HPDBC Chapter 376.1: Saying Farewell
Chapter 376.1: Saying Farewell
Chapter 376.1. Saying Farewell
The world shook, dyed white by flashes and explosions. After the brilliance subsided, I quietly descended to the ground and sighed.
“Creating a world of plants was a lie, wasn’t it?”
“...Ah, of course. But, it seemed fitting, right? He looked like a boss.”
Before me, the fading Shin floated. His physical form had disappeared, and his soul was transformed into golden particles.
“Why did this happen?”
“Hehe. I had to defeat you. That’s what my instinct as Yggdrasil told me. But more than that...”
Melting away, Shin answered with a voice mixed with loneliness and sadness.
“I really wanted to fight seriously. Not with a predetermined outcome, not with a clumsy actor in a play. I wanted to throw everything I had. I thought the joy and satisfaction of defeating the Demon God were lies.”
“Were you satisfied?”
“Who knows... I wanted to say I was satisfied if I could, but I lost. But...”
Almost entirely turned into particles and disappearing, Shin spoke one last word. With a gentle voice, he thanked me.
“Thank you.”
Muttering softly, those were his final words before completely vanishing.
“You were like a protagonist, Shin.”
Supporting the platinum hair fluttering in the wind with my hand, I smiled.
All the power is within me. This world is now mine.
“Yggdrasil-san, I won. So sorry, but I’ll take everything!”
[World Transfer]
When I told the old man about it, he said there are even more delicious things, so I should stop. Curious and skeptical, I created Mii-chan to try it out.
It was true. There was something sweeter than parfait. Family is the best. I never thought something like this could exist.
After this, I’ll ask mama to make homemade hamburgers. Oh, I must also prepare a helmet as a souvenir!
And so, all the golden particles entered my mouth. Every last fragment, every single particle, I ate them all.
The only things left were light spheres like fireflies.
“So beautiful~. These are all souls, huh?”
Souls that haven’t reincarnated into the world yet floated in the sky, twinkling like a full sky of stars. These were the souls that Yggdrasil had encompassed.
For a temporary rest, the souls entered the branches of my Great Tree. In the spaces between the semi-transparent, crystal-like branches, they stopped like fruits and quietly blinked.
The deceased would take a peaceful rest until they gained a new life.
Relieved that everything was over, I smiled. My parfait journey had come to an end. It was a journey that had lasted a very, very long time.
[You’re not really on a parfait journey, are you? Also, that’s overlapping with the concept of a journey.]
[Using the term ‘journey’ makes it sound cool! I thought it was important, so I used it!]
[There’s something more important than that. Something really important! It’s important!]
As Miu added an unnecessary retort, I proudly responded. But more importantly, what could be so important, Mii-chan?
[After working hard to eat, I got hungry again!]
[True! I’m really starving!]
Rubbing my flat and dejected stomach, I felt a bit sad. My stomach growled, and I realized I was quite hungry.
I need to eat hamburgers soon! And I’ll have 2 fried eggs on top.
Before that, though, there’s something I need to do. If I forget this, it won’t make any sense.