Ruler of the Game 860

Chapter 860 – Cursed Throne

As Arulil finishes greeting, a powerful light begins to emanate from the statue of the god standing in the center of the huge square. And surprisingly, the statue, which was made of marble, transforms into a living being and greets the two people.

『It’s been a long time, my daughter.』

The sharp-faced old man looks at Aruril and greets him in a benevolent tone that does not suit the atmosphere.

Originally, it would not have been enough to curse the apostle who had taken refuge in another god, but the God of Knowledge, knowing full well that Yaoongi had forgiven him through Aruril’s sacrifice, kindly responds to Aruril’s greeting. And Arulil bows her head in gratitude at the greeting of such knowledge.

『You are a great being. What are you curious about?』

Since he was told by the Great Will that the being in front of him is in fact a different being from an ordinary demigod, the God of Knowledge shows courtesy to Seong-il, who is much weaker than him.

“Ah, what I’m curious about is…”

Seong-il tries to honestly ask the God of Knowledge about the problems he faces. Therefore, Seong-il tries to hand him a crystal containing the extracted memories in order to inform the God of Knowledge of the exact situation.

Wooooow…!!

『Hello?』

“…!!”

However, as soon as Seong-il takes out the crystal, an intense light erupts from the ceiling of the Hall of Knowledge and a crack appears in the dimension. And there, a familiar figure that Seongil can never forget appears and greets everyone.

“Uh… For some reason?”

『What is going on? The law of causality suddenly got distorted so much that I came to stop it, right?』

“…”

Wooju Meow, the absolute ruler of the cursed throne world, answers Seongil’s question with a slightly bewildered expression.

『It looks like you came here to get some advice? Considering that a certain space-time in the parallel universe I rule has been severely warped, I think I came to ask you a very important question.』

“Uh… Is it that much…?”

Seong-il is puzzled by Meow’s words and scratches his head. And the God of Knowledge is startled by Seong-il’s informal attitude, and his body trembles and tries to dissuade him.

『Above… A great being… Pay homage to him…』

『Stop.』

『…』

Meow looks at the God of Knowledge who is trying to stop Seong-il with cold eyes and says one word. It was as if he said there was no room for that kind of thing in the conversation between himself and Seongil.

『Would you two, father and daughter, please save some space?』

Space Cosmic Meow gives the two a light congratulatory command. Then they disappear in an instant, as if they never existed here.

“Oh…”

It’s a situation where I can’t even figure out what kind of ability was used. As Seong-il watches the process with interest, Meowth sighs and starts grooming as if it’s fun.

『What are you trying to show knowledge?』

“Oh, that’s…”

Seong-il begins to explain the situation by showing the ‘essence of life’ to Space Meow. Meowth, who sees the water, looks at it with an expression of great interest.

『It’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? If I use this, I can bring life to more than 10 worlds.』

“…10?”

“Huh. That sounds good, 10. Do you know how many lesser gods reign in this small world?』

“…”

Seong-il feels dizzy at Meowy’s words. At the same time, he becomes bitter when he realizes that Tala and other evil foreign gods have invaded and destroyed about 10 worlds.

『Only 10? Even if they can’t do it, there will be over 100 worlds that they have ruined, right?』

“Yes? But, just a moment ago, the integer was equivalent to 10 worlds…”

『That’s too simple a calculation. Those ‘foreign gods’ must have corrupted the essence of life and then shared it with themselves. What you are holding now is an extremely ‘pure’ essence that is difficult for even them to digest, so it is written like this.』

“Aha… You mean…?”

Seong-il is outraged when he realizes that this means that the foreign media have destroyed at least 100 worlds and gathered all the pure essence in one place so that they do not want to eat them.

『Hmm… It’s true that the essence is a pretty good thing… But it’s not something that can distort the cause and effect of our world, right? What did you..? Try to do to knowledge?』

Meow knew everything in this universe, but only one. Because even he cannot predict what ‘Han Seong-il’ does, Meow asks Seong-il in a curious tone what he was about to do a moment ago.

“Me? I was just trying to show the God of Knowledge my memories of the past few weeks to make it easier to explain the situation?”

After saying that, Seong-il picks up a crystal ball and begins to shake it in front of Meow./

“Hmm…? What kind of memories are contained in that memory bead, making it so densely packed with cause and effect? I guess that’s probably why I came down?』

“Huh? Is it because of this?”

At Meowy’s words, Seong-il calmly, without thinking, delivers a crystal ball containing memories of the past few days and knowledge related to Tala to Space Cosmic Meowth. And Meow quietly read it.

『Hmm… Are you crazy? Are you trying to show these memories to knowledge?』

“Uh… Um…”

Meowth reads Seongil’s memories of the past few weeks and scolds him in bewilderment. Meow is dumbfounded that, even if it was just for the sake of explanation, Seong-il tried to show the God of Knowledge the sight of a very powerful great being ‘annihilated’ across the entire universe without any mouse or bird knowing.

“No… It didn’t show everything directly… But since there was enough editing… The video only subtly showed that Tala was there in the past, but isn’t there now. “

『… That god is not stupid. He is a being who became a god based on the power of knowledge. Wouldn’t you even notice that when you look at your memories?』

“Uh… Um…”

『For some reason, cause and effect fluctuated in the universe. It’s a good thing you came.』

Meowth must have felt absurd at Seong-il’s ability to cause a cosmic accident with just one light action, and continued talking while glaring at him blankly.

『Well… It didn’t lead to a major accident though. Furthermore, it’s been a while since you made me have fun again, so please forgive me.』

“Haha… Thank you…”

『So… Your business is ultimately about how to properly use that ‘essence of life’, right? And based on that method, I want to share power with the World Tree and Goddess who covet it.』

“Yes. That’s correct.”

Seong-il didn’t intend to, but since a strong and reliable advisor named Space Universe Meow, who is difficult to find, appeared by chance, he tries to solve the problem by asking him about the current situation.

『I can see the method roughly. As you know, I am the one who read all your memories.』

“Oh. Really? Do I already have the answer?”

“Okay. You already have the answer.』

Interestingly, when Meow explains that he already has the answer, Seong-il looks slightly flushed and secretly begs him to tell him the answer.

『You can’t wear it bare-faced. Anyway, you almost caused a cosmic accident here.』

“Um… Is it that much?”

『If Jiji had looked at your memories without thinking, he might have gone crazy. Maybe he could become the second Lazarus.』

“…”

Seong-il breaks into a cold sweat as he realizes that his ignorant actions almost brought a great disaster to the cursed throne world.

『Pay tribute. Then I’ll tell you the answer. If you give an excessive tribute, they will leave some change so don’t worry and give it.』

“Ugh…”

Seong-il groans and worries when Space Cosmic Meow once again tells him to pay tribute like before.

“… If it’s something I can solve on my own anyway, can’t you just let me know?”

『You’re going to invite someone as good as me and treat them for free?』

“…”

When Meowth cuts off his words with a laughable tone, Seong-il finally lowers his tail and thinks about what tribute he should give to him.

‘Of course, dolls and essences are absolutely not allowed… And elixirs are not allowed… And Arunlabe is also…’

Seongil had already distributed countless artifacts he had two other followers and used them as experiments. Therefore, most of the artifacts that remain with him were all essential items to Seong-il. Because of this, Seong-il is embarrassed and turns on augmented reality to find out what artifacts he currently owns but is not using.

‘The doll of death is practically my friend, so it’s a bit weird… The Ethereal Stone is essential for running Eden, so this is a bit too…’

In the end, Seongil is one of the most precious things he has left. I realize that the only things that are useful are an inscrutable ring or an evergreen bracelet.

“Okay… I guess only a ring or bracelet will do…”

“Okay? A ring made from a piece of the abyss is quite useful, but… Is there anything else at all?』

“Okay… Let’s see…”

Seong-il opens his inventory at Meowy’s words and begins pouring out various items. Meanwhile, Meowth sees an item and points to it with a very interested expression.

『That… Seems like a pretty great artifact…?』