The cool air soothed the 'White God's' emotional exhaustion. Due to her transition, Shiro no longer suffers from physical fatigue and the basic need to eat and sleep. Even so, she still enjoys doing such activities. The only time she "sleeps" is when she enters a dormant state, much like how animals hibernate for long periods of time.

I don't care what you want, but I'll do anything! Just please….please….save her!

Shiro reflected on her past back in the world she was born to. She was a young woman, who was just an ordinary person working for a company just like most people. Certain people who are in power sought nine "candidates" who would do just about anything to fulfill their sole wish. Shiro was one of those nine candidates.

"Shiro-sama"

A towering Vermin Lord who can be described as a humanoid cross between a rhinoceros beetle and an ant enters the throne room and kneels. The armored beetle slowly raises his head while he remained in a kneeling position.

"Are you certain you wish to travel to the human kingdom by yourself?"

"Hmm? You don't think I can take care of myself?" Shiro raised an eyebrow

"I mean no disrespect, Shiro-sama. I am merely concerned about your safety journeying in an unfamiliar world"

Shiro smiled and giggled at one of her guardian's thoughts. Even after waking up in another world, her maxed level and all of her skills still remains. It's at the point of her life where safety isn't even an issue due to the permanent status with an unknown "penalty" for the game characters of the nine candidates.

"I appreciate your concern, but I wish to explore the kingdom alone"

"I understand if that is your wish, Shiro-sama. I shall excuse myself now"

The bipedal insectoid with beetle like features, notably the horn, stood up and bowed before leaving the throne room. Alone again, Shiro thought about some of her NPCs who voiced out their concern for her safety.

"They're just being too worried again, specially Tremor. They keep forgetting it's impossible for me to die…..."

She gently stroked down from the area below her right eye to her cheek. Conflicting emotion almost escaped from her voice, but she sealed it as soon as she stopped talking. Right now, the last thing she wanted to be is be emotional. Shiro doesn't want her emotions to impair her ability to make decisions. In this world, she's the master and creator of every NPC in the palace, excluding one. As their leader, Shiro strives to act and behave like one even if she's not used to.

The next day…..

The initial plan was to head for the kingdom to gather useful information from the human residents there. Shiro's plan shifted on the last minute when she took a detour to a knowingly dangerous forest. No ordinary human would go there, but she is no human. Maybe she is hoping to encounter a monster she had never seen before. Shiro is rather fascinated by creatures and abilities she had never encountered in the game.

"Nature, huh..."

She enjoyed the feeling of being able to step on actual grass and touching the rough and solid surface of the trees. It slowly brings a smile to her face, finding even little joy and comfort surrounded by nature. Fresh air, sunlight, and among other things nature has to offer isn't present in the old world, so at the sight of the actual thing...it fascinates her in so many ways.

"Back then, the world was beginning to collapse. It was barely livable..."

Unfortunately, she could never enjoy such simple activities with the person who would find more joy here than her. Shiro took a deep breath, inhaling fresh air and listening to the gentle rustling of the leaves. This is the life she dreamed not only for herself, but for someone else too.

"You would have loved this world. This a world where the two of us...could have been free to live and explore. Hmm? Why did I just say that all of a sudden?"

She unconsciously spoke those words. Confused, she straightened and her back thought what did she suddenly say out of the blue. For a moment, it felt like a deep part of her mind took over and made her instinctively say those words.

Do not despair, young one. There are things to live for to which you fail to see.

A white knight once told her that when she was at her lowest. The said knight reached out his hand to her, seeing how she felt so discontent in the world. Shiro had no one in her life, or at least she believes, so there was nothing to look forward to.

"This place is so nice..."

She wished to cherish more on the forest's serenity so she leaned against a tree and slid down. She removed her gloves and gently brushed the grass beneath her, actually feeling the soft spikes at the tip of the grass.

"On days like this, even someone like me needs to relax"

After awakening from her deep slumber, Shiro is faced with trouble ever since then. She prefers having less people to deal since she wants to enjoy this newfound peace. For the longest time, Shiro felt content just sitting down and being able to close her eyes without worry.

Later...

The all female admantite adventurer group, Blue Roses, explored the forest after accepting a request. While they are reluctant at first, they accepted as soon as they learned a group of mythril adventurers were killed last week.

"Why would there be demons in this forest? Kind of unusual, don't you think?"

Gagaran carried her massive spiked warhammer on her shoulder as if it weight less than it's size. On the other hand, Lakyus tightly grips her iconic sword, raising her alertness to the maximum.

"None of us are sure. The fact the something was strong enough to kill a seven experienced adventurers still stands"

The twin ninjas Tia and Tina had no comment about the topic while Evileye is focused on the "unknown power" she sensed within the forest. It made her hair stand up to the end, sensing the power is far greater than all of them combined.

"...?!"

"Evileye?"

Paying no attention to Gagaran, the masked girl sprinted way past her comrades and rushed to the area where her senses directed her too. She immediately cast a spell meters before arriving, and releasing it with not second to loose.

"Crystal Lance!"

A huge lance made entirely of blue translucent crystal emerged out of a magic circle and Evileye sent it hurling straight towards in front of her.

"...!"

She managed to pierce a demon right through to its chest, successfully killing it. The other Blue Roses who realized why Evileye rushed, joined in the fight. Without time to lose, they joined in the fight the moment they saw a girl seemingly in danger. Surprised, Shiro, the girl, is speechless that a bunch of adventurers suddenly showed up.

"Hmm?"

The girl in particular is genuinely surprised at the presence of Blue Roses annihilating mid leveled demons. A normal human would be thankful and amazed, but this human watched in curiosity. She keenly observes their every move and skill they use, memorizing and taking notes on it.

"Crystal Dagger!"

Evileye quickly kills the enormous demon that is about to reach for the human who just stood there. It quickly puzzled the short vampire to why a human firmly stood in one place with no sign of fear for her life. She thought why the human looked so certain a demon wouldn't be able to kill her.

(Is it because we're here?)

No. That thought seems impossible. After "saving" the human, she approached it and looked at the human's eye. No matter how she looks at the human, the latter showed no fear at all. It was if she is looking at someone who isn't human yet looks like one. With one glance, Shiro quickly identified the person who "saved" her to be a vampire, yet she didn't mention it. If she is seen as an "ordinary human", then it would be suspicious for her to recognize a vampire so easily.

"Are you alright?"

"...I am. Thank you"

The human, who is actually Shiro, half heartedly thanked Evileye and the rest of Blue Roses, but she did her best to conceal it. Among everyone, only Evileye felt suspicious on the human. Something felt "dangerous" about the indifferent human as her primary instincts are on high alert. She would only gain this feeling when she is around beings who possess power.

"Young lady, what are you doing in a dangerous part of the forest. No human comes in these parts since monsters tend to hunt here" Gagaran spoke to Shiro

"You're lucky we were nearby. Well, it was Evileye who got to you in time before we did" Lakyus too

Shiro didn't respond quickly. She assessed whether the adventurers are a threat to her or not. After looking at them individually, she came to a conclusion that these people are no threat to her. While she can engage the Blue Roses in a fight, she doesn't want to ignite a fight unless necessary or unless she is provoked. Other than that, she has her own set of rules and principles to follow.

"I got lost while trying to find a shortcut out of the forest..."

It's the best excuse Shiro can think of within a minute. The adventurers managed to believe to her reasoning as they saw her as a lost human rather than a dangerous being. There was no reason to be immediately suspicious towards this person.

"I was trying to find my way out, but demons suddenly attacked me and I got even more lost while trying to get away from them"

The Blue Roses reacted with a faint "Oh" in their faces while Evileye still won't stop suspecting. She can't lower her guard no matter how much Shiro looked completely normal. Evileye felt as if she would be killed the moment she lowered her guard.

(Something's not right with this person...)

The fact that Shiro stood firmly with no intention of evading the demon when she had the chance to move her feet and run, kicked in her instincts. Shiro's eyes had no sign of fear and terror. Those aren't the eyes of a human. Those are the eyes of someone who knew she was never in danger in the first place.

"Don't worry, we'll help you find your way out" Lakyus offered

"Thank you..."

"Is it really necessary, evil boss?" Tia raised her hand

"Of course it's necessary! We can't just leave this girl here. She'll surely be attacked by monsters or demons"

"We don't leave powerless people to die, you know" Gagaran agreed

The moment Shiro heard she is described as "powerless" sparked a bit of negative emotion. It didn't offend her greatly seeing how these people are completely clueless to who and what she is.

"That was a very close one for you. Were you scared?" Gagaran jokingly asks

"I have to admit I was scared. It's my first time seeing demons up close"

Since she chose not to be hostile towards the adventurers, Shiro forced herself to act like an ordinary human. Even her smile is forced that if one would look carefully, one would notice it.

"I heard about the Blue Roses, but I never thought of meeting such strong heroes, let alone being saved"

"Ha ha ha. You're flattering us"

Gagaran gently smacks Shiro's back, aware of their size difference. Despite the act Shiro is putting, she knows "the short one" isn't fully convinced. As long as she isn't aware about her true nature, Shiro has no reason to be hostile towards them.

(That vampire princess might give me a headache, but...)

While she wouldn't hesitate to attack Evileye whom she instantly realized is actually a vampire, she can't afford to commit unnecessary bloodshed with the other Blue Roses members around. Even if Shiro doesn't hesitate to attack anyone regardless their race or personality, she has her own sets of rules to follow. It is so she will not be astray just like "the other God".

(I'll let this pass. For now that is...)

Minutes passed and the group reached their destination. Even so, Evileye never took off her eyes to Shiro. This annoyed the latter who can easily notice Evileye is observing her.

"Here we are"

"Thank you so much for saving me and going all the trouble of helping me find my way out" Shiro bowed

"It's fine. We're adventurers who protect people who can't fight" Gagaran proudly grinned

"I see..."

After parting ways with Blue Roses, Shiro let out a deep sigh, reverting to her true nature. Despite her abyss deep magic, she rarely use them since her opponents were barely worth the effort. That's why it wasn't a tedious task concealing her magic around adamantite class adventurers whose level are below her. Even so, she knew Evileye suspected her, but isn't aware about her true nature.

"If they become a headache in the future, then I suppose I have to kill them...like the others"

She shrugged her shoulders and went on her way. While she can just used a spell to teleport herself or use Gate, she preferred taking the scenic route to the kingdom. Since she no longer feels fatigue, she wouldn't be be able to notice the distance she had taken even if hours passed.

"To think playing a game about to end would end up like this. I suppose this is far better than my old life"

Even if she is in the world she doesn't fully understand, she never felt alive before. While she enjoys her newfound life, she couldn't stop thinking if becoming her game character herself is worth the price. Not just physically, but she had mentally become her character. Her human self doesn't have much influence on her actions and motivations unlike before.

"I suppose I have to get fully used to this body. It feels different now..."

Back in the Yggdrasil, Shiro can move and act as her game character like a secondary body, but the circumstances right now are different. She's literally her game character now. Every aspect of her is a part of her current body now. Shiro thought it would be much easier to adjust since her body is physically no different from a human.

Re-Estize Kingdom...

Standing in the midst of the crowd, Shiro studied the humans around her. She takes no particular interest in them and only focused on gaining useful information.

"Blue Roses. Among all of them, only one of them can be considered strong"

Shiro referred to the masked adventurer Evileye. While Evileye isn't aware who Shiro is, she still suspected her. Quickly enough, Shiro's smiled at the fact Evileye had keen senses to faintly suspect of her inhuman nature.

"A Vampire Princess, huh. Then there's this other one..."

After Evileye, she thought of Lakyus who wielded a sword that used to belong from an outsider. Shiro may have tampered with it by her touch, but their lives aren't her concern. There's no reason for her to be concerned towards humans whom she doesn't take interest at.

"If an opportunity would present itself, would I choose to go back to my old world?"

She gazed up at the morning sky, feeling it's warmth and light on her skin. Compared back then, the light and freedom she experienced is no longer bound within a made up world which is the game. Light, happiness, and freedom. Those are the primary things she never got to experience or indulge herself.

"Why would I ever go back?"

She look around, pondering where she will head first. After few minutes of circling and wandering around the city, she came to a stop. One particular structure caught her attention enough to make her stop. A few feet above her is a sign that highly indicates the establishment is a bar.

"Might as well try here"

After her tour that lasted for hours, Shiro decided to just settle for getting information in this particular establishment. She had wandered the city far enough she might as well walked every street and alley there is.

"..."

The moment she entered, some customers leered on her, but she couldn't care less even if she wanted to. Her attire isn't of a civilian, but she doesn't look like an adventurer. Her three-fourth length coat outlined by black lines and matched with black pleated skirt and dark brown boots is surely not made of common fabric. The first thought of some of the leering customers is that Shiro is possibly someone that might be working or has a connection with a noble.

(I have to do this as peacefully as possible...)

Even if she wanted to slash the street thug looking customers, violence is the least thing she will use. Shiro is aware if she were to cause a ruckus, it will alarm unwanted attention which will cause a series of annoying nuisances.

"You don't look like you're from here" The bartender raised an eyebrow

The middle aged bartender had worked long enough to recognize all the customers entering his establishment. This is the first time he had seen someone like Shiro.

"You could say I just moved here..."

She ordered just a plain beer and the bartender delivered within a minute or two. While he felt cautious around the new face, a customer is a customer. Even if the customer looked like it won't hesitate to kill you.

"What has been happening with the kingdom recently? I heard something big went down"

Arkhangel may have gathered a lot of information regarding the kingdom, but Shiro wished to know more details from the denizens themselves. They're inhabitants of this kingdom so they should know what happened more than anyone.

"Something big went down alright. Some demon attacked the capital and even brought an army with him. I heard Blue Roses and Darkness stopped them though. I wish I was there when Momon of Darkness clashed with the demon leader"

The bartender chuckled, just imagining the admantite adventurer Momon take on Jaldabaoth and sent him running. He wasn't present, but he heard a circle of illusionary flame surrounded the capital where many citizens mysteriously vanished.

"Blue Roses and Darkness? They're adamantite level adventurers"

"Yeah. Darkness was just recent though, but they made a name for themselves after they resolved dangerous incidents with just the two of them"

"There's only two of them?" Shiro took a sip

"I haven't seen them up close, but they're a warrior and magic caster pair. Momon is the warrior wearing a big and black armor while her partner Nabe is said to be a beautiful magic caster"

While Arkhangel had reported the same thing, she wished to know more about the current world she's in and what's happening around her. The only way she could gather more information other than the ones reported to her is to head to the kingdom herself.

"Where are you from anyway?"

"I lived somewhere near the kingdom. I just moved here...because...my neighbors are annoying"

"Your neighbors?"

"I lived in a place where I am forced to work with eight other people. Moving here is probably the best decision"

It's not Shiro's exact reason, but she slipped some part of the truth in her excuse. Even if she tells the truth, she doubts people in this world can understand the place she originated before waking up in this world.

"Back at my old place, well...the common folk pretty much hated those in power. It's a world where if you're a commoner, then you're a slave for the rest of your sorry life. Basically like the ancient times"

"..."

"Oh, sorry. I ended talking out of topic"

Shiro shakes her head after she had stopped herself from further blabbering her inner thoughts that doesn't matter anyway. Normally, she would think she is drunk, but it's impossible for her to get drunk.

"I'l just be on my way"

The bartender scratched his head, wondering why Shiro left so soon. His concern is towards his establishment, so she shrugged his shoulders and returned about to his usual business.

(This is such a pain...)

The reason she had left is because throughout her stay in the bar, a group of men had been glaring at her, annoying her. Even outside, those same people had followed her. To her, they're horrible at secretly following people as she can clearly sense them following her for five minutes.

"It can't be helped..."

Knowing there's only one way this could end, Shiro remained walking in a casual phase while directing herself and the people following her to a discreet part of the city. With no humans or anyone else present within the radius, Shiro stopped. The men who had been following her revealed themselves in the open. There's about four men, all armed with common bladed weapons. The weapons they wield were low graded metal, the cheap kind you can any blacksmith can easily reproduce.

"So what's the deal following me?" She inserted her hands in her pockets

"You're a new face. Also, it looks like you're not just a common folk"

A large, bulky man wielding a sword stepped forwards and pointed his blade towards Shiro.

"So why don't you just hand over your money and no one will get hurt"

The man demanded to Shiro who obviously won't comply since it would just be plain stupidity.

"I can kill you, but I won't unless you give me a reason"

"Ooooh. I'm so scared. What's a girl like you can do?"

The group laughed at her, underestimating her due to her adolescent appearance. This is not the first time someone viewed her as helpless so she doesn't feel offended. It's actually beneficial to her since no one would bother fighting someone who looks powerless.

"You're...really annoying. Can you just please leave me alone?"

Shiro gave them at least one chance to leave her alone as she doesn't like creating a ruckus that will alarm unwanted attention. She can't openly kill people left to right without knowing the situation she's in. Right now, all she wants is to enjoy her newfound freedom without being disturbed.

"You little-"

The leader of the group charged at her and as he raised his sword, blood dripped and splattered. Blood spurted out of the body whose head had been severed. A gruesome expression had been left on the severed head as it rolled a few times before stopping. The headless body thumped as it collapsed on the ground within seconds. Fresh blood created a pool near Shiro until it reached her boot. She took a step backwards, not wanting the blood of a fool to stain even the tip of her boots.

"...?!" The other three men froze in one place

"Hell flame"

With a single swipe of her hand, flames were made out of thin air, scorching the men who attempted to flee. She decapitated one and burned the other three, and yet again, it felt no different for her. If anything, she felt pity at the fools who tried to rob her. Due to crime being much common in the old world, Shiro grew a resentment for it.

"Just as I thought. You aren't human..." Evileye walked out of a corner, revealing herself

"Among your group, you're the only one who noticed. I'm a bit impressed, you know"

"You weren't even trying hiding your presence. That's why even a vampire like me can tell"

"I don't have to go through that much effort. Besides, you can't even tell my power since I wear this"

Shiro raised her right hand and showed the back of her hand to Evileye where Shiro wears a ring with an intricate design. The beauty of the gem in the ring can mesmerize anyone and put them in a trance just by gazing at it's faint abstract glow.

"Tell me, which side are you on. I want to know if you're here just to kill...or something else"

"I don't think I can answer that. You see, this strange world doesn't care if your good or evil. I'm the type of person who would only do things if I feel like it or if it interests me. To answer that question, what do you think?"

Shiro never directly answered Evileye which infuriates her. The vampire princess adjusted her stance, puzzled to why Shiro views her not a threat, but just some...passerby.

"If you're not human, then what are you?" Evileye can't tell what Shiro's race is

"Me? I'm labeled as a God along with certain other people, but in the end I am still...a player"

Shiro briefly closed her eyes and when she opened them again, the sclera of her right eye had turned black and her eye changed to a brighter shade of red. Without a second thought, Evileye engaged Shiro in a battle with the later expectantly smiling.