Chapter 537 – The Cursed Throne
Then, the surrounding Mureungdowon (武陵桃源) is visible. Seong-il realizes that he has arrived at a peach field as beautiful as the place where he met the guru in the past.
“…Where is this again? Is this the world in my heart created by the environment?”
A fresh breeze brushing your cheeks. Seong-il feels his tension melt away from the truly beautiful scenery of this place, and sits down on the floor for a while to start having breakfast.
“Whoa… I think I’m a little better…”
After breakfast, Seong-il feels the flow of qi and blood, which had been seething with whispers, subside.
“…!!”
In the meantime, an ominous sensation felt above my head. For this reason, Seong-il raises his head and looks up.
“That’s…”
“A crack in the beautiful blue sky. It quickly shatters the sky and spreads ominous powers everywhere.
“…Eye.”
And the reappearance of the ominous eyes that appeared shortly thereafter. The sclera of black magic in bloody eyes burrows into Seongil’s fantasy and begins to keep an eye on Seongil again.
“My…”
The pupil whispers evilly to Seong-il, but fortunately it doesn’t sound as intense as before.
“Apostle…”
However, since he is not an idiot, Seong-il could understand what the guy was whispering about, so he swears and tries to ignore the guy’s whispers by reciting the truth.
“Fuck the fuck.”
The evil power of the eyes that is eating away at the fantasy world bit by bit. Seong-il trembles and worries about the stubborn guy.
‘Fuck… It sucks, but just go back to reality? But the Game Master said that if you persevere for a little while, a new ‘someone’ will come… And there will be a reward.’
Troubling situation. However, to blindly believe the words of the game master, Seong-il looks troubled because the whispers in his eyes have a considerable influence on his mind.
‘…Hold on a little longer. Then, as before, if his whispers seem to overwhelm me, then I should just give up and go back to reality.’
Seong-il made up his mind. He assumes a meditative posture, then closes his eyes again and begins to recite the chant of the bright sky.
“My…”
Let’s focus. A better mental state. Of course, he had to consume a lot of energy in return, but since he decided to end it, Seong-il does not regret the consumption of energy at all.
“…Hmm?”
It’s been a while since I spent that much time. Seong-il stops concentrating on reciting Jin-gyeong for a while and turns his senses to the outside.
‘…Can’t you feel the whispering?”
Seong-il had forgotten that the whispers that tormented him had disappeared as he concentrated all his energy on memorizing the gu-gyeol. However, now that he has stopped reading the verses, he feels that the whispers have died down for some reason and opens his eyes.
“…What?”
When I looked up at the sky, there were ominous eyes that I could not see. The time when Seong-il was puzzled by the sudden situation. Seong-il feels an intense power behind him.
“…”
Seong-il, who experienced a series of bad situations, looks back with a nervous expression. Then, another ‘something’ that sprinkles a visible strong presence.
Seong-il meets the being’s gaze and feels as if his mind has been stripped bare.
‘Is this…The ‘reinforcement’ the Game Master said?’
Unlike his ominous eyes, Seong-il, because he was mentioned in advance by the game master, is not blindly afraid of the presence in front of his eyes, but focuses on keeping an eye on him and grasping his intentions.
White, blue, black, etc. A presence in front of my eyes where countless powers unite and shine brilliantly. Seong-il subconsciously projects a response to the existence that exudes an extremely strong presence.
‘This is… A dimension…? Or the universe…?’
I thought it was just shining energy, but when I projected the emotion, I felt the truth of existence in front of my eyes. Surprisingly, Seong-il realizes that the energy in front of him is a kind of concentrated existence created by gathering the universe at one point.
‘What are you doing…?’
Seong-il is nervous as he feels the ‘universe’ in front of her is sending a strange power through his head. However, there is also a request from the game master, and compared to the eyes, the existence in front of his eyes is relatively less threatening, so Seong-il does not resist and accepts his will.
‘…You say you’re embarrassed? Why?’
The time when I was puzzled. Seong-il realizes ‘instinctively’ that the being in front of him is facing the game master inside him.
‘Somehow, your attitude toward me has changed slightly…?’
Seong-il feels that the being in front of him is very interested in him. It’s like a mixture of curiosity and awe.
‘I feel strange…’
Even if you look closely, the existence in front of you is a mighty existence that is close to a kind of cosmic horror. Seong-il feels strangely inspired when he thinks that he has been acknowledged, albeit weakly, by such a being.
‘Is it because of Game Master that he thinks I’m great…?’
When he thinks so, interestingly, the existence in front of him immediately catches his thoughts and instills his will into him.
“This… Normal existence… Just facing your will made me crazy or my soul dies!?”
In response to Seongil’s cry, the presence in front of his eyes naturally sends out a positive will. In addition, how great it is that the spirit of Seongil is safe.
‘Fuck… If you directly meet your will, it’s natural for you to be a mortal, and even a small deity can disappear!?’
Seong-il realizes that the presence in front of her is as dangerous as the voice, and she quietly steps back.
‘Fuck… The universe in front of you was as dangerous as your voice!’
Seong-il, who felt fear, was thinking about returning to reality because it was the game master’s advice and nabal. The universe begins to change its appearance, exuding strange powers in all directions.
“…Cat?”
The appearance of a cat in front of you as if it were made of space, galaxies, and mysterious starlight. It stares at Seong-il for a while, then suddenly raises its front paws and starts grooming.
‘S… Space space kitty…!!’
When Balak, the mad barbarian, sees the being he worships appears in front of him, Seong-il looks at him in a daze with absurdity.
『Do not be afraid.』
“…”
A soft and mysterious voice that spreads from a space kitty who behaves inappropriately and cutely. Seong-il, who was in fear, heard a voice mixed with favors from him, and gathered up the courage to open his mouth to him.
“You’re not a normal person.”
『I guess so. Because I am the will of this universe itself.”
“…”
Seong-il looks even more frightened when he hears that it is not a general godhead, but the will of the ‘universe’ itself.
“Don’t be too afraid. Apostle of the great being.』
“…An apostle? I didn’t sign a contract with that Nazarus to be an apostle.”
Seong-il, who was afraid Space Kitty would crush him, tried to make an excuse to him as politely as possible.
『I wasn’t talking about Nazarus or anything like that. I am talking about the infinite existence within you.”
‘Game Master…!!’
At Space Kitty’s words, Seong-il realizes that he refers to himself as an apostle of ‘Game Master’.
“Okay. That great being you call Game Master.”
“…Didn’t you say that this world is the universe itself? You still call the Gamemaster great?”
“He is just as good as me. Or something greater. Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m worse than him. Is it true that I am also an existence close to infinity?”
“…I don’t understand.”
『Simply put, there are big and small things even among infinity. But, nevertheless, whether small or large, infinity is infinity.”
“Hmm…”
Seong-il is difficult, but I understand, albeit vaguely, what he is saying. With his kind answer, Seong-il calms down a bit and calmly asks him questions.
“Um…But why did you suddenly take the form of a cat?”
『Because you had a hard time seeing part of my body. In addition, the Game Master wanted to talk to you, his agent, rather than himself.”
“Uh… Well…”
『Because the other party put forward an agent. It’s fair that I have a representative too. Isn’t it?』
‘Yo’ means that a part of my will was transformed into a mystic (?) And manifested here in a form that suits my level as a mortal…’
* Hyeonhyeon (顯現): to appear or appear clearly.
The tension is relieved even more when you understand the other person’s intentions. And as if the cat felt it too, he grooms himself and talks to Seong-il.
“It’s been a really long time. Even if I directly hear the whispers of the ‘Abyss’, I am a being who is sane.』
“Now… Wait a minute. ‘Abyss’ too? What happens when you hear the original guy’s voice?”
『A mortal usually loses his soul as soon as he hears a voice, or becomes his apostle. But you got through it. Therefore, Abyss, who admired that ability, persistently tried to make you an apostle through the sculpture.”
“…”
In fact, Seong-il’s face begins to turn pale when the cat says that he has passed the point of death.
“You don’t have to worry. No matter what he did, the Gamemaster would have prevented your mind from collapsing. Even if it breaks, it will only break your spirit in this ‘dimension’. There would have been no blows in your ‘dimension’.』
“Hmm…”
Seong-il roughly understood the whole situation. At that time, he was thinking about what to do now. The cat kept an eye on the holy day and opened its mouth.
“Let’s make a deal with me.”
“…A deal?”
“Okay. As an apostle of a being as powerful as I am, your existence is an absolute variable that even me and the abyss cannot calculate cause and effect. If I borrow your strength, I will be able to defeat the ambition of the abyss.”
“Um… I almost got my mind poisoned by his whispers… And the Gamemaster will never help me. He really doesn’t like wasting causality.”
At Seong-il’s words, Meow instead of giving a negative answer. He smiles and licks his paws.
“You’re welcome. Whispers from the abyss drive even gods mad, but you’ve made it through. That alone is great enough. In addition, I will help you, so there will be no more problems.”
“Hmm…”
『And the game master won’t help? In fact, because of that, I have a greater desire to do business with you.”
“…Why?”
『Because it is truly dangerous for a powerful being like an ordinary game master to want to show off his presence.』
“Ah…”
『You are not an ordinary mortal either, but you are a mortal at least. Isn’t it a cosmic horror sudden accident like Nazarus? I can accept the slight disturbance of causality as it is.”
Seong-il understands the cat’s words at once. Let’s hope he realizes his intentions. The cat continues the conversation with a relaxed expression.
“Now… Do you have any more questions? Before I tell you my request, I will satisfy your curiosity first.”
“Ah. Yes…”
At Meowie’s words, Seong-il stands for a moment and picks out his thoughts and sorts them out in his head.
“…What the hell are you?”
『I am the will itself that governs this universe and dimension. Creator of all gods. And the adversary of the abyss.』
“…”
If it’s short, there’s a lot of great content in a short self-introduction. In fact, Seong-il feels his throat burn at the explanation of the cat, who introduces himself as a true god.
“…I see. Then what is the abyss? And what about our relationship with you?”
“Simple. Abyss is an existence that stands opposite me.”
“…An antipode?”
“Okay. If our universe is a positive number… Abyss is a kind of will governing a negative universe?”
“Um… That’s difficult.”
“You don’t have to understand. It’s not information that will help you just because you understand it.”
“But…”
At the short explanation of the universe, Seong-il nods as if he understands and agrees.
“Why does the Abyss bother to invade this place and not its own universe? What is Nazarus? Is he the Abyss?”
『Abyss wants to invade our universe and make this place the same as its own dimension. Because of this, it is a situation where we are drilling a hole in the dimension and injecting power little by little into this place where we should not come.”
“…What if we make them the same?”
『The two universes become one. At the same time, it collapses and returns to the world before the creation of the world. Just one point. Endless chaos.”
‘He was more crazy than I thought, right?’
Seong-il feels dizzy when Abyss says that he wants to destroy not only this universe but also himself.
『In addition, Nazarus is not an abyss. He was one of the gods active in our dimension in the past. Foolishly seeking power, peering into his essence in a space pierced by the abyss, his soul was completely tainted, and he eventually became a piece of him. Right now, following the will of the abyss, I’m trying to cause chaos here.”
“Aha… Then wouldn’t it be better to get rid of him altogether…? Then all the problems will be solved…”
“I can’t do that.”
“…Why?”
『I am not involved in this universe as much as possible. In fact, the case I personally intervened this time was a very rare situation. In fact, if I hadn’t felt ‘you’ and the ‘great presence’ within you, I wouldn’t have come to this place. I would have just left it alone.”
The cat’s incomprehensible words. Seong-il looks confused when he hears that he has no intention of messing with Nazarus, who has become a pawn of a dangerous being like the abyss.
“Why?”
『Do you give orders directly to the organs in your body? Tell your heart to stop, or tell your lungs to stop breathing?”
“Uh… Well…”
『I was born from the will of the dimension, specified the laws of the universe, and appointed the gods to protect it. Even though Nazarus was contaminated by the abyss, he was also essentially a divine being born here. Nazarus is a matter for the gods I created to deal with. Not me What I have to block is the abyss, not Nazarus.”
“…”
『Is it difficult to understand? Then let me explain Nazarus is a germ that entered my body. Abyss is my twin who threatens me with a knife.”
“…Understand.”
“Okay…Then let’s talk in earnest, shall we?”
