Above Your Head

Vol 2. Chapter 6: A Transcendent at the Minimum? (6)

"Wait! Wait a minute!" The only being on Earth, who could stop the current me, revealed herself. "Ahhh, as expected, this is how it turned out!"

It was a little girl who appeared. In terms of age, I estimated her to be a middle school student. She was pretty, and had a cute appearance like Bo-ram. However, she gave off a completely different vibe. While she was bright and cute enough for anyone to have a favorable impression towards her, she also gave off a contradictory sense of being mature. There was also a giddiness that was indescribable.

As soon as I laid eyes on her, I knew who she was. As if he also knew who she was, 'I' spoke in a calm voice, "It's the Primordial God, huh."

"You stay quiet. Ah, what should I do with this? This is a total mess... No, what crime did I do to deserve this? To have two Innate Gods born in my star..."

'Two?' Regardless of my opinion, the Primordial God stared at 'me' with an irritated expression. Her expression was akin to a civil servant who received a civil complaint, and had no choice but to handle it despite its troublesome nature.

'That's a relief.' I felt a sense of relief at the sight of that. I have said it many times, but 'I', drunk on the Divine Spirit, was not exactly a wicked existence. He was someone who had slight symptoms of mysophobia and a violent temperament, but was still a rather virtuous and wise existence.

However, a virtuous man did not need to show mercy to bugs that stuck close to his body. If a bee did not fly away after being swatted away by an arm, and he simply allowed it to remain there, then the man was not virtuous but crazy.

Likewise, 'I', intoxicated with the Divine Spirit, did not intend to leave the insignificant beings who have harmed me. In addition, these insects did not have the thought of running away, and might even continue to charge at me. Why would 'I' leave them alone when it was possible to eradicate them with minimal effort? Ultimately, the hierarchy was the problem. As 'I' was drunk on the Divine Spirit, I did not regard humans as equals.

'But if it's the Primordial God... They were the only existence that was 'my' equal on Earth. No, they were beings greater than I.'

The Primordial God was commonly referred to as the most 'common' Untouchable in the Great Universe. However... Just because they were common did not mean that they were weak. No, rather, Primordial Gods could be regarded as a very strong existence among the Untouchable (High-rank transcendent). They were judged as beings who possessed the power of an intermediate-rank transcendent, and were not specialized in combat. However, that was just a matter of perspective. Aside from possessing the rank of a Creation God, Primordial Gods also possessed almost all the authority as a God. They were considered one of the beings in the vast Great Universe that had the most power in their hands.

"Ahh... This is the Technological Civilization... No. Wouldn't this be interpreted as an external force? No, no, since it's a possibility that originally existed..." The young girl scratched her head while mumbling with an irritated expression. Then, as she did that, she turned her head around and stared at 'me' in a quick motion. Piiing! In an instant, a strand of her hair floated up like a stiff antennae. "Hiiiiyaaappp! Mission Radar!"

Beep beep beep! The hair that stood up vibrated, then waves too ambiguous to describe spread from it. The interval between the waves became shorter and shorter over time. The moment the interval converged to zero… Diiing! The vibration stopped, along with a ring that sounded like some sort of microwave alarm.

"Uacckkkk! For this to be a True Fate!" The Primordial God slumped down with a desperate look on her face. It was as if she had witnessed the heavens collapsing.

Standing in front of it, all 'I' did was stare down at the scene that unfolded before my eyes. At that moment, 'I' had a flash of thought. 'What?' I only sank inside the depths of my mind for a while, but I still shared a consciousness with him. Therefore, I knew what 'I' was thinking. No, not exactly. Actually, I did not know what he was thinking… 'My' thoughts had been conveyed to my head, but I did not understand it.

'Hey. N-No way, right? It's just my imagination, right? This is some sort of confusion, isn't it?' I shouted, hoping he could hear me, 'Stop it! Cut it off! You crazy bastard!'

However, as if it didn't matter what I was yelling, a voice resounded, "You." 'I', the bastard said, "Give birth to my child."

“... ...” A dreadful silence spread in all directions. The Primordial God, the young girl who appeared as a middle school student, had a sulky expression on her face.

'I' continued to say, "Ah, is it too fast?"

'The speed isn't the problem. It's the direction, you crazy bastard!' I was so dumbfounded that I became speechless. I concentrated on my mind with all my might. Whatever this guy was attempting to do was horrendous, but in a different way from committing a massacre. However, 'I' soon nodded and continued speaking, as if my opinion did not matter. "Then let's get married first."

'I need to regain control over my body!' I clenched my teeth and concentrated my mind. However, it was useless. It felt totally different from what it had previously been when I was drunk on the Divine Spirit. This bastard was completely acting as he pleased!

The Primordial God, who was watching that sight of me quietly, shook her head with an irritated look. "I'm sorry to say, but I have a man that I yearn for."

"Are you referring to my foster father…? I agree that he is an excellent man, but even so, he is only human. For supreme beings like us, we should definitely meet someone who fits our status." The arrogant voice seemed to break all common sense, opening the skull to directly escape from the brain.

'No, what is this immoral bastard saying right now? Is he crazy?' In the moment as I was freaking out...

"I'm sorry, but..." The Primordial God laughed. "I hate baby brats like you who can't distinguish between heaven and earth."

"..." 'I' was looking at the Primordial God in a calm manner. At first glance, it looked as if 'I' was indifferent about it, but... I knew because I could sense his heart. I could feel it.

"Uhh, hmmm. It seems like you don't understand." 'I' tried to act calm and composed, but I could feel shock and despair raging within me. It was accompanied by the sharp sound of a glass window breaking in my head. My lips trembled, while my heart ached to the point of suffering a heartburn.

"What do you not understand? I don't like baby brats like you."

"...Ugh. That's, ugh..." 'I' mumbled and stuttered. It was neither the attack nor great power of the Primordial God that hurt 'me', who was an Intermediate-rank God classified as an Emperor-class. That was just...the pain of the first heartbreak.

Before I knew it, I realized that I had regained control over my own body.

"..." The Primordial God smiled with the face of a young girl. She saw me standing in a daze for a while. "Ah, our Dae-ha has come to his senses, right?"

"What do you mean our Dae-ha..."

"Hehe! You're Mr. Il-han's son, aren't you!"

"Mr. Il-han..." I sighed at the sight of the attitude she was showing, which was completely different from before. A child, who seemed to only be a middle school kid, was treating me like her boyfriend's son. I found that reality deplorable, but I could only say that in my mind.

"It's a great pleasure to meet you. I'm Kwan Dae-ha." I bowed my head. I had no intention to be arrogant. Disregarding the fact that she had a fling with my father, she was a God who came into existence from the moment the civilization of Earth-34 was born. She had protected humanity for tens of millions of years. "And thank you."

"Hmm? For what?"

"For stopping me from going on a rampage,” I spoke seriously. It wasn't a joke that the massacre that happened in the Leonhardt Empire almost repeated again. I made a hundred concessions and made an excuse that it was just to clean up the forces of the Howard's Duchy, which were likely to become strong enemies in the future. However, in Earth's situation, that wouldn't have been the case, would it? I literally almost committed a pointless massacre.

"Hmmm. That's something you should be thankful for."

"...Usually, aren't you supposed to show humbleness in this situation?"

The Primordial God shrugged at the sight of my flabbergasted expression. "But it's the truth though? To be frank, the fact that I came forward in such a manner is actually an action that was akin to a trick. You're the Chosen One that was born in this star. Originally, regardless of whether you committed a massacre or took advantage of an external civilization, I should have just kept watch over you. Still, I moved under the pretext that your biological father was an extraterrestrial being. Nonetheless, it was more of an arbitrary judgment, so it was quite a burden."

It was a fairly unkind explanation, but I roughly knew what she was talking about. 'Is it a similar case with Jwa Ja?' It wasn't a matter of power or effort that they put in. As a Primordial God, she was also a Saint and she had rules to adhere to, just like Jwa Ja. Moreover, just as Jwa Ja had turned to ruins as he recklessly distorted his mission, her current actions brought about a bad impact.

"Thank you."

"If you're so thankful... Can you do me a favor?"

"A favor?"

Was there anything I could do to help her, who was close to an omnipotent being? She grinned and put on a villainous smile as she saw me wondering. She then said, "Call me mom."

"...!" I froze. For an instant, the appearance of the Primordial God overlapped with the image of her. 'Uwahh, it's a déjà vu.' I shook my head to get rid of the image that came to mind. Of all things, she and the Primordial God also had the appearance of a middle school student. Bad memories flashed past my mind. "That's a little..."

"Hmph, tchh. Didn't you say you're thankful?"

"Ahh... Ermmm." For a short while, I was flooded with an immense agony. However, I eventually nodded. Normally, I would have told her to stop acting crazy, but it was true that I was greatly indebted to her. In actual fact, if it weren't for her, I would have slaughtered the humans on Earth, including those in Korea. Then, I would have lost my mind. "Uhhh, mo-, mo-... M-Mom."

"Oh my----?!!" In an instant, the Primordial God came running and embraced me. "Alright alright! What a good boy, our Dae-ha!"

"..." The feeling of a little girl patting my butt made me feel a strange sensation that I couldn’t express in words.

"Well, anyway." The Primordial God got rid of the playfulness from her expression and said, "You know that you're in a dangerous condition right now, right?"

"Yes."

The crown of light that I conceded to Celestia. I thought it would all be over by imbuing Ra with all my Divine Spirit, and then leaving. In fact, I really did not sense the presence of the Divine Spirit until now. Yet, the earlier attack by the Three Musketeers made it possible for me to awaken a low-rank Divine Spirit just by being really angry.

Regardless of the Low-rank, once the Divine Spirit was awakened, it was possible for 'me' to use the Absolute Right of Command to call over Ra, who was in the far distant universe as he was in possession of the source of my Divine Spirit.

"There are two problems." The Primordial God drew the image of the letter ‘V’ with her right hand. "Weak mental power and a frail body."

"..." I had nothing to say about my body, but it was a pretty unfair assessment as I was proud of my steel-like mentality. Then again, the words of an existence with the name of God was probably true.

"The present you is no different from a balloon full of air. It'll pop if you poke it with a needle."

"What do you mean I will pop?"

"I'm saying that the Divine Spirit will explode. Look at the current situation. It wasn't as if your parents or siblings were being tortured in front of you, and it wasn't as if you were betrayed by someone you believed in, nor was your life in danger. You exploded right after being triggered once."

"..." I was ambushed and it was the kind aimed to take my life, but that did not mean that I was really in danger.

Hawa, the Untouchable who claimed to be the daughter of my biological father, the Machine God Dekarma, promised me that 'at the very least, I'll protect your life from any danger whatsoever.' The promise of a High-rank transcendent was not just a plain promise, but an ironclad rule that must be kept. Hence, unless there was a transcendental existence that could penetrate her defense, my safety was basically guaranteed.

That was not all. I had Napoleon's Ability. Although I could not confirm it, the title Disaster of Mankind had a resurrection effect. Hence, it was impossible to instantly kill me with any sort of ambush or trap. Well, the worst thing that could happen was being kidnapped or sealed without dying... However, if that happened, my battleship, Albatross, and the troops under it would not stay still. When the Three Musketeers actually kidnapped me, didn't the control persona of the Albatross ship, Genie, send in all its available troops?

'But even so, I couldn't put up with it.' I was angry. I was disgraced, as if I went through a tremendous humiliation. Of course, it wasn't as if that was a mistake, but the problem was that it was very far off from my true temperament. 'If it was the original me, I would've held it in.'

It wasn't a joke. I was originally a man who would crawl between a gangster's leg for peace. But right now? The Three Musketeers tried to kill me because they were scumbags, but that occurred because I also provoked and irritated them. My ego had already changed in nature, and it was still changing.

"What should I do?"

"Since there are two problems, there are also two methods out of this."

"Body and mind?"

"That's right. The first method is to strengthen your body. If you train in waigong[1] or hone your physical capabilities so that your body will reach a level where it is in sync with the world, you would be able to protect yourself from the overflow of Divine Spirit."

"...What about the second method?"

"The second method is to train your mind. If your mind reaches a level that transcends your body, then your mind itself would be able to overcome the Divine Spirit."

"..." I momentarily looked at her with a stupid expression on my face. I didn't have a clue of what was going on, but I realized the fact that her words were flowing in a strange direction. "Wait. Wait a minute."

"Hmm? Why?"

"No, hmmm. I mean, the 'level' you just said, roughly to what extent are you referring to?"

"What kind of question is that? Tsk, tsk.” She clicked her tongue and explained, "Of course, I'm talking about the realm of transcendence."

"..."

"You just have to reach the level of a Low-rank."

"..."

1. Training to benefit and strengthen the muscles and bones.