Chapter 207

As if proving his apotheosis, Shiros hair which was mostly white-colored turned into pitch black. Even his laughing face turned into something twisted, something that destroyed his original personality.

The moment he did, he landed a punch on my cheek and got me blown to the wall.

I didnt feel pain from my back that hit against the wall, but pain soared in my punched cheek. I bit my inner cheek a little bit.

Blood accumulated inside my mouth, so I spat it out.

I was slightly startled by the pain that I hadnt felt for a while.

Since I had my nonsensical status, I never felt pain anymore When I was reminiscing of how it felt like to experience pain, Shiro appeared before me for a second time.

Do you really have the time to play stupid?

Shiro punched an uppercut. I barely saw that coming and got blown to the ceiling of the passageway, and still his fist caught up with me and caved into my stomach, causing the ceiling to gain a hideous crack.

And then Shiro grabbed my clothes, throwing me off to the ground.

Urgh

Come on, whats wrong with you? Is it over already? Are you going to die just like this?

I dont need you to tell me what to do, really

I forcibly pinned down the pain running all over my body, and I also executed my apotheosis.

Lets do this thing!!

My deified self stood up right away and threw a punch to Shiro.

With his ever plastered smile, Shiro grabbed my fist and threw his own as a counter attack, but I stopped that one and put us into this battle for dominance.

He snickered.

Gugigigigigi.

Ahahahaha.

Please spare

me already Your laugh really grates on my nerves!!!

I pulled Shiro close and headbutted him. He staggered, and in that small gap, I kicked him away.

Shiro already flipped mid air even as he was kicked off. Standing on his feet, he made a perfect landing.

Ahahahaha!! As expected of Wazu-kun!! Youre so, so strong!! But.. It truly seems that after going through apotheosis, Im the one with the higher status between us, am I right?

I also thought the same as his words.

It wasnt as if we had confronted each other after the apotheosis for a long time, but I could notice that much.

Just like he said, I was slightly weaker than him It was more accurate to say that I had lower divinity though, because it truly felt as if he was of a higher position than me.

Tch.

I wonder, why that is~

The hell if Id know!!

I instantly went to Shiros vicinity, but he saw my movement and met my punch with his own fist.

Just like that, I got blown away and hit the wall just like before.

Eh? You really dont know why? Then, let me tell you the reason. The difference between me and you, Wazu-kun, is the different between the complete and incomplete apotheosis!! Isnt your resolution way too weak? Are you really that reluctant to shed away that mortal shell of a human? Why are you so fixated on that? Isnt it better to get higher praises?? Because the two of us are the ones chosen by the God!!!

.ah, I see now So its something like that.

In that case, I just need to properly complete my apotheosis!! Hes right though, I do

do feel a bit terrified of becoming something thats not human This divinity thing is a completely unknown territory for me But even if Im hesitating, I cant let myself die here Because I have people waiting for me to come home to them!!!

I gathered power into my body and in that instance

I felt the structure of my body turned into something that wasnt human.

I knew this was how it truly meant to obtain divinity.

Can I ask you one thing?

What is it?

I stared straight into Shiros eyes.

You put your effort to teach me how to win Shiro, do you really want to die that much?

Shiro replied to my question with silence.

He was no longer showing a smile. His expression turned as still as anohmask.

You see If you really want to have your answer Ill tell you the moment I die.

Uh, isnt that the same as saying that you dont want me to know?

I inwardly laughed the moment I had that mysteriously frivolous answer from him.

In contrast with Shiros expression, I was the one making a bold smirk.

Then here I go now!!

Anytime you wish~~!!

After that, we punched, kicked, gripped, threw each other. We did about everything that we could do with our bare hands. That was our battle.

It felt like we did so many things in such a long time with my body, but I actually didnt know if those happened in a second, a minute, or an hour in reality.

However, I did know that it didnt take that long.

In front of me, with his violently ragged breathing, beaten signs all over his body, and large amount of blood coughing out from his

from his mouth, Shiro sprawled on the ground while looking at me.

Ah, ahahahahaha. Really, youre so strong. This is my defeat. So Im going to die This is one thing that cant be helped

There was no such thing. With my thorough apotheosis, I could definitely heal him.

But I wouldnt do that.

Shiro had put us through so many troubles, and even dragged my wives into those troubles. I had no intention to forgive him.

Thats right Ill attend your deathbed.

.as I thought Wazu-kun, youre really kind You stay by my sideuntil the very last moment

Because I havent heard your reasons.

Thats true Youre right

Along with those words, Shiro looked as if he was recalling all the moments that had passed in his life. He softly closed his eyes.

Its not a complicated tale in this kind of world.. The mundane, common tale of a person..

.Born to a common family, just like anyone else

.Lived day by day, just like anyone else.

.Got his whole family assaulted, just like anyone else.

.Being the sole survivor, just like anyone else.

.Resented the world, just like anyone else

.Started all over again, just like anyone else

.Stayed alive, just like anyone else.

.Its just something like that.

.Just with differentmethods.than someone else.in his position. Wazu-kun, if.that happened to you. What would you do?.People precious to you.got unreasonably endangered. Would you.curse the perpetrator.or this world instead?

I had no answer to his question.

If one day something happened to Sarona and the othersI would definitely, undoubtedly, destroy this worldby using every last bit of my power.

Shiro called us [similar yet different]

That was because I had Sarona and the others for me.

But Shiro, he had nobody else.

That was the only difference between only difference between us But that difference was what set us worlds apart.

If Sarona and the others didnt have any feelings for me, and I met again with Aria in that condition, I would undoubtedly thread the same path as Shiro.

I would curse the irrationality, I would probably strike down the hammer of judgment to this world

But that was the reason why I wouldnt sympathize with Shiro.

Because Shiro and I were different Because we had already thread different paths in our lives

ha, hahaha, ha.. So you wont say anything to that But that is fine for me too Because we are [similar yet different] so were not the same. were different and thats why we keep crossing each other

Shiro laughed weakly.

..Thats why, this is my final parting gift Do your best to have a go against the very embodimentof this worlds irrationality

Shiro slowly raised his arm over his head.

so much better if this unreasonable world can just disappear..

As if he gathered his final resolution, he balled his raised hand into a tight fist, and Shiro struck his own chest with that fist.

In that moment, there was akachinksound from the spot he struck, a sound of something broken apart. And along with that sound,

Ghrooooooooooaar

the ground was quaking.I got a terrible feeling emanating from the depth of the grotto.

Meanwhile, I confirmed that Shiro, from whom I could never look away, he had really died. Only then I looked at the depth of the grotto.

I had no words to say to him.

Because, no matter how similar we were, this guy was still my enemy

I looked at the depth of the grotto and started running towards it.