I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The throne is a piece of junk that burns your backside. Apart from his best friend, any monochrome god who sits on it will inevitably fall into a cycle of conflict.

After meeting Mary, Mercury Serpent felt incredibly conflicted about the girl, wanting to get closer but also fearing that the final result would be the return he hated most.

Eternal return sounds like it could undo everything and restart all timelines.

However, it cannot be denied that all beings in the original timeline that were restarted and destroyed will die once, and even if they are reborn, it will be like an afterlife.

Initially, the mercury serpent, which is not yet in the cycle of reincarnation, was not corrupted or decayed to the point of rottenness, and could ignore the cruel reality of eternal recurrence.

"My dear friend, do you also have someone you like?"

Watching Rei Zhe silently walk up to stand beside him, and together they watched Mary wandering around like a small animal, Mercury Serpent couldn't help but ask him a question.

Two strange figures dressed in tattered black and white cloaks stood side by side with an eerie air of friendship—perhaps a strange friendship between snakes.

Looking at Mary in the distance, and hearing Mercury Serpent's question, Reiji paused for a moment before saying, "My self-destruct factor is female, and I fell in love with her before I even figured out she was my self-destruct factor..."

"this......."

Mercury Serpent's eye twitched. Of course he knew what the self-destruct factor was. His friend had fallen in love with his self-destruct factor. The creation of that destiny and cause and effect was the inevitable calamity of the domineering god.

The self-destruction factor becomes equally strong as the host.

Considering his friend's powerful and expansive presence, his self-destructive factor must be strong, and he is destined to either destroy his friend or perish together with him.

"I would die for her, but I know that if either of us dies, the one who remains will decay to the point of wanting to self-destruct. It is precisely because of this self-destruction that I am not perfect yet!"

Looking at the pure and beautiful sunset goddess in the distance, Lei Zhe also thought of how adorable Xiao You was when she was little. His Xiao You was the cutest and most adorable.

"Mercury, do you sense your end? I can already see my end!" Reiji's sudden words were startling, and they also startled Mercury Serpent.

He couldn't think of anyone who could kill his best friend, especially someone who was clearly different from him, someone who had clearly surpassed him... His thoughts were interrupted, and Mercury Serpent fell silent.

"For the self-destruct factor? Is it worth it?" Mercury Serpent asked.

Rezhe remained silent, only offering a calm smile. He pointed to Mary not far away and said, "Was it worth it?"

There was no answer; instead, he asked himself the same question: Is it really worth it because of love?

"Ha... I guess I asked a stupid question."

Mercury Serpent shook his head helplessly. He didn't understand love, nor did he understand the meaning of standing up for others. That was the old him. Now, things are different.

Everyone has their own principles, and Mercury Serpent and Raiji are no exception, being beings who are so obsessive and crazy that they reach the level of domineering gods.

He originally envied his best friend for having a free spirit that transcended his own constraints, but he did not understand that the other person, in a realm he could not see, also had his own constraints.

"At least go and confess your feelings to your goddess, even if it's one-sided. Otherwise, won't you regret it?" Lei Zhe suddenly encouraged.

"...Give me a little more time."

Mercury Serpent, who had subconsciously taken a step forward because of Reiji's encouragement, suddenly pulled back, gazing at Mary from afar. She spoke to herself, who was also being cowardly.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Mary, who had not yet realized that she was God, wandered around.

Although they were wandering, they were secretly protected by two of the strongest and most terrifying overlords in the world, so it was like they were on a trip.

When she was hungry, delicious food would appear out of nowhere; when she was thirsty, fine wine would appear the next moment. In short, apart from loneliness, she was doing very well.

Mary was born with the protection of the execution platform; anyone who touched her would have their head severed, and wherever she went, she would bring bloodshed, with countless heads falling to the ground.

For the pure goddess who had no one to teach her, beheading was a part of her daily life. Whether it was someone else's head or her own that flew away, Mary could not tell the difference.

Many people were attracted by Mary's beauty. Upon first seeing this supposedly vicious witch, people couldn't help but wonder if such a girl was really a witch.

Mary would look at everyone with angelic eyes, and even the cruelest person would shed tears of sympathy upon seeing her.

Attracted by Mary's beauty, outsiders approached to watch, and Mary would reveal an innocent smile and sing a moving, bloody melody in her sweet voice.

The girl now wanders on the beach, playing with the seawater like a seabird; she is the most beautiful scenery on the beach at dusk.

Mary strolled here, enjoying the caress of the sea breeze, but a pair of people and horses appeared not far from the beach.

Their faces were filled with fear and dread, and they all held the tools they used to capture the most vicious criminals.

The officials were carrying rather long pliers, and it seemed they had heard of Mary's reputation, so they didn't dare to touch her at all.

Under the calm gaze of Razer and Mercury, when they seized Mary to execute her, she did not resist, and the two domineering gods did not make a move.

Mortals cannot harm gods. They are like amoebas, how could they possibly harm the seeker of the Way who is as vast and great as the universe?

It was still dusk, and Mercury thought that this scenery was made just for her. On the execution platform, Mary couldn't help but turn around in confusion, and then, as if drawn by something, she saw two figures dressed in black and white cloaks in the crowd.

A smile unconsciously appeared on her face. Even though she couldn't say anything other than the lyrics, a woman's feeling told her that there were two people who had always taken care of her and gave her delicious food every day.

Once again, Mary sang a blood-soaked, sweet song in the place of her birth.

"[Blood, blood, blood, I want to drink blood. (Jeveuxlesang,sang,sang,etsang.)]"

"[Pouring sweet dew onto the guillotine stand. (Donnonslesangdeguillotine.)]"

"[To satisfy the thirst for the guillotine. (Pourguerirlasecheressedelaguillotine.)]"

"【My only desire is blood, blood, blood. (Jeveuxlesang,sang,sang,etsang.)】"

"It's so beautiful, don't you think so, my dear friend?"

The deep blue eyes beneath the black cloak watched this scene, and unconsciously sighed to his close friend beside him.

Indeed, although it was dusk, it was far warmer, more dazzling, and more captivating than the sun...

Rezhe offered heartfelt praise to the benevolent goddess.

Neither of them was worried about Mary's safety, even if she was about to be executed and beheaded.

From the guillotine onward, and from the guillotine onward, Mary's life as a human being has ended; now it is time for her to live as Mary the goddess.

"Bam—"

The guillotine fell, blood splattered, the God of Seeking the Dao possessed a power comparable to the vastness of the universe, and was originally impossible to be injured by mortals, much less killed by the guillotine.

However, Mary, who has not yet realized that she is a goddess, is like Haruhi Suzumiya, who does not understand her own true nature.

Amidst the horrified stares of the crowd, as if they were looking at a monster, Mary, who should have been a corpse, vanished in the most beautiful twilight glow, her body and severed head disappearing along with her.

With that gentle yet heavy mass, it broke free from the dominion of the Mercury Serpent's eternal return and fell into the singularity belonging to the Seeker God.

On that eternally twilight beach, Mary still lingers and sings, showing no pain or other unusual emotion at being beheaded.

Razer and Mercury passed through the veil of the real world and arrived at this special singularity.

Encouraged by her best friend's gaze, Mercury Serpent mustered her courage and walked towards the goddess. Mary also noticed that someone had come here, and a lovely and innocent smile appeared on her face.

"goddess......"

Under Mary's innocent and bewildered gaze, Mercury Serpent knelt down on one knee before her, adopting the posture of a submissive knight, and, with a tenderness he had never shown before, said:

"I have fallen in love with you. Please allow me to kneel before you, my flower."

Yes, like being drunk, he was completely absorbed in everything about the goddess. He poured out his love to her at this moment. Mercury Serpent felt he had to get it off his chest, and the feeling of holding it in was now very comfortable.

I am infatuated with you, my love, my love, my love.

He offered flowers to the goddess, sang praises to her, and ultimately wished for her happiness.

I want a world where goddesses can exist happily, a world where they can know love and joy.

P.S.: Please vote and recommend! Mercury may be a pervert, but he's surprisingly innocent when it comes to love...

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Chapter Thirty-Six: Planning a Brand New Horror Drama

The moment the girl died as a human, she also began a new life as a 'god', a life that may last forever.

"Well......"

Mary, who couldn't speak any words other than the lyrics, tilted her head cutely and innocently, as if she didn't understand the meaning of the man kneeling in front of her.

With a gentle smile on his face, Rezhe stepped forward, gently took Mary's small hand, and handed her a touch of twilight color, before letting go.

Mary stared in bewilderment at the warm light that was slowly disappearing from her hand and sinking into her palm, as if her thoughts or consciousness had broken through their limitations.

Mary was puzzled and curious that Rezé had touched her but had not been beheaded.

Now, Mary, unsure of the strange emotions surging within her chest, looked at the two men before her and couldn't help but speak:

"Name...name?"

The first time I asked someone's name, I sounded a little awkward and naive, like a child who had just started speaking.

Her words carried both joy and doubt. Mary treated everyone, regardless of good or evil, with her own purity and gentleness.

Moreover, those innocent, curious yet uneasy eyes, like those of a newborn animal, truly made the Mercury Serpent, a dark and corrupt soul, feel ashamed and yearning.

Lei Zhe chuckled and gave his first time to Shui Yin beside him, who then addressed the goddess with the proper name.

"Caliostro, the foolish name of all whom you have captured."

In Reiji's memory, this name referred to an Italian conman, magician, and adventurer who sold fake medicines and swindled people across Europe.

Of course, that's just one of the identities of the Mercury Serpent.

"[Idiot! Be more proactive! How about taking your goddess's hand and giving her a kiss!?]"

Rezer looked at the Mercury Serpent, who was completely captivated by Mary, and conveyed his thoughts directly to her.

However, Reiji's encouraging words made the Mercury Serpent blush deeply in front of Mary.

"【A kiss! A kiss on the hand!? Isn't that a bit too fast!? To actually make me kiss the goddess's fair and soft hand, oh wow, this is the highest reward for me!!!!】"

Mercury Serpent's heart was in turmoil. Although kissing hands was common in Western and French high society, bowing to a goddess like this... really ignited Mercury Serpent's simp mentality.

Mercury previously knelt before the goddess in a gesture of knightly submission, while the kiss on the hand is a common etiquette in the upper classes of Europe and America.

Both Britain and France appreciate the "kissing hands" greeting, but in Britain and France, this greeting is reserved for the upper class.

For Mercury Serpent, Margaret was not merely a member of the upper class; she was the woman who captivated him, the Lord of the Fourth Throne, and he feared that his actions might defile the supreme radiance within him.

But all of the above is nonsense. In Rai Zhe's eyes, Mercury Serpent is simply afraid, and also...

"【Damn it, you simp!】"

Lei Zhe muttered a curse under his breath, no longer encouraging that stinky snake. The Mercury Serpent in front of him was already breathing rapidly just from looking at and talking to Mary.