God of Light
God of Light
'But the other Integrated Channel Manager.......'
They must be dead, right?
If they were alive and well, there would be no reason for them to be incorporated into this Gallery Channel 6.
It seemed likely that for some reason, the Integrated Channel Manager had died and been incorporated into this gallery.
'If that's the case, wouldn't there be traces of the previous Integrated Channel Manager's activities?'
I searched Channel 6 just in case, but as expected, there was no way to find anything.
Even if there were, people posted praises of the God of Light Lucifer every day, so they would have been buried deep by now.
'It seems like it would be faster to ask someone else about this too.'
Thinking that, I decided to check on the God of Light, the temporary manager of Channel 6, first.
'Since, as Rubyel-ssi said, they do give off a scammer vibe.'
In fact, if you looked at each thing one by one, it was full of unbelievable events.
From a mere human stopping a disaster that would destroy the world, to dying and resurrecting to become a god.
'It's worth checking.'
So, I used the Surveillance Camera on the God of Light, the current temporary manager.
On the Surveillance Camera screen, a middle-aged man in his 50s with a benevolent expression appeared.
"......."
Naturally, the middle-aged man must be the God of Light, but apart from that, the scene reflected on the screen was surprising in many ways.
'Uh......?'
The God of Light was completely naked, without a single piece of clothing on.
Furthermore, numerous women were sprawled around him, also in the nude.
'What the? Don't tell me he called women over to.......'
While I was thinking, the God of Light suddenly raised his head.
Then, he looked directly at where the Surveillance Camera was and even made eye contact with me.
「It seems we have a guest. Everyone, please leave.」
「Yes.」
With that, the women scrambled up, gathered their clothes, and left the room.
"......."
Conversely, I felt a small amount of tension watching the God of Light, who had detected the Gallery Surveillance Camera.
'He noticed the existence of the Gallery Surveillance Camera?'
I still don't know what's what, but it was clear that he was someone extraordinary.
Anyway, the God of Light, having sent all the women away, raised his head once more and looked at the Surveillance Camera, saying:
「Well then. Shall we have a chat?」
"......A chat?"
I answered directly to the word "chat," but the God of Light showed no reaction.
It seemed he had recognized the existence of the Surveillance Camera, but he hadn't recognized me, who was in a different world.
'Having a chat, huh.'
However, seeing the scene from a moment ago and the God of Light who had detected the Surveillance Camera, I got an ominous feeling.
'I really shouldn't have a chat with him, though.'
Thinking I should end the conversation if things went south, I initiated a 1:1 chat with the God of Light.
「A 1:1 chat...... How about a video call instead of this?」
【The other party has declined the 1:1 chat.】
The God of Light declined the 1:1 chat and proposed a video call.
'A video call?'
He wanted to face me directly, and I felt I absolutely shouldn't accept this.
The opponent was extraordinary enough to detect the existence of the Surveillance Camera, so it was highly likely he had other abilities too.
'A video call is definitely a no-go.'
In the end, I gave up on chatting with the God of Light and turned off the Surveillance Camera.
After that, as I thought about the God of Light, Elisicia slowly approached and asked what was wrong.
"Mr. Survivor. What's wrong?"
"Ah. The temporary manager of Channel 6 was the God of Light."
I told her that fact, along with the fact that he had detected the Gallery's Surveillance Camera feature.
"What is a Surveillance Camera?"
"It's a feature of the Integrated Channel Manager. You can see the person through their Gallery nickname."
"Do you mean you can see the actual person?"
"I'll show you."
As expected, it seemed better to show her directly than to explain.
So, I selected Elisicia with the Surveillance Camera and shared the Gallery window to show her.
"This is how you can see other people."
As soon as Elisicia saw her own image captured through my Gallery window, she immediately raised her head to look for the Surveillance Camera.
"So, you're saying the Surveillance Camera is over there?"
"Yes. And the God of Light detected the Surveillance Camera."
"......."
Elisicia stared intently at where the Surveillance Camera was.
She seemed to be trying to sense the presence of the Surveillance Camera, but perhaps it was difficult, as she soon shook her head.
"I can't feel anything."
For now, it seemed Elisicia couldn't feel the Surveillance Camera.
I turned my head and spoke to Veronica-ssi, the strongest person here currently.
"Veronica-ssi. Can you feel the Surveillance Camera by any chance?"
"......I can't feel it. Looking at the Gallery screen, it should definitely be right there."
Having confirmed that even a Semi-Transcendent couldn't feel the Surveillance Camera, I thought about the God of Light again.
'Is he a real god?'
I don't know for sure, but it was clear that the God of Light was superior to a Semi-Transcendent in some way.
"So, this being called the God of Light on Channel 6 detected that Surveillance Camera? Isn't it a mistake?"
Rubyel-ssi also checked the Surveillance Camera but soon gave up and asked if I was mistaken.
"Mistaken? No way. He looked exactly at the Surveillance Camera and asked to have a video call with me."
"A video call? You didn't accept it, did you?"
"Yes."
Then Rubyel-ssi nodded.
"Well done. Just by looking, you could get hit with something like a hallucination."
"Maybe so."
Seeing as it was, it wouldn't be strange if he cast something like a hallucination through a video call.
The problem was that I couldn't talk to the God of Light himself, and I pondered on this for a moment.
'Either hear from someone other than the God of Light.'
Or the method of just leaving Channel 6 alone came to mind.
Either way, the cause of destruction in Channel 6 had disappeared, so there was nothing that could get worse even if I left it alone.
'It will probably maintain the status quo.'
Or, it was also an option to prepare countermeasures on the premise that the God of Light might do something, and then have a conversation.
'I think I could ask the Great Witch Moriana for this.'
At that moment, Sirien, who had been walking quietly without joining the conversation, tilted her head and spoke.
"Survivor. Couldn't you try talking in the Arena?"
"The Arena?"
"When a match ends in the Arena, everything recovers to how it was, right?"
I understood what she meant without difficulty after hearing that.
It meant that if I talked to the God of Light in the Arena, even if I got hit with something like a hallucination, I would return to normal.
'That makes sense.'
First, Sirien and I enter the Arena and request a match.
Then I talk to the God of Light, and if something seems off, Sirien ends the match.
'Then, even if I get hit with a status effect like a hallucination, I'll return to normal, right?'
Or, since it's a match between me and Sirien, it might block all other external attacks.
'There was a similar case before, after all.'
When people from Channel 1 had a match, someone accidentally dropped their sword.
The sword flew toward me while I was spectating, but I didn't take any damage at all.
'I didn't even feel the blade touch me.'
I wondered if there was a system that automatically protects people who aren't match participants.
'The Arena, huh.......'
Anyway, the Arena was a decent idea.
Aside from that, it was questionable whether it was right to hear from the God of Light, though.
'To think that someone who became a god would call women over for an orgy.'
It was my guess, but it didn't seem like a normal answer would come out.
'Let's first take a look at what kind of world Channel 6 is.'
It wasn't difficult to take a look.
Because I could just scan it with the Surveillance Camera using the Gallery nickname.
Originally, I didn't use the Surveillance Camera much due to privacy issues, but I made an exception for Channel 6.
Ding!
【Nickname, 'GreenNoxir' has requested a 1:1 chat.】
'Green?'
Seeing the color attached to the front of the nickname, it was certain they were from Channel 6.
However, I couldn't figure out how they found my nickname to contact me, and naturally, the God of Light came to mind.
'Did the God of Light tell them to find me?'
I debated whether to accept this or not, but since it was a 1:1 chat and not a video call, I accepted.
<GreenNoxir(6ch): Are you the new Head Moderator?>
Head Moderator?
<Survivor★(2ch): You could say that. But who are you?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): Before I tell you, what do you think of the God of Light?>
'Asking what I think of the God of Light.'
Judging by the tone of the question, it felt like they didn't worship the God of Light, unlike others.
<Survivor★(2ch): ......A scammer?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): A scammer. That's not wrong. Fortunately, it seems you haven't fallen into the God of Light's clutches either.>
<Survivor★(2ch): Clutches?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): He digs into people's hearts. If you had chatted with him, you would have become his follower.>
I still don't know what's what, but I decided to think of this as an opportunity to get new information.
<Survivor★(2ch): Is the God of Light not a real god, but an impostor?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): For one thing, he does possess abilities comparable to a god. Could I hear the information you know?>
<Survivor★(2ch): As for the information I know......>
I told them the information I had heard earlier after giving them bread and milk.
<Survivor★(2ch): Just that he stopped a disaster, resurrected, and became the God of Light?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): You've only heard the false information spread to the people. I can tell you the truth.>
Noxir, who said they would tell me the truth, instead attached a condition.
<GreenNoxir(6ch): Instead, I'd like you to help us. What can you do?>
'Come to think of it, they called me the new Head Moderator, right?'
That meant there was a previous Head Moderator, the Integrated Channel Manager.
I had expected that, so it wasn't anything new, but I was curious about the end of the previous Integrated Channel Manager.
<Survivor★(2ch): What happened to the previous Head Moderator?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): They planned and executed an assassination attempt on the God of Light, but failed and died.>
"......."
As expected, it seems the Integrated Channel Manager died and was incorporated into this side.
'Just as I am in Channel 2, it seems the previous predecessor was in Channel 6.'
At this time, I thought that just as I had received the [Modern Item Purchase] ability, perhaps the predecessor had also received some special ability.
<Survivor★(2ch): Did the previous Head Moderator have any special abilities?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): They did. They said time abilities were the best, and they used a time-stop ability.>
'Time stop......?'
Certainly, if one had the ability to stop time, it could be considered top-tier.
Perhaps, depending on how it was utilized, it might be an ability that couldn't even be compared to my Modern Item Purchase.
<Survivor★(2ch): But you're saying they failed the assassination despite having the time-stop ability?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): I don't know the details either. All I know is that they tried to assassinate the God of Light but failed and died.>
Come to think of it, since they possessed the time-stop ability, it was highly likely they went to assassinate him alone.
In the end, they failed and died, but the problem was that no one knew how they died.
'Probably no one knows except for the God of Light.'
Anyway, how could they have failed with the time-stop ability?
<Survivor★(2ch): That's unfortunate.>
Time stop was an ability that could potentially work even on a Transcendent.
Simply put, after stopping time, you'd just have to stab them with a weapon, and it would be over.
'Of course, I don't know if a Transcendent would die from that.'
Perhaps the God of Light also didn't die from that and counterattacked similarly.
<Survivor★(2ch): Anyway, the most I can do is send you items. I've effectively received that kind of ability.>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): The previous Head Moderator also traded with other channels to bring items; is that what you're talking about?>
<Survivor★(2ch): No. I can purchase items without limits as long as I have points.>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): Is it possible to get things like weapons too?>
It might have been different in the past, but now, weapons were fully possible.
<Survivor★(2ch): Weapons are possible too.>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): That's good. Then if you support us with weapons and food, I'll tell you the truth.>
I thought for a moment and replied.
<Survivor★(2ch): Tell me first. I'll listen to that and then decide.>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): Aren't you the Head Moderator? The person who came from another world to eliminate the cause of the world's destruction.>
"......."
I don't know how much the previous Head Moderator had told them, but in fact, I had already told the Hero Party everything.
'It wasn't anything particularly special.'
So, I brushed it off and replied again.
<Survivor★(2ch): So I need to know for sure. But is there a separate cause for the destruction?>
<GreenNoxir(6ch): There is. Because this world entered the path of destruction because of the God of Light.>
Soon after, I came to hear the truth of Channel 6 from Noxir.