Chapter 406: 23. Non-Existence
With the words of the “Eyeless Angel” Pandora sitting in the central position, the trial against Fisher and his group came to an end. Except for Gabriel, who was still lying sideways on his chair, the other archangels stood up, and the divine light surrounding them became increasingly dazzling, gradually obscuring their figures.
But in the final moments, Fisher still saw Emhart looking at him pitifully, only to be pushed away by Michael to Gabriel’s side.
In the next second, the light from above gradually dimmed, and the figures of the seven angels slowly vanished.
Gouwen let out a sigh of relief but didn’t fully relax. He turned to take a worried glance at Fisher, only to find him staring intently at the spot where Emhart had just disappeared, his expression looking rather gloomy.
Hela, standing ahead, shook his head with a hint of disappointment as he gazed at the high platform above, lamenting,
“Don’t worry, your friend from the books is temporarily safe with Lord Gabriel. At least it’s much better than being taken by Lord Michael for research, but he can’t stay in the Sixth Day for long, whether he can be safe depends on your performance. You must be a bit tired after being judged for so long; take a break here for now. I have a little matter to attend to; I’ll bring you to the Fifth Day when I return.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Fisher nodded, watching Hela slowly walk in another direction until he completely vanished. The venue immediately fell silent, leaving only the three unfortunate souls.
“Mr. Fisher, you really… I never expected you would speak up to save me. I really cannot repay this kindness; just a moment ago, I thought I was about to be executed by the angels.”
Gouwen smiled at Fisher but soon realized that Fisher’s expression was not good at all. He paused for a moment and quickly realized something, incredulously guessing,
“Wait a minute, you… can’t possibly be completely unaware of how to create that miraculous item, right?”
Tang Zeming Asuka, who had finally sat down to catch her breath, felt her heart race once more upon hearing Gouwen’s words, and she turned pale as she looked at Fisher beside her.
At that moment, she was like a fool, unable to say a word. Of course, she couldn’t be blamed; the greatest setback she had encountered in her life until now was probably just failing to finish her summer homework and going back to school with an empty backpack.
Just a moment ago, she, an ordinary high school girl who had never faced life-threatening situations, had felt like she was teetering on the edge of death like a roller coaster several times; it was entirely normal for her to be at a loss for words. The fact that she hadn’t fainted was already beyond what ordinary people could manage.
Under Asuka’s trembling gaze, Fisher looked around, then nodded slightly and said,
“Emhart was not created by me; I met him during my travels. He said he was a creation of the angel race, but I also didn’t expect that the current angels have lost the ability to create him.”
“This is truly…”
Gouwen’s smile became more forced as he sighed and said,
“I really admire you, Mr. Fisher. Just now, you were able to lie so confidently before a crowd of archangels. If it were me, I would probably have exposed myself quickly, and those archangels didn’t notice anything. But in any case, we are all destined to die, so this buys a little more time for me. I can still have a chance to send a letter home to my wife in the sea.”
“Home letter? To seek revenge for you?”
Fisher teased with a smile, but Gouwen shook his head, sighing,
“Let’s skip that. Though my wife is hot-tempered and often likes to challenge others, according to human standards, she hasn’t reached the mythical level. Bringing her up would only add resentment.”
“Well… at that moment, I had no other choice. If I didn’t do this, we would die immediately, so I had to keep my composure. Moreover, I do have some clues about Emhart’s manufacturing method.”
Fisher touched the Supplement Handbook for Sub-Humans on his chest, remembering that when he gathered the tribes of the Sema Snow Mountain, he had received an item called “Tears of the World Tree” as a reward. That item was still stuck in the handbook, a piece of strange, slightly glowing material. The handbook had described this item,
“Tears of the World Tree: Used as an additive for forging angelic sacred artifacts. Legend has it that a master who possesses extremely high forging skills can imbue a sacred object infused with Tears of the World Tree with consciousness and thought; this is the pinnacle of forging craftsmanship and a means of divine theft.”
Clearly, this item was key to forging conscious sacred objects.
Still holding this unreleased trump card, how to use it would depend on his own thinking.
Asuka sat on the ground, looking at Fisher’s thoughtful profile, subconsciously biting her lip. At that moment, the terrifying fear that seemed like it would completely overwhelm her dissipated a bit. She struggled to stand up, pale-faced, and stood behind Fisher.
Her sudden movement attracted the attention of both Fisher and Gouwen. Seeing that she stood steadily without falling, Fisher nodded and asked,
“Are you feeling better? Just now, I noticed your face was very pale; I thought you might faint.”
Asuka blushed and nodded slightly. For some reason, Fisher felt that this girl from another world was quite shy and embarrassed, always preferring to look down and avoid others’ gazes. But since the cultural differences between the two worlds were somewhat significant, he didn’t pay too much attention at that moment.
“N-no, I’m sorry… I just didn’t think today I would be… judged like a character with the same name from an anime.”
“Anime?”
“Well… the ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ that airs on Tokyo TV, which has a character named Remiel among others. I think it was the Fifth Apostle, the angel of Thunder. It’s like a big cross… ah, anime is a kind of moving picture, but it probably doesn’t exist here. The story is still very interesting; I would often turn on the TV and watch it when I got home; I love this work.”
As Asuka spoke about that anime, a series of animated images that Fisher had never heard of, her previously timid demeanor became more lively. When she spoke, her words flowed quickly, and although Fisher could fully understand through the rules of the Holy Realm, he still found it a bit overwhelming, as if he was seeing another side of this timid “Trans” girl.
As she continued talking, Asuka looked up and saw both handsome men staring at her in abstracted expressions. Her face flushed even more, and she quickly waved her hands and lowered her head, her voice becoming softer,
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I shouldn’t be saying unrelated things at this time, sorry.”
“No, you just said that in your world, there are angels, and their names are very similar?”
“Yes… ah, yes. We don’t come from the same world, so why do we have angels with the same names? Could it be that this is some kind of parallel world? And the more I think about it, the other angels seem somewhat familiar; I should have heard them somewhere.”
Fisher quickly realized something was amiss from this “Trans” girl’s words. He turned to look at Gouwen, who also appeared astonished.
“This is strange; angels are creations of that Lord Heavenly Lock, and their names should have been given by him personally. If only the angels’ names are connected to another world, could it be that the ever-absent Lord Heavenly Lock has visited another world? In that case, little Tang Zeming Asuka might have hope of going home.”
“Really?”
Asuka’s eyes brightened slightly; her desire to return home was clearly strong. Even though her mind had been blank a moment ago, she had deeply engraved the name “Heavenly Lock” in her mind, as if it were her hope of returning home.
But Fisher was still pondering, not quite certain if it was only the names from the Holy Realm that were related to another world. He soon thought about other mythical beings; he didn’t know much about the elf race and had seen no records of them. The stars should not have invaded reality yet, so what about the demons?
The demon race is closely related to humanity and is often found in human society; many humans have even worshipped them. Were there any concepts related to the other world among the demons?
“Tang Zeming Asuka, does your world have demon races? Can you name a few? Let me see if they match the demons in this world.”
“Well, Mr. Fisher, you can just call me Tang Zeming. In our culture, Tang Zeming is my surname, so just call me that. As for demons, um, let me think… I think there are many I’m familiar with, but besides Satan, I don’t remember any other names. Do demons have names? That’s strange.”
Fisher’s expression revealed a hint of disappointment upon hearing Asuka’s words. He had never heard of any demons by that name before, making it impossible to ascertain whether the demons were related to another world.
If only Emhart were here—he not only had connections with the angels but also knew a lot about the demons.
At that moment, Gouwen, with a peculiar expression, patted Fisher on the shoulder. After pondering for a moment, he said to Fisher,
“Mr. Fisher, although I don’t want to interrupt you, I’ve traveled to many places in this world, including the underwater, snowy realm, Dragon Continent, and Tree Continent, and I have been everywhere. But regarding that demon race you mentioned, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.”
Fisher’s pupils constricted slightly in disbelief as he turned to Gouwen,
“What did you say?”
“I mean, that demon race you mentioned seems to not exist at all.”
Gouwen forced a smile and clarified as such.
