God Is Hungry for Games. The Ultimate Brain Battle of a Boy Who Challenges the Gods.

The next day

After the Titan Match.

The Mystic court of the Ruin Branch was lively and excited from the very morning.

Well, it is obvious.

In a game battle against God, Humans have come out victorious.

Since the last, about 35 days ago…

The rank of all the 18 apostle who participated in the game were increased by one.

[TL note: meaning Fei is now IV eh… humm humm]

Even the apostle’s degree of divine power, ‘Arise’, has increased.

But, above all;

It’s because there are simply happy.

“Since game is something that would make anyone happy when winning it regardless. So much so that the reward for that victory is just a secondary accomplishment. And yesterday, we were able to win a brain battle against God.” (Miranda)

“Each and every employee of this Mystic court are so happy about this victory that they just spread their wings in joy.“ (Miranda)

[TL note: the term spread your wings means being independent and free. Here this would mean completely letting loose of yourself and enjoying at the extent one can. The Japanese text also says something akin to this: 飛び跳ねる,which would mean jump, but when put in the sentence, I can’t find anything other than this idiom to satisfy its meaning completely.]

“And even I am no exception to that.” (Miranda)

“You would also spread your wings?” (Fei)

“Ah by that, you see, even if I am like this, I am having a position of a Head General in this association… So…”(Miranda)

“Well, setting that aside for now” (Miranda)

In the room of the office filled with the morning daylight…

The Head Manager dressed in suit, Miranda, touched the monitor located at the back.

“I praised till the point one should praise. So, now lets get back to the main subject…” (Miranda)

“Destroying the entrance door of the underground dive center of the Mystic court… Blackmailing the apostles who were standing, guarding it… Carrying out one of the only five Giant statues excavated till now without permission, on your own…” (Miranda)

“Let’s talk about that now.” (Miranda)

“……ah—” (Fei)

In response to that ‘Given-Up Gaze’ given by Miranda; Fei was left staring at the ceiling of the room.

Understood…

So, this was why I was called this early in the morning. Apparently, it was to scold me…

“Even if Reche did bring about the Giant stone statue from that place; I heard that she also put that back to its rightful original place after that though.” (Fei)

“That is right, but, if a part of the stone statue was damaged due to forcibly bringing it out from that place…” (Miranda)

“…………” (Fei)

“The cost of repair and maintenance fee alone is about fifty times the annual contract made with a new apostle. That…” (Miranda)

“That is not due to my fau—” (Fei)

“You are the over-looker of her actions.” (Miranda)

“…… true.” (Fei)

“You are supposed to stop her before she could do this. Isn’t that so?” (Miranda)

“Aren’t I in a checkmate then~?” (Fei)

It is impossible to escape from this…

So then, what to do?

Utilize my immortal body to make me participate in the precious and valuable human experiments and reimburse the cost for the mishaps…

[TL note: Welcome to the adult world boy… It is a norm here.]

Hmm… Let’s just run away before being told to continue doing such a thing.

“……Ah well, that’s all for my small lecture.” (Miranda)

Head General Miranda loosens her expressions putting aside her glasses, showing her naked pairs,

Something she would only show when she is in an incredibly good mood.

“It’s been a long time since I was able to enjoy watching a game. ‘Ahh I am so happy for them~’ or so was my reaction at that time.” (Miranda)

She turns on the Monitor.

What can into view, was a video of a Giant Titan who was approaching Fei while crushing, destroying the skyscrapers in its path.

Yesterday there was a large audience ranging from all around the globe. (Miranda)

“If considering this city alone, around seventy percent of the total populace were watching. Even for those who are not in this city at present, for them, right now I am rebroadcasting yesterday’s live broadcast.” (Miranda)

“Why do it to that extent?” (Fei)

“Because it got a huge response. See, outside from this window you can see too right~ the people aggregated in the city square.” (Miranda)

“Gods are beings who are invisible to normal people.” (Miranda)

However. When taking with them these filming equipment into the ‘Playground of the Gods’,

The equipment were seen to temporarily harness spiritual power too.

[TL note: it’s probably the reason why these equipments were able to capture the recordings of spiritual beings like Gods.]

“Thanks to these video recording equipments taken by apostles, the citizens, including me; we are able to watch the ‘Play of Gods’ from this world, the real material world.” (Miranda)

“We are also able to give our support to the human apostles fighting in the battle.” (Miranda)

“This is also an important thing you know~.” (Miranda)

The apostles carry these filming equipment at the time when going into the ‘Playground of Gods’.

So as to broadcast the battle confrontation with the spiritual Gods in real time.

With the incorporation of this type of entertainment in this world, the Mystic court makes loads and loads of money. [TL: MONEI!]

“Thanks to that, we are also accumulating lots of wealth. With this wealth, we are able to hire more and more apostles, even train them. And thus, we are able to fund for the investigation done and the exploration of the outer world.” (Miranda)

For example, even the Giant statues were found through exploration.

Those statue, which connects the material world to the spiritual world, cannot be reproduced even with the current modern technology.

The search for the ruins, the artifacts of that Great Civilization of Magic, and extracting these artifacts.

Then bringing them over here. There was no other way. [TL note: no other way by which they could go to those upper spiritual realms, into the Playground of Gods.]

Even during those exploration, in this world were creatures like dinosaurs would come running when taking just a single step out  into the wilderness.

Thus, the need of assembling an exploration survey corps strong enough to withstand them.

Well, to do that, obviously, money is involved. [TL note: MONEI!]

“Thus, on this note, we would have to have our apostles work to their best abilities. If we, humans don’t win against Gods in these brain battles, the future of us humans is surely bleak.” (Reche)

‘…… Isn’t that story, quite long?” (Fei)

“Then, why not talk about your own story.” (Miranda)

Head General puts back her glasses.

“How was the ‘Tag’ game with Leo Reche?” (Miranda)

“How? like?” (Fei)

“Wasn’t it like, both of you were in a perfect sync with each other?” (Miranda)

“You were even able to have a link with her to a degree that cannot even come in comparison-close to all those rush teams you participated with.” (Miranda)

“Especially, like at the time when you two separated into different ways in the department stores.” (Miranda)

“———–” (Fei)

“O~ya what happened?” (Miranda) [xD]

“…… truth be told, I, even myself am in awe. What should I even say…other than that, ’it was incredible’…” (Fei)

No matter how hard the situation was, how hard the thoughts were, no matter how complicated our ideas were, our calculations or even our plans…

If it was she, she could, she matched it all. There was not even any need of conversing with each other.

Just a single line of sight between us, we could comprehend each other easily, verily, and work accordingly.

That too, in such a degree—

To think that there could be anyone with whom I could link my thoughts so well.

“It’s not like that all teams I participated with were no good. It is definitely not that…… It’s just that, as expected from a former God, just that…” (Fei)

“I don’t know if that is all though.” (Miranda)

“eh?” (Fei)

“I don’t think it is ‘as expected from a former God’. It is because it was you, Fei, and Leo Reche-sama together, that this was possible – or so I think.” (Miranda)

Head General Miranda mischievously laughs,

even her eyes laughing behind those spectacles.

“In case of Leo Reche-sama, till the time you were not here, she would just play alone, by herself.” (Miranda)

“All alone?” (Fei)

“There were no one strong enough you see. Trumps, Go, Roulette all alone. Well, sometimes me and other apostles tried to become her opponent. But, we weren’t even able to stand our own ground.” (Miranda)

“……ah.” (Fei)

“That is why Fei, it is only because it is you.” (Miranda)

As someone who can match her, a former God.

Someone who was victorious in the ‘Playground of Gods’ thrice in a row. A newcomer who set a record, never witnessed before in human history. [TL: well now isn’t it now four in a row?]

It was a perfect match.

Each of them seeked each other, just like the pieces of a puzzle.

“I think you two would become a good team.” (Miranda)

“Even your wish of conquering the ‘Playground of Gods’, isn’t it a step closer to your goal?” (Miranda)

“I will give it my all.” (Fei)