Shin was brought into a large hall, floating in the air, tied up by Catty.
The Creator was already waiting for him there.
Here he was, Master...
Catty slowly lowered Shin to the floor, but he just lay there, showing no respect to the Creator.
The Creator ordered Catty to leave the room, leaving just the two of them. Catty understood and vanished from sight.
"Hello, Shin... It's been a long time, hasn't it?"
"I thought you would run and wouldn't go online today... Is it because of that girl? Hmmm, what was her name again? Riiiiin?"
"Don't you want to see her?" The Creator flicked her finger, and a screen popped up beside her. "There she is..."
The scene showed Rin taking a bath in a bathroom. She was now in the Continent of Quetia, but Shin didn't even glance at the screen.
"Well, I'm a bit jealous of her, but killing her like that wouldn't be fun... Maybe step by step... The partner we paired her with seems like he'll get a chance to sleep with her soon, maybe?"
"What was his name again... Max, right? The setup where they meet in a dungeon—where it looks like he killed the monsters, but the truth is... you killed the monster. And before you could reach her, she was already in Maxx's arms."
"And that's how she fell in love..."
Shin was just tired of the Creator rambling about the past.
"What do you want from me?"
The Creator made Shin float from where he was, pulling him closer to her.
"You know what I want..." Her finger pointed at his body.
My answer remains the same, no matter how many times you try to persuade me."**
In the blink of an eye, Shin closed the distance between his face and the Creator's. Eye to eye, lips to lips...
"Hmm... you're still as pretty as before." He touched her lips, teasing with her tongue. "Pervert as usual... but you're not my taste."
Shin wiped the traces of saliva from his hand onto the Creator's clothes.
"One more time, I'll remind you—don't touch her, or you'll learn what it means for me to hate you forever."
Shin opened a portal before leaving. As he stepped through, he left one last warning:
"Control your lust. I know what you're thinking—it's disgusting, the fetishes you have in that mind of yours.
Bye... bye..."
And with that, Shin was gone.
After Shin left this time, it was the Creator's turn to do something... immoral. With one hand, she indulged in her desires, while in the other, she clung to the lingering scent Shin had left behind.
"Shin... I will make you mine."
Continent of Quetia
In this continent, ruled by The Rox Guild, life had been peaceful. People lived comfortably, their wealth enough to sustain them for ten years without worry. There was no need for excessive work—everything was provided.
Rin Ikuta had just finished bathing in the castle. She summoned fresh clothes from her inventory and stepped out of the room, heading straight to the meeting hall.
High-ranking guild members were already gathered there—Mia, Maxx, and others. Rin began the meeting.
"All of you know why we're here today, right?"
"It's about the mission to kill the God, isn't it?"* Mia answered.
Rin nodded. "The quest still hasn't appeared yet. For now, they're letting us enjoy ourselves as much as we can."
A heavy silence fell over the room. Fear lingered in the air, but the real unspoken question weighed even heavier:
"Do we have to kill Shin too?"
Everyone exchanged uneasy glances. They all knew—Shin was the guild leader's closest friend in this world. The decision rested entirely on Rin's shoulders. Would she prioritize humanity's survival... or her personal bonds?
Rin stayed silent, her head bowed in exhaustion. Maxx noticed the turmoil in her expression.
"Alright, we'll end the meeting here." Maxx subtly signaled for the others to leave.
One by one, the guild members stood and exited the room. Once they were alone, Maxx approached Rin.
"Rin... I know this is a difficult decision. But this is for the greater good. Even if he becomes our enemy... he's still our friend. If he didn't care about us, he wouldn't have done everything he did."
Then, he hesitated before adding,
"There's one more thing I haven't told you..."
Maxx opened his secret inventory—the one Shin had entrusted to him with a private password.
"This is what he left for us. And now... I think it's time you saw it."
Inside were 10 SSS-ranked artifacts and 100 billion coins.
"He knew everything from the very beginning. And... I think he became a God for a reason we can't avoid. No matter what, he's our enemy now. And we have to kill him."
BOOOOOOM!!!
Suddenly, a massive explosion rocked the outside of the castle. Buildings and shops were engulfed in flames, people screaming as the blast tore through them. Even inside, guild members were caught in the destruction, their lives snuffed out in an instant.
Maxx and Rin snapped into action, rushing outside to see—
What the hell just happened?
A black-cloaked figure hovered in the air, waving mockingly at Rin. With a single flick of his finger—
50,000 people out of the continent's 5 million were suddenly ripped into the sky.
Then—
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
In the blink of an eye, their bodies exploded, raining blood and gore onto the streets below.
"Ah... much better." The man smirked. "She'll be angry now, won't she?"
Not even a second later—
CRACK!
Rin shattered the ground beneath her, launching herself at the cloaked man with enough force to split the air itself. Her sword flashed from its sheath, aimed straight for his throat—
CLANG!!!
A deafening shockwave erupted as blade met blade, the sheer force sending hurricane-like winds tearing through the surroundings.
But—her strike never reached him.
Instead, another figure intervened at lightning speed, blocking Rin's sword with their own.
"Tch. Hey now—don't aim at my Master like that."
Rin leapt back, eyes widening in shock.
She knew this woman.
Then—another presence emerged. A slender figure lazily draped herself over the cloaked man's lap, resting against his thigh with a playful grin.
"Isn't they Shin's little apprentice?"
And the man responsible for this massacre...
Rin's blood ran cold.
"...Is that you, Shin?"