Netherworld

The result of believing in a magic formation deployed by a naked man .

Where in the hells name is this!?

In the world where the vegetation were painted in jet black and the sky was dyed in dark red, I was there .

No, isnt it complete bullshit that this place will bring me happiness!? There are only premonition of unhappiness no matter where I look at though!?

Just like when I was in the Forest of Endless Sorrow, when I unconsciously let my mouth run wild, a voice began to reverberate from nowhere .

This is the Netherworld . The place where the soul of the dead floats, Netherworld

Ah, Netherworld! NETHERWORLD!? Rather, who are you!?

Scary!? Just where does the voicerather, really, who is it!?

I am Netherworld . This Netherworld itself

The scales too big!

I really didnt expect there will be a day when the Netherworld will talk to me!

Rather!

Netherworld!? For reals!?

. Yes You have died

Waow

A fact that was served cold and hard .

For a moment, I couldnt comprehend of what the hell was this netherworld fellow saying about . Please talk in human speech .

However, my confusion gradually subsided, then finally .

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I could only shout .

Nononono! Dead!? O~kay~, you fucking with me!?

Suddenly came out then told me Im dead dont kid with me! I demand a consolation fee!

This is the Netherworldyou have no human right here

My human right is always denied wherever I go huh!

Are you sure my race is Human ? Because I have never been treated as a human you know?

As I desperately throwback my words, the Netherworlds voice began to speak again after a little while .

However, that is only the result, you virtually have not defunct

Yup, I dont understand . Make it simpler please .

You have not died

YOSSHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

What is it, you~! Making me all worried~!

I was raising my voice in joy, but as though pouring a cold water on it, the Netherworlds voice continued .

However, you will die as a result

So which one is it!?

I mean, I only got spirited out to this world by a transfer magic .

I have no recollection of being stabbed or suffering a cardiac arrest . No, there may be also a technique to swiftly kill someone though .

I will say it again This is the Netherworld Netherworld is, the Kingdom of the dead Thats why, everything in this world is dead, and precisely because they are dead they are in this world Adaptation is, impossible

Ah .

I finally understood it after hearing the Netherworlds explanation .

In other words, being in a world where a living human went to after they died was as good as being dead .

No way Im really dead?

I was seriously depressed this time .

I mean right? I havent made any resolution you know?

I also left Saria and the girls on the other side .

Was it wrong for me to believe in the magic formations words?

Haah So this is my end .

The moment I thought so, an announcement flowed into my brain .

The Skill Evolution has been activated . Henceforth, your body has been adapted to the Netherworld

Ah Just now, your body has become okay to be here

So I adapted to it huh!

My body had adapted to the Netherworld .

I dont understand, but you seeming to be able to act even in the Netherworld you have become a deceased is appearing a little bit different to be like that Really, I dont understand

My body is too weird that even the Netherworld is bewildered by it .

Ill say again and again .

This body is of a human okay!? Im the one who doubts it the most though!

After I retorted it to some extent in my mind, I calmed my emotion once .

Oh, well Im glad I know Im still alive, but how I do get out from here?

Yes, thats the important part .

At any rate, theres no point of all this if I cant get out .

Ah, thats it! I also only have to use magic to return!

Unfortunately, Netherworld is a different world altogether from the human world Transfer magic can only be used within the same world

Ah

That was right, I didnt expect the situation would end up like this, so I never thought about it before, but transfer magic could only be used inside the same world .

That was precisely why, I couldnt use transfer magic to return to Earth .

. Hold up? Doesnt that mean .

I who had a bad hunch, hastily tried to contact Saria and the girls through the function of Necklace of Endless Love .

But .

Oi, Saria! Al! Rurune! Can you hear me!?

But no one answered my call .

Is this for real wont this mean I cant go home nor contact anyone .

As I was depressed, I suddenly remembered something .

Eh? But I was casted away from the Human world to here though? It was a transfer magic even

If you use a special method, you can cross over the worlds And above all, going to Netherworld itself is easy You have to die after all However, you cant revive the dead That is why, you cant return from Netherworld to the Human world using transfer magic

So in the end I died after all!

No, but, the man who sent me once came to the Netherworld, thats why he could send me to Netherworld like this, right? Eeh? Dont tell me That person was dead!?

As I was shivering to the sudden horror that attacked me, the Netherworld denied it .

That is impossible As I said earlier, if one use a special method, they can use a transfer magic only to go to the Netherworld

A special method?

Yes Transfer magic is, as long as a part of your body touches the ground, you can make the magic formation go to the destination The gate that connects the Netherworld and the Human world In other words, the entrance of the Netherworld, if you put the tool that acted the gate as your own body, it would make it work

Transferring to the Netherworld is surprisingly easy huh .

Nothat tool too, is an existence of a higher dimension In other words, it cant be made without the might of the Gods

That is to say, that naked man, using the tool he received from God, he obtained a power to bring people to the Netherworld .

Without the power of that God, you cant transfer across the worlds like that?

That would be so

I see it seems like it will be fundamentally hard for us to return to Earth . No, its not me who wants to return, but I want to return Shota and the rest . I have Saria and the others in this world after all .

Rather, I heard it quite casually, but .

Umm Are Netherworld and Human World connected by something that visible?

Yes

Are you for real .

I couldnt hide my surprise to the shocking truth .

The gate to the Netherworld, is placed in faraway west of Human World

Wouldnt that mean, dead people and such will try to go out from there?

About that matter, has a relation of why I called to you like this

Eh?

Indeed, I dont understand why it suddenly talked to someone like me .

I failed to mention this, but this ego of mine will soon disappear

Isnt that an extremely serious matter!? Why didnt you say it before!?

I was trying to answer your questions

My deepest apologize!

I dogeza on the spot .

Its completely my fault, isnt it! Im really sorry!

No, Its alright Continuing the talk The reason I called out to you, is because I want you to exterminate a raging evil spirit that resides in here, the Netherworld .

Uh-oh, the talk becomes more complex .

As you feared, the evil spirits are pushing the gate all at once, trying to get into the Human world Normally, the gate is open, and being guarded by the gatekeeper But said gatekeeper was overthrown, and in order to not let the evil spirits free, I closed the gate By all rights, the soul of the dead from the Human world will stay in there if the gate is closed, and soon will become Undead Monsters like Zombie and so on

Uwaah

I got pulled back a little by the development that was more serious that I expected . Rather, is this really something that will make me happy?

I understand the circumstances but why me?

Originally, the soul of the dead will only exist drifting around without any substances However, evil spirits have a strong wicked ego accompanied by a substantial body, so there is no one who can defeat them Normally, the gatekeeper can surpress such cases But this time, the King of Evil Spirits appeared, and every evil spirits have been strengthened

Whats with this game like development? No, the fact that we came to an another world itself is pretty much like a game though .

You are the only being who has an ego in this Netherworld In order to produce a new gatekeeper, I will liberate all of my power, so instead of losing my ego, its more correct to say I will go into a deep sleep to store my power At any rate, I am hoping for you to defeat the King of Evil Spirits and the other evil spirits

Quite the unreasonable request isnt it .

I feel really sorry about this Worst come to worst, you dont have to kill the Evil Spirit King Originally, its a trouble I ought to deal by myself Thats precisely what it means by losing my ego to defeat it However, at least at least, would you please buy a time until I can produce a new gatekeeper I wont say its for free I shall promise you I will return you from the Netherworld

I see Its hard to be a Netherworld too, huh . The talk skyrocketed too fast I got calmed down instead though .

Besides, if I listened to the Netherworlds request, I can go back it seems .

Understood, I will help . Only if youre fine with me who might not be able to do anything .

In truth, while things may be different in Human world, I dont know just how strong I am in this Netherworld . I might as well be a deadhead here

While I was thinking like that, I heard the Netherworld raised its voice in gratitude .

Thank you very much Thank you very much

Thus, I was made to exterminate evil spirits in the Netherworld .