed at Gry.

“Give this man —— Hero of Gryphon, the 「Beast King Wings」 that matched its name.”

—— The moment his wish was spoken.

「Thousand Eyes」 bathhouse, was surrounded by dazzling aurora.

[1] Kabukichō - Entertainment or red-light district. With a lot of host-clubs, love hotel, nightclubs etc. It’s called the Sleepless Town.

[2] Shuchi nikurin(酒池肉林) - Pool made from wine and forest made from meat. An idiom that refers to extreme luxury.

[3] Rigveda : one of the 4 vedas. It’s a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns about Rigvedic deities, Indra is their chief. There are around 250 hymns dedicated to him for a total of 1028, so it’s actually almost one quarter.

Indra is mostly known for having slain the serpent/dragon Vṛtra (वृत्र) a.k.a Ahi (अहि) in others Vedic texts. Note that it cognate to the Avestan aži (serpent).

[4] Sage - Refers to Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong.

[5] Shuten Dōji (litt. Drunken Demon) is one of the most famous oni (demon/ogre). He’s also said to be one of the “3 great evil yōkai”. He basically kidnaps, enslaves, and cannibalizes young Kyoto maidens. If you can and are interested read the article on Jstor Shuten Dōji: "Drunken Demon" (Noriko Reider), it’s a translation of the actual story.

[6] See also note 3. Vṛtra (वृत्र) is known as Ahi (अहि) in others Vedic texts. Ahi cognate to the Avestan aži (serpent). About the origin stated here, it's as always complicated. Aži Dakāha was killed by Traitaunas (Θraētaona) know as Fereydun in Middle Persian which is a human. Vṛtra was killed by Indra.

The difference is thus that in Vedic it was a God who killed the dragon, whereas in Avesta it's a Human. Hence it's probably why in Mondaiji Indra said he descended as a human to seal Aži, and as a god to kill Vṛtra.

[7] Yamata no Orochi (八岐の大蛇, litt. 8-branched giant snake) killed by Susano-o. Balor, a.k.a Balor Birugderc (the piercing eye) he was killed by Lugh, he's said to be a cyclop, his eye could destroy everything. Fenrir a monstrous wolf son of Loki, who will kill Odin during Ragnarök, but will be killed by Odin's son Víðarr. Heanvely Ox send by the Yù Huáng (Jade Emperor) on Earth to give a message to Humanity, he mixed things and was forever banned on Earth to work with humans /// Gugalanna ("Great Bull of Heaven") was killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.

You must have understood that all this figures are the “enemies of Humanity”.

[8] Theology about the final events of Humanity and Earth. The "end of the world".

[9] It’ll be impossible to explain that in a note. I’ll just quote wiktionary : “Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.” 

[10] Gautama The Buddha.

[11] The battle of Yamazaki is the aftermath of Mitsuhide betraying. Hideyoshi battled him to avenge his lord Nobunaga. BTW until today, the reasons of Mitsuhide’s coup is still unknown for sure.

[12] ≈ - Approximately equals to.

[13] him - refers to Oda Nobunaga

[14] This name refer to how Oda Nobunaga called himself. Dairokuten-maō is in Buddhism the personification of evil and desilusion. Nobunaga used this title to taunt Shingen who said he was “the Protector of Buddhism, here to avenge what you did a Mt Hiei”, Oda said “If you’re the protector, I’m the Dairokuten-maō”. Oda himself was pretty violent (for a good or bad reason) hence why he’s usually see as a Demon. If you want to learn more Answer #3 & #4 in this forum, and Dairokuten Maou with some explanation about Nobunaga..



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