I'm A Spider, So What? - Chapter s38.2: S38 Decision Time 2
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Chapter s38.2: S38 Decision Time 2

Kill everyone in the whole world. Where have we heard that option before?

Authors comments: Sophias point of view continued

Use prayer to intervene in the battle of the gods.

That was the only line spoken. After waiting a while there were no further words.

I wonder what that means?

Ah!

The moment I asked my question, Kyouya-kun raised his voice as if he had noticed something.

What?

A new item has been added to the Taboo menu.

Kyouya-kun said that and I quickly focused on the Taboo menu. Ive been deliberately averting my eyes from it as it makes me feel sick, but certainly an item that I believe wasnt there earlier has been added.

Taboo Menu

System overview

Details on all items in the System

Update logs

Points summary

Reincarnation history

Special item n%I=W

World Quest

In the last field, are the words World Quest. I believe this wasnt there just recently, and even if it had been there its inconceivable that its unrelated to the current situation. I try turning my focus onto that World Quest item.

Hrm. I see.

This, how should I say, has really done a number on us, or what

Argh. So thats how its going to be huh

Ariel-san is also clutching her head.

When I tried turning my focus onto that World Quest item, the rules of this World Quest naturally flowed into my head. To summarise them,

In short, those getting involved in this war wont just be a small group like us anymore, but everyone on this world

basically.

As for what exactly that means, literally as that announcement said, it is now possible to intervene in the battle between goshujin-sama and this god called Gyurie by using prayer.

To think that things would end up this way Of course we believed that Shiro-chan would win, but now theres no way to be sure.

To pray to god, is basically faith. Then, as commonly seen in stories, the strength of that faith corresponds to how strong the god in question becomes. In other words, the more you pray, the more the god you pray to will be strengthened. In this situation though, its not like the strengthening will be particularly significant. Instead, the strengthening of a single persons prayer will be negligible.

However, that is only correct when considering an individual.

Consider what would happen if every living member of humanity on this world offered up a prayer. Even if the strengthening of each individuals prayer is negligible, they will accumulate. The power will become large. I dont really have any particular idea what the population of this world is like, but on Earth youd measure the number in billions. Of course the numbers would be much smaller here, but if you could combine the power of an entire worlds population together, it is an incredible amount.

You could say that this allows the people of this world to decide which side they choose as active members, rather than it being up to someone else. This sure is something else.

She tossed that out, half bitterly, half impressed. As Ariel-san says, for those who havent already taken sides, this certainly is an incredibly fair rule. Before this rule was put in place, the only ones who had the right to decide was Ariel-san before she lost her strength, me, Kyouya-kun, and humans with similar strength. At any rate, if any people who couldnt fight appeared in front of us, wed just simply trample them underfoot and that would be the end of it. However, with this rule, even people without the ability to fight can decide for themselves. Even if its weak, they can still add that power to the one they chose.

Also, there is practically no reason not to make a choice. The reason being, praying is the way to erase Taboo. Offer up a prayer, and some of the experience points that represent the Taboo skill will be consumed it seems. Then, when those points become zero, the Taboo skill will be clearly removed.

Even I who have Heresy Nullity consider Taboo to be irritating. I bet it would be unbearable to ordinary people, so they should be wanting to erase it. That way, it can be made clear which god is supported. That makes it obvious to choose one of them, doesnt it. To not choose, means that you must be prepared to live with Taboo forever more. Having principles strong enough that you would stay neutral despite that, would be far from common after all. If you are prepared for that, then its a magnificent choice in its own right.

It really is done well.

This is not the time to be impressed you know. We gotta work out some kind of countermeasure.

Kyouya-kun says that as if exasperated, but isnt there already something we can do in this case?

Countermeasures huh. Wipe out the electorate completely or something?

As soon as I said that, the other reincarnators looked my way in shock.

Why is such a dangerous conclusion the first thing you come up with

It was a joke. A joke.

Though I said that, Kyouya-kun looks at me with his eyes filled with doubt. Not even I would do something so senseless you know. How rude.

However, unless you do something on that kind of scale, I think it would likely end up being rather meaningless you know?

Yes. Now that its come to this, theres only a few things we can do. After all, our opponent is literally the entirety of humanity. Our opponent is just too damn big. No, in this case I guess it would be better to describe it by saying theres too many of them. Faced by the majority, what us the minority can do, is very limited. Before this happened, I had thought that so long as we had the power we would be able to force things through one way or the other. The situation is now completely reversed. Thanks to gods fairness.

Perhaps he understands that, as Kyouya-kun also has a bitter expression on his face. Ariel-san has her eyes calmly closed and is in deep thought about something.

That being said, god is fair. Our role has also been properly prepared for us after all. In short, theres no change in what we need to do.

As part of the World Quest item added to Taboo, whats recorded are some broad rules, the merits and demerits of victory for each faction, and also, the victory conditions for each faction.

The Elro Great Labyrinths innermost place. Protect that until the System collapse occurs. Thats what we need to do.

Its too late to try to manipulate public opinion. Unlike our previous world, neither TV nor the Internet are established. We can only leave it up to each person to decide which way to go. In that case, we simply have to do what we can do. Besides.

Whatever happens goshujin-sama will win. Lets believe in that.

Although prayers can be used to give power, the one who is actually fighting is goshujin-sama. No matter how the enemy is strengthened by the power of prayer, goshujin-sama will still win.

Indeed. Thats exactly right.

Ariel-san opens her eyes. Those eyes are filled with determination.

Theres no change in what we need to do. Lets believe that Shiro-chan will win, and protect the last bastion until the end.

In response to Ariel-sans words, I nod together with Kyouya-kun.

Unfortunately the other side has the advantage in manipulating public opinion and similar. But, why dont we mess with them just a little bit eh.

Saying that, Ariel-san smiles like a little prankster.