Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 418 Mission: 03-1 Starting Again

Happy times never last long enough. Even though Nero and Virgil had many stories to tell, even the longest stories must eventually come to an end. It was the same no matter how many "Huh?" Nero uttered during this time.

After a few days of rest, a few unfriendly visitors arrived at the ruins of the former gate to the demon world.

"I'm going to open the door." Virgil said in a deep voice, maintaining his cool demeanor.

"Shall we begin?" Nero replied.

Before this, Virgil had spent some time meticulously explaining the current state of the Demon Realm to the other two. In short… after the Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts' failed attempt to subdue Urizen, Mondes had become the strongest contender for the new Demon King of Dystopia, a prominent figure in the eyes of the Decadence.

[The Wind of Decadence], the demon that destroys the universe, the destined end of thousands of parallel universes.

At that time, Virgil told them: "As a world beyond the normal flow of time in the universe, the Little Garden can directly observe the so-called 'end of the universe.' The location of that end is the moment when the 'observer' in the universe, that is, intelligent life represented by humans, is completely destroyed."

Without an observer, the universe ceases to be dynamic and is ultimately destined to be engulfed by the Wind of Decadence. Therefore, the Wind of Decadence is the countdown to conquering humanity's final test, the ultimate test for the strongest humanity. This is why, as Urizen appears alongside the Demonic World Tree, advancing toward the throne of dystopia, the Wind of Decadence also appears.

Besides the winds of decadence, humanity's final test was the key factor that ultimately destroyed humanity. Such reasons were not uncommon throughout the history of countless worlds, and many worlds had actually been destroyed by them.

In humanity's youth, they were ferocious beasts, terrifying natural disasters, capable of nipping the buds of human civilization in their cradle. And as humanity has advanced further, the only things capable of destroying humanity are cataclysms like the star-shaking events in "2012," or meteorites that incinerated the earth millions of years ago.

"And the Little Garden has observed, fixed, and contained humanity's future victory over these disasters. But beyond that, it's a realm beyond their reach."

When all external factors are overcome, the only thing left to destroy humanity is humanity itself, the inherent evil in human nature. Previously, the gods of the Little Garden had the potential to defeat humanity in the final test, but after the appearance of these beings, they are no longer able to do so. Because they represent the evil of humanity, only humans can defeat them.

One such scenario is the once-erased "Closed World Dystopia." However, as a being destined for destruction, the Wind of Decadence naturally wishes this to be avoided. Once all of humanity's final trials are overcome, it will be infinitely weakened, ultimately extinguished. To prevent this future, it seeks to resurrect the "Dystopia."

Calling it a resurrection isn't quite accurate, because to be precise, dystopia has never been truly killed. It's just that a series of ideological liberation movements have served as a focal point, weakening the influence of its spiritual power to the point of non-existence.

Not "defeated", but "never born".

Therefore, as long as it is allowed to be born again and appear in the box garden, the seal will naturally be broken.

"Liberated thoughts may not be imprisoned again. By using technology and violence, the mark of the beast can be placed on the world again."

He quoted his favorite poet again: "Let each law have its place, choose its ancient, infinite abode, allow only one command, one joy, one desire, one curse, one weight, one measure, one king, one God, one law." This is the choice that Urizen represents, "absolute reason." If it can become the dystopian demon, the result will be a world ruled by ruthless reason.

The Mondes that Nero defeated before represented "profit first", a world dominated by finance, and was also the closest candidate to a successful dystopian demon king.

"Thank goodness you defeated that guy. Otherwise, if he had really grown up as the core, the completed fusion of Mendes would have directly become the Demon King of Dystopia."

According to Virgil, all of these candidates for dystopian demon kings are likely tied to decadence. He's trying really hard to recreate a dystopian demon king. And the various ways to achieve dystopias are truly diverse, allowing for repeated experimentation until success.

In fact, even at this moment, there are probably many dystopian candidates other than Mondes who are waiting for the opportunity to rise.

As for the remaining Mondes...

"That's probably the dystopian demon king that's closest to fundamentalism, the 'Evil Ruler.' That guy is powerful, but actually the furthest from success, because the possibilities he represents have been erased, and he can't gain power from influence."

But even so, it was still threatening enough. After all, Virgil had said earlier that once shackles were unlocked, they could be relocked with force. If one truly possessed absolute power that could make the world tremble, then why not rule the world single-handedly?
Because of this, whether it is for the world, for the small garden, for thousands of parallel universes; or for their loved ones, for Dante who is lost in the demon world and Virgil in another world, they must defeat the integrated Mondes.

By the way, speaking of this, I don't think I've mentioned where the power that unites the Mondes comes from, right? As the former King of the Demon Realm, it's unlikely that Mondes would have such power even if he were to be unsealed.

"That's another thing that needs to be addressed."

Virgil told Nero: This is because Mendes obtained the Miracle Cup that can unify the endless world from another candidate for the Dystopian Demon King who had also been defeated.

"That person was the one favored by [Dead Wind] before. It was because of her defeat that [Dead Wind] turned to support Mondes."

But that is something that needs to be paid attention to later. What Nero, Virgil and Mr. Nero are facing now is to deal with matters related to Mondes.

Then, Virgil drew out the Yama Blade and stabbed it backwards into the destroyed Demon Realm Gate.

Amid the shaking of the earth and the light of the magic circle, the three people disappeared on the spot.

(End of this chapter)