Author: しまもん (Shimamon)
In the distant future on Earth, there was a girl with God-like powers. That girl is the last survivor of the former human race that flourished in ancient times.
The Ancients.
And on that very same Earth, a new breed of humans...
Chapter 92 – They Call Me "God," They Call Me "Satan," Illustrated.
In the end, I did it.
I succeeded in cutting a hole in the barrier magic covering the mysterious sea island.
The hole I made, however, was so small that only a single person could pass through...
I stepped onto the sea island and proceeded along the beach to a residential area lined with small houses.
The residential area was mostly deserted, with only the occasional maid homunculi working on something or another, and the occasional greeting from them to me.
I was somewhat relieved to see them; it was as if I were on the flying island.
Then, I walked for a bit.
I already knew where I wanted to go.
I had already searched the sea island and knew where the girl was.
And I arrive at my destination.
It was a cute little house.
A thin plume of smoke rose from the chimney of the lovely house, bringing a delicious smell to the surroundings.
I checked my whole body one last time, making sure there were no stains or wrinkles on my clothes.
Then I took a deep breath and knocked on the pretty door with all my might.
**Knock-knock**
I knocked softly, and a little later the door was opened.
There was a girl dressed in white, smiling happily.
This was our first encounter.
I was invited into the house and sat down on a small chair prepared for me, and the tea ceremony began.
As soon as the tea ceremony started, the girl began to introduce herself.
Hearing her self-introduction, I understood who she was.
Knowing who she was, I decided to call her "sister" out of respect.
My sister blushed and looked shy and fidgety, but she accepted my proposal.
From then on, we were always together.
We took walks together and observed various creatures.
I would hold her hand and we would walk slowly around the sea island.
Of course, I have also invited her to visit the flying island.
I have lived alone for a long time, so I am a reasonably good cook.
When she tasted my cooking, she smiled happily.
These days, my sister and I sleep in the same bed every night.
When I wake up in the morning, the time I spend staring at her lovely face sleeping in front of me is a blissful time.
And the moment when I wake up and kiss her awake is a kind of pleasure.
There was a time when we took a bath together.
At that time, my sister pointed to the scar on her right arm and said,
"This scar is my treasure."
She said proudly, "I am a very proud of this." (1)
She taught me many things.
How we, human beings, had developed.
She explained the true nature of the magic we used.
She also explained to us in great detail the true nature of the pearl worm, which has been called a mysterious insect.
When I learned the true identity of the pearl worm, I decided that I wanted to do something similar and unleashed a large number of small magic tools that shined like diamonds.
And so, we began to observe this world.
Flowing rivers, lightning bolts cutting through the heavens, huge earthquakes shaking the earth...
The various creatures living in such a world...
For a long time after that, we both enjoyed observing the outside world.
Then one day, we noticed a line of smoke.
Deep in a dark forest, a thin wisp of smoke was climbed toward the heavens...
At first, we thought it was a forest fire, but it was not.
At the source of the smoke lay a small fire, and some animals were gathered around the fire.
The animals gathered around the fire were holding fish in their hands.
Then, they roasted the fish over the fire, and when the fish were cooked, they took them out of the fire to eat.
I will never forget this scene until I die.
No, even after I die, I will record this data and continue to preserve it until the end of this universe.
It was such a shocking sight.
These animals had intelligence.
They used fire and they cooked.
(Oh, I see.
Now I understand why my sister was so moved.
My heart is pounding like never before.
I have never been this excited in my life.
...Oh... these animals are going to continually gain more wisdom and grow up more and more.
Their small groups will build villages, towns, and then countries.
And they will keep going, acquiring unknown technologies.
They will struggle through life, sometimes faltering, sometimes laughing, and they will live proudly until the moment of their deaths.
I will continue to watch them from here.
Together with my sister, I will continue to observe them from here, no matter what.
No matter what they say.
No matter what they do to me.
No matter how much they love me, no matter how much they hate me.
...Yes... Even if...)
"They call me God, as well as Satan..."
*Illustration of the Completely White Old Human and the Black-Furred New Human.
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(1) This is from the earlier chapter, when she went a "little" insane and danced in a pool of blood while slaughtering the Federation of Planets' Army, which was attacking the Earth.
And it's come full circle.
I'll translate the Afterword and the chapter titled Future Activities; as for the illustrations page, I'll just post a link so you can see the pictures, and if you want to read the text, y'all can translate it yourselves. The text between the illustrations is short, and machine translators, as terrible as they are, aren't super bad for short texts. I really don't feel like editing it.
