ACT 6: CHAPTER 14: THE OBSERVER AND THE FOOL DAMNED FOR ETERNITY (SIDE: NYARLHOTEP)

In the vast, empty white space, Nyarlhotep was currently

「Haah, totaled… And with such method on top of that.」

Nyarlhotep's proxy in Locklore… The 《Invisible Hand of God》 was singlehandedly destroyed by Lunaire.

To begin with, pitting his proxy, the 《Invisible Hand of God》, against the otherworlder who was drawing the attention of the other gods was the most prohibited move among the prohibited moves.

He used that prohibited move to get rid of Kanata, and just when everything was seemingly about to progress in accordance with his plan, Lunaire appeared and destroyed everything to pieces.

If Nyarlhotep had directly intervened, getting rid of Kanata would have been a piece of cake.

However, if he did that, the Creator's side would intervene, turning it into 『Old Era Entertainment』 for them, the gods.

If the supervisor showed that anything goes, Locklore would quickly lose its value in the eyes of the other gods.

However, he also couldn't leave Kanata and company as they were.

If a human with extraordinary abilities were to recklessly rampage, the instantaneous attention on the alternate world of Locklore would likely skyrocket. However, Nyarlhotep knew that such crude ways of gaining popularity wouldn't last for long.

Even if Lunaire and Kanata's popularity was still on the rise, the world of Locklore was a long-term project planned for millions of years.

Even if a level five thousand otherworlder went on a rampage, defying the gods and winning their freedom, it wasn't actually a big deal.

However, the problem was what would happen after they were gone—there would be no god who would be interested in the adventures of an otherworlder whose level was only slightly over 100.

High-ranking gods were almost omniscient and omnipotent beings, which was why they were extremely fickle.

Nyarlhotep snapped his fingers.

An image spread before him.

This was the record of the otherworld Locklore, 《Memory Sphere》, a record of Locklore distributed to other gods.

Recorded inside was Kanata and company listening to Lunaire's explanation in the Dragon King's Castle.

「… You, a mere human dreaming of defeating a higher being? How foolish of you to try to defy me. It's akin to a bug trying to challenge a dragon. I can easily erase the likes of you along with the world with ease. How infuriating…!」

Nyarlhotep furrowed his eyebrows in displeasure upon hearing Kanata and Lunaire's remarks.

「Heck, Locklore has almost been erased thanks to you filthy insects! Rather, it's just one step away from being erased from existence unless I do something! How dare you lowly creatures speak like that…!」

Nyarlhotep was looking at the 《Memory Sphere》 without doing anything in particular.

Rather, he couldn't do anything.

The five members of the 《Invisible Hand of God》, the strongest pawns of Nyarlhotep, were finished without being able to do anything.

And the communication from Nyarlhotep's superior had also stopped for some reason.

It was a hypothetical situation: had he used the five members of the 《Invisible Hand of God》 more effectively, he might have been able to drive Kanata and Lunaire into a corner.

He realized that it was a blunder to hold back and not take more direct and bold action.

Well, the individual moves of the five members of the 《Invisible Hand of God》 were the worst.

Above all, Lunaire had completely outsmarted them.

In the end, it could only be described as everything going wrong.

「… It's been a while since the last time I checked 《Godwitter》!」

Nyarlhotep muttered softly as he pinched his fingers and moved them upward.

A large screen appeared before him.

Endless strings of words flowed across the screen.

The 《Godwitter》 was an SNS that was popular among the gods.

Nyarlhotep hadn't checked the 《Godwitter》 for a long time.

In god society, fame and entertainment were everything.

For the gods, who solved the problems that living creatures faced with advanced technology, the last remaining desire was to pursue 『Fame among the gods』 or 『Entertainment』.

The gods like Nyarlhotep, who wanted to elevate their status among the gods through entertainment, were a dime a dozen.

As the situation with the problem called Kanata worsened, Nyarlhotep was ordered by the high-ranking god, his superior, as many gods on 《Godwitter》 were laughing at Nyarlhotep's incompetence.

For a divine race like Nyarlhotep, this was undoubtedly a humiliation.

He definitely would never get another chance to raise his status to a high-rank god again, or worse, his very existence would be erased along with Locklore.

For the high-rank gods, low-rank gods such as Nyarlhotep were nothing but disposable manpower.

After the recent incident that tarnished his honor, there was little merit in keeping Nyarlhotep around.

Anyhow, Nyarlhotep was focusing on the recent opinion of 《Goditter》 about Locklore.

No matter how many mistakes Nyarlhotep had made, as long as the gods were entertained, Locklore could still exist.

… Nevertheless, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket; Nyarlhotep’s blunder had shortened the lifespan of Locklore.

「The trending topic in 《Goditter》 is… 1st place 『Lunaire』, 2nd place 『Kanata』, 3rd place 『Incompetent Nyar-chan』… I see, it became a trending topic itself…」

Nyarlhotep was reading the comments on 《Goditter》 with eyes like that of a dead fish.

It wasn’t just a short-term trending topic; it had made its way to being a long-term trending topic.

The 《Goditter》 was a platform where the most troublesome gods—those bored and starved for entertainment—gathered, but it didn’t stray from the gods’ general opinion.

The popularity of Locklore itself was on the rise.

Nyarlhotep kept reading the posts on 《Goditter》.

『Incompetent Nyar-chan.』

『It takes a genius to screw up this much.』

『I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of blunder she’s going to make next.』

On topics related to Locklore, most gods were directly insulting Nyarlhotep.

Nyarlhotep’s master had created the 『Kanata VS Nyarlhotep』 rivalry script and pushed it forward, so it was only natural that more and more gods mocked Nyarlhotep, but the sheer volume was unusual.

「Those people say whatever they want as if it’s none of their business…」

Nyarlhotep grumbled under his breath.

『Could it be that Locklore’s management is just a mess?』

『I’ve noticed this problem long before Kanata’s rebellion.』

『This is clearly a staged event. I can’t imagine that someone as incompetent as this exists among us. I’m smart enough to notice this.』

Nyarlhotep spontaneously punched the screen of 《Goditter》.

「Like hell I can stage something like this, knowing that the lifespan of this world is shortened due to my blunder! I’ve been putting a hundred times more thought into managing this world than you guys!」

Though he shouted at the top of his lungs at the screen, no one noticed.

Most gods who spent their time on 《Goditter》 were powerful high-rank gods, so it was natural that Nyarlhotep’s voice couldn’t reach them.

Nyarlhotep trembled in rage, but he touched the screen and opened another page.

He felt like he was going to lose himself if he only looked at topics about himself.

Moreover, Nyarlhotep knew that Locklore’s reputation was much more important than his self-esteem.

『Does that mean Kanata is really trying to defeat a higher being? Things are finally getting interesting.』

『Lunaire-chan’s brave yet adorable figure.』

『Nice, bring down those higher beings pretending to be gods!』

『That’s us.』

The posts about Locklore were more active than the last time he visited.

While the irresponsible content typical of 《Goditter》 was the same as usual, there were many posts expressing positive views about Locklore.

「Thank goodness there are many positive comments…」

Having cut off access to the divine network for a long time, Nyarlhotep learned for the first time that the popularity of Locklore had skyrocketed.

It seemed that Locklore was known among the gods thanks to the 『Story of a certain otherworlder trying to rebel against the higher beings to win his freedom』.

「Does that mean there’s the possibility of extending Locklore’s lifespan? What’s going on here? Why hasn’t my master contacted me at such an important time…」

「You’ve committed a huge blunder… My kin. You must’ve never expected that the 《Invisible Hand of God》 would be subjugated so easily like that. I believe I made it clear that this is your last chance.」

At that moment, a voice suddenly resounded in Nyarlhotep’s abode.

It was the voice of Nyarlhotep’s master, a high-rank god.

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