The Akashic Record Appears
I couldn't help but be flustered by Metatron's reaction, which made her seem like she’d completely lost her mind from the shock.
???
Was my request for her to end it all that strange?
That reaction... it’s dangerous. Don't tell me... is she a yandere?
Damn it, I can't see the dead-fish eyes that are a hallmark of a yandere, so I can't even judge properly.
Feeling that she was slowly spiraling into yandere territory, I quickly spoke up.
"Um... Metatron-nim... your voice is trembling... are you okay?"
"..."
Metatron—I couldn't offer a single rebuttal because nothing she said was wrong.
Thinking she was the only one who could hear herself, she muttered under her breath.
Huh?
The Soul of the Unconscious???
What the hell is that?
There’s another soul inside my body...?
What on earth did she see and who did she meet after going inside me?
This is difficult... so difficult...
I’ve got to... try and fish for some info, don't I?
"...Excuse me? The Soul of the Unconscious?"
Nothing, my foot. How is it nothing?
You’ve already been caught by me.
Usually, when someone says "it's nothing," that's exactly when they've been caught.
Here goes the bluff!
"Ah~ by any chance, is it that..."
As soon as I dangled the bait, she took it immediately.
"Ah~ I don't really know, though...?"
"What exactly did you see when you went inside my body?"
"What is the Soul of the Unconscious?"
She, who usually spills every bit of information if you just coax her a little, is preemptively blocking me?
Something smells... it smells... like sweet, honey-like information that’s dangerous but irresistible!
While I was lost in thought about how to extract the info, she asked.
"... It's not necessarily just because of hope."
"Ha... it's a bit awkward to answer... *tsk*... it's because I'm scared and afraid."
She asked back, clearly surprised by the unexpected answer.
"... I don't want to say."
I gave her a taste of her own medicine, mirroring how she’d piqued my curiosity earlier and refused to answer. She urged me to continue.
Hehehe! At this point, it’s time for another frustration booster.
"There are two ways to make someone angry."
"The first is to stop talking in the middle of a sentence... and the second is..."
"...."
As expected, it works like a charm, huh?
Look at that immediate reaction!
The performance... is definitely solid.
Time to finish the second point...
"The second is repeating the same thing. If you answer what the Soul of the Unconscious is, I'll give you my answer."
She stared at me in silence, clearly dumbfounded by my response.
I gave a slight smile, shrugged my shoulders, and gestured with my hands.
This should be enough to get a definitive reaction. For sure.
"Yes?"
Yes? I'm going to go insane or die?
Just from hearing it?
Wow... now I’m even more curious.
My face must have been full of curiosity because she asked.
"You caught me..."
"I see..."
I might get into big trouble if I really try to dig this up...
At this point, I should probably stop.
Won't things work out eventually later on...?
Sigh... she's a bit persistent, but I guess I should just tell her.
"Since you're trying this hard for me... I have no intention of dying."
Relieved by what I said, she asked me in a slightly softer tone.
"I'm sorry... but if I want to survive, I have to kill someone... and I feel like I, who have never killed before, will break... that’s what I’m scared and afraid of..."
"I know. That there's no help you can give... I have to go and solve it myself. That's why I was a bit annoyed and just tried to play a prank..."
"Eh... sorr..."
Whoosh!
Before I could even finish my sentence, a sonic boom erupted from where she had been standing, and she vanished from my sight.
I looked up at the sky and saw her as a mere dot 200 meters above.
I squinted, and like a smartphone camera zooming in, her form magnified.
About 200 meters up, she was standing there, trembling as she gripped the 5-meter spear she’d summoned earlier.
Surely... she isn't going to throw that, right?
I told her it was a prank... it must be a prank...
Ugh... this isn't funny.
Huh?
What is she shouting from up there...
I can't hear a word she's saying...
Suddenly, as if she’d made a decision, she stopped trembling, spun the spear a few times, and fixed her gaze on me, taking a throwing stance.
Wow, getting so sulky over one little prank that you’d actually throw it... that’s a bit much...
Maybe she’ll let it slide this time?
Would she even hear me if I said one more word? The distance is so far.
Mistakenly thinking that, I threw out one last line.
"Metatron-nim... I just played a little prank, you seem to be sulking quite a bit."
Perhaps the word "sulking" acted as a critical hit.
Whether she heard my remark or not, she couldn't hold back, her face twisted in rage, and she hurled the spear straight at me.
Swoooooosh—
Crazy, she’s actually throwing it!
I stood there blankly, watching the spear flying toward me like a meteor.
Now that spear is going to pierce my body.
What a spectacular execution.
The sound of the spear approaching grew louder and louder.
Swoooooosh—
I collapsed, crushed by the immense pressure radiating from the descending spear.
Vwoooooom—
Just then, a pink barrier appeared in the sky with a strange sound.
"What? That barrier!"
A moment later, I heard the sound of the spear, which had been aimed at me, embedding itself into the pink barrier.
Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack!
Krrrk-krrrk-krrrk-krrrk!
As the spear and the shield collided, a deafening roar erupted, accompanied by a light so bright it threatened to blind me.
I quickly raised my arms to cover my eyes.
Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack...
Krrrk-krrrk-krrrk-krrrk-krrrk-krrrk...
As the light slowly faded, the noise began to die down as well.
I lowered my arms and looked closely. The spear hadn't just embedded itself; it had punched halfway through the pink barrier and was spinning like a drill, continuously whirring in place.
"Wow... she really did try to kill me with that..."
『...』
"Hmm?"
Feeling as if someone was standing to my left, I turned my head slightly, and the moment I did, two mountains appeared before my eyes.
"???"
No, looking closer, they were breasts.
For a split second, the memory of the 65H will that once shook South Korea crossed my mind.
Eureka... no, wait... what the hell?
Before my train of thought could even shift, something obscured my vision, and with a squishy feeling on top of my head, my head was grabbed and pulled in.
Wow... soft... no,
Flustered, I shouted.
"Wh, who are you!"
『...』
"...Excuse me?"
『Ha~ what on earth did you do to make the situation turn out like this?』
"..."
Wow... is this what they call a "voice like pearls rolling on a silver tray"?
She clearly seemed to be scolding me, but... not a word of it entered my ears.
『Wow... just how much genuine intent did she put into that throw for the spear to have enough rotational force to break the barrier?』
The squishy feeling on my head vanished, and my vision gradually cleared.
Feeling a sense of loss, I lifted my head to look.
The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of breasts so overwhelmingly violent they could mercilessly slaughter most women. Unable to stop myself from admiring them, I then noticed the absolute beauty in front of me, dressed in an office look that formed a perfect combination with black stockings that revealed the beautiful lines of her legs.
『Oh my, you’re staring quite boldly, aren't you?』
"Huk..! I, I'm sorry..."
Aware of my gaze, I stammered in response to the beauty's remark, bowing my head to apologize like a gentleman (?).
Did I stare too intensely?
Did I look like a weirdo...
When I lifted my head, Metatron had already descended from the air and was looking this way, hesitating.
-...-
"..."
『... Nothing to say?』
-..So, sorry..-
『Ha, hey. I explained so clearly that this human needs to be sent away, yet you just tried to kill him?』
-..I'm sorry.-
I became curious about the identity of this beauty who possessed enough power to make Metatron, who had shown me the path of a powerful hegemon, stand there silently and apologize.
『Come here.』
-..Okay..-
The absolute beauty hugged the hazy Metatron with those same breasts, just as she had done to me earlier.
Wow. Four breasts... no, wait...
『Did this lecherous human do something to you?』
-..Huh? No. That's not it.. wait, lecherous? Why lecherous... you, don't tell me..?-
『Nyhahahat! No, it's fine.』
"..."
I just stood there without making any excuses, ready to keep listening.
『It’s nothing else... I just came to correct some misinformation.』
-Misinformation?-
『Yes. The holographic windows you showed earlier... didn't three of them come?』
"..!"
-Yes.-
Three holographic windows...
Could it be that one from earlier... then that’s it! She said it was wrong.
But... if it was a hologram... then it could only be the 'Akashic Record'... or Metatron... could it be...? That the Akashic Record is...
『Human... you really go around acting without fear, which is why things like this happen. Let me introduce myself.』
"..."
『 I am the 'Akashic Record'. 』
It’s here...
Finally, I see hope for myself...
Expectation that I might be able to escape my incompetence began to frost over, and I waited for the hologram that the Akashic Record would show and explain.