A feeling of distrust towards the whole world sprouted within me.
And it wasn’t wrong of me.
“…”
I bit my lip as I looked at my sister who was staring back at me.
What was the difference?
…I knew the answer.
I didn’t have enough power. I had nowhere near enough power to say no to that.
If I had to give that power a name, it would definitely be authority.
Still, I had to scream.
I had to tell them the correct reality.
“And do you believe that, big sister? That the divine beast Fenrir caused the stampede?”
“……”
She didn’t answer. That frustrated me so much that I couldn’t keep calm.
“Well it’s wrong! It’s a big fat lie! Fenrir saved me! The one who caused the stampede was–”
“Yuno!”
“…!”
I flinched at her loud voice.
She leaned in close and whispered “…Don’t say such rash things. I won’t be able to cover for you.”
“Do you have proof…? Proof that Fenrir was the one who caused it…?”
“No. However, we don’t have the resources to deny the allegation either.”
What the hell…
I glanced over at Fenrir.
I wondered what feelings it must have had as it listened to our conversation.
This was the result of all I had done to try to stop the goddess Astaroth’s evil deeds.
Was it really too much to ask for?
Fenrir just sitting there in silence, its beautiful golden eyes wavering slightly, looked unbearably sad to me.
So, I decided I wouldn’t give up.
“Well, I have proof. I know everything!”
“…Right. I want to believe you. But Fenrir’s subjugation is something that has already been decided upon. Like I said, it’s a royal decree. And a number of other gods are in favour.”
A number of other gods support the decision…?
‘Are they even real gods?’ I couldn’t help but think.
“What nonsense… that’s such an unclear reason…”
“…Yuno. Don’t forget,” my sister’s black hair fluttered in the wind. “the words of the gods are absolute. Even more so for the heroes who saved our world. It is not easy to overturn something like that.”
…So, in other words, there are other gods like Astaroth among the ones who are in favour of Fenrir’s subjugation.
The moment I realised that, I noticed something else unpleasant.
––I wouldn’t be able to correct this rotten scenario.
A large power I did not know of was weaving lies into the truth.
“You, you’re not saying that the one who caused the stampede wasn’t Fenrir?” asked a silver knight standing behind my sister.
I looked away at the hostility emanating from within his helmet.
“…That’s right. You’re wrong. It wasn’t Fenrir,” I muttered, a heavy atmosphere enveloping us all.
My sister’s sharp gaze turned towards me.
She probably wanted to warn me.
“So, who would the mastermind be then?” came the man’s voice.
I was convinced. Depending on my answer, he could become my enemy.
So, I–
“Well… The goddess As–”
“––Blue Meteor,” my sister interrupted me.
“Blue… Meteor?”
The heck’s that.
“It’s what we call that god that appeared all of a sudden.”
“Big Sister? What are you talking about?”
I was confused. She had suddenly said something about a blue meteor.
And no matter how hard I tried combing through my memory, the words didn’t mean anything to me in that order.
“…You didn’t see it? That blue meteor?” Alice asked quietly while making a strange expression.
“That blue meteor with an unknown identity and god-class amount of magical power that suddenly appeared in the middle of the fight between the goddess Astaroth and the divine beast Fenrir. We’re currently trying to figure out its whereabouts.”
That was when I finally understood. What the ‘Blue Meteor’ my sister and Alice were talking about was.
It was, most likely, me.
Still, where did knowing that get me? I also wondered why my sister had suddenly said what she had.
While I was deep in thought, Maro’s ear-hurting voice made its way over to me.
“Hey hey, I see you got back alive, but what’s this about the divine beast Fenrir saving you? The hell are you talking about. Why would the monster that caused the stampede save you?”
Maro’s entourage were all smirking, looking at me as if I was an idiot.
I didn’t answer.
…This was reality. No matter how loud I screamed, the situation wouldn’t get any better.
“…What the hell.”
Was this all I could do? Really?
Apparently I had enough magical power to rival a god. And yet I was so very powerless.
–– “Please, save her.”
Athena’s words made their way to the forefront of my mind.
I wouldn’t even be able to fulfil that wish at this rate.
“…What the hell…!”
My goal. To make the goddess Athena the supreme god.
Even that was beginning to become uncertain.
I mean, wasn’t I right?
She would never be able to shine in such a rotten world…
That moment, my mind turned blank.
It wasn’t that she wouldn’t be able to shine… I didn’t want her to shine in a world like that.
“I have to cleanse this place…” I muttered.
…Yes. That’s it. I’ve been misunderstanding everything.
If I don’t like this rotten world, then I’ll change it into one fitting for Athena.
I just had to make a clean, beautiful world for her.
And in order to do that, I would first have to crush this reprehensible story.
Thoughts swirled around inside my head.
I was thinking so clearly I surprised even myself. And so, a number of different thoughts came to the forefront of my mind, and I chose the best one.
Thought number one: ‘Accept reality’
The subjugation of Fenrir wouldn’t be a problem as long as they didn’t find her. In fact, their target was right next to them, but they still didn’t seem to have noticed. I could just take Fenrir back with me. That was the safest option.
––––––––Was it though?
I had no proof, but my sister probably suspected something. It was fine as long as that was only her, but constantly deceiving everyone would be difficult. And in the worst case, Athena and Luna might also get in danger.
So, I rejected that idea. That was far from a proper solution.
Thought number two: ‘Show my power’
I could display enough power that I wouldn’t be able to be ignored. If any harm came to Fenrir, I could use force to… nope, out of the question. Athena’s name would be dragged into the mud. And it wouldn’t end well for sis either.
…I was deep in thought. The answer should be close by.
Thought number three: ‘Overwrite the culprit of the stampede’
“……!”
……That’s it. That has to be it.
But, how?
Shifting the blame to the goddess Astaroth would not work. Lucifer was, of course, also out of the question. I was painfully aware of that fact.
…How about if I was the culprit?
The more power I could show off, the more real it would feel.
No, that’s also not an option. I’ve already reached a conclusion on that matter. It would hinder my plans.
And there’s no point in making Athena, Luna, sis and the others sad.
Think. Think…!
There had to be something. Something around me that I could use.
There was Fenrir, its size changed to be smaller, hiding its identity.
And there was my big sister right in front of me.
Was there nobody else? Somebody with enough power to cause a stampede…!
––All those thoughts played out inside my mind in a split second.
“…!”
There is… isn’t there.
An as-of-yet still unknown being with a god-class amount of magical power.
If Yuno Astario wouldn’t work…
I couldn’t correct reality.
I knew that very well.
But the ‘Blue Meteor’ my sister and Alice spoke of.
He, with his god-level power, would be able to change this rotten reality.
No. That’s not right. I will.
I’ll rewrite this scenario with my very own hands.
But for that, I need more power.
I need something to change my very being itself. If I had a skill like that.
The rest is easy. Aren’t I right, me?
I just need to get a little serious about this––
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