"Death, I temporarily entrust the power to you. Take care of the aftermath for me."

"Understood."

From the moment he accepted the power, Death became the temporary creator. This did not affect the original creator. Death only had partial power, and it could only be used for the "aftermath" entrusted by the creator.

As for what the aftermath referred to...

At this moment, Mio and Death once again fell into a trance. When they snapped out of it, they found themselves no longer in that beautiful void space, but back in the realm of the Supreme God.

At this time, everyone was still waiting patiently, expecting Mio's return.

When Death and Mio reappeared under the light, everyone's attention was immediately drawn. Aloof and the others quickly gathered around, their eyes filled with questions.

"...Mio, how did it go?"

"Well... it is still uncertain for now. But just now, I followed Lord Death and met the Creator. The Creator has agreed to seek out the Creator of the Green Primordial World to revive Green..."

"The... Creator?!"

Upon hearing these bizarre words, Lilith was taken aback, and the others wore puzzled expressions. They could understand if it was a divine being, but they had never heard of a Creator like this.

Miss Mio's words are indeed correct. Alright, let's end the discussion about the Creator. The Creator has entrusted me to deal with matters related to the primordial power, so you all should go back first."

"But..."

Seeing the hesitant looks on everyone's faces, Death immediately understood the reason.

Since the world's primordial power had been reclaimed, the Dragon Demons present had lost their original power and it was impossible for them to leave this world on their own.

So Death gently pointed in the air, using the Creator's power to open a gateway leading to their respective homelands.

"I can only help you this much; afterward, we can only wait for news from the Creator. Farewell."

With that said, without waiting for any further reaction from the group, Death disappeared from the spot, leaving only the gateway behind.

After that, the group bid their farewells and stepped into the gateway. The Dragons, due to their size, touched the gate with their fingers to be transported. Afterwards, Aloof and the other six returned to Farcist, the Three Demon Kings Saro and Uth returned to the Demon Realm, and the Dragons returned to their holy land.

What was left was an uneasy yet anticipatory wait for time to pass.

After Death left, it appeared in a dark space. This space was the exclusive domain of the primordial power, and coming here allowed for direct contact with the primordial power.

Through the Creator's power, Death could clearly see a circular disk-like golden energy in front of it. That was the true essence of the primordial power.

"Is it the one who sent you here?"

"Yes, it is the Creator."

Death demonstrated its power slightly, immediately making the primordial power give up its resistance. After all, nothing could resist against the Creator's power.

"So, what do you plan to do with me next? Are you going to erase me?"

The primordial power speculated with an anxious voice. With the Creator's power, erasing it would indeed be easy.

But Death shook its head, denying the primordial power's speculation, which made it slightly relieved. Then, Death explained the purpose for its visit this time:

"The Creator feels that you have some flaws, so it has asked me to transform you."

"Transform? What do you want to transform me into?"

"Don't worry, it's a good thing for you."

The Grim Reaper took a step forward, with crisp footsteps, approaching the force of origin. It quickly reached it and reached out its hand towards the force of origin, then began to invoke its power and transform it according to the will of the Creator.

The force of origin did not resist and chose to accept the transformation.

And so, both fell into silence.

............

The dormant consciousness felt a calling.

Sensation, hearing, smell, taste, sight; anger, happiness, sadness, worry, longing; arms, legs, torso, head, blood, and heart—the sign of life—were gradually awakening. Then, the consciousness began to awaken as memories flooded back, and the perception of the body returned.

"...... However, in the future... it will..."

"...... Thank you..."

Intermittent words entered his ears.

He struggled to open his eyes and see the true form of the person speaking. Because this voice was completely unfamiliar, unlike any voice he remembered—it sounded like an old person, yet also like a young person, like a child, or some kind of monster. To him, it was a completely unknown voice.

"Goodbye."

Finally, these two words clearly reached his ears, and his consciousness fell into darkness once again.

............

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a bed, surrounded by a group of worried beautiful girls. In a daze, he thought he was seeing an illusion, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously. Then he realized that the several familiar faces around the bed were becoming more and more real, and didn't look fake no matter how he looked at them.

"Green..."

When he heard this call, he—Green, finally remembered who he was.

Green looked at the joyful face with hints of worry on it and still not completely fading. In a somewhat hoarse and clumsy voice, he called out the other person's name—

"Ai... Aloof, are you still alive?"

Green's words were mumbled, and his emotions were difficult to decipher, but Aloof didn't mind. Instead, she took Green's fingers in her hand and pressed her warm cheek against his.

"Everyone is alive."

"That's great..."

Green breathed a sigh of relief, then his gaze swept over everyone one by one.

As Aloof said, Lilith, Yuzuriha, Mio, Tia, Elsa—all appeared unharmed in front of Green, with expressions of sadness tinged with joy on their faces.

Green couldn't help but show a faint smile and said:

"It seems the treatment in heaven is not bad."

"Yeah, um... huh?"

Green looked relieved, as if he had figured something out, then ignored the puzzled expressions of everyone around him and continued to immerse himself in his own logic. Speaking in a relaxed tone to himself:

"But isn't heaven under the management of the God of Light? I remember there were only white souls there. How did I end up in this situation? Could it be some special treatment for me♂? No, that shouldn't be possible... Wait, maybe this is the heaven of my world? Come to think of it, the Source User said before that he wanted to drive me away, does that mean he didn't give up on that idea even after killing me? That's really ruthless..."

Green's expression was full of excitement, completely unexpected to everyone, and his speculation was just beginning.

"By the way, since my soul is still here even after being killed, Aloof and the others shouldn't have lost their souls either, right? If that's the case, there should still be hope to see them again... Yes, I must come up with a plan."

Green nodded to himself, completely ignoring the people around him.

After muttering to himself for several minutes, Green finally realized something was off. Why were these figures formed by illusions not disappearing? And their expressions were becoming more and more subtle, making Green feel increasingly uneasy.

So he quickly waved his hand to the others and said, "You can go now. This self-deception illusion is not for me. Go help other unfortunate souls."

As Green spoke, he prepared to sit up from the bed, wondering why he was lying on the bed in the first place. Were souls awakened in this world always from bed? That's ridiculous.

However, before Green could stand up, he suddenly felt a kiss on his cheek.

"…Huh?"

Green was taken aback for a moment, then another kiss followed, and then a third one. The six people present, who Green believed to be illusions, each kissed his cheek.

Now Green was completely baffled. How could these illusions kiss him?

But in the next moment, Green realized the true anomaly and felt a tremendous sense of dissonance – it was the result of the stark contrast between reality and his imagination.

Dumbfounded, Green stared at the six people who smiled at him, but didn't offer any explanation. Suddenly, his eyes became moist.

Green, as silly as he was, understood his situation now –

"I...I am still alive?"

"Yes. We all are."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Not pretending?"

"Not pretending."

In an instant, a myriad of emotions flooded Green's heart, but the word that best captured his current mood was "happiness."

Through the kisses of the six individuals, Green could clearly feel that he was alive, and that they were alive too.

Although he had no idea how everything transpired, all Green wanted at this moment was to be together with them forever – but unfortunately, he couldn't possibly hold all these people in his arms.

Still, no matter what, Green wanted to express his inner excitement. So he stood up, one by one, and hugged each of the six individuals, barely managing to release the joy in his heart.

Even so, there was still a whirlwind of emotions within Green that he couldn't vent. He no longer cared about the ins and outs of the situation; he just wanted to open his arms to everyone and shout loudly:

"I love you guys so much!!!"

…………

Afterwards, the monarchs of various countries gathered in the capital of Farcist for a celebration of the continent's liberation from the Source User threat, and the safe return of Green and the others. Throughout the celebration, the entire country rejoiced for seven days and seven nights.

Later on –

Green also learned how everything transpired, and he felt grateful towards the Creator. Although he lost his original powers and the qualification to return to his original world, he was genuinely grateful to be allowed to live peacefully in this world from the bottom of his heart.

Besides the Creator, the person Green was most grateful to was the Grim Reaper.

After the transformation of the World's Origin Power, it had undergone a complete transformation, not only eliminating the "World's Origin Explosion," but also changing the form in which the World's Origin Power existed, allowing it to be more than just a "heart," but a complete living being with a body.

However, these weren't the reasons why Green was grateful to the Grim Reaper; rather, it was because she helped Mio and the others.

Even Green didn't expect that the God of Death would make a comeback, and behind him was a god connected to the Creator. No wonder there was no sign of Hell throughout the entire divine realm. It turns out they were not on the same level.

Speaking of Hell, there is something else that needs to be mentioned.

The Creator had said that after fulfilling Mio's wish, both of them would have to pay a certain price.

And that price is—

"—which means, from today onwards, I am now a 'Hell Janitor'."

Green stood at the entrance of Hell, holding a mop in his hand and flashed a hearty smile at the bewildered God of Death.

"I look forward to working with you in the future."

"Ah... okay."