Chapter 98: The Desperate Resignation

"The first time, the Devil of the Eyes, death hand."

As I said this, even though everyone in the hideout felt a chill down their spines, the entire Phantom Troupe was on high alert.

It wasn't just Nobunaga and the others who felt a slight sense of discord; even Phinks and Franklin, who were seeing Sora for the first time, understood that something was wrong.

That was because he knew her better than anyone else in this world and cared for her more than anyone. This is small.

On the contrary, they knew who "it" was better than Gon did.

It understood that the "inside" was different.

The reason I was able to understand was because I had heard of "Karna" beforehand, but no one thought the person in front of them was "Karna."

It wasn't because he remembered Hisoka's changes; it was because "Karna" had a masculine personality, so his tone and movements had completely turned masculine, and his gaze had also become strange.

That kind of information was completely beyond my expectations.

One look and you knew who it was.

You could tell from that smile. I understood.

They realized they had read too much into the Prophecy.

Of course, this was no metaphor for Sora; he was rampaging and out of control like a Death God.

A smile extremely similar to the beautiful things in the world, especially women, so beautiful it didn't seem human.

That was the smile of a Goddess.

Right now, before their eyes, with a smile of endless peace, innocence, and elegance, "it" itself carried a look of despair————

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Phinks asked in a parched voice; he couldn't get out well because he was extremely nervous, as there was something strange in front of him.

"... You, the Goddess of the Sky?!!"

"No."

"Who are you!?"

However, the tense atmosphere was eased by Phinks's quick reaction; he responded to this immediate reaction in a blunt and childish way, and some members of the Brigade were already exhausted and rushed forward.

"She" watched their silly behavior and answered with an innocent smile.

"Think, this is the source of your misunderstanding of the prophecy, where 'Goddess' should be read as Sky."

The person in charge of relaxing the air stretched the tension like a gusset.

Startled by "her" answer, Phinks began to rotate his shoulders, his right arm filled with Aura.

"... No matter which one it is, you will die here!"

"No, Phinks!! Stop!!"

Just as Phinks rotated his shoulders a few times and took a step forward, Shalnark shouted while pulling out his Antenna, Machi bound Phinks with her strings, and Shizuku stuck the suction nozzle of her Blinky's ragged Floss onto the back of Phinks's head.

Phinks was suddenly blocked by the three of them, forcibly tore the strings of the restraint, and was enraged.

"!? You guys, what are you doing! Anyway, if this guy was just a moment ago! If the 'Goddess' awakens, there will be no deals or conditions!!

If you don't kill this guy now, the worst-case scenario will likely happen!!"

"Calm down, Phinks. This child called your name, didn't she?"

Shizuku held Blinky and said to the violent Phinks. Paddy.

However, Phinks, whose head was bleeding, still didn't notice.

Shizuku sighed, told him to cover it, and he shouted: "What's that about!?"

"You were sleeping the whole time, yet you called Phinks's name?"

"――――――!?"

After being told this far, I understood why I was stopped.

Until just now, Sora had indeed fainted. The Phantom Troupe wasn't naive enough to be fooled by someone pretending to sleep. Without a doubt, "she" had just woken up.

However, this woman called Phinks's name.

Although it was a completely first meeting, it was natural, without any hesitation.

I thought, is it possible that my cold, bloodless head had accumulated Ging's research in some hunting ground or the like, and had mastered the faces and names of the members to some extent, but it was possible that my mind had regained its calm. Thoroughly rejecting the nature.

Recalling the words of Nobunaga and the others, I believed this woman should be blind by now. At the very least, if you don't have the vision to distinguish human faces, it's impossible to recognize the faces and names of the Brigade members in advance.

No, people thought blindness was a lie, that Nobunaga and the others were deceived, or that it was temporary and they were currently recovering. I forced myself to think of such possibilities and convinced myself.

Phinks clenched his fists tighter, telling himself it wasn't strange, that it wasn't impossible for her to know his name.

No matter how mysterious she was, the woman here was undoubtedly the "Goddess of the Sky."

In that case, even if it meant sacrifice, I would kill everyone here. For this woman to live, the Phantom Troupe Spider is death.

The three who stopped him also knew that Phinks was being controlled by this thought. Not one of the three opposed killing "her."

I stopped because I felt the other party was too mysterious and unfathomable, and I was helpless, so I thought attacking without thinking was a waste of time, and wouldn't even buy time.

Even the others only thought about killing "her." The reason I didn't stop him was because I felt "she" would be immobilized by Phinks's sacrifice, and I could use Phinks's death as Material to gain a little bit of technique to kill "her."

I just wanted to kill.

To the Phantom Troupe, who had already decided on the "future," "she" wore a smile of mercy and compassion itself, happy in an untimely, innocent, and naive way.

"You don't have to force yourself to kill me; 'my' awakening doesn't mean the total annihilation of the Brigade, far from total annihilation, 'the Spider's limbs will be taken away by half' has already been avoided.

When you Brigade guys misunderstand the reason, it's the same, too much. If the Brigade were to perish because of me, then the prophecies of others would also contain warnings about the 'Goddess of the Sky.' 'Supremacy' is Chrollo's personal story. The Phantom Troupe and I have nothing to do with you, so it's best not to go too far."

He denied it flatly, his tone gentle.

Kill them all.

While killing the Brigade's hopeless future, "we cannot guarantee we can kill her, but we must kill her anyway," at the same time, "even if we die, the Phantom Troupe Spider woman thinks her determination to save her is 'meaningless,' and kills all of this.

Even so, Phinks, who was about to tear off the restraint strings, relaxed from his body.

He asked.

"... Hey, Pakunoda. Have you guys talked to this guy about the 'Prophecy'?"

"... I can't say. I said keywords like 'Prophecy' and 'red ball', but you didn't tell me the details carefully."

Regarding Pakunoda's answer, the other members who had been in contact with Sora before Phinks and the others arrived at the Hotel agreed.

Seeing that affirmation, with no other explanation than knowing their own names, the people of the Phantom Troupe also understood the details of the prophecy they couldn't decipher, explaining the impossible, and Phinks admitted it, making it too natural.

Because he admitted this, he barely managed to pull himself together to face "her"; her face was as pale as the other members', but so mysterious that even the word "monster" seemed cute.

"She" was still sitting next to Gon.

Sitting down to look.

Gentle, innocent, majestic, beautiful enough to embody the beauty of women, tender, smiling like a merciful Goddess, yet never thinking that all things in the world have a sky-blue color.

If I don't suppress my "fear," if I don't endure and awaken it, I feel that once I break it, I will never be able to recover; I only know it will rise, so I ask.

".................. You... who are you?

... Why... do you know my name and the contents of the prophecy?"

"You all already know who I am from the 'Prophecy,' right? Although this is the first time I've met you, I know your name, and I know the contents of Neon Nostrade's prophecy. If you know it exists, wouldn't you explain that?"

"She" immediately answered Phinks's question, her tone as calm as ever.

The phrase itself was answering a question with a question, but it was certainly an "answer."

"... Are you really saying that you are a 'Goddess'?"

Shalnark spoke the "answer."

If expressed in words, it would be too self-conscious, too painful, but I cannot deny it.

Not just Shalnark, everyone here dared not believe that the "she" before their eyes was human.

Unlike him, she had changed. Admitting it was a bit annoying, but if Sora had been smiling silently from the beginning, then she was beautiful enough that calling her a "Goddess" would not be an exaggeration.

For some reason, compared to Sora, this "she" was too feminine in her speech and conduct, as if she were a model of the existence of a "woman." I am not doing things that humans can never do.

Calling Phinks by his name directly, knowing the prophecy; if Sora knew the foul play of covering the entire Nen system, he could do anything.

First of all, if the woman in front of me was a ghost possessing Sora like "Karna," then regardless of Sora's power, it would just be considered that the ghost had unique powers.

If it were said that it was an upward compatibility of Pakunoda's ability, what she had said and done until now would be easy to explain, and what "she" said was almost just bluffing.

What "she" was doing could be explained in any way.

It never deviated from the framework of a "person."

However, the woman in front of me did not feel like a "person" to an abnormal degree.

Her smile did not make one feel that it was just a pretty, doll-like smile. It was a warm, emotional, and organic smile, but it was not inorganic, yet it lacked human touch.

Although she was more beautiful than anyone and her smile was more terrifying than anyone's, "she" answered calmly at her own pace.

As if they were lines prepared in advance, he answered fluently without even thinking.

"I won't say; I might be omnipotent, but I am not omnipotent, so it is difficult to call me a 'God.' But if you want to put it in layman's terms, 'God' is the most convenient and closest. Even if you think so, it's no problem.

If I were to express the 'function' of 'me,' it could be Goddess, Root-Splicer, Book of Raziel, Akashic Records, or Holy Grail, but if I were to express the 'existence' of 'me,' it would be 'Shikiori Sora'—that is the only way."

"She" laughed so funnily, saying painful words as if she were saying she was too delusional, but no one could laugh except herself.

I wanted to laugh it off, I wanted to believe it was an illusion, but at the same time, everyone hoped her words were true.

If this "thing" in front of me was really a "God," then it explained the strange terror that kept our knees from bowing until now. I agree.

I don't know what the "thing" in front of me is, and that is terrifying.

Even Shalnark, who treated Sora as a "mysterious monster" and carefully avoided her, felt that his vigilance was not enough.

Although I don't know what Sora is thinking in many ways, compared to "her," it counts for nothing.

I cannot understand.

The innocence of a child, the charm of a young girl, maternal love, and the dazzling blue sky filled with the despair of giving up everything. Compared to the spirit of "this," there was no sense of incongruity; Sora's spirit was so broken that it looked completely normal.

I don't know what to think, what to answer, or what to do.

The Phantom Troupe could no longer ask any questions, shrouded in the terror of the "unknown" itself.

There must be many things I want to know, but I don't know what to ask. I know that if I don't act now, I will definitely regret it, but I don't know what to do.

"Where is Sora?"

When the entire Phantom Troupe fell into a state of stagnation, I asked, everything dominated by "I don't know," where my thoughts would eventually lead.

"... Sora... what happened? Where is Sora?... Who are you? Nice to meet you, aren't you Sora? At least, you are not the Sora I know!!

Sora... Sora... don't look at me like that!! Before doing anything, I will never give up everything!!"

First of all, the boy who was afraid after seeing "her" at the closest distance, Gon, asked "her" again and asserted.

Saying "no" to the person who claimed to be "Sora" and said she was just "Shikiori Sora," denying she was not "Sora," shaking his head and crying, I, who was afraid of "Sora," grabbed it with trembling hands and pleaded.

"Give him back! Please, give Sora back to me right now!!

We have to go home! I caused trouble, I must send him back! I must send Sora back to Kurapika safely!! So, please give Sora back to me!!"

"'Sora' is just sleeping."

"She" responded to Gon's frantic plea in a friendly manner, without any sign of awkwardness.

The voice was definitely Sora's. Like Sora, her voice was gentle and soft.

However, it was a voice that knew for sure that something was different.

So even though Gon was confused and afraid of the Sora who was not Sora, he still looked up and repeated her answer.

"... Are you just sleeping?"

"Yes.

It doesn't matter if I go to sleep now and wake Sora up, but I only woke up because Sora asked me to. So please wait a little longer."

I answered Gon and smiled.

I felt that the smile was very much like Sora's. His appearance had not changed, it was natural, but even so, Gon felt relieved in his heart, but at the same time, his heart felt a sharp pain again.

No matter how kind and gentle he smiles, those eyes remain the eyes of helplessness that Gon described as "Sora would never do that," so the gentler the smile, the more painful it looks.

"……Who are you in Shikiori Sora? Are you something similar to 'Karna'?"

"That is a different thing. Sora and Karna are strangers with the same mind. I do not know if Sora and I are independent, identical people."

"……I don't understand the meaning at all? Can it be explained by Shikiori Sora being possessed by a ghost called Karna, thus possessing a dual personality and three personalities?"

Under Gon's questioning and pleading, the Brigade side, which had temporarily stopped saying "I don't know," seemed to have cleared their thoughts; when Boyuetian asked "her," she still answered without waiting a second.

However, Pakunoda could not understand "Sora's" explanation, so he proposed a rather forced interpretation and asked further questions.

When Gon heard the familiar name "Karna" spoken by Pakunoda, the previous panic was swept away, and another kind of panic arose, but "Sora" stood up, patted his head, and said, "See you later," so I quietly shut my mouth.

After calming Gon down, "Sora" turned to the Phantom Troupe and answered.

"That is also different. Sora and Karna are yin and yang. The attributes and dual meanings that first separated from the Origin. And I am the Circle surrounding these dual meanings.

Sora and Karna are 'my' spirit and heart. And 'I' am the body and soul of the two of us."

Having said so much, "she" placed her hand on her chest, as if introducing herself again, and declared her existence with a fleeting smile that seemed ready to disappear at any moment.

"I am 'Shikiori Sora'. This 'body body' personality."

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"……Body……personality? ……What is the difference between that and a split personality?"

Pakunoda asked almost the same question again because he did not understand the meaning of it.

No, she understood what Sora was saying.

That is why I do not understand.

"Body body I do not understand the meaning of 'personality' itself.

"Of course it doesn't make sense, but it is completely different. Split personality is a Branch of the mental personality, where the mental personality and the physical personality exist independently.

Personality is not just a word for the mind; it is not just something that exists in the brain. After all, what shapes the personality soul is the intelligence that has accumulated the journey, and the body is its shell.

Admittedly, intelligence alone is enough to cultivate a character, but a personality cultivated solely by intelligence does not care about itself. Intelligence and personality come from having a body, but a personality that ignores the body is like a Computer.

……Hmm, your leader is a good example. That person discarded the self of his own body and started the Phantom Troupe. Body river, turning himself into a small self called wisdom itself, Phantom Troupe Spider profiting from it functional system do you want to become?

However, your view is correct.

After all, even if the body is the source of wisdom, the body itself has no wisdom; it is just a 'thing' that exists there. What can harness it is the mind, so without the mind, the body, I usually, they are alive, have normal five senses, but they cannot see anything and cannot hear anything.

The reason I can do this now is because in 'my' case, the order is the opposite of the initial normal order.

Usually, the intelligence produced by the body is the sprout of intelligence that matches the infant's body, and personality is formed through the perception of the outside world and the sprouts cultivated under external stimuli. No development needed. But the Obstacle to living as a human was too great, so I stripped away the parts not needed as a human, and 'Sora' was born like this. Spirit heart.

So even if I see or hear the outside world, I cannot 'understand' it. This is Sora's duty, not mine." Body I】 do not have such a function.

But even if I don't understand, I knew it from the beginning, so it was in my heart from the beginning. noyo"

The theory in the first half could still be vaguely understood, but not only Boyuetian, who asked about the content of the second half, but everyone present was speechless.

From that explanation, I could not understand the existence of the word "she" and the existence of "Sora".

However, I was able to vaguely understand the discomfort I felt from that explanation. I understand.

The reason I can calmly answer any question is because I knew all the questions and answers in advance.

Even though the conversation has been established, I have a sense of incongruity that the story is discordant. Because I am just reading it out as it is.

Although the "Q&A session" was established, the "dialogue" was not, so although the conversation went smoothly, misunderstandings were inevitable.

"……I thought it was a 'Goddess' descending into the body of a woman named Sora, borrowing a person's body……but is it fundamentally the opposite?"

Bonolenov muttered.

The members had contradictory wishes, saying: "I can't believe it, but I want to be satisfied with it. I want to believe it, but I want to think it's impossible." This is because if we accept that "she" is equal to or higher than God, then rather than Eliminate the source of fear, the "unknown," it is better to admit that the current situation is hopeless. At the same time, most members are not religious and do not believe in the existence of God at all.

That is why it is a very special religious view that can only be passed on to a small group called the Gyudondond tribe. Dancer Bapu is why I accepted and believed from the beginning that "she" is real, not a metaphor.

……I thought I was convinced. I thought I understood.

However, he was reminded by "Sora's" explanation of "body's personality" that his interpretation was wrong, and he asked who "she" was and what kind of existence the woman named "Sora" was. In fact, I had already understood it more correctly, and I said aloud that I was wrong, hoping it would be denied.

"………………You are a 'Goddess' who was born in the Human World in human form due to some mistake, while the woman named Shikiori Sora lives by pretending to be human. For the sake of it, you mean, it is nothing more than something created by stripping away the authority of a God!"

Hearing Bonolenov's scream-like cry, "Sora" turned to smile gently to soothe the frightened child and said.

"——Bonolenov."

After all, although he had never called himself that in front of "her," nor had he been called that by anyone, "Sora" called his name like Phinks and answered.

Knowing that there is no hope in this world, with a smile of helplessness and despair in her eyes.

"Do I look like I want to live?"

A question in the form of a question, not an answer.

But this is an overly eloquent affirmation, with only one negation.

Ninety percent of Bonolenov's hypothesis that he wanted to be different was affirmed, and "she" only denied one point.

Only the "living" part was denied by "Sora".

The answer infected the Phantom Troupe with "her" despair.

Faced with a Goddess who has no hope or meaning in life, small and fragile humans do not know how to live.

The meaning of living, the reason for wanting to live, the way of living, even the way of breathing, if you look at this Goddess with her "eyes," you will not be able to recall it.

Eyes that lead to death in a completely different way from Sora. When "Sora," "Goddess," and "" herself are looking around, those extremely desperate eyes lead to death……

"……Then leave it to Sora."

Gon said.

He said, looking at the eyes of death, more brutal, cruel, and ruthless than Sora.

"You……you may have no interest in this world, no expectations, you may want to die, but……but even so, Sora has always said he wants to live!

Sora enjoys life and has never given up hope or expectations for the world! No matter how painful, do not give up on life!

So……if you don't want to live, give Sora you, your body. With Sora, don't die!"

Even if Sora is something you created, or if Sora is your illusion, Sora's desire to survive, the reason he wants to live, and his meaning are all real things that Sora created himself!!

I don't care if you are a real god! No matter what happens, if Sora dies with me, I will never forgive him!!"

I give up.

It is not that I don't think the other party is truly a "god." Or rather, if I am not good at this, this child who does not doubt is too naive, and I am worried.

The reason I say this is because I have no intention of forgiving anyone, regardless of whether they are a god, or even if they are something transcendent.

If Bonolenov's hypothesis is correct and "she" denies it, then Gon cannot forgive the "Sora" in front of him.

I don't know why his eyes are so helpless, but for Gon, the person with the highest priority is Sora, not the "girlfriend" in front of him.

Even if "she" gave birth to Sora, Sora is nothing more than a "fake" of hers, and even if she was forced to live in a world she did not want to live in, even so, Gon knows that Sora has lived a happy life since then, and he wants to live.

Therefore, instead of saying "I don't want to live," I immediately fell into a dream I never dreamed of, and appealed for Sora to return that corpse.

"Sora" mocked this appeal.

"... Yes, I know.

And that Sora does not want to die more than anyone else. I also want to live. I know everything. After all, it is precisely because she continued to scream after merging into "" that "I" was born... and I created "Sora."

............ What a terrible contradiction. But that is chaos and nothingness "" I I wonder if it looks

As if squinting at something bright, Sora spoke with a tearful smile, but what she said was the most incomprehensible of all the stories she told after waking up. None.

Perhaps it was just talking to herself, "Sora" stroked Gon's stiff hair and said.

Instead of explaining what I was just saying, I began to explain the situation between me and Sora to Gon in a way that was easier to understand.

"Rest assured, it is impossible for me to die with Sora.

First of all, Gon. Who is real or fake, me or Sora, this idea is irrelevant."

"Hmm?"

When he said "I created Sora's spirit," his preconceptions were denied.

Perhaps such a reaction was interesting, "Sora" smiled innocently and continued.

"Gon, didn't I tell you from the beginning? The Body Personality and the spirit personality exist independently of each other.

It is true that I created Sora, but Sora is not my Fake. This is like saying children are imitators of their parents.

Indeed, I created Sora, but I did not create her to force her to do things I do not want to do.

I do not want to live, I do not want to die, I do not want to do anything.

"I" have nothing. There is nothing I want, and nothing I do not want. Because to me, everything from beginning to end is self-evident, meaningless, and pointless. That is why I have no need, reason, or meaning to create her, but I found a meaning I could not find, searched for it, and shouted "There is a meaning" Sora needs this body. That is why I gave it because I had no reason or meaning not to give it.

...... As you wish, I gave you everything from the beginning, you don't have to worry."

In fact, Gon didn't really understand the story about the "Body Personality," and didn't remember much of it, because his ears passed the information, but he temporarily said, "Sora is a 'fake' of 'hers'," he understood, and breathed a sigh of relief, but his breathing became terribly Heavy in the middle of his throat.

This was the answer Gon wanted.

However, there was no need or meaning to cut these things from the beginning.

"She" should have said so earlier. Why did I wake up?

"Because Sora asked me," "she" said why she woke up, and why she stayed here without waking Sora up.

Gon didn't need to worry from the beginning, and it wasn't that "she" was using Sora, but that "she" was acting for Sora's sake.

Even so, he now understands how cruel he was when he said "give that corpse to Sora."

It was not his intention, but when he realized he was saying "If you want to die, die yourself," Gon's face twisted with remorse.

"Sora"'s smile had not changed from the beginning.

With a kind, fragile, innocent, gentle, and beautiful smile, the things I wanted to Stick to were broken by things I couldn't help, I gave in, and I could no longer hold onto hope. Even if only for some reason, he continued to fulfill Sora's wish. Gon could not forgive himself like he did "Sora," and he thought he would die with Sora.

"You don't have to make that face or think that way."

However, "Sora" denied Gon's regret.

The one smiling awkwardly with lowered brows was Sora, whom I had seen many times, only the eyes were different. Resigned despair was carved into the Celeste Blue, and "she" casually told Gon why he said "you don't have to" regret.

"Gon, I have said it many times, but I am nothing, I want nothing, and I expect nothing, so there is nothing to be hurt by.

That is why you don't have to do such 'meaningless things'."

The answer will remind you.

The difference between "Sora" and "she" is helpless, even if I say it myself.

Gon was speechless, feeling desperate at his own tolerance, because he had given up everything.

If what "she" said is true, even if the right to use that body belongs entirely to Sora, no matter how much Sora's heart "I want to live," the origin of creating Sora, the body she is a desperate "thing" that wants nothing, Gon felt indescribable despair.

"She" knew that the hurt Gon received was deeper than regret, and her words were the cause.

I know, but I will not waver.

To "she," those words and Gon's reaction were "meaningless."

To "she," nothing is meaningful. What I am doing is on a whim, everything is just "somehow."

This makes no sense. I cannot find any meaning.

That is why I have been sleeping in a dream I could never dream of.

Waking up here is meaningless.

"... Yes. It is meaningless. Everything... However," you "found meaning... No. It is hard for you to find meaning."

—But even so, I woke up meaninglessly, no matter how close my body is to "", even if "Sora" wants something, even if it has no meaning. Even if you didn't find anything.... However, there is still "meaning."

Because someone is shouting, "There is a meaning."

Because there is a "heart" shouting, appealing, and seeking "I want to find meaning."

That spirit heart is indeed what gave birth to "" I That is why.

So "Sora" just responded to this.

Precisely because it is a meaningless, colorless vessel, such a thing just doesn't exist, so it was just the voice shouting "there is a meaning" that dragged me to move.

"However, as expected, you are struggling in the wrong way. Shalnark."

"She," innocent, kind, and compassionate, spoke; her white hair fluttered gently as she turned her head elegantly, her gaze shifting.

The Abyss eye leading to the end, Celeste Blue, shattered into fragments silently the moment it saw "it."

"No..."

"As long as the Antenna is pierced, the Manipulation System is invincible; the Antenna is a catalyst for transmitting Aura. Even if this common sense does not work on 'me,' it is not wrong to think it works on Gon.

But Shalnark. Fundamentally, you did two things wrong.

One is that Gon and Kurapika are important to 'Sora,' not to 'me.' 'I' cannot be held hostage.

The second is..." The evil eye of Direct Death, this eye was not originally an eye that 'sees death,' but an eye that 'manifests death.'"

Just as "Sora" said, their attention shifted from the conversation with Gon, and the despair eroding their spirits had receded; even at a great cost, she still put her thoughts into action to kill this "Goddess." Sky."

Shalnark found a way out, inserting an Antenna into Gon and making him a hostage, but he was killed after being denied as "wrong."

Just by seeing it, Shalnark's Antenna shattered like sand instead of breaking.

The pair of eyes that Chrollo is most obsessed with can be said to be synonymous with mischief and ignorance, but even so, "If Sora does not directly interfere with the lines and points he sees, there is no effect." There is a weakness that can only be fought.

That is why there is still a chance of victory, a way out, and hope that no one has given up.

"... Hey, can you just pretend you didn't see me and leave me alone, thinking you're walking yourself, it's better than losing consciousness?

I hope whatever happens is the same to me, Balor's Evil Eye, the Miracle of the Gods, if something appears again, deterrence will start to work, it will be unhappy, humans, you, are you that?"

I could barely understand the meaning of the few words "she" said, tilting my head, looking a bit troubled.

However, Shalnark's empty hand proved that he had been picking up the Antenna so that he could Throw and stab him at any time.

The "Magic Eye" used by Sora is nothing more than a "physical object."

The "genuine article" does not require the person with the eyes to move.

It literally means "just look," meaning you can kill the target just by looking at it and wanting to kill it.

While showing off, he resisted despair over and over again, and while throwing more despair at the struggling Brigade, he smiled bitterly, a real bitter smile, not a mocking one.

"... Damn it! How far can you deceive us!!"

Nevertheless, I was still struggling.

No matter how many times they think of despair, even if they are nothing more than small Spiders pinched by fingertips, the Brigade will not forget their "meaning."

Is it because the Brigade's pride exceeds the despair caused by "her," or is it just "her" whispering softly to prevent this from happening, because if she just talked simply, silence could not be maintained?

However, even if it is the latter, the Brigade will struggle further in humiliation.

"If you wake up and shake the commander's advantage, even if our whole army is wiped out, it is justified to kill you!!"

Nobunaga exclaimed, his Aura amplified, unfolding a "Circle," and placing his hands on his beloved Sword.

"Sora" is not within the range of the "En." Nobunaga must rush toward "her" to decide his iai-nuki.

The true eye of death, Balor's Evil Eye, is an unfavorable condition for the opponent, but it doesn't matter to Nobunaga.

If you say you have suicidal tendencies, you are right. But this is not meaningless suicide. This is not meaningless.

Even if one just dies from being seen, at that moment, Nobunaga will be the only one who "sees."

If that eye of death itself only targets me, if I can buy even one second of time, then it should be time for others to close the distance and activate their abilities.

Even if everyone earns about 1 second, even if 10 people die and only earn 10 seconds, the last person should be able to use the earned time to finish off this "Goddess."

I won't let you say it doesn't mean anything.

Because of this, Nobunaga wanted to take the lead, but "Sora" was too cruel and cold.

This kind of struggle is "meaningless."

"If all the Spider legs die here, what will happen to Chrollo who was captured by Kurapika?"

Nobunaga's feet stopped.

My head was full of thoughts like "I can only kill this guy," and like being splashed with ice water, my head suddenly cooled down.

It wasn't just Nobunaga; the other members who vowed to "buy one second of time and entrust it to the next person" were the same, waving their weapons and amplifying their Aura.

Sora didn't look at anyone, lowered her eyelids, smiled faintly, and said why their struggle was meaningless.

There is no need to explain that the Brigade's understanding is meaningless.

What this woman has been doing from the beginning has no meaning, so it is too late now.

"If you kill me here, still alone, Brigade, you are the winners, but here, Brigade Spider Chrollo, even if you kill me to replace his legs, you can't save him.

On the contrary, Kurapika has no reason to keep him alive, right? Even if we have avoided destruction, what do you intend to do, create an ending worse than the Prophecy?"

"Shut up, you noisy one!!"

Machi's shout was no longer pride or arrogance as a member of the Brigade, but just a temper tantrum.

Unknowingly, although tears were swirling in her eyes and her legs were trembling, loyal to her own survival, Machi still instinctively shouted at the person who had been thinking "I don't want to get involved in this." Instinct.

Even if it's not pride, even if it's not arrogance, it's something that can't be thrown away.

I know it's meaningless, but I don't want to be told it's meaningless.

Even if she is the only person, she will scream and call for the protection of what she finds meaning in.

"Everything is as you said! Even if I risk my life, I really don't have the confidence to hurt you, let alone kill you!!

But! Leaving you alone here, the captain knows it's dangerous, but can I leave him alone!?! Especially if there's no guarantee that all you have to do is cut off the leader!!"

"There is no need to get rid of Chrollo. Didn't I tell you? This is not a problem about the whole Brigade, but a problem of Chrollo as an individual."

"Can I believe your story?!"

Sora responded to Machi's words calmly immediately, but Machi, who was throwing a tantrum like a child, ignored these words and just smiled bitterly again without speaking.

Is it because he already knew that what he said to the town was useless, or because he knew very well what would happen next?

"Stop! Please, don't do anything, let us go to Kurapika!!"

"I promise!! I will never let this 'Sora' do anything! I promise to return Pakunoda and the Captain safely!! I beg you, stop talking!!"

Gon jumped between Machi and Sora, spread his arms, and began to plead rather than interfere.

Just as she was left speechless, Gon shouted even harder.

"If this 'Sora' came for the 'Sora' I am very familiar with, then I will absolutely not kill the Leader, so believe me..."

Sora really does not want to kill! More importantly, I do not want anyone's hands to be stained with another's blood, to die! Sora always dirties her own hands, letting someone not bear the sin of 'murder,' but rather to bear that sin... so, this is the reason Sora is in the sky. What I am letting you do is absolutely not something cruel like killing the Leader.

Sora will absolutely not let her own 'body' do such a thing, even to someone different from herself! I will never push the responsibility onto you!!

"... So please believe me. I beg you, believe me."

Machi could not answer Gon's words.

Even if you say "believe me," Machi knows less about "Sora" than the "Sora" before her eyes, so she cannot believe her.

--However

"............ Tch! Hey, damn Goddess."

Replacing Machi's silence, Nobunaga clicked his tongue and asked.

"... Do you have any intention of doing anything to the Leader? If you know what our Prophecy means, please tell me why the Leader's advantage would be shaken because of you."

This "Goddess" is not to be trusted.

First of all, the things they see and the things they feel are different from humans, so a relationship of trust cannot be established.

A relationship of trust cannot be established between gods and humans.

However, if they were stripped of all the authority of a god... if they were the same as oneself, those who appeal to what the gods call "meaningful" are "meaningless"...

If you continue to mourn and remember the people you killed... even if you cannot believe it, you can at least look forward to it.

Precisely because of this, Nobunaga spoke of this expectation with extreme irritation.

Machi listened quietly.

I shouted: "Can I believe you?!"

Unlike Nobunaga, Machi, who does not yet have the memory of Uvogin being shot, has nothing to trust or expect from Sora.

However, the intuition that had been sounding alarms in the town told me that even if I had not met him personally, I absolutely did not want to get involved.

"Sora" is fine.

I don't know why, but I truly think so.

And "her" answer.

Responding to Nobunaga's question, Machi's intuition, Gon's trust.

"I won't do anything. Of course, neither I nor Sora have any interest in Chrollo, so I haven't been asked to do anything to Chrollo.

At most, Sora still wants to do the Castration Fist, so just like Gon said, don't rely on me, do it yourself."

"You still haven't given up on that criminal law!!"

"Wait! You haven't given up, have you already done it once!?"

Nobunaga involuntarily rushed into the line he had whispered, chuckling, and subsequently, Phinks had a chain reaction, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

As for Gon, the nervous tension was completely released, and he collapsed to the ground on the spot.

Machi shouted: "You guys, seriously!", but she also hadn't expected the word "Castration Fist" to come out of Sora's mouth, and the speed of her reprimand was delayed by a beat. It didn't tighten.

Or rather, several members suddenly, but in this skit itself, it grandly erupted, so it was awkward to just close it like that.

"............ Somehow, your personality is completely different from Sora's, but I was reminded that they are exactly the same person."

At the moment of answering "No, that's not right," everyone had already noticed, but I realized that this woman, "Shikiori Sora," is "Sora Shikiori" after all.

The Goddess who showed such an undistorted, slanted-up look remained unshakable, straight to the slanted-up.

"Well, let's put aside the wish for Sora to think about Chrollo.

"Forget that nonsense!!"

Saying things she didn't care about, making a gesture of putting it aside, stating the possibility of "shaken advantage" that you don't want to consider, Nobunaga and Phinks pushed "Sora" at the same time, yet it was somewhat out of place. Her calm, innocent smile turned into a troubled or awkward smile, and even so, she answered immediately without hesitation.

"If this is stupid, then the truth is stupid after all. The Phantom Troupe Spider imagines it as a prophecy for the whole thing, and then thinks too much.

It's like the nuance of 'the one who falls in love loses,' right?"

".................. Teeth?"

After a reaction exactly the same as the Brigade, Gon was speechless, and I was convinced I didn't have to do that.

".................. What is that?"

The first to understand what Sora said was Illumi, disguised as Hisoka.

Although there was no Needle, the voice changed normally, but the question was asked very directly. Machi and Gon were a little uncomfortable, but to be honest, compared to that kind of answer, I was more worried about the "Sora" answer. Fortunately for Illumi, the two ignored this discomfort.

Sora looked up at Illumi sitting on the rubble, smiled lightly, and said: "Don't worry."

I vaguely thought about that sentence, but after all, I was convinced that "she" was not Hisoka, but Illumi, and my heart skipped a beat.

However, for some reason, Illumi did not want to "kill" this "Sora" opponent.

His self-deprecating appearance, and that line "Don't worry" which only touched his nerves, was unacceptable to Sora's opponent, to the point that he forgot he was currently working and had to kill him. It ended with the woman being "angry."

In this "Sora" atmosphere, he felt something similar to "something" sealed deep within the Zoldyck Family, so he calculated that the risk of becoming an enemy was too high and did not carry out unnecessary interference. Of course, there was, but if you talk about it, Sora is the same.

For some reason, "she" felt the surrounding environment and herself were the most "favorite" and natural. I illuminated it. Even knowing that he was more evil and wicked than Sora, from the bottom of his heart, he was neither afraid nor wanted to use him. I wasn't interested at all.

Even if he wasn't interested in "Sora," he asked himself if he was interested in "Sora," and continued to look at "her" with extremely cold eyes.

Although he was angry, his impression was the same as Gon's. While listening to "her" story, he looked at the resigned, desperate eyes, which were different from the eyes of the woman he knew who he hated and wanted to kill.

"To be precise, it's hard to call it a romantic feeling.

It's a vulgar way of saying it, but Chrollo is just looking for a real 'body'."

Although a very vulgar expression was used, it obviously did not contain any vulgar meaning.

On the contrary, more importantly, Chrollo seeks things that blaspheme the gods.

"You all know Chrollo very well, don't you? He has a childlike curiosity and an insatiable desire for knowledge. This is about being an ambiguous and hollow person.

That is why he wants 'me'. He is not interested in Sora. I don't find it funny enough to watch from afar, and I am not as obsessed as you are with being attracted by the magic eyes.

What he sees, what he reaches out to find, is neither Sora nor the Deadly evil eyes, but the Abyss. The 'Void Me'.

I have no intention of doing anything to Chrollo. The other party seeks my emptiness arbitrarily without thinking, and thus loses room for maneuver. As for you subordinates, I have enough insight not to get involved.

Even if I do nothing, even if he doesn't meet me... that obsession of his, you know? Even if he met me here today, he would realize what he is truly obsessed with, and the object of his obsession can also be seen in his eyes. I am about to change bodies. The obsession will never disappear."

In a silent atmosphere similar to when Illumi's privacy was exposed by Hisoka and Machi, the Goddess of the Sky similarly added, "The Sky" body does not read the room, but I laughed naively as if it were a joke.

With this explanation, and the foul that made Sora look cute so far, as well as the fact that he himself said "I am not omnipotent, but at least omnipotent" and "Omniscience is meaningless," the members understood the Leader's meaning. An abnormal obsession. I am deeply convinced of this, and while I appreciate the sense of smell that had unknowingly perceived the existence of this "Principal" before meeting him, the relaxed atmosphere was gone forever.

"... In other words, the Commander's Prophecy is, 'When the person you love most appears before you, you will be too excited and lose your cool.' Is that the nuance?"

"If I say it suddenly like that, then that's right. But for the sake of Chrollo's honor, if one of his legs were lost as predicted, Chrollo would prioritize 'Myself as Leader'. You won't float away."

First of all, Chrollo's Prophecy shows two futures, a 50:50 future, you don't know which way it will fall, so if the limbs of the Spider are taken away, I won't wake up, so I won't go wake up. I'm finished without it."

Placing a finger on the center of his brow, enduring a headache, "Sora" answered Machi's groaning words without a pause.

The words he wanted to deny were affirmed, making the members even more indescribably nervous as they lowered their heads; knowing it wasn't like that, I finally stood up.

However, once I recovered, I recovered, and there was another question regarding the 【Goddess of the Sky】, so Shalnark asked.

"Wait a minute. What is a 50:50 future? Is the one that predicts our future a '100% accurate future prediction'?"

"To the point where you can change the future, the accuracy rate isn't 100%, right?"

Shalnark's question was answered frankly, while "Goddess of the Sky" explained the ability of "Future Prediction" itself in a polite and courteous manner.

"There are many different types of precognitive abilities.

The standard is the type that 'predicts' the highest probability from current information. This is the power of imagination that anyone can have, and it has been strengthened to the point where it can be called 'Spiritual Power'. No matter how high the accuracy or precision is, the future marked by that prophecy is the 'highest probability'. It's just that, so anything can be changed, even if it follows the prophecy, but a single flap of a butterfly's wings from a distant foreign land can change a lot.

A bit rarer is the 'determined' type, in which you can find the way to a good future and avoid a bad future. This is also the same as 'prediction', and you can understand in detail the schedule of actions to be taken for the goal, even for things that seem irrelevant, there is no future.

And Neon Nostrado's future prediction is a composite type of this 'prediction' and 'determination'. Basically, she first looks at the most likely future; if it is a good future, she considers taking actions to strengthen the chance of reaching it, and if it is a bad future, she considers which actions to avoid. Written as a quatrain. That is why it is called '100% accurate future prediction'. It is already a great possibility, but it is even stronger, so it will not fall so easily.

Also, because of the influence of the fortune teller she admired when she got that ability, if the probability of the future being good or bad is exactly 50/50, then the prophecy she writes is basically a 'bad future', especially 'a future that leads to death'. I prioritize it even if you go out, that is more convenient.

That is why Chrollo's prophecy says 'Goddess of the Sky' me, but those who have death prophecies do not have a single warning for me. Because I have nothing to do with your 'death'.

It's a pity I couldn't predict Phinks's future. If I knew your future, maybe I could have hunted down Kurapika without leaving or having my limbs disappear."

"! What does this mean!?"

Regarding the explanation of the prediction ability, Shalnark and Pakunoda, who are relatively gentle among the Phantom Troupe members, and Gon, who showed great curiosity even in such a place, spoke relatively plainly and interestingly. Provoked by those in the Brigade with short tempers, especially Phinks, who was irritated by saying things that were neither true nor false, suddenly "Sky" said I shouldn't give up, I yelled at him as he bit me.

Of course, he had no reason to be intimidated by this angry shout, nor any reason to resist.

"The turning point is when you try to hurt Sora or Gon.

Even the companions have no chance to stop him; if he tries to hurt Gon or Sora, the 'Guardian of the Sapphire' Karna will wake up and counterattack, leading to a high probability that five people will go missing. If you persuade your comrades to do nothing, 'I' will wake up, and Chrollo's dominance will be shaken. That is what Chrollo's prophecy means.

The reason his prophecy contains no warning information except for me is that even if Chrollo's limbs are cut in half, Chrollo will not die, and in the end, you are the one with the upper hand, so you should prioritize avoiding it, not being considered a 'bad future', and because Chrollo's actions are completely different, no matter what she does, there is no way to interfere with our future. I became.

On the other hand, the reason I did not appear in your prophecies is that there will be no deaths on my route, and there is still room to avoid death on the Karna route, so Karna was prioritized."

"What I tried to do was the right answer, so cut it out!!"

Provoked by Sora's comments, Phinks kicked the surrounding rubble and screamed, but Sora immediately interrupted the shouting, saying, "That's not true."

"Karna is much stronger than you imagine; if you are not good at it, he might do more than me, you don't know what he is thinking. As long as you don't act calmly, it is more likely that you will panic and the prophecy will happen.

Even so, that prophecy should be for next week, so you have no proof that it has been moved up to today, right?

Besides, Phinks's role in this route is just to wake up Karna. You won't die, but you will faint and won't be able to wake up until around noon tomorrow."

"Shut up, shut up! Or rather, what kind of person is someone who doesn't know what they are going to do more than you!?"

Although he was a member, he was told that if he regretted not doing anything to wake the "Goddess of the Sky", even if he took action, it was highly likely to lead him in the wrong direction. Finally, Phinks, whose role was declared over, yelled at him again. However, the final thrust was naked.

Several people laughed at this rough blow, and I realized that it was I who had delivered the final blow that could no longer be undone; after finishing, Phinks could no longer bear it, and with a red face, he roared at him: "Seriously, you guys hurry up and return the Captain!"

It wasn't because of the relaxed atmosphere and self-destructive words and deeds, I suddenly said something desperately.

Extremely annoying, annoying, disgusting, but as "Sora" said, it makes no sense.

Just give Kurapika a reason to kill the Leader.

And for Phinks, Gon is nothing more than a jerk, so he cannot be trusted, but what is more annoying is that his argument actually makes sense.

"Sky" wants to kill the Brigade; from the moment he woke up, he could have done it.

With those eyes that destroyed Shalnark's antennae, before the Brigade had figured out who "she" was, all he could do was look at everyone, but he didn't.

If the Brigade says there is no point in committing suicide here, she should know that there is no point in killing only the Commander, so this woman is serious about herself and the Commander. Proving you are not someone who will do anything.

It simultaneously awakened this woman's spirit; the Sky does not want anything to do with the Phantom Troupe.

So, in the end, it is the same as the conclusion we reached, it is better to let Pakunoda take us like this.

However, he calmly understood that there were some things he didn't like, not enough to make his calmness evaporate instantly. Reaching out my hand to Gon.

Gon took that hand.

When I first saw it when I woke up, I was terrified. Honestly, I still think it's scary.

But even so, Gon took his hand without hesitation.

The "she" in front of him was completely different from the Sora he knew, but he realized that they were inseparable, so Gon took "Sora's" hand.

Sora continued to endure so much pain because he could never do it, his eyes stained with "helpless despair"... even if he couldn't find any meaning in this world or person, he would keep dreaming. I should keep dreaming dreams I didn't even have, and without a doubt, I am still here after waking up.

So Gon took that hand and squeezed it.

"She" might not be asking for such a thing, but she might come to the conclusion that such a thing is "meaningless".

Having said that, Gon pulled Sora's hand and started walking.

I didn't say "give Sora back to me", but tried to take this piece of "Sky" home.

This is Gon's answer, "You are also absolutely 'Sora'", which is a sincere apology for denying that "she" is fake.

Seeing Gon like this, Sora waved his hand and laughed.

That was a happy smile. It was a smile as bright and sunny as Sora's.

But those eyes did not change in the slightest.

He did not refuse Gon.

He accepted Gon's atonement and sincerity.

However, they will also disappear one day; they will become meaningless, and they will be separated from this hand.

Because she is "all-knowing," she is not "all-powerful."

I know everything. As far as I know, nothing can be done. Because no matter what you do, you know from the very beginning that it will end one day.

Even if you could create a result, thing, or spirit of "I don't know," you cannot do what you do not know, so "she" is not "omnipotent," but "all-knowing."

This is the reason why "her" eyes will never change.

Sora, who had given up everything, smiled with eyes full of helplessness.