Chapter 13 — My Power Is to Kill Anything by Thinking It
The UEG walked slowly through the home base of the Slow Life League. The house she had been sleeping in was right around the center of the area, so her destination was about ten kilometers away. She could do almost anything instantly, so if she chose to, she could teleport there immediately, but she didn’t want to give off that kind of look. Even though she could do anything she wanted, she was not so unrefined as to act that way. She felt it was best to enjoy the process.
“That said, I am growing tired of this. Walking around forever seems equally dull.”
The fields around her all felt the same. Strolling down a road with no change in scenery felt like a waste of time. As she was thinking of how best to pick up the pace, she noticed a farm in the distance.
“Hmm. Proceeding on horseback could be interesting.”
Her interest piqued, she headed to the farm. There were a number of animals being kept there.
“I was hoping for something like a horse, but there is no proper livestock here, is there?” The farm kept enormous birds, lions, snakes, and dragons, but that was it. “Divine beasts, I suppose. While I am not confident they are suitable as a mount for me, they will serve for some fun.”
Hopping the fence, the UEG entered the farm. The monsters within immediately became enraged. It seemed they weren’t fond of anyone other than their master.
“Hey, you! What are you doing?!”
As the UEG inspected the animals to decide which would be best to ride, a girl ran out of the house. She wore simple clothes like those of any farm girl, but her pleasant features gave her a pretty look.
“I have grown bored with walking. I was looking for a beast which I might ride.”
“What?! You just popped in here out of nowhere! What are you saying?!”
“Hm? Are these creatures not used for riding? I do not mind. I will find some way to make them cooperate.”
“No, no, no! This isn’t about your opinion here!” The girl stepped between the monsters as she approached the UEG. “These animals are very sensitive! They won’t let some random stranger ride them!”
“I see. But saying so only makes me wish to ride them even more!”
“Let me ask again, who are you?” Despite the obvious hostility the monsters were showing her, the UEG was unfazed. The girl seemed to notice that and was therefore on guard against her.
“I am the UEG, the god who will wipe out all life in this world.”
“Listen, this is the Slow Life League. Everyone here wants to live calm and peaceful lives. This isn’t the place for violent people like you. Could you please leave?”
“Oh? Have you ever met someone who obediently departed after such a request?”
“Please leave while I am still asking nicely. If you don’t, terrible things are going to happen to you!”
“Hmm. Perhaps your advocacy for this kind of tranquil life has left you all too carefree. I do not know the minute details of this place, but is it not strange to you that an enemy should appear in your home base like this? You should be able to tell that I am your enemy at a glance. Furthermore, I have declared my intent to wipe out all life in this world. I am saying I will kill you and all of your monsters. Well, I suppose I can spare you for a short time in exchange for a mount.”
“Oh!” It seemed peace had really dulled their senses here. This may well have been the first time an enemy had appeared in their home base. The girl had totally missed that the UEG’s presence here was strange, but she was finally starting to realize how severe the situation was.
“Flappy! Stretchy! Barky!” At the girl’s shouts, three monsters leaped to her side to defend her. A large snake coiled around her, a lion began to roar, and a bird lifted into the air, emitting fire from its body.
“Aha. I thought there were no powerful individuals here, but you are the type to empower your subordinates, yes?”
“Do it!” At the girl’s command, the lion leaped forward faster than the eye could see as the bird unleashed a wave of flame.
“You seem stronger than that man earlier...but my apologies. This is naught but a minor diversion.” With beings like these, she could take their attacks head-on and not feel any pain. But that would be boring, so the UEG decided to fight back.
She created life suited to fighting off the monsters in front of her. This girl seemed skilled at controlling animals, so the UEG thought to fight her on her own terms. In front of the UEG appeared an enormous serpent with the head of a lion and a pair of wings. Normally it would make sense to create three creatures of her own against three opponents, but she didn’t want to go through the trouble, so she had mixed all of their traits into one.
The newly born creature howled. From the lion’s head came a beam of light, large enough to wipe out the entire farm. The local charging lion, hovering bird, coiled snake, and the girl they were protecting were all wiped out, leaving no trace behind.
“I came here searching for a mount, yet now I’ve annihilated almost all of them.”
The once-farm was now nothing more than a barren field. She could have adjusted her strength to make a better fight out of it, but right now she was on her way to find someone else, so she didn’t want to waste her time by being so precise.
“I suppose I will ride this, now that I have gone through the trouble of creating it...though perhaps I should have given more thought to how I would do so beforehand.” She could have remade it into a new shape if she’d wanted, but she preferred to accept her failures as they were. Life would be boring if everything went as planned.
“My apologies,” the lion said.
“Hm? You can speak?”
“Did you not create me that way?” the creature responded.
“I cannot say I gave it all that much thought.”
“Is that so?”
“Indeed. However, fear not. Even if your creation was but a whim, I will not dispose of you so easily. For now, I suppose you will need a name. How about Flastrarky?”
“I am most grateful for it.”
She had merely put together the names of the three monsters she had modeled this one after, but it appeared the creature had no complaints. Flastrarky’s body was that of a snake, and its head was that of a lion. On its back near its head were a pair of wings. The UEG climbed up to sit at the base of the wings.
“Let us go. Our destination is in that direction. However, do not go too fast. Only a little faster than a person can walk.”
Flastrarky could likely reach their destination in an instant if he wanted to, but that would be no different than her teleporting there. It was a fairly roundabout way of doing things, but that was how she liked it.
Wriggling his body, Flastrarky started moving at a relatively slow speed as instructed. Making his way back to the road, he began going down it. As expected, riding him didn’t feel particularly great, but it wasn’t so bad that she couldn’t handle it for a time.
“I really should have put more thought into your design if I was going to ride you.”
“If you are unsatisfied, shall I change my form?”
“You are capable of such a thing?!”
“Umm...I am aware this may sound rather arrogant...but you did create me yourself, Lady UEG.”
“For a creature I took the time to carefully craft, I would be fully aware of its capabilities, of course. But you were simply a spur of the moment thing. As such, I am not familiar with the extent of your abilities.”
“I see. Understood.”
“Either way, your current form is sufficient. We shall arrive at our destination soon enough.”
After passing through the tranquil farmland, they came upon a forest. The powerful being the UEG sensed was within those trees. She was making no attempt to hide herself, so if her target had any ability to perceive enemies, it likely knew she was coming. However, she detected no movement from it.
“Hmm. Perhaps it is simply that confident in itself. How intriguing.” At the edge of the forest, the UEG dismounted. “I shall continue alone. Your role here is finished.”
“Shall I wait here for you?” Flastrarky asked.
“You may wander at will, killing anyone you encounter. Before doing so, inform them that you are a servant of the UEG, who will wipe out all life in this world.”
“Understood.” Flastrarky then vanished. It seemed intent to carry out her instructions as fast as possible.
The UEG continued down the road into the forest. The trees grew densely packed together. After walking for a while, she found a large wooden sign. On it was written the text “Delivery Service Members Only.” Of course, she paid the warning no mind, walking casually past the sign.
As she continued, the sounds of the forest around her went quiet. Everything she should have heard from the wildlife all around her ceased. At some point, the forest had become dead. The trees were withered, and there wasn’t a single moving creature.
Thinking it was strange, the UEG inspected her surroundings more closely. There were no larger animals around, but there were no insects, microbes, or even bacteria around either. She was the only living thing in the forest.
As she continued, she came across another sign. It said, “Leave Deliveries Here. Absolutely No Entry.” In front of the sign was a stone table, likely intended to take the deliveries it spoke of.
“Securing foodstuffs would appear to be a challenge in this environment.”
She figured this must have been for whoever lived here to acquire food. Beings who were close to godhood didn’t need food, though, so she may have been off the mark.
As before, she ignored the sign and continued forward. She soon came upon a large wooden mansion. She could detect the powerful being’s presence within. Despite the size of its residence, it appeared to live alone.
“Now then, what shall I do? Seeing their response to blowing away the structure all at once could be interesting...but I suppose I would like to meet them face to face first.” If she killed the person inside by accident, they’d never know what crime they were being punished for.
The UEG opened the door of the mansion. Inside was an entrance hall, leading to a staircase, which she immediately ascended. Walking through the second floor, she opened the door at the end of the hallway and entered the room.
It appeared to be a bedroom, inside of which was a young boy wearing pajamas, sleeping on a bed. This boy must have been her target. He was sound asleep, so hadn’t noticed her.
“I am impressed you were unmoved by my approach. Your arrogance is remarkable.” The UEG stepped up to the boy and shook him. “Hey! Awaken!”
“What?” The boy woke up and sighed, clearly unhappy as he sat up. “Who are you? Didn’t you see the signs? You’re not supposed to come in here.”
“I care little for what you’ve written.”
“I wrote that because it’s dangerous for people to come here. I was trying to be nice. Please don’t act so arrogant. It’ll make me angry.” His eyes were open, but he still seemed half asleep. Though he had warned her against making him angry, the spaced-out way he was talking leeched much of the threat from his voice.
“I am the UEG. I have come to wipe out all life in this world. As such, you will have to die.”
“You’re the kind of person who never listens, aren’t you?” the boy asked.
“That depends on my mood. I have come all the way out here, though, so I might as well listen if you have something to say.”
“This is kind of a pain, so I’d rather you just left, but do you know who I am?”
“I cannot say that I do, beyond knowing you are the strongest member of the Slow Life League, so I have come here to deal with you personally. I will deal with the others afterwards.”
“Listen, I don’t want to kill anyone. That’s why I’m living a peaceful life out here on my own. Can’t you leave me alone?”
“Oh? So you have no desire to fight?” the UEG asked.
“None at all. So hurry up and leave before you make me angry and I have to kill you.”
“Your motivation is irrelevant. But killing you while you sit in bed with a stupid expression is hardly entertaining. Let us go outside.”
The UEG blew away the roof of the house and moved the two of them outside, forcing the boy to his feet ten meters away from her. She hadn’t intended it as an attack, so he was still unharmed. She had just moved him.
Apparently not understanding what had just happened, he stood there, mouth agape. “More than angry...I’m just surprised.”
“If you require some preparation, I do not mind waiting, but if you waste my time by saying you wish not to fight, I will begin immediately.”
“Okay, but can I explain first?”
“Very well.”
“My power is to inflict instant death on anything just by thinking it. The moment I think to kill someone, they instantly die. It won’t really be a fight at all. Are you sure you want to do this? It will just be suicide for you,” the boy explained as if it was all just too much trouble.
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