Chapter 59 - …….Somewhere in Heaven……

-Conversation between two in a certain place-

「I only took my eyes off for a minute and this is the result?」

I reach for the stack of papers in front of me.

It contains the reports of damage caused by subordinates’ failures.

Read read….toss.

I can’t finish this all.

More will come anyway.

「Excuse me.」

「Haa, don’t go in. Don’t add more to my workload. Get out.」

「I refuse to do everything you just said.」

「…….s.h.u.t.u.p」

「Yes yes. Those who came back a little while ago, I finally figured out where they came from.」

「You figured it out?」

「Yeah」

「Where?」

「In an unapproved planet with undecided name.」

「……haa?」

「If you’re going to say “You don’t have to tell me over and over again”….don’t ask anything.」

This guy is really inflexible.

No, there’s something wrong.

He’s too serious.

Yeah, too damn serious.

That’s the face my subordinates usually use.

「They cried to me and asked me to do something about you.」

「Don’t read other’s mind without their permission.」

「No, I don’t even need to read it. Also, please don’t toss papers around.」

「Ah, I need a break.」

「It’s time for you to w.o.r.k.」

「Yeah yeah.」

Ah, an unapproved planet?

I wonder who in the world would do something like that?

Come to think of it, wasn’t there an apprentice who got punished a little while ago?

I don’t know what kind of mess they made but…it was pretty hasty.

Come to think of it, I wonder what happened to their supervisor?

It’s not just one who caused the problem, is it?

「Here」

Another document.

Why didn’t they just give me a brief verbal message?

「If they tell you verbally, later, you will say that you didn’t hear them.」

「……how can you just say that as if “something like that already happened”….ah, right.」

I read the document.

And……..

「Haa」

「Don’t get mad. If you lash out, the damage will be tremendous.」

「I know. That’s why I’m trying to calm down.」

Certainly. There is a reason why the apprentices were punished quickly.

Hahaha, did they even think they wouldn’t get caught?

But still.

「This man is under my jurisdiction?」

「Yes, it appears that he got accidentally involved. The current status is exactly as it says on the document.」

「Those who came back said they have spent quite some time there?」

「Yes. It will also take time for them to regain strength in order to reincarnate again.」

「I see.」

I continue reading the documents.

Then, I stop at one sentence.

It says that the man who sent them back here….”may no longer be a human”.

「I’ve been told many times to tell you that you can’t dabble with him easily.」

「At first glance, it seemed to be for everyone’s sake.」

「Everyone? Hahaha, nothing could be worse than this.」

I put the paper on my desk.

Anger wells up inside me.

But I can’t let it out.

I’m not in a position to do so.

If I were to release my power in anger, dozens of planets would blow up.

Being powerful is extremely inconvenient.

I would not be able to act according to my emotions.

Once again, I looked at the document.

A while ago, some souls appeared and their soul power was about to be exhausted.

I checked and found that they were children who had suddenly disappeared from the planet I was managing.

I had been searching for them for a long time.

They are children I had to protect.

This is only an excuse but I have so many planets to watch over so I didn’t have time to properly look for them.

These children are victims.

And then, unexpectedly, they appeared.

I was so worried that time since given how much their soul power depleted, they might disappear from existence any moment.

I wanted to touch their souls and check their memories immediately to find out what had happened.

However, damaging their soul would make them disappear and everything would be lost.

Therefore, I prioritized restoring the power of their souls.

It took a long time but it seems that we finally were able to retrieve the memories from their souls.

Written in this document is the experience of the returned children.

「Hey, can you pinpoint the location?」

「We’re trying to cross-reference all their memories right now.」

「I see. I’ll go there once you know the exact location.」

「I know but make sure to not make your anger get the better of you.」

「I’ll try.」

Is he still safe?

「What about the gods involved? And where are the apprentices?」

The signature of the superior is necessary to make an apprentice disappear.

That’s why it is in the form of punishment.

Come to think of it, one of those who got punished was my favorite r.i.v.a.l.

Are they involved?

「Can you check?」

「Okay.」

「And hurry up. I’m worried about him.」

He’s one of my dearest children and he is the one who sent the others back.

If he’s in trouble, I need to help him.

「Do you want me to report it?」

「Yes. I think it would be better if we publicize it and make the “hero summoning” a problem itself.」

How long should we let that foolish game of gods go on?

The gods should admit that it is time.

That eternity is hell.

「And check the idiot gods who were on the sidelines and don’t want to get involved.」

They all have to be put down.

「Please don’t do anything radical.」

「It’s okay.」

「Nothing is more unreliable than you saying “it’s okay”.」

「Really? I think my word carries weight.」

「Haa, that’s true but also not true.」

Make up your mind.

I look over the paper again.

This man, according to the memories of the souls, uses some pretty strange power.

I’m interested in knowing what kind of power it is.

Well, I’ll check it out after the problem is solved.

Right now, keeping him safe is the highest priority.