Chapter 15

In front of me was a handsome man with emerald green hair, gentle golden eyes, and a face strikingly similar to my own. If I didn't know my dad I would assume it was him. However, that wasn't what I paid attention to.

Surrounding his body was thick emerald green mana a step larger than my own reserves. Not only that but his mana seemed to be constantly fluctuating between light and dark as if his own emotions were fighting against one another.

"Who are you?" I questioned seriously while firmly creating a magic circle in my mind. It was far from complete and it would take all my mana and kill me but that didn't matter if the attack killed me as well.

But even with the preparations, I was making I could confidently say that I didn't have a chance in hell to damage him let alone take him down with me. All that I could hope would be that I kill myself and he doesn't take over my body considering that he's calling me his 'body'.

"Since I'll be taking your body it's only fair I answer a few of your questions. I am the Demon God Laplace." He introduced himself in a strange mix of guilt and determination. The Demon God…

So this is the fourth stronger being in the world. What a monster. My magic circle is intended to create a nuclear explosion by splitting an atom apart however that wouldn't even scratch him. So that's the power of one of the Upper ranked Seven World Powers.

"How are you here?" I questioned him further. He said he would answer a few of my questions and he was definitely sincere when he said that. He may want to take my body but he doesn't seem evil.

He doesn't seem like he wants to kill me however he is doing it anyway which makes me believe he is either forced or obligated to do so. If at all possible I would like to ally myself with him in order to gain access to his knowledge.

"Before I was sealed away I used a technique to send my soul outside of my body and attach to other's souls to give them my traits in order for me to reincarnate." Laplace explained patiently as our surroundings shifted at seemingly random periods of time.

Judging from his words and our obvious 'relationship' it is clear that I am the culmination of all these 'traits' and thus I am set to be his reincarnation. There are minute details that are different between us such as the color of our hair but I could truly be considered this man's clone. He is most likely the reason behind my heightened senses and Mana Sense as well.

"If you take over my body, what would your goal be? Eradication of the human race?" I questioned seriously. It doesn't matter how kind he is or how guilty he feels, if he targets my family I would kill both of us even if I had to destroy my soul in the process.

"Yes. My mission is to eradicate the 'human' and I will fulfill it at any cost. I am sorry." Laplace apologized sincerely, his head down low in apology. His words infuriated me however I was still in the correct state of mind at the moment. I will hear his side and then I will kill us both.

"Give me the details of your goal. What 'human' are you meant to eradicate?" His wording was strange. He didn't need to eradicate humanity, he needed to destroy a single 'human'.

"I don't know. My memories before the third Human-Demon war are vague." Laplace revealed, his head still in a deep bow. So he didn't know either. I can see why he chose to destroy humanity rather than endlessly searching for this 'human' but I won't allow him to so another method must be found.

"Who gave you this mission? Do you at least remember that?" I inquired further, Laplace simply shaking his head in response. "In that case, we can remove the vast majority of humanity from our sights."

"What?" Laplace spoke up in shock, his eyes locking onto my own for the first time since the conversation began. I do not know if it was because of his sense of guilt but he has yet to look at me and instead only made it seem like has.

"If somebody can order you then they must be more powerful than you. That leaves three people though perhaps there are more as well. The largest suspects we'll have to search for are the Technique God and Fighting God as little is known about them. The Dragon God can be ignored as he isn't human." I explained to him.

Normally the concerns of their lifespan would make this search much more difficult, but I am confident that people of their level can stop their own aging if they so please.

"The Fighting God isn't human either." Laplace interrupted slightly dazed, "I don't remember much but I distinctly remember killing him multiple times but he regenerated each time. He is probably a Demon related to Afote and Badigadi." Laplace explained briefly.

"Then our goal is the Technique God." I declared. Truthfully I would have searched for him anyway as he was the peak of power in this world and so he was inevitably my goal. My greed wouldn't let anyone other than myself have the position he held.

"Why are you helping me? I'm going to take your body!" Laplace questioned me, a look of guilt on his face. He probably wants me to yell at him, to scold him in return for his actions but I wouldn't do that. It wouldn't be helpful.

"You won't take my body. I'm going to share it with you." I answered. Truthfully this was far from ideal. I would prefer it if I could simply kick him out however I doubt that is possible at the moment so I will share even if it hurts me to do so.

"What?" Laplace muttered in complete confusion though I could hardly blame him. If he wanted to he could simply take my body however I will share it with him instead, to him there is no reason to accept.

"I don't want my body taken and you don't seem like you want to take it and so we will compromise. You can inhabit my body, see all that I do, and at times take over with my permission and in return, you will help me grow stronger in order for me to help you find and kill your target." I explained blandly. There was no real reason for him to accept, I was relying solely on his guilt to get what I wanted.

"I am the Demon God, why would you trust me not to take you over anyway?" Laplace questioned with narrowed eyes. His mana was a shade darker than before and his eyes show that he is merely putting up an act.

"I don't trust you. I'm giving you a chance to prove that I should trust you." I explained briefly. He doesn't need my trust nor should he even care about it but he will accept anyways because even if he is called a villain he is a surprisingly gentle man.

"Haha. What an amusing child you are. Very well, I'll agree to your terms." Laplace said with a gentle smile on his face and and eyes full of determination, his hand outstretched for a handshake.

"I look forward to working with you Laplace." I said while taking his hand. As soon as our hands touched a large magic circle spread from beneath Laplace, quickly spanning the entirety of this strange space.

"I as well child." Laplace responded, the magic circle releasing a bright emerald green light before everything darkened. Or rather I returned to my body from that strange out of body experience.

I suppose I have allied myself with the Demon God.