:::[Adam's POV]:::

I was exhausted physically and mentally. I had to do a lot of thinking, trying to come up with an answer.

Looking back at the time I spent in this world, I always felt like somewhere in my mind, I couldn't accept that this was now my reality. Thinking that losing someone here wouldn't probably do anything to me. I guess I was still immature.

However, that was also not the problem. 'If I want something that feels real, I needed to make the effort to create something real. No matter who stands in my way, I will not just let everything get taken from me again. Even if it doesn't feel real, I will make it so that all of the possibilities lead to a single outcome. And from there, I will eliminate all of the possibilities of a bad end. But this can't be done the way I am now, while I am tied down with this body.'historical

A world where only the possibility of a bad end doesn't exist was the world that I needed to create, and I needed to become a God to do that. I know how arrogant my thoughts sounded, but looking back at my life, there was nothing to lose.

If I didn't even consider this option, might as well give up. After all, I realized that as a simple human, the fact that I was given the ability to choose was just an illusion. A human could never choose the outcome of his life—only death awaited at the end of their journey. Werger they suffer or live a fulfilling life, they would still die.

As for me, everything that awaited me at the end of my life as a human was suffering and death. I couldn't accept such a thing, knowing that there was a possibility to change this outcome.

Still.. It was not easy. 'To create this future, I needed to sacrifice the present.'

The question was why? It was simple. 'The current me wasn't powerful enough to have everything I wanted.'

Just the fact that someone could read my mind left me unable to escape from my fate. Moreover, this entity was so cunning and have the power to destroy everything important to me.

This person had a plan, a scheme that could lead to the death of millions of people, my family included. He didn't even try to hide what he was doing in the first place, it was just that everyone was already brainwashed, unable to see anything. This entity, on the other hand, was even aware of my existence and my ability.

"Truly, a scary individual. I don't know if he is even human." He had absolute control over this world by monopolizing some information, and also by changing history.

The fact that no one knew about the true nature gift proved my theory. I was thinking about how the Empire became such a superpower, and more importantly how this reality didn't change after all of these years. Was it because of many people working together? No, it wasn't. It didn't look like something as normal as that. However, how did the Emperor, a single individual manage to stand at the top of this world all of this time?

The answer was the nature of his abilities, and also his intelligence — a way of thinking that was beyond human capabilities. And there must be something or someone, even bigger, even smarter behind him. At least, I crafted my plan based on this assumption.

Now, I was in their way. And I needed to overcome this first obstacle. But why didn't they eliminate me immediately? I came up with various theories to answer this question, but the first thing that I did was to find a way to make sure that they continued to see me as someone who was not a threat. In order to do that, I thought about the existence of Pride. At that time, Pride and I were the same person but with different memories and experiences. I used the same method, almost as if it was a hint as if someone had expected this situation, someone more frightening than the Emperor, or the one backing him.

This entity must be a higher being, so I can't hide anything from them for the time being. Anything I could think of wouldn't work against them at that point.

However, that was something that I needed to deal with after dealing with the Emperor. They appeared to not have the intention to mess with me for the time being, and I couldn't stop them even if they did. They were certainly the entity that was most close to the description of a God. The fact that they still have to be somehow involved with me, however, proved that they were not yet satisfied with their current situation. "It makes me feel like the peak of the mountain that I need to overcome was higher than the sky itself.. I go up and up, but never reach the top.. But that's better than falling."

Anyway, I made sure that the Emperor didn't notice my real objective. However, something half-hearted wouldn't work against him. Therefore, I needed to lead them to think that I was somehow aware of their existence but still unable to come up with something that could stop them, giving them the impression that he could deal with me anytime.

Based on the fact that they didn't try to interfere with me all of this time, I concluded that they were the type to not let anything alter their plan, capable of integrating even unexpected variables into the bigger picture. In other words, he was very cunning and had a grasp of everything that was happening in this universe—a large network and a vast amount of information.

In that case, there was no telling how he did to gather all of that information. It was not like I suspected Cristal, it was just that I didn't trust anyone since the beginning. It was a fight that I had decided to do alone. There can be only one God, or else the possibility of a bad ending would never disappear. I need to create this idyl with my own hand, even if I had to lose everything else in the process. After all, any kind of sacrifice would be worth such an outcome.

There was no telling that I would find the answer before it was too late. After all, I needed to find a way to force the whole world to bend to my selfish desire. "Haha.. Why am I even thinking about this now? I am still a human huh.."

*****

After dealing with the guardians, I decided to check on Liu's situation first. She was in possession of the tree fragment. In order to not let the Emperor notice what I was trying to do, I let Liu go, knowing what was going to happen to her.

As such, I was heading to the territory of Fenrirus intending to destroy the whole place to recover the fragment. Considering the direction that the Emperor's action lead to, however, he was about to do something big. In that case, maybe the fragment was already in his possession.

Nonetheless, I had to go there. I had to witness the consequences of my decision. I need to make sure that I understand that there was no turning back. I didn't intend to feel any regret at that point, however, I wasn't about to let what was left of my humanity vanish completely. For the sake of witnessing that world while still being myself, I needed to treat pain and suffering as a reminder that I was human.

"I was waiting for you, Adam. Hehehe!"

I looked around me but I couldn't see anyone. It seemed like someone was talking directly inside my brain.

The territory of the Fenrirus family was already in sight. It was situated above ground, still on the Empire's main planet, on floating islands. There were approximately fifty such islands, and most of them were as big as a whole city.

What caught my eye was the building that looked like some kind of towers that were once built by the Chinese Emperors on Earth. They were, however, bigger in size and the material used appeared to be more robust. Still, it was a beautiful sight.

"As I expected, your thinking process is different from aboriginal people of this world. It was easy to identify you as an outsider. Well, I was impressed by your way of thinking.. It's quite similar to mine, yet completely different. That doesn't make you any less of a monster. So, why don't we play a game to see if you are still a human inside," the voice said in a provocative tone.

From the look of it, the area covered by this person's domain was extremely vast, including the whole planet.

I didn't answer the voice inside my head, and they probably knew what I was thinking anyway. I couldn't also block them using my power. It was the right choice to use the astral body trick. After all, now that I already know everything I needed to know, all I needed was to put this knowledge into use.

"If you only it was that simple.." Reading my thoughts, the person on the other side interrupted mockingly.

As I approached the Fenrirus's territory I saw a spaceship, and then as I approached, its main entrance opened, revealing four giant black boxes.

"This is my gift for you. I hope you enjoy your long-awaited reunion.." the voice added with a hint of innuendo.