"I died. My true-form Machine God was shattered by that maggot called Oceannus. Lord Poseidon, do you have any way—any way to restore my true-form Machine God?" Eris said to the screen, trembling.
Poseidon frowned and pondered for a few seconds.
"Oceannus killed you?"
"That's right, that's right. I let my guard down and was killed by that hateful blasphemer, that hateful experiment. This must have been part of your plan too, right? So, Lord Poseidon, you must have a way to restore my true-form Machine God, right? There has to be a way!"
Poseidon pinched his chin, his eyes blinking slightly.
"Where were you killed?"
"My residence. I was killed at my residence. My fragments should still be there. Can my true-form Machine God be restored with those fragments? Can you restore my true-form Machine God?"
Poseidon smiled. "Sorry, Eris. Your death truly was beyond my expectations, so I can't restore your true-form Machine God."
"Huh?"
"See you again in a thousand years, Eris." With that, Poseidon proactively cut off the communication.
Hades smiled, and his figure likewise vanished into the darkness.
In the vast space, only Eris remained.
Her expression gradually crumbled as she clutched her head and fell to her knees.
"No, no, no, this isn't real."
"This isn't real—"
"This isn't real—Aaaaaaah!!!"
Poseidon's humanoid sub-unit arrived at Eris's former residence.
The earth was still damp, and despite being inland, the air remained thick with the scent of sea breeze.
"So this is Eris's residence."
Looking at the ruins, Poseidon smiled.
"How laughable, Eris. To actually be killed by something that wasn't a god."
After briefly searching through the ruins, Poseidon picked something up.
It was a small fragment that still carried the aura of Eris's authority.
"Perfect. I still hadn't decided how to make that disgusting