Chapter 575 – The Cursed Throne
Seong-il eventually starts to unequip the gauntlet and dagger he wore.
『Ah~ Did you decide to offer that item as a tribute?』
“Yes. Because there is Arunrabe. This item is good too, but…”
“Good choice. Anyway, these two items can be sufficiently replaced with Arunrabe.”
‘…If I can collect 1 million points in the future and pay the tariff.’
While Seong-il sheds bloody tears inside, Kitty opens his mouth and drags Seong-il’s sacrificed devil’s teeth and indomitable will into her own mouth and swallows them.
『Nyan.』
‘…Is that the sound you make every time you eat something?’
Seong-il feels a little relaxed when he sees Kitty using cute onomatopoeia that does not suit his dignity.
『The taste is very unique, probably because the laws included are different from those here! Especially the devil’s teeth!! After all, is it because it was created by a being of the same level as me? The taste of the law is very interesting.”
‘…’
Seong-il looks at him with a strange expression when he sees Kitty saying something he can’t understand.
『Come on… Now that I have received an offering, I should return it too. Receive.”
“Hmm…?”
After giving a short answer, Meow gives Seongil a lump of darkness and light that overflows with energy.
“This…”
A black and white scroll with a picture of a strangely shaped bracelet. There, Seong-il could feel the strong and subtle power of cause and effect overflowing.
『This is a one-time artifact called the ‘causal chain’.』
“…A chain of cause and effect?”
“Okay. It’s a scroll now, but when you use it, it transforms into a pair of bracelets.”
“Hmm…”
『By the way, white symbolizes ‘order’, and black symbolizes ‘chaos’.』
A symbol of something meaningful scroll. As well as the overflowing power, the smell of conspiracies emanated from the scroll.
『You can use that scroll on the Harvest Goddess. When the goddess is directly hit by the power of the scroll, a bracelet is created and exerts a strong ‘restraint’ between you and the goddess.”
“Restriction…? Each other…?”
“Okay. Each other. If used on only one person, this scroll has no effect. However, if the scroll can be used on two people, then the target can forcibly grant each other a ‘quest’.』
“A quest?!”
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand what the quest has to do with subduing the goddess of harvest, so Seong-il looks at the kitty with a slightly absurd expression.
“Okay. Quest. By the way, it’s a quest with ‘forced’ authority. Each other can give orders to each other.”
“That… What does it have to do with the goddess…?”
“Surprisingly there is. After you and the goddess wear the bracelet, you, the first spellcaster, can start the ‘main quest’. If one of the two finally declares defeat, the ‘Main Quest’ will be forcibly applied to the loser.』
“That means…”
“That’s right. Force the main quest to become each other’s minions. Then, if you can defeat the goddess through confrontation, you can make the goddess of harvest subordinate to you. Of course, if you lose, the opposite will happen.”
Although the risk is great, Seong-il’s eyes twinkle as if he had doubts when he heard the story that if used well, he could forcibly subdue a divine being.
“…But if I take a subordinate quest and lose, wouldn’t it be a big deal?”
Seong-il, who is pondering over the conditions, asks Kitty what she is concerned about.
『Ah, that? If you do as I advise, you won’t lose unless you’re an idiot.
“…”
『But, if you really do something stupid and think you’re about to lose… At that time, your causal law will warn you, so just run away from that world. Isn’t that the end then?”
“…”
It was irresponsible, but it was true, so Seong-il nodded at Kitty with a shy expression.
‘Well… If you think you’re going to lose, it’s enough to just jump out of that world. It’s a cleared world anyway, so there’s little need to go back.’
Leaving behind his uncomfortable feelings, Seong-il starts to rationalize himself. Anyway, to clear this special quest, I can’t see the answer other than doing what Kitty says.
『Also, you forgot, but you already have a way to break the contract. Well, this isn’t important, so let’s move on.”
“Eh? Is there such a thing?!”
『Yes. Pay tribute if you’re curious. About 50,000 points.”
“…It’s okay.”
Although he was curious, Seong-il quickly shook his head as he had no intention of messing around with bloody points.
“Cook cook. That’s a good attitude. Ruler! Now, then, I will tell you how to trick the goddess.”
After saying that, Meowie collects the scroll of Seongil again and floats it in the air to project the mysterious power.
“…Good and evil? Order and chaos? Light and darkness?”
Seong-il naturally senses the source of the power radiating from the two scrolls.
“Answer. Originally, the source of the power used to create these two scrolls was the same, but as they were split into two, they changed to opposite inclinations.”
“Hmm…”
『A person who wears an orderly oriented bracelet can only issue quests with an orderly oriented nature to the opponent. But… The opponent who wears the chaotic bracelet is…”
“…Chaos can only issue evil quests?”
“Answer.”
Seong-il feels something catches the eye in Kitty’s words. Perhaps having read that expression, Kitty answers with a playful expression and giggles.
“That’s right! The goddess can’t give you quests that can harm you. I’ll make it hard for you… But if you can break her quest, you’ll be able to give her an ‘evil’ quest that’s similar to the causality rate of her quest.
“Oh! Does that mean you’re forcing me to declare defeat?”
“No. That’s impossible Because that’s a quest that exceeds the rate of causality. You would have to die to be worth the causal rate of the puncture? Don’t forget that if you try such a radical quest, the rebound is great.”
“…”
An explanation of a kitty that seems easy but difficult.
“Take it easy. You beat the quest given by the Harvest Goddess. She just needs to give her her ‘profane’ quest.』
“…I don’t understand.”
『Why did the Goddess of Harvest bother to make a statue of a goddess resembling herself on the island? Why would she bow to the islanders? Why would she want to gain a soft respect from them?”
“…!!”
When Seong-il hears the analogy of the kitty, she feels a strong inspiration strike her brain.
‘This… The cursed throne, the gods of the world…’
Able to read her Seongil’s thoughts in real time, Kitty reads his reasoning and responds with a smile.
“That’s right. Goddess of Harvest. So, the quasi-god of Vespin Island eats the respect and faith of the residents of Vespin Island and maintains its divinity.”
『But… What if you force the goddess to do something that hurts that ‘respect’? Also, what if you use ‘quests’ to force her to do something that goes against the ‘values’ she pursues? What will become of the goddess?”
“!!!”
Kitty’s answer made Seongil’s head tingle.
“… Villagers. To be precise, if she continues to undermine the respect of the people of her island, and if she continues to act contrary to what she wants to pursue. She will begin to lose her sanctity?”
“Answer. In the worst case, she may perish. That’s god Absolute, but paradoxically impossible to exist without Shinto’s faith. So if you go after it and force her to do her ‘fallen’, she’ll be able to win easily. It will suit your ‘taste’. Cook Cook.』
At the word her taste, her seong-il realizes that Kitty is in effect advising her to ‘tutor’ her by using her quest.
“That’s right. Do you want to take her and make her ‘obscene’ act secretly ‘public’? If a lecherous woman who suddenly resembles a ‘goddess’ in the village roams around the island and acts ‘indecent’ and ‘corrupt’, her faith in her will naturally be shaken, right?』
“…”
『Even ‘harvest’ is a word that symbolizes bondi, ‘fertility’, and ‘family’. However, if you pass that purpose and let her act solely in pursuit of ‘pleasure’, the effect will be doubled as it will damage her ‘essence’.”
“…”
『As a result, the Goddess of Harvest will have no choice but to choose one or the other as time goes on. Either she gets frustrated with her “Belief” That weakens as time goes on, and she gets annihilated little by little… Or she succumbs to you and becomes subordinate.』
A cruel plan of a kitty that gives goosebumps just by hearing it. Literally at the level of playing with her goddess on the palm of her hand, her holy day reminds her that the existence in front of her that is benevolent to her is actually a terrifying existence.
『But… It’s more important after she gets her on her knees.』
“…?”
I thought it was all over, but when one more thing pops up, Seong-il flinches and looks at Kitty.
“Why…?”
『Why? Because by attempting that act, you will completely destroy the faith of the goddess. At the end of the quest, the goddess will no longer have as much influence on her island as before. If so, she will gradually weaken”
“Then…Then what should I do?! Just use the goddess’ spirit to temporarily grow Weedgrassil?”
At first glance, it sounds like she was told to use her goddess for a one-time use and throw it away, so Seong-il feels remorse.
“No? What stupid talk? Of course, you have to make a new ‘believer’.』
“Uh… A new believer?!”
“Okay. Then the power of the goddess will continue to grow stronger, and she will become a great helper to you. Well, like you just said, you can use her spirit springs for a one-time use and then throw them away, but…The potential she possesses is too wasteful for that. In the worst case, you will accumulate evil fruits, and there is a high possibility that you will be paid back in full later.”
“Evil…?”
『Well, there is such a thing. Anyway, after subduing her, use her Weed Grassil’s power to create a religion in her dimension unit. In such a way as to build a sanctuary or icon. Or, it would be nice to build a shrine for her goddess in the Inner Plane.”
“Hmm…”
『If that happens, the goddess will quickly throw away her hatred for you and fall in love with you. Originally transcendent beings are like that.”
Something difficult. In particular, her kitsch logic that once he subdues her and gives her goddess an advantage over her former self, she will be loyal to him, never convinces him.
“I don’t understand… If it were me, I would never forget her humiliating memory and be angry until the end.”
『I guess so. That is the limit of mortal thinking. However, it is surprisingly easy to overcome such things when the thinking is expanded to a divine being. As long as the ‘benefit’ is certain.』
“Is that so…”
“Okay. Once you show small gains, it will be even more effective if you provide even greater benefits in ‘the world you will create’ in the future.”
‘A world I will create…?’
Seong-il feels an intense reaction to Kitty’s words, ‘the world you will create’.
Seong-il questions him as if possessed by the presence of the word so strong that it makes his brain tingle.
“…What kind of world am I going to create?”
『Whoops.』
In response to Seongil’s question, Meowie smiles and smiles instead of answering.
“…Will you tell me if I pay tribute?”
Perhaps because the emotion stimulated him so strongly, Seong-il asks Kitty for a deal as if possessed by a pointless topic.
『Hmm… This must be a bit harsh, right? I will answer you if you pay Arunrabe as a tribute or give me a tribute of about 1 million points. Do you want to?』
“…No. I’ll just leave it as it is.”
『Cuk-Cuk-Cuk…!!』
The condition of the kitty that makes the spirit of the holy day tight. He quickly puts the question aside.
‘Fuck… 1 million isn’t a joke, let’s just pass it.’
No matter how curious you are, there is such a thing as good, so Seong-il desperately buries his curiosity and asks Kitty.
“How do you use a scroll?”
『Ah, that? Just tear the scroll of darkness in your hand and project the power of the contract, then tear the scroll of order at the Statue of Harvest and project the power. That’s it. Then you…”
Kitty began to carefully explain how to use it, and Seong-il desperately began to listen to the story.
