Tsuki – Chapter 364: Apostle Vs Devil ②

That scythe reminds me of the belt of Senpai.

Is it a tool that has the power of the Goddess; the so-called sacred treasure? 

The one where I feel it the most obviously is with the scythe, but I can feel a similar aura from the things she has equipped.

Being the Apostle of the Goddess, she must be close to those kinds of things.

I don’t really feel stuff like being pressured or having my movements restricted like the roar of a dragon, or the authority of a god. 

It is true that lightning has troublesome traits, and if the Goddess uses this same kind of ability but even stronger, it would be quite the problematic thing. 

But I investigated the stories and legends of that Bug, and there were practically no mentions of lightning.

It is not like it is impossible that she has erased them purposely. 

Maybe…she herself can’t use it? 

I somewhat thought this when looking at this fanatic called Alte. That maybe there’s a need for a certain level of faith, and the need to overcome some kind of hurdle, or maybe she could use the lightning element beforehand.

There’s the possibility that this may be the condition of becoming an Apostle.

In other words, it is not that she can use the lightning element because she is an Apostle, but because she can use the lightning element, the Goddess has accepted her as her Apostle? 

If it were a hyuman that’s decently strong who can use lightning, it wouldn’t be that scary. 

My Arms could erase the lightning above, so my confidence increased.

“Ooh, Devil. The personage that announces the end of the Goddess’s era!!” 

“Shut UUUPPPP!!” 

“To think…to think Raidou-sama was the Devil-sama… What a wasteful way of using my time…” 

“How manly, the avatar of threatening… Comrade Maharo, Comrade Risu, you have seen it. The world will be welcoming a time of change. Judgment isn’t something that mortals deal… Ooh, I can see it. I can see it. I can also see—” 

“Stop spouting hexes, you damn interlopers!!” (Alte)

Alte shoots lightning to me and the group that was gathering around.

Maybe it is the power of her sacred treasures, her aria was extremely shortened. 

I feel like this is also a really defensive choice of hers.

She already has an auto-guard spell that’s active all the time, so I honestly feel like she doesn’t need aria shortening that much.

If I were in her position, I would solely increase my attack power with equipment. 

But it looks like Alte takes pride in that part of hers.

The red lightning attack of Alte causes several status effects on the enemy hit. 

The ‘Status Effect King’, was it? 

I feel like she thinks that if she were to purely increase her attack power, it would be like betraying the red lightning that she relies on so much.

It is truly a stupid fixation.

So I say, but I am also pretty fixated myself in fighting with a bow.

Am I contradicting myself, or are there several individual rulers in me? 

Most likely the latter. 

When thinking about a fight that will be a turning point, the biggest one I can imagine would be that Goddess, but if I were to settle the scores, I would want to do so through the bow no matter what. 

Not with my bare hands, other weapons, or magic, but with the bow. 

However, there’s also a part of me that wants to solely use the most effective methods, and finish the battle as fast as possible.

That part is telling me to not be fixated on a weapon, that this will connect to creating an opening for your enemy. 

It is a complicated thing.

Now then, I don’t know what kind of fate was involved here, but the place that I teleported to had Anti-Goddess cultists.

Looks like they are a group that ran away from Tsige.

They weren’t here at first, but as I clashed with Alte, they began to form a circle as if to fortify the surroundings.

The Anti-Goddess Cult and the Revolutionary Army must have been in the middle of their march, aiming to do their comeback somewhere in Aion.

These people are unlucky no matter what they do.

In the first place, Alte and I didn’t mind it much, or more like, didn’t even notice them, so they could have just run away.

I really don’t understand people who have fallen into a cult.

“Haah haaah…” (Alte)

Alte had shot consecutive red lightnings, not only at me, but at the cultists as well. 

Honestly speaking, even if the magic power gets pierced through, the resistance towards status effects that comes from magic power is still present. 

My barriers and the Magic Armor were of no use, but Sakai is actually working properly. 

As expected of an ability from a god.

Looks like the power of a god can properly fight back.

And so, it personally may hurt, but that’s all it is.

If it is pain…I just have to endure it.

As long as I can understand what kind of existence an Apostle is before I accumulate enough damage to render me immobile, I don’t really mind.

“Devil-sama…” 

The cultists are being noisy with their Devil Devil.

Even though I have no intention of becoming their star of hope.

Alte is killing them in a trance hearing their words though.

The elf that seemed like the leader, Muller, looked at me in ecstasy as she muttered.

Just how much of their dreams are they putting on the Devil?

Well, if she had knocked on the doors of the Kuzunoha Company as a single elf, the result might have been slightly different though.

But the reality was that Muller came to Tsige and headed to the Dusk Street, to the place of Rio.

…There’s no point anymore, huh.

Poison had already ran through her whole body, and parts of her body are petrified. 

From time to time, parts of her body would explode from the inside, and blood would splurt out flashily. 

I don’t know if that’s how the status effects are to begin with. 

At the very least, it seems like they haven’t been Charmed by Alte. 

But well, it is certain that death is close. 

Just a few lightning shots have left her in this state already. 

It would be pretty hard for a hyuman to go against Alte. 

An out-of-standard existence that has several abnormal status effects in her arsenal. Unless you are a wasteland adventurer that is prepared beforehand for those kinds of situations, it would be hard to even fight against her.

People who deal with status effects through equipment and items instead of magic must be the most problematic types for Alte. 

Also, unfortunately for her, me as well.

“Muller. I received reports that you disappeared from Tsige. Too bad. Looks like this is the end for the Anti-Goddess Cult.” (Alte)

“…Yeah, but you will surely be dying today as well. Because I have never seen an Apostle make a face like that. Ufufufufu! Let’s die together like good friends, Apostle of the Goddess!!” (Muller)

“Sorry about that, but the one who will be going with you will be your beloved beloved Devil-sama. Die, dirt.” (Alte)

“!!” 

Muller turned into a beautiful statue for an instant, but was shattered right after from the follow-up attack.

The fact that she easily admitted to being the top of the cultists must mean that…she is just a lizard tail.

Even tops would sometimes die grandly to invite carelessness from the world, and these cultists must have tied up endless strings  for their treason towards the Goddess.

That’s crazy.

“You aren’t looking too good there, Alte. Almost at your limit?” (Makoto)

“Ha! I was just cleaning up the trash since I had the leeway. Also, I don’t remember a single attack of yours hitting me.” (Alte)

“…That’s true.” (Makoto)

“It may be plain despite being an Apostle of a God, but my lightning brings my target closer to certain death the more it hits. I can tell that you came here fully prepared to face me by the fact that you are not being affected by poison, paralysis, and even petrification.” (Alte)

“‘Fully prepared’, huh.” (Makoto)

There’s almost no case where a situation like that happens in the battlefield or in a regular battle. 

Or more like, in my case, trouble always comes knocking on my door all of a sudden. 

Being perfectly ready in a fight is in the realm of fiction, and I think it is akin to winning with your first hand in mahjong.

“On top of that, there’s those arms. I didn’t even imagine that there would be a method to offset my trump card that I set high above.” (Alte)

“…”

It is not like they offsetted each other. I just returned the arms because they did what they had to do.

It stands out, so even when it is -in a sense- a trump card of mine, the times I can use it are limited.

If Alte herself is already done with stepping up, then there’s no need for them.

“But there’s definitely damage. Despite that amount of magic, and despite all the power you showed, the price of it was just so low, and I thought it was underhanded, but…Raidou, healing doesn’t work on your body, and you can’t use it.” (Alte)

“…Hoh.” (Makoto)

She managed to see through that. 

Is she not just a user of the lightning element? Does she have some other hidden cards? 

Is it magic eyes like the Lorel Priestess, Chiya-san? 

…There’s no real need to get that info from Alte, so I am not really that interested though.

“In that case, that calm and irritating attitude of yours is a facade! You are simply acting tough to try and make your opponent despair, thinking they are not dealing any damage!” (Alte)

“Well, guess you could say that’s right.” (Makoto)

But I am not weakened to the point that a hit would make me fall.

“There’s already no Devil believers that will spread and receive the attack.” (Alte)

“Anti-Goddess Cult! ANTI.GODDESS.CULT! Not Devil believers.” (Makoto)

“In the first place, it is the rule to erase all targets and witnesses, but this time around, I want to carry that out to my fullest. This unshapely contest of strength has no worth in going against my aesthetics. It is just plain disgraceful.” (Alte)

“Haha, you are talking like an assassin. You may be called an Apostle of the Goddess, but in the end you are just that Bug’s gofer. On top of that, one that does the dirty work.” (Makoto)

Haah, seriously. 

It is also painful watching her think that she has already won.

She is a girl that lacks the experience of a hard battle. 

“It is pointless to try and buy time with provocations.” (Alte)

Several lightning spheres were formed and floated around Alte.

I can pretty much tell where she is aiming at from her eyes though.

But even when I try to evade it, they would accurately change their trajectory and hit me.

Unavoidable must refer to something like this.

“I don’t intend to do that. You already look all washed up, so I was also thinking about finishing it already. Now, let’s do exactly that.” (Makoto)

There’s one other thing I want to try out, but I can try it out with those spheres. 

I have gotten a clue which is what I wanted the most.

That Bug isn’t watching this battle…also the way her own Apostle is fighting..

Could it be that she is playing the part of an omniscient being that doesn’t do anything?

If possible…I want her to stay an enemy that’s worth destroying.

“I admit that that bow is also sacred treasure level. If I let you use it too much, that incomprehensible skill might show up again! I won’t let you shoot!! Your turn won’t ever come again!!” (Alte)

We have an idiot here.

Alte directs the four lightning spheres at me. 

They shook heavily and exploded, becoming a bundle of electricity, and four lazer-shaped attacks headed my way.

‘If attacks hit, arrows won’t fly her way’, that’s what Alte has learned.

That’s how I have been acting against her after all.

Now then, I know where all those four attacks are aimed at.

This is just for testing. I open four mist gates around my body plus some other extra places.

Wonder what will happen.

Just how high is the hit rate of the lightning element? Show me.

I am still taking a stance with my bow. 

My vision turns bright red.

But the figure of Alte is in my head.

I am concentrating…on her forehead.

“Ugh!” (Makoto)

It hurts, but let’s add one more on her thigh! 

One more! 

Might as well take her heart too.

Even within my state of zero vision, I presented Alte with the same amount of arrows as balls she had.

“?!” 

Pain that I have gotten used to burned my body.

3 times from directions I didn’t expect.

Also, my vision that went from red to white had gone back to normal now. 

“Going well, going well.” (Makoto)

I connected one mist gate to the sky, one to the depths of the sea, one far into the wasteland…and also connected one to Asora.

It was a decision in the moment. 

But the result was quite interesting.

Lazers hit me from the top, bottom, and back. 

I could tell from the locations I felt the pain.

No matter where I teleport them, I can’t escape from the lightning element.

Excluding Asora.

The lightning that was teleported to a different space was unable to trace me. 

Should I see it as it being possible, or should I see it as being impossible to avoid unless I go that far? 

“…”

Alte was standing in place.

There’s signs of her fumbling, but she is miraculously standing.

There’s an arrow on her forehead, thighs, and chest.

“Died standing like Benkei. Fancy till the very end.” (Makoto)

All of them hit. 

The one on the forehead was enough to finish it, but I reconsidered it because I felt like it should be fine to match the numbers of the opponent. Those attacks ended up being redundant though. 

Aah, that hurt. 

In terms of strength, Haruka-san was the stronger one, but in terms of pain, Alte ranks higher. 

…Standing in place.

I grabbed a dagger from a dead cultist nearby, and threw it with no motion at her.

Before the dagger could touch her, lightning turned it into cinders.

Oi oi, is she still alive?

“…I want to ask you one thing.” (Alte)

“I want to hear the reason why you are still alive first.” (Makoto)

“You are an enemy of the Goddess.” (Alte)

“Yeah.” (Makoto)

“What’s the point of fighting her, defeating her, and becoming the new god? What is it you wish by turning upside down the order and foundation already rooted in the world?” (Alte)

“? What I want is for that Goddess that has the arrogance of a god and is always…no, no need to say that part. I have only one wish. I will get back at that Goddess I don’t like. That’s all there is to it.” (Makoto)

“Gods, and order…and even ambitions…” (Alte)

Stuff like new god and order…

Making it all big would just trouble me. 

I just want to make that Goddess stick her head on the ground and have her earnestly say sorry.

“…”

“Ooi.” (Makoto)

“To think that…there was meaning to everything… Even the fact that two Apostles existed in the same era as the descent of Heroes… Not only the Goddess, but even the world itself…?” (Alte)

“…Haah…” (Makoto)

Can’t be helped.

One more time.

I take stance with my bow.

“I misread! I shouldn’t have come here… Old man, be okay! —?!” (Alte)

Right eye.

This is also a vital.

Alte’s body flies backwards from the impact of the shot.

“Raidou, I will definitely defeat you the next time!” (Alte)

She roared while lying down face up with all her limbs spread out. 

This is straight out of a horror film.

Is she just taking the shape of a person, but her insides are a completely different thing?

…Well, there’s no next time though.

I don’t know what kind of revelation you had, and I don’t care where you sent that message of yours. 

But it would trouble me for you to forget… 

I will have you pay for the torturing you inflicted Tomoe and Ema. 

“There’s no next time.” (Makoto)

Next is the left eye—?! 

“She disappeared…” (Makoto)

It certainly did bother me lightly. That maybe she could use the lightning element to move or teleport, and what would happen if she wanted to escape.

So this is the answer.

It seemed like cladding her body with lightning was quite the heavy burden already, so this method of hers shouldn’t suit her.

It doesn’t seem like she trained her body, and she couldn’t keep up with her ability completely. 

So she was cornered to the point that she had to desperately run away regardless of how ill-suited such a technique would be on her.

I silently take out a quiver in this place that’s now completely barren.

In her case, she would render a magic power arrow completely useless.

I prepare around 10 quivers behind me.

Haah, even though I normally properly recollect them and pay extra care to them… 

Looks like I have no choice but to give up on that this time around.

Hey, Alte.

I said it, right? 

That I would be getting my payback?

Muller did tell you too, right? 

You will be dying today.

I take stance with my bow.

Towards Alte who isn’t in an alternate space or parallel world, but in this world somewhere.

The figure of Alte shows up in my mind.

“If you have no vitals, I will be making you into scraps of meat. Bye, Alte.” (Makoto)

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220 thoughts on “Tsuki – Chapter 364: Apostle Vs Devil ②

    1. Its not that he has it. Thats a plot hole fo the story. And inconsistency the author made.

      Its true at the beginning of the story it waw mentioned the lightning element in Makotos affinities.

      But its clear the purpose and characteristics were changed completely.

      For one Makoto never agains mentioned the topic. For another when the lightning element is “reintroduced” makoto acts as if he had never heard of it and finds it strange.

      The same goes with Tomoe who was the closest to Makoto when he first began bis time on that world and was slways nedt to him while he was learning magic.

      Its clear the author chose to radically change the lore of the lightning element. Contradicting the first introduction written on thr story.

      1. Earth is his third strongest and he barely uses it. Why will he care about his weakest affinity?
        I’m not going against the fact that he was acting as if he hadn’t heard about it before but at the same time each and every lightning element is different.

        1. But he has use it. The same with darkness which is also his worst affinity.

          But lightning? He hasn’t even mentioned it after the chapter he introduced his affinities. Not even once.

          Much less about using it.

          And the most important part is that when Makoto sees the lightning element. He acts like he has never heard of it. He goes around the whole time deducing how its lightning supposed to work as an element.

          If he had truly been capable of using lightning element, he would have tried it, even if it was only for the sake of training. Even if he had failed to actually use it, he still wouldn’t have acted like he had never heard of it.

          1. I don’t know if you have watched the anime but in it he tried making lightning brids and it didn’t work so he just forgot about it. The main elements he uses are water and fire. Earth and darkness can be thought of as secondary and his wind was sacrificed to save his life when he was a kid so he can’t use it although it was his strongest affinity.

          2. Not only watched it, i have read the whole novel as you see.

            And the anime is just the worst media to defend the idea, since its just the worst adaptation of the story. Basically the anime is just sht to try to use as a defense for the consistency of the story.

            But don’t go to far, even here in the Wn makoto mentions the element, but only on 1 chapter and that’s it.

            only more than 350 chapters later is the lightning element mentioned again, and like i said, Makoto acts like he had never heard of it.

            Forget that makoto doesn’t use it, it is definitely a clear point against the idea, but even ignoring it it still makes no sense.

            Not once is the lightning element mentioned, not by makoto, tomoe, shiki, etc. Not once.

            And Makoto acts completely ignorant about the element when he finds it. Even if he had failed to use the element, which doesn’t make sense cause makoto has been incredibly diligent with practicing magic which is shown when he replicates Mio’s darkness magic, he would still have know of it.

            But he clearly is not when he sees it and even later when he begins to investigate about it. He doesn’t even try to learn how to use it.

            Its clear the Author fck it with the idea of the element, then retook the idea but drastically change it to work in a completely different way.

            And either he forgot about its first introduction since it had been in a single chapter so long ago, or because seeing it was only a 1 chapter mention, he considered the plot hole wasn’t important enough to take it into consideration.

  1. She thinks, she is safe because she is half the world away. Samal was in different dimension, and this guy still found him and killed him.

  2. “Raidou, I will definitely defeat you the next time!” (Alte)

    She roared while lying down face up with all her limbs spread out.

    wow…the contrast of her words and her situation

  3. My vision turns bright red.

    But the figure of Alte is in my head.

    I am concentrating…on her forehead-

    The rhyme! There is a need for one more line though…

    – On a toast, of bread.
    There she will, be spread.

    Hahaha xD

  4. I’d honestly call BS if he could let her escape after previously searching through space time itself and yanking a god out like a rag doll

  5. So now that they know magic works not against lightning element will Makoto and the people of Asora become adventurer? Tomoe would be a samurai, but what classes would be Mio, Shiki and Tamaki?

    1. It’s more likely that the spell ‘systems’ on that world deliberately did not include lightning; the standard barriers and defensive spells simply don’t guard against it, just as nothing (at least outside Asora) has been designed to handle ‘moon’.

      As Makoto’s found out from their fight, lightning may ignore existing barriers, but it doesn’t ignore magic power (such as his materialized mecha fists) or basic magic resistance.

      So it doesn’t appear to be a case of lightning being ‘ultimate’ or beyond magic… but instead an Outside Context Problem deliberately engineered as a trump-card by the goddess: remove knowledge or even consideration of it from the population. This may even be automated (and could explain why even Makoto didn’t consider it earlier as he had language stuffed into his brain the same way by her), if it eliminates the idea in the process of installing languages through her ‘blessing’.

      It’s a situation we often see but don’t think about on such a worldbuilding scale, in MMOs: Say you stack an ability that protects against Fire/Cold, one that protects against Cold/Dark, one that protects against Physical/Fire/Dark, and one that protects against Fire/Dark/Poison, then your electricity resist is 0. Get into a fight with a lightning user, and you’ve got a problem. Brainwash everyone else into ignoring lightning entirely always, and you’ve got a godly build to screw’em with.

  6. just think of it, you think you are safe and then suddenly arrows popping out of bo wear hitting you like your a black hole ripping you into shreds. seem something out of an horror moive lol.

  7. Low key feel bad for Alte, would have been an interesting character to turn over to Makoto’s side with the lightning element and all. Wonder if they could have used the pact on her when weakened.
    Well, she’ll be turning into fish chum instead.

    1. And what does stop Makoto from trying to use lightning element by himself?
      He can just try and try until he gets it.
      There’s no need for him to make a pact with that Bug’s Scum Servant.

      1. It’s not like she could go against him in the servitude pact. He could lock her in Asora for a while and “reform” her, have her turn on the Goddes and fight her. To begin with Alte view of hyuman superiority is something that she was brainwashed into by the Goddes, if she was to shown otherwise with sufficient arguments she could turn into a powerful ally. Makoto’s way of doing things is shortsighted and quite frankly brutal.

        1. Thats most unlikely. Some people might be the way they are because of their upbringing, but nothing can move them from their views once they have taken form.

          So it most probable she would have suicide if makoto had tried (not like makoto would ever consider take a hyumans supremacist goddess servant shitty bitch under him)

  8. Well she was an idiot from thr beggining untl the end. She really has brain problems for only imagining she was capable of scaping

    1. What are you saying? Shiba tatsuya is a poor useless compared with makoto. Its only that tatsuya has a lot more fighting than Makoto

  9. Yes Bye Alte~
    > Spanish = Adios.
    > Italian = Arrivederci.
    > French = Au Revoir.
    > Portuguese = Adeus.
    > German = Auf Wiedersehen.
    > Japanese = Sayōnara.
    > Russian = Do svidaniya.
    > Korean = Annyeong.

      1. Just like @erk, I would change au revoir’ in french to ‘Adieu’, which imply that the only way to meet would in front of God after our deaths 🙂

  10. That True Strike of his is BEYOND terrifying.
    Imagine thinking you managed to run half way around the world, only to suddenly become a fucking pin cushion out of nowhere.

    The dude literally became the god of archers.

    I silently take out a quiver in this place that’s now completely barren.
    In her case, she would render a magic power arrow completely useless.
    I prepare around 10 quivers behind me.
    Haah, even though I normally properly recollect them and pay extra care to them…
    Looks like I have no choice but to give up on that this time around.

    Dude is hardcore.
    He is literally going to kill an apostle, and what bothers him is that he’s not going to be able to find the arrows he shot.

    Towards Alte who isn’t in an alternate space or parallel world, but in this world somewhere.
    The figure of Alte shows up in my mind.
    “If you have no vitals, I will be making you into scraps of meat. Bye, Alte.” (Makoto)

    Words can’t describe how hard I am right now.

    Also:
    Obligatory “Omae wa mou shindeiru!”

      1. And add that he has the 100% Sure hit Effect on all his arrows and you have that:
        “As long as she is on this world, the arrows will always hit no matter the distance and how many shields she has”

  11. Man is literally an ICBM, so long as he has a clear picture he can snipe you wherever you are

  12. Damn that’s op, now that’s nearly the same as death note but with only face required

    Thanks for the chapter

  13. thanks for chap
    mc badass highlights
    would be most funny to see where alte died :
    1. she teleports to some hero
    2. to the second apostle
    3. to aion HQ
    and dies right in front of them ,smashed to bits,that last para was scary af
    MC has really bad luck tbh,straight between anti goddess faction.
    and good riddance muller tho u had an easier death than rio.

    she said old man at the end ,so who did she refer to??

  14. “I connected one mist gate to the sky, one to the depths of the sea, one far into the wasteland…and also connected one to Asora.”

    Am I the only one who remembers when a get to Asora needed 1 minute to be opened and another 1 minute to be closed?

    1. Also, it’s quite interesting that he can use mist gates to teleport the lighting when just a few chapters ago that same lighting could erase mist gates………….

      1. If I remember correctly, the one minute creation time was during the first Sophia fight, a few months after he created Asora. I would be suprised if more than three years later, they haven’t optimized the mist gate spell to reduce creation time.
        Also, for his test, Makoto only needs a few gates just slightly larger than the lazers, so he can create them a lot faster than a human-size gate, like in Tomoe’s case.
        Finally, the reason why Tomoe’s gate failed is because it was hit while it was still a spell and not the finished product, which is a physical (non-magical) connection between two spacial coordinates.

  15. Sorry for asking but how is this chapter here? Isn’t the limit supposed to be 268 chapters for now? And we are still in chapter 193?

    Am I missiong something?

  16. Try this.
    In one line is
    Gate out – Alte – Gate in – Makoto.
    Lightning from alte towards makoto enters Gate in.
    Lightning exits through Gate out.
    Targets makoto and hits Alt before entering Gate in.
    Lightning exits through Gate out. Targets makoto and hits Alt before entering Gate in.
    Infinity…

      1. that would break the cliff but be an anti-climax. Its best if she dies surrounded by allies(obvio she will escape to a safe place with allies) with relishing that she escaped only t realize she is dying, it’ll be as satisfying as the horror of those who witness it.

  17. Very good, really, very good, it was so pleasant, I specially like the fact that just because she is a apostle she still weak, just that problematic for the nature of the element and his vitality. I hope that the one attack in Asora remain so they can study her and understand why the elemnt is like that. And Makoto, please, center a more in the moon element that that is something really interesting.

  18. Well he did say it was only a bit more painful than one of those toys that give electric shocks that kids use in punishment games. So he can ignore the pain and just calmly observe what’s happening.

  19. if makoto is in a fate series even in fanfiction his noble phantasm would be azuza and silver glove and wisidom and magic armor prima and especialy asora

  20. Thanks for the chapt! Nice to see Makoto utilizing more of that ability that he showcased during his fight with Hibiki. Do look forward to next chapt to see the Apostle POV!

  21. Thanks for the chapter.
    The apostle only hope if she is smart for once :
    – found someone or something who can use résurrection on her.
    – Kill herself in a way who give the fewest damages or her body and if possible painlessly while praying that Makoto can target her soul
    – Get resurected at the latest time possible to be sure Makoto won’t go on.

  22. Just a quick question. Does anyone think like me that one day Makoto gonna snap at the supidity and foolish actions in the future and eliminate both those two extremely moronic heroes

  23. Well, the deal predates the choker, so if there exists a loophole the goddess can exploit, assuming she is smart enough to recognize and act upon the said loophole, she can act

    1. From now on, as long as you don’t show straightforward antagonism towards the hyumans, I won’t interfere with you. Chapter 151.
      Yeah, loopholes exists and can be used, but he is literally only fighting a only individual, one that attack is side first, and the individual is a apostle of bug itself that wanted to kill him, in that situation there no are loopholes that she can use, to begin with the choker was a punishment to her so she can’t just force a completely distorted logic in that situation with the current conditions, she like to do trikery from what the other gods mentioned but with this she can’t do something to move herself, in a future with other conditions the she surely will accomplish that, but not now.

      1. Well, maybe depending of the extent of the damage to the surroundings that Makoto will make killing Atle is possible that she can force it, though that’s probably only possible if there are a huge amount of hyumans killed by that.

  24. Thanks for the chapter, with that last line of his, how does he expect people not to call him ‘The Devil’. this was brutal alrigth. Loved how relaxed he is while beating her. The fact that she missundertood him taking her more serious that he actually was, is hilarious.

  25. Thanks for the chapter!
    I wonder what happened to the lightning sent to asora…
    And I’m dying to find out where and how the apostle will be obliterated from the planet!
    She is really really stupid, hein? Still, I wonder what she realised, an most likely misunderstood, in the end..

  26. His fixation with his bow (god level) and her fixation with the lightning (beginner level) is waaay of different scopes. I dont thing anything’s wrong with that. 😉

    Thanks for the chapter~

  27. I wpnder if alte is gonna teleport in front of hibikis group and get headshotted before she can explain everything, But still get enough info out for hibikis to guess what’s happened?

    1. i don’t think so she is not anticipate that she can be hit again so i think she not gonna teleport in front of Hibiki just so HIbiki can understand thing.
      PS: i don’t think she even has a chance to teleport again after the next shot

  28. So Makoto is Liam Neeson, with a particular set of skills! If the Goddess will say she’s sorry, he’s ok. If not, he will find all those who are not sorry and kill em! Noice!
    Thank you for the chapter Reigokai!

    1. nah, he didn’t weaponize his rings since that time with the lake creation, he only used them to make like crazy onsen, or to give Shiki new abilities

      but, he is going to send 10 entire quivers by instakill shots into her body? that’s like a hundred arrows, if she isn’t turned into minced meat, she’ll be a hedgehog..

  29. Its too funny that Alte who escaped and planning to retaliate in the future will be hit by arrows from nowhere and she will give up the sentiment of doing the revenge because she cant keep up evading or and cant evade the arrows at all…

  30. That girl Alte is stupid and ignorance, she can not even tell the gap in strength. I am dying to see her face in despair when she realises she can not run and she can not hide.
    Makoto’s technique in bow makes even Athena scared shirtless when he keep shooting like a machine with guarantee hit 100%

    1. 「Well then, the other thing. Surehit, was it troublesome after all?」(Daikokuten)

      「… Yes. That was quite a nuisance. Especially because he immerses himself in the battle and forgets his emotions, fighting without any mercy. He fired at me relentlessly and by the time I couldn’t hold my arms up anymore, it honestly felt like I was facing a machine. I’m trembling now just remembering it.」(Athena)

      「Dear me. It is good that the ability that he is developing is his talent with a bow. That is best for Makoto. He is already putting that Surehit to use not only with the bow, but also with his magic.」(Daikokuten)

      chap 170

  31. “Bug’s goffer” – I believe the spelling you want is gofer.

    Hooo boy, I wonder what bs the goddess will come up with to “prove” Makoto broke the non-interference deal they had

    1. Well, before she can argue,
      There is the choker which restricts her.
      unless Makoto almost killed the heroes (who Is likely the one initiate all sorts of problems for makoto in the near future) the goddess can’t act against Makoto.

      1. Well, the deal predates the choker. So, if there is any loophole the bug can use, assuming she is smart enough to recognize and utilize it, she can take action against Makoto

  32. “You are an enemy of the Goddess.” (Alte)

    “Yeah.” (Makoto)

    “What’s the point of fighting her, defeating her, and becoming the new god? What is it you wish by turning upside down the order and foundation already rooted in the world?” (Alte)

    “? What I want is for that Goddess that has the arrogance of a god and is always…no, no need to say that part. I have only one wish. I will get back at that Goddess I don’t like. That’s all there is to it.” (Makoto)

    “Gods, and order…and even ambitions…” (Alte)

    Stuff like new god and order…

    Making it all big would just trouble me. 

    I just want to make that Goddess stick her head on the ground and have her earnestly say sorry.

    “…”

    “Ooi.” (Makoto)

    “To think that…there was meaning to everything… Even the fact that two Apostles existed in the same era as the descent of Heroes… Not only the Goddess, but even the world itself…?” (Alte)

    “…Haah…” (Makoto)

    Can’t be helped.

    One more time.

    I take stance with my bow.

    “I misread! I shouldn’t have come here… Old man, be okay! —?!” (Alte)

    It is revealed who Misumi Makoto is and Makoto’s relationship with 2 goddess apostles:
    1. Makoto is a descendant of Heroes

    2. The settlement between the Pure Hero Descendants and the Goddess Apostles

    3. The current hero with the Demon Lord is postponed

    4. The Wise in Loreal has a relationship with a hidden Being in Limia at the first meeting Hibiki descends with Priest Limia 『Maybe Archives of Sins』
    《Source chapter 30:
    “Hibiki-sama. Nice name”

    “So, where is this? Your name? “(Hibiki)

    “This… please forgive my rudeness. This place is the castle in Limia. My name is the pastor “Henry Luminas Ira Potaga Elision” ”

    “A-Long name huh” (Hibiki)》

    5. The devastation caused by King Eliysion and the Apostles

    6. Apostles did not know about Misumi Makoto and Apostles did not meet the goddess (bug) or ordered by the goddess (Bug) to protect the Hero and Makoto had the right to protect the Hero. If you have to delete all the Apostles

    7. A mythological war will take place in the world of the goddess (Bug) when the goddess is still in punishment

    1. About makoto, he isnt the descendant of heroes, he is the son of the rulers of Kaleneon and to some extent the loved one of Root, altho really small, when Alte said “descent of heroes” she meant Hibiki and Limia, take descent as the coming or advent of the Heroes summoned by the goddess

  33. Those cultist had horrible luck. They’re trying to flee Tsige and Makoto randomly ends up teleporting himself and Alte in front of them. It was pretty anticlimactic though. Their end I mean. They just see Makoto and realize he’s the Devil and basically just go, “A’ight cool.” and then they all die. I had been thinking the reveal would have be more shocking or whatever to them. Like they’d have realized that they had been messing with the wrong person back in Dusk Street. …I kinda want them to be revived so that Muller and the rest can apologize for their actions back in Dusk Street before then gushing and fangirling over Makoto.

    That THOT Alte was delusional till the end. Makoto didn’t even gain any wounds yet this dumbass kept gloating that he was through. Even when she got an arrow in her face she’s still spouting BS. Then she runs away like a little bitch. I’m hoping she reaches the other Apostle who’s apparently an old man that’s joined Hibiki and that just as she asks him for help, the arrow Makoto is just about to send obliterates her in front of their eyes. It’d be great if the arrow also takes out the other Apostle too as collateral damage though it’s not likely. I just want Hibiki to have the shit scared out of her and open her eyes that she shouldn’t mess with Makoto. I’m also a bit disappointed that Aion’s capital didn’t get blown up during Makoto’s fight.

    “If you have no vitals, I will be making you into scraps of meat. Bye, Alte.”
    Ooh that line was pretty badass.

    1. I agreed with ur comment.

      This alte girl, is really a retard.
      If she had not went to aion, she will not be involved with Tsugi and Makoto.

      If she had went to the heroes first, she would have known that makoto is also from Earth.

      If she had went to Hibiki first, she would hav being stopped and acquired more information abt Makoto’s strength and strain of thought.
      If she had went to tomoki first, she would hav being charmed by him, trained by him (for his sake) further and had a better fight against Makoto.

      If she isn’t a fanatic and discriminating against demihuman, things would have being negotiatable.

      So, she is just unlucky and retarded

      1. It’s the same case with Trashmoki and Hibiki she can use her head and the Trashmoki only his lower head , probably the other apostle is more intelligent .

    2. *Long winded rambling conversation between two random cultists.
      Well that’s okay, we’re introducing characters. I’m sure the author…
      *They’re dead now!
      ಠ_ಠ
      Anyway, Makoto needs some specialty draupnir arrows. They don’t have to explode. They could be imbued with any spell, like that ring that evaporated a frozen lake and melted the ground. He’s dealing with too many enemies for whom an arrow through the face is more of an inconvenience than a threat.

  34. 360 degree no scope wall hack headhunter hack detected. Report to GM? Error Error Error. No GM detected, please call customer support during Goddess office hours (1 hour every 50 years) on 1300-XXX-XXX.

  35. Although I would have liked Aion’s capital to be destroyed, but seeing the end of the Cultists is great too. It’s funny how Makoto was just the spectator and observing Alte’s skills while she kills the cultists.

    According to Zombie Alte, that other Apostle is an old man I think? Or something like their teacher? So lightening must be a skill the BUG was not known for on Earth, but she cultivated it in this world. Next chapter from Alte’s pov would be great.

    LOL Hibiki’s worst nightmare is on the horizon. Makoto learning about evil and killing an apostle. I bet the lighting sphere sent to Asora is being contained as well as studied by Shiki, Tomoe, and Tamaki.

    1. Makoto’s conjectures make it sound like Bug has no experience with lightning so I’m guessing it’s not a power she naturally had. Since the other gods gave her the duty of managing this world then I’m thinking they probably also gave her the power of lightning as a symbol of her authority. Same with the power of Creation. Of course because Bug is incompetent she doesn’t know how to use lightning skillfully and so her Apostles probably weren’t taught how to use it skillfully either and as for Creation all she has managed to do is make Hyumans as shoddy knockoffs of Humans because she is just as crappy at using Creation as she is at lightning.

      1. Nop otherwise he couldn’t use it like the spirits,the Moon is like the world and the Dragons it was there before the Goddess.

  36. “If you have no vitals, I will be making you into scraps of meat. Bye, Alte.” (Makoto)

    Wow that’s Wow that is cruel

  37. I just realized that Makoto could be the most terrifying assassin :you show him a picture or a drawing of the target and if he is in the same world, he’s done. Without any warning, an unavoidable arrow pierces the target’s skull while he was sleeping or something. It is as easy for him to kill a king/noble with armies protecting them this way as killing a random thug.
    Good thing for the world he decided to be a merchant huh.

  38. His attacks are on a God level . Basically just the fact that Makoto knows you no matter where you are he can kill you … that’s scary in a way.

  39. Thank you very much for the chapter

    Its very interesting. How did that crazy fanatic elf end, as Makoto said.
    If you had appeared otherwise everything would be different. That applies to many characters from illungand, sofia, and even the goddess herself.

    Still that makoto, who just wanted to hear a sorry from the goddess and he would never have sought revenge for throwing it away as garbage.

    Now how will they take the disappearance of that apostle. He is very funny, beings like this apostle who kills for the aesthetics and acts irrational are praised or see her as someone worthy and trustworthy. But if it’s Makoto, it’s the opposite.

    The same of that superior water dragon, She doesn’t care if the heroes do stupid things or if the goddess does it. But if is Makoto everything changes, they fear him and antagonize him instantly.

    For last example. Pione of that mercenary group, if tomoki killed her hyuman friend would not have done anything, if the demonions did less and if the goddess did it through her apostles or the goddess herself, that pione would not take any action. But if is Makoto murders her friend, Pione can’t accept that she had to go through mental torture for several hours to accept it.

    What happens to that world, full of stupid people. As the author knows how to create despicable and disgusting characters.

    1. To be fair Makoto is a truly frightening existence for that world. He doesn’t work in line with common sense in the majority of cases and only takes half-hearted approaches towards anything that isn’t directly related to Asora. Even if he acts like he cares, a certain amount of apathy slips through his actions. When such a person has enough power to be seen as someone that can rival truly divine beings, nothing can be more frightening than that.

      But the case with Pione and her friend is slightly different. I think Pione hates Tomoki far more than Makoto, even though Makoto is the one that killed her. At the same time though she is probably far more scared of Tomoki, simply because confronting him is impossible for her since it’d guarantee that she falls under his charm again while Makoto would simply kill her. So Makoto was just the best receptible for her strained emotions to vent on. Its not fair by any stretch but when were emotions ever fair, or the world for that matter.

    1. She might not be the actual apostle, could be puppeteering a body remotely with her lightning, would explain some of her dialogue as less than the denial, or arrogance we expected, she could just be getting severe lag, where she misses very important details of conversation or combat.

      1. Nah Alte is just stupid as hell. If it were a puppet body then she would have just cut her connection to it rather than flee at the end. Or at least make the body self-destruct in an attempt to kill Makoto. A puppet body would mean she could afford to do either action but she did neither so it has to be her real body.

  40. Thanks for the chapter

    Makoto’s arrow has gone far beyond mere aimbot, and now were possibly able to ignore distance. What a guy.

    Bug’s gofer is definitely dead.

    1. It already did that, he tested it on Hibiki, wherever he aims, even if he can’t possibly have a clear shot, the arrow will be there as soon as it’s released from the bow.

      1. I don’t remember him fighting Hibiki? Nor do I recall her being suicidal. What arc was that?

        Granted there was the huge gap in time where the story paused and I have likely forgotten things.

        1. She challenged him to a “spar” where she was seriously seeing if she could kill him, during his trip to Limia, right after his trip to the Waterfall Dragon, when he got the book for summoning that Door.

      1. That’s possible. The second Apostle has joined Hibiki’s group as their replacement for their tank and tanks usually have damage transferring abilities so he could’ve set it up to transfer some amount of damage from Alte to him.

    1. She is most probably thinking that the heroes and apostles exists due to Makoto being the greatest threat to “the goddess”.

      1. I guess.

        It would be scary, if Alte managed get straight into Lidia and try to tell everyone who exactly is the devil, only to just turn into pile of meat one second after that.

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  42. Now I wonder how far she went. It would be hilarious if the arrows keep pursuing her across the whole world, letting every living being know on the way that Makoto can headshot anyone, anywhere and at anytime.

    Thanks for the chapter.

      1. Depends. I can picture that Bug minion pointlessly trying to outrun the arrows in the middle of a city while yelling “Damn you Raidou!!!”
        Furthermore, I think most of the world’s political powers should be aware of what’s going on in Tsige and thus know that Makoto (or someone from Kuzunoha) should be the only one able to deal with an Apostle. At the very least Sairitz, the demons and, as you said, Hibiki, should be able to connect the dots.

    1. Actually, this is a application Makotos talent with bows. The talent with bows has evolved to the point that he will be to hit anything with the bow no matter where they are.

      1. Yup. He has 101% accuracy with his arrows. You can outrun lightning’s speed but it’s hard to avoid something that just appears in your head.

      1. It would fry a normal person, charred to a crisp, a strong person would be afflicted by all the status ailments and blights, but for Makoto a children’s tazer toy, like the operation game, or licking a 9v battery, it stings, you’re a little twitchy, not really dangerous though.

      2. In real life there are people who can ignore pain by the power of their will or something so the only difference is that Makoto is getting hit by a lightning. And he’s basically a god.

      3. “I’ve been struck by lightning lightning
        And its frightening, frightening
        And I don’t ever think I’ll be the same again!”
        Don’t know why a got talent song got stuck in my head after this…

      4. Eh weird for some reason my reply ended up at the bottom of the comments.

        Anyways he did say it was only a bit more painful than one of those toys that give electric shocks that kids use in punishment games. So he can ignore the pain and just calmly observe what’s happening.

      5. It is because of magic resistance. Just as how his status effect resistance makes poison have no effect on him, so his high magic resistance makes the lightning attack do little damage to him.

      6. It’s possible because her lightning doesn’t cause injury just pain. Think of it as an annoying tickle. Plus status effects doesn’t work because of his oceaness mana. She thinks his archery was from his bow. His godly archery is from the talent he created.

      1. That’s some OP-ass abilities from the MC. Lmao, as if it is a guided missle that shot everyone from nowhere.
        Btw, thanks for the chapter.

    1. — Towards Alte who isn’t in an alternate space or parallel world, but in this world somewhere.
      — The figure of Alte shows up in my mind.
      — “If you have no vitals, I will be making you into scraps of meat. Bye, Alte.” (Makoto)
      Dayum, I’m shivering…
      @.@…

      1. Well he did retrieve someone sho escaped to a different dimension/world before~ (gate yokai) someone escaping to a different place on the same world should be nothing to Makoto. 😁
        And he had an experience fighting an immortal too (Aznoval)

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