The Trial of the Transcendent's Beloved

You are nothing but a commoner who merely ruled a sea where I was absent. A train racing toward its destination, tearing through the rough currents.

Come to think of it, didn't the quest window tell me to defeat the 'Boss Monster blocking the freight train'?

Does that mean it appears before we reach the terminal?

As I stared blankly in the direction the freight train was speeding, something began to appear in the distance.

Land…?

“Judging by the land, I suppose we’ve almost arrived.”

“It seems so.”

I nodded at her words and was staring at the land in the distance when something caught my ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠eye.

The distance was so great that I squinted, focusing hard, and caught a blurry glimpse of a being wearing a golden crown.

W-wait, could it be the Mermaid King…?

My difficulty wasn't weird after all…!

I was just like everyone else!

“It’s the Mermaid King!”

“Hmm….”

I shouted to her beside me in delight, but she just stared at the Mermaid King with a bored expression.

“That… is not the Mermaid King.”

“N-ne? You said it’s not the Mermaid King?”

But he’s wearing a crown!

“To be precise… it appears to be the progenitor of the mermaids.”

What is that?

Just then, the progenitor in the distance pulled out a trident and aimed it at us. Is he actually going to throw it?

“It’s coming.”

As she flicked one hand, I heard the sound of something being deflected.

“Ho, quite impressive.”

No, what was that just now?

The trident that had bounced off the barrier surrounding the train fell into the sea, and a thunderous roar echoed out.

Did he throw a bomb instead of a trident?

Administrator…? The difficulty here is broken…!

We’re only on the 10th floor, so why are there so many monsters like this!?

“It’s fun, truly fun. Then, let us enjoy this lightly.”

With those final words, she was enveloped in a bright light and disappeared, leaving me alone on the train.

So I’m not alone, then?

“Thank you, but it’s okay. She’ll handle it.”

Because she is the ‘strongest’.

As I stepped onto the land, I saw the progenitor of the mermaids.

Given how full of probability it was, it was a being close to a Transcendent.

“Are you the being that rules this sea?”

“…….”

At her words, the being pulled out a new trident without a word.

At that sight, a vein bulged on her forehead.

“It has been a long time since I encountered a being that dared not answer my question.”

Along with a blue wave, the Triaina appeared in her hand.

Her weapon, the object symbolizing the god of the sea, revealed itself to the world.

“Since our meeting is a form of fate, I shall prepare a spot for you in a corner of the abyss.”

As her divine shadow vanished, a hole appeared in the progenitor's head, and the headless body collapsed to the floor.

“The end for one who mocks a god is only death.”

Just as she turned to leave, a sensation washed over her.

She turned back to look at the headless body, and the torso was writhing as a new head began to grow.

“How ugly. Do you intend to continue such a trivial life?”

She tried to aim at it with the Triaina, but soon changed her mind.

“There is nothing better than this for your end.”

Instead of aiming at it, she threw the Triaina high into the sky, and soon after, a wave-like sound echoed.

“You are better suited for hell than here. You trivial being.”

The giant Triaina fell vertically from the sky.

Soon after, it collided with the ground, and everything was destroyed.

Including the progenitor that had been writhing without a head, everything returned to nothingness.

“Know your place there.”

The land that had been visible in the distance vanished in an instant, and I was left with my mouth hanging open at the sight. At that moment.

A message popped up, signaling she had defeated the boss monster.

I pulled myself together and registered the record in the Hall of Fame.

“Yes.”

I can put outside items into my inventory?

Just as I was wondering what I should pack, a golden message appeared.

What kind of ability is this…?

“Fate Manipulation.”

…Am I really a broken character?

As I was burying my face in my hands, a voice reached me.

“You there, why are you doing that?”

“It’s nothing. More than that, thank you for your hard work.”

“It was nothing.”

For something that was ‘nothing,’ didn't you blow the entire land away?

Well, she is who she is.

“I’ll prepare an offering next time we meet.”

“I shall look forward to it.”

…I feel like I’ll be in big trouble if I only ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠prepare one.

Wait a minute… how many gods are there in Olympus?

She was enveloped in a bright light and disappeared, and now it was time for me to leave.

“Exit.”

The train is speeding toward the land, but there’s one problem. The land has disappeared. So what happens now?

“It seems I can’t leave until I arrive?”

They are here, but I’ve only ever seen the Guardian of All Things exert power in the real world. Can they use their power inside the Tower, too?

“I have a question. Can the Guardian of All Things help me inside the Tower as well?”

It seems like they’ve gotten close, but also not? Which is it?

More importantly, have we arrived yet?

As we approached the terminal, the train’s speed gradually decreased, but there was one problem. The very minor problem that the destination had disappeared because she had smashed the land to pieces.

Soon after, the train stopped where the land used to be, and a message appeared.

Giant eyes began to appear in the sky, and a total of five eyes revealed themselves.

Are those the Administrators of the Tower?

All the eyes stared at me at once, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

The world turned monochromatic, and when I closed my eyes and opened them, the place I was in had changed.

I had been moved to a place reminiscent of a courtroom. Where am I now?

The situation is spiraling out of control.

Could it be… are they trying to banish me?

“W-wait….”

The moment I tried to speak.

The courtroom shook as countless messages appeared.

Transcendent beings supporting me appeared in droves. At that moment, a girl appeared with a pure white light.

“Everyone, calm down.”