My Wife is Tim

The words of "original Rick", who are both innocent and bold, full of endless fiery will:

"—it's a game. I'm going to start playing—just a game between children."

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In a cave very far from the new settlement shown on the map given to Kron.

In the secret base that was simply constructed, he commanded the evacuation until the end, and died because of this—the people who were regarded as dead on the surface are now surrounded by [-] "dead ghosts", including Rick and Hubby. before the round table.

"Everyone here has stayed to the end. It seems that all of us are no longer ourselves, no longer exist in this world, and have become 'ghosts'."

After looking around at each member, Rick, as the "Ghost Chief", spoke slowly:

"Hoping that the war will one day end - I've decided not to wait for that future that won't come."

"Are you running around in such a hopeless world, lingering, praying for the end of the war--to whom?"

Rick poured out the words he'd always wanted to say but couldn't say.

"To the group of destroyers who call themselves gods?! Or the gods who can't even stop them, or some other existence?!"

Rick was extremely angry and shouted as if to express his feelings.

"The creator of the Flügel - Althesi!"

"The creator of the elves - Kaynas!"

"The creator of the goblin species - Ou Kenin!"

Every time he read out the name and race of a god, Rick smashed a chess piece on the spread out world map, and a total of fifteen chess pieces were firmly erected on the map.

"Why are we praying to these bastards who are constantly fighting for the throne of the One God, waging wars and wantonly destroying our world in the process!!!"

"It's almost time to admit that this world... has no hope."

Rick said in a warm tone, telling the cold and cruel truth.

The "ghosts" bowed their heads to this despairing fact that they had already discovered, but once admitted, they would break their hearts.

However, just as they each had a painful expression on their faces...

"so--"

Rick said resolutely: "——The future can only be created by us!"

Hearing Rick's powerful announcement, everyone raised their heads.

"There is a way. It is a mental disorder, crazy behavior, and if you think about it with common sense, it can be said to be arrogant."

That kind of trick that even he can only smile wryly.

"We're 'ghosts' - people who nobody cares, nobody cares about."

Rick looked at the girl standing beside him.

"We are 'ghosts' - but even if no one agrees, we are still the ones who carry on the legacy and go on by will."

Even so, those red eyes made him feel like he could do it.

"That's proof that we still exist, proof that the world isn't over yet."

Rick regained his consciousness, the expression on his face tense.

"Stop pretending to be smart, we humans are hopelessly stupid creatures."

"That's why - let's fight!"

Facing the crowd, Rick said firmly.

- Fighting, not fleeing but fighting.

Hearing Rick say this clearly, the 170 seven people all focused their eyes on him, only to see Rick smiling slightly.

"Yes, we have to fight. Any enemy who stands in the way, no matter who it is, must use our power - that is, 'stupidity'."

"We want to be like ghosts, deceive all of them, and get one step ahead. We want to be like the weak, using all kinds of tactics, not at the expense of shame and reputation. Even if it is a mean person to be complimented, it is a trifle to be praised, and a bad person to be praised -!!"

Then, even so—

"We have to win too."

——Yes, there is only one victory to be grasped.

"It is possible to turn an endlessly repeated defeat into a meaningful defeat, and use this to write off a victory."

In the silence, the existence in everyone's mind, Rick is also thinking.

Rick said that the opponent to fight is an existence that has destroyed human beings and civilization to nothing.

They can turn mountains into pits, oceans into land, and even smash planets if they want to.

The emotion shrouded in the room was laughter. Such a disparity in combat power was as ridiculous as an ant sending a gauntlet to an elephant.

Just when everyone was dumbfounded and laughed, Rick laughed too.

"Yeah, we're going to challenge the monsters - and win. This kind of stupid, absurd thing makes people laugh?"

Yes, of course I want to laugh, how can this teach people not to laugh...

As the 180th person who didn't really exist, Annan silently took the 170 nine people including Hubie and Rick into his eyes, and closed his eyes slightly after witnessing everything.

It's ridiculously stupid, but that's exactly--

"That's proof that we are human, stupid proof. What we exist for."

Having said that, Rick looked around at the faces of the 170 seven people, and told them:

"—The end of the war, that's the victory we're going to get."

End the eternal war of the gods with the human body.

Seeing that Rick said so firmly, even Hubby next to him had his eyes wide open, not to mention others.

"As for the victory conditions...even if it's conservative, it's still dizzyingly difficult..."

But Rick looked at that condition with the smile of a child who had succeeded in mischief, and he remembered his childhood.

- When we were children, we thought the world was simpler.

There is no unwinnable game, hard work will be rewarded, nothing is impossible.

An ignorant and stupid child who doesn't understand anything, an idea that comes from looking at the world with innocent eyes, such an idea.

It now appears that the idea at that time was indeed correct.

"This world is originally a very simple game. It's just that those spoilers, in order to plunder the Star Cup - this conceptual device that symbolizes the absolute dominance of the world, keep playing boring games as they please!"

Rick said, looked at Hubby, and extended his hand to her.

Hubby said that he wanted to know the answer guided by Rick's "heart"... Then I'll answer you.

"That being the case - we also make the rules we want to play and win!"

Seeing Hubby put his hand up in a daze, Rick showed a bold smile and began to announce the rules.

"Article [-], no one can kill anyone."

- The truth is that if you kill you will be killed.The inner thought is because no one wants to kill.

"The second rule, no one can be allowed to die."

——The truth is that if you let people die, you will die too.The inner thought is because I don't want anyone to die.

"Article [-], no one can see through it."

- The truth is because that means death.

"Article [-], any means are not cheating."

——The inner thought is because as long as it is not exposed, any cheating is not cheating.

"Article [-], ignore the rules of other races."

——The truth is that if you stand on the same stage, you will lose.The inner thought is to kill each other and eat shit.

"Article [-], violating any of the above rules is considered a defeat."

——The truth is that rules that cannot be fully enforced are meaningless.

——The inner thought is the victory obtained by violating the above, and it is meaningless.

"Above, follow the rules and let go!"

This is the answer that Rick gave in his heart.

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"We are ghosts - all races, including the gods, we will not kill any of us, nor can we be seen through by them. On the contrary, we can only end this war by inducement!"

Rick looked around at the 170 seven people present and said loudly.

This kind of emotion-oriented rule is like "children's willfulness".

But if the war is to end as a human being, there is no other way.

Because to end the war as a human being, this matter itself is already "children's willfulness".

Failure will destroy everything. Even if Annan guarantees that mankind will not be destroyed, mankind will never have the opportunity to create hope again.

——There are talking monkeys inducing the battle situation.

As long as this fact is known to those high above the gods, then everything is really over.

"Either end the war, or perish; an all-or-nothing gamble, with neither a tie nor abstention."

Rick began to draw conclusions, revealing a nature that no one had ever seen before.

"The enemy is a god, who has the ability to destroy the sky and the earth, and is the embodiment of despair! Our odds of winning are very slim, far beyond the void!"

"Because the condition of victory is that everything must be done in secret, and even if we win, we will not remain in anyone's memory, not in the record, and will not be talked about. We are 'ghosts', and 'ghosts' do not I can talk, but..."

With his best smile, he explained his motives to challenge this crazy world as a "game".

"If...if we can win this game...finally—"