Chapter 558: Creating God!
Just then, Gaino suddenly appeared.
"Jin!"
The moment Gaino showed himself, both Krul Busurud and Keshia snapped into defensive stances.
At the same time, they shot Ryuunosuke a wary look.
They knew what this meant.
The relationship between the Guardians and the Evictors had never been good.
And Jin was a battle maniac.
They had clashed more than once.
Especially Keshia, who had fought Jin not long ago.
Krul Busurud had assumed Jin left with the Evictors, but clearly that was not the case.
So what was going on here?
Did Ryuunosuke have some connection with the Evictors?
"My name is Gaino," Geno said calmly.
"I am the ship spirit of the Dragon Hunter Pirates."
"What you call Jin is only a body I'm temporarily using."
Gaino's voice was direct, without any attempt to soften it.
"Gaino, do you need something?" Ryuunosuke asked.
Unless something important was happening, Gaino would not insert himself into this.
Especially not now.
Ryuunosuke had just given the Eternal Heart Orange to Gaino.
At this moment, Gaino should have been absorbing the power of the Heart of Eternity.
"Captain."
"These two possess the energy I need."
"And it's a binding type of power. Even if I extract it, it shouldn't have any effect on them."
"So I came to ask."
As Gaino spoke, understanding immediately spread to the two of them.
Anything that could make Gaino crave it had to be extraordinary.
"What kind of power is it?" Krul Busurud asked.
He did not feel much disgust toward the idea, but he needed to know what was being taken.
"You should have something sealed away from you," Gaino said.
"Something that belongs to you."
"For example, memories. Or a body."
"I can devour that power."
"Of course, I need your cooperation."
"Forcibly separating it could cause you too much harm."
Gaino was straightforward and he stated his purpose without hesitation.
"Could it be…"
Krul Busurud's skull tightened.
Then his voice rose sharply.
"Impossible!"
"That is Lilith's power. It contains her essence!"
"Power like that cannot be devoured!"
After thinking it through, he understood what Gaino meant.
Gaino could absorb the power Lilith had imposed on them.
For Krul Busurud and Keshia, it sounded like a fantasy.
"We can let him try," Keshia said calmly.
"It won't hurt to try."
"And besides, if the Dragon Hunter Pirates truly had designs on us, do you think we'd have any options after boarding this ship?"
Her words landed like a hammer.
The Dragon Hunter Pirates' strength was unquestionable.
They had already chosen to step onto this deck.
There was no point acting cautious now.
More importantly, if Gaino truly wanted to do something to them, he would not need to ask politely.
He could have acted directly.
"Bu…"
Krul Busurud was still struggling to accept it.
"Yo ho ho ho ho…"
Bang.
Keshia punched Krul Busurud right in the head.
"What are you laughing for?"
"Quiet down and listen to what Mr. Gaino has to say."
Krul Busurud staggered, stunned, while Keshia turned her gaze back toward Gaino.
"Now," Gaino said, "relax your bodies."
"And do not react negatively to any discomfort you may feel."
"Leave the rest to me."
"Understood," Keshia said.
She closed her eyes at once.
"Shut down your five senses. I'll leave the rest to Mr. Gaino."
Seeing that, Krul Busurud hesitated for a breath, then also shut down his five senses.
Ryuunosuke stepped closer, lowering his voice.
"Gaino, what exactly are you planning to do?"
This was not something Ryuunosuke had arranged.
Gaino had run here on his own.
Ryuunosuke had never heard of this before.
"Captain," Gaino replied, "their bodies should contain Lilith's original power."
"It's extremely useful to us."
"And after fusing the five Eternal Hearts, I discovered a secret."
"Lilith and Adam have likely already broken free from God's control."
"They want to create a god."
"Creating a god?" Ryuunosuke repeated, stunned.
By now, he had grown numb to the word god.
Joy Boy.
Lilith.
Adam.
Everyone threw that title around like it was common currency.
Even the original Joy Boy was still alive.
This was clearly bigger than a single mystery.
"I sensed everything the captain sensed before," Gaino continued.
"When Lilith and Adam first clashed, they likely wanted to kill each other."
"But during the battle, the Infinity Stones and the Hearts of Eternity allowed them to touch the realm of gods."
"That is why they stayed in this world together."
"Now we have two Evictors and can directly extract their essence. I have already extracted Jin's."
"If we obtain a Guardian's essence as well, we might reach that realm too."
Ryuunosuke fell into thought.
From what he understood, Lilith and Adam were created by God.
As for the purpose, he still did not know.
But one thing had always been clear.
If the two met, one of them would die.
It felt like a safeguard.
A way to prevent anyone from becoming a god.
So what if Lilith and Adam realized that, then defied God's will?
That matched Gaino's conclusion.
"Alright," Ryuunosuke said.
"Do it."
"Understood, Captain."
Gaino stepped out of Jin's body.
In the next moment, a powerful force wrapped around the two in front of him.
Five Eternal Hearts appeared, hovering in the air around Gaino, pulsing like living stars.
"Is this… the power of a god?" Ryuunosuke murmured.
As he sensed the energy, it felt like something deep in his body was waking up.
"I never expected you'd actually collect all five Hearts of Eternity."
A familiar voice echoed across the deck.
"Joy Boy."
Ryuunosuke's eyes narrowed.
A presence he recognized immediately emerged.
The First Generation who had vanished on Laugh Tale.
"First Generation?"
Ryuunosuke kept his tone calm.
"What brings you here?"
He was curious.
This man definitely knew more than Ryuunosuke did.
He might even know the truth about Lilith and Adam.
But Ryuunosuke did not let that curiosity show.
If he gave this old fox even an inch, the man would take the whole board.
So he pretended he did not care.
"How about we make a deal?" the First Generation said.
"I no longer want to pursue your ethereal existence."
"Give me a body."
"I want to live a good life on my own."
He pointed at the figure nearby.
"This body in front of me will do."
He was pointing at Jin.
Jin's body had been specially treated by Merlin.
Anyone with a soul could enter it without obstruction.
It had originally been prepared for Gaino.
But now, Gaino probably did not need it anymore.
Even so, if the First Generation wanted that body…
Ryuunosuke's answer was still no.
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