Chapter 501: True Prologue - Top Parts

I wondered how long I had been here.

I moaned at the unbearable pain that a.s.saulted my entire body and looked around with hazy eyes for help. Aah, the tears Ive shed, pooling at the corners of my eyes, are so disturbing

I could see that my hands, which were stretched out to the sky for no reason, were sticky with the bright red blood that had flowed from me.

Guh Argh Help!

Why am I in this mess! Guh, It hurts! I wish it could be more comfortable

Aahh

Huh? Its not hurting so much anymore? The pain and burning heat that had been gnawing at me from my bones suddenly eased. Its rather, cold?

Ive heard that its worse if I cant feel any pain in these situations.

Aah, maybe its time.

When I thought about it, I felt that my body had relaxed.

My grudge towards the car that hit me, or the safety of the child I saved, or the company that will be gone after Im gone, and other unnecessary thoughts have completely disappeared from my mind.

What I am feeling right now is only relief.

Aah

I cant even move my mouth. But thats better if that means I wont be suffering anymore.

Aah, so this is the end of me huh. My field of vision turns completely white, and a sense of being liberated surrounds me as if Im floating in the air. I didnt feel any pain at all, and it seems I can just get up and start walking normally.

Im dead huh?

Thats right, if we dont do something with you, you might die

Umm?

But what if I told you there was a way to save you?

Is this hallucination? I had never heard these voices before, but it sounded so clear. It was as if a woman was whispering in my ear.

And whats with that old-fas.h.i.+oned way of speaking?

I know how you feel, but this is not a hallucination. Im here to save you

A hallucination that says they werent a hallucination Haha, maybe its just me that doesnt want to die so badly.

Ive told you that Im not a hallucination. Well, it cant be helped then, so how about this?

Snap

I heard the sound of fingers being snapped, then my field of view changed again.

Eh?

I welcome you to my realm

I was supposed to be lying on the ground, but before I knew it, I was sitting on the floor. I couldnt help but look around me.

The white s.p.a.ce around me remained the same, but before I knew it, a small island had appeared in this endless s.p.a.ce.

An island about the size of a schoolyard. In the center of it stands a solemn building made of stone. I dont know how to describe it, but its A temple? Yes, it was indeed a temple. Ive never seen one in person, but Im guessing its something like the Parthenon in Greece.

I was sitting right in front of the temple.

And it wasnt just the ground and the temple that suddenly appeared.

How is it? Do you still insist on calling me a hallucination?

A woman stood in front of the entrance to the temple.

There were plenty of things that caught my eyes, such as her strange outfit and hairstyle. But the first thing that struck me was a feeling of amazement, Shes so Beautiful

She had a pure j.a.panese face, but it was surprisingly well-rounded. Not only that, but I could also sense a kind of inviolable G.o.dliness from her.

Its not just simple beauty, but an inhuman beauty, as if an angel had taken up residence in a statue of a G.o.ddess and started to move.

I gulped and looked at the womans face for a moment, then finally I looked at her whole body.

Just like her face, her figure was also like a j.a.panese woman. However, it was not like the old-fas.h.i.+oned ones. Her kimono was not the type of kimono with a long hem like a twelve-layered kimono, but rather the type of kimono worn by Kunoichi in a manga. To put it simply, she looked like she was cosplaying.

It was thin, form-fitting, and had a long slit. Its a design that could be called cheesy, but it looks mysterious just because this woman is wearing it.

The kimono is jet-black, just like her long hair and eyes, but the edges and the obi are unified with vermilion.

Come

Eh?

A woman pulls my hand and helps me stand. That soft, warm feeling was definitely not a hallucination.

Youre not a hallucination?

Yes, So you finally understand huh? Well, this isnt my true form. This is a mixture of my Divinity and your image of me

I-in other words?

This is a temporary form of the G.o.ddess in your head. It is easier to talk to you this way

So, shes saying thats the image of G.o.ddess I have in my head? A beautiful woman in a thin costume. Hmm, Id like to say something about my vulgarity.

So youre a G.o.ddess?

I am the one in charge of the netherworld and reincarnation. In your sense, I am the G.o.ddess of the underworld

G.o.ddess of the underworld? L-like Hades? No, she looks like from j.a.pan, so, Enma-sama? or Izanami?

Youre right, and also wrong. But lets not talk about my Divinity for now. Your current situation was more important

Aah, by the way, whats happened to me? No, the G.o.ddess of the Underworld is right in front of me, so I must be dead, right? But I think she said something about there being a way for me to be saved?

Well, its up to you to decide if you want to be saved or not, but I also have a favor to ask of you

A favor? From a G.o.ddess to me?

Yes. Will you at least listen to me?

Y-yes

Thats good, then come with me

Ah, wait a minute

The G.o.ddess of the Underworld turns herself around and walks into the temple. Is that a place that I can enter? Isnt it a sacred place

Hey, what are you doing, come

Y-yes

She said I could come in. I hurried after her. And then I was met with more shock.

Welcome. I am the G.o.ddess of the Silver Moon

Fufu, and I am the G.o.ddess of Chaos

Two beautiful women, no less so than the G.o.ddess of the Underworld, were waiting for me.