Just A Reincarnation Story (Summoning Japan Edition)

Chapter 58: Amatsu-Mikaboshi

Solo versus squad—nay, scratch that, it's solo versus an entire army.

That was more or less the nature of the struggle against the Civilization Annihilation Game by Kagaseo, the kami of the Stars who was also known as Amatsu-Mikaboshi, the August Star of Heaven.

Originally seen as merely an irrelevant kami from an insignificant planet who was coping on his own fault of getting too attached to the mortals who worshipped him and grieved a great deal upon their extinction, Kagaseo earned the ire of the entire establishment after he forcefully broke in out of nowhere and stole the Game's property, Astarte, in the midst of a torture-themed side content called Gaiden created through the Audience's voting before the main part Nihonkoku Shoukan storyline started. As she was the focal point of the Gaiden, Astarte's theft enraged the Audience. The clamor for her immediate return echoed, but this cocky kami thwarted every attempt to reclaim her so far, eliminating enforcers sent by the Game for retrieval. With each encounter, the Game recognized this interloper's escalating threat level, fueling both its growing realization and hatred toward him: Amatsu-Mikaboshi is an unrealistic kami and thus deserved cold-hard annihilation from existence like the obscure deity he was supposed to be.

However, Kagaseo covered his tracks and hid his existence well, causing the Game's enforcers to grasp at straws trying to locate him and retrieve their stolen property.

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"WHERE ARE YOU......?"

"WE WILL FIND YOU......"

"NO ONE IS SAFE......"

"THE GAME MUST COMMENCE......"

He had just seen Meteos Roguerider off, but as he was confronted with a widening crack in space-time before him, Kagaseo took a deep breath and readied himself for the impending confrontation, feeling a sensation akin to a heart beating hard as the thrill of the fight kicked in due to his chosen form of that of a human.

"This is getting tiresome, but let the culling begin," he growled.

To avoid the Game's attention as much as possible, he made every effort to veil the disruptions he caused on others, such as the ongoing one at Ars Goetia and the imminent interference plan on his newfound allies' planet, Yggdra. However, Kagaseo's use of divine power would inevitably make him flash like a beacon amidst the cosmos that the Game can track, and it appeared that his adversaries were slowly becoming more adept at trying to pinpoint his location. Kagaseo's allies from Yggdra, Ashir and Mirook, still needed to be brought up to speed before they could become a proper resistance force, while Astarte, the only 'god' who allowed Kagaseo to consider the world they governed as his home, was still incapacitated. Ultimately, Kagaseo found himself as the sole pillar of reliance in this situation for now.

Beneath Kagaseo's continued observation, the crack finally fractured like shattered glass, allowing the black tendrils of rot and darkness to burst forth to swipe at the Star God. Yet with ease, he simply sidestepped to avoid the predictable attack, and not long after that the tendrils immediately retreated into the rift in space-time. Having observed the move many times, Kagaseo recognized it as a preliminary move before whatever entity waiting inside that hole emerged and made its intentions clear.

'...It's just a distraction,' Kagaseo shook his head, immediately leaping high to avoid a blast that he sensed to have come from behind him. With a blue-tinted explosion of energy flashing from the corner of his vision, Kagaseo landed and quickly somersaulted backward, dodging the roundhouse kick of a red armored boot inches from his face. Then, following his instincts, his hand shot out to deflect a punch that came from a black armored gauntlet. A roaring sound like a small explosion reverberated the moment Kagaseo's follow-up straight kick met this assailant's chest, loud amidst the stillness of the ethereal space he and his uninvited guests were in.