"Ernie! Those guys, are they your men?!"
"..."
Faced with Vereesa Inluvita's questioning, the fire elemental woman, who was drinking scalding lava, did not answer. Instead, she looked around to confirm that she was indeed still in the elemental plane.
The fire elemental woman wore a wistful expression and spoke in the elemental language: "%￥@#, vereesa……%￥@！@@@ (I really envy you, Vereesa… being able to freely travel between different planes, that's wonderful)"
Vereesa is one of the few beings outside the realm who can freely travel between different planes. Other beings outside the realm are too powerful, so they find it difficult to travel freely between different planes and the gaps between them.
This has nothing to do with whether or not one possesses the abilities of a Planeswalker.
"Answer my question: you ordered those Balrog cultists to attack Ira, didn't you?"
In response to Vereesa's relentless questioning, the fire elemental woman known as Ernie laughed and replied in Common: "You can't say that. Why would I interfere in the affairs of the Prime Material Plane? Perhaps those who worship me have found clues to the Chaos themselves?"
That's utter nonsense... It was definitely this guy who ordered it.
"You know that Yinra is overwhelmingly powerful against non-humans, so you sent human cultists... But you must have just woken up and don't realize that Yinra is not something that can be simply described as a [Legendary].
As Vereesa spoke, looking at Ernie's twitching face, she said sarcastically, "You didn't achieve your goal at all, and instead your own subordinates were crushed like chicks. How do you feel now?"
"..."
"Crackling and popping~"
Ernie, mocked, watched as the flames around her crackled, revealing her terrible mood... Vereesa was right; she was one of the outsiders woken up for the amusement, along with her two previous companions.
So they didn't spend much time investigating what Yinla did while she was asleep; otherwise, they wouldn't have thought that a dozen or so half-legendary beings with teleportation abilities could kill him.
"The level of danger and terror of Illa... there's no other possibility but him or Chaos, Vereesa Ilvvita! I don't know what your relationship with him is, but wake up!"
Ernie said, looking genuinely distressed, "I saw it all. As Chaos (Ira) grows angrier, he's becoming stronger and stronger... Kill him before he threatens the world!"
"..."
“I’m perfectly clear-headed, Ernie… I know that Illa is very likely the Chaos sealed away by the gods.”
As Vereesa said this, she sat down on the scorching hot stone bench as if she knew the place well, and continued, "But the worst outcome is just the destruction of the world, isn't it? Nothing more than that."
As Vereesa said this, amidst Ernie's incredulous expression, she casually remarked, "Compared to watching a good show, it's nothing... Look at everyone, most of them think so, right?"
"In terms of external factors, it's only a few of you who place too much importance on the continuation of the world itself, or on your own lives... In reality, none of it matters."
Vereesa picked up the lava drink on the table, considered it for a moment, but didn't drink it. She said, "I remember, you only became an outsider two thousand years ago, right? That's why you're taking it so seriously..."
This is an extremely absurd scene.
People who think "It doesn't matter if the world is destroyed, it doesn't matter if I die" call those who think "It's better if the world isn't destroyed" "too serious," rather than the other side angrily accusing that person of being too casual.
But that is indeed the case; outsiders really don't care, because they have nothing left to be interested in.
Until Yinla appeared... most of the outsiders only focused on interesting things, and they didn't have the extra energy to think about things like the destruction of the world, which is why they said things like "it doesn't matter if the world is destroyed".
Vereesa said this, looking at Ernie's ashen face, and continued, "So, you admit that you ordered your men to attack Illa? Then you'd better think about how to explain this to everyone else..."
“I didn’t say that, and I didn’t instruct anyone…that’s the truth.”
Ernie said this, and only she knew the full story. She pointed to the door and said, "Now, please leave my house! You are not welcome here!"
Even as she said this, Ernie felt a strong sense of powerlessness... The person who would destroy the world was right there, but everyone was just waiting for things to happen, and no one was trying to stop it.
It was as if she was the one doing something superfluous...
"Home, ah, I really miss it... Actually, this kind of thing is meaningless."
As Vereesa continued to preach her philosophy of "meaninglessness," she said, "Your family is long gone, and everything you know will gradually become unfamiliar, so you can..."
As the surrounding temperature gradually became scorching, Vereesa made the surrender gesture used by all realms, smiled, and faded into nothingness in the air, calming the angered fire elemental outsider: "Alright, alright, goodbye."
"..."
They were completely outmaneuvered...
Ernie sat alone in her home, feeling somewhat lost, but being manipulated wasn't the reason for her dejection... She just didn't know why, but the surroundings felt a little unfamiliar.
The furniture in the house is the same as it was more than a thousand years ago, before she fell into slumber... but something feels off, even though it's all the same and there are no family members.
As she pondered, Ernie thought of the little elementals who had lived in the original spot of her home after she woke up, and the fire elementals she had ruthlessly driven away to other places... Had her stubbornness caused them to lose their home?
My old home was probably not as important as my current home... Maybe I did something wrong.
...
“￥￥%^&^#￥%# (Sigh, life... it feels meaningless...)”
Ernie muttered to herself, then realized something, her downcast eyes snapping open as she yelled, "Vereesa! What have you done to me?!"
Why did I utter such a sigh?!
"..."
But in the next instant, Ernie realized that Vereesa hadn't done anything; if anything, she had been persuaded, or rather... had undergone a natural shift in her mindset.
Every non-theory requires going through this, but...
Does the continuation of the world even hold any meaning?
Ernie controlled her thoughts... afraid to let herself think about this problem.
Even if it's just for a second.
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