readease Chapter 485: The Eye of God
Chapter 485: The Eye of God
Hearing the girl’s question, Lucifer fell into a long silence. “Originally, this was a secret that shouldn’t be told to you, but this world has changed so much, and there’s no point in me keeping it any longer.”
“So, I’ll just tell you, the girl trusted by Seraph, Adele.”
“About why Shirley could communicate and contact so many worlds.”
“Actually, even this secret was just a joke Shirley told. Everyone didn’t believe it at the time.”
“But thinking about it now, since the stories she told when she was drunk have become reality, then perhaps many of the jokes she made are also true, not false.”
“For example, the fact that she had the ‘Eye of God.'”
“The Eye of God!?” Holy moly...
Adele exclaimed in surprise. Even Seraph, who was usually calm, was shocked.
Lucifer smiled nostalgically. “When I first heard it, my reaction was similar to yours.”
“But then Shirley secretly kissed us while we were in a daze, and the atmosphere at the scene was stirred up by her and turned in a strange direction.”
“...” The so-called strange direction was directly starting a silver party, right! What an ancient silver party witch!
“We’ve digressed. Let’s talk about the Eye of God.”
“To understand the so-called ‘Eye of God,’ we must first understand what this ‘God’ means.”
“The god we angels believe in is the Lord of Heaven, whose true name cannot be spoken.”
“Then what is the god that Shirley believes in, or rather, the god she considers...?”
“It’s obviously not the Lord of Heaven. The relationship between Shirley and Him is quite bad, no... it’s extremely bad.” Lucifer’s eyes burned with the embers of that war that still hadn’t been extinguished.
“Then besides the Lord of Heaven... are there other gods in this world?” Adele asked appropriately.
Lucifer glanced at Seraph, as if wondering why she hadn’t told Adele about this. Seraph, of course, didn’t deliberately hide it. It was just that she rarely mentioned what happened in that mythical era. Coupled with the fact that Adele had never actively asked her about it, Seraph naturally never told Adele.
Adele quickly understood this and defended Seraph, “Ahem, at that time... I was still very weak and wasn’t qualified to come into contact with topics at this level.”
Lucifer tilted her head in confusion. Very weak? What did that mean, did she like to eat vegetables? It seemed that Lucifer, who had just arrived in this world and this era, still couldn’t understand some common sayings and slang.
But with her learning ability... maybe in a few days, Adele would be able to see a fallen angel Lucifer who was full of abstract words. That kind of thing... no! Can’t she just maintain her current beautiful, battle-damaged appearance?
Fortunately, unlike Lucifer, who was eager to understand this world, Seraph’s eyes always had a simple and clear cuteness.
“Adele’s strength, at your current age, can already be considered amazing.”
“It reminds me of Shirley. She was also like this... just using ‘genius’ was no longer enough to describe her.”
“If she could have grown to that final step, we really believed that she could completely overthrow the rule of the Lord of Heaven...”
“We’ve digressed again, sorry.” Lucifer often missed the past, the people and things of that time.
She thought she would never come out of that bygone past, and she didn’t want to either. And what Lucifer hoped was that if she couldn’t be buried in the past, then she would be buried in a “future” that was like a repeat of the past. That way, it would be as if she was still by her side.
Lucifer was already prepared... to fall in the war against the returning Lord of Heaven. That was also the end she most yearned for.
Adele looked away with a guilty conscience. How she got her strength... others might not know, but how could she not have a clue herself! At this moment, Seraph simply added the information about the mythical era that she hadn’t told Shirley.
“In this world, there is always, and can only be one god.”
“So before our Lord appeared, the god of this world... was its creator.”
“The legendary Creation God.”
“Yes, the Creation God, even for us remnants of the mythical era, is a legendary existence.”
“...A legend of legends?” Adele gasped, feeling that she had really heard some incredible information.
“Then, is Shirley’s Eye of God related to Him?”
“Is that... the eye of the Creation God?”
Lucifer nodded, then shook her head, seemingly affirming the girl’s first sentence and denying the second. “The so-called ‘Eye of God’ is just a gaze cast by the Creation God towards the distant future.”
“Huh! A gaze?” That sounded too mysterious.
Seraph didn’t make a fuss like Adele, but listened with bated breath because, unlike Lucifer, her understanding of Shirley was very limited. Therefore, Lucifer’s revelation could also provide Seraph with a clue or idea to solve her past doubts.
“It’s a gaze, a gaze that can travel through the lines of time and space.”
“It was precisely because of it that Shirley was able to transcend the limitations of time and space and communicate with creatures and evil gods from other worlds.”
“So powerful...” But the question also arose. No matter how strong the reinforcements she found in those other worlds were, because of the world barrier, they still couldn’t catch up with her war against the Lord of Heaven in the mythical era.
It was truly a pity. But if it were Shirley, she probably wouldn’t feel pity for having made so many friends in other worlds, right?
Although she had never met the girl and had only heard a few words about her, Adele had a strange feeling, as if she could understand Shirley’s mood at that time...
Everything that should be said had been said. Even what shouldn’t be said, Lucifer said some of it. It was time for her to leave.
Adele didn’t see her off. It wasn’t that she, as the host, was being impolite, but that Lucifer... disappeared right in front of her and Seraph!
So what if you know space magic! She... she would also learn it soon! Adele pouted enviously, but said “goodbye” in her heart.
Seraph came to the girl’s side, offering silent companionship. Adele unceremoniously hugged her. Seraph blushed shyly. “Adele... do you want to?”
Hearing this, Adele raised an eyebrow. “Seraph, you should be asking how many times, not whether or not!”
“....!” Adele liked to tease the honest angel Seraph like this, looking at her cute reaction. But although she seemed frivolous, Adele also had a serious side.
For example, after satisfying Seraph, for the rest of the night, the girl still decided to use it to study magic. Not just about the transformation of magic circuits, but also the so-called “Primordial Witch Shirley’s magic slice” that Lucifer gave her, which was that mysterious crystal ball.
She was going to study it carefully.
Chapter 486: I Gradually Understand Everything
After a period of time where the air was filled with a pink mist, even Seraph, the angel created by God, had to admit defeat. The girl collapsed onto the soft bed.
The sheets became damp, but Adele, with her remaining strength, controlled the elemental magic power in the air, easily making them dry and fresh as if they had been washed. Even on Seraph’s body, it felt as if cool water had flowed over her, washing away all traces of stickiness and replacing them with a refreshing feeling.
It was so easy to clean up after learning magic, no longer needing to go to the bathroom like before. That would be too much of a waste of time. And going to the bathroom had another problem...
...which was being “naked” with each other, it was easy to turn the bathroom into a new battlefield for a second battle! That would be double the waste of time!
Taking a bath, what’s this? Seraph! Super plus ultra! Taking another bath, what’s this? Seraph! Super plus ultra! ... What an infinite loop!
Adele got out of bed, her breathing slightly rapid, put on a thin nightgown, and went to the balcony. The girl enjoyed the quiet night and the cool night breeze while concentrating her mind, feeling the natural magic elements and her own magic circuits.
Then, she took out the crystal ball from her spatial ring, which was said to contain Shirley’s magic slice, from Lucifer. Magic slice... It sounded very powerful. Materializing the ethereal magic power, would it really not dissipate?
Or rather, it was precisely because it would dissipate that Shirley chose to wrap it with this unknown crystal material. Because only in this way could it ignore the passage of time and space and be preserved until today.
And now, it was the time for it to see the light of day again. It was impossible for Adele not to be nervous, but just like exams, there were always things in this world that couldn’t be avoided by being nervous. So, just face it head-on, girl!
Adele secretly made up her mind, spread her five fingers, and let the magic power condense in her palm. The next moment, the crystal ball, sensing the magic power from Adele, instantly shattered into pieces.
The magic slice contained within reappeared in the world. It transformed into an ethereal magic power, or rather, it returned to its original form, and with a “whoosh,” as if it had an automatic navigation function, it floated into Adele’s forehead, into her mind.
Adele’s consciousness was instantly brought to another world. But her body’s functions could still maintain her standing posture.
Therefore, in the eyes of Seraph, who was struggling to lift her weak and satisfied body, it looked like Adele was standing on the balcony, slightly tilting her head up, looking at the night scene in the distance in a daze.
Seraph thought that at this moment, in Adele’s heart, she must be thinking about the future of her and herself, and everyone, or even the entire Human Race, the Vampire Clan, and all other Foreign Races, the future of the entire world.
Perhaps Adele always said that the title of “Chosen Girl” was simply forced on her by the Enforcement Bureau to create a god, but in the eyes of many people, including Seraph, her performance, without exception, interpreted what the “Chosen Girl” should do and think.
Seraph suddenly understood why, in that ancient mythical era, Lucifer and the others chose to resist even when facing... their original god, whom they knew they couldn’t defeat. That’s because the person they loved was standing there, so they would stand by her side.
Seraph, just like them, would firmly stay by Adele’s side when that destined day arrived.
......
Adele’s consciousness didn’t disappear, because she could clearly sense that she had been brought to the depths of her heart. This wasn’t the spiritual realm, but it was somewhat similar, perhaps equivalent to the “inner landscape” mentioned in Taoism. Because only souls could explore the spiritual realm, as evidenced by the evil god Ain.
Adele couldn’t have an out-of-body experience, but her consciousness was the manifestation of the soul attached to the physical body. So it could be said that Adele was in an ambiguous fusion area between the material world and the spiritual realm.
Here, she saw a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ petite figure of light similar in size to herself. A figure of light, as the name suggested, was a figure made of light.
“Guh... so bright,” Adele muttered subconsciously. She probably understood that the figure of light in front of her belonged to the legendary Primordial Witch Shirley, the initial anchor point of the witch’s path. All witches of later generations must be inheritors of her will, just like the “Will of D.”
She was the spiritual leader of all witches, and a kindred spirit! Hearing Adele’s words, the figure of light raised her arm, as if a playful girl scratching her head to alleviate the awkwardness.
At the same time, an incredibly clear and crisp voice, like beads falling on a jade plate, sounded in Adele’s ears, “Ah, is it too bright? Sorry, sorry~”
“I’ll dim it a bit~”
“It can actually be dimmed!?” Adele couldn’t help but retort.
But what surprised her even more was... the figure of light in front of her... seemed to have some self-awareness? Or rather, was it the consciousness of the Primordial Witch Shirley?
Whoa, how amazing! Wasn’t this the same principle as the Monkey King plucking his hairs to create monkeys? Each piece of magic power Shirley left behind contained a figure of light with a certain level of her consciousness?
Or was only this magic slice special? Adele was more inclined to the latter. Otherwise, Lucifer wouldn’t have treasured it for thousands of years. And Shirley must have her reasons for leaving this crystal ball, this figure of light made of magic power.
She really didn’t know whether she could live up to Lucifer’s, and Shirley’s, expectations... Adele felt uneasy.
In addition, Shirley’s figure of light actually lowered her brightness. It became gentle, like the faint sunlight that could be looked at directly.
Adele looked at her, even though she couldn’t find the eyes in this mass of light, she could feel that the other party was looking at her, and smiling... at her.
“Are you the magical girl chosen by Lucifer?”
“...Magical girl, did that kind of thing exist in the mythical era?” Although Adele really wanted to restrain her instinct to retort, the words of the Shirley figure of light in front of her were too tempting to retort! But she then quickly nodded and admitted her identity.
“Yes, I am the magical girl chosen by Lucifer.”
“Are you... Shirley-sama?”
“Not -sama or anything, just Shirley!” The girl’s figure of light proudly puffed out her chest, stopping Adele’s attempt to introduce herself.
“Okay, no need to tell me your name.”
“Because my awakening means... we failed, right?”
“Damn it~ It was probably just a little bit short, just a little...” When saying these words, Shirley’s figure of light had a hint of a smile in her tone, without any frustration or depression, let alone regret for that war.
It felt like... because she had done her best to realize her and everyone’s wishes, so even if she failed, it didn’t matter. Adele’s heart was touched.
But she was probably different from Shirley. She definitely didn’t want to fail, definitely didn’t want to face that kind of... ending where everyone was separated.
“Let’s not talk about those heavy things. Since Lucifer gave me to you, and you awakened me.”
“It means that the critical moment is coming, right!”
“And then there’s that! You’re the child of destiny, the Chosen Girl, who came in response to the call of this world. I have to shoulder the responsibility of teaching you.”
“Come to me, let me see your development first~”
“...” Adele was just a little moved by Shirley’s relief. Now, listening to her, why did this guy feel so frivolous!
But in order to receive the teachings of this Primordial Witch, Adele still walked towards the figure of light. Shirley slowly raised one of her palms, palm up, back down.
Adele held her breath and extended one of her hands in response to the girl’s invitation. The moment her fingertips touched the palm of the figure of light, it seemed to have formed some mysterious connection. A stimulating sensation like an electric current passed through, starting from Adele’s fingertips, instantly running through Adele’s magic circuits.
But the girl didn’t struggle, nor did she break free from Shirley’s palm, but silently endured it, letting the figure of light in front of her, who was almost as tall as her, feel it while muttering, “...I see.”
“So that’s it.”
“I gradually understand everything...”
“...” What did you understand?
Adele’s face was full of question marks.