Chapter 22: The Way of Salvation

was asked by Kiyono Ash about the life span of the believer, and Rina Takigami didn't hide it.

The fox lady told a story to Kiyono Ash in a somewhat sad tone.

There is a story about 'what happens to a world when it comes to the end of its lifespan and is on the verge of destruction'.

As Kiyono Ash had predicted, this fox lady came from a dying world.

And the country where the game "Duchy of Rose" is the stage happens to be in this other world.

But according to Rena Takigami, the country where the stage of "Duchy of Rose" is located is too far away from the country that believes in her, and the level of this performance is too low, so it is only a waste of time for her.

But that being said, during Kiyono Ash's role as Chanol in "Duchy of Roses", he didn't feel any part of that world that gave him the feeling that 'the end of the world was approaching'.

Even if Chanol doesn't have much contact with the people from other worlds in "Duchy of Roses".

Kiyono Ash can also feel that the people of that world are still in a state of 'continue to play music, then dance'.

Rina Takigami's answer to this question was... Every world dies in a different way.

And the way she died in her original world was like an alarm clock stuck in a clockwork, constantly going back to a certain period of time.

The time of that world is frozen in the last 180 days, which is equivalent to going back every six months.

No one but the gods can escape this retrospection, whether it is memory or personality, and even death is erased by this retrospection.

It's no wonder that when Kiyono Ash played Chanol, he didn't even notice that the world was in a state of dying.

Because 'time rewinding' and 'worldline reset' are probably the most common mechanics in the game.

But Kiyono Ash didn't expect that this mechanic was not brought by "performance", but that the world itself was like this, and "performance" was just helping to reset it in advance.

"The world will be constantly reset, which is more pessimistic, isn't it equivalent to eternal life?"

Kiyono Ash has expressed some of his own opinions on the situation in the world of Rena Takigami's hometown.

"Perhaps the gods who can retain their memories will find it boring, but for mortals, this kind of immortality may be an acceptable way to live?"

This is just a pessimistic idea of Qingye Ash, but there should be a small number of people who are willing to live in this endless cycle for one hundred and eighty days.

"Not eternal life."

Takigami Rena didn't get angry, but said in a tone that seemed to be educating juniors.

"The soul of mortals is attrition in the process of reincarnation, and if they die unexpectedly in the course of reincarnation, this attrition will be exacerbated."

"Originally, the soul strength of most mortals was able to withstand the loss of 10,000 years of time, but my believers died too many times in the process of reincarnation, so their souls can't bear the wear and tear for a long time now."

Kiyono Ash always felt that something was wrong when he heard Takigami's words.

"Attrition, too many deaths... Aren't you already reincarnated your followers into this world? ”

"Or is this attrition caused by the previous world?"

Qingye Ash felt that although the gods and demons of this world were walking around.

But the gods' tricks in reality are extremely obscure, because everyone does not dare to risk revealing their true identities, which will be directly judged by the performance system.

Therefore, there should be no god who is so murderous as to focus on the believers of other gods and goddesses.

"The original world binds their souls, so I can only bring a part of them here, a bit like a clone?"

Takigami's tone sounded a little weak at this time.

"Although they have a new life in this world, their ontology is still bound to the original world, and once the ontology is exhausted, their life in this world will come to an end."

As soon as Takigami Rena explained this to Kiyono Ash, she understood, if it was really like this fox lady said so...

"Does it mean that your followers have suffered many massacres in the original world?"

"The reason for this tragedy is because your believer's country was chosen as a stage for "performances" in the past, right?"

Kiyono Ash easily deduced that Rina Takigami is a god... But he can only sit back and watch his own believers die tragically again and again, but he can't do anything about it.

Because the culprit who killed her followers is probably the 'player'!

In the past, the country that believed in this Miss Fox was probably chosen as the stage for the "performance" ceremony just like "The Principality of Roses".

It's just that unlike "Principality of Roses", "Principality of Roses" is a love game, and the proportion of combat content is smaller.

But if the chosen stage genre is RPG, action-adventure, or other battle-oriented games...

The NPCs who are treated as monsters in it are not just a matter of dying once or twice, I am afraid that they will be slaughtered millions of times, tens of millions of times.

"Hmm... After all, in my world, I am the god of the 'monsters' in the mouth of humans. ”

Takigami Rena, the girl said that she wanted to smile strongly, but she seemed to remember some bad memory, and the whole person trembled slightly.

Sayaka on the side felt the helplessness of Rina Takigami, and at this time, she gently tugged her friend's little hand at the right time.

The fox lady didn't resist and fell directly into Samika's arms, seeking comfort.

With a mother-like expression on her face, Samika gently rubbed Reina's small hand in her palm.

And the posture of the fox lady falling into Samika's arms, Kiyono Ash felt that he could add a sentence, "At this moment, only the persimmon can give me a little comfort."

Well, it's just a joke, and Rena Takigami's expression at this time really perfectly illustrates what 'vulnerability' is.

Rena also drew some strength from Samika's bosom, and then continued.

"So in a 'show' ceremony, my country was chosen as the 'stage', and the content of the show was an action-adventure game."

"And then I just had to watch... Looking at the influx of players, the populace who saw me as faith had been killed millions of times, probably more. ”

"They are constantly respawning and then being killed by the players, and in the eyes of the players they are nothing more than experience material, and this process is repeated until the end of the show."

"Most of my followers survived, but their souls were already devastated, if..."

Rena Takigami said that it was only by holding her friend Sayaka's hand tightly that she had the courage to continue.

"If my country is chosen as a "show" stage again, and the genre is still related to combat, then ......"

The fox lady could no longer speak by the time she said this.

A strong sense of loss crushed the deity.

As a seventeen-year-old female high school student now, she couldn't afford this... Bitter emotions.

All Rina Takigami could do was bury her cheek in her friend's chest as a way to ease her fears and seek comfort.

Samika caressed Takigami's back like a mother, and Kiyono Ash could still hear Samika muttering softly, "It's okay, it's okay." Something like that.

This may be the reason why this fox lady is so eager to become stronger.

Believers who want to protect themselves are no longer harmed by players.

Kiyono Ash remembers that a god wanted to change the type of "performance" ritual, and that required an extremely high rank.

And just when Sayaka kept comforting her daughter with her mother's "It's okay, it's okay...", she murmured to comfort Rina Takigami...

Qingye Gray said a word coldly, which made this originally extremely helpless fox lady suddenly break free from the gentle township of her friend Samika.

"Takigami-senpai, what if I say I have a way to save your believers?" Kiyono asked.

"You say... What? ”

Takigami's action of breaking free from Sayaka's arms was so big that Sayaka was a little surprised.

Kiyono Ash put one hand under his collarbone, and the other hand made an inviting gesture to the fox lady.

And at this moment, Rina Takigami and Kiyono's gray dark purple pupils met each other.

Takigami could clearly see that her longing expression was reflected in this dark purple pupil, as if she was going to tear herself in, full of fatal allure.

In the midst of Rina Takigami's sluggishness, Kiyono Ash repeated the words he had just said again.

"Then I'll say it again, senior..."

"What if I could save your followers in the same way that I saved 21 Rain? Reina Takigami senpai, what choice will you make? ”