Part 51

More secret events...

Ruby Earrings


Madam: OK, if you insist, I'll talk to the Center.
Alfred: !! Madam...please do!
Madam: ...Since he died, I've been losing my will to live. As you say, we probably do need someone to protect Valhalla.
Alfred: Yes, ma'am. If whoever protects Valhalla isn't someone familiar both with Valhalla and the Center...
Madam: True, I would seem to be the logical choice.
Alfred: Madam, I am sure that this is somewhat difficult for you, but please...
Madam: ...He had such high hopes for Valhalla, we can't lose it.
Alfred: Indeed he did.
Madam: Will we ever learn the cause of that cave-in accident, I wonder? ...No...even if we did, that still wouldn't bring him back...Never mind, I'll negotiate with the Center. He worked so hard to expand Valhalla, I should put in some effort to make it even more prosperous...
Alfred: Thank you, ma'am.
Madam: I'm going to go to the Center. You wait here.
Alfred: Yes, Madam.



He readied me for my current stewardship. My old master was a wonderful man...perhaps too wonderful. He was too strong a man to bend and obey the orders of the Center. Even if he didn't die in that accident, he might have come to blows with them eventually. Madam...You knew how to serve my old master. I am sure you will be able to succeed in your negotiations with the Center, and I am sure that you will be able to make Valhalla prosper even more than he did. I have to believe it...

Black Menorah



I had originally thought that we were superior to you, I am starting to realize that may have been a mistaken assumption on my part. We and you are just...different, that's all. The more I think about it, the more that seems to be the case... It was definitely that way before, but you're the main players in this world. The world may be ours but you are the ones at its core. Are we nothing but supporting characters? Hmm....

Everything has a back and a front. This is true for all matters. You may have thought that you killed YHVH, but on a larger scale, that is just for an instant, a mere blink of an eye. Don't get me wrong, you definitely did kill him, but one could also say that it's impossible to kill him as well. This is the flow of time, the front and the back.

Using YHVH as an example, existences like my own...in a way I always exist, and YHVH also exists everywhere. The end result for this time around...well, let's just say I remain inside you. It feels kind of good here. I think I'll stay here, just for a little bit. Oh, don't worry, I won't be here forever. It'll be just an instant, a mere blink of an eye.

Soon the next main player will appear. And so will I...And also...


Colosseum Opening Memorial Makka



Hmm...How much Makka did they get? ....Hmm....So how many people were freed this time? ....What!? That many!? Makka Ciculation is going to increase again...I had an idea that the Messiah's appearance would have an affect on the Makka but this is much more than I had imagined!

I hadn't expected business to increase this much just from the work of the freedom forces. As the populace in the freed quarters gain their freedom it stimulates the marketplace. They buy weapons and food, and their lives become a lot more active.

Hmm...I think I should probably increase circulation by 3%...And...Let's see...Ah, it's already reached 10%! There's going to be some serious inflation like this...We may have to readjust Makka production. Well, I hope that's all we have to do...

Aw, geez...Normally as Makka circulation increases its value increases, but the freedom forces are working too quickly! Increasing Makka circulation so quickly is only going to create massive inflation! And after inflation this rapid, the market will collapse...

This is bad. I'm going to have to talk to Lord Lucifer and get him to slow them down just a little bit.　The stability of the Makka and its exchange from notes to coins has been good since the Great Destruction, but are we going to have to think of devaluing it!? Oh...this is bad...


Practice Wooden Sword



Daleth: How do you like that!
Temple Knight: You're quite good, Lord Daleth! You beat me again.
Daleth: Hmph.
Temple Knight: Let's stop the combat training for now.　Now you should go listen to the Bishop's theological lecture.
Daleth: Aw, geez...

Daleth: Hmm....
Bishop: Who do you think is the Messiah, Lord Daleth?
Daleth: Well, let's see...
Bishop: *snicker*
Daleth: The Messiah is smart, right?
Bishop: That's right. Though the Messiah will have received excellent education, he will appear from the wilderness.
Daleth: Yeah, I've heard that a lot.
Bishop: Eventually he will defeat the false Messiah--the Anti-Messiah--and save the people.
Daleth: So the Messiah is strong, right?
Bishop: Yes ....Just like...you, Lord Daleth.
Daleth: Hmm...
Bishop: The Messiah that will save the people is smarter than anyone and stronger than anyone.
Daleth: ...Will the Messiah be humble?
Bishop: I wonder? Nothing is written about that in the prophecy. But the Messiah will preach love. You must not forget love.
Daleth: Hmm....is it OK to be confident?
Bishop: Let's see...I imagine the Messiah will believe in his own power, no?
Daleth: Yeah, that's probably true...
Bishop: Of course, if he is the Messiah...*snicker*

#0 Prophecy File


Daleth: ....
Bishop: Before the Great Destruction...the Messiah of ancient times suffered at the hands of the people of the wild. The Messiah of the new era....our Messiah will also have to have to suffer greatly in the wilds. Just as the prophecy says...
Daleth: Suffering, eh...that's needed to become the Messiah then.
Bishop: The prophecy cannot be defied.
Daleth: The Messiah becomes the Messiah because he makes it through the suffering then.
Bishop: That's probably right.
Daleth: So...put simply, just how hard will the Messiah have to work?
Bishop: Well...he'll have to be penniless, to start with. He'll emerge all alone from the wilderness, helping the people...becoming more and more famous, bit by bit.
Daleth: I see, I see.
Bishop: This part will be especially tough, but...a strong Messiah will have to overcome it.
Daleth: ....
Bishop: And then the fight with the false Messiah that appears...
Daleth: False Messiah?
Bishop: Yes. A false Messiah with a grudge against the true Messiah, scheming to increase his own fame will appear. That is what is written in the prophecy.
Daleth: A false Messiah...
Bishop: And when the true Messiah defeats the false Messiah, he will have overcome his final trial, and the people will all revere him as a true hero.
Daleth: So defeating the false Messiah is the ultimate goal...
Bishop: Yes. It's written clearly in the prophecy...