The system? No! This Is Another One!
World
Later that day, Miko and her father returned home from the city.
After telling her brothers about what she saw there, Miko went to the courtyard alone.
In his hand, there was a book called "The World As We Know It".
It was a book that had facts and history about the world in it.
Miko blackmails her father to buy it. He also wanted some books on magic, but it was too expensive.
He picked up the book and sat leaning under the tree.
(If you want to know about the world, you can ask me, you know.)
Tiamat spoke to him.
“If I ask you, you will probably tell me things that are comfortable for you. You're definitely going to eliminate a lot of facts, thinking I don't need to know yet. ”
(…..You don't trust people easily, do you?)
“I only believe in myself and those who get it. Even so, I made preparations if they betrayed me. ”
(Good. We both suffer because of trust. So, we can't be naive anymore.)
“……..”
Miko said nothing in return, and quietly opened the book.
"….Oh. So, the official name of this world is Terra. It was a fairly common name for the earth in many works of literacy.”
Miko slowly read the book. He kept every word and every piece of information in his head. He was careful not to misinterpret anything.
“So, this world is 3 times that of earth. Just like earth, it has 7 continents.”
He saw a map of the world. There he saw the names of the continents.
Aureus Continent.
Canus Continent.
Belua Continent.
Deus Continent.
Daemon Continent.
Lux Continent.
Nox Continent.
“…..Why are the names in Latin? Not only that, the names have a certain pattern.”
Gold, Silver, Beast, God, Devil, Day, Night.
If you translate the name into English in order, it will be a direct translation.
"If you exclude the Beast, all names are the opposite of the others."
(There is no deep meaning behind it. We just mentioned the continent with the first thing that popped into our heads.)
"How irresponsible are you?"
Miko sighed and continued.
By the way, the place where the Miko kingdom was in the Canus Continent (Silver).
The book then talks about the different races that exist all over the world.
“There are 4 main raa. Little Gods, Little Demons, Beastmen, and Humans. Every intelligent creature except monsters belongs to at least one of these categories.”
Little Gods: The descendants of the Divine beings who rule the heavens. Unlike their ancestors, they had no almighty power or influence. But they are still the strongest in magic.
Little Devil: Descendants of rulers of darkness and corruption. They have dark and evil powers like their ancestors but on a smaller scale. They were the opponents of the Gods in every way, but were considered the only ones who were equal.
Beastmen: Little creatures who are not Gods or Demons, but are descended from them or created by them. They are very similar to humans, the only difference being that they have animal-like features and powers, which are usually hidden until needed. Of all races, they had the highest physical abilities.
"Oh? Since the types are diverse, they list a few examples of.”
Minotaur, Scorpion Men, centaur, cat, dog, lamia, manticore, etc.
“It seems that out of all the Beastmen, the five races stand out in terms of strength. Mermaids, Vampires, Wolf Man, Gryphon, and Dragon Man.”
(Ah, yes. Those races are really annoying to fight in a war. Especially, Dragonmen. You will think that as the Mother of All Dragons, I will be forgiven. But no, they came for my head first! Saying things like, 'If we can take your head, it will prove that we have surpassed you'. Isn't that cruel?! They're practically my grandchildren! But they came to me with bloodthirsty eyes!)
"You must be a bad grandma."
(Don't make fun of me, kid.)
"…..Huh huh? It is said here, that man is the weakest of the 4 races.”
(That's true. Most humans could not even claw at a lower god. But they are dangerous in their own way. They only needed weapons or special powers, and they became bigger monsters than all the other races.)
“It seems you respect humans. Or should I say, you are careful of us. ”
(And I shouldn't? Do you know how many stories there are about humans killing gods, demons, and wild beasts? You are a dangerous race.)
"Thank you."
While grinning, Miko continued reading the book.
After it finished explaining the main races, it was talking about mixed races. But since Miko already had an idea about them, she quickly scanned it.
"……Huh? There is no mention of elves, dwarves, fairies, and other cliche races that you will find in every fantasy novel and RPG. Did they die in a war or something?”
(No, the creatures were considered monsters because they were not created by Gods or Demons. They mutated from their original form, becoming what they are today.)
"What caused them to mutate?"
(You don't need to know.)
“…….”
Miko glared for a while, but stopped when she realized that there was no one around to glare.
He continued to read the book, and stopped when he saw something unexpected.
“…..Why is my family name in this book? Is it because we are descendants of Tiamat?”
He was in the section of the book explaining individual kingdoms and empires across the continent. He then saw a kingdom named "Dragna Kingdom".
“Now I think about it, I don't know the name of this place.”
He began to read aloud.
“The Kingdom of Dragna is a kingdom that was created more than 10,000 years ago. Legend has it that it was created by the man who became the first king, Augustus Dragna. It is said that he built it in honor of the goddess Tiamat?”
“After 100 years the kingdom developed and became one of the most famous Kingdoms in the world. However, fighting erupted on the throne among the sons of Augustus. This led to the deaths of the five of them, and Augustus himself. Details about the war are unknown, but it is said that the descendants of Augustus ascended the throne and continue to rule the kingdom until today.”
Miko had a surprised expression on her face and said-
“So, you mean to say that we are nobles. And that, my relatives rule the kingdom while I can't even use the Internet.”.
(I see you have priorities in order.)
“Silence. It is not fair that we are poor even though we are nobles.”
(You're not a noble. You are a branch of the clan, relinquished their right to the throne 500 years ago.)
"What?! Which idiot did that ?! ”
(Your ancestors. They did so to prevent another war for the throne. Since they were the last remaining branch in the kingdom, the current royal family alone had the throne's birth ceremony.)
"Sad."
Miko frowned for a while, and then she realized something.
“Wait, they're five kids so they must be five branches. What happened to the other 3?”
(They left the kingdom a few centuries ago. They are now spread all over the world.)
Miko made a pondering expression for a while, before returning to the book.
When he started reading again, he saw something very interesting.
"War For Supremacy And Proxy Introduction."
He hoped to see it mentioned, but he did not expect it to cover more than half of the books.
“War For Supremacy is a Great War lasting 9000 years. It was originally a war between many different Gods to see who should rule the world. However, the demons disliked the idea of a god ruling them, and waged war against the gods.2000 years later Beastmen and humans were afraid of their own survival, betray their creator and wage war as well. This led to mass destruction around the world for thousands of years.”
The book then goes on to talk about many major events in the war.
“Oh, Zeus and Odin clashed several times. Each time resulting in the sinking of several islands.”
(Both can never see eye to eye, although they are very similar. There was a time when they ordered their son Hercules and Thor to kill each other. It was chaos, when the two met their father's killer on his way to complete their mission. They clashed for 3 consecutive days.)
Miko begins to imagine Hercules' fist clashing with Thor's hammer. It sent vibrations to his spine.
“Vlad Dracul vs Lucifer? Wait a minute, Dracula is fighting Lucifer ?! ”
(Yes. He almost got it too. He is a brilliant strategist. He cornered Lucifer's army by triggering a war between him and Shiva, when he made it seem like Lucifer was trying to kill Shiva. Lucifer is shocked when an army of vampires appears behind him. He'll die if Leviathan doesn't help him.)
“......I can't even imagine the one thing you just said. How chaotic is this war?”
(It's nothing! There was a time when Gilgamesh and Arthur teamed up to kill Loki and his children. There is also a battle between the Chinese Monkey God Sun Wukong aka Son Goku, and the Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu. Then there's Hades vs Beelzebub. Alexander the Great vs Apollo. Behemoth vs werewolf. Dragon vs-)
"Stop! I can't take it anymore! My common sense is fading!”
Miko's mind was overwhelmed with chaos because she couldn't even imagine what kind of war it was.
“….I understand why the world was destroyed so many times. You're a crazy man. I was surprised that normal humans even survived such a war.”
(Ah, the good old days.)
Tiamat spoke in a nostalgic tone.
Miko ignored him and missed the war event. He plans to read it next time.
Then he found what he was looking for.
Proxy Introduction.
“10,000 years ago, the High Being finally grew tired of the endless war and destruction it caused, and a peace treaty was implemented. They came together and created a fair method that could determine the winner without them trying to kill each one. That method is called the 'Proxy System'. The Higher Beings would each choose someone of any race to represent them. This person will then be called Proxy.”
Miko then misses information she already knows or knows until she discovers something new.
“Proxy can draw power from their Parent. They can do it manually or use their Regalia to help them......Regalia?.....Regalia is a weapon given to Proxies by their Parents as evidence of inheriting their will and power.”
Miko stopped reading for a while.
“.........I never received anything like that!”
(Further reading.)
Miko frowned but did what Tiamat said.
“However, if their Parents believe that the Proxy is still too weak, they will not give their Regalia...”.
(Exactly. You are still too weak to use my will and strength. Be stronger and I'll give you Regalia ...... Well, if you can't wait that long, there's a Demon Sword inside the palace that you can use. . It was sealed in the treasure room. But no one can use it. Maybe you can?)
"When I take the throne, I'll try."
Miko casually said such dangerous words.
"By the way, this 'Old Man' thing ..."
(That refers to me. Since the appearance of the Proxy changes to resemble the Higher Beings that chose them, that is our designation.”
"So, this is like a little boy growing up like his mother?"
(Our relationship is more intimate than that, but yes.)
“…..I don't intend to be intimate with you.”
(It's a shame. Our relationship goes beyond that of a parent and child, or husband and wife. The kitapractical soul one. So, we're really soul mates.)
“For some reason, my stomach hurts thinking that.”
(…..I'll eat you someday, just look.)
"Ha! Like I would be afraid of someone who refuses to show himself to me.”
(Oh. Don't worry, we'll meet soon. That's after you become someone worth meeting of course.)
“....Don't test me, Dewa.”
(...Know your place, Man.)
A tense atmosphere developed between the two.
Regardless of her outward appearance, the relationship between Miko, no; between Logan and Tiamat is not very good.
They both saw the other as a means to grant their eternal desires. But, at the same time, the enemy was eyeing their heads.
The toxic relationship.
One will devour the other.
The time for the two to meet is approaching.