"Damn... that girl... no way? I was just joking earlier..."
Looking at the silver-haired girl sitting on the swing in the park, dressed in strange clothes, Nakano Yu rubbed his forehead in a daze.
The silver-haired girl had a beautiful face, with a cute appearance that made people feel pity for her. However, her cheeks and brows were shrouded in sorrow and coldness, giving off the feeling of pushing people away at first glance.
In addition, she wore a European-style black-gray armored long dress, and beside her was a scythe taller than she was, making people not dare approach her after only one glance, fearing that the girl might have mental problems.
However, Nakano Yu knew very well that the girl definitely did not have any mental problems... maybe a little, after all, she was a necromancer who would turn strangers into zombies, but!
Nakano Yu was absolutely certain that this child was very kind and gentle.
But... why was this girl here?
When he saw the girl, Nakano Yu could not hide his surprise. After all, he had only recently wondered whether he might meet her while shopping, and today he had actually encountered her.
Could it be... fate?
That girl was none other than the necromancer from the Underworld — Eucliwood Hellscythe!
In Nakano Yu's memory, Eucliwood possessed powerful magic, and because of that magic, every word she spoke became a "Word of Power" that affected reality.
That ability was extremely powerful, infinitely close to God's "Word that becomes reality," but comparatively speaking, Eucliwood's power was naturally much weaker than the "Word that becomes reality."
When Nakano Yu met Seraphim some time ago, he wondered whether he would one day meet Eucliwood. He did not expect it to happen so quickly.
At that moment, the girl who had been blankly staring downward as if lifeless seemed to notice Nakano Yu's gaze, so she raised her head toward the direction where the young man stood.
But her dull eyes merely stared motionlessly at Nakano Yu for a very long time, without any intention of approaching him or starting a conversation.
Yes, after all... if she spoke, disaster would follow.
However, she sensed a very similar power within the young man, a power called "Word Spirit," the power of "language."
People who carried that power only brought misfortune to those around them, but... looking at the young man, he seemed... rather happy.
Thinking about that, a wave of emotion spread through Eucliwood's heart. After looking at the young man, whom she did not know but who possessed a somewhat similar power, she withdrew her gaze, stood up from the swing, and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Nakano Yu opened his mouth as if wanting to call out to Eucliwood, who was about to leave, but his mind suddenly realized that he was currently only a stranger to her. Given Eucliwood's personality, she had obviously already regarded herself as a source of disaster.
Even if Nakano Yu showed kindness to Eucliwood, Eucliwood would most likely turn around and run away, right?
However, Nakano Yu did not want Eucliwood to leave just like that. Not only because he liked Eucliwood, this girl who had not experienced a very pleasant life, but also because, considering the power she carried, wandering outside could cause problems. After all, many people desired Eucliwood's power.
Moreover... Nakano Yu inexplicably felt that he could help Eucliwood. Although he was not sure whether he, as a God Slayer, could withstand the magical power within Eucliwood that was enough to affect reality, Nakano Yu felt that it would be fine. After all, the power he sensed from Eucliwood was not particularly strong; at least... it was not as strong as his.
Besides that, he also had Cut Through. Perhaps he could try helping Eucliwood sever the influence of the Word Spirit.
Thinking of that, Nakano Yu did not hesitate. He directly called out to the Necromancer passing beside him, saying:
"Eucliwood, do you want to come home with me?"
Nakano Yu's voice sounded somewhat hesitant, because he had originally intended to directly call her Eucliwood, but the words got stuck in his throat, afraid that too much familiarity might scare Eucliwood. So he avoided directly addressing her, causing it to sound somewhat awkward.
When she heard the young man's voice behind her, Eucliwood's footsteps stopped. She suddenly turned around, and her previously dull eyes looked at Nakano Yu with a trace of surprise.
A moment later, Eucliwood took out a mechanical pencil and a small notebook. After writing and drawing something, she looked at Nakano Yu and showed the contents of the notebook in front of him:
[Why doesn't the Word Spirit affect you?]
"Word Spirit?"
Seeing Eucliwood ask such a sudden question, Nakano Yu looked confused. Eucliwood's Word Spirit was essentially the result of her inability to control her own enormous power. Overall, Eucliwood's situation was similar to that of a God Slayer.
God Slayers themselves also possessed an enormous amount of curse power; rather than enormous, it was like an ocean, inexhaustible. In all of Nakano Yu's battles, the only time he truly felt exhaustion was when he completely activated White Horse at the very beginning.
Nakano Yu wondered if he was imagining things, but he always felt that White Horse's power had no upper limit. The more curse power he drew from his body, the stronger White Horse became.
Returning to the topic, Eucliwood's enormous magical power was only slightly weaker than a God Slayer's curse power. However, Eucliwood's magic was uncontrollable, and Eucliwood herself could not manage it. Every time she spoke, the magic affected reality, and she herself suffered backlash, causing severe headaches.
However, a God Slayer's own curse power would never cause such a situation. It would not affect the world due to lack of control, nor would it cause backlash from the curse power.
If power were compared to a pet, then the power within Eucliwood was like a vicious dog that not only hurt the people around Eucliwood but occasionally hurt Eucliwood herself as well. However, sometimes that power also protected Eucliwood.
The power within a God Slayer was a completely loyal dog, one that obeyed only its master's orders and was absolutely unwavering.
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu stopped thinking about the magical power within Eucliwood and focused on the words written in her small notebook.
Judging from Eucliwood's words, had this girl just used Word Spirit?
Or perhaps, because he also carried enormous power within himself, Eucliwood thought he had the same problem?
After a brief moment of thought, Nakano Yu then explained to Eucliwood:
"I don't have a problem with Word Spirit, so Word Spirit won't affect me."
When she heard Nakano Yu's answer, Eucliwood's tiny body visibly trembled. Her beautiful eyes shone with light as she looked at Nakano Yu in disbelief, then lowered her head and began writing and drawing in the small notebook.
While writing, Eucliwood's hand suddenly stopped. Then she frowned and scribbled over the notebook, erasing the words she had just written. After quickly writing something again, she handed the notebook to Nakano Yu.
What was written in the notebook was very simple, only two words, but those two simple words made Nakano Yu feel Eucliwood's longing and hope for the freedom to speak.
[So nice.]
That's right, Eucliwood had written only those two words and nothing more, of course, if one ignored the smudged traces on the notebook.
Biting his lip, Nakano Yu directed his gaze toward the part Eucliwood had smudged out. Nakano Yu could tell that it had been a question; Eucliwood wanted to ask how she could escape the torment of the Word Spirit.
However, regarding Eucliwood's trouble, Nakano Yu currently had two possible solutions:
First, try using Cut Through to sever the enormous magical power within Eucliwood, but Nakano Yu feared that it might cause problems for Eucliwood herself.
Second, why not simply ask the all-knowing Peeping Eye!
Between these two methods, Nakano Yu believed that asking Peeping Eye was the most reliable. When he first obtained Peeping Eye, Nakano Yu thought it was merely a support-type Authority capable of answering questions.
But later, Nakano Yu realized that Peeping Eye was actually a weakened version of Omniscience, because Peeping Eye could answer most questions, but there were also some it could not answer.
For example, which Heretic God Nakano Yu would die to in the future.
Peeping Eye did not answer that, instead freezing as if it had crashed, causing only intense pain in Nakano Yu's brain and nothing more.
As for the fact that he would one day die at the hands of a Heretic God, did Nakano Yu take that seriously? Absolutely, even 390%, but he was more curious; he wondered which Heretic God could drive him to despair.
Prometheus had not told him earlier, and Nakano Yu had already vaguely guessed that the other party's status must be extremely high, but he did not expect that even Peeping Eye could not provide an answer.
From then on, Nakano Yu realized that Peeping Eye was not truly omniscient, probably because his strength was insufficient. But speaking of that, although Nakano Yu could not learn through Peeping Eye which Heretic God would ultimately kill him, he could definitely learn how to solve Eucliwood's problem!
"Do you want to come home with me?"
His gaze once again fell upon the two simple words the girl had written, and Nakano Yu invited her once more.
He was not a soft-hearted person, but he easily softened toward beautiful girls, especially beautiful girls with good personalities.
Nakano Yu wanted to try solving the problem of the magical power within Eucliwood. If possible, he even wanted to transfer that magical power onto himself.
Nakano Yu also had his own selfish motives. Right now, he desperately longed for power!
[No, that would cause trouble.]
Faced with Nakano Yu's repeated invitation, Eucliwood merely wrote and drew in her notebook, then showed her refusal to the young man.
"I'll help you solve the problem with the magical power inside you."
Nakano Yu was not surprised by Eucliwood's refusal. Eucliwood had already been alone for a long time. Because of Word Spirit, she often unintentionally hurt the people around her. When she realized that, Eucliwood gradually became lonely.
However, when she heard Nakano Yu's words, a trace of excitement flashed through Eucliwood's eyes, but that excitement was quickly suppressed.
Eucliwood looked deeply at Nakano Yu, then wrote a line of text in her notebook, tore out the page, and handed it to Nakano Yu.
The young man lowered his head, and a helpless and bitter smile appeared on his face:
"Thank you, but... I'll hurt you. My name is Eucliwood Hellscythe... It doesn't even matter anymore. Please, forget me. Goodbye."