Demi-human Girls Completion Manual Chapter 1367 - 31: True and False Prophecy (Part 3)

Fisher’s cogitations ceased abruptly. He raised his gaze toward Renie, only to discover her already directing her stare towards the vast expanse of the sea and the distant Dragon Court, prompting his inevitable inquiry:

"What is it you mean?"

"Fisher, do you recall when you first encountered me many years ago? It was precisely because you mentioned you were in search of the Undead Witch that my attention was drawn to you. I am aware that you learned of that prophecy quite early on and made attempts to avert its fulfillment. Even that Dragon-man Species, the Whale-man Species, and Valentina from the Northern Realm, who had just achieved her Nirvana, only crossed your path due to this very prophecy..."

"...Indeed, that much is accurate."

"However, what I intend to convey is this: the prophecy you consulted had already been subjected to alteration. Its intended meaning was twisted by an unknown entity, leading to its current ambiguity..."

Renie turned her head to face Fisher, continuing her discourse with him:

"The Doomsday Prophecy was brought to light by the God of Fate, Anibatos, within the very threads of destiny approximately nine thousand five hundred years ago. At that juncture, efforts had been underway for five hundred years to establish contact with my Predecessor, yet without success. He remained unresponsive, merely observing this world from the shadows. It was not until that particular day that my Predecessor introduced a prophecy into this world—and He Himself represented the omen of that very doom-prophecy. He proclaimed:

'The soul's flames shall be the first to ignite, consuming the world's entirety into silence amidst the conflagration of war.'

'Twisted Life shall unleash mighty tempests, dismantling the fundamental rules that sustain the existence of living beings.'

'The False God, emerging from within the Boundary, shall leave the thief's remnants without refuge or sanctuary.'

'Your inescapable Misconception, set to a melody, will compose your final requiem.' "

As Renie's voice softly resonated, that prophecy—akin to a somber melody, as if imprinting itself upon the world's unfolding future—finally materialized in its complete form before Fisher in that moment.

A faint, ethereal Whisper grazed past his ears. He and Emhardt froze in their tracks, allowing the cryptic prophecy of an indeterminate meaning to permeate their consciousness.

"This is the genuine prophecy we are truly confronting. If my assessment is correct, you are in possession of a different rendition of the Doomsday Prophecy, one that originated from the conjectures and imaginings of a lesser existence. Centuries ago, Ramasitia somehow encountered this altered version and became convinced that this tampered, fabricated text held the key to the prophecy foretelling the world's end..."

Upon hearing this, Fisher’s brow furrowed slightly. Inevitably, he began to compare the version Renie was reciting with the Doomsday Prophecy documented within his Demi-human Girls Completion Manual. Setting aside all other considerations, even on a superficial level, Renie’s prophecy carried a far greater resonance of a genuine "Doomsday Prophecy."

Perhaps due to their prolonged association, Fisher had, to a certain degree, come to comprehend the temperament of that demi-human girl controller, and thus viewed her pronouncements through a slightly biased lens.

However, setting aside his ingrained preconceptions, two distinct possibilities presented themselves regarding the Doomsday Prophecy he held.

Firstly, Renie might be correct. That demi-human girl controller could have somehow perceived a fragment of the Doomsday Prophecy, but owing to the limitations of her existence and the peculiar mental afflictions of a Transferee (especially given that this particular Transferee’s mental issues were far from ordinary), the prophecy she treated as absolute truth was, in fact, a misleading interpretation of the Doomsday Prophecy.

Judging by the current turn of events, the individuals he had previously identified as the harbingers of "Doomsday" were indeed not the primary concern. The true issue lay with those Completion Manuals imbued with Chaotic Knowledge, rather than the demi-human girls themselves, which explained Fisher’s earlier delusion that he had already resolved the Doomsday Prophecy.

Secondly, Ramasitia might be correct. It’s plausible that both the prophecy recounted by the demi-human girl controller and the one disclosed by Renie are authentic. However, the Doomsday Prophecy presented by the demi-human girl controller might have undergone reinterpretation. It could potentially detail the specific events of the Destruction, or perhaps rephrase the critical junctures necessary for overcoming the Doomsday Prophecy...

Furthermore, Helair had recently informed him that the key to the prophecy of the world's end resided with Rafael. Doesn't this, in a sense, lend credence to the authenticity of the Doomsday Prophecy articulated by the demi-human girl controller?

Yet, this, in turn, introduces another quandary, as Fisher remained unable to ascertain the absolute truthfulness of Helair’s statement. He could not even refute her perspective, yet he was employing it to bolster his own conjecture—a line of reasoning that struck him as fundamentally unsound.The core issue was Fisher's current lack of concrete evidence. Pursuing it further would unravel into an endless spiral of self-doubt, ensnaring him in the trap of skepticism, which would inevitably lead to hesitation and confinement. Nevertheless, the immediate challenges demanded his attention. The two approaching Eighteenth Rank Demons were a tangible threat, and the seemingly elusive yet multi-angled 'Doomsday Prophecy' was also a harsh reality. These didn't require proof; they were undeniably present before him... After a brief period of contemplation, Fisher grasped Renie’s underlying meaning and inquired, "Renie, are you suggesting... you want me to disengage from this Doomsday Prophecy matter?" Renie affirmed with a nod, her gaze momentarily shifting to the few Completion Manuals conspicuously visible on Fisher's otherwise unclothed form. In her perception, these were not mere Completion Manuals, but rather harbingers of disaster... Her tone, thus, carried a blend of concern and gravity, "Fisher, you've only just managed to avert losing control. Have you truly not grasped the peril these artifacts represent? They will be your undoing. It is precisely because you believe yourself to be central to the Doomsday Prophecy that you continue to expose yourself to them, allowing them to ensnare you in this vortex of Destruction."