I, Rick, the strongest human

"If you lose the game called life, then the winner will lead the life of the loser... This is the rule we set together!"

Rick held out his second finger and replied with a smile.

"So... you, the winner, have already decided how to dominate me, the loser?"

"Well, this is a matter of course. If you have already seen through the ending, wouldn't it be too stupid not to prepare for anything?"

"Obviously, he decided the outcome of the game without authorization from the very beginning. No matter how you look at it, this kind of behavior is just pure cheating!"

In Rick's field of vision, the black figure gradually faded, and was about to disappear into the darkness.

However, neither Rick nor she seemed to care at all, and continued to talk as if nothing had happened.

"Well~ I don't care about such small things, next time, don't use this kind of cheating again!"

"This kind of thing... who knows?"

He didn't agree or refuse, but just avoided the topic in this way.

"Well, finally, I want to ask you a question—"

"The chess game just now...why, you didn't use the queen? And...the chariot...?"

The subtext is that if it had been used in the first place, she would have been checkmate long ago.

"Hmm...this kind of question...ha——"

As if hearing some kind of joke, Rick suddenly laughed.

"What, what's the matter... is there something wrong?"

As the god of games, she couldn't understand the meaning contained in the other party's expression at all, and asked puzzledly.

From the perspective of the game, if you do that, the game should have ended long ago...

"Sure enough, you still don't understand the meaning of this game!"

Rick picked up the black king piece from the board.

Then, with the other finger, he pointed to White's rook and queen on the chessboard.

"You see, from the very beginning, these chess pieces are not your opponents, so you can walk in disregard of the rules."

"Because this is not a violation of the rules, but that this chess piece itself has the ability to 'violate the rules' compared to this chessboard."

The opponent is the God of War, so there is no need to abide by any rules, arouse the fighting intent, awaken the killing intent, and let this war go on endlessly——

The only reliance is the absolute power of "reason" that is so pure that there is nothing comparable.

"Even if these chess pieces are sent up, because they don't have the ability to annex the king, they can't make a general, they will only be counter-killed."

"If you want to force the general, it's not impossible to do it—"

Rick placed the two castles, one soldier, and one queen on the chessboard on the front, back, left, and right sides of the black king respectively.

"Leaving no trace of retreat, this is a situation that can only be achieved by relying on wisdom. Even if the opponent is an 'invincible' existence, the only choice can only be——"

Rick took away the four chess pieces, and then gently patted the black king down on the chessboard.

"Use absolute power to break the situation. In this way, even the situation of 'encirclement and annihilation' can be broken, but if you do this, that power will also attack yourself. The final outcome is—"

"In exchange for most of the white pieces in exchange for black's complete annihilation, then I, the white side, win."

"So, for..."

Hei Yingying suddenly understood something, and stopped after speaking halfway.

"Because, such a victory is actually a 'disastrous defeat'! With one win and one loss, it's just a draw."

"The victory obtained by sacrificing the queen and the castle, if this is the way to win, I would rather not!"

Rick placed the two chess pieces representing the chariot, one representing the queen, and one representing the soldier, next to the white king.

"A king's victory is not won in exchange for queens and important castles."

"If even the queen is sacrificed, then the existence of the king will be meaningless!"

"Although it may be a little different from what you imagined, but...for me, the king is such an existence!"

The silver-haired boy held out his third finger.

"Protect the queen, protect the important pieces to the king—"

"That's all—that's all!"

Facing Rick's answer, the figure in the darkness seemed to have lost his voice, unable to speak.

"Although what you say is very reasonable...but I still can't agree with it!"

Because, this is undoubtedly a declaration to leave the game behind, not for the game, but to fight for protection.

For her who was born from games, if she recognized it, it would be equivalent to denying the meaning of her own existence.

"...This kind of thing is not important, is it?"

"Well~ That's right... But I still have a problem. I was already a general at the beginning!"

Facing the other party's question, Rick stretched out his fourth finger again.

"That's right...in the beginning, White's king was able to eat Black's king."

"However, at the beginning, the white king will not act against the black king without authorization."

"If you want to say why... then it's probably for testing!"

"Try out the degree of 'reason' of the black king, and compare it with your own..."

Having said that, Rick laughed again.

"Very cautious, right? In fact, in my opinion, this is just a child who is not confident and does not dare to resist the struggle of adults."

"It was only later that the child suddenly discovered that he was already an adult, and the other party was the real 'child'—"

"It was also at that time that the white king launched an attack—"

"..."

"I see--"

The game called life itself is a game based on Rick's "life".

The king of the white side represents Rick himself, the queen of the white side represents Shubi, the chariot is the elf, and the soldiers are the rest of the humans.And black, because of its own characteristics, abandoned the rest of the pieces except black's queen - the Flügel.After that, the Flügel completely lost their combat effectiveness because of Rick's surprise attack, which is why the black king fought alone!

This is the essence of this game!

Whether it is chess or any other game, it is just a means of showing.

If we could discover this earlier... Maybe we could... No, there is still no chance of winning. There is only one ending...

Because, in this game, what she represents is no longer the god of the game god, but the one who was defeated by Rick—the god of war!

"This game... really makes people...convinced to lose!" The girl said softly as the figure almost completely disappeared.

She now fully understands that this game, in fact... was the second half of the interrupted game six years ago!

And Rick, who was opposite her, stretched out his last finger, five fingers pointing upwards, and said in a gesture of oath.

"Then, let's see you in another world—"

"Swear to the promise——!!!"×2

Chapter 45 The Nature of the Contract

"Ah—is this... the real world?"

A god-species born only from a childlike fantasy, showing her real body in this world,

A girl with rainbow-colored hair, wearing a pink skirt and black suspenders appeared in front of Rick.

"What's happening here--?"

In the sight of Zhenhong, Rick just touched the star cup with his hands, and then, an unidentified girl suddenly appeared from the void.

"Well, let me introduce you a little bit, she is the god of games, and her name..."

Suddenly remembered that the other party didn't seem to have a name yet, Rick thought for a while before speaking.

"Tetu... what do you think of the name?"

"Hey! It sounds good!"

The girl stuck out her tongue and said cutely.

"Wait, wait a minute... Rick, what's going on with this guy!"

Zhenhong on the side rushed forward and held Rick's hands worriedly.

"Hasn't all the gods and spirits been dealt with? Why are they still..."

"Tetu, it's completely different from those guys!"

Rick patted the girl on the back, signaling her to calm down.

"That's right! She was born because of the will of my father and my mother!"

------------------ three days ago ------------

In a gathering place of human beings.

Rick, who had already dealt with the troublemaker, was staying in the room with Hubby.

"Well...it's already the third day, do you want to stay longer?"

Hubby shook his head lightly, indicating that it was unnecessary.

"Then let's go tomorrow morning!"

After happily making a decision, Rick lay down on the bed with a posture like a salted fish.

"Good night... Hubby..."

Just as soon as he made such a sound, Rick suddenly felt his back suddenly sink.

Looking back, I happened to meet the girl's puzzled eyes.

"Huby...don't you sleep..."

Lying weakly on the bed, Rick said helplessly.

"Sleep? Shubi doesn't need sleep to replenish his mental and physical strength."

The girl explained to Rick seriously.

"Sleeping is not the only thing that can be used for this!"

Sighing, maybe he regarded the other party as a real person, so he felt that he would always forget the characteristics of the other party's race.

"Like a long, long time ago, I once had a dream——"

"I don't have to do anything every day, just lie in bed and eat and wait to die."

What Rick was referring to was, of course, his life before his time travel.

"Although I don't need to sleep anymore...but I really like that kind of life!"

Rick smiled wryly, facing the girl who was straddling him, clenched one hand tightly, and then slowly loosened it.

"Savior or something... human guardian or something... I don't want to be such a thing!"

"I've also hoped, I've longed for it, and I've looked forward to it—since there are so many gods, maybe one day there will be a god who represents guardianship and human beings..."

"But... also, living in this world, the voice of the vast majority of people—"

There was a smile on the silver-haired boy's face, whether it was self-deprecating or something.

"People are always longing for a savior, people are always longing to be saved, people are always longing for a 'hero'—"

"But no one will think about why they can't be the savior, why they can't save others, why they can't be a 'hero'——!!!"

"Ah, that's right, even if such an idea is born, it will be wiped out soon, because it is an 'impossible' thing!"

"The weakest creature is undoubtedly us humans, becoming a savior or something... How is it possible?"

"Human beings can't fight against monsters. Human beings can only survive in this world without being recognized by others, so they can exist..."

"Everyone thinks so, everyone denies the possibility of becoming a savior, everyone denies the possibility of human beings..."