Translator:imperfectluckEditor:Kurisu

Karwenz had arrived quite suddenly. He left even more suddenly.

I had been about to attack, yet Karwenz unhesitatingly left, leaving only one sentence behind.

Not this time.

Although I knew that this would be the end result of trying to talk to him, I still felt rather aggrieved after being unable to explain certain things to him.

Perhaps this was exactly why Karwenz had appeared in front of me even though he clearly expected my decision as well.

He had also been unwilling to let things go without trying to make me see things in his way.

I felt rather sad as I exclaimed over things. However, regret would be meaningless.

I could understand why Karwenz thought the way he did. In a way, all of this countless misfortune had been caused by this sealed-off universe.

The Creator Goddesses of Order and Chaos had been afraid of the powerful dimensional invaders from other universes. The Creator Goddesses also desired that they and their own species could become more powerful. However, the Creator Goddesses then disagreed about what powerful meant, in the end leading to the Holy War.

Theoretically, the Holy War wouldnt possibly have an end.

That was because no matter if it was Order or Chaos, it would be impossible for either to completely destroy the other. Even if one side managed to completely suppress and destroy the other, as time went on, new Order or new Chaos would be born again.

In a way, all this sacrifice hadnt been meaningless. Although the path was rather twisted, the entire Eich universes power level was increasing.

Although the immemorial species, tribes, and Gods all sounded really powerful, the way they would utilize power was still quite primitive. Their weapons and equipment were also primitive. Their Concepts were rather traditional and shallow.

Of course, the ancient ones who were able to keep up with the times were still really amazing, but even more of them had unknowingly been left behind by the new generation, becoming nothing more than outdated old artifacts from the previous generation.

Such existences were incredibly common in the Chaos Abyss. However, even though such existences might have really amazing reputation, they might not actually be able to even win in a real fight against a youngster who was only a few centuries old.

The angels, giants, and dragons of the past had all relied solely on their overly strong physical bodies. They would use the most primitive wooden sticks and stones as weapons.

Nowadays, there was plenty of high-level equipment out there. Magic spells and martial arts techniques had been passed down through countless generations already. There were countless curses and ultimate techniques out there. People would view the ancient species really direct methods of attacking to be as childish as a hoodlum trying to pretend to know martial arts.

It wasnt that the ancient dragons from the first generation of Gods and demons were so powerful that they were truly undefeatable. It was rather that any strong dragon who was able to survive so long in history to be known as a Supreme Immemorial Dragon would naturally become unimaginably strong due to how long they had survived.

Immemorial God Equipment? You should first check to see if it had rusted.

Immemorial powerful existence? Is your back still doing alright? Can you still jump?

Ahem, I was getting off topic. Although there were always those who would like to say that everything was so wonderful in the past, in my opinion, the current generation would forever be making progress. Back in the days of the Elven Empire, there had only been the major four elemental branches of magic. Now, elemental magic had developed to have several hundreds, and even thousands of branch magic schools. Any legendary mage from that generation who was suddenly transported to this one would likely have to study magic for 30 years first.

The current generation is always making progress.

This was something that I adamantly believed. Although an inheritance sounded quite vague and ethereal, as long as words and history existed, the entire world would naturally progress. Blindly worshipping the past was unnecessary as well as foolish.

However, not only would the mortals not know, even the Creator Goddesses of Order and Chaos wouldnt know if this amount of progress was enough or not.

The Eich universe was just like a cage. No matter how the beasts trapped inside did in their fight, they still wouldnt know if they would be able to defeat the vicious beasts outside To use a more peaceful analogy, it would be just like how a high school student studying for their college entrance examination would never know if their preparations were truly sufficient or not without having taken the exam.

Now, if this cage was unlocked, then this periodic Holy War would naturally become meaningless and no longer need to exist.

However, I knew that Karwenz didnt desire an end to the Holy War

What he desired was an opportunity to evolve to even greater heights. He wanted to restart the stopped clock of the entire Eich universe.

Periodic wars between species? Is this supposed to be a game for little children?

Protect the balance of the Cycle of Reincarnation? Why do I have to care?

Isnt it quite boring to repeatedly run around in the same circle?

That was what Karwenz would say. As long as he broke the dimensional barriers, then the Eich universe would naturally be invaded by other universes.

At that time, only those who were most suitable for the new age would survive. Anyone who survived would be the strong. Anyone who died would be the unlucky and weak.

I could understand that a short and momentary pain might be better than long-term pain. I also understood that keeping ones own world completely sealed off was extremely foolish. However, understanding didnt mean agreement.

In the history of my previous world of Earth, any country which remained a shut-in had always paid a serious price. When your borders were finally invaded, the invaders would always bring new technology that you had never seen before, easily crushing you under their heels.

Anyone who is behind the times will get beaten. This was no empty phrase at all. This was bloody experience.

However

The Eich universe being sealed off is fundamentally different from how a human country might seal itself off. What if whats outside in other universes isnt other humans at all? What if theyre all vicious monsters that eat humans? What if they invade Eich not to enslave and conquer, but rather to completely eradicate and exterminate?

Indeed, it would be impossible for anyone to know what was out there in other universes that had made the Creator Goddesses of Order and Chaos afraid for all these countless years. However, just based on the games history of the dimensional invaders from other universes, which was a reproduction of Astryas memories, it was obvious that the situation in other universes wasnt friendly to us at all.

Back in the games history, both Creator Goddesses had revived, but that had still been meaningless.

Even in the best case scenario, if the Eich universe managed to survive invasion from countless other universes, achieving so-called evolution, just how many would still be able to survive?

10%? 5%? This was impossible for me to calculate. If the dimensional invaders from other universes were just as powerful as depicted in the games history, then I would probably be really happy if even 10% of Eichs population could survive.

Perhaps some would say that This is a necessary sacrifice, There will always be cannon fodder as history moves on, There will always be those who cant keep up with the times, and so on. However, I would say that you wouldnt be able to say something like that so casually if you were the one being sacrificed.

Who should be eliminated? Who should be sacrificed? It wasnt easy at all for anybody to survive in this world. Why should they die because of someone saying one thing?

Was anyone really capable of making such a grave decision?

Again, in the hypothetical best-case scenario, that 10% of Eichs population could survive, who would have a guarantee of being able to survive? In that case, even if so-called evolution happened in the end, what meaning would there be?

Perhaps, things might end up in a single powerful country known as Eich, where all species lived in peace together, where the power of magic was only used to improve life, where everyone pursued only civilization and art, but

Is that meaningful at all? Will the people who were sacrificed in this current generation be happy about that?

I finally saw a chance to end this Holy War forever. So, how could I possibly let Karwenzs goal come to fruition?

Was I wrong for making such a decision?

I was indeed wrong. I was preventing a major historical development. Perhaps in a few centuries or a few millennia, a new species would bring about a new Holy War.

Was Karwenz wrong for his selfishness?

He was absolutely wrong. He basically didnt care about other mortals at all. Countless people would die because of his decision.

Was I right for making my decision?

Of course I was right. The entire world had finally managed to develop to this current degree. How could I possibly take such a gigantic risk? I couldnt possibly use countless lives to exchange for a so-called chance at further evolution.

Was Karwenz right for his willfulness?

Of course he was right. He was right to the point where I couldnt counter him. The two Goddesses of Order and Chaos had been absolute idiots. I was just a coward who didnt dare to progress because of the necessary sacrifice. Only by opening up the dimensional barrier would Eichs stagnant time finally be able to move forward again rather than endlessly repeating the destruction of the Holy War.

At this point, there was long since no more such thing as absolute right or wrong. Perhaps this was simply about different standpoints and different values, finally resulting in a definite clash.

I knew that no matter if I saw Karwenz again, or if he saw me again, that next time

Not this time? So, that means itll be next time, then? Ha, next time we meet, neither of us is going to hold back. Are we going to have to kill each other in the end?