Chapter 846 – Mythology Academy
『Why did you bother to have equal interactions with Elaine? If you had tried to play with Elaine like Han Seong-il, you would have already been her master, right?』
Tala begins whispering devilishly into her broken Lantz’s ear.
『You don’t need to blame Han Seong-il. Why? Because what he did was the right answer.』
『What bullshit…!!』
To Lantz, who was angry, Tala calmly and gently spoke. She persuades him as if she were comforting him.
『Hold my hand. Then I will help you dominate others too.』
『Kuh…!!』
Normally, Lantz would have laughed at Tala’s request and rejected it. However, Lanz cannot easily reject Tala’s whispers because he was mentally shocked beyond imagination during this day.
『Elaine Ivrose? Should I just give you that one? I will make you the emperor of this world.』
Tala whispers that although she says Elaine is a woman of decent beauty and talent, she is at best a mortal. To her, one or two of her mortals are nothing more than small toys, so in order to secure more toys, she tempts Tala by saying that she can give Lanz a small profit.
『Don’t be funny…!! And yet you torture and harass believers whose actions do not suit your tastes! Do you think you would be fooled by that candy spread?』
In an attempt to overcome the temptation somehow, Lantz pulls out any negative opinions he can find in her head and yells at Tala.
“No. At all. You don’t have to worry about that. Because I will give you a true ‘privilege’ that has never been given to any priest before.』
『What nonsense again…!!』
When Lanz shouts that he is sick of Tala’s whispers, Tala instantly erases her playful and malicious attitude and shouts at Lanz.
『The existing apostle simply gave me my ‘grace’. So what you said was correct. Because in the end, they were the number one position for me. But…』
Tala honestly explains her current situation to her sarcastic Lantz. The crack that had been opened during the ancient war was completely closed when the essence of the three evil gods was damaged by the cosmic holy relic brought by Seong-il. This explains why he is currently unable to give ‘grace’ as he used to.
『With the rift destroyed, I can no longer draw power from my dimension, so now I can only choose one of two ways. First, you can make an apostle and then hide deep in this world…』
『Then find the right person and disappear deep underground.』
Lantz cuts off Tala’s explanation and remains sarcastic until the end. Strictly speaking, since Tala won a bet against him, his attitude could have been punished as a violation of the contract, but Tala is lenient and overlooks Lanz’s rudeness.
『The second is… I give my essence to you. Absorb my power.』
『… You’re going to give me the essence? What is that?』
Through the diary of our ancestors, we can roughly understand what the essence of Tala is. Also, Lanz, who had a vague idea of how powerful the power was, could instinctively know that Tala’s proposal was quite unconventional and unusual.
『It’s simple. I’m not just making you an apostle. They want to make you into a demigod. In other words, I will make you a low-level god in my dimension.』
Tala says that he made such an unconventional proposal because he could never defeat Seongil, a strong man who is almost a demigod, using normal methods.
『Hold my hand. I swear by my true name that I will give you my essence. This is an unprecedented proposal that has never been made to any believer.』
Having said that, Tala sprinkles overwhelming knowledge and history related to himself into Lantz’s head through the compulsory rights he gained through winning his bet.
And indeed, Lanz had never given the essence of Talaga to an apostle, and he naturally realized how unconventional such an act was.
『Become a new god. This is the god of this place…!! At least once you leave this world, you will have to become my servant… But if you live in this world, you will become a god with equal rights as me. So hold my hand.』
『…』
Lanz is confused as Tala makes such an unconventional proposal and does not understand his intentions. Lantz, feeling greatly shaken, grits his teeth and asks why he is making such an unconventional proposal to him.
“Under! Do you really think that I gave you this unprecedented preferential treatment because I like you? I know the topic, but.』
『Ugh…』
Lanz’s face turns red at Tala’s cry, which is so sharp. When Lanz’s attitude seems to have become quite harsh, Tala gently explains to Lanz why she is giving him preferential treatment.
『It’s simple. A cosmic sacred object exists here. You know ‘Sujeong’, right?』
『…!!』
The secret history of ancient wars and families learned through the diaries of ancestors. Therefore, Lantz is shocked when he realizes that the diary is true in response to Tala’s question.
『In fact, ‘revision’ was not a true power. What was really amazing was the ‘meteorite’ that I was controlling, which was mimicked by crystal.』
Tala explains that the meteorite was a sacred object so powerful and foreign that even a minister from outer space like him was impressed.
『The mere existence of meteorites makes this world amazing… But an irregular like Han Seong-il also appears? And carrying a cosmic sacred object that is no less powerful than a meteorite? This world… There’s definitely something there. That’s why I’m trying to get you to help me by giving you unprecedented preferential treatment, even if it means going the extra mile.』
Tala explains that as he is a rookie who controls the past, present, and future by reading the law of causality, there is a chance that his plan will fail if he does not seize the opportunity.
『Did you understand? I’m not trying to give you any special favors. I want to witness an unprecedented ‘phenomenon’ that cannot be found anywhere else in the multiverse.』
After explaining his purpose to Lantz, Tala finally encourages Lantz to accept his essence and become the most powerful apostle and demigod that has ever existed.
『There is only one thing I want from you! Help me get to the northern lands! And secure the meteorite hidden there! Just promise to help with that. I also swear that I will consider you, the one who accepts my essence, as an ‘equal’ being to me.』
『… Do you really recognize this as an equal relationship? Without oppressing me or giving me orders I don’t want?』
“Of course. I swear on my true name. If you wish, you can insert that condition into the oath.』
When Tala abandons his treacherous tone and persuades him with a serious tone, Lanz begins to shake greatly. In order to drive a wedge into Lanz’s heart, Tala makes all kinds of unconventional proposals.
『I will make you the emperor and god of this world. I’ll make sure you have everything you want! In addition, I will turn back time and bring you Elaine Ivrose before the fall!!』
『!!!』
In addition to the unconventional suggestion, Tala ends up touching on his own trauma, and Lanz begins to tremble as he feels strongly influenced by her opinion.
‘That stupid bastard.’
Seong-il is dumbfounded when he sees Lantz’s behavior and begins swearing under his breath. No matter how angry and despairing he is, Seong-il is dumbfounded because he cannot understand Lanz, who is trying to accept the offer of such an evil spirit. There is nothing else to believe.
『You’d better choose quickly. Even now, your father and current apostle is dying. Although I will be disappointed if you refuse, I have to hide in the shadows and gain strength.』
Tala puts pressure on the shaking Lantz, forcing him to hold on to her hands. In the end, Lanz, shaken by the coaxing and pressure, looks in the mirror and issues an ultimatum to Tala.
『I swear on my true name all the promises I made just a moment ago. Then accept it.』
“Of course. Is there anything difficult about it?』
When Lanz is finally caught in her trick, Tala uncharacteristically rejoices after taking off her mask for the first time in a long time.
And then a crack occurred in the air and something strong came out from there.
『Open your soul and embrace the power.』
After shouting like that, Tala injects a part of her essence that comes out through the crack into Lanz’s soul.
『Kaaaaah!!!』
Lantz’s soul is crushed alive and his essence begins to attach to it. Naturally, the mixing of the mighty godhead and the soul caused unimaginable pain, and Lantz was in pain, shedding bloody tears.
『This is what happened.』
And the illusion collapsing. The first Seongil did not understand why the atmosphere had changed so much in such a short period of time, even though Lantz had become corrupted by accepting Tala’s suggestion.
However, after seeing the illusion shown by Tala, Seong-il realizes why Lanz’s personality was distorted in an instant, and she looks at Lantz with an expression full of anger. No, she asks, glaring at Tala.
