I, without any personality, become a hero!

Even though it's such a mundane daily life, it's an indispensable habit for Saitama. Humans are beings that can't live without social groups; mutual reliance and support are what make us "human."

So now, Izuku Midoriya truly admires Saitama. Only after he himself possessed power that transcended the entire human dimensional level did Midoriya understand how precious Saitama's attitude towards life was.

In the end, Saitama's words can be summarized as, "Be an honest person, don't be a grumpy old man."

That's basically the situation. Izuku Midoriya has changed so much compared to two years ago, at least in terms of his personality when it comes to dealing with things. This is a necessary compromise... When one's power surpasses that of the entire human world, all that's needed is to use "wisdom" to determine how to use that power.

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Upon arriving at the mansion of "Fallen King" Fimto, Izuku Midoriya was puzzled to find that the gate was closed. Normally, Eve and Odd, as well as Fimto's two maids, should be at home.

But who knows what that troublemaker is up to? Izuku Midoriya didn't want to think too much about it. He simply walked up and pushed open the front door of the house. He figured he could just wait for that jerk to come back at his place.

As the door was pushed open, a row of candles were lit in the dark hall, creating a scene reminiscent of a horror movie. Then, at that moment, an unexpected sound rang out.

"Midori-kun, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for a long time."

“Nyarlathotep..…”

The sudden appearance of the mastermind behind the scenes made Midoriya somewhat depressed, but he immediately stepped into the hall of the mansion, and as Midoriya Izuku stepped in, the door closed automatically.

The pitch-black hall was illuminated by candlelight, while a beautiful but wicked girl, the mastermind behind everything, sat opposite her with a grin. In front of her was an enormous chessboard, but strangely, there were no chess pieces on it.

Instead of immediately approaching to ask questions, Izuku Midoriya first observed his surroundings before asking Nyaruko a question:

"This isn't Femto's house, so what do you want to do now?"

"Huh? I clearly copied the layout of his living room perfectly, how did you manage to see through it, Midoriya-kun?!"

"It's missing a certain scent. That bastard often does monster crafting in his own hall, so there's always a hint of alchemy in there."

"Is that so? Then I'll be more careful next time."

The conversation had strayed off course, and Izuku Midoriya sat down opposite Nyaruko, staring at the mastermind across the chessboard, before asking:

"That's about enough. Now you should be ready to start the game you mentioned, right?"

"As expected of Midoriya-kun, he knows it all! It completely saves me the trouble of explaining or trying to fool him. So, then!"

"Let the game begin!!"

Chapter 119 The Evil God's Weak Fork

On a black and white chessboard without any pieces, two people sit facing each other. One is a demon god whose name no one dares to mention. Her existence itself is a chaos that humans cannot understand or recognize. She is the evil god "Nyarlathotep".

The other is a guest invited to participate in the game, and the only one qualified to be Nyarlathotep's opponent in this game where the fate of the world is at stake. The evil god doesn't mind playing games with weak ants (humans), but to make the game more interesting, he must find a player with whom he can play on equal footing.

Clearly, the only person capable of being a match for this beautiful but evil girl is Izuku Midoriya.

Although there are many things he hasn't fully understood, now that he's stepped into Nyarlathotep's game, Izuku Midoriya is prepared to give it his all, since he himself only came because he received an invitation.

Now that the game has started, as the organizer of this game, "Nyarlathotep" is also obligated to explain the rules of this game, which is perfect for Izuku Midoriya to ask about anything that is unclear.

Where are the chess pieces?

This is a chess game, and the empty chessboard in front of him obviously does not meet the requirements of the game. Midoriya directly asked the evil god in front of him, and Nyaruko answered him without any concealment.

"For simplicity and convenience, the game rules will be set as 'International Chess' for humans, since I don't really enjoy playing 'Monster Chess'. As for the pieces..."

Nyarko placed her hand directly on the black squares of the chessboard, and a black chess piece materialized from nothingness. This piece was the "Horse" in chess, and above the piece was a familiar face to Izuku Midoriya, the "Fallen King" Fimto.

"This is....."

"As you can see, these are the pieces in this game. Midoriya-kun, are you interested?"

"........"

Seeing Nyarko's playful expression, Midoriya didn't say anything. Now he roughly understood what this evil god's game was all about, and it really suited this evil god's wicked taste.

"Explain the game rules, since you invited me to participate. You shouldn't be hiding anything, right?"

"Hey hey! Of course, it's rare to have an opponent like you, Midoriya-kun, I wouldn't be so clueless."

Nyarlathotep's ahoge (cowlick) sticking up high perfectly expressed her owner's feelings. After all, Nyarlathotep was quite interested in meeting a worthy opponent.

"The rules are as follows: Midoriya, you represent humanity, and I represent the other world. You can materialize people belonging to the human side as pawns; and I can naturally materialize people belonging to the other world as pawns."

"When the human piece you choose is playing the game, it will participate in the corresponding events in the real world. If it is captured, it means death."

"The side that loses the game at the end will face destruction."

"So, isn't this game really fun?"

Nyarko asked with great interest, and without saying a word, Midoriya Izuku threw a fork at her. This time, the beautiful evil god was not hit; the ahoge on her head stretched and retracted freely and wrapped around the fork.

"Roar! The evil god won't fail the same trick N times."

"Your interests are really quite wicked."

"Thank you for the compliment!"

After a brief argument with Nyaruko, Izuku Midoriya finally understood what was going on in the game he was involved in. However, it was obviously impossible for him to quit or refuse. He could only ask about the rules he didn't understand.

"The outcome of the chess game happens simultaneously with real-world events. Can you tell me how this is intervened?"

"Haha, that's a great question!"

With her ahoge sticking up high again, Nyaruko proudly answered with her head held high:

"First, let me introduce the room we are in. Although I copied it from the hall of Fimto's house, it is actually in a state of chaos. Time, cause and effect are separate from the present world, so the time of each move we make can be synchronized with the outside world."

"To be specific, one minute here could be a day in the outside world, or it could be one minute in the outside world and an hour here. Time is completely interwoven and staggered to serve this game of chess. Isn't that a great design!"

"And then there's this chessboard, after all, I put a lot of effort into making it."

"checkerboard?"

"Yes! This is my masterpiece. It can be used to link the course of the game with external events. It's simply perfect."

Upon hearing Nyaruko's words, Midoriya Izuku carefully examined the chessboard in front of him and discovered something different. The result was truly unexpected.

"Is it... 'The King of Despair'...?"

"That's right! After all, this guy's ability is quite suitable as a medium to interfere with reality, so I simply turned it into a chessboard."

It is indeed somewhat surprising that the "King of Despair" was supposed to be one of the thirteen kings who served Nyarlathotep. You know, when the King of Despair received the order to carry out the second "Great Collapse", he followed the game rules imposed by Nyarlathotep and thus became helpless and killed himself. The result is truly regrettable and unexpected.

"If I remember correctly... the 'King of Despair' should be your subordinate, right?"

"Is that so? What's wrong?"

"No... whatever makes you happy."

My understanding of this beautiful but evil girl has deepened. "Nyarlathotep" might be someone who can joke around with you shamelessly, but she is more likely to be an evil god who will toy with you until you wish you were dead without batting an eye.

"But it was really troublesome. Leo and his guys dumped this guy in my sister's territory, and it took me a lot of effort to get it out. I almost got beaten up before I escaped."

"My sister is really something... Why does she get so angry as soon as she sees me? She doesn't give me any face at all."

Upon hearing Nyaruko's heartfelt complaints, Izuku Midoriya first recalled what Leo had told him about the battle with the "King of Despair." Apparently, he used "Time Stop" in conjunction with Shinobu Oshino's ability to throw the King of Despair into the "Dark Territory."

Now, after hearing Nyarlathotep's words, Midoriya understood that the "Dark Territory" must be Shub Nicholas, the sister of Yogg-Sothoth and Nyarlathotep, one of the three pillar gods. She is an existence that has never appeared or been seen, but in any case, she must be a very troublesome person.

At this moment, Izuku Midoriya became even more curious. Just how annoying was Nyaruko? It's one thing to be revered by the world, after all, she's a terrifying and indescribable evil god, but to be hated by her own brothers and sisters is truly something to applaud.

Another method of using a fork to deal with Nyarlathotep was told to Izuku Midoriya by Yog Sothos. This bubble-headed father who loved his daughter disliked bastards who kidnapped her, but when he learned that Midoriya was going to participate in Nyarlathotep's game, he immediately told him about the fatal weakness of the evil god and left a few words.

"Remember to poke that guy a few more times with your fork."

"Yes! It's a regular fork, you heard me right! Stab that annoying guy to death!!"

"Don't ask why, you just need to know that the evil god is weak!"

"Don't waste any more words when you see that jerk, just stab her to death!!"

Leaving aside the question of who is more like a ball, it's quite amazing that Nyarlathotep is disliked by her own siblings. However, now that Midoriya knows the rules of the game he's participating in, he probably understands why Yog Sothos and Shub Nicholas both dislike Nyarlathotep so much. She really is quite annoying.

The "King of Despair," who risked his life for his master, has now fallen to the point of becoming a chessboard. Even Izuku Midoriya feels sorry for him. Now that he knows just how wicked Nyarlathotep's personality is, all he can think about is how to win this game.

No... we shouldn't say victory. If humanity wins, it means the other world will face destruction. In the game of "chess," there is an ending called "draw," where both sides are locked in a long stalemate and the game ends in a draw. This is currently the best outcome.

In an instant, Izuku Midoriya understood what he needed to do. His current goal was to achieve a draw in this game, and the primary question was...

Nyarko's first materialized piece, "Warhorse" Fimtor... Putting aside why this "Fallen King" is involved in this game, it's really giving Izuku Midoriya a headache right now. How is he supposed to confront this otherworldly thirteen kings?

In the human world, there is simply no one who can directly confront the "Fallen King" Fimto. Even if Klaus, the leader of "Libra," were to personally take action, he would almost certainly fail. After all, it wouldn't be easy for Izuku Midoriya to kill him.

And now there's an even bigger problem: Nyarlathotep has actually been secretly playing the game. Thinking about how Leo and his sister Michela were captured by Fiamto and Ariadne, Izuku Midoriya is even more troubled... He really wants to beat up Nyarlathotep.

"What's wrong? What's going on? Midoriya-kun, you're playing Go too!"

"hehe......"

Grasping the fork that the shadow had just handed him, Izuku Midoriya thought that if he were to lose the game of chess, he would use this fork to kill the evil god first.

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Leo regained consciousness. At this moment, the boy, now a Blood Familiar, realized the situation was dire. He had found himself in another nightmare-filled place. Damn... this was the third time! And it was still Dark Souls?!

"Hey! Looks like you've woken up."

Seeing the "Fallen King" Fimtor sitting by the campfire, Leo anxiously and angrily questioned him:

"What do you want? Where is my sister Michela?!"

“Little devil of the ‘Eye of God,’ calm down.”

"Calm down my ass! Who knows what you weirdos are planning to do to my sister?!"

Don't you want your sister to stand up and walk?

Leo was stunned upon hearing this, then sat silently by the campfire. Now, let's hear what this "Fallen King" Fimto has to say.

"That's more like it."

Fimtor nodded in satisfaction, then tossed a piece of "undead bone" into the campfire to make the flames burn brighter, and slowly began to explain:

"You can rest assured about Alykila. She won't do anything strange to your sister. Rather, she's preparing to help your sister, who is disabled in both legs, stand up."

"Why......?"

Unable to understand this situation, Leo hesitated. Logically, these thirteen kings from another world were all capable of causing trouble, so why were they doing good deeds now? He couldn't believe it!

"Please explain the situation one by one, let me think about it... Oh, right, I was saying I was going to have you deliver the goods."

"what!?"

Leo was immediately stunned. It turned out that this "Fallen King" was still planning to sell him out. As expected, none of the thirteen kings of the other world were normal. Just as Leo was about to escape, Fimto's leisurely voice rang out beside him.

"Don't even think about escaping from here. I brought you here precisely to prevent you from using your 'time stop' ability to slip away."

"........."

This is so frustrating! Did this guy plan this all along? Leo feels so sad just thinking about it...

My beloved Dark Souls has become my nightmare, and I feel like the nightmare of linking the fire is constantly tormenting me.

Now, Leo, who was at a loss for what to do and couldn't even calm down when he heard what Fimto said beside him.

"Young man, the world is currently in crisis."

"I think the real crisis is that it has now fallen into your hands."

"Is that what you think? It doesn't matter... After all, I'm just a pawn now."

Leo had no idea what the "Fallen King" meant, but then he heard Fimto talking to himself.

"I am the 'Fallen King,' one of the thirteen kings of another world, a power holder from that world... Well, although I'm just an idle person who does nothing, I can't escape my identity as someone from another world."

"Libra is the Guardians, a secret society dedicated to maintaining peace in the human world, and belongs to the human side."

"What was originally a game of chess between two sides has now been complicated by a third force that does not belong to humans or other worlds: the Blood Realm Families."

Chapter 120 Warhorses and Chariots

"In this game of chess that determines destiny, everyone is a piece. You and I are all pawns in this game, and the future of the world will be determined by us."

"What's the meaning....?"

Leo didn't understand what the "Fallen King" was saying. He had been kidnapped by this guy using underhanded methods. Not only was it hardly a friendly act, but if there really was a doomsday crisis... it was very likely that this guy was behind it.

Seeing Leo's tense and unrelaxed expression, Fimto could only say helplessly:

"Honestly, haven't you let your guard down around me?"