As soon as Nanashi arrived in this world, he sensed an immense surge of energy.
The magical beasts and cultists around them carried traces of this energy—controlled, manipulated. And the true source of the energy spike… he was heading straight toward it.
"Hello."
Nanashi, flying at high speed, suddenly halted mid-air at the sound of a voice.
A barefoot girl radiating a soft white glow appeared before him. She wore a white robe with off-shoulder sleeves that looked more ceremonial than practical.
Her limbs were pale and slender, the kind that glowed with porcelain-like softness. Her exposed shoulders were smooth and radiant, as if sculpted from jade.
A delicate blue ribbon fastened the loose collar around her neck, and another tied her long, silvery-white hair in place—one at her shoulder, the other on the right side of her flowing hair, trailing downward.
Her silver eyelashes fluttered like frost-kissed branches, and her crystal-blue eyes sparkled like sapphires. Half-lidded and serene, her expression exuded a calm, lazy elegance.
"You have an interesting power," she said softly. Her voice was clear, with a hint of childlike curiosity.
"Witch of Vainglory—Pandora?"
The moment he saw her, Nanashi recognized the image. This was the Witch of Vainglory(*pride or false glory).
"My, you actually know my name?" Pandora tilted her head, her silvery hair swaying gently.
Combined with her delicate face and gentle expression, the gesture made her look even more disarmingly cute.
But Nanashi wasn't swayed.
This was no innocent girl.
This was the Witch of Vainglory—one of the expelled witches, and the true puppet master behind the Witch Cult.
She was the architect behind countless atrocities from the beginning.
As for whether there was a greater force pulling the strings—perhaps Satella, the Witch of Jealousy—Nanashi wasn't entirely sure.
But what he did know was this:
No matter how pure and charming she appeared, this witch was anything but innocent.
One thing remained clear.
The witch was one of his targets for elimination.
One of his missions was to destroy the Witch's power.
Pandora stared directly at Nanashi, as if she'd just thought of something amusing.
"Are you going to look for Natsuki Subaru? He's terrifying now."
Nanashi raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
There was a playful lilt in Pandora's voice, but not even a trace of fear regarding the supposedly terrifying Natsuki Subaru.
"I'm not sure what happened, but he's been acting strangely ever since he appeared. He deceived the Witch of Jealousy and Satella, and stole their powers."
"Huh?"
Subaru Natsuki stole the Witch of Jealousy's power?
Nanashi was stunned. What the hell was going on?
"Hehe, do you know how to love?"
Her naive smile revealed small, pearl-like teeth.
"Isn't love... painful?"
"I saw the Witch of Jealousy and Satella sobbing their hearts out. It was beautiful—being wounded by love. Subarashii, truly subarashii!"
Pandora beamed with delight.
The Witch of Jealousy and Satella.
Pandora made sure to mention both names—deliberately.
Because they weren't one and the same.
One body, two distinct personalities.
What people typically called dissociative identity disorder.
Nanashi didn't give it much thought.
So what if Subaru had the Witch of Jealousy's power?
Seeing that Nanashi's expression hadn't changed, Pandora burst into laughter. Her voice was seductive and sweet, like the sound of a piano's gentle melody.
"Do you still remember?"
Nanashi frowned. "Remember what?"
"You're the one who loves me most. You love Pandora—the Witch of Vainglory—more than anything. You love me so much, you'd sacrifice everything."
It was nonsense.
And yet—
As soon as those words left her lips, a strange force surged into Nanashi's mind, attempting to rewrite his very will.
For a moment, his eyes glazed over. Then, they lit up with renewed clarity—and burning passion.
"Oh, Pandora. My Pandora! I love you—I love you so deeply! Please, let me give you everything!"
His voice rang with madness, the feverish words of love almost deranged.
"What's your name?"
"Nanashi."
Hearing it, Pandora clapped gleefully.
"Okay, Nanashi. If you truly love me, go kill Natsuki Subaru. It doesn't matter if you die doing it—because you love me."
"Yes. I will kill Natsuki Subaru," Nanashi agreed without hesitation.
Then added, "But first, I hope Pandora will grant me one last wish."
Pandora tilted her head, eyes twinkling with curiosity. "And what might that be?"
"That is…"
A sly grin curled the corners of Nanashi's mouth.
"Mmm!"
Before she could react, he was already before her, pressing his lips against hers.
He broke through her defenses without hesitation—catching her completely off guard.
"!!"
Pandora's eyes widened in shock.
She tried to push him away, but Nanashi's hand moved faster—slipping beneath her robe.
"!!!"
Her body shuddered. Nanashi released her lips.
Just as she opened her mouth to speak, she was met with his golden eyes.
With a smug smile, Nanashi whispered, "Pandora, you should respond to my love. You made me do this."
Pandora struggled to resist—but the words that came from her mouth betrayed her.
"Ah... Nanashi, I love you!"
What is happening?! What the hell is happening!!!
Pandora's mind reeled in panic.
But her body responded involuntarily, trembling violently.
A few warm drops of rain began to fall from the sky.
Rain infused with the power of the Witch.
The moist earth began to blossom with grass and flowers.
Nanashi withdrew his rain-drenched finger and slid it between Pandora's lips.
With a wicked grin, he teased, "Pandora, do you love me that much? Were you trying to seduce me by not wearing anything underneath?"
"...Yes."
She licked his finger, voice trembling.
As he pulled his hand away, she asked weakly, "What did you do to me?"
Nanashi's face was filled with tenderness and adoration.
"Pandora, you know I love you. And now that you love me too, we're a perfect match."
"You... what did you do?!"
Pandora spat each word, her voice cold and shaken. Her amusement was long gone.
Now, she only wanted answers!
"Tsk. How unromantic."
Nanashi clicked his tongue in mock disappointment, instantly dropping the facade of passion.
His eyes turned frigid—cold enough to pierce bone.
"Oh? What did I do?"
"Witch of Vainglory—you possess the power to rewrite reality itself. It seems you tried to rewrite my consciousness."
"But now that your own mind's been rewritten... you can't handle it?"
"What?!"
Pandora stared in disbelief.
She had the greatest power to alter reality—and yet her own consciousness had been overwritten?!
Impossible!
"Could it be…"
"…that I'm not from this world?" Nanashi grinned, entertained by her confusion.
"…"
Not from this world… Pandora understood.
"Congratulations. You've hit a wall."
Nanashi gripped her chin, tilting her delicate face up to examine her as if she were nothing more than a prized toy.
"From now on, you belong to me."
Of course, he liked beautiful women—and preferred genuine interaction when possible.
But he wasn't someone to show mercy to those who dared target him, no matter how beautiful they were.
To him, Pandora was now just a slave. A slave in name—and in truth.
Still, having a beautiful one did make things more enjoyable.
Nanashi addressed Pandora with a commanding tone.
"My dear Pandora, I will fulfill your wish and kill Natsuki Subaru. Come with me."
Pandora remained silent, her expression unreadable. Deep down, she despised Nanashi's domineering approach, yet she found herself utterly incapable of resisting.
This was the most terrifying aspect of Nanashi: his ability to exert complete control over her without altering her thoughts, forcing her to witness her own subjugation repeatedly.
As if recalling something, Nanashi lifted her white robe slightly.
"Pandora, you are to show this body only to me, the one you love most."
With a snap of his fingers, a pair of modest undergarments appeared on her previously bare form.
Pandora stared at him, speechless.
Nanashi suddenly realized that this act of dominance was, in its own way, a beautiful thing~
In a dimly lit cave, Natsuki Subaru's laughter echoed off the walls.
"Hehehe, the world will be destroyed!"
He clenched his fists, excitement coursing through him.
"Ah, I never imagined this transformed body would be so magnificent. I've seized the world's greatest power, hahahaha!"
Subaru had successfully stolen the power of the Witch of Jealousy, transforming all the world's monsters and Witch Cult members who possessed the Witch Gene into puppets bent on destruction.
His sole objective: to annihilate the world and fulfill his mission as a Converter!
Converters were the parasites of the universe, exploiting cracks in worlds to infiltrate. Transformation was their innate power, allowing them to alter other life forms and become beings who possessed everything.
Despite these changes, the essence of the transformed life forms remained unchanged; they continued to be the original beings, now serving as instruments of the world's destruction.
As for why they sought to destroy worlds?
Subaru didn't know; he only understood that he was compelled to do so. It was the inherent mission of a Converter.
A voice interrupted his thoughts.
"I was right in my feelings. The source of all magic is right here."
"Who!?"
Subaru swung his arm violently, and hundreds of shadowy hands lashed out toward Nanashi's direction.
"The power of the witch factor, and I sense the sin of jealousy—quite intriguing."
Nanashi calmly traced his fingers through the air.
Null.
The terrifying shadowy hands vanished instantly.
Beside him, Pandora was in a daze.
Nanashi's ice-blue eyes gave her the impression that he could erase her existence at will.
It wasn't just his control over her; she had initially wondered if Natsuki Subaru, wielding Satella's power, could kill Nanashi and free her.
Now, she had completely abandoned resistance. It was all futile.
After witnessing the Mystic Death Eyes, she understood that no one in this world could defeat him; everything would be annihilated by him, including the world itself!
"Witch of Vainglory?"
Subaru instantly recognized the witch factor of the Witch of Vainglory.
His eyes sparkled.
If I seize the power of the Witch of Vainglory, I will be invincible!
Overwhelmed by power, he subconsciously ignored Nanashi's presence.
"Give me the power!"
Subaru shouted, releasing thousands of shadowy hands from his body.
The mountain was instantly swallowed by the black shadows.
The sky and sunlight appeared, only to be covered by the shadowy hands in the blink of an eye.
The shadowy hands reached toward Pandora.
This was a power capable of devouring half the world.
"..."
Nanashi's expression turned icy cold.
"Ignoring me? Attacking my slave?"
"You shouldn't have the power of the Witch of Jealousy. Arrogance might be more suitable for you."
Standing in front of Pandora, a Zanpakutō appeared in Nanashi's hand.
"You have committed the great sin of arrogance before me!"
He swung the Zanpakutō horizontally.
Null.
Just like in the cave, the power capable of swallowing half the world disappeared into thin air, as if it had never existed.
Pandora quietly observed Nanashi's back.
What was this feeling?
"How can this be?"
Subaru was horrified for the first time.
Why was the world's greatest power so easily nullified?!
Facing the current situation, the so-called power that could devour half the world was just a joke in Nanashi's eyes.
Even if eight witches, a dragon, and Reinhard came together, they wouldn't be enough for him to defeat one by one.
Nanashi had no intention of wasting time with Natsuki Subaru, the so-called "transformer" who had grown unbearably arrogant after seizing the power of the Witch of Jealousy.
Swish!
Another sword strike flashed.
This time, Subaru himself failed to react in time.
His panicked expression froze mid-fear.
Eyes widening, his body stiffened for a moment—then collapsed heavily to the ground.
"He's dead," Pandora stated plainly.
No breath.
No heartbeat.
No pulse.
All signs of death—yet not a true death.
The Subaru that now lay before them was, for all intents and purposes, already gone.
His soul had vanished.
Not just his memories, but the very existence that should have been etched into the world's records—erased.
Completely excised from the root of existence.
[Ding! Transformer Natsuki Subaru's death detected. Doomsday Journey ends!]
[Nanashi has received 1.5 million Doomsday Points. All others have received 100,000 Doomsday Points each!]
[Companions may return at any time!]