“Where am I?!”
I -Kuromiya Haine- was separated from the group and was feeling lonely.
We found an entrance to the underground at the middle of the desert. Advancing there, we encountered a mysterious shadow.
I was unexpectedly having a tough battle against this guy that is using my name without my permission, and fell down here with it, but…this place are the remains of an ancient city underground.
“It is okay to consider this the Dark Underworld Country, right?” (Haine)
Even if I call it a city, there’s already not a single person living here.
The buildings have crumbled, and because they have been buried deep underground, these ruins have barely managed to avoid weathering.
Just like in that poem, did they really fall into ruin because they worshipped the Dark God?
“Or more like, did they really worship me?” (Haine)
The Dark God that was sealed 1,600 years ago and hadn’t done anything at all?
But that shadow…this mysterious being that calls itself the Dark God Entropy has proved that it has some sort of connection with me and this city.
Until I solve what this connection is about in detail, I can’t just leave.
“What’s this feeling…as if I was told that a baby of mine had been born without me even knowing?” (Haine)
In reality, for a God, believers must be that kind of existence.
If I was told there were, I would feel my self-awareness as a God born inside of me.
“…Anyways, for now, I should prioritize regrouping with Karen-san and Yorishiro.” (Haine)
I ended up separating from them in the chaos of that fall after all.
I was jostling against that shadow in the middle of it, but it escaped.
And so, that’s how I am currently all by my lonesome self.
If I don’t regroup with Karen-san and Yorishiro soon, I might collapse from loneliness.
“But how should I look for the two of them?” (Haine)
From within my baggage, I take out something that looks like a short stick, and turn on the switch of it.
When I did that, it released a shining light.
It is a pocket light that functions with ethereal energy. Ethereal is an incredibly useful energy source. This flashlight apparently doesn’t need to be exchanged for a new one for at least 20 years.
In terms of lighting, I can rely on the hero and Founder of the Light Church, but I am truly glad that I actually brought it with me just in case.
It doesn’t hurt being prepared.
I choose whichever building is the highest among them and climb to the top of it, and from there, I swing around the flashlight here and there.
I feel like I might call something else at the same time though.
“I wonder if those two will come.” (Haine)
I feel like they won’t.
It was just my instincts talking here but, I was close to being sure that was the case.
In the first place, if they wanted to, they would have been able to release a light that’s several times stronger than this flashlight.
If they are not lighting up in this pitch black place -not even a firefly level of light- it must mean that they are trying to hide themselves.
—They are probably cautious of the shadow.
—They are not going to regroup with me until I defeat that shadow.
“They are really strict girls.” (Haine)
Then, I should continue using this flashlight.
The shadow eats light to get bigger, so it has the tendency of heading towards light craving for it.
The reason it was waiting for us at that hall must have been because it detected the light that Karen-san was releasing from the holy sword, and came rushing towards it.
And even if it’s an artificial light that has no divine power, there’s enough possibility that it will be lured by it and once again appear in front of me.
But, do I have to swing this flashlight the whole time until it comes?
‘That would tire my arm, what a pain’, is what I was thinking when…
“Uo?!”
My footing suddenly crumbled and, just like that, I make a direct drop.
The building that I was using as footing had collapsed. I slide down along with the rubble and was about to be buried alive.
“That was dangerous!” (Haine)
As expected of ruins that have deteriorated after several centuries without any humans living in it; once you get a bit rough on it, things like this occur.
“Or more like, am I not damaging a legacy here? I have harmed an asset of human history…” (Haine)
At the moment when I was fearing what I had done, something appeared that wasn’t destroyed when the building crumbled. It towered over its surroundings without breaking.
“What is that?” (Haine)
Was this something that was inside that building?
It was a single slab that seems to have fallen vertically and has a simple construction; it’s made of stone…no, it looks like a mineral of fine quality that has slight transparency.
What is this thing that is colorful in all its body and overwhelms anyone that looks at it?
“A monument?” (Haine)
I thought that way because of the writings carved at the surface of it.
Was the building something made to protect this monument from the wind and rain? Or was it to hide it from someone?
“…..I can read it.” (Haine)
I use the flashlight to check the surface of the monument, and trace it to the writings carved there.
The language utilized is -obviously- completely different from the one currently used, and yet, for some reason, the -how should I call it- soul that was carved together with that writing was telling me its meaning.
The soul that was filled with anger and hate.
What was carved in this monument was…the history of when the Underworld Country was created, and its fall.
According to this monument, this whole place called ‘Nameless Desert’ was once a fertile land filled with water and green.
The people that lived the first period of humanity didn’t know about the techniques to go against nature and weren’t able to control nature either; it was truly a repetition of becoming one with nature by living and dying.
The one who brought change to this was the appearance of a single human.
The curves of human history have always been brought by the genius of a prominent individual.
Just like how it was in that time; that person had more knowledge than the others, and with that person’s wise decision making, many new techniques were created, rules were made, and created a group of people that were organized by leadership.
It didn’t take long for it to become the framework of society.
The place that had this completed framework was the Underworld Country.
It was probably the first nation in this world.
The Underworld Country, in order to bring together the heart of the people that live there, a certain measure was created.
A God.
Believe in the same God and worship it. With that common point, it created a sense of camaraderie between the people, made them cooperate with each other to win against difficulties, and had them share the fruits of that victory.
The God that was worshipped by the Underworld Country as their religion, that is the Dark God Entropy.
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“It really is me?!” (Haine)
I couldn’t hold back my confusion after seeing my own name carved clearly on this monument.
So it was real. A Dark God actually existed in the history of humans.
But, I was sealed for 1,600 years and hadn’t done anything at all to show anyone of my existence so, how did they even learn of me?
Will that answer appear as I continue reading on?
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…
At any rate, the Underworld Country was certainly primitive, but it still walked onto the path of a nation.
With the cut stones, they create houses, and secure a safe place to sleep in; by plowing the land in the surroundings, they can harvest crops from the cultivated land; resting one day out of the several days of work, they head to the church, offer their prayers to the Dark God, and confirm once again their own affiliation.
This living cycle that had been made distinct increased the efficiency, increased the productivity, increased the birthrate, and raised the worth of humans.
The wealth began to spread to other places, and the Underworld Country had grown into a huge community that was big enough to cover the whole ‘Nameless Desert’.
On top of that, according to this monument, this leap in progress was surprisingly accomplished in the time a single human was alive.
The prodigy that appeared at the origin of the Underworld Country.
A wondrous existence that appeared out of who-knows-where, provided them with techniques and principles, and boosted the humans, that were basically just one type of animal, into an intelligent form of life.
That human obviously became the representative of the Underworld Country, stood at the top of society, governed them, and led them.
The name of that human was Izanami.
Izanami was the queen of the Underworld Country.
She preached about the kindness of the Dark God Entropy that had created humans.
Darkness is abyss; from there, everything was born. The ruler of darkness Entropy is the one who created the whole world, and the humans are its children.
Entropy provided night and sleep for the sake of the humans, and advised them to rest whenever they are tired.
The people of the Underworld Country were grateful of Entropy, and offered their prayers.
They also were grateful for their queen Izanami and praised her.
The Dark God and the Wise Queen.
These two factors developed the Underworld Country without any grave errors, and it became an Utopia that would last for millenniums to come…..or at least that’s what it was supposed to be.
* * *
“But…”
I continued reading the monument.
What was written next was about the end of the Underworld Country.
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Invaders appeared in the peaceful Underworld Country.
The humans outside were jealous of the wealth of the Underworld Country, envied it, and went there to steal it.
Of course, the people of the Underworld Country fought in self-defense.
The ones defending were the current nation that had progressed the most in the world; even if they were called invaders, there was no way to lose against these group of people that were on the level of bandits that had barely grown.
But, the barbarians weren’t the only ones who attacked them.
Disasters that can’t be brought by humans…in other words, natural disasters were attacking the Underworld Country in succession.
As if conspiring with the attack of the barbarians.
The first were locusts; these insects that appeared from the sky were in the several thousands, and when they were right under the crops, they would fly towards it and eat it all.
Next, was a plague. This deathly disease that flowed in the city from the water had spread in the blink of an eye from people to people, killing old people and the children, and also robbing away the life force of the young ones.
On top of that, acid rain fell. It was different from normal rain. These fire rain that smelled rotten melted the stone-made buildings and devastated the once beautiful cityscape.
And in the end, the earth slowly turned into sand, and the once fertile land of the Underworld Country was slowly eroded.
Many disasters befell the Underworld Country, the people and wealth was laid waste, and there was already nothing to steal from them, and yet, the barbarians continued attacking the Underworld Country.
Along with the swinging of axes, jeers rang on.
‘This is the just retribution of God. You heretics that revered an evil God will now fall’, is what they shouted.
The locusts, disease, acid rain, and the desert; was this all a punishment brought by God?
Don’t joke around.
A God wouldn’t do something like that. A God would only watch over the humans in silence. Deciding just and evil on their own convenience and handing down punishment on their whim, that’s not the deed of a God.
You barbarians; the God that you guys worship is the actual evil God.
Interfering with the living of humans, defeating the ones who should win, have the ones that should lose win, distorting the course of history; that’s exactly what an evil God is.
Therefore, I will destroy all of you, and also the four evil Gods that you serve for.
Our God, the Dark God Entropy, wouldn’t put its hands in a fight of humans as the authentic God it is.
But, if you are not going to hand down any punishment against these four evil Gods that have broken this law…
I will become the Dark God Entropy.
And erase all evil.
* * *
“!!!”
This is where the writings on the monument end.
But at the last parts, the several lines at the end, were not shown visually; they were probably made from the raging emotions of the person that created the inscriptions in this monument and were stored just like that in it.
The person that created this monument probably made it at the destruction of the Underworld Country, in order to show their existence.
Not long after, everyone was killed, and the Underworld Country turned into dust and disappeared from history. But, if someone were to transmit the contents of this monument as evidence and understands it, it will serve as proof that they certainly did exist in the past.
This is probably the reason why it was hidden in a building that would soon crumble. The invaders that attacked the Underworld Country will eventually erase the history of the defeated and destroy the monument. In order to avoid that, this was the desperate measure taken in order to hide it from the eyes of the invaders.
“So this is the rise and fall of the Underworld Country…” (Haine)
It was a grander history than I expected.
But, even with this, what occurred in this land was not told in its entirety.
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Dayum... that was quiet the serious chapter for once. Also it's truly a smart choice to make Izanami the first representative of Entropy when you think about it. Thanks for the chap
Thankss for doing this chapter!🤓
Now, did Inflation lie when she said it was her first resurrection ? Or is her vessel actually not human and immortal. It'd be a be troublesome to replace the newborn of the previous church head tho.
If you say it enough times it sometimes sounds like ains-san(sama)~pong
Good enough. =~=
I'll leave the type of villain to you, since a villain needs to suit the narrative's world above all.
Reigokai the Elven King needs to be a master of transcribing words, whether language or magic.
YES.
Also, I've posted another chapter and one more incoming.
Thank you Reigokai for letting me promote this.
Now, I'm gonna drop dead with blaring white eyes and tongue sticking out.
I could be Mack the Assassin. I like your comment. The only time I enjoyed being someone assistant was helping my teacher in college who always brought me with him on Thanksgiving and a Turkey Trot 3K.
That is cool too~
You can still retort Psychronia while being an assassin. Haha.
I insist, you must retort him! Cause your chemistry with Psychronia is good, always argue about something. Teehee~
I did not think are talks are that bad. :)
Psychronia is okay to be the villain. So if he is going to be the villain I want to be the anti-hero.
Wait, we argue? Has that happened? How have I not known that before now?
Why didn't anyone me? :o
Haha!
I knida forgot there was a role on anti-hero! I approve of that role! *Thumbs up*
We'll have to see if our writer wants it to be that way though~
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Now, where is my piklicave~? Haven't seen him in a while~
Well if we're a comedic duo, clearly it's going to be one of us retorting to the other acting as if they're in the wrong genre.
Either that or the classic Tsukkomi-Boke setup with one person having a monopoly on Common Sense.
.......eh?....did I use the word wrongly?...
What I meant was, you guys always discuss about something...
I wonder if my wording was wrong....
...Sorry....
When I think of a famous comedy duo, I can only think of Abbott and Costello, the 1's who started the "Who's on First?" comedy sketch, which started a variety of this. I am reading the "Nidoume no Jinsei wo Isekai de " which is doing the Tsukkomi-Boke setup but instead of paper fan the MC uses the iron claw on the girl. When she says something stupid. Or the Arifureta the MC uses on the Dragon girl.
a knight huh.... give me the perverted knight role and its a deal (and also give me a loli that tsukkomi or kick me everytime i do something silly)
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Now that you said it, it does sound like you; Satria the Perverted Knight.
It's PERFECT NO.3~!
...This is beginning to seem less like a reference-filled story and more like an Isekai Lunatic Comments Community Roleplay.
You mean... like Accelerator and Misaka?
Nah. I don't think our Flying Orca is gonna do all this characters in 10-15 chappys, it's too fast, better do them one by one and build the world structure first...
Maybe?
I agree with you there... still interesting nonetheless~
Are you refer to little Misaka?
Yes.
I do hope in the future that they will finish the entire anime series of "A Certain Magical Index". Like what they did with "Shakugan no Shana". The looks of it they are about half way through the book series.
Y'know I was wondering what kind of discussions are happening here when you asked if I was ignoring Orca's novel on purpose... but when I came here and read it... THIS?! THIS IS WHAT GREETED ME?! Oi Namer! You! A beautiful Elf is going to RIDE you in Orca's story! Why did you reject that?! And why me?! I am a bear! And you are a fricking tiger! No matter if I'm the one riding you or you are the one who is riding me it just does not work! Plus if we are going to play bite... even if it sounds nice... a bear can't play bite you know? Just imagine a bear riding a tiger... an image pops up in my head and it just looks silly, though I admit kinda cute too...
Hey nice concept there Orca-san, btw for my appearance... I am a brown grizzly bear with some streaks of dark-ish pink on the fur, and as for the size... I'm more on the little side of the grizzly's spectrum. Basically I am way smaller than an ordinary grizzly.
I've taken a liking for your concept and idea of using "these" dwellers of the internet names. (These because of this specific website that made us gather together, and of course that website is Reigokai-sama's.) do you mind if I use your idea on my novel too? I want to use you guys' names for some of the upcoming "pets" on my novel! Chapter 2 is 80% done btw!
For you Psychronia... I honestly think that you as a villain is really appropriate. Maybe not the evil kinda villain but more like misunderstood kinda villain where you are just too smart and advanced for the age you are born in. And because you got pushed too far and tragedies kept happening around you, you became a villain who swears to rid the world of its ugliness.
Just suits you I guess.
.....hah(?.?) It's a great discussion though~?
Hey! I would've been completely ok with it if the "RIDE" he meant is what I think it is, but I'm sure it's just a RIDE anyway!
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Hmmm....
You?...RIDE me...? That sounds lewd for some reasons...
Nah! I guess it's just a NORMAL ride anyway...
Right?! That's what I want to 'do' with you......*blush*
Hheeyy~~
Lookie here~ Some Bear get caught in our "Web" and wants to 'joins' us in our 'Parteh'~!
Though it's a grizzly for some odd reason....
:-D
Fine by me.
Hmm. When I think "bear", what comes to mind is a midboss that acts as the gatekeeper to the starting town.
I'm always a grizzly though? I've never been any other bear other than a grizzly ever since I was born! Grizzly pride!
The normal RIDE! not that kinda RIDE! So get your mind out of the gutter will you? No need to further sully our mind with that kind of... pink and sweet and... wait what am I talking about again? Oh yeah! Se— gahaak! *got hit on the back of the neck*
"...sleep for awhile."
*shush* the sound of the mysterious figure vanishes.
Do you know Smokey?
Do you mean the anti-forest fire bear? then yea, I know him. We've met during his campaign for a few times.
Why would they know Smokey just because they're both bears? That's like knowing Louie San Dravis because you're both humans.
What is the meaning of that smile? sarcastic? an approval? or maybe... the dreaded "I'm sick of your shit" smile?!
Ouh. Oh-ho-hooo!!
Ok, I was in the wrong(was hoping wasn't wrong though)...
Well, that would be cool~
Se- GHAK?!! *Chomp*
"...what is wrong with you two on that topic ..."
*swoosh* *melts into thr darkness*
If you read my novel's Chapter Two when it comes out, you'll know the meaning of that smile.
So cool. Have you heard that he is going to be on Death Battle and is going to fight Mcgruff the crime dog?
Uuuh... what... did someone just hit me? oh well let's continue from where we left off, the se- GUHAK!!? *SMACK*
"....just... stop please... my job is getting harder and harder ever since you two starting this topic..." *SWOOSH* Vanishes into the darkness.
Then... I will await the moment i understand that smile... and take a potato chip.. AND EAT IT!!!
Yeah! I heard it! that guys have grown a lot from the last time I saw him huh... it makes me kinda lonely.
Do not worry you still have us.
Yeah... *tears* thanks...
Welcome.
Oh no, I'm totally cool with being a villain.
Not even misunderstood. Just openly embracing insanity because the world's more enjoyable that way. =~=
....hah? Gatekeeper was taken by our gatekeeper though....
And also, pikliBear is my partner, ain't no where else is he gonna be but beside me~
Why?!
Just why is a midboss that appeared when you thought of bear?!
The world is not fair that's for sure! And embracing insanity while not drowning in it is sure one way to enjoy life to the fullest! Nice thinking there bud!
My train of thought is:
Danger = Brute strength = Bears = Forests = Starting Towns
Therefore, a boss. But on the scale of Isekai, not that strong so an early boss.
Who is Louie San Dravis? I look up the name on Google and I got nothing.
......Emmm.....Wow, Macktheknife.
Are you that curious, that you search for it? Haha. It's funny XD
Ouh and btw Macktheknife, only Editing is left now~!
I can't wait Suimei-san getting kickass by Mizuki-san!!
Ah ha ha! Exactly the point. I never said Louis San Davis was a famous enough person to be known on the internet, or if he was even real.
My entire point was that you can't connect one person with another potentially extremely obscure one just because they're the same species.
...But incidentally, that's the name of one of my classmates in..I think it was middle school? Might have been high school.
For me I am curious guy. When someone post something or say something on TV I immediately look it up. Back a few years ago when I was reading online vols. (before they were taking by YenPress) almost everyday I was looking up words I did not know. But now I pretty much I don't do much now.
Well, it's a good attitude to have but too much, isn't much so too. I was the same; curious guy last time actually but some infos are just not much to have at times, until my families and friends would said "there no need for you to know" when I was a kid from then on, I stop getting curious about everything and didn't bother to care anymore. Haha. Yeah I can't laugh at you when I was like that last time but It's still funny to see though :P
People around me say that I am smart because I know things they do not. Sort like the time in high school the teacher was doing this basic game of questionnaire or something. He ask "How is the name of left side of the boat?". I said, "Port". Which I learn port and starboard from the movie "Lethal Weapon 4". Then there was the show "Who wants to be a Millionaire". The question was "What is the name of large group of penguins?", he had 4 answers. I pick "Rookery" and it was right, which I learn from watching the movie "Pebble and the Penguin".
Hah! You can say that again.
How great to be them; Ignorance is Bliss.
When our curious is strong, it's hard to resist that feeling we carry without knowing what the heck is that thing were curious about. I know that feel, and it hurts not to know at all.
Well am not curious as I was back then. The only time I look up something would be a word but it rarely happens now. But did look up something while listen to interview on anime Blu-ray. They mention that they enjoyed playing a game called "The Secret of Mana" an Super NES RPG. It reminded of the time the 1st RPG I played and I got beaten badly in it.
I grew up with curiosity. Always asking questions and annoying people that way.
I still occasionally tap into that to ask my professors things for participation points, but it's mostly gone now because I realize that awareness is super cynical.
Now, that desire to learn manifests as a tendency to try to break things conceptually as much as possible.
Ouh, ouch. Such a sad thing to want to know a thing about the thing that you know is the one thing that your very bad at.
Hmm, what interview is that your talking about?
Somehow I feel offended with your train of thought... are offending me and bears everywhere? Don' try to lie to me or the bear god will deliver judgement... in the form of no Reigokai-sama's translation for 2 weeks!
...Bears control the translation schedule? Did you just reveal a large-scale conspiracy?
Such a sad/slow delivery, try FedEX or PosLaju for a change. Maybe Reigokai-sama could deliver judgement in a day or two at most. That way, you can have it faster~
*whistle whistle* no? What are you talking about? *whistle whistle*.
Delivery? What are you talking about? The bear god said that he will forbid Reigokai-sama to publish his translation for 2 weeks, so that means you guys can't read any of Reigokai-sama's translation for 2 weeks long.
Oops! Just forget I said that!
*Illuminati theme song plays on the background*
I had bad experience with FedEx when I bought just 1 book. Instead of putting in my apartment mail box they just try to deliver to again later, but on those days I am at work and I had to go to 1 of their stations to get the book. I usually try to avoid FedEx.
It was on the Sky Wizards Academy on episode interview.
Sky Wizard Academy? Is it the hero had his power decrease very low and can't really use his power very much and with 3 uncooperative Heroines?
I had a feeling it might have been a classmate after I could not look it. The when made your point, it reminded of 1 episode "White Collar" when the Mozzie said "A New Yorker who does not take the subway is not a New Yorker you can trust ".
Neal Caffrey (ex-con) says, "I don't take the subway."
Mozzie, "Precisely."
Yeah he has low power level then when he is in a pinch he will go all Super Sayian but the power came from the Beetles (humanities enemies) and is trying to keep it a secret. Since who knows what the higher ups would do if they found out about this. I can only guess since my knowledge of the series comes from the anime. Only 1 vol. was translated and 2 chapters of the manga was well.
It's...........OUT!!!
Woohoo~~!! Isekai Mahou wa Okureteru IS OUT~!!
Alright. :)
But I will have to read this on Sat. since it is my day off. So until Sat.