Villain of my own novel

[Haaa.... Gods and Goddesses are here to help the humans and we have made a deal.] Eunomia sighed.

'Hahaha, she knows how to sigh, how cute.... Ah, right! Ahem, she knows everything...' I found her sigh with a child-like voice so adorable that I forgot that she has the knowledge about everything.

'Wait!'

[A deal? About what?] I frowned for a split second and remembered my thoughts from just a second ago.

'She is smart and can even be called the Goddess of Knowledge.... If I could, I'd give her that title.'

[About the 'Fallen.' Do you know about it?] She asked.

[Yes, but I don't know what these 'Fallen' are...]

[Gods.] She replied firmly.

"Huh? Is she mad?" I muttered out loud.

[Why? What's wrong?] I asked, perplexed.

[Hahahaha! No, no. The 'Fallen' are the 'Gods.'] she laughed and said.

[Huh? Oh? Huuuh?] I tilted my head after understanding what she meant and tilted to the other side when I realized that we were talking about the 'Gods' that are now called as 'Fallens' for reasons only they know.

[Pfft, Hahahahaha!] She continued to laugh for a minute and spoke only after she calmed down.

[.....]

[..... Ahem, there are some Gods who have fallen from grace and are wandering around the world that all the Gods and Goddesses are looking over from the start....] She said.

[Hmm..... Why does that matter then? If they are fallen then, their powers should also be gone, so why are they worrying over something like this?] I furrowed my brows and asked.

[Because the 'Fallen' still have all of their powers! They are still as powerful as they were in the 'Higher realm.'] she replied in a stern tone.

[And? They can just kill them if they so bothered by it.] I replied nonchalantly.

[....Divine beings cannot use their full strength against each other in the 'Lesser realms' because there are 'rules' binding them, and these 'Fallen' have somehow broken the rules and descended while still retaining all of their powers.... There are some who don't even know why and how they fell from grace.] She replied with a sigh.

[Aye, why are you sighing?] I felt like I said something wrong and decided to ask it.

[..... We're talking about 'Divine Beings,' Papa! You are say to kill them, so nonchalantly that I was taken aback by a bit.] She replied and honestly I couldn't care less, but 'Papa' had a nice ring to it.

[Ahem, ahem, your papa is that amazing, don't worry about it and continue.] I boasted with my chest puffed up in pride.

[Hehe. Yes, the Gods and Goddesses intend to become human's 'Beneficiary' by making them their 'Recipients.' Both humans and Gods will benefit from it; humans will become stronger with the support of their 'Beneficiary,' while Gods will become stronger as their 'Recipients' complete tasks assigned to them by me.] She answered.

[How do this Gods get stronger?] I pondered for a bit before asking.

[By Achievement Points, of course.] She answered as if it was obvious.

'Then the Achievement Points are important...'

[So if the 'Recipients' complete the tasks, their 'Beneficiary,' too, will receive Achievement Points?] I asked.

[No, if a human becomes a 'Recipient' their Achievement Points are given to their 'Beneficiary' who in turn uses them to bestow 'Blessing' and 'Gifts' up on them.] she replied.

[Hmm...] I got the general idea of how the things will be from now on.

[Ah right! What is this 'Selection' process?] I suddenly remembered about the selection and killing the 'living.'

[Yes, it is about the deal. I'll explain the deal first, so papa will understand it easily.] She replied.

[Ummhm~] I nodded my head, enjoying the feeling of being called 'papa.' (AN: a chibi sketch.)

[The deal is that the Gods and Goddesses will 'nurture' their 'Recipient's' growth to ensure that they will help 'them' in defeating the 'Fallen' through me because, as I said before, they cannot interfere with the 'Lesser Beings,' so the 'Selection' process is about choosing 'Recipients' to bring them to fight the 'Fallen' in the other world....] She was continuing, but was cut short by me.

'I guess she is my daughter for a reason, I can confirm that she is my daughter just from her naming sense...'

[Humans cannot become strong enough to defeat the 'Fallen.'] I said firmly, as bad as it sounds, as long as they are the 'lesser' beings, they can never defeat a 'higher' being, let alone a transcended one.

[This is where the 'Player' system comes into play! Because you created me with all of the knowledge of the 'Akashic Records' combined with all of your knowledge and the ability to think and grow, I have created a 'Player' system. Though the idea came from your knowledge, I was able to make it a reality.] She answered enthusiastically.

[To initialize that system, you need to gain influence over Earth.] I completed her words.

[Exactly! Ahem, as I was saying, they will help the humans to grow stronger and to hunt down the 'Fallen'....] She said but I interrupted again.

[What will happen to 'Fallen' if they are killed?] I asked.

[They cannot be 'killed' however they will ascend again. Because their 'souls' cannot be destroyed, we don't know if they'll still retain their powers after they ascend because even one of them are yet to be 'killed.'] she answered.

'There are more than one....'

[The deal is that I will assist them in interfering with 'Earth,' from which they will select and nurture their 'Recipient,' while they will assist me in finding the 'culprit,' who appears to be designated in the world they're looking over, they will report to me about even a single clue they find about this culprit, and they will bring him/her to me if they are found, without harming them of course. I'll get the information I need while also strengthening the system's security and making it impossible for anyone to ever try to mess with me again.] She replied in cute, slightly robotic, voice.

[And if these Gods and Goddesses betray you?] I asked with amused smile.

[Of course, I'll kill them, your daughter doesn't even need to lift a finger to do so, muhahahaha.] She tried to laugh hysterically, but her cute voice couldn't do so.

[Hahaha, as expected of my daughter.... Uck?] As a sudden pang appeared near my brain, I groaned.

[Oh! You must have used too much mana, communicating with me....] She answered in a dejected tone.

[Oh! Is that so.... Then I'll just call you after recovering a bit.] I smiled and said.

[No, you cannot contact me like that....] She said, I furrowed my brows because we were definitely talking normally right now.

[.... You have to be in a dungeon or in your domain to contact me or else you cannot speak with me....] She continued.

[.... Is that so.... Don't worry, it only happened because I used my mana before contacting you so, I should be able talk longer the next time.] I said while holding in the mind splitting pain.

[Ok...] She replied with a slightly better tone.

[See you later.] I said and disconnected the link.

"Uck! Haa... Haa... Haaa..." I gasped for air and slumped back on the throne.

'Shit! Fight against Vassago and being in the Domain for so long seems to taken a bigger toll on me than I expected.' I massaged my forehead with my thumb and index finger before deactivating my domain.

I returned back to the training chamber and sensed that I was alone without anything covering my upper body.

"Graaa!!??"