Final: Eternal Adventure (Part 1)

　　The Evil God Crisis was completely resolved.

　　There will be no more cultists born in this world, and the world's security has undoubtedly improved greatly.

　　As a result, Ryota's mood relaxed slightly.

　　Complete relaxation is impossible.

　　Because the [Red Advent] phenomenon still exists.

　　Even if he was using the domain… no, it should be called "reason" by now.

　　The seven "reasons" covered the universe, turned the universe into its own body, but still failed to block the [Red Advent] from the world… That is, from its own body.

　　This is a wonderful thing.

　　Therefore, even if the Evil God's crisis was permanently lifted, Ryota still couldn't relax.

　　After the banquet, most of the teammates left the base and returned to their own world.

Shokuhou Misaki is about to return, Ryota takes the opportunity to stop her, and reveals to her that [Red Advent] is not resolved.

　　"Not finished yet..."

　　Hayasaka Ai also heard what Ryota said. Her expression was rather serious, and she glanced at Misaki.

　　"But you can't solve the problem if you leave it."

　　"I didn't expect Hayasaka to still have the habit of eavesdropping. It spoils the image of a woman. I hope that you will pay more attention in the future."

　　Misaki glanced at Hayasaka, and her star eyes lit up.

　　Hayasaka curled her lips: "Shiro-chan didn't tell you alone. Better not be too narcissistic."

　　"It turns out that Hayasaka included himself in it, so you have thought of a solution to this problem?" Misaki smiled gently: "That was really exciting."

　　"You two stop bickering and talk business."

　　Ryota stopped the two of them and explained: "I'm going to Misaki to do an experiment later, so I'm leaving her alone, let's talk about it later."

　　"It turns out that I can't stay if you don't do anything…"

　　Misaki complained a little.

　　She knew that now wasn't the time to make fun of Ryota, so she suppressed her instincts and asked about something serious:

　　"You can't stop [Red Advent]. In other words, aren't you the opponent of that Evil God? Even if you have become a Master Warrior?"

　　"No matter what, he is the strongest among the gods of all ages. How can he be so easy to deal with?"

　　Ryota shook his head and expressed his guess.

　　"Cthulhu is now sealed, and [Red Advent] must be a result of his power seeping out of the seal. It couldn't overthrow the world, so when 'reason' pervaded this universe, it didn't encounter any obstacles. But this residual power can contaminate the world. I think that if the divinity is not as powerful as him, it will not be able to protect against this kind of pollution."

　　"Wait a minute," Hayasaka questioned: "Didn't you say before that once 'reason' covers the world, the world will become a god's body? So now our universe is your body, right? Why is Cthulhu still polluting your body?"

　　Ryota: "..."

　　"Hayasaka, statement, why do I think it is ambiguous?"

　　Ryota's expression is subtle.

　　"You must be thinking too much." Hayasaka looked serious.

　　"...Don't be naughty anymore, let's talk business."

　　Ryota gave her a blank look, then explained: "I haven't told you the rules for changing thrones..."

　　He began to popularize knowledge relevant to Hayasaka.

　　Simply put, there is a system called thrones in the Multiverse. It is a place where the gods dominate everything.

　　This is a hyperdimensional space.

　　Through the "throne", the Ruler God could more easily cover it own "reason" throughout the multiverse and start it own era.

　　At the same time, the "throne" also has the function of recording "reason", which means that a god who ascends to the "throne", uses the power of the previous generation of gods. However, even though the Ruler God could live forever, it could not escape the fate of changing the throne.

　　Just like the change of dynasty.

　　Every time a new domineering god appears, the new god and the old god will definitely start a war.

　　This has nothing to do with the will of the Ruler God itself, but the characteristic of that Ruler God "devours everything", which makes the war of the gods inevitable.

　　It wasn't until the fifth epoch, the appearance of the Dusk Goddess, that this phenomenon stopped.

　　The Goddess of Dusk surpassed the characteristics of the Ruler Gods, allowing multiple Ruler Gods to achieve the miracle of coexisting in one era.

　　Too bad the goddess failed to transcend destiny to change the throne.

　　All-embracing love means accepting all, good and evil.

　　Such a person who advocates evil, his desire will pile up the thickness of the abyss in continuous reincarnation. Hence, the goddess who loved everything, under her rule, gave birth to the most evil god in history – Cthulhu.

　　So, everything is destroyed.

　　For some unknown reason, the world has become what it is today.

　　"The universe cannot bear the Ruler God, it is like supporting a mountain with a sheet. Therefore, when one reached the "outflow" level and became a Ruler God, the universe would be destroyed and a hole would be opened. The Ruler god will fall from the pit, and the 'throne' is below. Upon reaching the 'throne', a war between the new god and the old god would begin. "

　　Ryota said in detail: "As for how long it takes to fall to reach the 'throne', it depends on the divine power of the contemporary god. Take King Mercury as an example, perhaps he could reach his throne any minute. And if it is the strongest evil god, that is, Cthulhu..."

　　After saying this, he stopped.

　　"What will happen?"

　　Hayasaka saw that Ryota was deliberately delaying, so she took the initiative to ask a question.

　　"He won't be able to fall." Ryota shook his head.

　　"If Cthulhu is the Lord of the God's Throne, under the condition that his 'reason' spans multiple universes, it would be impossible for a new god to penetrate the universe and advance towards the 'throne'. After all, no one can match the divinity of Cthulhu."

　　After he finished speaking, he suddenly corrected:

　　"No, the new god has no chance to survive and take action. It own divinity wasn't strong enough, it might be instantly crushed to death by Cthulhu's 'reason'. Cthulhu didn't even need to take the initiative. He might not even know that a new god has been born."

　　Hayasaka: "..."

　　She was stunned for a few seconds before asking: "Cthulhu is very strong?"

　　"Do you think the title of the strongest god of all ages is a joke?"

　　Ryota sighed: "If it weren't for that, the [Red Advent] caused by Cthulhu's residual power wouldn't give me a headache."

　　"Shiro-chan, let me see why you don't look too worried?" Misaki asked suddenly.

　　She felt a little strange.

　　Even though Ryota spoke earnestly and his tone was very serious, his expression was always very relaxed.

　　Let alone despair, this man didn't even feel anxious.

　　This is very contradictory.

　　"Oh? Did I make it that clear?" Ryota suddenly smiled

　　"Nothing to worry about. I'm telling you this just to let you know how strong the enemy I'm going to defeat will be. If not, you won't feel anything and I will look weak."

　　"Weren't you even able to clear [Red Advent]?" Hayasaka is quite shameless.

　　"It's just that it can't be resolved now."

　　Ryota waved his hand and said: "Let's drop this topic, it's time to get down to business."

　　"Going to fight Cthulhu now?" Misaki asked suspiciously "Isn't this a little too soon?"

　　"Not now, let's go to your side first, I'll do an experiment, then..."

　　Ryota glanced up at the sky outside the base.

　　"After my guess is verified, I will return to the original world and find out some things."

　　"Original world..."

　　After Misaki muttered, she suddenly thought of the answer, and said in surprise: "The world before you transmigrated?"

　　"Yes," Ryota nodded, "If my guess is correct, King Mercury should be there. Only he can tell me the answers to some questions."

　　"Will it be dangerous?" Hayasaka asked worriedly.

　　"In my estimation, there shouldn't be any danger." Ryota replied: "In any case, the Ming Hong Sword will most likely be thrown at me by that person. Since he orchestrated this situation, he naturally needs me. If it's not a coincidence, we should be on the same front."

　　"But… how did you get there?" Misaki asked curiously "Could it be that you met a guild member from that world?"

　　"No, I can go there myself without relying on the guild. Please trust me more now." Ryota said helplessly.

　　"Now I can be considered the Ruler God. This universe is me, and I am the universe. Do you think I still need to rely on guild teleportation?"

　　He waved his hand and said: "All I have to do is find my target in the sea of the multiverse, then leave."

　　"The universe is you… Speaking of which, the Ruler God seems to be a life form on the scale of the universe. It's very natural for you to appear in human form, I forgot."

　　Misaki suddenly reacted. After looking at Ryota carefully for a while, she asked: "Example?"

After asking, she reached out and pinched Ryota's face, the touch was the same as before, there was no difference.

　　Hayasaka also reached out and squeezed.

　　But compared to Misaki's reserved nature, she was more active, not only pinching his face, but also touching everywhere.

　　Ryota could only take the initiative to encourage her, and explaining.

　　"I'm not a puppet, it's my spiritual sense, which can be considered a spiritual body. The real me, as I said earlier, is the universe itself, and with a continuous flow of 'reason', this scale will continue to expand. In short, you are actually in my body now, metaphorically speaking, you can be thought of as my cell."

　　Hearing this, Hayasaka and Misaki were stunned for a moment.

　　It seems to be contemplating how to accept this arrangement.

　　Ryota could probably guess what they were thinking, so he added: "Don't worry, there are two kinds of gods, one is the Ruler God, and the other is the Tao Seeking God..."

　　The so-called Ruler Gods and seeking the way are distinguished by the type of "outflow".

　　The Ruler God covers heaven and earth, the universe, and all phenomena, and finally achieves "all for oneself."

　　The Tao Seeking God flows into the body and becomes a universe the size of a human body. A drop of blood rivaled a celestial body. It can be thought of as a singularity in motion and existing as a separate individual.

　　Although in general, the strength of Tao Seeking God is not as strong as that of the God of Ruler, but it is more free and will not be involved in the alternate fate.

　　As long as Tao Seeking God wasn't forcibly killed by a Ruler God, Tao Seeking God could last forever.

　　Of course, the Tao Seeking God can appear in the universe as the main body without any restrictions, and unlike the Ruler God, it is the universe itself, and can only come to the universe with spiritual touch and contact.

　　Ryota surmised that Hayasaka and Misaki might feel a bit awkward interacting with the spiritual sense of touch, even though there was theoretically no difference.

　　Fortunately, the divinity model summarized by the seven bridges can change its nature at any time.

　　As long as he wanted to, he could change his own nature, become a Tao Seeking God, and come to the universe with his original body.

　　After Misaki and Hayasaka listened to Ryota's explanation, their expressions became more natural.

　　"To defeat Cthulhu, I need the power of the Ruler God, so let's do this for now." Ryota said: "Let's stop here first, it's time to go to Academy City."

　　"Wait a minute," Hayasaka raised her hand, "I have a question for you."

　　"Ask." Ryota nodded.

　　"What is the ability of your Seventh Bridge?"

　　An intense curiosity flashed in Hayasaka's eyes.

　　"I'm also curious about this question," Misaki also became interested: "As soon as you came back, you gathered your troops to attack the Evil God, and the Seventh Bridge didn't even have the chance to show it, so what kind of ability is it?"

　　"Emotional ability isn't important to me now, but..." Ryota smiled: "If you want to know, it's fine to show it."

　　He pointed at the door of the headquarters, and said: "I will break down the door."

　　Then, Ryota lifted the chair beside him and threw it at will.

　　A magical scene appears.

　　The chair that was thrown to the left didn't follow the rules of gravity to the ground, but rotated automatically in the air and crashed into the gate.

　　BOOM.

The chair is crushed.

　　"Which point to hit? Just that?" Hayasaka thought.

　　"Material manipulation?" Misaki guessed.

　　"No, it is the power to determine the future, which belongs to the law of causality." Ryota explained: "Seventh Bridge – Desire. Desire motivates people to move towards what they want, and ultimately win everything. After controlling my will, I gained the ability to pinpoint 'effect' first and then give birth to 'cause', which is equivalent to reversing the law of cause and effect. It was somewhat similar to Cu Chulainn's Noble Phantasm in the Type-Moon World, but its range was wider. Cu Chulainn's Noble Phantasm was simply a "must hit" attack, and its ability allowed him to decide the future. It is to determine the future, and then activate the ability to realize this future."

　　Any conditions that need to be met during the process can be directly passed by consuming soul power.

　　This was a very powerful ability in terms of "omnipotence".

　　Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much to him now.

　　Because the battle of the Ruler Gods depended on divine power and reason.

　　"What a cheating skill!"

　　Hayasaka showed envious eyes.

　　Whatever result you desire, you can achieve it by consuming soul power, no matter how unrealistic it is.

　　Doesn't that mean the breasts can naturally grow bigger by consuming some soul power?

　　This skill is also very useful!

　　"Ah..."

　　Misaki let out a somewhat ironic laugh.

　　Hayasaka's face sank: "You read other people's thoughts so casually, you are so shameless!"

　　"Hayasaka, please don't mistake anyone carelessly," Misaki smiled, "I just remembered something funny."

　　"You two really are lifelong enemies..."

　　Ryota shook his head.

　　"Get ready Misaki, I'll start."

　　"Okay."

　　Misaki nodded, then opened the door.

　　Behind the door, a view of Academy City unfolded.

　　"Let's go."

　　Misaki reminded.

　　Ryota didn't move, and still stood where he was.

　　Misaki was a little confused and asked: "What's wrong?"

　　"Did you forget what I said? I am the universe itself now, and I don't need to teleport."

　　Ryota stared at the portal for a while, then said: "Okay, the positioning is done, let me try it."

　　In an instant, in Misaki and Hayasaka's invisible field, an encroachment occurred silently.

　　Ryota's "reason" covers the Index universe, subverting all existing rules and coloring the world into its own territory.

　　The process is completed in no time.

　　No resistance was found.

　　"Looks like my guess was right." Ryota asserts, "In your world, a Demon God-like life really doesn't exist."

　　"What...!?"

　　Misaki was stunned for a few seconds before asking: "What happened?"

　　"Everything was made by the Mercury King."

　　Ryota didn't explain, but only gave a conclusion.

　　If the Demon God really existed, it would be impossible for him not to meet any resistance.

　　According to the arrangement, the Demon God also has unlimited power. Before he created a "reason" to fight, he wasn't sure he could beat his opponent. However, the process of venturing into the universe was very easy. It can only prove that there is no Demon God in Misaki's world!

　　This was completely in line with his previous guess — that is, all of the work worlds were created by King Mercury, instead of having existed from the start.

　　The existence of a Demon God possessing boundless power, presumably couldn't be easily created by the Mercury King.

　　"Looks like I have to find the answer."

　　Ryota looked up at the sky.

　　Relying on the weak connection between his own soul and the original world, his vision seems to have traveled through many universes, and he saw the world before he crossed over.

　　The answers to all doubts are there.