System's explanation

I don't know if the reason was due to Celestia's condition or if the action time had already passed, but the power sealing this room was already gone. 

Seeing no obstacles I quickly cleaned myself up and left the room, glancing back at Celestia and the chaos we had left behind.

With a fresh smile, I stepped out into the hallway. I was immediately noticed by Celestia's butler, whose name was Ekos. 

From the moment I entered the room, he hadn't moved a millimeter, remaining standing in the same spot. He held his gaze on me. His eyes seemed to be able to reach into my soul and learn everything about me.

'Did he hear something?'

I wondered, seeing his inquisitive gaze.

Suddenly, realizing something, the butler's face twisted, as if he were looking at his worst enemy. He didn't give me time to think about it, and he came quickly toward me, his hands around my neck. Just as I was ready to fight him back, his calm voice sounded.

"Your collar is crumpled, young master."

Said Ekos, with experienced movements correcting him.

When he deemed that one looked tidy enough, he relaxed, adding.

"Remember, your appearance is an indicator of your status. And your status is the face of your family."

From memory, he had been responsible for teaching Rain etiquette as a child and had been extremely meticulous about it. His behavior was understandable then.

With a slight nod, I walked further down the hall. But when I remembered something, I stopped and turned around.

"Ekos, Aunt Celestia is very busy right now, so he asked that no one disturb her for the next few hours."

With her strength, it wouldn't take that long to recover, but it was best to be reassured. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't have even passed out, but given that this was new to her, it wasn't surprising.

For a second the butler's gaze was doubtful, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by the same reverence.

"I got it, young master."

Having settled this matter, I quietly went on my way, contemplating my next steps.

Rain didn't realize that even after he turned and walked, Ekos' gaze was still fixed on him, retreating only when he didn't turn the corner. 

Walking down the empty corridors I, not wanting to waste time, called up the system.

"System, can you tell me about yourself?"

[...you weren't in much of a hurry.]

A muffled voice sounded.

"You saw it all for yourself. I had an emergency."

After another couple seconds of silence, I heard a long sigh and words filled with acceptance.

[Okay, I get it. That's probably why the Goddess chose you.]

[Before we begin, are you familiar with the heroes yet?]

Hearing the words of the system, my mouth involuntarily creased.

Heroes.

Although I have only met one of them in my life, what I saw was enough to form my opinion of them. 

They are hypocritical assholes who justify every action with justice and other beautiful words. But what was even worse was that the people around them believed it!

It doesn't matter if you kill someone without understanding the reasons, or save a beautiful girl to add her to your harem right away, all you have to do is add a couple of righteous words and everyone around you starts praising you as a great savior.

It doesn't matter what shit the hero does, all it takes is one bombastic speech and those around him start to blindly believe in him.

"Yes."

I answered briefly.

[Then you must have noticed how different they are from other people. Have you thought about the reason for that?]

"No."

Back then, I didn't really pay much attention to why the hero was unusual, preferring to focus on crushing him.

[The truth is that they are directly supported by the Will of the World, which helps them on their journey. In fact, they can be called the main favorites, as well as the greatest pawns for the World's Will, with the help of which it can make the world follow its plans.] 

The system's explanations made me realize one important truth.

That asshole Hiro has been playing by the wrong rules from the beginning!

He was favored by the world itself!

My anger subsided a bit when I remembered that I was eventually able to defeat this chosen one, albeit with unintended consequences.

Remembering something I had missed because of my anger, I asked.

"Wait, since you mentioned heroes, does that mean there are heroes in this world too?"

[Yes. While they may be different from the heroes in your world, the fact that they are the main minions of the World's Will remains unchanged.]

So there are bastards like Hiro in this too. I wonder how I'll feel when I meet them.

After reading my thoughts the system gave me an answer.

[Disgust. You cannot live in the same world, as you are natural enemies. They will always wish to humiliate you, just as you will wish to dominate them. Though with your awakened consciousness, this may not be as noticeable]. 

The awakening of consciousness. I remember that the Goddess of Darkness was also talking about something like that while she was reasoning with herself.

'Can you explain what it is?'

Since she could hear my thoughts, I decided to address her using them.

[A consciousness awakening is a phenomenon in which someone acquires an independent consciousness, free from the ideas and desires of the World's Will. Although this sounds simple, it is extremely rare.]

Then no wonder I acted like an idiot when I met him and couldn't beat him. I had no chance of that in the first place.

All because of that nasty Will of the World.

I was still mad as hell at her for destroying me. But now the realization that she'd been in my way from the beginning, turning me into a pathetic puppet for the hero's ascendancy, added to it, and that made my hatred multiply. 

'Are you saying that everyone around me are puppets controlled by a higher existence?'

[In a way, yes. Although the Will of the World does not control their every thought, it can set the general trajectory of their path, thus ensuring that it has proper control over the fate of the world.]

After realizing what was happening, I asked the most important question of all.

'And how can you help me in a situation like this?'

With obvious sadness in her voice, she replied.

[Originally, my goal was to help you defeat the heroes, but due to your specialization, it was changed.]

'What's that now?'

[...stealing women]

Because of the system's quiet voice, I couldn't hear her very clearly and wanted to ask again, but something moving quickly down the corridor caught my attention.

When I looked closer, I noticed a chubby hog rushing right at me.

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