Chapter 1778: The Third Nathan
"W-What?!" Ananta looked at what had happened in front of him with a dumbfounded face. He looked at Garuda as if he were asking whether Garuda also saw the ridiculous thing that had just happened in front of them.
Garuda smiled. "First time? Is the information not transferred to you?"
"No. Nothing like this." Ananta shook his head. "Did he just forge a divine body for someone?"
Garuda confirmed, "Indeed. That’s one of Master’s abilities. I’m curious about the kind of information transferred to you."
"Hmm..." Ananta fell silent for a moment. "I see a lot of things, such as his experience in this world, the divine beasts he has summoned, and even the power of Soul Contract. But this one is not among the memories."
Garuda thought for a moment before muttering, "Is the memory related to karma not shared?"
"Most likely. This one is using karma. It’s different from the memory of him using the Soul Contract on other times." Ananta nodded. "Most likely, this world can’t reproduce or utilize the most mysterious power in this universe."
"..." Garuda couldn’t help but agree. "Well, that’s how it is. The way he utilizes the Soul Contract is different."
"There is something that I would like to ask about my summoner."
"What is it?"
"He transmigrated to this world, but the original person in this world had turned back time again and again, saving the world countless times. Even though he failed, the karma remained.
"I could understand that, but is this perhaps the first life of our summoner?" Ananta asked.
Garuda frowned. In the past, Nathan learned about the original Nathan turning back time. However, he considered the possibility of his being reborn as well.
Nathan might have chosen that path because he didn’t want to disappoint the original Nathan, who had given him this chance.
But all this time, Nathan hadn’t been developing the time ability that allowed him to turn back time. He had only summoned Ananta at this time, which was a waste because Ananta could provide guidance for his time ability.
Garuda asked, "Why do you think so?"
"Because if we’re looking at the situation, our summoner is clever. He’s also a very good commander. With this kind of war, I’m pretty sure that he can reach those Outer Gods in his first life.
"Besides, Azathoth can provide a brand that will mark you. Without him possessing that brand, doesn’t that mean he hasn’t met Azathoth, which he was supposed to have had he regressed?"
Garuda fell silent. "That might be true. So, that’s your basis for saying that this is his first life?"
"Yes. And if we’re thinking about Azathoth, one defeat is more than enough. Even if you regress, the brand will stay there, and you will never be able to escape from here.
"If we’re taking that into account, it’s clear that this is his first life."
Garuda asked, "But isn’t there a possibility for him to have regressed to enjoy life?"
"What do you mean?"
"Our summoner cherishes his family a lot. Those girls are his driving force. He might seal that memory so that he could enjoy the time with his family again."
"Well, it can happen, but the probability is low. After all, he should be smart enough to realize that it’s pointless. In the end, he will lose again, and the version of him in this life will suffer that anguish all over again."
"That might be true." Garuda thought for a moment. "So, this life is the first and last chance."
"Yes." Ananta nodded.
"Why don’t you tell him that? It will dispel his doubt."
"I might tell him that later."
For the time being, he waited as Nathan evolved a couple of familiars.
Since they had time to wait for Crotto to check the portal, Ananta requested an audience with Nathan and explained his thoughts to him.
Ananta wanted to show that he was useful, but Nathan actually surpassed his imagination.
When he was confronted by this truth, Nathan couldn’t help but ask, "What if I’m data?"
"You’re just data?" Ananta was dumbfounded.
"Yes. Just like all of you!" Nathan raised one finger. "I am a familiar whose information has been absorbed into this world. Yes, I died on Earth. At the same time, I could have died fighting Azathoth.
"You and Garuda once fought in that great war. Doesn’t that mean you and Garuda had been branded by Azathoth?"
"!!!" Garuda and Ananta looked at each other. They didn’t think they were marked, but if they followed Ananta’s logic, it was indeed possible.
"To be completely free from Azathoth is to remove the soul, right?"
"Yes." They agreed.
"In that case, killing myself but inserting my information into this world is possible, right? This way, I have removed Azathoth’s brand."
Garuda and Ananta suddenly fell silent. They didn’t think about this before. That was right. Nathan was a familiar.
The Soul Contract could be upgraded just like how they unlocked more of their power after reaching a certain level.
In other words, the original Nathan and Nathan Reckmoon might have actually died. However, the original Nathan didn’t know the world better, so he chose to continue to fight until he was tired and made his soul disappear.
On the other hand, Nathan Reckmoon understood this world. Instead of dying just like that, he let the world absorb his information before destroying his soul.
Then, the next Nathan Reckmoon would summon him as a familiar, which would take over the empty body. Instead of using the time ability to reincarnate, Nathan Reckmoon used the fact that this world was a database to reincarnate. This way, each reincarnation wouldn’t bring the mark along.
After all, the world reconstructed Nathan from the information stored within.
Even Garuda had the memory of his past life. With the help of the Soul Contract, Nathan Reckmoon could seal the memory.
In other words, the Nathan in front of them might not be the original Nathan or Nathan Reckmoon from Earth.
Instead, it was the third Nathan that this world reconstructed by using the summoning system.
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