We Will Not Achieve Anything if We Keep Escaping Part 5 NT: And it’s like … It’s a bit difficult to do the “English” version of this novel, but, compared to the other monstrosities, what I’m translating into Spanish … Fuck … Those are … Fuck , I spend days trying to translate those things … Anyway, it has everything I want to say today … keep reading … NOW
Regularly create really powerful individuals. That means that some people must have managed to get to this place before Kagami. It meant that someone had already fulfill the conditions to enter this place.
At the beginning, Kagami believed that after the First Demon King was defeated, a new one would be chosen to succeed him, so that the conditions to get to this place could be restored. However, he din’t delay in denied that idea after realizing that, until now, there were no records in which were mentioned something about how, who or when defeated de Demon King. Even if a new Demon King were chosen to succeed the First one, there should still be records about how they defeated the First Demon King.
However, he had no doubt that someone had already managed to reach this place before him.
After all, the Dark Dragon remains in this place as to 【Maintain a record of his achievements on earth】.
There was no doubt that, although the memories and evidence of the existence of those who arrived before were completely erased from the world, the Dark Dragon continued to keep track of all this. Yes, there was no doubt that he will make sure to keep that information saved.
Another of the clues that allowed him to realize this was the fact that, the Dark Dragon, allowed a little information about his own existence to continue to exist in the world, so that someday they would come to look for him again.
That’s why, although many people remembered having ever seen the Dark Dragon, they did not remember the time or the place where they saw him. At least that’s what Kagami believed.
In that case, it was necessary to reestablish the conditions to get to this place to be restored in some way. However, defeating the Demon King was still indispensable to get to this place. In other words…
『The Demon King has already been defeated many times before』
That was the conclusion that Kagami arrived at.
『The Demon King this time was too strong. It is an inconvenience that the Demon King can not be re-elected until it’s time to restart everything came… I can only wait until then. Although someone able to overcome it finally appeared 』
The only way to be allowed to go back was that they accede to have his memory erased. Then, after the remembrances were erased, they would be re-implanted the memories that would detail the current situation of the world and the war between Human and Demons … Together with the memories about the existence of a new Demon King.
The deceased Demon King did not come back to life. Kagami managed to understand that immediately after hearing the Dark Dragon call him a 「Reset」 instead of a 「Resurrection」.
NT: I made a little change here. I change “Restart” for “Reset”. I thought it was more appropriate for the situation.
It was a revelation too chilling.
The Demon King only exists to be defeated. Demons only exist to be subjugated. Those who fight for peace are unnecessary for this world.
[It will reset … Wait. What will happen to Alice-sama, the daughter of the Demon King-sama if that happens ?! Alice-sama will not even be able to remember her own Father !?]
Then, Menou, who could not accept such an incredible revelation, ould not avoid scream euphoric while asking that question, which Kagami had also begun to ask himself, to the Dark Dragon.
『You do not have to worry about that. It’s impossible for any confusion to arise due the memories that will be deleted during the restart』
[How can you be so sure? Can you rewrite our memories as best suits you?]
『We can’t』
[Then … Then what !?]
『When a new Demon King be chosen, all the Demons and monsters will be reorganized. The only ones that remain without major changes after the reset are those who dominate the world today … The Humans 』
When Menou heard those words, his face twitched while his body began to tremble with rage. Then, shortly after, he was able to understand why Kagami had been so upset during this conversation.
Menou could not help feeling angry after hearing those extremely irrational words. He has even begun to feel anxiety when he thought about the purpose his own existence had.
[Does that mean that … We, the Demons, were intentionally created as a malicious existences for the Humans by the System of this world at every reset? Even the memories that underlie this conflict … are those nothing more than a simple creation of this System?]
『That would be the case. In deed, the ideals of the demons have been implanted in them by the System at every reset… Although after the restart, and ignoring their own unique characteristics, the Demons, are able to live their lives with total normality, just like the Humans 』
Menou was able to calm down a little after knowing that. Menou was born 28 years ago. He was relieved to know that his life had not been completely manipulated by someone else.
Menou was able to calm a little down after knowing that. Menou was born 28 years ago. He was relieved to know that his life had not been completely manipulated by someone else.
[That too… is part of the System that God created]
Kagami muttered, with a voice so low that only the Black Dragon would be able to hear his words.
『That’s right』
Clearly answered the Dark Dragon.
『That’s why I said「 You 」, and not「 You Two」. Unfortunately, only the Humans can make a wish. It is also necessary for them to go on to the next stage 』
NT: I made a little mistake in the previous chapter. There, the Dark Dragon referred only to Kagami and not both when he was talking about granting a wish. I’m wrong because of the way the Dark Dragon speaks (I do not know if it’s or, very formal or very old … like old English? It’s like … like the way people like how people on some novels, like, Hamlet … well, maybe not so… weird?, but something like that) that caused me difficulties to notice if I spoke in the plural or in singular.
At that moment, Kagami was expressionless.
Then, with that expressionless look, he began to think about the truth of this world, which he had been searching for a long time.
[Why do this? … Why do you seek powerful people?]
『That’s something I can only tell those who have decided to move on to the next stage. I’m not allowed to talk about that unless I decide to keep moving forward』
[… Well, then let me change my question. Why did you decide to create the monsters? Is creating them another of the functions of the world?]
Kagami decided to ask the Dark Dragon that in order to answer another of the questions that was on his head.
『Not exactly. That is one of the functions of this world. But its nature is completely different 』
[What do you mean with that?]
『Do you not understand? The function that was given to this world was that of create powerful individuals. This world was chosen for that because it was a suitable place for it 』
NT: I think the Dark Dragon means that this world was capable of creating monsters from the beginning, and that’s why it was chosen as the place where powerful people would be formed … I think
Kagami still was not able to understand what the Dark Dragon was trying to say. However, he could understand that the facts that 「He could get money every time he defeated a monster」 and 「That he could become stronger defeating powerful monsters」 were related to the functions of this world.
Things were still as Kagami thought they were. There really was a system with the function of strengthening people. And it was one that could make everyone’s lives more convenient with his use.
Kagami still remembered the words that Estellar had told her two months ago.
「I have not yet been able to find a record that says something like this happened before」
NT: I think he means those he say in part 10 of Chapter 4, he mentions not having found records about someone defeating the Demon King
The Dark Dragon said that the last time someone came here was 30 years ago. If I think more carefully now, Estellar must have started the war against Humanity after having seen that no one capable of defeating the Demon King had appeared after all this time, which meant that Humanity could end up being defeated if nothing motivated her to fight seriously.
The things Estellar did began to make sense after taking these things into account. 「Why Estellar didn’t try to kill me even though I had started a war against humanity?」 That was one of the many questions that Kagami had asked after the incident.
In other words, I was saying, 「Are you afraid? Then get stronger and launch a counterattack against us 」.
『Then, now that we’ve finished talking … You, who have proven to be really powerful. Do you want to forget everything and go back to the beginning or … Do you want to go to the next level?』
[I will not choose any]
NT: A FU•KI•G New Game + or a Hardcore Mode.
Kagami answered that immediately after the Dark Dragon asked him.
『What…? Do not you think to choose any of the two options?』
[I will not allow you to erase my memories about the Demons. And definitely … I will not allow you to erase the memories of Menou, the Demon King-ossan, and much less the memories of Alice]
NT: Ossan = Old man / Elderly
[Ka -… Kagami-sama]
Even though Menou had already imagined what Kagami would end up saying, he could not ovoid but feel moved when I really heard him say that. On the other hand, Kagami, who just said that, was beginning to show all the anger he had retained so far.
At first glance, Kagami still seemed expressionless, however, his anger began to become more and more evident as time passed.
Kagami, who had begun to express so much anger, also became unable to show the same respect that he had initially shown to the Dark Dragon.
『Why? … They are beings that are destined to be reset every time the system needs to be re-established. Why do you decide not to choose any of the two options? 』
[Is not that an unnecessary question? I see that you are unable to understand it. I guess you are unable to understand it since you aren’t someone who is affected by this reset… The Demons, just like us, are also capable of … Laugh]
『Laugh…? What are you talking about?』
[Every time I meet a demon, I have been able to realize that they are capable of acting and feeling the same things that we, the humans … I have been able to realize that they can also be kind. The Demons are completely capable of relating with Humans. Any Demon could even be able to teach a normal job like Dealer to any human while trying to teach them. They are not different from us … Some are even better than many other human beings]
『Explain yourself… What do you mean whith that?』
Said the Dark Dragon, with a menacing tone of voice, after hearing, in a clear state of confusion, what Kagami had to say.
However, despite having intended to intimidate Kagami, it was he who felt slightly intimidated by his words, which still resonated in his head.
He was staring at the man who had told those unexpected words without even looking away from him, even though he was supposed to be an absolute and unequaled being.
Then, Kagami released the backpack that had been dragging on the ground until that moment and immediately after faced the Dark Dragon, to whom–
[That’s why I … going to destroy you]
–He said those words.
NT: Here are some illustrations of the novel, if you are interested: and , I have not found all the illustrations of the volumes 2 onwards, but still there are some… Oh, and also some “files” of some of some volumes (Vol. 1 and 2) NT2: The usual, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments.