Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 12 Chapter 2 (section)

===Part 1===

「Is that so……I did something like that.」

Odin looked down sadly.

Kizuna, Reiri, Kei, Landred, and also Gertrude were conversing anew with Odin who regained her self.

Odin whose thought patterns were returned to a state like in the past was literally a changed person. Her features became gentle, and her personality, her thoughts, her speech and conduct were also leaving no trace of the severe ruler before this. Odin who took off her armor and wore a thin and elegant cloth was truly endowed with the style of a goddess.

Reiri stole a glance at Landred beside her.

Odin’s figure had vague similarities with Queen Landred. It must be because things like Odin’s castle and outfit design were similar to Baldein that Landred governed.

And then, this world of Odin also accomplished a change in appearance.

The thick clouds cleared up and the light of the sun shined in from the sky, while the snow was starting to melt. The snow piled up on the temple was also completely melted, the overflowing water was flowing down the slope, making a river. The sun and river melted the snow falling and piling up on the ground, the glacier became a large river, and the frozen sea was flowing in.

Greenery sprouted from the land that appeared underneath the snow, the forest of withered trees also took back its vitality and changed into a verdant forest.

Odin’s residence in the past, the temple that was already a ruin was also resurrected like a young tree. Just like how trees grew, the temple’s pillars and walls were lengthening up by themselves. The pillars grew up and leaves were growing from them. Their figure was like a big tree.

「The me at that time……those who win and survive a struggle for existence are superior, and the inferior only stand in the way of evolution──that was what I was thinking.」

‘Even though that wasn’t my intention’, Odin muttered.

Landred turned a mournful look at Odin.

「How did it turn out like that……?」

Odin shook her head sideways with an apologetic look.

「Somewhere in the way, I became weird. At first it was a small change. While I was hastening the evolution and putting out improved plans, before I realized, it was turning into an extreme method……eventually, I prioritized the overall worth and merit and the individual worth became something light.」

When Odin smiled faintly, Reiri and Kizuna, and then Gertrude who was stiffening from nervousness besides them were staring at her.

「However, exactly because there are diverse existences and worth that various ways of fighting are created. For me who was focused only on an aspect of strength to reach the limits and defeated by someone who I thought to be unnecessary might be only natural in a sense.」

「Eh……no, that……」

Gertrude was at a loss of how to reply.

「I’m planning to remake this world into a world where various sense of values can coexist together from now on. Really thank you very much.」

Odin cast down her eyes as though bowing. She then raised her voice ‘ah’ as though noticing something.

「I have to return this back.」

A red crystal was placed on the palm of the hand Odin held out. That was the configuration information of the world of Kizuna and the others, Lemuria, and the world of Grace and the others, Vatlantis. The thing that was the collection of a part of that.

Landred gestured for Reiri to take it. Reiri moved towards Odin and picked up the crystal while feeling somewhat nervous.

It was unclear just from seeing whether it was Lemuria’s data or Vatlantis’s. However, with this one of the worlds should be able to be restored as before.

「Odin, there is one thing that I want to ask.」

Reiri questioned the one eyed goddess. Odin tilted her head slightly and smiled gently.

「What could it be?」

Reiri was at a loss for words for a moment. This goddess was an opponent who she faced in a mortal combat just now, it was hard to believe this situation so suddenly.

「……We are going to defeat Thanatos after this. But that machine god possesses tremendous strength. I want to ask if there is something, a weak point or a conquer method against her.」

「That’s……」

Odin frowned with a troubled look.

「I think it’s something really difficult.」

「We know that. That’s why I’m asking you who is a machine god like her and also her comrade.」

「Let’s see……if it’s all of you, then perhaps you will be able to defeat her.」

Hope grew inside Kizuna’s heart hearing that.

「But, at that time it will be the time that spells the end of all worlds.」

──’Eh?’

Kizuna stared at Odin’s face in shock. Reiri also lost her words from surprise. She pulled herself back together and asked.

「What does that mean? Say it in a way we can understand.」

「Let’s see, for example……」

Odin put forward her palm. Then white cold air gathered above her palm and a lump of ice appeared. When she flipped her palm, the ice lump fell on the floor and broke.

「When my hand let go, the ice fell to the floor.」

Reiri frowned. She couldn’t understand what Odin was going to say.

「That’s because there is gravity right?」

「That’s right. And then if a force is added from the fall, it will break. And then if heat is added, it will become water and evaporate.」

The lump of ice on the floor melted in the blink of an eye and became water.

Kei typed on her keyboard expressionlessly.

『Simple physical law. There is nothing particularly mysterious about it.』

「This is an example. This kind of law rules over this world. But what if this kind of law didn’t exist in this world?」

Kei’s fingertips stopped above her keyboard.

「This world, and also your world. Inherent laws exists in all the worlds. That kind of law defines each world, forming the world by carrying out decision like this. The world moves by that kind of rule. If that kind of rule didn’t exist, all worlds will become simple chaos, unable to maintain existence.」

Kei operated her keyboard while sweating coldly.

『I understand what you want to say. If all the laws are gone, a world won’t be able to maintain their form. Any kind of substance won’t be allowed to exist. But, what is the relation between that and Thanatos?』

Odin closed her eyes.

「All the rules of our world──are created and maintained by Thanatos.」

「──What?」

Reiri’s face stiffened.

「Even if for argument’s sake you are able to defeat Thanatos, at that moment your world and also my world will surely be annihilated.」

Kizuna recalled Nayuta’s words.

Most likely after her chance meeting with Thanatos, she noticed that fact.

He recalled her words that she whispered almost inaudibly.

『……No matter what kind of method we use, it’s impossible to defeat Thanatos.』