Chapter 564 – The Cursed Throne
“Okay. Arunlabe is a sacred object made by removing a part of my essence.”
“You…? Why? Were you not meddling with mortals?”
『Well… In principle, that’s the case. However, there are times when I intervene with mortals, like this ‘Abyss’ incident.』
“Hmm…”
『Arunlabe is an object that I became friendly with a mortal in order to solve the incident during the past ‘Divine Plague’ incident.』
‘If it’s a holy plague…’
When one of the huge events that penetrates the cursed throne universe pops out of Kitty’s mouth, Seong-il naturally starts to think of the incident in his head.
‘Isn’t that the case where a bizarre plague that destroyed the essence of the gods itself occurred, and countless gods went mad or died in the aftermath of the plague…?’
‘Due to the absence of such gods, the law of the entire universe was twisted and the worst thing was that the entire dimension almost perished…’
The time when Seong-il thought of the worldview story alone. Kitty nods his head with a satisfied expression and says.
“Right. That’s it. The scale of the case was so large that I had no choice but to intervene.”
‘…It’s worth it. The Divine Plague was an event that threatened the very existence of the multiverse.’
『By the way, that is a sacred object that I bestowed on mortals to save a god from a plague or to get rid of some crazy gods.』
『In addition, that mortal managed to succeed in that difficult mission, and in return, he has now become a god.』
“To!?”
A story I’ve never heard before. The time when Seong-il, surprised, opened his eyes wide. Kitty continues the explanation with a calm expression.
『By the way, that mortal is now called the ‘god of justice’.』
“!!!”
A description of a meow that takes your breath away. At that time, Seong-il was in shock and stiffened. Intense light begins to emanate from the relic.
“Huh…!?”
A sword with teeth on the blade and severe cracks on the blade. However, when Nyanko’s power hits, the broken part of the sword quickly begins to recover.
“Oh…”
And a sword with a strange atmosphere floating in the air. Its blade was strangely constantly changing itself, alternating between material and non-material.
『This is the reward I promised. Now this is yours.”
“Oh…”
Seong-il projects his telekinetic powers onto Arun Labe, which floats in the air as if possessed. Then, the holy object came meekly into his hand.
『Druk… Drool…!!』
Interestingly, when Seongil grabs the handle, a strange noise flows from Arunrabe, and the metal starts to twist all at once.
“…Dagger?”
And a simple-looking dagger that was created. When Seong-il muttered to himself in embarrassment at the sudden reduction of the sword, Kitty calmly explained the situation in a funny tone.
“Don’t worry too much. It’s because the weapon has transformed its form to match the power you possess.”
“…Transformation?”
“Okay. It changes into a weapon optimized according to the owner’s ability, will, and knowledge.』
“Hmm…”
『If you bring that sword to the world of ‘Pocket Girls’, you can change it into a kind of ‘gun’.』
“!!!”
Seong-il, surprised by Kitty’s remarks, looked at him, and Kitty continued to explain about the holy relic.
『By the way, the reason why it’s a ‘dagger’ is probably… It’s useful in ‘real life’ and it’s easy to ‘carry’. If you want to fight and want a long sword, Arunlabe will change according to your will.
“Like…?”
At Kitty’s words, Seong-il calmly puts his will into the dagger as he explained.
Then, naturally, the shape of the sword transformed into a long sword according to his will.
“Ohhh…”
Seong-il even realizes that even if he puts all his energy into the sword, the sword can easily withstand that power.
‘What a dog…’
Arunlabe’s performance is like a weapon made just for him.
『Ah, by the way, there is one penalty for that weapon.』
“Eh? Penalty? What…?”
That time when I was in the mood. As Kitty spits out the words to hit the candle, Seong-il hardens his expression and looks at him.
『That sword… The world I am in. That’s why… When you’re in what you call the world of the “Cursed Throne”, You can use the sword’s functions infinitely without paying anything.]
“By the way…?”
『However, if you bring Arunrabe to what you call ‘reality’ or ‘game world’, the story will be different. At that time, you have to pay a reasonable price every time you use the function of the holy object.』
“Ah…”
At Kitty’s words, Seong-il quickly understands how the ‘penalty’ is created.
“Yes, that’s right. It won’t take any effort to transform the holy relic into a weapon of your choice here. Because I am.”
『However, if you bring Arunlabe to ‘reality’, you will have to sacrifice your ‘inner energy’ every time you change your weapon.』
“Ah…”
『Other functions are also the same. For example, if you change the sacred object to a weapon called a ‘gun’, you have to offer a proper ‘offering’ for the ‘shot’ to Arunrabe.
“I understood.”
It’s a natural story when you think about it, so Seong-il loosens his serious expression at Kitty’s words and puts on an expression of understanding.
‘It’s a thief bastard to have such a fraudulent weapon and try to use it for nothing in return…’
Seong-il doesn’t seem discouraged in the slightest because he was willing to accept this level of penalty.
As if he liked that attitude, Kitten raised his front paws once again and continued talking while grooming his face.
“I promise you, that stuff will be of great help to you. In addition, the need for a ‘compensation’. Conversely, if you ‘grow’, it means that the sacred object will also become stronger, so it’s not necessarily a negative view.』
‘That’s true too.’
Seong-il swings Arunrabe into the air with a satisfied expression. In the meantime, he projected his will on the sword. Whenever that happens, it changes into a black bastard sword, two-handed sword, katana, spear, or even a bow.
‘It’s just a weapon I like.’
With that thought in mind, Seong-il habitually shouted customs with his sword in hand.
“Customs!!”
『Arunlabe, Ruler of Entropy: Tariff: 1,000,000 points.』
* A living weapon that reads the user’s will and a legendary relic containing the truth of the universe.
* Sanity (Passive/Active): The holy object can read the owner’s knowledge and will and transform itself into a weapon he wants.
* Destiny (Passive/Active): No one other than the recognized owner can activate the special ability. (Non-transferable)
Also, if the owner loses the relic, he can summon it to himself by paying a reasonable price. (Wherever you are)
* Ascension (Passive): Gives strong resistance to magic, psychic powers, energy, and mental attacks when possessed. Opposite effect on enemies.
* Apocalypse (Passive): Enemies hit ‘directly’ by the body of this holy object will always be treated as ‘mortals’.
“This shit…”
The price and performance of the sacred object that inadvertently makes a mixture of various emotions come out of Seongil’s mouth.
At the performance and price of the weapon beyond imagination, Seong-il blankly stared at the holy relic with a half-fascinated expression.
『Cuk-Cook… The ‘causal rate’ required to bring the sacred relic to the ‘reality’ where you live is quite large, doesn’t it? Well… That might be natural as it is a reduced version of a part of the essence of this universe…]
Seongil sighed heavily at Kitty’s words, and then quietly changed Arunrabe back into a dagger form and stuffed it into his waist.
‘…One day I’ll come up with a way.’
Seong-il, who had a slightly sullen expression on his face, raises his head again and tries to ask Kitty a question.
“Where is the last piece?”
『Ah, are you going to go to the main topic? That’s a very good attitude. The last piece is Solanium Underground. It is kept in the temple built by the Church of the Star.』
“…Why are you there?”
Seong-il’s face is filled with confusion again at the sudden reappearance of the place.
As if it was funny, Kitty puts on a pleasant expression and casually starts to spit out the fact that makes his head tingle.
“Simple. Descendants of the stars are a race that believes in the abyss in the first place.”
“I beg your pardon?!”
Shocking statement. Seong-il puts on a dumbfounded expression at the bloody story he has never heard before.
『Well… To be precise, I believe in a ‘god’ who can be said to be a direct descendant of ‘Abyss’…”
“No… No… Is that possible? This is a universe you rule over!? But how can the gods and races, who are the servants of the Abyss, work here? And why are you letting them go!?”
At the story of the kitty that runs counter to the common sense of the existing Seongil, Seongil stutters and asks the kitty with a face in great confusion.
『Ah, it is surprisingly possible. Because the Star Spawn is a race from back in time on one of our universe’s ‘far future timelines’. Their true identity is the ‘human’ race that has been corrupted by the influence of the Abyss.』
“!!!”
『As I said before, Abyss and I will become one and return to chaos.』
『As the end approaches, it is surprisingly neither strange nor unreasonable that a race that has the characteristics of me and the abyss exist at the same time. Of course, the reverse is also true…”
“…”
Seong-il, shocked by the huge scale of the explanation, blankly stares at Kitty.
『Hmm… The mortals from the distant ‘future’ are surprisingly ambiguous to see them as violating the ‘laws’ of the universe, so it’s okay for me to beat them myself.』
『Even the ‘god’ they believe in hasn’t even been born yet.』
“…God wasn’t even born?! Then why did the descendants of the stars force the different races they ruled over to believe in a god who wasn’t even born yet?”
Seong-il learned about their history while investigating the war between Ta-Jaran and the descendants of the star. Therefore, he tries to ask questions about the documents he read in the past in order to clear up any confusion.
『Ah, that? If only we could gather faith by forcibly ‘converting’ the races that have settled in the material world. Because it is possible to rapidly ‘artificially’ give birth to a god who has not yet been born.』
“!!!!!!”
Shocking meow’s answer. Seong-il feels his head go blank as if he has glimpsed a side of the true secret that exists in the cursed throne.
“Of course… That was too arrogant. No matter how much they deserve to ‘exist’ here…』
『Still, forcing ‘faith’ is too arrogant… In return, I gave the gods the right to directly intervene in the material world and fix them.』
『That’s why there was a history of the past gods directly beating them up.』
“Oh, well…”
Seong-il realizes why the past gods went crazy and tried to exterminate the offspring of the stars in the entire universe.
『By the way, that’s why they arrogantly built a secret temple under the pantheon. They have their own protection from the abyss. Well, at least it’s not in the palm of my hand…』
‘Why did you do such a crazy thing…’
Seong-il feels a shudder in his body when he realizes why the descendents of the stars and their church were confidently doing crazy things under the pantheon.
『Now…Then you know why they are ‘holding’ the last piece?』
“Ah, yes…”
“Then go. By the way, this time I’ll let you draw and use the power of the pantheon as much as you like. I think it’s a reward for doing a good job this time.”
“Oh…”
Seongil’s remarks that captivated Seongil’s ears. When he seems satisfied, Kitty bids farewell by gently beginning to groom again.
『Then… I’ll see you next time.』
“…!!”
Meow disappeared in an instant with the farewell. At the same time, colors return to the black and white world and time begins to flow normally.
“Huh!? Meow-nim disappeared?!”
