Chapter 102
After returning home, I handed over the shopping bag to my mom and went to my room to call Lina on her phone .
“Whoa, I have never been so happy to enter my own room . ”
I purposely left the air conditioner on before I went out, so when I came back, it was already cool . though, I also feel refreshed when I enter a cool place after being in a hot weather . As I was enjoying the coolness in my room, Meru called me to remind me of the idea she proposed earlier .
“Master, are you going to call Lina-sama?”
“Hm? Ah, yeah, I will do that now . ”
As told by Meru, I took out my phone and called Lina’s phone number .
*Beep, Beep*
I placed my phone near my ear and waited for her to respond, but the phone kept ringing without a sign of someone answering the call . After a short while, I decided to call her again by ending the current call, but at that moment, the ringing sound stopped and switched to Lina’s flustered response .
“H-Hello!”
Her voice tone that reached me from the phone was trembling .
What happened to her? She doesn’t usually talk so loudly . I considered to ask her about it, but immediately changed my mind . I had a more important matter to talk about now .
“Hello, It’s me . Did I call you at wrong timing? You took a while to answer the phone . ”
“N-No, I’m fine . I’m just not used to this phone yet . ”
Yeah, the place where she came from doesn’t have phones . It can’t be helped . I found her excuse plausible, however, Lina continued .
“B-Besides, this is the first time I’m talking using a phone, so I got a bit confused . ”
This time her loud voice tone changed into a shy one . It was exactly as she said; I never saw Lina talking on a phone either . We talk directly when we’re in school, and even if we are not, we usually exchange only mails . She probably doesn’t have many people to whom she could talk in phone . Listening to her little awkward remark, I thought of giving her an advice .
“You don’t have to get so nervous . You are already used to telepathy, aren’t you? Phone calls are similar to that of telepathy . Don’t let a mere phone call intimidate you . ”
“... Yeah, you’re right . ”
Listening to my advice, Lina’s flustered voice tone started to subside . She then cleared her throat and asked me in a normal way .
“So, why did you call me out a sudden?”
“Ah, yeah, about that, actually...”
Intentionally leaving a short gap in my words, I then spoke the name of the person I wanted to ask about .
“... This could be pretty abrupt, but, do you know a God with the name of Scala?”
*Crack*
The moment I asked her about it, I heard a sound of something breaking from the phone . Wait, what just happened there? Confused from hearing a sound of something getting broken into pieces, I suddenly heard Lina’s voice that sounded nervous in a different and unusual way now .
“Y-You! What did you just say...”
“I just asked you; do you know a God named Scala?”
“Where did you hear that name!?”
Exuding a ghastly aura, Lina shouted . I wonder what made her lose her composure this much . I distanced the phone from my ear, waited for Lina to finish screaming, then told her about what happened .
“I heard it from that very person . ”
“You met her!? Did you just say that you met her!?”
Unlike the way I calmly spoke, Lina’s spoke with a trembling voice as she wasn’t expecting me to have already met Scala . Her flustering attitude was far from being normal .
“AH! What should we do!? What should we do!? Should I report this to Metron-sama? Or should I send a request for assistance first?!”
I could tell Lina was already at the end of her wits even though we were only talking via phone . Is this Scala that dangerous? I couldn’t shake off this faint feeling of worry after seeing Lina acting in a way I’ve never seen before . For now, let’s calm her down .
“Hey, Lina . Are you okay? Let’s calm down first . ”
“Eh? Ah, aah, my bad . I lost my cool for a while there . ”
Regaining her composure after hearing my call, Lina took a deep breath and settled down . Waiting for a short while, I finally asked her for some details .
“So, who’s this Scala? She told me that she’s a God . ”
Lina confirmed my doubt while still exuding a nervous ambiance .
“That’s correct . Scala-sama is a God . But she’s on a whole different level from Metron-sama . ”
After a moment of silence in the middle of her words, she eventually continued .
“Scala-sama is one of the four Unique Gods in this universe . ”
“Four Unique Gods?” (ED: How can they be unique if there are more than 1? Lol)
That’s a pretty cheap title now .
“The four Unique Gods are more like the top class Gods who hold the highest positions after the Divine God . The thing that you should know is that Gods are divided into 3 standard positions . The Divine God, the four Unique Gods, and Gods . However, Scala-sama has the highest rank even among the four unique gods . ”
Seriously? I guessed that she was dangerous, but not to that extent . After hearing Lina’s explanation, I got a bit surprised .
“To top it off, Scala-sama is somewhat different from every other God . ”
“Different? How is that?”
“A God is usually obligated to be responsible for managing one or more worlds . But Scala-sama doesn’t have that responsibility . ”
That’s quite the particular difference . I already heard that every God should manage a world; that is their principal job, after all . It’s their duty .
“Why does she not have a world to manage?”
I immediately expressed my wonder with that question . There must be some serious reason behind that . Although, the answer that I got back in return was ridiculously simple .
“That’s because managing a world is impossible for Scala-sama . ”
I was stunned when I heard that answer, but Lina ignored my reaction and continued .
“The title of Scala-sama is 【The God of Destruction】 . And just as her title says, her only talent is destroying things . That’s why managing a world is an impossible task to ask her for . Due to her problematic character, she has already destroyed many worlds by mistake...”
(ED: How does one destroy a world by ‘mistake’?)
(TL: That’s because they’re gods . )
Lina explained while revealing an annoyed expression . She even released a sign at the end . The only thing I could do at the meantime was to smile awkwardly . Well, managing a world is an impossible task for someone who’s more talented at destroying it .
“I’m impressed that someone like that could be a God . ”
She’s more like a fallen God . The fact that all the damage she causes is not done purposely makes her even more dangerous than Germa .
“Despite that, she is still a fully-fledged God . Even though she is unable to manage a world, there are still plenty of other jobs that she could accomplish . ”
If that wasn’t the case, she wouldn’t be a God, after all . Besides, if someone with a powerful ability that could destroy a world was left without care, who knows the catastrophes that could happen in the future .
“Yeah, if a God like her gets kicked from their job, the world could end up at any time . ”
“That’s right . ”
I lightly laughed while talking with Lina, but behind that laugh, cold sweat was dripping from my forehead . So, that God picked a fight with me .
“Say, suppose that I get challenged by someone like that and I ignore her and escape by teleporting . What do you think will happen?”
“You’re just gonna make her snap and outburst her anger at Earth . Why do you ask?”
I ignored Lina’s last question and held my head while gazing at the roof . Seriously, I was intending to just ignore her challenge . Just what am I supposed to do with the annoying whim of this God? Lina who didn’t get my reply yet remembered that I told her I met Scala and asked me hesitantly .
“H-Hey, y-you, don’t tell me...”
“... Yes . ”
There is no need to explain to her what happened now . She already guessed it all . I heard a dry titter from the phone as I imagined the Earth getting destroyed and turned into mere rocks . I guess I have no other choice; For the sake of the planet .
A God’s whim is a terrifying thing . I heard Lina desperately groaning from the phone; looks like she finally understood the seriousness of the situation . I can totally relate to her current feeling . I felt the same way only recently, after all . I guess I have really no other choice . Let’s make our resolve here . I was fated to fight her from the start . The result will come out on its own . Preparing for the day after tomorrow when I will have to fight Scala, I started thinking of a plan right away .
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Bonus
Healing
“What is Scala’s job?”
“She either takes care of worlds that are already destroyed or captures fallen Gods . ”
“It’s unexpectedly normal . ”
“Well, she often almosts destroys an entire world in the middle of capturing a single fallen God . ”
“I’m surprised that the universe is still unharmed until now . ”
“That’s because we repair the worlds she almost ruins . ”
“You can do that?”
“Of course we can . We can repair every world that’s in the brim of ruin . Though, it’s impossible if the world is already dead . ”
“Maybe that’s why Scala doesn’t stop destroying them . ”