The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 532: It Must Be a Miracle Caused by You

“Goddess Nadue…”

Melika finally snapped out of her daze and looked at the dejected Nadue with concern.

“…”

Shien didn’t know what to say, seeing this perfect and flawless goddess so disheartened, he could only sigh.

He had heard about Omniis, the Supreme God, a few times, but only about her indifference and aloofness.

Perhaps this was what a true god was like.

Possessing supreme power, able to easily do things others couldn’t, thus omnipotent. Such a being might truly be unable to find anything interesting in this world.

Because everything came so easily, nothing was worth cherishing.

Only an existence like Claudis, the Demon King, who could even defy the omnipotent goddess, could attract the Supreme God’s attention, right?

For everyone in this world, that supreme goddess was such a high and mighty, untouchable being.

Even for Nadue, a goddess born from Omniis, equivalent to her daughter.

“How irresponsible.”

Shien said this almost without thinking.

Creating others, yet ignoring them, wasn’t that irresponsible?

Nadue didn’t retort, just continued to sigh.

“It can only be blamed on our weakness,” Nadue said, “If we were stronger, then Mother Goddess might be willing to pay more attention to us.”

“That’s a strange thing to say.” Shien retorted, “Is it okay to abandon someone just because they’re weak?”

If that were the case, then this god wasn’t worth worshipping.

However, Nadue shook her head.

“The Mother Goddess created us hoping we could be of use, not to create her own race, to create gods to help her manage the world.”

Nadue’s words reminded Shien of something.

“I remember that Omniis, the Supreme God, initially created the Divine Race to help her fight against the Demon King, right?”

In the beginning, before the world was born, two beings appeared in the void.

One was a goddess, the other a Demon King.

The goddess appeared first and created the world, Omnipotence.

The Demon King didn’t have such miraculous power, but possessed incredible strength capable of destroying everything in this world.

Thus, the goddess and the Demon King became enemies, constantly fighting each other.

But the goddess wasn’t the Demon King’s match, her power countered by the Demon King’s, unable to find any chance of victory.

In order to defeat the Demon King, the goddess created the Divine Race, the third being besides herself and the Demon King.

Therefore, the initial purpose of the Divine Race wasn’t to manage the world on behalf of Omniis, guide the human race, and fight against the Demon Race like now, but to be a force against the Demon King.

From this perspective, it wasn’t hard to understand why Omniis didn’t have much affection for the Divine Race she created.

After all, from the very beginning, this goddess only intended to create weapons, warriors.

Under such circumstances, for that goddess, weakness might truly be the original sin.

Because if they were weak, they couldn’t defeat the Demon King, couldn’t fight against the Demon Race, couldn’t fulfill their purpose, so naturally, that goddess wouldn’t pay much attention to them.

Shien thought this.

Who would have thought…

“Defeat the Demon King?” Nadue chuckled. “No, the Mother Goddess didn’t create us to help her defeat the Demon King.”

These words from Nadue stunned not only Shien but also Melika.

“The Divine Race wasn’t created to fight against the Demon King?”

Melika was dumbfounded.

Shien was also surprised.

Nalue said frankly,

“The Demon King’s power is beyond your imagination. Even the Mother Goddess could only barely fight against her. Such a powerful ruler of demons, do you really think the entire Divine Race combined could defeat her?”

This…

Nadue’s words left Shien and Melika speechless.

“I can tell you for sure, not only the Divine Race, but even the combined forces of the Divine Race, the human race, and the Demon Race, wouldn’t be able to defeat the Demon King.” Nadue said calmly, “Before the Demon King, except for the omnipotent goddess, all other beings are just weeds by the roadside. Even if she ignored them and let them attack, they wouldn’t be able to harm a single hair on her.”

If it weren’t to this extent, then even the omnipotent goddess wouldn’t be helpless against the Demon King.

Then, the question was,

“If the Divine Race couldn’t help her fight against the Demon King, then why did the Supreme God create them?”

Shien couldn’t help but ask.

Nadue looked at Shien.

Her gaze was profound.

“The Supreme God’s purpose for creating the Divine Race is simple.” Nadue said, “She wanted us to guide.”

Guide what?

“Guide the existence capable of defeating the Demon King to grow stronger.”

These words made Shien gasp.

He understood.

He understood what Nadue meant.

“The Hero…?”

Melika murmured.

“That’s right, the Hero.” Nadue confirmed. “Only the Hero can defeat the Demon King.”

Except for the Hero, all other existences were like weeds before the Demon King.

No matter how many weeds there were, it was useless.

Therefore, Omniis, the Supreme God, didn’t create the Divine Race to defeat the Demon King.

Or rather, she didn’t create them to fight against the Demon King.

The purpose of the Divine Race’s existence was to guide the Hero’s growth.

Nadue revealed a secret that no one knew.

“Before the Divine Race was born, when there were only Omniis, the Supreme God, and Claudis, the Demon King, the world was a barren wasteland, constantly being destroyed and reborn in their battles, repeating a cycle of creation and destruction.”

“This terrifying struggle continued for an unknown amount of time, finally making Omniis realize that Claudis, the Demon King, was her natural enemy, a force she couldn’t defeat, even with her omnipotence.”

“To defeat her natural enemy, the Demon King, Omniis tried everything, and finally, by chance, she discovered a mysterious power from another world, completely unrelated to this one.”

“This mysterious power happened to be able to counter the Demon King’s power, becoming her natural enemy.”

“Therefore, the Supreme God decided to use her supreme power, transcend the barriers of worlds, and summon the being who possessed this power, the one capable of defeating the Demon King, from another world.”

That being was the Hero.

In other words…

“Even before life was born, Omniis, the Supreme God, created the Hero Summoning Ritual and summoned the Hero from another world.”

Nadue said these shocking words.

“The third being to appear in this world wasn’t the Divine Race, nor the Demon Race, but a traveler from another world.”

That was the first Hero, the first “human.”

Therefore, the first being to appear in this world was none other than the Hero.

Unfortunately…

“Unlike the Supreme God and the Demon King, who were born with astonishing power, the Hero, although possessing the powerful Holy Sword and incredible talent and potential, wasn’t the strongest from the beginning.”

“The Hero needed to grow, to train, and needed time to unleash their power, overcoming countless obstacles, before finally being able to stand on the same stage as the Supreme God and the Demon King, and defeat the Demon King alongside the Supreme God.”

“Omniis, the Supreme God, didn’t know this. She thought that the Holy Sword’s restraint alone would be enough to defeat the Demon King and didn’t value the Hero’s own strength.”

“And this led to the first tragedy in history, the tragic death of the first Hero.”

Nadue’s voice echoed through the temple.

“The Hero’s death made Omniis realize that the Hero needed a suitable environment and conditions to grow in order to unleash the full power of the Holy Sword and be qualified to fight alongside her.”

“For this reason, the Supreme God created the Divine Race, goddesses who were both her avatars and her kin, capable of wielding part of her power.”

“Under such circumstances, as the oldest goddess, the first life truly born in this world, the Goddess of Fate, Lildas, appeared.”

“After that, the Goddess of Life, Anima, was also created, becoming the second member of the Divine Race.”

“And then there was me, Nadue, the Goddess of Nature.”

This was the true reason why the Divine Race was created.

“The initial purpose of the Divine Race’s existence was to guide the growth of Heroes like you.” Nadue looked at Shien. “Managing this world for the Supreme God and guiding the life in this world were roles that came later.”

This was why Nadue was so certain that no god would ever be an enemy of the Hero.

Guiding the Hero’s growth and accompanying them was the original purpose of the Divine Race.

“Actually, you’re not the first to receive the [Supreme God’s Blessing].”

Nadue continued, her words shocking.

“The first one to receive the [Supreme God’s Blessing] should have been the first Hero.”

According to Nadue, after the Divine Race was created, the second Hero was summoned to this world.

From then on, all Heroes received the blessings of the Three Goddesses.

And that first Hero naturally received the blessing of the Supreme God.

At that time, the Divine Race hadn’t been born yet, and the only one who could bestow a blessing upon the Hero was Omniis, the Supreme God.

But that Hero was undoubtedly unfortunate, being sent to the battlefield to face the Demon King before he could even benefit from the blessing, dying without any growth or training.

“You should be the second person to receive this blessing, but the first to truly utilize its power.”

Nadue held up the flower crown.

“You wove this flower crown, right?”

Nadue asked Shien for confirmation.

“Yes.” Shien nodded, then said hesitantly, “You’re not trying to say that the reason Melika’s magic power surged is because I wove this flower crown and gave it to her, are you?”

Was that possible?

Just a casually woven flower crown could have such an astonishing effect?

Ridiculous, right?

Just as Shien thought this, Melika suddenly exclaimed.

“Speaking of which, my magic power started to surge after Mr. Shien gave me the flower crown.”

Melika finally remembered this.

Naturally, Shien also remembered.

He had indeed woven this flower crown and given it to Melika on their way to the royal capital.

And it was on their way to the royal capital that Melika’s magic power started to surge.

The timing matched perfectly.

“Don’t be surprised. This is because elves are born from nature.” Nadue explained, “Nature is a part of the world, and the magic power flowing within nature is actually the world’s magic power, filling the world, omnipresent.”

Elves, born from nature, were favored by nature, their very essence close to the world’s magic power.

“You received the Supreme God’s blessing and the world’s protection, so the world naturally favors your magic power.” Nadue said to Shien, “You, using flowers nurtured by elven magic power to weave a flower crown, caused the world’s magic power to flow towards this flower crown containing your magic power, making contact with the elven magic power within the flower crown.”

As a result, since elven magic power was also close in nature to the world’s magic power, there was no rejection between them.

This allowed the world’s magic power to merge with the elven magic power in the flower crown, eventually flowing into Melika’s body through her magic power, as she carried the flower crown close to her.

“Under the influence and stimulation of the world’s magic power, Melika’s magic power increased dramatically.”

Nadue explained everything.

“If you didn’t have the Supreme God’s blessing and the world’s protection, and if Melika hadn’t used her own magic power to nurture the flowers that made up this flower crown, letting her magic power flow within and merge with your magic power’s aura, this phenomenon wouldn’t have occurred.”

It could be said that this was a phenomenon that could only happen to an elf.

And the one who could cause this phenomenon was someone who possessed the Supreme God’s blessing and the world’s protection.

Several coincidences and conditions had to be met for this to happen.

This was the reason why Melika’s magic power suddenly surged.

In other words…

“This is a miracle caused by you.”

Nadue smiled at Shien.

Shien was speechless.