Public execution time! Or Laputa meme time!

Authors comments: Ariels point of view

Look! The people are like rubbish!

Ariel-san, thats a villains line you know.

Arent we basically like villains anyway?

Cant disagree.

Balse!

Ariel-san, if you chant that then this ship will fly up into space after it finishes collapsing you know.

Its a spaceship so it wouldnt be wrong.

Cant disagree.

Were fully enjoying our air flight, talking about these somewhat pointless things. What were flying on is the spaceship we captured from Potimas during the battle with him. Its something that hed prepared to escape with at the last moment, but even so it was still stopped by Shiro-chan. Were able to take our current actions because we captured it unharmed. Shiro-chan destroyed every single other weapon and took the remains. While I had originally avoided destroying the ship so that I could read through Potimass experimental data, Im glad that I could use it like this instead of having to use my feet. If I had in fact destroyed this ship, then right now wed likely have been forced to stay put in the elf village since we wouldnt have been able to travel. Because we had counted on Shiro-chans Teleport for travelling, weve faced big difficulties since Shiro-chan disappeared. Really, Im so glad this ship remained.

Anyway, regarding this ship, it was originally an escape craft that Potimas prepared to fly to space in. In addition, it was built under the assumption that it would need to wander through space for a long time. So that Potimas could safely find a planet that he could migrate to. For that reason, while it of course has living space for Potimas and the crew, it also has cultivation spaces for producing food, grazing spaces for livestock, and is even fully equiped with leisure facilities. In short, what Im trying to say here, is that its absolutely massive. It could of course accommodate not just the reincarnators but the Demon Kings Army and even the survivors of the Imperial Army.

Talking of the survivors of the Imperial Army, Ive dropped them off at the town nearest to the elf village though. In addition, I did the same for the few reincarnators who wanted that. Tagawa Kunihiko-kun and Kushitani Asaka-san as a pair, plus the Kusama Shinobu-kun, Ogiwara Kenichi-kun and Hasebe Yuika-san trio from the Divine Word Religion, a total of 5 people.

Whatever choice we make, in the end I just cant travel together with you lot.

So said Tagawa-kun. Those two had their hometown destroyed by Merazofis-kun. It seems that it was impossible on an emotional level for them to accompany us while we had Merazofis-kun.

Then theres the Kusama-kun, Ogiwara-kun and Hasebe-san trio who have a connection to the Divine Word Religion. Since we are now hostile to the Divine Word Religion, it seems that its impossible for them to accompany us. Hasebe-san seems dead on the inside will she be okay? As a saint candidate, Hasebe-san was a pious Divine Word Religion believer, but she was brainwashed by Natsume-kun and participated in the Imperial Army attack on the elf village. That alone was a huge mental burden on her it seems, but theres been all this turmoil since then. I dont know if shes beyond saving. Well, I do want her to live strongly.

The four apart from Ogiwara-kun who had gone undercover at the elf village, all have strong combat strength for humans, but since we had dropped them off at a town quite some distance from the Elro Great Labyrinth, I doubt that theyll be able to do anything. About the one thing they can do is to pray. As for who they pray to, thats their choice to make. There is nothing I can say. Two of them were hostile to us from before, and three of them rely upon the Divine Word Religion after all. I cant really expect them to pray to Shiro-chan.

The majority of the remaining reincarnators were kids who had been imprisoned in the elf village. Because they had grown up in the elf village, those kids pretty much had no idea about the world outside. It would surely be far too irresponsible to dump such kids in a strange and unfamiliar land. For now Ive taken them under my protection, and hopefully I can help them set up a place to live once things have calmed down. The problem though, is whether things can ever calm down enough, right.

The exception is sensei, who I insisted accompany me. Sensei is someone Shiro-chan owes her life to, and on top of that shes a Ruler skill holder. Since the Ruler skills are the keys that can prevent the collapse of the System, Ive no choice but to put her under supervision. Thus, Im having her accompany us.

So the only ones on this ship now, are the reincarnators and the members of the Demon King Army. With two exceptions. One of those two exceptions, is where I am now.

Well then? Whats the battle situation?

Who knows. Unfortunately I dont know whats up with the main body.

After saying that, Hyrinth, Gyuries clone, crossed his arms.

Really?

Indeed. This body has always been somewhat independent of the main body. Normally Hyrinth moves completely independently from Gyuriedistodiez. Once in a while the main body will perform a synchronisation with this body, but that too can only be initiated by the main body. It is frankly impossible for me to make some kind of appeal to the main body.

I sort of get it.

The main body can understand everything that I see and hear, but I cant understand anything about the main body by myself, basically.

Hmm.

I cant get any feedback from the main body except when were synchronised. While I do of course have the perception that I am Gyuriedistodiez, I have a stronger perception that I am Hyrinth.

Oh, is that so?

I guess that explains it. I had expected it to be like talking to Gyurie, but something felt off. The man in front of me has some memories handed over from Gyurie, but he is not Gyurie himself.

Does that mean that Gyurie himself can tell whats going on here?

Who knows.

If everything here would be leaked to Gyurie, then its possible that it could affect the battle with Shiro-chan. Id been worried about that, but Hyrinths response was rather vague.

What do you mean?

Gyuriedistodiez doesnt have any experience of fighting with a god in another dimension either. I dont know whether or not the connection between him in another dimension and me would be maintained for a start, and I dont know if he has the spare capacity to grasp whats going on here either.

I see

In the end, we just dont know, huh. Well, while it might be unclear whether Gyurie can grasp whats going on here, theres nothing we can do from this end. Perhaps its not worth worrying about it?

So then? How do you intend to take action as Hyrinth then?

How, huh. The specs of this body are pretty good for a human, but thats all. Now that I have become your prisoner of war, you could say that theres almost nothing I can do.

You dont have some kind of godly power then?

No.

He doesnt huh. I had been a bit wary, but given his attitude I guess its okay.

You can at least pray to Gyurie, right?

Would you pray to yourself?

As far as your consciousness goes, youre Hyrinth though?

Thats right, but I just dont like the idea

Hyrinth genuinely doesnt seem to like the idea. I smile wryly at his attitude. Maybe I was a bit too relaxed

World Quest, sequence 3. The views of each representative. Demon King Ariel.

Uwhoah!?

After all, when I was surprised by that sudden Divine Word, I let out a weird voice. One reason why I was surprised is that my name had suddenly been called. And in addition, because I could hear that weird voice I gave again in double, directly inside my head.

Eh? Whats this?

The words I muttered instinctively again resounded simultaneously inside my head.

Ariel-sans voice, is in my head.

Eh? Its not just me who can hear this?

Yes.

Wrath nods. When I looked at Hyrinth, he also nodded his head. Suddenly, I had a really, and I mean, really bad premonition.

Eh? Dont tell me this is a live broadcast to the entire human race? That cant possibly be true, right?

So far, all the World Quest sequences have had an effect on the entire human race. So, surely not, but perhaps the entire human race can hear this? Starting with such a pathetic voice, and everything up to now!

Uh, arghhhh!

When I realised that possibility, I unconsciously made a pitiful groan. While understanding at the same time that even my groan was resounding across the whole world.