LAST REWARD

"Hm? What game are you playing at, Irregular? Our fight has not yet been finished!" Ehit gave a confused huff before taking a step forward in annoyance. The foe who he had been battling all of a sudden stood still with his hands in the air.

'Is this bastard underestimating me!? Does he truly believe I don't have the gall to murder an opponent who has surrendered! Hmph, forget opponents who surrender, I've burned nations who've prostrated before me!'

"Didn't I already tell you? I have no intention of being the one to deliver the killing blow to you. That whole thing just now was to gauge whether doing so would be unwise. But rejoice, Ehit. I've determined that you simply aren't worth my effort~"

Ivan simply ignored the provocation of Ehit and sent out his own. Though he meant every word he said.

"You've lived several millennia and yet your skill only amounts to pumping basic elemental control with mana. I'll admit, I truly didn't think you'd transform yourself to this extent. But in the end your 'certainty' over your rule of this world made you lazy."

Ignoring the rising coolness permeating the air, Ivan walked in an arc around Ehit with his two hands behind his back.

"I can't really blame you though. You have angels that do all your bidding for you, gods that follow your every whim, and the entire world nibbling whatever shit you threw at them because of their religious beliefs. The world WAS yours, and it had been for multiple millennia. And you held onto all of it with one simple spell, 'Divine Edict.'"

With the wave of his hand, a dozen pills appeared in the palm of Ivan's hand. He picked one up before gently inserting it into his mouth.

"It's really a fascinating spell, super simple but fascinating nonetheless. Imposing spirit and soul magic onto a subject via your voice, allowing each of your words to control their body and soul. Cruel honestly."

Ivan clapped his hands together as if to praise Ehit's ingenuity, only making the bastard god upset as the only thing that stopped him from ending the farce was the giant dragon in the sky who had for some reason stopped its destruction and instead looked at the two with blatant curiosity.

"With a simple few words anyone and everyone just did whatever you told them. A simple 'Die' would be all it took to get rid of your most hated enemies. Your proficiency with magic fell as you became sloven and bored, your lack of motivation affecting your desire to do anything at all."

Ivan paused in his steps before lining up straight with Ehit's vision. He took several steps toward the lazy god until there was only a three meter distance between the two.

"But what you didn't expect was that your former enemies came up with a method to defend themselves against it. Though they never got the chance to use it as they were crushed by the inhabitants of this world before making it to 'heaven.' Thankfully, a certain 'friend' of yours provided this method to our group. In fact, here she comes now~!"

Ivan pointed a finger into the air, trailing it downward as a giant steel mechanical golem descended from the sky using thrusters, on its shoulder a creepy humanoid looking golem that was about the size of a little girl. The crooked smile painted on the 'girl's' face afflicted the heart of everyone on scene with unease.

Even the grand dragon in the sky just crooked its head before staring at the silver golem like it was a new toy.

The apostles who were just battling with their lives on the line just looked around in confusion, unsure whether to lower their arms or attack the irregular and his group while they had their guards down.

"Dun-dun-dahn~! Hellooooooooo World! It's me, your favorite idol, Miledi Reisen-chan~! And I'm alllll ready to kill god~ Arararara, don't tell me that pathetic excuse for a god is that amalgamation of elements over there. Have some shame, Ehit! To catfish in this day and age… You look nothing like how you're presented in your paintings!"

"..."

"..."

Ivan had nothing to say to the being that broke the tension at the scene, the same for Ehit who finally remembered who it was after she basically spelled out her name for him.

"Hey, I'm here too you know…" The attention of everyone was directed toward the large golem's back, a pair of dainty white-blue bunny ears peeking over it's shoulders as a tired voice emitted from that area.

Letting go of her grip on the golem, Shia landed roughly on the ground. Her knees buckled as she came up to a hunched over position. She held one hand over her mouth and another shaking toward the group as she repressed that morning's breakfast from flying out of her mouth.

"I-I was already winded as is… and then that little gremlin forced me onto her back, to make matters worse she was doing all sorts of spirals and flips in the air on the way here… I've only known her for five minutes, but I can confidently say in this world there is no one I hate more than her…"

Shea was already spent from spamming her Body Strengthening magic on different levels. Being forced on a roller coaster ride wasn't doing her any favors.

"Awwww~! Thanks, Sheashea~ Your kind words truly mean a lot to me~! If my body could shed tears, I would've been doing so already!"

Miledi paid no heed to the complaints of Shea, instead she interpreted them as compliments. Ivan sighed as he interpreted the girl's odd behavior as the result of being deprived from human interaction for centuries.

"Anyways… What I'm trying to say is that you've wasted so much of your time doing jackshit. Your strength has already been restricted by the mortal body you're inhabiting, as you can guess those two things don't go so well together."

Ehit jolted at suddenly having everyone's attention redirected toward him. The whole scenario has been quite odd for the fake god who himself forgot what 'normal' interactions between living beings were.

"You're not a threat. Not to me, and not to the girls. So be a doll and let them kill you, it's the least you can do for ruining all their lives."

Before Ehit could respond, he felt a large pressure weigh down on him. Multiple glares were sent his way, each of which only more murderous than the last.

Shea found out that because of him both humanity and the demons held a prejudice against beastmen, a revelation that led to the slavery of her kind and suffering of her people.

Tio seemed to shake out of her stupor, the giant black dragon in the sky gnashed its teeth before releasing a world shaking growl. The hatred she felt for the god who culled her people, and the lingering resentment the first dragonman had combined into an overwhelming pressure.

Yue floated slightly into the air with both of her hands at her waist, each of them glowing faintly as the air around her vibrated. Her uncle, her parents, her entire kingdom had all been taken away from her by the thing in front of her.

Finally, for the first time in forever, Miledi decided not to say a word. The golem she sat on only assumed a combat-ready form, rows of barrels popping out of its shoulders.

The only family she ever had, and it was taken by Ehit so many years ago. For centuries she buried herself in a hole all on her lonesome, waiting for someone to carry the will she and her comrades couldn't

"....."

Looking at all this, Ehit stared silently. And then, he crouched low to the ground as he propped both fists in front of him. With the space locked by the dragon in the sky, he had nowhere to run.

So, he resolved himself to take down all those present with him. In his mind, he couldn't die anyways.

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