Volume 2 - CH 403

9-37. The Real Enemy

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…What did you say just now, Houen?

Slap myself hard on the cheek to awaken my consciousness.

Still sleepy, but I think I can manage for now.

I lean on Uchikage’s shoulder and look at Houen.

“Houen… what do you mean by that?”

“Ouren-sama, what is the ‘voice’?”

“I haven’t explained it before…?”

“Maybe you did, but… sorry. I might have forgotten…”

Well, I don’t remember explaining it either.

Maybe he just forgot like what Uchikage said.

Houen descends.

Lands in front of me and grabs my clothes.

“Ouren! The enemy is the voice! The Devils are cursed by the voices! They are not gods, they are evil gods!”

“Wait, wait, Houen… explain it more clearly…”

As I thought, It’s impossible to understand even if he just gives the result.

Why are the voices the enemy?

How did he come to that conclusion through the conversation with Lurimkos?

Moreover, they shouldn’t be able to interfere, right?

Maria, who couldn’t follow the conversation, speaks to Houen.

“Houen-kun, I’ve heard that word several times, but what is the voice? Can you explain it to us?”

“Simply put, it’s the entity that has been assisting the four of us! And… that’s the real enemy!”

“I don’t understand.”

“I’ll explain it in detail later! But listen to me now! Ouren, wake up!! Why are you sleeping at a time like this!? If I’m not in a childlike state, I may not be able to maintain my memory!!”

“Just explain it quickly… before I fall asleep…”

Stop the chit-chat… hurry up.

I’m worried that I won’t be able to understand with my sleepy head, but I must listen to him.

I listened to Houen’s story while trying to keep my eyelids from closing.

“First, let me explain what I noticed during the conversation with Lurimkos! She said she loves humans! That alone tells us that she’s trying to kill humans against her will! What the devils are trying to do is to stop the resurrection of the evil god!”

“The story is jumping too much… why do the voices become enemies?”

“First, about skills. No matter how terrifying the skill is, anyone can use it just by having it. Only gods can create something like that. It’s like in fantasy novels. They said they were gods themselves, so it’s not strange if they can do that.”

Well, I guess that’s true.

There’s no way anyone but a god could create such a dangerous thing.

“The devils were cursed. They’re probably being gagged about how to stop the resurrection of the evil god. There’s no need to kill humans…

There is some truth to it… but…

No, I hate that guy too.

But is he really the kind of person who would go that far!?

“Where’s the evidence…?”

“It’s really shocking, but keep calm, okay? I became convinced after seeing this.”

“Tell me.”

“Check the list in your Special Skill after I applied Refinement, the column for ‘Voice of the Heavens’ should be gone.”

“What…?”

I immediately checked my special skills.

==Special Skills==

【 Blessings of Rare Species】  【 Words of the Past】 

“It’s really gone right …!! But… isn’t this like admitting that they are the bad guy!?”

“Why was it necessary to erase it!?”

“This is just a guess… but the Voice always gave an answer to what it heard. Perhaps there was a cost for the interference being limited, so if the Voice was left, it would have no choice but to answer. They must have been planning to lay low once we realized the Voice was the enemy. It’s a fact that our source of information has been cut off.”

“I didn’t experience that… so does that mean…”

“Yeah. The moment we realized the Voice was the enemy, they probably planned to go into hiding. But now that the skill has disappeared, they have become completely evil.”

“…We don’t know how to prevent their resurrection.”

The devil’s goal… now that the skill called the Voice of the Heavens has disappeared and they have become completely evil, it’s clear what it is.

It’s to prevent the Voices’ revival.

It’s hard to believe that they are evil gods, but the skill disappeared after I heard that from Houen

It remains unclear why the devils know how to prevent the Voices’ revival, but our goal has been decided.

To cooperate with the devils.

We have to contact them first.

“But, Applied Refinement. There’s a hint to the prevention method, right?”

“That’s right. Just from observing the devils’ actions, I have a vague idea. That’s why… this incident should not have been stopped.”

“Better late than never…”

In any case, it seems that a war is likely to break out.

That’s probably what the devils had planned all along.

…The Voices are the enemy.

It’s hard to imagine, but I’m convinced.

“Is the story over? Should we start running?”

“Understood! I checked the escape route while jumping! The Mounted Dragon and the Battle Horse are also coming this way!”

“You’re amazing…”

Houen flew and led the way.

Alena, Reizen, Yurie, and Roze were here, but Lize was missing… she will probably come back after seeing Houen’s flame.

His flame stands out well in the dark space.

However, Houen fell straight down to the ground.

“Fu-guoo!?”

“Houen-dono!? What happened… is this, ‘Overweight’…?”

Uchikage looked up to the sky.

Then, Alena looked like she was about to cry…

Alena flew over to us immediately and grabbed onto my clothes while burying her face.

It seems like she’s crying.

What happened over there…?

“Alena… what’s wrong…?”

“Ugh, sniff… the devil… the devil was…!”

“Please calm down, Alena. Please tell us what happened over there.”

“Sob… you see… the devil… the devil said…”

“What did they say?”

With a gentle tone, Uchikage asked Arena.

I also managed to listen to the next words.

“I was told not to say the name to Houen…”