Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe-Chapter 119 : Results of the Survival Game

James Tero began leading the discussion.

Of course, nothing special was gained.

People were just talking amongst themselves.

There were some who seemed suspiciously anxious, but since it was brushed off as being due to people dying, they couldn’t press the matter further.

And so, without a vote, they entered the second night.

However, on the second night, he was killed because neither the guard protected him nor did the doctor save him.

This was because both the guard and doctor knew he hadn’t been attacked.

Day Three.

When dawn broke, another 4 people were dead.

And one of them was James.

This threw everyone into chaos.

It was natural since their leader had died.

They almost couldn’t have a proper discussion during day three due to the chaos, but…

That’s when Yujin stepped up.

“Everyone, we need to stay calm especially at times like this. Let’s try to deduce who the mafia members are.”

If they remained in chaos and another day passed, more people would die.

Yujin had determined that this was too dangerous to continue.

And the mafia group didn’t miss this opportunity, deciding to eliminate someone who hadn’t killed for two consecutive times.

It was a ploy to gain people’s trust by catching a mafia member, aiming to avoid being identified as mafia themselves.

“That woman is suspicious! She’s been trembling severely since yesterday.”

“Right. Like someone who’s killed someone!”

Naturally, the woman denied it.

Asking what they were suddenly talking about.

But they continued to press the woman.

“Special ability users! Haven’t you discovered anything? Please share with us!”

In the midst of this, they also tried to find out if there were any dangerous special ability users.

Of course, no one stepped forward.

They probably thought it was dangerous since many mafia members remained.

“You filthy bastards! You’re the mafia! You all killed everyone except me!”

The woman fought back.

But she was alone, and there were three people pressuring her.

“What nonsense. If we were mafia, why would we corner you, a fellow mafia member?”

“Hey! You too? You too? Are you admitting that you’re mafia right now?”

Already eight people had died, and the thoroughly confused people…

Naturally began to side with the majority opinion.

“W-well, she is acting pretty suspicious.”

“It seemed like she just confessed with her own mouth.”

“Yeah, let’s vote this woman out first. If she’s not mafia, then these three who are pressuring her must be mafia.”

Three people were pressuring her, and one person was riding the wave.

They’d kill the woman first, and if she wasn’t mafia, then the others must be.

People began to agree with this.

After all, as the number of survivors decreased, it would be good if they themselves survived.

Anyway, they could survive to see another chance, and their chances of survival would increase if the mafia won.

So the woman was sentenced to death by vote.

“You bastards! Those guys are mafia too!! Kill them too! Kill them!”

She screamed wildly, but soon she couldn’t say anything more.

Splat!

Because her head exploded and she died instantly.

[ A mafia member has been executed. 4 mafia members remain. ]

As the result appeared, people breathed sighs of relief.

“Whew…. She was mafia after all.”

“Indeed.”

The sight of people sighing in relief even though someone’s head had just exploded.

It was incredibly bizarre.

Having gained trust this way, the mafia group began to run wild.

[ 4 dead. 33 citizens remain. ]

After killing to their heart’s content, they naturally began to corner others.

“I’m an ability user who can temporarily see which rooms people move through at night, and I saw someone coming from that area!”

“What? An ability user? Wait a minute.”

“Are you really an ability user?”

“Well, we did catch a mafia member before, right?”

They pushed people around, not hesitating to lie.

“In that area, it’s you, you, and that woman over there. Three people.”

“You’re saying one of them is mafia?”

“N-no! It’s not me!”

“Anyway, one of those three is mafia! Let’s eliminate them first!”

“It’s not me! It’s one of those two!”

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“It’s not me either!”

“Not me either!”

“I don’t know! Let’s vote out all three of them one by one!”

“Who should we start with?”

“Should we start from the right?”

Just as people were starting to descend into collective madness…

Yujin stepped forward once again.

“Everyone, please calm down. You saw earlier, didn’t you? People really die when we vote. If we mistakenly vote out a citizen, it puts us at a huge disadvantage.”

“Then what should we do!”

People raged.

To this, Yujin began speaking calmly.

Well… what comes next is Yujin’s deduction show.

Nothing much to see.

He’ll just deduce everything carefully, lead the narrative, find the mafia, eliminate them, and achieve victory for the citizens.

Though Yujin will face some danger in the process, those with doctor and bodyguard abilities will be moved by him and help him out, right?

And while the police ability user joins forces too, they’ll only manage one heroic moment before dying.

Though teams split up and face crisis midway, thanks to the wealthy ability user with their special power of having two votes, the tables turn.

They barely manage to catch the mafia and achieve victory with about 20 citizens remaining.

Wow~ Amazing~!

[ Sigh. How predictable. This is totally the protagonist route. So boring. ]

Nothing’s more boring than a survival game where you know the ending.

Well then, shall we skip ahead a bit?

Just erasing it wouldn’t be right.

Still, I am curious about who the final survivor will be.

And what wish they’ll make.

Let’s fast forward time a bit.

Round 3, round 4… all the way to the final round.

As I expected, Yujin survived and made it to the final round.

His opponent is a woman he’d built quite a friendship with throughout the rounds.

After an intense battle, the opponent chooses to die willingly, entrusting the future to Yujin.

Yujin achieves an empty victory.

The gods complained it was boring, but…

Hey, could it be more boring than me?

I saw the ending without even using my powers?

Well, boring or not, Yujin became the final survivor.

Now to grant the final survivor’s wish….

[ Boring. Die. ]

SPLAT!

[ …?? ]

What is this crazy bastard doing?

They just blew the final survivor’s head off because it was boring.

What kind of situation is this?

Well… while it’s fitting for cosmic horror…

This is still wrong, no matter what!

We made a promise!

I stop time and bring Yujin back to life.

SWOOSH─

His exploded head reconstructed, and I could see his consciousness returning.

No, it’s not just because it’s Yujin.

Though it was unconscious, I’m not saving him because he’s the protagonist.

This isn’t personal, it’s just not right!

Even for gods!

Hmm, hmm.

We must maintain proper ethics.

And so Yujin returned.

“Huk?! Heuk!”

He frantically felt around his head.

“It… it’s attached.”

After confirming his head was intact, he looked at me with a confused expression.

Well, more precisely, at the avatar I’d just created.

Worried he might die again from his head exploding upon seeing me, I deliberately created it with extremely reduced information.

Fortunately, he didn’t clutch his head in pain upon seeing me.

It doesn’t matter if this form is simple since I’ll be granting power when granting the wish anyway.

“Y-you are….”

I opened my mouth slowly while looking at him.

Ah right, since I’m a god, I shouldn’t speak with my mouth.

[ I will grant your wish. ]

“B-but just now….”

He seems to remember his head being blown off.

Hmm, how should I explain this…

[ That was done arbitrarily by my subordinate gods. I will keep my promise to grant a wish. No matter what. ]

“……”

Hearing those words, Yujin stared blankly at me for a moment.

Then, as if thinking of something.

“Fuck…”

He spat out a curse.

Probably because he fully realized that these beings called gods had made him go through that horrible death match, then blew his head off at the end just because they were bored.

Heh heh, sorry but even I didn’t expect that.

No matter how much I fast-forwarded time, I can’t see unfulfilled futures without my powers.

“You said you’d grant any wish?”

[ That’s right. ]

Mm, that’s right.

I definitely said that.

Whether it’s bringing all Earth’s humans back to life, or wishing to become a god just like me.

Anything at all.

After all, I can erase this world itself, create it anew, and do anything that defies its laws.

Those gods from earlier are still bound by the world’s rules, so I can do far more than they can.

While I was thinking this, an unexpected answer came from his lips.

“Then…. those gods under you. Make those bastards go through exactly what we did. Helplessly killing each other in a death game controlled by someone else. Make them do that.”

[ ….. ]

As Yujin spoke these words, his eyes burned red with rage and hatred.