Editing No Game No Life:Volume 5 Bagian 4 (section)

===Part 3===

On the other hand - in the hall of the Empress in Oceande - 

“YEAH ☆ Jii-chan’s so cool~ ♥”

Amira cheered at the underwater projector which was displaying the state of the Empress’ dream.

While beside her were countless other Seirenes who were cheering and dancing maniacally as well.

Sora, Shiro and Jibril’s bodies lay on the floor almost lifelessly along with Plum and the other Dhampirs who had used all their strength transporting them into the dream world.

Beside them was Steph who was rolling her eyes, as well as an elderly Werebeast - Hatsuse Ino, as well as Izuna who was hugging onto him.

Looking at the three unconscious bodies on the floor, Ino asked:

“Um, about that...what exactly is going on here?”

“We’re here to save Grandpa, des. You have to kneel and express gratitude, des.”

Izuna said this while rubbing her face against her grandfather’s - Ino’s stomach, while Steph continued:

“A lot of things happened while Ino-san was here in Oceande...a lot of things.”

- But he couldn’t possibly understand anything from an explanation like that.

Ino fondled Izuna gently while expressing his confusion.

“...I would appreciate it if you could explain more thoroughly.”

“Don’t worry about it...since I don’t actually get it either...but Sora has a message for you.”

Mm-mm, Steph cleared her throat.

“- 「We found the way to awaken the Empress, so we told the Seirenes who in exchange gladly gave you up in exchange for it, which is exactly what we’re doing now」...that’s it.”

“Now I’m even more confused...”

“Let me continue...「Don’t worry, we’ll awaken the Empress and we won’t let the Seirenes and Dhampirs go extinct, which is what we wagered on in the beginning of the game. As for what’s going on, you’ll have to wait until the game’s over before you find out.」- and...”

Steph smiled thinly and continued yet again:

“...「Lastly, Izuna seemed really lonely so we left her here with you. You have a really good granddaughter, Gramps.」...that’s all.”

“I...I see.”

Ino smiled as he felt his granddaughter fondling him lovingly, but he thought to himself:

- Now I don’t understand Sora even more.

Sounds of cheering erupted once again as Jibril’s second 「Airstrike」 was fired.

The Seirenes were feasting merrily while watching the events unfolding within the dream, while Plum instead advised them fearfully.

“A, Amira-sama...I completely~ understand how you feel, but could you please at least be more self-conscious -”

“Huh? Come on Plum ♪ You don’t need to be so formal all the time so just say what’s on your mind, it’s fine ☆”

Amira smiled a saintly smile and continued:

“It feels so great watching that idiotic woman suffer~! Hahahah~ ☆”

- Her smile was pure, but her eyes weren’t smiling.

“Amira was originally against the idea of repressing pain~ so I would say I’m already being rather self-conscious here~ hehe~ ☆”

- It’s true, it was a dream, so in reality no one would get hurt.

Also, when Sora and Shiro had entered the Empress’ dream, they had requested Plum to repress the pain sensors of the Empress.

It was a dream anyway, so there wouldn’t be any pain, but despite this he had emphasized it time and again - which meant, there was a meaning behind his series of actions -

“...We really shouldn’t have brought Izuna there, huh.”

“Yeah, Sora-san managed to pass judgment that this isn’t a scene a small child like her should be witnessing, so I guess I’m rather in awe of his morals.”

“...? Is something going on, des?”

Izuna had her head buried in Ino’s chest the entire time so she couldn’t see the projection, but then she asked curiously.

Regarding the events unfolding in front of her - Plum replied:

“To put it bluntly...that’s hell...no, that’s a true nightmare...”

Undoubtedly, it was a scene that seemed to defy all laws governing the natural world.

- Steph had heard about it as well, the strongest attack of the Flügel - 「Airstrike」.

That spear of light could evaporate oceans in a single shot, and turn Oceande within the dream into a mere crater.

But - since it was a dream, everything would return to normal in a matter of seconds.

The babies crumbled immediately just like porcelain figurines, while Jibril relentlessly continued her onslaught with renewed vigor.

The endlessly disintegrating and repairing scenery along with Jibril’s smile - or rather her murderous sneer, as she coldly, mechanically swung her arms.

With each swing, mountains were leveled, seas were spliced, and the ocean floors buckled and caved from the shock.

- That alone was sufficiently traumatizing to be considered a nightmare.

And it wasn’t only Jibril as well, as the fake Flügel were destroying everything in sight along with her.

The baby-like monsters were simply characters that incited natural hatred and fear from onlookers, and they feasted on the various other people within the dream.

While the Seirenes were actually watching those events cheerfully, in an almost overjoyed fashion - everything was in a chaotic mess.

“...A-about that, since they know the reason why all this is happening, it’s hard to blame them for their reaction...but...”

“...D-did they go a bit overboard? ...although I don’t really understand what’s going on...”

Steph, who knew the cause of the events up to this point yet didn’t understand Sora’s intentions, couldn’t help but agree with Ino.

“...Although, not a day passes where I don’t hate that Tet-sama who created the 「Ten Pledges」...”

Plum seemed as if she was going to faint anytime soon, and she said this with her face almost horrifyingly pale.

Because what she saw might actually be - no, it must be.

It was something even before the 「Ten Pledges」- a scene that seemed directly ripped out of the 「Great War」.

“My ancestors actually survived through things like these...I respect them even more now.”

“...More precisely, how exactly did the Imanity survive through conditions like these?”

“Before all this, were there any differences between the Imanity and the Werebeasts...? After I get back, I’m going to look through that bit of history again.”

The three of them slipped into their own thoughts, but deep down they were all thinking of the same thing.

- The One True God (Tet), thank you for creating the 「Ten Pledges」.