Chapter 270: Ragnarök Eighth Round—Draw!
Memories suddenly flooded Renji's mind as the card in his hand vanished.
Failed?
This fateful strike was truly interesting—it meant his role-playing had failed.
So, what exactly had changed~?
It was that when he, as Romulus, was fighting Remus, what should have been his victorious strike instead became a fatal defeat due to a sudden small mistake.
Thus, the founder of Rome became Remus.
So, for this eighth match, which one should be chosen instead?
Also, Rias should be preparing to release information to lure the invasion from over there.
The Akashic Records.
"That's the situation."
After informing them of the circumstances witnessed in the eighth round of battle, the room fell unusually silent.
"If that's the case, the current situation is likely caused by Odin's Spear of Destiny. That guy erased his opponent's existence from the very root."
By truly erasing the past Romulus Quirinus, he could no longer appear as humanity's representative.
However, the price Odin paid for using the Spear of Destiny to such an extent was probably his own soul—true death.
Thus, it's evident that this eighth round of battle was equally astonishing.
Romulus Quirinus wasn't just human—he had become the chief god of the Roman Pantheon, growing so powerful that Odin could only defeat him through such means.
No, he didn't defeat him—it was a draw.
But is all of this true?
After all, everything came from the account of visitors from another world, with no way to verify its authenticity.
Wait!
There are still some traces to follow.
Someone has arrived.
Noticing something, Brunhilde looked toward the door where a tall old man entered.
"Lord Mímir."
Brunhilde politely bowed to this wisdom god of Norse mythology.
Buddha had invited him here to first confirm one thing—whether the Spear of Destiny truly existed.
And whether two Odins still existed as well.
After greeting Buddha upon entering, Mímir wasted no time and began unlocking the box he brought.
As this special box opened, everyone was slightly taken aback to see three slots apparently designed to hold spears inside.
However, two slots were now empty, with only the middle slot containing what appeared to be an enlarged needle.
"It has returned to being the Spear of Destiny?"
The wisdom god murmured in slight astonishment, his words confirming the spear's existence.
"Hmm, it appears Lord Odin used it quite recently."
Saying this, the God of Wisdom gently stroked the divine weapon, revealing a somewhat melancholy expression.
Then he began speaking to himself, recounting the story of the Spear of Destiny and Odin.
The first time the Spear of Destiny was used was indeed against Ymir, the primordial giant of Norse mythology.
In that confrontation, Trinity Odin managed to kill Ymir at the cost of losing two of his aspects.
Afterward, the Spear of Destiny was forged into three Gungnirs to disguise it.
This was necessary because merely touching this conceptual divine weapon would begin exacting its price.
"A god of faith?"
After finishing his monologue, Mímir learned about the supposed eighth round of battle and discovered that humanity's representative was such a special god.
His gaze turned to Buddha—among current gods, probably only Buddha understood faith best.
"I can no longer sense any connection at all."
Buddha shook his head.
He had descended as human and become a god again, so he could vaguely sense humanity's faint prayers and wishes toward gods—that seemingly special power—but couldn't use it.
Now, he found himself completely cut off, unable to sense this power at all, unable to hear human prayers and wishes anymore.
What about the Roman mythology side then?
Since Romulus Quirinus no longer exists, could a Remus Quirinus be reborn?
Moreover, would this Remus Quirinus truly be manipulated and completely controlled by the God of War, Mars?
After all, according to their information, the reason Romulus Quirinus pushed Odin to such extremes was because he became an existence spanning multiple timelines.
If this nearly invincible ability were possessed by an existing Remus Quirinus, it would spell major trouble.
Hm? There's a message—the phone connection is live.
"OK, detain them properly!"
The Roman Pantheon's headquarters were immediately suppressed, and the operation proceeded smoothly because most of Mars' accomplices suddenly died—permanently, with no possibility of resurrection.
Combined with the recently revealed actions of the original Romulus Quirinus in the previous timeline, it appears that those gods were killed in such a way that their souls were utterly shattered. This meant that even with the altered history, these individuals could not survive.
As for Mars' scheme, he did indeed create another faith-based deity—Remus Quirinus—but that entity also vanished abruptly.
It wasn't that Remus Quirinus disappeared; rather, he lost the so-called power of faith and reverted to a mere human corpse.
All of this occurred simultaneously—the exact moment when those visitors from parallel worlds returned.
"It seems Odin didn't just alter Romulus' fate of becoming a god; he may have also severed the destiny of ascending through faith."
That's why Buddha suddenly lost the ability to hear his followers' prayers and supplications at that moment. The faint, elusive power of faith inexplicably vanished.
In other words, humanity's attempt to create gods through faith was sealed off by Odin using the Spear of Destiny.
No, it would be more accurate to say that even gods attempting to create faith-based monsters—like Satan in the second round—were similarly nailed shut by the Spear of Destiny.
Of course, there is a way to undo this, but it requires using the Spear of Destiny again, at a tremendous cost.
It would demand the death of at least one top-tier chief god as the price.
"Lord Buddha, how should the eighth round be accounted for?"
This was Brunhilde's pressing question.
Was it meant to be redone? Would the already concluded eighth round not count? Would it remain unannounced?
After all, no one retained any memory of that match.
If that were the case, Brunhilde would be deeply dissatisfied.
Her discontent wasn't about the match being invalidated, but her inability to accept that Romulus' existence as humanity's representative had been erased from this world, with no one remembering his great deeds.
No one could remember how he fought on behalf of humanity!
Thus, in response to Brunhilde's inquiry, Buddha gave this reply:
"Ragnarök Round Eight—Draw!"