Azathos took John from America in North America and went directly to the bottom of the South Pacific Ocean.

John, who came to the bottom of the sea, looked at these fish in the water, looked at these coral reefs and aquatic plants on the bottom of the sea, and couldn't help but sigh that nature is really amazing, and it can create such a wonder!

But now they are in a very large "undersea bubble", and there is a huge undersea cavern in front of them.

In fact, this "cave" should be a "cave" to be exact, because this cave is located at the very bottom of a huge submarine mountain range.

John looked up and saw only the "peak" with barely visible tops, and the endless water.

Then John touched the character he had carved on his forehead by Azathoth after he left Cold Mountain Prison.

For some reason, John's own abilities told him that it was as if the character had protected him from the unintentional harm of something powerful.

The area of this "submarine bubble" is estimated to be more than 5 square kilometers, and the height is almost 300 meters high.

It's not so much a bubble as it is like a frying pan, upside down on this incomparably huge "submarine mountain", and the center is poked out by this huge "mountain".

Moreover, this "submarine mountain" is said to be called a mountain, but in fact it is also an oval-shaped object, which looks like a shell on the body of a hermit crab!

John followed Azathoth to the entrance of this "submarine cave".

John wondered why the group had brought him here.

Could it be that behind this cave is the so-called "heaven"?

But Azathos had no intention of entering the cave.

Because it's not a cave......

"Woo~"

"Woo~"

"Woo......"

There was a whale-like call coming out of this "cave"!

Other words......

John wasn't stupid, he quickly figured out what this strange "cave" was!

"Mouth ......," John exclaimed, looking at the hole with a hint of pale blue slime, in shock.

A huge eyeball appeared in front of John and Azathoth.

"Is that you? Host! ”

The huge sea beast's mouth obviously didn't move, but he still made a sound that humans couldn't understand.

But with Azathoth's protection, John understood what he meant.

"Are you here to pick me up? Go back to the world where we used to play music like crazy for you together? ”

From his words, it is not difficult to analyze that he is also one of the old rulers who were exiled by the old gods in the first place.

Although he really wanted to go back, he didn't want to be suppressed by the ancient god seal and the world itself in this strange world anymore!

However, the appearance of Azathos was destined to disappoint him.

"Nope! Hemerkbo, I'm not here to take you back this time. ”

The Old Ruler named Hemmerkbo is not famous, he is one of the Old Rulers who have been forgotten by the world.

Hermokbo is an old ruler with the form of a giant hermit crab the size of an island.

He hardly believed in his organization or the church or anything like that, and naturally he had no followers.

(Note: This Old Dominator is an image of the Old Dominator created by the author)

Hermokbo is primarily in charge of all the hermit creatures, and it can be said that most of the hermit creatures are his descendants.

Azathoth's answer disappointed Hermokbo completely.

"It seems that even the Lord has given up on me, and I can only wait in this world for the day when the world will die......"

With that, Hemerkbo returned to infinite silence.

"Group Leader ......"

Azathoth knew what John was trying to ask, so he said, "Hemerkbo is an old ruler with great power, and the tip of his body forms an uninhabited island on the surface of the sea, which is his bottom ......"

"Also," Azathoth began to explain to him slowly, as he looked at John, who was still confused, "and this will ...... It's your home. ”

"Here?"

John was confused.

"There's nothing here......"

Before he could finish speaking, John saw a house that looked extremely solid appeared less than three hundred meters in front of the "old ruler" that the leader of the group called "the ruler of the old days".

The house is made of reinforced concrete and granite, and is surrounded by acres of farmland, which is enough for John to live here for himself.

The house is surrounded by endless beautiful flowers and trees that cannot be named, and it is like a real paradise......

And on top of this house, there is a ball of light that looks like the sun is slowly falling.

"That's a super-miniature star......"

Azathoth explained for John.

"There's no sunlight under the ocean floor for plants to photosynthesize, so I used an ultra-miniature star to simulate sunrise and sunset."

That Hermokbo also seemed to be bored for a long time, and it was probably the first time he had seen a human who could not be affected by the powerful spirit of his old dominant.

"Lord...... Who is this human? ”

Azathoth looked back and saw that he was in the seal, and his current strength was only less than the seventh level of Hermokebo.

Once again, John heard the legendary Old Ruler "speak" from the other group known as "Hermerkpo".

Strangely enough, John's ability to feel the thoughts of all intelligent creatures seemed to be ineffective in the face of this old ruler.

Azathos knew that John was thinking about something that puzzled him, so he explained, "He was sealed, and now his strength is only at the level of six at most, but his mind is not something that an ordinary sub-angel can sense."

There is another point that Azathos did not say: "Even if you sense it, the result will be a mental breakdown......

"Oh...... That's ......."

John also seems to have thought of this inevitable result, after all, how could a creature who could call a "lord" of the evil god who could destroy the stars be able to feel it?

However, John seems to have overlooked an important matter, as Azathoth seemed to have told them that the old rulers were stronger than the average evil god......

His brain and mind seem to have subconsciously forgotten this setting......

This is the last self-preservation of his soul and consciousness, which is sad and extremely lucky......

……

"Lord, later...... Where does he live? ”

Hermokbo was puzzled by Azathoth's order to let John live here.

"Why ......"

For the question of Hermokbo, Azathoth has only one sentence.

"You're more suitable here."

"With you here, no sapient creature would dare to come here......"

Azathos paused for a moment, then continued.

"By the way...... Let him be your companion too! ”

"After all...... You haven't touched a sapient creature since you were exiled to this world by the Old Gods. ”

With that, Azathos pointed to the symbolic symbol of unknown meaning on John's head.

"This will protect him, and at the same time protect him from the mental harm of your body, and I will give you some [DATA EXPUNGED] so that you can obtain the human avatar."

John listened clearly to what Azathos said to Hemerkebo, but what Azathos had given Hemerkebo, although John heard it, he couldn't understand it at all.

Finally, Hermokbo's human avatar slowly stepped out of his mouth stained with pale blue slime.

John Coffey...... Is that your name? Sounds like yours, Coffey...... Sound...... Much like ...... Coffee. ”

Hermerkbo did not speak the obscure and difficult language, but the English language that John knew very well—English.

"Yes, sir...... Everybody says my name sounds like a coffee bean......"

It seems that John is particularly happy because he no longer has to hear the other party's various feelings of disdain and disgust when talking to the other party.

"Ah...... O fallen angel of the earth who was cast to the dull and lost world by their revered God for helping mankind to free themselves from the suffering set by God...... It's really ......."

Hermokbo said with a sigh.

"Really...... How clever it is! ”

As he spoke, Hermokbo seemed to be excited to take John's hand.

His sky-blue eyes were full of admiration for John.

The human figure of Hermokbo is a small, thin white figure dressed in clothing that looks like he is carrying a giant backpack.

"Since I was exiled to this world, I haven't seen anyone as intelligent as your race!"

"Seriously! I think this steward of your world, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him by his most common name, 'God'! ”

Hermerkbo kept babbling to John, "He's just a very stupid and crazy being!"

"Although he has set up so much suffering for the world in order to satisfy his long-term loneliness in this world, he has asked his direct descendants to help those who have suffered from him......"

"And then throw into the world the offspring that he has helped the most of mankind, so as to bring him more and more fun......"

Just as Hermokbo was about to continue to tell the "truth" of the world, Azathoth interrupted his rambling......

"I just gave you human consciousness and the reason to draw snakes, and I didn't give you the characteristics of chatterbox......"

"So...... Don't tell him about these things in the deeper part of the world......"

Azathos said, reorganizing John, who had already fallen into a collapse due to the knowledge of the "truth of the world", and also deleted some of his amnestics by the way.

“…… Yes, Lord! ”

"Hee-hee-hee...... I finally waited for an intelligent life form that was not affected by me to come to my side, although his intelligence is still not as good as our old rulers, but he is better than the average human being......"

Hermokbo agreed with a grin.

Eight million two hundred and thirty five thousand six hundred and eighty-seven months ago, John was the first non-evil god lifeform to talk to him, and if he accidentally hung up, he didn't know how long he would be able to wait for an intelligent lifeform like him who was protected by the Lord!

We Old Dominators...... It's going to be boring, too!

……

In the end, Hermokbo still reached some terms with Azathoth:

When Hermockie was bored, he could discuss things with John, or tell stories together.

But if John had any problems that Hermeck needed to solve, Hermerk would have to solve them.

In addition, the content of the chat or storytelling is not allowed to involve the "truth" of the world that affects John's mind and reason.

In case of violation, Hemerkbo will be punished by Azathoth (randomly) and removed from the sanity that Hemerkebo has been given by Azathos, making him unable to talk to others at all times.

Of course, even if Azathos had not set the final punishment, Hemerkbo would not have betrayed Azathos' orders, because he himself was a product of Azathoth......

……

"Okay, this house has all the daily necessities you need, if you need other daily necessities, you can ask Hermokbo to go to the human society to help you buy them, I have lifted the seal on his avatar, and now his avatar can move at will."

Azathos finally gave John, who was working in the fields.

"Okay, group leader!"

John wore a straw hat and gestured "OK" to Azatoth.

Azathoth gave one last glance at Hermokbo, who was lying on the side looking at the sea, and the latter immediately understood what Azathoth meant.

"OK, don't worry! Host! I'll be sure to take care of your 'group'!" ”

Azathoth nodded reassuringly, and the robe on his body was windless, and then slowly disappeared under the gaze of the two.

"Lord...... It's really ......."

Hemokebo sighed at the end, and no one knew what exactly he was describing Azathoth.

After Azathoth left, John suddenly woke up as if from a dream and said, "Has the leader of the group already left......?"

"Alas......" Hermerkbo looked at John, who was working carefree in the fields, "and sure enough, the creature with the lowest intelligence is the happiest......

……