320 No one is at fault. However, you—yourself—failed.
"Truly?"
The Demon King questions the Black, but the Black answers with silence.
That silence alone is already confirmation.
After all, the attack aimed at the Black was, without notice, intercepted by Sariel—and as a result, MA energy diminished, and a reincarnated being was created. The situation had become peculiar. It was natural the Black would feel responsibility.
Had the Black not encountered the previous Hero and the prior Demon King, the attack would never have been directed at them.
Dimensional magic is not omnipotent.
Spatial magic, highly convenient, and the evolutionary form of that—dimensional magic—is indeed remarkably useful.
But there are clear boundaries to what it can and cannot do.
This applies to skills in general, of course.
To exceed the defined range of a skill, one must deepen their understanding of the magic that forms the skill's foundation.
Few can wield spatial magic, so the previous-generation Hero and the prior-generation Demon King, both capable of dimensional magic, must have been exceptionally skilled.
Some things cannot be done, even if one tries.
In dimensional magic, attacking an entity never encountered before is impossible.
As with spatial magic, the first stage of dimensional magic is the designation of space.
Select and activate the following spell upon the designated space.
Transfer or attack.
At the first stage of spatial designation, the caster may target a location they have personally visited, or a person they have encountered.
Black had become selectable as an attack target due to having met the previous generation's Hero and the preceding Generation's Demon King.
They wouldn’t have become an attack target if Black had sent a subordinate instead of appearing personally.
Probably tried to gain trust by showing up in person.
Just backfired.
Then, Syrius intervened through the system and shifted the attack target to D.
Frankly, Syrius’s intentions are unclear.
Several possibilities exist, but his thought process remains incomprehensible to me—no way to tell which is correct.
Was it simple compassion for Black? A desire to harm D? Or some other motive?
Only Syrius himself could answer that.
Don’t care to ask. Don’t care to know.
Every time I face him, I feel irritation rising—want to strike him.
Regardless of motive, he had no ill intent.
More like a reflexive intervention to prevent an unforeseen incident.
Still, it feels like a failure—couldn’t prevent it.
If Salier hadn’t interfered, and the attacks from the previous Hero and the former Demon King had struck Black directly.
Black might have died—or been severely injured, weakened significantly.
Then Po no Ji wouldn’t have stayed silent. The situation would’ve turned chaotic.
Worst case, Po no Ji alone ruling the world.
Still, some portion of the MA energy used to attack Black could have been recovered. From the standpoint of MA energy management, the current state might have been worse.
If that energy had been used in this world, it wouldn’t have been impossible to reclaim—though not necessarily all of it.
Moreover, if Black had died, the MA energy would likely have been absorbed into the system.
Given that attacks on the Administrator are possible, embedding such a function into the system isn’t implausible.
Like absorbing deities to increase MA energy.
Meanwhile, the current situation.
Black survived unharmed, while MA energy experienced a massive collapse.
The reincarnated ones waved and said hello, entering an age of upheaval.
Regardless of the route taken, the situation remained chaotic.
Success in the elimination of the character known as "Po."
This world's pus, or perhaps its cancer—regardless, the most unnecessary element has been excised.
Ugh.
Considering it this way, both paths have clear advantages and disadvantages—neither can be definitively favored over the other.
Still, if the path where P.O. survives inevitably leads to a worse outcome, isn’t the current route the correct one?
Yes, let it be settled that way.
The reincarnated ones are having a difficult time, after all.
Ah, excluding me.
See, if I hadn’t been reincarnated into this world, I’d have simply died as a spider over there, ending my life there.
Whatever the cause, since it has come to this—becoming a god—reincarnation was worthwhile.
Huh?
Thinking about it, Syriel did well?
...I should bow.
"Guire. You're not at fault."
"No. I am. I didn't know my actions led to this. I lived carelessly, unaware of my responsibility."
The Demon King withdrew his thoughts from Syriel and turned to Black.
Black responded only with a self-deprecating laugh.
Yeah.
I didn’t know Black’s MA energy had dropped so severely. I blamed it all on the letter 'P'—completely misjudged the cause.
If I’d known I was involved without realizing it, this coward would feel guilty.
Probably some evil god took the time to explain it thoroughly, just to be kind.
Without being told, one can’t know the background's true nature.
Only that evil god could be in a position to know all of it.
Evil god, seriously evil.
Huh?
How do you think I know that?
Don’t underestimate my information-gathering capabilities.
Specialized fragments gather data firsthand from各地, analytical units hack into the system to extract relevant information, and—though limited—we’ve developed a new form of clairvoyance.
Using this new clairvoyance, I peer into the past, layering inferences from circumstantial evidence until I reach the truth.
I can solve any unsolved case right now. I’m a super detective.
Though, in practice, clairvoyance is nearly unusable. I rarely use it.
“If you think it’s wrong, act now to make amends.”
I wrap it up, growing tired of Uzzi’s presence.
“Yeah. We’ll do that.”
Mm-hmm.
Do that.
You’ve got a big task waiting for you after this.
The event caused by the previous Hero and the former Demon King was redirected by Sariel into the current route.
Now then.
What route will the inhabitants of this world take in response to the event I am about to cause?
Well, whichever route they choose, the outcome remains unchanged.