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Chapter 75: Abrupt Revelation

Arbiter.

It is the very first combat suit I made with crappy skills. I didn’t have Miku, an advanced AI, or the small nuclear reactor on its chest at that time. It could barely be used for fifteen to twenty minutes before draining its battery. If I used a special attack, it could bottom out instantly.

Fortunately, this problem was resolved with the nuclear reactor. Coupled with Miku’s assistance in deriving future updates and advanced technical knowledge, it enabled me to fight against Grade One curses with it alone. [Judgeme...

Chapter 74: Fully Armed

More than half a year had passed since Nobu’s disappearance.

The time ratio between worlds became unstable at times—like the ocean. Without a stable anchor, the time between the two worlds could be distorted. It is one of the things Suimei explored after studying the other world.

It is different from the parallel worlds that act as a version of a core world.

The other world Nobu fell into wasn’t related to their world. It has a different set of laws and phenomena. It wouldn’t be surprising...

Chapter 73: An Arm's Reach

I settled everything that has to be done. It is mainly coordinating with Hermes Familia to handle the aftermath of the next big thing I planned to occur.

Once Asfi-san gathers sufficient evidence of Ishtar Familia colliding with them—through their logs—it would be the time they get apprehended.

Unlike Evilus, they require delicate handling. I couldn’t simply go “Die!” to all of them. I might have that capability with [Mana Furnace], but it would be too dumb. I prefer using subtler means when politics are involved.

Chapter 72: Mortal's Complexity; Goddess' Anger

“Nobu.”

“Good morning… or rather, good afternoon.”

The first person I came across was Ein. Unlike her usual liveliness, she is unusually quiet.

“I kept your breakfast inside that box.”

Facing some inconvenience, I created a meal box that retains the food’s freshness and heat. It is something we commonly use in this house.

“How are you?”

“I’m fine… Filvis is the one with problems.”

Perhaps due to her straightforwardness, she easily accepted the truth of Dionysus being a mem...

Chapter 71: Belated Realization

“Tired?”

“Yeah…”

After arriving at the familia home, Hephaestus-sama greeted the three of us. Filvis and Ein aren’t in the state to continue this night. It left me and Hephaestus-sama alone in her office.

I drank a glass of water in one go. The ice cubes made a clanking sound. It sounded refreshing for someone tired like me.

“Never had I thought that dealing with Dionysus would be this tiring.”

“It is how emotional entanglements work with humans.”

“True.”

Hephaestus-sama’s w...

AFCG Final Chapter: Epilogue

There wasn't any significant effects.

From the moment I declared checkmate, the faker disappeared. It was pushed back to its previous place—the location where 'The Root' resides. From our connection, I knew how the [Order] side took advantage of its weakness and thoroughly erased it. There won't be any insane bastards who would seek to erase all worlds anymore.

As for the chances of this happening again... it won't. It is a one-time thing. 'The Root' would never affect reality again. It won't find the chance to sneak again.

Chapter 70: Denouement

Twelve years.

That was how long it took Dionysus to lay his plans out.

From the initial planning up to the execution, he never made a fatal mistake.

Dionysus successfully created the Jewel Fetus back when he explored Gekai. All it needed were nutrients from the dungeon’s pantries and a suitable vessel. It would be able to grow after absorbing enough nutrients in the pantries.

Once it grows up, it would be left alone until it becomes strong enough. If it encounters a perilous situation, it would ‘protect’ its Jew...

Chapter 69: Falling Action

After taking down the Demi-spirits, we dealt with the aftermath. That includes further investigation of Knossos’ eighteen floors. We couldn’t let go of potential troubles such as loose violas and Evilus remnants.

Asfi-san stayed inside the control room as it happened. She took my place in commanding others of her findings. With the map, everything became extremely convenient.

As for me, I did not stay for longer. I went to Tsubaki-nee and Lady Artemis before I went out. Lady Artemis is the other god besides Loki-sama inside K...

Chapter 68: Labyrinth Clear

Deafening silence filled the room.

Nobody had expected the outcome to be like this. Sirius, a level three adventurer, completely dominated the cursed spirit. Its strength is no less than a level seven, yet he managed to do it.

An entire four level gap!

It’s not just surprising—everyone does not know how to react to this.

In the midst of stillness, Nobu’s aura converged. It was no longer as deadly as before. Nevertheless, his basic coercion remained.

The star-like eyes scanned the room before stopping at Ai...

Chapter 67: Unmatched Brilliance

In the eighth iteration, there wasn’t anything like this. Not once did I encounter cursed energy from the Demi-spirit.

Needless to say, the Gugalanna we faced is different from the Gugalanna of the future.

But how..!

“Anti-curse…”

From my storage, I brought out a kusarigama. It is a knife tied to the end of a chain. The inspiration came from the [Thousand Mile Chain] and [Inverse Spear of Heaven]—Zen’in Toji’s main weapon.

I created it for fun two weeks ago. Unexpectedly, it would be used ...

Chapter 66: Familiar Acquaintance

Gugalanna is a strength-type Demi-spirit. I have seen her strength during Loki Familia’s first dive. She was supposed to be Ishtar’s trump card to deal with Ottar. It took Gareth-san, Tiona-san, and Tione-san to defeat it.

It has enchant magic akin to Aiz-san’s magic. It is something called ‘Caelum Veil’ (Sky Veil) that could dispel lightning in all directions.

To fight her, we need people that would take her attention.

“..rius?”

My deep thoughts were halted by Lady Riveria’s voice.

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Chapter 65: A Squire's Dilemmas

The culmination of my century-old research amounted to many things. Mana Furnace, void magic, creation of a new magic system…

One of its products is none other than a combat suit. It is an armor similar to sci-fi exoskeletons—akin to the ones found in movies and games.

Unlike most people expect, it is a hard thing to realize. Even after removing the problems of manufacturing, just its energy source is a huge problem.

In the early days, a 100V battery could power the prototype suit for fifteen to twenty minutes. That was...

AFCG Chapter 329: Deus ex Machina

What does it feel to be a 'character'?

Simply, it is staring to another screen and reading their journey. All of their struggles and glory will be seen as a 'book'. No matter how a 'reader' tries to empathize with the 'characters', they couldn't truly understand them.

The Most Ancient Dream's case was the biggest example. The story he weaved couldn't be fully understood without experiencing it himself—and he did exactly that.

This 'reader' wants to do the same, but it must 'reconstruct' everything first. That was the reas...

Chapter 64: Hidden Labyrinth

On the surface of Orario, there was only one entrance to Knossos—the sewage. It is the sewage system located beneath Daedalus Street. The path to the entrance is relatively narrow.

Fortunately, they have Nobu’s intel and Daedalus’ Notebook. Finn, the ‘commander’ of this operation, chose a flexible approach. They would attack all three entrances from the first to the twelve floor.

Currently, a total of five prominent familias are included in this operation. Loki Familia serves as the vanguard force along with Ganesha and...

Chapter 63: Guests

Room of Prayers.

Hidden beneath the guild building, it is the place frequented by a select few. It is the lodging of Ouranos, the god who ‘keeps’ the dungeon silent through his prayers—divine will. He is one of the Supreme Gods who descended to Gekai in order to keep the agreement between the gods and the dungeon.

As a price, Ouranos couldn’t move a single step beyond his seat. The prayers in the dungeon would collapse, which would cause the dungeon to go berserk. All of the monsters inside it would go into a fre...

Chapter 62: Determination

“What a long day…”

I haven’t been as tired as now than before. I had to settle many things for tomorrow. My workload might be lesser than Lord Hermes, but I have to do some last-minute forging. That included forging the first batch of ‘magic guns’.

Through [Miracle Maker], I create such guns with ‘passive functions’. Both Lady Artemis and Hephaestus-sama had their Arcanum sealed. They wouldn’t be able to use tools that require magic. Hence, I focused on improving the components’.

Theoretically, ...

AFCG Chapter 328: Anomaly

A blank sheet of paper.

That was how reality could be described. It didn't have any texts, characters, nor the exciting stories—simply a blank canvas. The one who made things possible is none other than 'The Root'. They were the ones who gave life to the sheet of paper. It is similar to the [Creators] back in Altair's world.

It first started to the creation of worlds. Then, the 'characters' followed suit. As time passed by, the number of worlds increased, and so does the [Wills] supported by 'The Root' itself.

Ea...

Chapter 61: Advanced Action

“Nothing happened. I passed on your advice to others.”

“I see. Thank you, Rethusa-san.”

I ran to the Artemis Familia home after ending Hephaestus-sama at the forge. Tsubaki-nee was already there and knew of this danger.

I gave the remaining M9 to Lady Artemis.

“Hephaestus-sama already has one. Lady Artemis could use it.”

“...Nobu-kun.”

Ah, I see.

She must’ve noticed it. My apprehension about this situation. Miku could protect my family and friends back in those iterations, ...

Chapter 60: Reverse Scale

Sanjou Haruhime.

A girl from the Sanjou House in the Far East. She grew up in a noble family. With her family, she grew up without any troubles. At times, she ‘escaped’ from her home to play with orphans. She didn’t experience any problems whatsoever.

However, it ended during an incident two years ago.

There, she was pointed out to have eaten the offerings on their god’s shrine—Amaterasu.

It is a grave act in her family’s eyes. It is a grave disrespect toward the god they are serving. It led to her father ...

Chapter 59: Caged Renard

“Hm… Huh… Right…”

The Hephaestus Familia home doesn’t have many inhabitants so modifying one of them for tool making is easy. Magic tools littered the room. Though, I miss my laboratory just as much.

I am currently sitting at my desk, closely examining the red orb in my hand.

“Engraving circuits on the eyes…”

I could perfectly see the Daedalus Orb’s fine details with the glasses. It was made from a material found on the twenty-seventh floor called [Blue Sand]. The glasses were made from the substan...

Chapter 58: Gifts

After the whole ambush incident, we went our separate ways. It is still nighttime, around 12:32 AM to be exact.

Aiz-san and Rethusa-san went home. Meanwhile, Tsubaki-nee eagerly wanted to forge another weapon after gaining inspiration during the battle. I didn’t expect her skills in combat to be that good. She understood that knowing more about the weapons matter. Though, it could be just her wanting to properly ‘test’ them herself.

As for Aiz-san, I hope she wouldn’t get caught sneaking. Lady Riveria could be that st...