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[Shepherd: "What do you mean?"]
[Busujima: "???"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Wait, there are actually people still online this late?! Don't you guys have school tomorrow?!"]
[Blizzard of Hell: "What a mess. Forget it, I'm logging off and going to bed."]
[Shut-In Angel: "Hey, don't! Don't you guys wanna hear what happened to me today?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "And it actually has to do with you! @Shepherd."]
[Shepherd: "Let me guess… did the gold I gave you cause trouble?"]
[Blizzard of Hell: "Huh? Don't tell me it was fake? Gabriel tried to sell it and got arrested?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Of course not! It is about the gold, but not like that, 'zero-six-zero'! At first I didn't believe Lawson really gave me so much, so I withdrew it all at once."]
[Bad Woman: "I already know where this is going."]
[Bad Woman: "Tons of gold all at once… let me guess, the floor collapsed?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Bingo! I was almost scared out of my wings! The entire second floor came crashing down. Thankfully the people downstairs weren't home, or this angel would've had blood on her hands!!!"]
[Blizzard of Hell: "Typical fallen angel behavior."]
[Shut-In Angel: "Excuse you! I'm a real angel, top of my class at Heaven Academy, thank you very much!"]
[Busujima: "So… how'd you deal with it in the end?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Luckily I'm brilliant. Before anyone noticed, I used divine arts to fix the whole building. If my sister had found out, I'd be doomed for life."]
[Bad Woman: "Wait, divine arts can even do that?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Of course! Divine arts can do anything. Don't forget, I was the number one graduate of Heaven. If I actually put my mind to it, this kind of thing's just child's play."]
[Bad Woman: "So… time reversal?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Nope. Heaven never taught us time magic. Anything to do with time is banned—it's way too dangerous and can spiral out of control."]
[Blizzard of Hell: "Fascinating. So Heaven does have the power to interfere with time?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Of course! Otherwise the top graduate wouldn't be rewarded with the Horn of Destruction. Even if the whole world were wiped out, Heaven has the means to restore it."]
[Busujima: "Hold on… did I just catch something huge? What's this 'Horn of Destruction'?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "This. Picture.jpg"]
To satisfy their curiosity, Gabriel sent a photo to the group.
Everyone took a look. At first glance, it was just a plain golden horn.
This thing was supposed to be the "Horn of Destruction"?It looked more like game merch than a world-ending artifact.
[Bad Woman: "Doesn't look special at all."]
[Shut-In Angel: "Heh! Haven't you ever heard the saying? The more powerful something is, the more ordinary it looks. As long as I blow this horn in a certain melody, it'll destroy the entire Earth."]
[Old Mage: "???"]
[Blizzard of Hell: "???"]
[Bad Woman: "???"]
[Busujima: "???"]
Everyone thought they'd misheard.
A horn that could wipe out the world… just by blowing into it?What kind of joke was this?!
If such a thing really existed, there's no way it would just be lying around in the hands of some shut-in gamer. That's the kind of artifact only God—or maybe Michael—should be holding.
[Blizzard of Hell: "This has to be game merch, right?"]
She wasn't against the possibility of divine relics existing, but after spending time with Gabriel, she found it hard to trust an angel who was addicted to MMOs.
[Bad Woman: "No, I think it could be real. The Bible describes both destruction and salvation tied to angels and Heaven."]
Makima thought back on the scriptures she'd read.If Heaven truly existed, then the Horn of Destruction wouldn't be out of the question.
What surprised her wasn't its existence—it was that such an all-powerful weapon had ended up in the hands of a NEET angel who spent her life gaming.
If she had the Horn, she could've achieved her ambitions long ago.Dark Devils, Hell Devils—they'd all just be fodder for the Horn.
[Bad Woman: "But honestly, with Gabriel's habits, it's hard to believe she's the one holding such a priceless relic."]
[Old Mage: "Exactly. I mean, she's just a NEET angel who can't quit online games."]
[Shut-In Angel: "Excuse you?! I was recognized by every student and the headmaster of Heaven Academy! And honestly, when I was in Busujima's world doing missions, I was tempted a few times to give the Horn a try. Thankfully, I managed to hold back."]
[Busujima: "…Thanks for not blowing up my world, I guess. sweating.jpg"]
[Shut-In Angel: "Anyway, today's mess is all @Shepherd's fault! If Heaven finds out I caused damage down here, my living allowance for the next few months is gone!"]
[Shepherd: "???"]
[Shut-In Angel: "???"]
[Shepherd: "You ever think of just exchanging the gold I gave you for money? Even if Heaven cuts your stipend, you'd still live comfortably."]
[Shut-In Angel: "???"]
[Shut-In Angel: "…That makes sense!"]
Gabriel froze. Why hadn't she thought of that before?
[Shut-In Angel: "Oh, by the way, how's that Divine Step skill you pulled earlier? Useful?"]
[Shepherd: "Super useful. Other than messing up the first time, I've completely mastered it now."]
[Shut-In Angel: "Wow… I spent years in Heaven learning that technique, and you just get it instantly from a gacha roll?"]
[Shepherd: "What, you want me to stop you from rolling?"]
[Shut-In Angel: "I rolled… and now I'm broke."]
It was only a short line, but everyone in the chat could feel the crushing weight of her despair.
"..."
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