The Demon Race attacked the Imperial Capital.
But Luciel and I quickly took care of them.
“Mika God-dono, please be careful. The Demon Race can turn into Cursed Spirits.”
The demons sometimes turn into curses after death. This is called Cursed Spirit transformation.
『That’s right! I, Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū-sama, can still go on!』
“What can you possibly do when you’re already dead before you even start!”
Luciel retorted, and Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū grinned… with a fearless smile.
『Indeed, I am dead. But! There are things that can be done precisely because I am dead! Summon!』
A large magic circle unfolded in the sky.
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Sinri: It’s a large-scale summoning magic circle. Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū seems to be summoning a Summoned Beast.
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A Summoned Beast… huh. I wonder what they’re planning to do.
“Kukuku! We demons aren’t stupid! Nagano Kami!”
“It’s Nagano Mika, though.”
“Nagano Kami, it is already common knowledge among us demons that you are a thorn in our side! If we don’t defeat you… a God, we cannot take this land!”
Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū is smiling with a confident grin.
“He’s already dead, so why is he so confident…? And… what is that overwhelming aura coming from that magic circle…?”
Luciel is trembling.
Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū is still chuckling.
『What is needed to kill a God…? It’s simple! An equal existence… in other words! Use another God!』
“A God… no way! The enemy is also using a God!?”
『Fuhahaha! That’s right! Come forth… Bastet God, Goddess of the Moon and Fertility!』
“Bastet…?”
Slowly rising from the magic circle was a huge… lion.
A lion without a mane.
Its body is dyed pitch black.
Gleaming red eyes and sharp canines.
The evil aura emanating from its entire body is withering the surrounding plants.
“Hey Sinri, who’s Bastet?”
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Sinri: “Bastet God”
→ A Goddess who governs the moon and fertility. Daughter of the Sun God Ra.
Bastet God (Evil God Form)
→ Her soul has been invaded by a Cursed Spirit, and she has been forcibly put into a berserk state (Evil God Form).
She only thinks about the annihilation of humans.
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…I see. So, they’ve also played the God card.
Even so… forcibly put into a berserk state… huh.
“…………”
I felt irritated. Plainly.
It reminds me of my old self. Those days when I was forced to work even though I didn’t want to…
“Hey Sinri, Bastet is suffering, right?”
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Sinri: Yes. Very much so.
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“I see… then, there’s only one thing I need to do.”
I take a stance.
“I’m going to dispel your curse now…! So be quiet…”
『GISHAAAAAAA!』
Bastet God moved in an instant and unleashed a claw attack towards me.
“Whoa, that was close.”
I did a backflip on the spot, dodging Bastet God’s attack.
『GISHASHAAAAAAA!』
Bastet God attacked with its claws from a distance.
However, since there’s a distance, the attack should miss… or so it should.
“Complete Deletion (Uninstall).”
With a bashari, I took a picture of that and completely deleted (uninstalled) the target.
The part that couldn’t be erased left a large claw mark on the ground.
“S-so fast… too fast… I can’t keep up with the battle!”
Luciel, who is just a Covenant God, can’t keep up with the battle between a God (me) and a God (Bastet).
“Inferno Nova Strike!”
I unleashed a Supreme Magic.
『GISHAAAAAAA!』
Bastet God slashed the Supreme Magic with its claws. A fierce blast spread around.
“Too naive…!”
I took advantage of the blast to approach Bastet God.
“Dispel… guh!”
Just as I was about to Dispel, someone punched me from the side.
I managed to guard with a Barrier magic, avoiding a fatal blow.
“Mika God-dono!”
I was slammed into the ground.
Peh peh, I got dirt in my mouth…
“Not bad.”
“What in the world is Mika God-dono doing…? It seems like she’s narrowly dodging the enemy’s attacks.”
“Sinri is predicting the enemy’s attacks. That’s why the attacks didn’t hit me directly, but…”
The enemy’s speed exceeded the AI’s processing speed.
That’s why I couldn’t evade and had no choice but to guard.
“The enemy is troublesome. It has incredible speed and flexibility, and a single blow from its claws can tear apart even Orichalcum. It uses flying slashes and even clones using shadows.”
Bastet God, who has become an evil God possessed by a Cursed Spirit.
But its power is worthy of a God. It’s very strong.
Much stronger than any demon.
『Fuhahahahaha! Did you see that, my fallen comrades! I, Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū, will now defeat Nagano Kami!』
…Haa. Seriously.
『W-what…? Why are you sighing!』
“No, I was just thinking how happy-go-lucky you are.”
『Happy-go-lucky…? What do you mean?』
“I’m just amazed at how happy you are that you made me guard. Your head must be a flower garden.”
I take out the Supreme God’s Celestial Robe from the ■(Box), and the Spirit Hair (which I now use as a scrunchie) that I received from the ghost girl.
Until now, I had been using God Protection against demons, and I had never gone all out. But…
Now is not the time to hold back.
The opponent is a God, even if they are being controlled.
『Hmph! What does it matter if you change your clothes!』
“God Protection, release.”
『OGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!』
Geggegge, Bastet God is also throwing up.
『Wh-what is this enormous, wave of power…!?』
What is surging from my body is a golden aura.
God’s Magic Power… Divine Energy.
Until now, I had been considerate of people and the environment, and had been protecting myself.
I had been saving my power.
“I’ve released one level of God Protection.”
『O-one level and it’s like this!? What is this overwhelming presence!?』
“If you ask what it is… I’d answer that I’m the current Supreme God.”
『Ha? Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!? S-s-Supreme God!? N-no way!? The Supreme God is Dagza, and she’s in the Heavenly Realm, she shouldn’t be able to come to the ground!』
Ah… I see.
“Dagza… Daguko is indeed in the Heavenly Realm right now. If the Heavenly Supreme God is Dagza, then the Earthly Supreme God, that’s… me.”
I have released my power as the Supreme God.
Katakata kata… Bastet God is trembling.
Is it Bastet God, the shell, who is scared, or is it Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū who is terrified?
Well, it could be either, and it doesn’t matter.
“Come at me.”
『U-uooooooo! Go… Bastet!』
Bastet God slashes at me.
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Sinri: Master, the enemy is using a skill called Flying Claws, which sends out slashes.
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“It’s okay, Sinri. I can see it.”
I… don’t dodge the attack.
Ssssh…
The invisible slashes that flew towards me passed right through my body.
『N-no, no way!? The attack passed right through!? That’s impossible!』
“This is what’s possible… you see!”
I transform the tip of the Celestial Robe I’m wearing into a fist.
The fist extends with tremendous force and delivers an uppercut to Bastet God’s jaw.
『Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!』
“A physical attack on a Cursed Spirit… it’s working!? And just now, the enemy’s attack passed right through… Mika God-dono, what in the world…?”
Luciel seems unable to keep up with the battle of Gods.
I’ll teach them, along with the demons.
Because my victory is unwavering.
“First of all, the reason your attacks didn’t work is thanks to the effect of this Spirit Hair scrunchie I’m wearing.”
『Spirit Hair… scrunchie!?』
“It’s Spirit Hair I got from a little ghost girl who came to visit me the other day. It has the ability to allow anything it touches to pass through.”
I, who am wearing the Spirit Hair scrunchie, am non-materialized.
I’m in a state where attacks can’t pass through.
That’s why Bastet God’s Flying Claws passed through me.
『Geh! Geh geh! N-no way… I’m a Cursed Spirit right now! I’m in a state without a physical body! And yet, I’m taking damage!? Why!?』
“That’s because I’m dealing blows to your soul.”
『B-blows to the soul!?』
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Sinri: Cursed Spirits don’t have a physical body; they exist only as souls. Normally, it’s impossible to touch a soul. However, by searching (perceiving) the location of the soul with the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), it becomes possible to recognize the soul and make attacks connect.
‘I don’t understand… What kind of crazy logic is that…?’
I approach Bastet God.
Bastet God tries desperately to escape, but it seems to be heavily damaged and can’t move.
“It’s okay, Bastet God. I won’t kill you. I’ll just get rid of the bad guy inside.”
The Supreme God’s Celestial Robe can transform into anything.
I branch the Celestial Robe, creating 1000 arms.
This is truly like the Thousand-Armed Kannon… or so I think.
“Luciel! The Sword of Omniscience (Hoteison)!”
“Understood…!”
I receive the Divine Familiar Weapon, the Sword of Omniscience (Hoteison), from Luciel.
It has a skill called Purifying Retort attached to it.
It’s the power to weaken enemies and strengthen allies.
First, I use the Sword of Omniscience (Hoteison) to strike the soul of the Cursed Spirit inside Bastet God with all my might.
Perhaps it was already weakened, but the Cursed Spirit Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū flies out of Bastet God’s body.
“I found you!”
I make fists with my thousand arms.
“You involved an innocent child…! Divine punishment…!”
With my thousand arms, I start punching Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū.
Doga-ga!
Doga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!
‘Hogyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!’
I unleash 1000 blows that capture the soul.
“The finishing blow!”
I create a giant arm with the Celestial Robe and deliver a powerful blow to the Cursed Spirit.
Dogooon!
Sinri: Yarumaekara Mou Shindiryū has been annihilated, soul and all. It will never be resurrected, nor will it possess the living as a Cursed Spirit.
Since Sinri (True) says so, it must have truly vanished, soul and all. That’s good.
After the Cursed Spirit was removed, Bastet God transformed into a tiny, tiny kitten.
It must be a kitten that was just born.
Sinri: It’s the juvenile form of Bastet God.
So, it’s a God that was just born…
Just like Hakubyō (White Cat) and the others. Seriously, what a terrible thing to do.
“Mee…”
I stroke the head of the weakly meowing kitten and say,
“It’s okay now. I’ve blown away the bad guy.”
Bastet God closes its eyes as if completely relieved and starts to breathe softly in its sleep.
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[Serialized Version] The Reincarnated Young Girl Travels Leisurely With Her Beloved Cat ~ I Was Abandoned Because “I’m a Young Girl,” But I Was Actually a Saint Loved by God. It Seems I’ve Earned God’s Wrath, But I Don’t Know. I’m Traveling Freely Through Another World With My Pet Cat (The Supreme God)
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