Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Ch. 70 .｡.:✧ The Melancholy of Nibir, 2nd Class Dimensional Administrator - 1 ✧:.｡.
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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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A woman sipped carefully brewed tea.
Her silver hair cascaded around her like a waterfall, the only company in the vast, empty space a simple table and chair.
Her gaze remained fixed on a single point.
Setting down her teacup, she folded her arms and tapped a finger against her elbow as if counting down the seconds.
Finally, a small ripple appeared in the space where her gaze had been fixed.
The click-clack of high heels echoed through the emptiness.
A figure in a white dress, wings spread wide, stepped through the ripple.
The woman with the silver hair raised a hand in greeting.
“It’s been a while.”
“Oh, Senior Nibir~”
The newcomer beamed, rushing towards her, the clicking of her heels growing louder.
Her wings fluttered with each step.
Snap!
The woman snapped her fingers, and a chair materialized across from her.
The newcomer sat down, her large wings still spread, momentarily obscuring the other woman’s view.
“Lanael, put your wings away. You can retract them, so why bother keeping them out?”
“They look cool, don’t they~?”
Lanael, her junior, replied with a playful grin.
Nibir glared at her.
Lanael coughed awkwardly and folded her wings.
“You’ve been a god for over 500 years. How long are you going to strut around like that? You’re only 3rd Class.”
“Still better than 4th Class. Ah~ I want to be promoted to 2nd Class like you, Senior.”
Lanael’s eyes sparkled with admiration, and Nibir, the 2nd Class Dimensional Administrator, snapped her fingers again, conjuring another teacup.
“Stop talking nonsense and drink your tea. I barely made it to 2nd Class myself—and you? A 2nd Class Administrator?”
“If I work hard, can’t I? You were promoted to 2nd Class in record time, Senior. Tell me your secret.”
Lanael lifted her teacup politely, and Nibir chuckled.
“There’s no secret. Just work hard, that’s all.”
“But what kind of work?”
“Lanael, how many dimensions are you currently managing?”
Nibir asked casually, and Lanael paused, her eyes rolling upwards as she calculated.
“I’m the primary administrator for one dimension, and I have 252 4th Class administrators under me… so, 253 dimensions in total.”
“Right. If you resolve all the issues arising in those 253 dimensions, you might get promoted. Didn’t you just collect souls from your dimensions for the dimensional stabilization?”
“Yes. I sacrificed one soul from the dimension I directly manage, and my 4th Class administrators collected 12 souls. So, 13 souls in total.”
Nibir’s eyes narrowed as she listened to her junior’s report.
“Is that so?”
Her voice took on a sharper edge.
“Are you sure it’s only 13?”
“Yes, I’m sure. One from my dimension, and twelve from the others…”
“Good. Make sure your count is accurate. Things get messy if you collect too few, or too many.”
“But Senior, I have a question. They’re just mortals. Does the exact number really matter?”
“Have you forgotten everything you learned in training? How did you even make it to 3rd Class?”
“It’s been a while, so I forgot.”
Nibir sighed heavily.
“Alright, pop quiz. Due to causality issues, a dimensional distortion occurs. What does a Dimensional Administrator do?”
“The designated administrator, as instructed by Dimensional Management Headquarters, must sacrifice the allocated number of souls from their assigned dimension, or the dimensions managed by their subordinates.”
“And why do we sacrifice souls?”
“To correct the distorted causality, using the future potential of those souls as payment.”
Lanael answered without hesitation, a smug smile spreading across her face.
But Nibir’s expression only grew more troubled.
“Follow-up question. Why can the soul of a mere mortal correct the causality of an entire dimension?”
“Um… that’s…”
“Time’s up. Because the sacrificed souls are the most virtuous souls in that dimension.”
“Oh, right. I forgot.”
Nibir’s interrogation continued.
“What are the characteristics of a virtuous soul?”
“Um…”
“You really did slack off in your studies, didn’t you? Virtuous souls possess the potential to become 4th Class gods, and therefore hold a status akin to a deity.”
“Ah, that’s right… hahaha…”
“Virtuous souls are extremely rare, so they must be handled with care, and gods must show respect to the sacrificed souls. This is all in the manual. Did you forget everything?”
Sensing the shift in atmosphere, Lanael straightened in her chair, suddenly resembling a nervous recruit.
“Now, last question. I know you couldn’t have forgotten this. So answer carefully. Understand?”
“Y-yes!”
Nibir gripped her teacup tightly, leaning forward.
“You accidentally killed one extra soul in your dimension… where is that soul now?”
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[T/N: That fucking pigeon bitch….]
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