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Post-Holiday Musings (1)

Seventeen Beast Worlds.

Three months after the birth of the Holy Spirit.

William Komash stood somewhat bewildered beside the newly established camp of the nascent humans on the ground.

He casually fiddled with the holy sword in his hand and chatted with an uncle in front of him who was building a fire pit to prepare pancakes.

"Uncle, have you been feeling a little lost lately?"

The middle-aged man, with a broad forehead and wearing a simple cloth apron, paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"Yes, yes, how could we not be bewildered? We suddenly became beasts that devour the world, and then we woke up and suddenly turned back into humans. It's just too strange."

"Many of my friends don't seem to be able to adapt to this kind of life. They all hide in the mountains and refuse to come out."

"I'm pretty carefree, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of going back to my old profession."

William glanced at the earthen cellar the uncle was building and shook his head slightly: "We humans, who were blessed after the birth of the Holy Spirit and transformed from beasts back into humans, don't have the concept of hunger. Who would eat the bread?"

"Of course I'll eat it myself." The uncle's eyes widened. "Although I'm not hungry, I still miss the taste of the pancakes I used to make. It would be nice to be able to make them and taste them again."

"That's nothing compared to what I've heard. I've heard that in the past three months, those great magicians and sages in the former capital have invented countless spells that were never even conceivable before. I've even heard that they can send people to the stars."

The older man got more and more excited as he spoke: "If we become like this, in the old days we would all be called 'demigods.' We don't need to eat or drink, and the power and magic within us seem inexhaustible. We'll definitely find things that interest us and things we've always dreamed of doing."

“That’s true.” William nodded, then said, “Then save some for me to eat later.”

"Okay." The uncle nodded with a smile.

William nodded in agreement and then walked towards the outskirts of the camp.

On the day of the Holy Spirit's birth, after the moment of humanity's rebirth, all humans who had transformed back from beasts to humans experienced an incredible increase in their physical abilities, including power, cognition, and wisdom. In fact, all the new humans, if they wished, could learn a couple of decent magical techniques in a short period of time.

With the help of the system bestowed by the Great Star God, all humans, after that moment, were no longer distinguished by weakness or strength, nor by social status, and all became eternal demigods.

In the blink of an eye, the entire [New Human] society achieved the most perfect and harmonious social environment on the day of its birth.

After William awoke, he wandered the earth for three months and noticed the amazing harmony of the world.

After resolving all the gaps that could lead to conflict among humans, such as food and clothing, wealth disparity, power disparity, and social status disparity.

Humanity thus came to a point where even the former "Heavenly Cult" could not have imagined that everyone could pursue their own absolute freedom.

William strolled through it all, feeling an overwhelming sense of happiness that almost made him tremble, except for one thing.

That is, he has not yet seen his former companions, nor has he told his daughter, "I'm back."

However, now he, like all the other "New Humans," possesses eternal time, and will eventually be able to encounter the beings he desires in this land.

Thinking this, William couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and praise for the [Star God who reshaped the world].

With this thought in mind, William was about to get up and walk towards the outskirts of the camp.

A clear, hearty voice, which he found very familiar, suddenly reached his ears.

"Uncle, when will your pancakes be ready? Remember to save me a couple when they're done."

"no problem."

"Hey, it's a deal then."

The sound made William's brain start working quickly.

His body instinctively remembered.

"Lila~~~~!!"

He quickly turned around and ran back to where the pancake vendor had been.

He moved extremely fast, his expression a mixture of panic and joy.

Then, after running past two street corners, he bumped into three newlyweds, and his hurried steps accidentally knocked over a stone pillar on the side of the road.

Then, amidst this extreme speed, he finally saw that figure he once knew all too well.

With long, crimson hair and a smiling face that looked like it could cry at any moment, she was once described by William as someone whose character, personality, temper, nature, and even cunning were utterly worthless, but whose ability to change course quickly was somewhat admirable.

A human, the twentieth generation of a regular hero, who, along with William, studied under the eighteenth generation of a regular hero, Nils, and is equipped with the holy sword [Death Holy Sword] Serionis.

His name is Lera Aspley.

Now, when William sees her, he feels only heartfelt joy and happiness.

William staggered over to the side of the proper hero, and as always, was about to pat the shoulder of the girl he hadn't seen for five hundred years.

The girl seemed to sense his arrival and suddenly turned around.

Their eyes met, their expressions met.

"William~!" Lila Aspley was stunned for less than a second before jumping up in surprise.

“William!! It really is you.”

Her voice was like a switch, instantly bringing all the surrounding sounds to life.

"William?? It's William?? William's back too??"

"dad??!!!!"

"Huh?? It's that kid William?"

Then William felt that his vision was not enough.

Ahead stood a red-haired man, his former master, the eighteenth generation of the regular hero, Nils.

To his side stood a young man in a pure white linen robe; he was Swann Kandel, his former adventure partner.

The last familiar voice came from behind him.

That was the little girl's voice, the voice he had promised her.

A wide smile crept onto his lips as he turned away.

Looking at the little girl with long flaxen gray hair behind her, she took two steps forward and said softly, "Elmelia, as promised, I've returned."

"Yes, Daddy, you're back." The little girl smiled happily, feeling that her five hundred years of waiting had not been in vain.

"I miss you so much, Dad!"

.............

The Gastrea world.

[The Great Navigator] Maria Chung Theresa, a sixth-level initial Gastrea Rider, is standing on a huge stage, delivering a speech to Gastrea Riders from all over Japan.

She is about thirty years old, with elegant long golden hair that extends outward from the ends, with strands of pale golden light faintly visible on her hair.

Her face was delicate and petite; if one did not know her age, one might think that this strongest Gastrea driver in East Asia was only a teenager.

Over the years, she led the "Cursed Child" movement to overthrow the corrupt and decadent official organizations that existed throughout Japan. Everything she experienced could probably fill a book of over a million words.

If we add the love and hate entanglements with her companions, such as Zhong Youzi, the sixth-level initial Gastrea Rider of the [Silent One], and Zhong Huapai, the sixth-level initial Gastrea Rider of the [Thinker], then we could probably write another one or two million words.

If we were to write more about how these "cursed children" overcame countless difficulties to build their own town and defeat the corrupt ruling class of the former Japanese archipelago by starting from scratch and building a self-sufficient industry, we could probably write a million more words.

It also incorporates elements of espionage, theoretical instruction, and cadre training.

This book, which depicts the lives of Maria Chung Theresa and Yuko Chung, will likely exceed five million words.

Many of the soldiers and civil servants present from the Earth Human Alliance---Japan Human Liberation Front were very familiar with the life of this legendary figure before them.

They all stared intently at the four strongest human Gastrea Riders on the stage, waiting for them to speak.

"It has been more than twelve years since the establishment of the Earth Human Alliance - Japan Human Liberation Front."

Maria's voice drifted leisurely throughout the huge square, reaching everyone's ears.

"Eternal glory to the Japanese heroes who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the corrupt bureaucratic rule of Japan and in the war of resistance over the past twelve years!"

"Eternal glory to the Japanese heroes who sacrificed themselves in the fight against Gastrea and the apocalypse to save humanity over the past thirty years!"

“Going back to the ancient Himiko clan, from that time onwards, the heroes of Japan who sacrificed themselves in various struggles against corrupt officials and wicked rulers, both inside and outside the country, and for the freedom and happiness of the Japanese people, will live on forever!”

Thirty years ago, Gastrea ravaged the land, and humanity was on the verge of extinction. The Japanese nation and its people lived in constant fear, facing the danger of human extinction and the destruction of the world.

"At that time, many human heroes fought against the Gastrea, sacrificing their families, themselves, and everything they could to preserve the five major metropolitan areas of the entire Japanese archipelago."

"But once the crisis turned into safety, the original ruling class of Japan fell into corruption and decadence, and accused us, the original 'cursed generation,' of being the culprits who caused the destruction of this world. Their intentions are despicable and their motives are malicious."

"We, the Cursed Generation, refused to be humiliated. Under the guidance of our former teacher, Mr. Zhongli, the Pioneer, we established and perfected the rules of order and power for the Cursed Generation. Overcoming all obstacles, we finally overthrew the reactionary rule of the corrupt Japanese bureaucrats and established the Earth Human Alliance - Japan Human Liberation Front."

"Nowadays, our [Earth Human Alliance - Japan Human Liberation Front] has grown stronger and stronger, and has brought all five major human metropolitan areas in Japan under our management. The reactionary alliance of the corrupt Japanese bureaucrats, big capitalists, and big landowners has been completely destroyed. But we Japanese humans are still oppressed by many Gastrea."

"Therefore, today, I will take this oath here."

"From this day forward, for the next ten years, we will gradually eradicate all Gastrea on the land of Japan. Regardless of their level, we will fear no danger and endure no hardship to completely exterminate them until there are no more Gastrea on the land of the Japanese people."

"At the same time, research from our [Supreme Academy of Sciences] will completely eliminate the existence of gastritis in the areas we occupy."

"Last month, the nanomedical robot that I purchased in the [Opening System] by paying points together with Zhong Youzi, the sixth-level initial Gastrea Rider of the [Silent One], has been put into place."

"Our scientists are actively working to crack and replicate it."

"These nanorobots are even smaller than gastrulatory viruses and have a 100% killing effect on viruses."

"Therefore, we, the Earth Human Alliance - Japan Human Liberation Front, can proudly declare that from this day forward, we, the people of Japan, will no longer be attacked by the newly emerging Gastrea. In fact, it can be said that with the deployment of nanobots, human civilization will enter a stage where it will no longer be attacked by harmful viruses and bacteria."

At this point, Maria, who had been speaking non-stop, paused for a rare moment.

She looked at the already noisy crowd below the stage and shook her head slightly: "Of course, the current production of these nanobots is not enough for everyone to use."

"But this is a hope, a hope for all of humanity to move toward a new future."

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted from the audience. Everyone stood up solemnly, watching the new Japanese flag slowly rise, their minds filled with unspoken thoughts.

Seeing this scene, Yuko Kane, who had been standing behind Maria, formerly known as Yuko Kobayashi, slightly curled her cold lips.

"That's clearly not the purpose; what a high-sounding excuse."

Maria's eyes twitched, and she suppressed her urge to retort, without offering any rebuttal.

Because Yuko Kobayashi is right.