The World’s Only Max-Level Lazy Introvert Accidentally Goes Viral After Helping a Famous Streamer Who Forgot to Turn off Her Dungeon Stream - 46-47

Chapter 46: To a New Realm

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I had hated myself since I was a child. Children my age would avoid me because of my family background, because I was part of the yakuza. I didn’t have any desire to live in the underworld, so I kept my distance from anything related to the yakuza. I couldn’t become anything in the end. I did everything half-heartedly. 

That is me, Ren Oomomo. 

Eventually, I shut myself in the world of dungeons. I leveled up and grew stronger all by myself… The world of dungeons was more thrilling than any game. I found myself diving head first into it, half-escaping from reality. Someway… Someday…I wished to live as an ordinary person. I longed for a normal life. I kept holding onto that dream even though I was well aware my dream would never come true.

And of course, the world is not that sweet. 

I just wanted to live as inconspicuous as possible, as normally as possible, like any other high school student. That was all I wished for and yet… Onizuka came to my life. A thug with a very bad reputation. Furthermore, the other students joined in bullying him instead of stopping him. They actually found entertainment in witnessing his violence against me. I ended up despising everyone around me as well. 

Greedy. Selfish. Inconsiderate. A bunch of worthless trash. Die. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE…!!!

But…

——”I… I want to keep chasing after you, no matter where you go.”——

——”Stop trying to bear everything yourself, okay? I know that you’re a very kind person, Ren-kun…”——

There appeared a girl who tried to love me unconditionally. She was a klutz, a bit of a scatterbrained. Even though the benefit of levels didn’t apply outside of dungeons, she still stood against Onizuka and his entourage bravely. Even now. She was doing everything she could to bring my back from my demonic transformation. 

No. That’s not accurate. Not just her.

The other students from my school too. When the school was being invaded by crazed gang members and police officers, they chose to fight by my side instead of running away. I had already told them to run away because of how dangerous the situation was, but even so, they refused to budge. They wanted to stop being mere bystanders. This time… They wanted to protect me too. 

I used to hate myself and I also hated everyone around me just as much. But perhaps… Perhaps, I had simply failed to notice it.

Maybe… Maybe the world isn’t that hopeless after all. Maybe… The reality is not that bitter…

A hope began to take root within my heart. 

——Hang in there, Oomomo-kun. This is the only thing we can do for you, but we’re praying for your victory here.——

——I will send my feelings of gratitude to you as well. Thank you so much for always protecting Yuria-chan.——

——I don’t really understand what’s going on now, but if I can help Oomomo-kun then count me in!——

——Hang in there, Oomomo-kun. This is the only thing we can do for you, but we’re praying for your victory here.——

——COME BACK, OOMOMO-KUN! COME BACK! COME BACK! COME BACK!——

——This is all I have, but who cares! I’m here to support you, Oomomo-kun! You better come back alive!——

“……?”

What is happening?

Something warm engulfed me. People’s feelings from all around the world reached me. It was as if countless people were cheering me on. Somehow.. The hatred that had consumed me was melting away slowly…

——We love you, Oomomo-kun! —

——The yakuza have retreated! Thank you for protecting us, Oomomo-san!——

——You have to come back! I can’t stand the thought of you disappearing like this!——

——UWOOOOOOHH!! OOMOMO-KUNNNN! YOU BETTER COME BACK ALIVE!——

“Thi-This is…”

“To destroy the world? To return Ren-kun to his ‘true self’? None of that matters… I literally couldn’t care less about it…!”

“I told you, didn’t I? I will chase after you! No matter where you go, I’ll be right behind you! Don’t you dare think you can turn into some kind of evil god and sever the bond we have!!”

“U-UWAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

In that instant, I could feel it. The World’s End Magic Sword, which had been shrouded in a pitch-black aura, began to radiate a blinding holy light. My body gradually returned to its human form again and furthermore, a new power began to dwell within me.

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Chapter 47: The Black and White Evil God

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When I came to my senses, I had returned to my original form. Looking around, I saw Iijima and Jinba. The two of them were still putting their guard up against me. Meanwhile, Evil God Fegnia was staring at me with his eyes wide open. And… Right in front of me, there was Shiori, who had fallen on her back. She was looking up at me with marks of tears littering her cheeks. 

“R-Ren-kun…?”

Shiori called out to me. Her voice sounded hoarse. 

“You’re Ren-kun, right…? You… You really returned, right…?”

“…”

Feeling a bit awkward, I scratched the back of my head and nodded. 

“Yeah. Sorry for causing so much trouble.”

“R-Ren-kun…!”

Shiori dashed forward, practically throwing herself into my chest. Her shoes was left behind because of how flustered she was, but she didn’t seem to mind that.

“I’m so happy! I’m so, so, so happy! Ren-kun…!”

“Sorry. I had a bad feeling about this, but I didn’t expect my true form would look like that…”

“It’s okay. Those minor details don’t matter anymore.”

Shiori lifted her face. She smiled warmly, holding back the tears from pouring. 

“Thank you. Thank you for returning to me, Ren-kun.”

“…”

At first, I thought she was just a very troublesome girl. I thought I should keep my distance from her. I tried to avoid her as much as I could in order to maintain my ordinary high school life. But… I was grateful for her existence. I didn’t even care about her popularity. I didn’t care that she had over 10 million subscribers. 

I was just grateful I had the opportunity to meet her. Meeting her was the reason that allowed me to survive this crisis. Nothing could change that fact. 

“Yeah… Thank you too.”

“Yeah… Yeah…!”

“Ren-sama, I’m relieved to see you have returned.”

The one who called out to me was Jinba Rikiya with Iijima following after him from behind. 

“…I made you both worry, huh? I’m fine now. I won’t return to that form again.”

“Fufu… That’s a relief to know. Just being the son of a yakuza boss is already peculiar enough, but then… You turn out to be an evil god from another world or something. You never cease to surprise us.”

“What are you talking about… Geez…”

Somehow, it felt like my everyday life had returned to normal, but of course… The crisis was far from over. The crazed police officers and yakuza members were still causing trouble outside and… There stood Evil God Fegnia before us. 

“U-Unbelievable… Just what happened? All the hatred and the grudges that have accumulated over the years…”

It seemed he couldn’t believe I managed to return to normal. Indeed. Until just recently, I really didn’t feel like myself. If Shiori and the others hadn’t been here to help me, I would’ve been swallowed by the hatred and lost all my humanity. 

“Impossible… Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible…! A mere human is surpassing our power and expectations…?!”

“Evil God Fegnia-san. It seems your time is up.”

I said as I glared at Evil God Fegnia. 

“You took control of the police and the yakuza … You made Japan fall into chaos… Putting everyone in danger… Sorry, but I will need to stop you now.”

“Heh. Haha… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”

In response to my words, Evil God Fegnia started laughing maniacally. 

“My, my. How troublesome. Rendias, it seems you’ve become too accustomed to the human world, so much so that you’ve become soft and naive… I guess I will need to take you by force to the 《Realm of Zero》 and return you to your original form… ♡”

“……”

“Surrender to your fate, Rendias. I know you’ve reached the max level, but we’re beings who aren’t bound by the concept of levels. Since you’ve become human again, there’s no way you will be able to beat me.”

BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAM!

Suddenly, a violent tremor shook the ground with Evil God Fegnia in the center. 

“Ugh…!”

“Argh…!’

The powerful earthquake shook the entire dungeon, causing Shiori and Iijima to kneel on one knee to balance themselves. Right after that, Evil God Fegnia started transforming. His body grew into a colossal monster, towering us to the point we had to look up to him. His body was massive, with two pitch-black wings extending from his back and cold eyes that looked cold enough to freeze everything in this world. It was the kind of transformation that had occurred to me earlier. 

“Tch! Not that form again…!”

Barely managing to withstand the strong earthquake, Jinba frowned as he looked at the now-giant Evil God Fegnia. 

“Ren-sama, that form is bad news to us. We need to fight together and survive through this somehow…!”

“………..No. There’s no need for that.”

“Huh…?”

“Sure. Any normal human won’t be able to defeat him, even at cap level, but… I’ve entered a new realm. This must be the after effect of turning into an evil god for a bit back then.”

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Ren Oomomo 17 years old  Level 9999

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I briefly glanced at my status screen. According to Evil God Fegnia, Evil Gods were beings not bound by the restrictions of the status system. That must be the reason why my status screen became a mess like this.　

The World’s End Magic Sword has transformed into the World Creation Magic Sword due to the effect of countless supportive feelings from the people. The same could be said about Rendias’ power too. Rendias’ power was originally meant for destruction, but now the said power had transformed into the power of ‘creation’.

The moment I opened my status screen, I could feel two opposing auras circling around me. One was a pitch-black aura. A destructive force meant to end all living things. The other was a white aura. A power of creation that signified the beginning of all living things. The black and white auras, that could never mix, were surrounding me. 

“Huh…? Re-Rendias?! What the hell is happening now?!”

“Now… Time to activate my second power…. I will show you the power of an evil god that brings both creation and destruction!”

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