I'll Smash Everything with Passive Skills-Chapter 98: 0. The Fallen God of the Past

He passed through the door.

The scenery that finally revealed itself was quite astonishing. It was the interior that Veris knew very well.

"The mansion?"

Indeed. The place Veris entered through the door was the mansion located in the commercial district where he currently lived. The door of light was connected to Veris's bedroom.

Veris walked slowly through the mansion.

The interior was neat and tidy. The delicate paintings decorated by Arwen and Cecilia looked the same.

"..."

However, there were also differences from the actual mansion. First, the view reflected in the large window.

Outside the window, there was nothing. It was a sight that was quite different from just the night having fallen and darkened.

Desolation. It was, quite literally, an empty space.

"You have come at last."

And there was another difference: a strange person. He was sitting on the sofa in the mansion's living room.

"Who are you?"

"I believe this is our first meeting."

His voice was surprisingly reasonable. The man who caught Veris's eye as he walked slowly had a kind face and was middle-aged.

"I am... a god who has lost his power. Yes, I am the being whom the children of the lower realm revere as the God of Light."

"...?"

Veris tilted his head. He had thought of the God of Light as the shadowy figure of this world. Yet the man before him did not seem like a figure of such stature.

"I have been waiting. For someone to come to this space filled with sorrow."

His arms trembled. It was a sight unworthy of the title of a god.

...There was one more strange thing.

It was only when he got closer that he realized. The middle-aged man who called himself the God of Light, Zeroth, had cracks all over his body.

"...I gonna need an explanation."

Veris's reaction was surprisingly calm. Zeroth smiled bitterly and said,

"I am a god who has lost his power. I have been imprisoned here by a being from another realm."

"..."

It was a statement that was difficult to understand at first. However, Veris instinctively knew that the man before him was indeed the god of light, Zeroth.

There was no evidence. It was simply a feeling that he had.

"It is a pitiful thing. Even a god's dignity is suppressed, and I am trapped here like a sinner."

"Trapped? Are you saying that the one who imprisoned you is truly a god from another realm?"

"Haha. Whether to call it a god or not is debatable."

Zeroth looked in a very poor state at a glance. He seemed to ponder for a moment before speaking.

"I believe the children of the lower realm have at least grasped the situation. And what you know is almost entirely accurate."

As he ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) said this, Zeroth chuckled. It was a self-deprecating laugh. The face of the imprisoned God of Light was filled with regret.

"It is a terrible thing. For a father to extend his hand to his children."

It was not difficult to understand who the father was and who the children were.

With a grim expression, Zeroth continued.

"I have been waiting for you. Veris. Do you know why?"

"I do not."

"...Yes, that would be the case. I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"You are, a god from another dimension."

At Zeroth's confession, Veris's face stiffened.

'Me, a god from another dimension?'

It was strange. The past life Veris remembered was that of an ordinary young man from Earth in the 21st century.

"I can see what you are thinking. There is no lie in my words. It is a simple matter. Your past self simply has not awakened to your divinity yet. Just as an egg is protected by its shell. Of course, that is not the case now."

It was an intriguing story. Veris nodded silently. It was not something that was particularly difficult to understand.

"I am not a dignified parent as you think. The reason I speak formally to you is that you are on equal footing with me."

"..."

"And it was my power that called you here."

"You called me here?"

"You originally planned to awaken your divinity elsewhere. Of course, as a result, I ended up in this state."

Zeroth raised his arm. From the cracks that had formed in a bizarre shape from head to toe, faint light was seeping out.

"So, what is it that you desire?"

"Hoho, truly a great one. Are you trying to help me? Would you dare, to the one who brought you to this world?"

Zeroth laughed self-deprecatingly. Veris shook his head with a calm expression.

"That is not it. I simply did not like the being from another realm who has taken control of the celestial realm."

"Haha!"

Veris's bold response. Zeroth opened his eyes wide in genuine surprise and laughed.

"...Thank you. If it were not for your noble intentions, I would have ultimately been absorbed and perished to that being."

He chuckled.

The God of Light, Zeroth, whom the Church of Light worshiped, was bowing his head before Veris.

...It did not feel real.

The concepts of divinity and otherworldly gods felt very awkward.

"Of course, it would be strange to rely entirely on your goodwill."

Zeroth stood up. With a rustling sound, more light dust fell away hopelessly.

"I promise you. From my world to yours. I will give you a piece of the blessed land."

"..."

A piece of land, he says.

Zeroth's words were simple. For example, he was saying that he would send Count Vitelbach's territory and the academy to another world.

"Not bad."

"Haha! Quite a humble spirit. I am begging for my life, and you are satisfied with just that."

"Anyway, I had already decided to deal with that being. So receiving a gift I like is just a bonus."

Veris nodded in satisfaction and stood up.

He had entered through the door. Naturally, he felt he knew where the path ahead lay.

"I am going."

Perhaps surprised by Veris's unexpectedly straightforward action, Zeroth had a look of astonishment on his face.

"There is no good in delaying matters."

"...That is not incorrect. It is just that your nobility is surprising."

It was a statement filled with reverence from Zeroth. Veris smiled faintly.

"If I eliminate that being, will you return to your original state?"

"Indeed. Of course, it will take a very long time to regain my original complete divinity. I have consumed quite a bit of divinity to bring you here."

"..."

Veris quietly nodded and began to walk slowly.

The place where his slow steps led was the main entrance of the mansion.

An unknown strangeness was felt there. In the space beyond this door, it seemed that the being known as the god from another realm awaited.

"I will bless you with my divinity. May fortune dwell upon you, kind one."

It was a rather ridiculous statement for someone who was supposed to be a god. Veris thought so as he grasped the mansion's door.

Creeeak!

The door opened. Veris pushed his body inside.

Swoosh!

*

The scenery changed.

"..."

Unlike the gentle mansion, this place was a void filled with a gloomy atmosphere.

However, there was also a surprising fact. Within that gloomy space, there was an abundance of intense light.

It was a space reminiscent of the horizon. The light spread across the floor had become a sea, and the large sphere of light floating in the sky, whose end was unknown, had become the sun and moon.

─Wooooo!

The void of light. Within it arose a colossal being.

...It was a sight that did not resemble either Zeroth or Veris, even as a joke. It looked somewhat human, somewhat like a caterpillar, and somewhat like a dragon.

What was certain was that it, like Zeroth, also governed 'light.'

From the gigantic body of the being, golden light was continuously flowing.

Whether it was the power it originally possessed or the power that Zeroth had lost was uncertain. The grand display of light was enough to make one's mind feel hazy.

─Woooo? Wooooo.

Was it trying to communicate with Veris?

A bizarre noise erupted from what was presumed to be its mouth. It had no eyes, nose, mouth, or ears. It was merely a shape that one could guess was a head.

"In the end, it seems I have gotten involved in someone else's family feud."

─Woooo! Wooooo!

It was Veris's low voice. Perhaps it understood the meaning of such words, as a strong reaction emanated from the being.

...Even as a joke, it was not a friendly response. Veris understood. This was the prelude to a battle that would ignite life.

Swoosh!

A pitch-black blade revealed itself. Would it even be possible to slay a 'god' with such a thing? That question was neatly tucked away.

Benda.

Only that intense consciousness remained, swimming through the void.

Zing! Boom!

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The being from another realm unleashed a massive beam of light.

It was a colossal tidal wave, a merciless bombardment.

Boom!

The light that flew in a parabolic arc struck the ground. It was a shimmering form. It did not seem to contain any strong power.

But Veris knew. The abilities contained within that light were not something that could be easily seen.

"It was a long-standing grudge."

He evaded the light. Now, without even a gap to find, the light that draped over this void was filling all spaces around Veris.

But within that, Veris drew up his mana significantly.

─Zing!

He swung his sword. The target was the being from another realm. The sword was swung to cut down the bizarrely shaped creature.