Alright, let’s conquer the Tower of Sealed Gods!
“Okay, Oberon, stay close to Kaida-kun in your human form. Tomato-kun and the others will lead, and I’ll follow.”
“Understood.”
Oberon hesitated for a moment, then tightly grasped Kaida-kun’s hand.
“T-This is Lord Mika’s order, and there’s no deeper meaning, i-it’s not like that…”
“I-I know…”
Their faces are both bright red.
This is youth, isn’t it? It’s a wonderful thing.
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Sinri: Master, aren’t you jealous?
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A message from Sinri arrived on my Smartphone.
Jealous?
Why would I be?
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Sinri: I thought the perpetually single Master would hate people living fulfilling lives.
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What’s that supposed to mean?
I don’t care if other people are living fulfilling lives; it has nothing to do with me.
So, what does Sinri think?
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Sinri: People living fulfilling lives should die.
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Her resentment towards people living fulfilling lives was palpable in the message…
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Sinri: I think people living fulfilling lives should explode. Master, please hit them with Nova Strike!
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No way.
Besides, hating others won’t make you happy, you know, Sinri-chan?
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Sinri: I’m super pissed that Master is giving me a lecture with a straight face.
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Where on earth did she learn such misguided knowledge…?
Maybe giving a newborn Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) was dangerous.
Well, that’s beside the point.
“Alright, let’s go!”
I started walking into the Tower of Sealed Gods.
At first glance, it looks like a normal Dungeon interior.
A brick-paved passage stretches straight ahead.
“Whereabouts in the Tower of Sealed Gods are we?”
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Sinri: Right in the middle.
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So, we only have to go up half the way more.
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Sinri: It’s called a Tower, but the inside is just a normal Dungeon. There’s a staircase somewhere that leads upwards.
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I see, so this place is divided into floors, just like a Dungeon.
To go up, we need to find the staircase to the upper level.
A three-dimensional map made of holograms (light magic) is projected in front of us.
Kaida-kun said with a look of dread.
“Again, this is amazing technology… Is this normal in Mika’s era?”
“No, no, no, this didn’t exist in the Reiwa era.”
“What is this Reiwa that you occasionally mention?”
“Ah…”
That’s right. This person is from before the war.
“It’s the name of the era. Showa, Heisei, and then Reiwa.”
“I see… Heisei… Reiwa… I understand…”
…Wait, is this a spoiler?
This person is from the past…
Hmm…
Well, it should be fine.
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Sinri: What’s your basis for that?
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Kaida-kun is a good kid, and even if he returns to his original world, he probably won’t spread it around.
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Sinri: Your basis is shaky, lol. Oh, and Master, your Familiars have discovered an enemy.
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The Tower of Sealed Gods is Circe’s Divine Territory.
The power of Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) is halved.
But thanks to my Familiars and Sinri, we can discover enemies in advance.
“You two, stop. An enemy is coming.”
“!? You can even tell when an enemy is coming in advance? Amazing, Mika!”
“It’s not me. It’s thanks to my Familiars.”
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Sinri: I wish you wouldn’t lump me, a High-Performance AI, together with those small-fry Familiars (｀皿´)ノ
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Yes, yes, it’s thanks to Sinri-chan.
So? What’s the enemy?
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Sinri: Giant Hedgehog. Rank is S. It’s literally a giant hedgehog. Its needles are coated with Instant Death Poison.
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Hoh, I see.
The information from Sinri displayed on my Smartphone is also shared with Oberon and the others.
“I-Instant Death Poison!? A-Are you alright, Mika!?”
“Lord Mika is fine, Kaida-kun. More importantly, please stay back.”
That’s right, I’m fine.
It would be a problem if he got hurt instead.
Soon, a huge ball came rolling towards us with a rumbling sound.
That’s the enemy.
“How… big…! Such a huge Monster that blocks the passage is coming towards us at super speed! M-Mika!? What do we do!?”
What do we do, you ask…?
“Yoink.”
Catch
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?”
I grabbed the hedgehog’s needles head-on and stopped it.
“T-That huge object came charging at you with super-high-speed rotation!? There’s no way you could catch it head-on!”
“Eh, I can stop this much. It’s not that fast.”
“No, no, no! It was definitely fast!?”
“No? It was totally slow? Compared to Feruta and the others, it’s slow, slow.”
Those rowdy Fenrir-chans charge at us with even greater speed.
“An S-rank is just a small fry.”
“I-I see… An S-rank is… a small fry. Certainly, with A as the top, BCD… and then S is… lower down.”
Kaida-kun is somehow convinced on his own.
“No, Kaida-kun! Don’t be influenced by this person’s standards!?”
Oberon stops him.
“S is at the top of the Monster strength rankings!”
“? Isn’t that strange? The alphabet goes ABCD… right? A is number 1, right? Why is the 18th letter, S, at the top?”
“W-Well, that’s…”
Oberon was at a loss for words. That’s true.
For Kaida-kun, who doesn’t know about games or anime, that seems to be a sticking point.
“A-Anyway! What Lord Mika is doing is strange! You can’t catch an S-rank’s attack with your bare hands!”
“T-That’s right. And… why are you still alive when you’re exposed to Instant Death Poison?”
Hmm?
“Eh, you think I’d die from a Monster’s Instant Death Poison?”
It’s only instant death in the Monster world.
“There’s no way I’d be taken down by poison that can kill a Monster, right?”
“I-Is that how it is…?”
Kaida-kun asks Oberon.
“Lord Mika, who is a Super Supreme God, is an exception, and humans would normally die. Kaida-kun, you absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely must not imitate her!”
“O-Okay, Oberon… Mika is strange, isn’t she?”
“That’s right. I like kids who listen well? Ah, when I say ‘like,’ I mean…”
“I-I see…”
He’s blushing and fidgeting. How cute.
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Sinri: Khee! People living fulfilling lives, khee! Explode! Read the room, damn it!
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Sinri-san is raging…
Somehow, this child seems to be the type who can’t forgive other people’s happiness. It’s fine, can’t you forgive other people’s happiness…?
“Well, what should I do with this thing?”
Come to think of it, I’m still holding the Monster.
“What kind of amazing magic will Mika use to defeat the enemy…? The highest-ranked enemy…”
“There.”
I lightly flicked it casually.
In an instant, poof…! The hedgehog exploded and scattered.
“Y-You just flicked it a little, and the enemy exploded!? W-What’s going on!?”
“Hmm? No, it’s just as you saw. I flicked it. That’s all.”
I didn’t do anything more than that.
“S-Supreme-ranked Monsters… aren’t they weak…?”
“No, they’re not weak, not at all, Kaida-kun! No, don’t go down that path!”
What’s “that path”…?
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Sinri: The same unaware overpowered protagonist route as Master, right?
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Ah, I see.
“B-But Mika, how can you live a normal life with such great power?”
“I usually limit my power with God Protection. It’s fine.”
“I see… So, you punched it with the protection released?”
“Ah, come to think of it, I punched it with the protection still on.”
“You defeated an S-rank Monster with one blow while limiting your power!?”
“I guess so.”
Kaida-kun is confused. What’s wrong…?
“S-Rank Monsters, are they perhaps… weak?”
“No! That’s not it! It’s not, it’s not like that! Don’t go down that path!”
Oberon was desperately trying to stop Kaida-kun.