"An extraordinary child has arrived, what is your name?"
Pandora's eyes reflected the young man's figure as she observed him and asked with interest for his name.
"Are you Pandora?"
Without answering Pandora's question, Nakano Yu simply replied with a question.
"Of course! I am the mother of all Campiones! Of course… not yours."
Hearing that, Pandora placed her hands on her hips and proudly straightened her chest, but as she spoke, her expression suddenly turned cold as she looked at Nakano Yu.
She was a witch, a goddess who controlled the Campione reincarnation ritual.
Through the reincarnation ritual, Pandora helped those who killed gods to steal Divine Authority and a physical body capable of confronting gods.
Because of this, she regarded those who were reborn as Campiones through the reincarnation ritual as her children.
But now there was an exception.
It was this young man who had killed the Sun Goddess.
She could sense the divine aura on his body — it was revulsion, it was a blessing, and she could also see the young man's resilient body, but this was the first time she had seen Nakano Yu!
But, besides her, who else had the ability to grant Divine Authority and a powerful body to those who kill gods?
Hearing Pandora's words, Nakano Yu slightly frowned.
Nakano Yu knew that Pandora claimed to be the mother of all God Slayers, so why did she not recognize him now?
Could it be because of the system?
Nakano Yu did not forget that all his current Military Divine Authorities, [Ten Incarnations] and [Wolf of the Gods' Twilight], were granted by the system, which meant the system belonged to him?
No, no, no, that's not right! Impossible!
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu stopped thinking about those things and looked at Pandora, saying:
"My name is Nakano Yu, and as for what the Goddess Pandora said, forgive my ignorance, I do not understand what that means."
"Oh? Ignorance? Is that so?"
Pandora did not dwell on Nakano Yu's question about power; instead, she quickly approached Nakano Yu and measured him from head to toe.
After circling around Nakano Yu once, Pandora finally stopped in front of him, her large eyes fixed on the jewel-like purple pupils of Nakano Yu.
Seeing Pandora behave this way, Nakano Yu was a little confused. He was just about to hurry her to grant him Authority when Pandora spoke first:
"Your eyes tell me that you are not from this world; you come from a very distant place."
As Pandora spoke, her expression became increasingly hazy, as if she were watching his past through Nakano Yu's eyes.
Seeing that Pandora had no intention of granting him a blessing for a long time, Nakano Yu became a little impatient. His body was still lying outside!
"By the way, it is truly an impressive talent that you managed to severely injure Amaterasu in the aspect of sun control."
Pulling her gaze back, Pandora shook her head. She could not discern much just by looking into Nakano Yu's eyes, except that this young man came from another world and that his eyes were beautiful; there was no other information.
However, now she analyzed Nakano Yu and discovered that he had killed the Great Sun Goddess of Shinto, Amaterasu, yet he himself suffered almost no injuries; in fact, he was completely unharmed.
Such a God Slayer talent was something Pandora admired.
It was just a pity that the young man before her was not her child, and she was not sure whether the reincarnation ritual could grant divine blessings and curses to Nakano Yu.
"It was just luck."
Faced with Pandora's praise, Nakano Yu did not feel particularly honored. He had always felt that Amaterasu had not used all her strength against him. After all, in myths it is mentioned that Amaterasu inevitably cannot avoid Yasakani no Magatama. He just did not know why Amaterasu had not used Yasakani no Magatama.
"You really are a modest and good child, yes, yes. It's a pity I cannot talk too much with you."
Pandora rose onto her toes, indicating that she wanted to stretch out her hand and pat Nakano Yu on the head, but realized that due to her height she could not reach him. Helpless, she had no choice but to pat the young man on the shoulder.
"So, are you ready to grant me Authority?"
Hearing Pandora's words, Nakano Yu, who had already become a little impatient, asked.
It was his first time killing a god, and he was curious about which Authority of Amaterasu he would steal.
What Nakano Yu wanted most was Amaterasu's mirror. If he guessed correctly, that item should be first among Japan's three divine artifacts — Yata no Kagami!
"Seems like you know quite a lot."
Seeing that Nakano Yu knew this, Pandora appeared a little surprised. As she spoke, she pushed with both hands, directly knocking the young man to the ground.
There was no help; Nakano Yu was too tall, and Pandora could not reach him at all to activate the reincarnation ritual. Although she might have been able to reach him by jumping, she was Pandora! She was a witch! How could she do something that would ruin her image?
Lying in the pure white space, Nakano Yu calmly watched Pandora, who was just a few centimeters away from him.
At that moment, Nakano Yu only felt a slight tickle from Pandora's hair hanging near his ear.
"Prepare yourself. Hmm, let's just consider you my adopted son. I'm not sure if the reincarnation ritual can apply to you, so consider this motherly love."
Looking at Nakano Yu, Pandora said with a slight smile.
Hearing that, the young man slightly frowned. What did that mean? The reincarnation ritual might not work on him? Could it be the cursed system again?
Then what was the point of all his effort to kill that god?
However, it seemed that the system allowed him to choose one Authority to receive. If the reincarnation ritual could not be activated, then it would only be the system's compensation.
Just as Nakano Yu's state of mind was becoming unstable due to Pandora's words, Pandora cupped the young man's face with both hands.
"Then, when we meet again, I hope you will give me more surprises."
Pandora finished speaking and, without waiting for Nakano Yu to react, leaned forward to activate the reincarnation ritual for the young man.
"Oh, you who kill gods~ Hated by gods, adored by gods, burdened with the curse of gods, yet receiving the blessing of gods!"
"You will be reborn as a Campione! Become a God Slayer, the pinnacle of kings!"
"Miko! Are you sure he's still alive after being hit by the meteor?"
"Relax, Hana. Didn't the teacher just say there was no meteor? The roof just collapsed, and it was hit by rubble."
"Eh? But didn't Miko say she saw someone hit by a meteor? And there's such a large crater on the playground…"
"I saw it wrong. Didn't Hana see the meteor either?"
Dazed, Nakano Yu heard the conversation of the two girls reach his ears.
As if the noise disturbed him, Nakano Yu slightly frowned, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a soft hill.
"Eh?"
Looking at the huge hill, Nakano Yu was left astonished. It was so big, a little exaggerated!
This… is even bigger than Katsura Kotonoha, isn't it?
"Oh! Miko, it seems he has awakened."
Just as Nakano Yu wondered whose mountains were actually bigger, a surprised female voice entered his ears.
As the voice faded, the mountain in front of Nakano Yu also moved, allowing the young man to see the ceiling.
"This is… a clinic?"
Turning his head and looking around, Nakano Yu recognized that he was currently in the Sobu High School clinic, but he clearly remembered losing consciousness in the giant crater on the playground when he was summoned to see Pandora.
Could it be that the owner of that enormous mountain just brought him here?
Thinking about this, Nakano Yu looked at the two girls in the clinic beside him.
One of them had short orange hair, a white rabbit-shaped hairpin, and a voluptuous figure that made her Sobu High School uniform look tight, but her face was extremely pure, even somewhat silly, giving a sense of déjà vu with Yotsuba.
However, Nakano Yu inexplicably felt that this girl with "oceanic" breasts seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before?
Shaking his head, the young man did not dwell on those thoughts and looked at the other girl, only to see that she was also looking at him. She was a girl with long black hair, considerably smaller in build compared to the one beside her, but she had a pair of golden-yellow eyes, which made Nakano Yu glance several more times.
"O-o… a-are you, are you alright?"
Seeing how Nakano Yu was looking at her, Miko's body froze and she quickly asked worriedly. However, her expression was inexplicably nervous, which left Nakano Yu a little confused.
"Mm, I'm fine now. By the way, did you two bring me to the clinic?"
Nakano Yu nodded. At this moment, he could not feel better!
He was filled with incomparable strength. Nakano Yu could clearly feel that his body was much stronger than before. In terms of strength alone, Nakano Yu felt that now he could kill a hundred Onis with a single strike!
"It was Miko! She suddenly ran out of the classroom saying that a meteor hit someone and injured him. Turns out it was a kick from the roof. By the way, why did the roof explode?"
Hearing Nakano Yu's question, Yurikawa Hana quickly pointed at Miko beside her and said.
"Thank you. My name is Nakano Yu. May I know your names?"
Nodding, Nakano Yu simply ignored Yurikawa Hana's subsequent question; after all, he couldn't exactly say that the Japanese goddess Amaterasu had blown up half the roof along the way, could he?
"My name is Yotsuya Miko, I am a first-year student in Class 1-D. Please, take good care of me!"
Noticing that Nakano Yu was looking at her, Miko quickly introduced herself, but acted like a younger student.
Seeing Yotsuya Miko's respect for him, Nakano Yu was momentarily confused. First year, isn't that the same as him? Why was this girl treating him as a senior?
By the way… Yotsuya Miko, such a familiar name.
Thinking about it, Nakano Yu's gaze fell on three monsters gathered in the corner.
The three monsters looked as if lined up in a row, connected by a short, thin black rod. Their faces were distorted, and one even had half of its upper head torn off, with an eye dangling on the brain.
It was so disgusting that even a single glance could cause nausea.
Miko also noticed Nakano Yu's gaze and looked suspiciously toward the corner of the clinic, but as soon as she looked, she quietly averted her gaze, her eyes slightly reddened, and a pleading look fell on Nakano Yu.
Feeling a little uncomfortable under Miko's intense gaze, Nakano Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and waved his hand. A warm aura erupted and instantly crushed the monster in the corner, turning it into a cloud of black smoke that dissipated.
As if realizing that Nakano Yu had done something, Miko cautiously glanced at the corner again, but the monster was already gone, leaving only a trace of black smoke that had not yet completely dispersed.
Seeing this scene, Miko could not hold back her tears.
This was wonderful, truly wonderful!
Finally, finally she was saved!
Since she could see those strange things, Miko had never had a good sleep. Whatever she did, she was always on edge, fearing that if she was not careful, those beings would discover that she could see them.
Such a life under constant pressure even led Miko to consider ending this broken and painful life multiple times.
But as soon as she thought of her family and friends, she did not have the strength to do so.
She thought she would have to pretend her whole life, but now she saw hope! Hope to finally be free from those things forever!
Thinking this, Miko's gaze toward Nakano Yu grew increasingly fiery, as if she were a fanatic follower of Nakano Yu.
Being looked at like this by the girl, Nakano Yu also realized something.
It seemed that he recognized who this girl was.
The one who can see, Miko…