The sacred right side of a certain manga Chapter 031

Roy felt a little uneasy inside, but his expression was calm, as if he didn’t understand his own ‘strangeness’ at all.

He didn’t know if Pandora was testing him.

In fact, even if Pandora suspected him, knew of Aiwass’s existence, and even stopped holding the god-slaying dark ritual for him, Roy no longer cared. He had already obtained the best and most suitable authority for himself. He had no interest in pursuing new authorities. What he and Aiwass were currently researching was how to increase the upper limit of authority levels, not the quantity of authorities.

However, if possible, Roy still hoped that the god-slaying dark ritual could continue, because each time Pandora held a dark ritual, it allowed Roy and Aiwass to observe it once more, thereby accelerating the progress of their analysis.

While Roy was lost in thought, Pandora’s tender fingers touched her red lips, and she said with a hint of doubt, “…Only those ‘enlightened ones’ among humans who have achieved great enlightenment can retain memories here. But such a person could absolutely not become a Godslayer. How did my little Roy do it?”

Pandora seemed to truly regard herself as Roy’s mother, affectionately calling him by his nickname. The fingers that lightly touched her red lips now rested on Roy’s forehead, drawing circles there, as if looking at a mischievous child, and said in a voice full of maternal love, “…Well, these aren’t important. It’s actually a good thing that little Roy can retain memories of this place. I can tell you some things now.”

Roy had no resistance to Pandora truly treating him as her ‘son’. His parents from before his transmigration had long passed away, and he had no memory of his mother after transmigration. Combining both worlds, Roy had only lived for just over thirty years. Compared to Pandora’s age, which was calculated in millennia, calling her mother wouldn’t put him at a disadvantage.

The only thing that made Roy a little confused was whether this goddess, who created the Godslayers, was extremely cunning or genuinely somewhat innocent and naive. This was a woman Roy temporarily couldn’t see through.

“What do you want to tell me, Pando…”

“You should call me ‘Mom’!”

Pandora seemed very interested in this mother-son game. Her slender fingers pinched Roy’s nose, and she said somewhat displeased, while also adjusting her position to make Roy more comfortable lying on her lap.

“…Alright, ‘Mom’.”

In a sense, Pandora was indeed his second parent, bestowing upon him a brand new, powerful life. Therefore, Roy didn’t care about the address.

“Hehe~ What a smart, cute, and obedient child you are.”

Pandora giggled, her smile enchanting and beautiful, like a tempting poppy. She lowered her head and gently kissed Roy’s forehead as if rewarding him, then her expression suddenly became serious: “…For such a well-behaved and adorable child, I, your mom, certainly don’t want you to be in danger. So I’ll tell you some important things about gods, to prepare you in advance.”

“…Listen carefully, I’m going to talk about the origin of gods and their nature.”

“In ancient times, humanity was still in a matriarchal clan society. Women were the main producers and also possessed the ability to bear children. In that era without surplus resources, when humans struggled for reproduction, women were the rulers. Therefore, the gods born from human faith, those with high status, were all goddesses.”

Roy didn’t speak, just listened to Pandora’s words, lying on the lap of his adoptive mother, who looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old loli, listening to her ‘tell stories’. Roy had no reason to refuse this contact.

Anyway, he knew that he was just a spiritual body now, and time flowed differently from the outside world, so he was even less in a hurry.

“As human civilization developed, as humans learned to manufacture tools, especially the development of metal smelting which gave humans ‘steel’ weapons, the threat of wild beasts decreased, and resources became abundant. Men’s physical strength and combat ability became necessary for survival and development, and matriarchal clans gradually transformed into patriarchal clans.”

“…And in the realm of mythology, the status of goddesses began to decline, while the status of male gods rose. The goddesses who once reigned at the pinnacle of mythology became wives, daughters, and other appendages of male gods. Among them, the most tragic goddesses even directly degenerated into demons and monsters, which are dragons and serpents.”

“Little Roy must have heard many myths about slaying dragons and serpents, right? Marduk killed Tiamat, Susanoo killed the Yamata no Orochi, Perseus killed Medusa, Siegfried killed Fafnir, and even Michael imprisoned the ancient dragon Satan. These myths all symbolize the rule of patriarchy. Heroes used the ‘steel’ in their hands to defeat and suppress the once revered goddesses, thereby becoming ‘heroes of steel’.”

“…Gods can generally be divided into three categories: ancient earth goddesses with ‘dragon and serpent’ attributes, heroes of steel who overthrew the rule of goddesses and possess ‘steel’ attributes, and other gods that emerged from the battles between these two.”

Pandora’s fingertips gently caressed Roy’s cheek, and the sorrow and worry on her face grew deeper, “…I created the dark ritual that can give birth to Godslayers, and the gods, in order to prevent the demon kings on earth from being too reckless, also chose the ‘strongest steel’ through the blessing of an oath.”

“…He is the ‘Last King’, the enemy of all dragons, serpents, and demon kings. Whenever the number of Godslayers becomes irrecoverable, the ‘Last King’ will awaken. He will use the ancient dragon-serpent goddesses as sacrifices to gain the immense power to eliminate all demon kings. Many Godslayers have been born over thousands of years, but no ancient Godslayer has ever lived to the present; they have all been annihilated by the ‘Last King’.”

“Seven Godslayers have been born in this era, a number exceeding any past era. The awakening of the ‘Last King’ will be unavoidable. Little Roy, facing the ‘strongest steel’, even I have no way. All I can do is cheer for you from behind. You must be careful of Him, although I know being careful won’t have any effect, but I must convey this to you.”

Pandora spoke with a sorrowful tone, as if looking at her child who was about to suffer.

At this moment, Roy recalled the myths and legends about Pandora. Perhaps Pandora, tracing her origins, was also an ancient earth goddess, a goddess symbolizing dragons and serpents. She hated the heroes of steel, and even hated all gods, which is why she created the god-slaying dark ritual.

“Why are you so concerned about me?”

Roy asked a puzzling question; Pandora’s concern seemed a bit excessive.

“Because you are my child.”

Pandora said with maternal love.

“You must have many children, right? In this era, including me, there are seven Godslayers. And in the past few millennia, there must have been at least a dozen or twenty, right?”

“That’s different. A child as smart, cute, obedient, and well-behaved as little Roy is the first for me, even as a mother~~ Come, close your eyes obediently, and be sure to remember what Mom says in your heart. If you do, Mom will also give you a reward.”

Speaking in such a gentle and alluring way, Pandora embraced Roy’s head and lowered her own.

The ritual of offering gods as sacrifices began once more.