Chapter 13: Godly War
“Same goes for a ‘triple threat combo,’ if possible, I’d rather hear ‘baka,’ ‘hentai,’ and ‘urusai’….”
“That wouldn’t be a punishment for you at all, would it? I’ve heard that for disgusting Lolicon like you, such words are more like praise than insults. Are you the kind of pervert who gets excited even when being scolded?”
“No, I’m not to that extent… but I think it’s like that for some people.”
“While I’m not exactly fond of the tsundere archetype, it’s still better than being called ‘get lost, you pervert’…..”
“That’s strange. Logically, the meaning should be the same. Why can a different language make people excited? What is the mental structure of humans in this era?”
“Perhaps it’s the influence of a certain voice actor… I heard it’s so severe that fans actually demanded the voice actor curse them on stage during a concert. And it’s even developed into a kind of illness.”
“It’s probably in the same category as Vitasoy, and that forbidden song.”
“Let’s put that aside, there are more important things.”
“So, can we establish a connection or not?”
“No, it’s so disgusting.”
“…Then how do we establish a connection?”
“I don’t care, I just don’t want to! Go to hell!”
“Are you being unreasonable?!”
Xiao An turned her face away, with an expression that clearly said ‘it’s up to you.’ Isn’t this a classic tsundere attitude!
What should I do when dealing with a tsundere? Plead shamelessly?
I thought to myself, what else could I do? If the other party isn’t cooperating, I can’t exactly force her, right?
Then forget it… Well, there shouldn’t be any problems.
I don’t know if it’s because my Destiny Power has become too much, or because I’ve already experienced dying and being reborn, dying and being reborn, dying and then dying again…
After repeating this a few times, my spirit has become as strong as steel. It’s like my confidence has inflated beyond measure.
Recalling what A Liang told me during the daytime, I feel like I might be a little different now.
“Then forget it. Well, I’ll go wash my face and get ready to sleep.”
After putting Xiao An down, I stood up from my seat, put away my notebook, and prepared to wash up.
To my surprise, Xiao An looked at me with an astonished expression and said incredulously.
“What, what? You’re giving up just like that? Are you using the strategy of playing hard to get? I never thought you’d be such a malicious schemer…. I’ve truly misjudged you!”
“You’re overthinking things! I didn’t mean it like that at all!”
I can’t do this, and I can’t do that. What do you want me to do!
I’ve come to realize that whether they’re big or small, you girls are truly complicated beings.
“Speaking of which, it suddenly occurred to me, the mark on your tongue, that’s the Mark of Calamity, right?”
“Hm? Uh, it appears when I use the ‘Calamity from the Mouth’ ability. That should be the Mark of Calamity, right?”
Xiao An raised an eyebrow and said with a contemptuous gaze.
“Then even if you licked my entire body with the Mark of Calamity, you still wouldn’t be able to establish a fated connection with me! Are you an idiot? Don’t you know I’m a Calamity Witch?”
“Huh? Aren’t they all the same?”
“Of course not! The Four Calamities and the Three Disasters are completely different things. They are two entirely opposite destinies. Yours is the Mark of Calamity, and the Mark of Disaster should be somewhere else.”
Depending on the destiny, the mark that appears on one’s body will be different. And since I have multiple destinies, will I have multiple marks?
This sounds reasonable, so where would my Mark of Disaster be?
As usual, whatever I thought in my mind, I said it out loud, so I foolishly asked.
“Then where is my Mark of Disaster?”
Xiao An rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with me, and returned to the display screen, continuing the paused game and saying absentmindedly.
“How would I know? Just try using your Destiny Power to activate the ‘Disaster’ ability yourself.”
“……”
“Can I use other abilities?
I never knew about such things…
Speaking of which, the ‘Calamity from the Mouth’ ability was derived from spiritual pressure. At that time, I just had a vague feeling that I could use Destiny Power to do some things, and then I naturally used the ability.
But now, I don’t have that feeling at all.
“Is it because the Three Disasters are not yet complete?”
“But you don’t have to worry about it. When the time comes, it will naturally appear… How easy it is, it was complete from the start.”
“Complete? What do you mean by that?”
“Of course…”
Under my questioning, Xiao An almost blurted it out, but after saying only four words, she seemed to realize something and stopped herself, before saying instead.
“Well, it means, there is such a thing, you don’t need to know at all.”
“Why aren’t you telling me?”
“It’s nothing. Even if I told you, it wouldn’t make sense. You don’t need to think so much, because no matter what happens, it won’t be your turn.”
“What does that mean?”
From this statement alone, it sounds like no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with me.
“Ah, speaking of which, the Godly War is about to begin. It’s quite a coincidence that it’s happening at this time. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or a premeditated act.”
“Godly War? Wait a minute, I think I’ve heard this name somewhere…”
I tapped my head with my index finger, thinking for a moment, and finally remembered where I had heard this term.
I remembered that Ba had told me.
She said that Amaterasu, who is Xiao An, had been betrayed in the last Godly War, which led to her being sealed in the Yata no Kagami.
“What exactly is the Godly War?”
“Because people’s faith is constantly decreasing, and gods will perish without faith, but most of the faith is controlled by a small number of gods. This has angered most of the gods, and finally, in order to distribute the faith fairly, this war was initiated. This time, Xiao An explained it quite well, probably because it’s related to her.”
“But because there are great differences in power among gods, and a direct confrontation could lead to the destruction of the world… so it’s stipulated that gods cannot directly intervene. Instead, they must choose a proxy to participate in this war. If the proxy wins, it represents a god’s victory.”
“Oh~ So that’s why it’s called the Godly War.”
“To call it a war, it’s not really a barbaric brawl or a pure power game. Instead, it’s a competition within established rules, or a ‘game’.”
“Oh?”
“It’s a game, which means there are ways to ‘cheat’.”
As she said this, Xiao An furiously mashed the B button on her controller. The game character twitched and jumped, clipping through the wall texture, becoming invincible, and rushing directly towards the finish line.
This is a shady way of clearing the game by exploiting a BUG.
“Just like this, in the end, it’s still the old gods who know how to play dirty who win. There’s no such thing as fairness. Some gods are probably already dividing up territories.”
I thought of the Poverty God who occupied Yin Hua’s family. Now, thinking back, that Poverty God was probably preparing for the Godly War.
A war between gods for faith?
Then, what rewards would there be if the proxy wins?
…But this is still something that has nothing to do with me.
As soon as I thought this, Xiao An seemed to suddenly remember something and casually said it as if it were an unimportant matter.
“By the way, you’re going to participate too, in this Godly War.”
“Eh? Me too?”
“Of course. Are you stupid? Have you forgotten my identity?”
Xiao An is also a god…
So, I’ve become a proxy?
What the hell! I haven’t even established a fated connection with Xiao An yet, and I’m already becoming some kind of proxy?
It feels like everything is piling up… It’s so troublesome.
