Chapter 2

The Marble God and the Savior Who Didn't Want to Know Anything

Juuichi Ashihara was frozen in place, seated.

Just a moment ago, his room had been there, but it vanished.

In front of him was a small campfire.

And a strange โ€œfireballโ€ floating in the air.

He could feel the cold stone floor through his pants. The tiles, etched with esoteric patterns (resembling seaweed?), were old, cracked, and chipped, with pebbles lodged in the gouged-out crevices.

There was a pillar nearby. Carved intricately with mysterious symbols, the top featured two sea serpents entwined in a circle. However, one of the serpentโ€™s heads had been shattered, leaving it incomplete.

To the right and left, there was nothing but darkness.

The dim light from the feeble flames could only illuminate so much.

He thoughtโ€”

Where am I?

โ€œWhat happenedโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œI teleported you. This placeโ€ฆ during the โ€˜Great Disappearance,โ€™ parts of space were torn apart. This is one of the scattered remnants.

It seems to be ruins from the โ€˜Underwater Civilization,โ€™ but I thought it would be a convenient spot to have a conversation. We wonโ€™t be disturbed here.โ€

The fireball spoke.

No, it had been speaking all along.

Juichi was too dumbfounded to grasp it at first.

โ€œWhat are you? I canโ€™t make sense of thisโ€ฆ Save the world, you say?โ€

โ€œYou can think of me as an angel. That would probably be the easiest way to understand it. I donโ€™t have a physical bodyโ€”right now, I exist only as a consciousness. But since that wouldnโ€™t be enough for us to communicate, I manifested this fireball.

And yes, I want you to save the world. Itโ€™s not just my hope, but rather a predetermined course of action.โ€

โ€œWhat?โ€

โ€œRefusal isnโ€™t an option. Iโ€™m sorry, but thatโ€™s how it is.โ€

Juichi glared suspiciously.

Being dragged to some strange place and told he couldnโ€™t refuseโ€”he couldnโ€™t accept such a thing.

โ€œA savior, huh? What a grand title. But right now, Iโ€™m very annoyed.โ€

โ€œYour anger and confusion are justified. But refusal is still not an option. Because there is no one else who can take your place. To be precise, I donโ€™t have the time or power to find a replacement. Iโ€™m going to die soon.โ€

โ€œHuhโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œBefore taking on this task, I received payment from the gods in advance while gathering strength for the summoning. I lived a life of about 60 years as a human. I had a wife and childrenโ€”a modest but fulfilling life.

As the culmination of that life, Iโ€™m now completing my work. I donโ€™t have the power to select and bring someone else here, so youโ€™ll have to do it.โ€

Juichi was baffled. This โ€œangelโ€ claimed it was going to die.

โ€œYouโ€™re saying you just showed up? Youโ€™re already just a soul, butโ€ฆ no, wait, thatโ€™s not the pointโ€”โ€

โ€œThereโ€™s no time left. Regarding what you must do to save the world, Iโ€™ll give you the necessary explanation. Look at this.โ€

โ€œWhoa!โ€

In the next moment, the scenery changed entirely.

A pure white space. Juichi and the fireball were floating in midair.

Below them were two colossal โ€œstatues.โ€

Each statue was over several hundred meters tall. Both were in the shape of standing humansโ€”one male and one female, both nude.

However, one of them had a snakeโ€™s head, and the other had a unique hairstyle tied up like a mohawk, with a face that resembled an insect more than a human.

The statues were intricately carved from white marble.

The two giant figures had their right hands intertwined, and at the tips of their fingers, a glowing sphere rotated, radiating light.

The fireball spoke.

โ€œThose are the godsโ€”Castus and Shalnakif. These forms represent avatars of the gods. The glowing sphere is a miniature representation of the universe and also symbolizes the world itself.

Now, look ahead, near her โ€˜feet.โ€™ Do you see it?โ€

In front of the two statuesโ€”Castus and Shalnakifโ€”at a diagonal angle, there were two remnants, not pillars, but the broken legs of another statue.

From around the knees down, what was once a colossal figure had been entirely lost.

โ€œThere once stood the god Albaf there. That was before the Great Disappearance. Iโ€™ve never seen her full form, aside from her legs.โ€

โ€œThis is a god? Sure, theyโ€™re big statues, butโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThey arenโ€™t gods from your world but from ours.โ€

Juichi remained bewildered.

The gods that the fireball mentioned felt too lifeless to evoke any sense of reverence.

โ€œMade of marbleโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œNot just ordinary marble. I understand what youโ€™re trying to ask. Gods likely donโ€™t possess personalities like you or I. Whether thatโ€™s necessary or not, I cannot say.โ€

โ€œSo theyโ€™re like machines or systems?โ€

โ€œIt would be an intriguing subject to compare gods to machines, but unfortunately, I donโ€™t have the time left to delve into that.โ€

Cutting off the conversation, the fireball said to Juichi,

โ€œWhatโ€™s important now is Albaf. I wanted you to be aware of her. The avatar is merely an expression of one facet of the god, but itโ€™s connected to the main body.

Thus, to resurrect her, you must gather the scattered fragments of her avatar, which are scattered across the world.

If you can collect about 60% of the fragments, her functions will recover, and the remaining pieces should gather automatically through her self-repair system.โ€

As soon as the fireball finished speaking, the white space vanished like an illusion, returning to the original darkness.

In front of Juichi, the campfire crackled once again, casting its red light into the void.

โ€œTo help you in your task, youโ€™ll be granted three special abilities by the goddess as a โ€˜blessing.โ€™

Many of the goddessโ€™s fragments are trapped within strange creatures, so an ordinary human couldnโ€™t retrieve them. Use these powers wisely.โ€

โ€œWaitโ€ฆ hold on.โ€

โ€œNo, weโ€™re out of time. Youโ€™ll have to learn quickly. Here we go.

The first ability is โ€˜Inventory.โ€™

It has a limited capacity but serves as a bagless storage space. You can also use it to send the goddessโ€™s fragments back here.

Second is โ€˜Revision,โ€™ a power to replay past events as three-dimensional visuals and sound. Youโ€™ll find this useful in tracking down the creatures holding the fragments. It can likely be expanded and applied in various ways.

The third oneโ€ฆ should be called a curse rather than a power. โ€˜No-Death Worker.โ€™

When you die, youโ€™ll be reincarnated somewhere in the world. Over time, youโ€™ll even be able to choose where you resurrect. However, every time you die, your corpse will be left behind, so be mindful of that.

In short, you can no longer die.

Not โ€˜wonโ€™t die.โ€™ You are not allowed to die.

Before we continue, let me clarifyโ€”this third ability isnโ€™t a personal power but a universal law. Itโ€™s a rule that states you, as the apostle of the gods, must continue to exist in this world.

In certain cases, your existence might be reset, and youโ€™ll be recreated from past data and sent out again.

This means no curses can undo it, you canโ€™t go insane, and youโ€™re immune to sealing, sleep, brainwashing, or nullification.

Escaping is absolutely impossible, and Iโ€™m sorry, but you must resign yourself to this fate.

As for direct offensive powers, you wonโ€™t receive any. Youโ€™ll have to procure those on-site.

Once enough fragments have been gathered to revive the goddess, your reward and the path home will openโ€ฆ supposedly. The gods said so, but I canโ€™t guarantee it.

Thatโ€™s all. Phewโ€ฆ

I rushed through the explanation, but that concludes it. From now on, youโ€™ll need to learn by yourself. Do you have any questions? You have 20 seconds left.โ€

It was all too one-sided.

Juichi couldnโ€™t even begin to decide where to start with his questions.

โ€œInventory, Revision, No-Deathโ€ฆ? And 20 secondsโ€ฆโ€

โ€œUntil my life ends. And until youโ€™re sent off. Less than 10 seconds now.โ€

โ€œSave the world! Me? Why me? Why have I been chosen, and why am I suddenly being told to do all thisโ€”โ€

โ€œItโ€™s over. I wish you luck, savior.โ€

The campfire cracked and popped.


TN: This novelโ€™s got such hardcore suffering vibes, and Iโ€™m totally hyped to translate it!


[Based series] An Immortal Man Travels to Another World to Revive a Fallen Goddess, Judging and Punishing Evil in a Sorrowful Tale

[Based series] An Immortal Man Travels to Another World to Revive a Fallen Goddess, Judging and Punishing Evil in a Sorrowful Tale

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Japanese
In this world, there is no salvation from the gods. Or perhaps salvation is 'death.' One day, the protagonist, Juuichi Ashihara, is suddenly transported to another world. He is abruptly appointed as the 'Savior' by a spirit that claims to be an angel and is given the ability of immortality. Thus, he embarks on a journey across the other world to revive a fallen goddess. However, what awaits him along the way is always someoneโ€™s lament and tragedy. Situations that are too late, a past long gone, forgotten memories, and numerous victims. For their requiem, he wields the sword of judgment... The one who comes after the end. The long and lonely tale of the man called the 'Grim Reaper of the Crossroads.' The themes are 'revenge' and 'sin and retribution.' A heavy, dark, hard-boiled revenge fantasy! With many bitter endings and a fair share of bad endings. Occasionally, a happy ending (planned). Contains cruel and grotesque descriptions. Some horror elements. A short story format serialized novel. Warning!! This work is filled with depressing developments. Reading it may significantly affect your mood. If you want to feel loneliness, to be sad, to judge and punish evil for the sake of the victims, to bury evil for the wretched dead, and at least offer a bouquet of requiem flowers... This is a work I wish to share with you

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