Chapter 544 – The Cursed Throne
In front of the puzzled hamster, Seong-il openly opens his inventory and shows him the 『Spell Book of Wonder』.
“Jjiik!! That’s!!! The Bible of Knowledge!!!”
“…A Bible of Knowledge? Isn’t it a Magical Book of Wonder?”
“Ah!! It’s called that name too!!”
At Seongil’s question, not only the hamster, but even the priests of knowledge nodded their heads in unison with an expression of ecstasy.
“Ohh!! To return to the Apostle even the Bible!! Truly, the return of knowledge is imminent!!”
Priests who look at the self-proclaimed ‘Bible’ and make faces full of emotion. However, Seong-il frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face.
“Who wants to give it back to the apostle? This is mine.”
“Muh… WHAT!! It’s an item made by Knowledge for the apostles…!!”
“That’s your case. Now this is mine. Have you tried stealing it if you twist it?”
Because of Kitty’s tricks, his hidden skills must now be revealed to his colleagues. Seong-il draws out the energy of his entire body and unreservedly spews vicious killings around him.
“Keugh…!!”
And the old priests and hamsters, who were directly hit by the murder, step back little by little with fearful expressions on their faces.
“This may once have been yours, but since the Great Will bestowed it upon me, it is now mine. Now this tome is no longer a ‘Bible of Knowledge’, but merely a ‘Tome of Wonders’, okay?”
As Seong-il took possession of his body and behaved arbitrarily, Seong-il, in order to get a suitable price, sells Kitty’s name casually and threatens the priests of knowledge.
“Jjiik… Ha… Haona…”
“Fuck, if you twist it, you’ll get out of this ordeal. I gave a chance to a god and his followers, who would be deprived of their honor and fall into eternal pain for violating the law of the universe, and they were full…”
When Seong-il spat out a terrifying remark that was just as brutal as his bloody spirit, the faces of the priests, including the hamster, went pale.
“Ha…”
“…?”
And Bruno, who was silently looking at the situation in the meantime, took a deep sigh and spoke to the priests of knowledge.
“Come to your senses!! Why would the great will punish the god of knowledge and his apostles?”
“…”
“It’s because he gave his followers undeserved power more than necessary. No!!! I don’t know what that bible is, but from my colleague’s story, it seems to be something related to magic… Then again, it’s something related to power That’s right, isn’t it?”
“…”
“You’re still not coming to your senses after suffering so much from too much power? Really?”
“…”
The priests of knowledge all seem to be silent at Bruno’s blow. A long time ago, a heavy silence swept through the hall.
The hamster, who has shown a frivolous appearance, stands up from his place, bends his waist toward the party, and recites the words of apology.
“I’m sorry… Priest of the hammer and anvil. As a mortal, I’ve been cursed for so many years, but I still haven’t repented of my sins. That’s why I’m still like this.”
“Hmm…”
“Chiik… Apostle of the Great. You are right. I have spoken presumptuously. If the Great One has bestowed it upon you, it shall be yours. I will never claim possession of it again. Instead …”
As the hamster looks at him, speechless, Seong-il realizes that instead of giving up the Bible, he means to accompany him to this ordeal.
‘Yeah, well… Although there is a penalty, if you’re a 9th-tier mage/high priest, it’s worth taking.’
Seong-il, feeling the sincere reflection of the hamster and the priests through his reaction, nods his head and accepts their apology.
“Okay. You’ve finally come to your senses. I’ll let you join this journey. Instead, there are conditions.”
“…Which is it? Jjiik!”
“It looks like this magic book is sealed… How do I break the seal?
“Ah… That’s what you mean. Jjiik…”
The hamster nods as if he understands what Seong-il said.
“Tchiik… That book was originally made for an apostle. Therefore, in order to break the seal, the blood of the ‘apostle’ is definitely needed. In addition, the apostle’s ‘recognition’ is also required.”
“What do you mean…?”
“Jjiik… Shed a drop of my blood on the book to unlock the first seal, and then shed another warrior’s blood, and the book’s owner will become the warrior. Jjiik…”
“Oh…”
The 『Wonderful Magic Book』 That helped him escape the dangers of many adventures. Seong-il feels excited when he can upgrade such a precious item to the next level.
“Good! There will be a revelation!! I will take the Apostle of Knowledge to the party!!”
“…What is that book about?”
“Something that will help in the fight!!”
Ignoring the questions of his curious colleagues, Seong-il asks the hamster to release the seal.
“Jjiik… Can’t we do it later…? No matter how it is, it’s the vision of our temple of knowledge…
“Oh yeah?”
“Jjiik… Yes!! That’s right!! And… My condition is like this, so I need to bless or lift the curse. It doesn’t seem to be a problem, but… Just in case you don’t know…”
“Ah, if that’s the case, then I understand. It’s okay. Let’s talk for a while.”
The hamster says it needs some time to keep a secret. It was not an unreasonable opinion, so Seong-il nodded and decided to give the hamster time to prepare.
“Okay! Then I got the last mate too!! I guess we can leave. Should I get a horse now…? Or a carriage?”
It takes almost three days to reach Filinore Goseong even on horseback. For this reason, Seong-il contemplates whether to obtain a means of transportation with the support of the church.
“Jjiik!! If that’s the case, I have something good for you.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Chiik… There is one last remaining treasure in our Temple of Knowledge…”
“Oh…”
Seong-il looks satisfied with the hamster’s willingness to fully cooperate. After that, Seong-il moves into the underground waterway following him who leads the way.
“Jjiik… Grand Priest!! Where did you hide the ‘carriage’?”
“Ah, Apostle. It’s near the sewage treatment plant…”
The priests of knowledge take the party deep into the underground aqueduct at the hamster’s words.
***
“The city’s underground waterway is an underground waterway, but it’s just like a giant ruin. What kind of waterway is this?”
“There is a high possibility that it was actually like that in ancient times. Human girl.”
“Hey? Really?!”
“Yes. Otherwise, there’s no way you’ll see traces of residences in the middle.”
“Hehe…”
Bruno calmly explains the history of Solanium to Senna, who is interested. In the midst of stories of countless destructions and rebuilding of cities, a puddle of sewage appears in front of them.
“Wow!!”
It was magically treated so that the filth didn’t clump together, but it couldn’t be nice to see the dirty water gathered, so Senna vomited and was disgusted when she saw it.
“Hold on for a little while… Come here.”
Soothing her, her old priest of knowledge takes her party to her corner in the sewers.
“Isn’t it a dead end…? What are we going to do here… Huh?”
Just when Bruno is about to grumble. The Priestess of Knowledge begins writing strange spells on the sewer walls in silence. Then, surprisingly, the walls of the sewer begin to crumble.
“This…”
A carriage appeared in front of Ban’s astonished eyes. It wasn’t flashy, but the old-fashioned wagon was made to the size that four people could barely ride on it.
“Hmm? What is this? What did you keep this for?”
The priest of knowledge smiles at Bruno, who is curious, and then quietly opens the carriage door.
“Let’s go in.”
A puzzled couple. However, the priest of knowledge did not give any answer, so they shrugged their shoulders and entered the carriage.
“…?”
The inside of an ordinary wagon that you can see upon entering. As seen from the outside, the carriage looked like it could barely fit four adults, and the party wondered why the priest of knowledge was so confident.
“…Is there anything wrong?”
“Jjik! What are you talking about! Open the front door installed on the wagon side! Jjik!”
“…?”
When the hamster yells at the murmuring Senna to open the door that seems to be connected to the driver’s seat, she obediently opens the door to the driver’s seat while puzzled.
“!!!”
Then an amazing sight to behold. Interestingly, when you open the door, instead of seeing the driver’s seat on the other side, a resting room and study of about 20 pyeong appears.
“…A magical wagon used by the priests to collect history books and relics when the Temple of Knowledge of the past collapsed.”
“Oh…”
“It is also the chariot where the sealed knowledge has placed all kinds of blessings and magic for the followers who follow him.”
“The Knowledge must have been very interested in mortals.”
“…They said so. Of course, that was poison.”
The old priest muttered with an expression full of remorse at Bruno’s words. The time he was talking to Bruno for a while. The hamster calmly approaches the driver’s seat and begins to memorize a spell.
『Follow my will!! Warhorse of Knowledge!!』
“Hmm…?”
When the hamster suddenly casts a spell, the party turns their heads in that direction, puzzled.
『Pu-hee-hee-hee!!』
“Oh…”
Surprisingly, two ghost warhorses appeared in the direction of the coachman’s seat. When a horse with an impressive translucent body appears, Ban and Senna approach the horse with an interested expression.
“Wow!! Cool!! Bruno!! His feet are blowing!!”
“Yes. I saw it. I’m sure it will attract all the attention of the people of Solanium.”
Bruno laughs at the splendid appearance of the ghost warhorse. The hamster responds to his cry with an arrogant smile typical of him.
“Jjiik!! You don’t know what to do!! Priest man! This wagon can use invisibility magic for five hours a day!! You can take off your gaze from the outside as much as you like.”
“…How can you afford to overpay for it?”
“Whoops!! A ghost warhorse can fly for an hour a day!! It can fly!! Jjiik!!”
“Wow…”
Senna admires the conversation between Bruno and the hamster. The hamster, as if he liked the appearance, continued to explain the carriage with a proud expression.
“Jjiik!! Is that all? This wagon not only has defense magic and temperature control magic!! It also has permanent floatation and shock absorption magic, so the passengers can travel comfortably!!
“…That’s amazing.”
Even Seong-il, who had been watching with a blank expression at the hamster’s explanation, exclaimed. Seeing his expression, the hamster quickly climbed onto Seongil’s shoulder and flattered him with a bow.
“Jjiik!! As expected!! What does the apostle of the great person know well!!”
“…”
Seong-il looked at the hamster with a puzzled expression. In the meantime, Ban turns his head and tells his party.
“You’ve got a wagon that can carry a lot of luggage. Do you want to pack more supplies? It would be nice to stack them in the break room.”
“To agree.”
Seong-il immediately nodded his head in agreement with Ban’s words.
“Haa… Let’s each go to the temple and bring more supplies. Girl!! I’ll give you some money, so you can buy something you need too.”
“Wow!! I like it!!!”
The image of the party trying to quickly disperse and get supplies. Seong-il looks at them and exclaims.
“I’ll wait here. Someone has to protect this wagon anyway. And I have to do some work that I didn’t finish earlier.”
“…The Bible?”
“Yes. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but it’s the holy relics of other gods and related rituals. I want to protect them from the eyes of outsiders as much as possible out of etiquette.”
“Hmm… That sounds right.”
Seongil’s explanation made Bruno and the others nod quietly, as if they were all convinced. They meet at the entrance of the slum half a day later, promise to come here, and start leaving the underground waterway.
“Now…The party must have gone too. Shall we try to unseal the [Wonderful Magic Book]?”
“Mu… Of course. Jjiik…”
The situation has finally come. The hamster follows Seongil with a very sad expression and moves to the rest room of the carriage.
“Jjiik… But, as I said before, I have to cast a blessing to get rid of any possible curse…”
“It’s okay. Drink this.”
Seong-il takes out the elixir and throws it at the hamster who is trying to put off work with an excuse.
“Shoo…? What kind of potion is this? Holy water…?”
“A potion that not only poisons and curses, but also heals all injuries and even revives the dead.”
“…!!”
Incredible content that can be heard in the explanation that is roughly recited as if it is annoying. If someone else had said it, they would have laughed at it, saying it was nonsense, but the warrior in front of him was an apostle of ‘something’ who had sealed his god like killing a mosquito.
Because of this, the hamster hears his words and at once feels that the words are true.
“Ho… Is there a curse on my appearance? Jjiik?”
“Hmm… I don’t know about that. Try drinking it first.”
“Yes.”
Instead of talking more, the hamster quietly starts drinking the elixir Seong-il poured out.
“Shoot!? Ohhhhh!
Incredible power flowing from the body. The hamster realizes that something that has been entangling its body has weakened in an instant and begins to cheer.
“Huh…?”
But, that’s for a while. The hamster eats the elixir and feels that the power that was restored to its prime is gradually lost again.
“Why?”
“Jjiik… The negative energy in my body has been healed… But for some reason, it seems to be full of energy again…”
‘Even with the elixir, it can’t be healed. It must be that the curse of the kitty is enormous. No. Maybe it’s not a curse, it’s just a change in nature…’
Seong-il pondered while staring at the hamster for a while. Then he quickly regains his composure and takes care of the hamster.
“Then, restore the Bible quickly before the negative energy takes over your body again.”
“Jjiik… Yes…”
At Sungil’s words, the hamster thrusts his cute butt with a sullen expression.
“Some scars on my body…”
“…He’s a guy who takes a lot of work.”
Despite being annoyed by the hamster’s request, Seong-il calmly cuts his dainty buttocks lightly to let the blood flow.
『Da Viloda… La tAxo…』
A hamster that recites strange spells. After that, the guy starts to sprinkle the flowing drops of his own blood on the magic book of wonder.
“Oh…”
Then, the magic book of wonder glowing red. In addition, Seong-il feels more powerful magic there than before.
“Chicken… Sizzled…”
The appearance of the hamster is very difficult, probably because it has shed quite a lot of blood compared to its size.
‘It feels good. Tomorrow is the day the elixir regenerates anyway, so I’ll give you another bite…’
Thinking so, Seong-il makes the hamster drink the last bottle of elixir.
“Jjiik… Thank you…”
The wounds healed and the mana consumed by drinking the elixir. When his condition seems to have improved considerably, the hamster explains the previous work to him.
“Jjiik… Now, sprinkle a drop of the warrior’s blood, and then, as I say, a sacred congratulatory message…”
“Huh.”
Seong-il, who quietly does as the hamster tells him to do. Although he was suspicious, Seong-il did as the hamster told him to, as the emotion did not warn him.
“Jjiik… It’s done. Check it out.”
After completing the last transfer task, the hamster glances at the magic book of wonder with a slightly regretful expression.
Either that or not, Seong-il looks at the magical book of wonder that emits intense light when the seal is broken with a happy expression.
“Let’s see…”
『Artifact, Magic Book of All Things』
* It is a spell book created by Dogma, the god of knowledge, and is also called the Bible of Knowledge.
* Dogma, in order to quickly strengthen his influence in the main material world, split a part of his essence into three pieces and injected one into his high priest to make him an apostle, and one is said to have created this book of magic.
However, what he intended to do with the last remaining essence is unknown.
* You can immediately use magic of class 9 or lower recorded in the magic book five times a day.
“Wow…”
Seong-il stares blankly at the book with an expression full of astonishment at the ability of the magic book that has been upgraded so that he can cast magic under class 9 five times without casting.
