No Game No Life

Chapter 3 - 1+1=Deathless

handed out to Coron.

until the very end, and lost their lives----

[ghosts], including Riku and ShuVi, gathered around a

After looking at each of their faces, Riku---- the [Head of the

“The war’s end that may come one day---- I'm tired of

Even though everyone there became stunned, Riku still

“While keeping fleeing and surviving in this s.h.i.+t smeared

He said that, as if throwing out something that he always

“To the destroyers who call themselves G.o.d!!? To the

either!!? Live and survive in this s.h.i.+t-like world until the end

Moving his hands in an exaggerated manner, Riku roared as if

“It seems those guys are conflicting all around after the

in this war, it doesn't matter which one of them end up with the

better than the current one!?----- HUH!?”

voice that lacked any warmth.

like hope---- doesn't exist.”

If it's just noticing then they already had noticed, but their

the [Ghosts] lowered their heads.

expression show up in their faces----

hands.”

their gazes.

insane method, easily considered an absurd.”

bitterly at it.

anyone, and the ones that doesn't stay in anyone's attention.”

“We are the [Ghosts]----but even if we aren't recognized by

legacy.”

possible.

the world “still” haven't ended yet.”

“Let's stop pretending to be clever already. We, humans, are

---- And then he affirmed. “As such---- let's “fight”.”

Certainly after Riku said that, one hundred seventy-seven gazes

“That's right, let's fight. All enemies that stand in our way, no

“foolishness”. Fool everyone; outsmart them, just like a

matter, do it without shame or pride. Be flattered with

inferiority-----!!”

---- That's right, what should be obtained is a single one

“The endlessly stacked and lined up defeat, shall be cancelled

Riku thought about it too, amidst the silence, the thing that

The one Riku said to fight against---- those without

The ones who can in a single whim, open a hole in a mountain,

What enveloped the room, was laughs. While everyone was

“That’s right, we’ll challenge that---- and win. Before such

Yes that’s true. There’s no way we can stay without laughing

“That, is the proof that we are humans. The proof of

After saying that, and looking around to the faces of the one

“----[The End of the Great War]---- that’s the single victory

.........

the G.o.ds.

peoples---- no, even ShuVi who was at his side looked at him

“Well, the victory condition is~... even if I resume it all and

But Riku, with a smile like a child who succeed in a prank,

----When he was a child, he thought that the world was much

There aren’t any compet.i.tions which can’t be won, and hard

That was the ignorant and foolish thinking of a child that didn’t

Looking at the world with such pure and unclouded eyes and

“This world... was a really simple [game].”

“The G.o.ds are just doing whatever they feel like seeking the

an everything goes rule.”

“Then---- here too, we should just create the rules the way we

While saying that, Riku played with a chess piece on his hand--

ShuVi said that she wanted to know the answer that Riku’s

saw ShuVi nodding.

“ No one should be killed.”

because I don't want to kill anyone.

---- The reasoning is, if you let someone die you will die. At

“ No one must be perceived.”

“ No matter the method it’s not illegal.

method is used it won't be seen as illegal.

---- The reasoning is, if you share their stage it will be certain

just eat s.h.i.+t.

considered a defeat.

meaningless.

victory that opposes any of those.

At the answer (rules) given by Riku’s [Heart]---- Riku looked

“We are [Ghosts]---- Without killing even a single one

even being perceived. Only---- [by inducing the war situation]-

An emotional rule, exactly what’s appropriate to be called a

But at the same time, if it’s to end the war with just a human

Ending the war with just a human body---- because that by

“It doesn’t even need to be said but, if we fail it will be our

a talking wolf inducing the situation of the war----if just this

will be over.”

“The Great War’s end (win), or our downfall (lose). It’s a

And then Riku let everyone take a peek at his “true nature”,

“The enemy is [G.o.d], the embodiment of despair, with a

victory are on the far end of one in a one hundred quintillion.

our victory condition, then even if we win, it won’t remain in

about. We are [Ghosts] and as such, [Ghosts] don’t talk. But

After defining this crazy insane world as a [game] and doing

“If, we really accomplish this [game]... If we manage to

“Don’t you think that, we would be able to proudly die,

....... Well then.

remain in this place.”

waited for the withdrawers.

which would join such a [game] out there.

are possessors of superior intelligence and skills.

times they survived---- looking from the dwarves’ viewpoint

owners of extraordinary ability---- that’s why, Riku smiled

----Probably, no one will remain right. They aren’t insane. If

If it goes to that then, it can’t be helped. At the worst, with

two of us.

goes beyond the cold horizon of Nirvana.

can do something about it with just the two of us, but…

..........

his eyes. “.......Ahh~ I’ll be honest okay?”

asking until when he would keep his eyes closed.

other words, towards the result of zero withdrawers.

but…”

bitterly, and said.

the very start alright, the future will look bleak you know?”

still think that there’s such a thing in this world?”

too late for it to exist anywhere.”

world. And the cleverest ones, would choose to not even be

“The ones here---- Are the ones who came and survived until

Or something like that, everyone nodded while laughing.

selection, isn’t it.” Smiling bitterly---- Riku laughed. Right, it’s

----Humans are fools.

by that foolishness by polis.h.i.+ng their knowledge, their wisdom.

worth in living, even so they survived.

that sake-

what would they be?

“Unintentionally being born in this world.” “Meaninglessly

“But coolly dropping dead, meaningfully---- isn’t it perfect.”

“Until the very end we will act cool and entrust it to you. Our

Riku hid his face, as if amazed from the bottom of his heart,

“...You guys, be it this one or that one, you’re all going

As if, spilling happiness from the bottom of his heart---- and

What the humans, in order to survive, have been updating for

While the one hundred seventy-nine [Ghosts] including Riku

corpsesRiku

start the game.”

That’s right---- But toward everyone who answered like

“...That word is now forbidden. We move by swearing upon

Then----right.

----And thus the secret maneuvers of the ones who didn’t exist,

Having the hope for the future stolen, despairing even at the

Not to wait, but for the sake of finding it out---- the one

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The meeting ended, and on the hideout’s entrance while

ShuVi saw---- Every single person in that place, touched

Everyone but one---- excluding her own, ShuVi looked

Only her, not being able to understand that---- it was terribly

“...Riku, and the others’... plan, each of them... has less than...

Let alone, the chances of every single one of them succeeding--

“Hm~ hey, ShuVi.”

“That thing you said just now, probabilities was it? Is it fine

Riku doesn’t possess the Ex-Machina’s mathematical

“If you throw a dice the probability of a six coming out is one

coming out will turn into one in thirty- six---- I don’t know

right?”

ShuVi could affirm that she never once underestimated Riku.

Ex-Machina’s logic, and that’s why, she tried to talk about that

“Then I’ll tell you something good. That calculation---- is

---- And then, she froze.

in six. But in this game that calculation is wrong.”

bitterly.

losing. In other words---- it’s “one in two”.”

and conditions the calculations are made, and that’s an

All or nothing---- if you calculate from Riku’s point of view,

“.........”

confute----- moreover, emotionally.

Riku continued.

come out in the first time---- then “if you throw it ten thousand

that’s why those calculations are really, mistaken.”

thrown ten thousand times, distribution error, convergence...”

isn’t restricted to one in six. There’s much variability.

will converge and the calculation instead will be easy. In other

ShuVi tried to refute like that, but Riku laughed and grinned.

you can’t imagine too? Then for example----“

“Something “that shouldn’t exist” (we), sneakily altering it

that?”

attempt”.

for the error will be found---- after thinking this far ShuVi

Finally----inside ShuVi, Riku’s words, the meaning of the plan

The true meaning of, no one must be perceived, it must not be

“...Artificially manipulate, the battle situation...without,

The already impossible to predict----going against the

Riku nodded towards ShuVi’s conclusion----that

troublesome.

----Even so, ShuVi still doesn’t understand. You can’t talk

She was able to understand that. But, even so, why----

value you, expect?” After ShuVi looked straight at Riku and

He can answer whatever he wants---- If you don’t believe you

By believing, by having hope there’s no need for a basis, or

----But Riku thought, that the answer ShuVi wanted surely

While looking outside the entrance---- to the world that was

“ShuVi, what are the percentages of... coming out the [result]

“.........I got, it.”

recognized. Probability Theory is, just statistics after all.

dismissed. Then paradoxically that is----

Probability Theory, becomes... far-fetched.”

“Saying it in your style, we go around as a “singularity of

with just a minor manipulation, we mess up with everything,

Riku thought after saying that. It’s impossible to predict

Knowing that---- If that was really possible, wouldn’t exactly

Then, Riku deepened his smile.

waiting for the return above the heavens, forced to suffer a

goes well---- don’t you think that it will be the greatest irony?”

clear black eyes… ShuVi finally understood.

time she met Riku. If it’s now, then ShuVi can affirm. This is

illogically held “interest”, and finally “longed” for.

Something herself (Ex- Machina) who is just a [Responder]

It’s because she wanted to be like that that she wished,

“Well, besides... fundamentally, Probability Theory is after

Certainly she was forced to confute. But to even say that it’s

“Then let’s prove it---- What are the probabilities

While unable to scoop the intention of the question, ShuVi

“.........? Intention of the question, unclear... approximately...

Towards ShuVi who froze, Riku handed out a small ring, and

“In the Probability Theory there’s no zero---- The

in this [game], no one can deny it, isn’t that right?”

handing out a small ring, and answered.

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

while shedding out tears----

----After having his best marriage proposal bisected in a single

sooner.

matter...

will just make a miss here and there and lose in the end after

I don’t care about it anymore be it humans or the world too it

Aah...Coron, I’m already tired... ahaha, haha, ahahaha.

“No...I’m sorry I got carried away even though I’m just a

Sure, Riku was laughing as if he broke down while laying on

ShuVi asked, while being so expressionless that it even looked

“...[Marriage]---- A exchange of contracts between humans to

Then as if pulling out the information from a dictionary---- and

one at it---- she guessed while using it as a basis.

possession...?” “Wroooooong! I simply want ShuVi to always

“It’s not in that meaning you know... I mean like, as a partner

“...Partner--- one who stands by the side and goes together.

“That’s right! That is it! I meant it as a spouse!”

answered expressionlessly.

breed.” “There’s no problem alright!!”

virgin... for the entire life...?”

“There’s no problem alright!!”

“Ahh d.a.m.n it all it doesn’t matter it’s just a little detail!!!”

ShuVi continued while being so expressionless that it seemed

precedents, of a... married couple.”

right! Yahoo d.a.m.n it!”

to some mysterious confidence.

would lose.

expression gradually crumbled.

“.........ShuVi?”

reason----sad expression.

her name worried. Riku doesn’t know----that.

that gave out a huge amount of errors.

contradictions and failures increased infinitely. An endless

[thought] that overturns that logic kept breaking the cla.s.sified

“......Because---- Riku’s----“

screamed. Don’t say it.

as anything but that----screamed. Say it.

the logic, or will it prioritize the error.

Riku continued returning in a loop.

and [Guilty],

----ShuVi thought, what she herself, couldn’t believe more than

“......Because---- the one who... destroyed---- Riku’s

----With a trembling voice... She prioritized the error.

----Twelve years ago, the Ex-Machinas, partic.i.p.ated in an

The opponent was one of the three Draconia crowned with the

---- Enryuu [True Dragon] Aranreiv and seven dragon

(TL Note: it’s written as True Dragon but read as Enryuu,

The opposing Ex-Machina side’s war potential was starting

cl.u.s.ters.

totalizing three thousand four hundred ninety-six machines.

them had already been deployed; it was an ultra large-scale

Combat result---- the Ex-Machina’s strategic victory. Target

Target----[True Dragon] Aranreiv, along with seven dragon

thousand four hundred sixty-eight machines lost, factual

Mostly of that loss, was due to the [True Dragon] Aranreiv’s

Self Destruction, the last roar at the expense of his life---- it

From the Ex-Machinas that were in combat, in the 0.0007

were vaporized.

information from Zea[Observation Unit], the Proofers took a

At the time, there weren’t that many Ex-Machinas able of

Also it took 0.4 seconds until the information about the

Zweihen[Examination Unit]got a.n.a.lyzed and transferred to the

Estimated Damage – Loss of 9% of the war potential.

meant his defeat.

proposed to “deflect” it.

Org. 2807, that the Ex-Machinas possessed---- Eensweg

(TL Note: In dutch it would be something like “one path”, but

It was calculated that, if there were multiples deploying of that

The proposal was voted by the Bepher, and the Far Cry had its

battlefield----

>.

damage caused by the deflected Far Cry, and from it make the

Then it descended on the ruins where it was estimated that,

a beast called human that got destroyed by the attack.

most severe damage or destruction, usually from bombs or

And then---- “............------------“

turned to it---- while clenching a tile-patterned board.

of that---- he turned the back to it, and went away.

phenomena, that action was incomprehensible.

confirmed the [enemy] without confusion or exhaustion.

from the survival instinct of the beasts.

fear, or nothingness, just endless----

overcame the True Dragon’s Far Cry.

That offspring was confident that it could win---- It’s just that,

a.s.sumption. Isn’t that, what the Ex-Machina doesn’t possess---

The nature of concluding something without requiring a basis,

----The Proofer who concluded that---- decided that humans,

But---- due to the subsequent a.n.a.lysis a huge amount of errors

cl.u.s.ter.

Number Üc (Übercl.u.s.ter) 207, Model Pr (Proofer), Machine

----Later on, by that offspring himself.

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

After ShuVi told everything, without being able to look at

looking down.

Error

---

chain of errors.

illogically it was a profitless action.

becoming enemy with the observation target.

Ri...ku?

position of princ.i.p.al loss? Error, error, error...

Hearing Riku’s voice, ShuVi felt her shoulders jumping so

The storm of errors gave a scream with a ma.s.sive sound----

----Run? Why?

[Because I’m scared!].

that error (thought) couldn’t be denied.

because seeing---- Riku’s face was----

swept away the thoughts----

At the words she heard the errors quieted down all at once, and

“...Ho,w...”

remember that something was wrong was----“

“...The first time we met, I wondered why did you knew that I

Towards the state of ShuVi that perfectly, and literally froze,

“Well there was also others, like how you said

hardcoded and said it as “my heart” while there were other

was even “awaiting” in that place so distant from the colony,

right.”

unexpectedly justified, ShuVi could only look with round eyes.

nothing but stay idle---- but, a question was let out.

“Hm~...Why is it I wonder? Hahah, I don’t know.”

continued while laughing.

love with Shuvi, I think.”

“...You will, forget, the past…?”

a definite past.”

from a [pain] that shouldn’t exist, but----

same time, I think this.”

scratched his head,

- we wouldn’t had met right.”

She held her breath. Even though it’s a machine that doesn’t

“Results are results. It can’t be helped even if you twist it.

After slowly walking over, and after crouching down, Riku’s

“Even if they clench their teeth, regret, cry and shout---- Next

forward---- that’s why.”

“That’s why...ShuVi held interest in me, right?”

After seeing her own frightened expression reflected in Riku’s

As if soothing that, Riku continued with a quiet voice. “I,

--------,

future that I want you to continue with me from now on too, I

-------------,

have been done like that. Too bad but humans---- no, I am just

anywhere but the now. Hold expectations for tomorrow, and

past, right.”

“If I’m with ShuVi, even in such a world, it seems like I’ll

finger-----

heart won’t break.” The ring’s---- after showing a red gem like

“If I’m with ShuVi, it seems like I’ll never become unable to

“That’s why, you see. If you don’t hate me----“ “I

After ShuVi swung her head as if trying to cut off Riku’s

After extending his hand, Riku---- wished.

As my wife, that is.”

............Suddenly, ShuVi noticed.

stopped. “.........I, see...”

rebuild itself as it is necessary.

through the single tear in her cheek, she understood.

something given a name altogether and treated as such.

“...Riku.” “Un.”

“Idiot, I think you’re even too good of a wife for me, you

ShuVi, who still didn’t know how to work with her currently

squeezing it out, answered.

side...”

“...In the end it became like as if I was peeking until the very

----Outside the hideout’s entrance, Coron murmured while

After hearing the position of the hideout, she headed out even a

----Because it couldn’t be helped! I lost the timing to show

She thought while looking at Riku from the shadows, who was

About the day that Riku, who survived from a destroyed

-------------…………

Since Riku didn’t talk with anyone, they thought that maybe if

Expectation covered the adults’ faces. It doesn’t matter how or

“Alright~ if you have something you want to say then Oneechan

Towards Coron who said that and started tickling him, Riku

“...Annoying.”

hurt by just something of that level! Come on come on, using

something happen I wonder~?”

burned down the

east----

south then why head towards the east?”

answering indifferently.

them. If they were well enough to walk then they would do the

----The reason he headed east, was because over there was

----If he went even more to the east there would have a river. If

survive----

while the adults lost their words, Coron asked.

I’ll win... for that sake, I must survive…”

would win.

rubbed her cheek at his face and shouted.

brotherrrr!!”

would win---- Those unfathomable eyes.

alone. Let’s stay by his side. At that time she decided that.

hurry to his death----but, the truth was----

“I knew... what was necessary to that child wasn’t an older

path.”

won’t be able to follow----

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useless husbannnnd!!”

shadows and thrust the fist into his stomach.

said while standing royally before him.

say it, congratulations on your marriage ❤ .”

while pressing his stomach.

are you here?”

-- I didn’t have any choice but to peek right?”

there was any other choice but that.

thought while scratching his head,

that, then----“

know, or it's another talk besides that?”

---------------Huh?

“Since the time you brought her to the colony. The sensation

really~.”

thought that she didn’t notice.

----The sensation from that day where she was asked “just what

What this person... Coron, really wanted to ask was this.

That’s exactly why----there was that mysterious feeling of

anything?”

then she didn’t understood the meaning of her acting surprised

He brought another race to the colony you know---- shouldn’t

While Riku was amazed, but without hesitation----Coron said

“Because, it was the girl that Riku chose , right?” “--------“

he first brought ShuVi-chan, he seemed to be stretching the act

That’s why I too, played along with it but...”

excessively pretended

Moreover that was----she believed Riku, nothing else but that--

“But, well, it was like we suddenly got intimate you see!? I

something like being human or not became completely

they make family and kiss, and this ceremony goes on ever

past----“

from her!!”

ceremony ok!?” “----Coron, I’m grateful to your feelings but, I

Though he tried to say that----but after noticing Coron’s

----Be it Riku, or be it Coron, they don’t have something that

They’re...no longer there.

considered to be dead----that is...

ok? How about we do a marriage ceremony with just the three

But unexpectedly, ShuVi answered. “...I want to do it...”

“...I want to become...an official, married couple...”

----As if there was such a thing; it was just a simple ceremony.

doc.u.ment, and it’s over.

Riku and ShuVi are considered to be dead.

“Husband Riku, do you swear to have ShuVi as your wife, to

After hearing Coron’s words----he smiled bitterly at how much

befitting of this age.

no other choice but to lower his eyes, or so he wanted to

“Aah, I swear.”

Commands]----“

now Aschente [Swear upon the Agreement].”

out while mumbling.

done, somehow~ I don’t like it...”

After glaring at Riku who was booing as if he was an outsider,

This time Coron faced ShuVi, and asked for her words of

“Wife ShuVi. Do you swear to have Riku as your husband, to

“...I, swear...”

shoulders at the continuous ignoring of the form but---- ShuVi

“...ShuVi’s existence, meaning of, birth... I swear it all... to

he’ll survive, until the end...I’ll stay, with him... Aschent

-------.

something priceless.

that little brother with a red face.

Riku’s “wonderful bride”?”

So she started getting carried away at the bad direction, while

words with unclear definition, but----

smile...don’t steal his smile again...”

contemplated. “...Can you do it?”

To be honest, I have no confidence. I don’t know what should

“...I swear...I will...become... a “wonderful bride”.”

“Ah, also, be sure to properly fulfill the essential conditions

in the bed is----“

“Ahh, Coron. ShuVi, can’t do such things. Look, the races----

Since she finally had the trouble of trying to soften the mood,

But unexpectedly ShuVi raised the hand,

can create, a[hole].” “WH----AT!?”

virgi----“ “...So that's it, Coron... let ShuVi see, Coron’s

-------------------------The world is unfair.

even his brain shake.

“It’s because this is a talk that ends well if you just remain a

While saying that, Coron picked up the stone that she always

“Then, after we carve we three’s names here, you’ll be an

Without Riku even explaining anything, Coron grasped his

“...Since you guys officially doesn’t exist anymore, you can’t

from my grandfather. If we make the side with the three’s

----I got it, that way no one will be able to see it huh.

if it’s Coron---- then I can entrust everyone to her.

name engraved into it.

words Coron’s real intention was----

official younger brother and little sister.”

announced that. Giving a bitter smile---- Riku and ShuVi,

They put Coron’s surname, bellow their own names. Somehow

After the engraving was done, to Coron whom the stone

dearly.

so than a real older sister.

I want to stop them, but I can’t do it. She understood it, and

“I don’t know what you two---- that everyone is trying to do--

Saying that, Coron---- hugged those two, her younger siblings,

“I know---- I have a dear younger brother and cute little sister.

“----I, don’t want to lose my family anymore. Don’t be

----Her face can’t be seen. But towards Coron’s trembling

“Aah. No one will die nor will I let die. At least only this

“...Count on, us...onee,chan...”

------------............

of the ghosts, spread the[Board] with his hands.

“Without killing anyone, without letting anyone die. While

will induce the situation of the war---- we have rules, so if

“Everything will be decided by this map---- by this board

After receiving the gazes of the ghosts, the head of the ghosts--

“This is us.”

“The weakest piece. The piece that can’t become anything.

it will be the end.”

[board]---- on the border of the table, and continued.

[ghosts].”

Therefore it’s something that mustn’t be allowed to be sensed.

the ones that control everything from outside this board.”

white pieces,

piece. Therefore all races are---- [white].”

Warbeasts.”

the warbeasts’ habitat.

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the forest searching for food.

if they are warbeasts. For starters there are too few decent

can “hunt” without attracting risks.

they finally found one prey.

will fill the stomach.

Even if the opponent is a human they won’t be careless.

- “--------!!?”

at the same time as if bouncing.

eat me but---- I can guarantee the bad taste ok?”

Towards the something that looked like human who talked to

became cautious and asked.

“ma.s.sive amount of poison”, and was talking in the language

“The Forest of the Gulf in the west that the warbeasts are

experimental detonation site for a bomb you know.”

The three warbeasts all at once, observed their opponent by

flow with their five senses.

abnormal, but that is due to the poison. The pupils are----

are an individual with Blood Devastation right? If it’s just the

infiltrating it and finding out that those guys are doing. I’ll tell

----Reaction of lie---- none. At the same time that those three

That human, said.

Zuibaku[Corpse Bomb]----

Picking up once again, heartbeat reaction, pupils, even the

there’s none!!?

destroy things like materials and equipment. Also even by

possibility of it blowing away everything at that instant. The

And then, that mysterious “something”, said all it wanted, and

---------………

To Riku’s question, ShuVi used an elemental compa.s.s----or so

There’s no one, when that confirmation was taken in, the

“Rather... to be “dialoguing” with the guys that are doing

General.”

around, and take a breath and say that.

giant claws carved on the walls, and its origin wasn’t found.

much depth that it had length of the height---- but

many times. The only one able of talking flawlessly in the

blood serum