Ruler of the Game 577

Chapter 577 – The Cursed Throne

At that time, Seong-il was keeping his mouth shut because it was difficult to answer. The God of Knowledge brings up a business to Seong-Il in earnest.

『This time, the Great Will pardoned my sins and told you your story.』

“Oh, what story?”

『The Great Will commanded me to offer you a part of my essence. Then he said he would forgive me completely.”

“Oh…!!”

Words of knowledge that excite holy days just by hearing them. A hamster that had part of his essence transplanted into it… No, considering how powerful Mage Aruril was able to become, Seongil quickly realized how precious the essence of knowledge was.

『However, there is one problem.』

The time when Seong-il was lost in sweet imagination. When the god of knowledge speaks ominous words, Seong-il frowns and looks at him.

“Um…? The problem? What…?”

『The problem is that I have just been resurrected. If I inject some of my essence into you, I, who have consumed a lot of strength, will have to fall into a long sleep again to recover.”

‘No way… I can’t give you the essence because of recovery problems, so you’re not trying to ask for a grace period or give me something else, right?’

His own life was also tough enough, so Seong-il had no intention of sacrificing himself for the god of knowledge.

‘Never give up. If you’re going to make a mess… Use this pattern…’

If the God of Knowledge shows a threatening attitude, Seong-il decides to cut his words like a knife or threaten him with a meow.

“Ah, you misunderstood. I intend to inject you with the power of the essence unconditionally. It’s an order from a great person, how could I go against it?”

“Ah, yes…”

When he reveals his thoughts too quickly, Seong-il blushes slightly in shame.

『In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of me and my followers during the time I am asleep, I am going to cut off a part of my will and make a holy bible as an agent. Only for doctrine!』

The God of Knowledge emphasizes the word ‘doctrine’ exceptionally, as if it is quite scary. However, since it was not Seong-il’s concern, he asked knowledge separately.

“Why? Ham… No, there’s Aruril.”

Although there was a downside of being frivolous in behavior and tone, Aruril’s ability was real, so Seong-il expressed doubts about the words of knowledge.

『It’s that simple!! Because the Great Will no longer wants a mortal infused with the power of a god to roam the main physical plane!! I will never go against his will from now on!! In any way!!』

“Aha…”

A knowledgeable answer that I can fully understand after listening.

In order to circumvent Nyanko’s rule, which forbade gods from direct access to the material world in the past, he splits his essence and injects it into mortals, creating a powerful agent called Aruril, a god of knowledge who has experience.

‘…The price was high, though.’

Perhaps because the god of knowledge had a bitter memory of being severely beaten by a kitty and sealed away for a long time after doing a trick for nothing, he seems to be trying to forbid Aruril from taking full steps.

“…Ah, that’s why you’re trying to ban the activities of the apostles and create a new bible to tell the word of God instead? I understand.”

『Right. But… In the meantime, I have a problem. That is, there is almost no substance here that can directly contain the ‘will’ of God.』

“Ah…”

『That’s why I beg you. I want to take back my ‘Bible of Knowledge’ that you have. And I intend to inject my will into the returned Bible and use it as a doctrinal record for believers.”

“!!!”

When the God of Knowledge suddenly asks him to return the 『Spellbook of All Things』, Seong-Il’s expression, which had been listening to him with his arms crossed and calm expression, suddenly hardens.

‘No, damn it… How much I suffered because of the magic books of all things…!!’

The process of obtaining it was difficult and attachment was strong. In addition, in exploring various game worlds, the recent help from 『The Magic Book of All Things』 Was within three fingers of the artifacts he possessed, so Seong-il strongly resists the demand for knowledge.

“Nonsense!! No matter how much 『The Magic Book of All Things』 Is originally created by the god of knowledge, this thing has been mine for a long time!! I won’t give it to you!!”

“Hmm…!!”

Although he expected the backlash, he didn’t think that he would react so rudely and strongly to the rookie himself.

‘Fuck… What if you twist me?’

Seong-il has a back stomach called ‘Meow’, so even though the god of knowledge is spraying bloody holy power, Seong-il does not blink an eye and glares at him confidently.

“Do you know how much damage I’ve suffered because of this 『Spellbook of All Things』?”

It must have already been committed, Seong-il now decides to openly argue with the god of knowledge, and opens his inventory and takes out an item.

Three line puppet clubs, black balls, empty elixir bottles that have been used up this month, and so on.

Seong-il, who arranged precious artifacts, begins to argue with the god of knowledge.

“This black orb is something that can capture even a dragon and make it into a follower if necessary!! Next to it is a scroll that temporarily seals even the descending demigod’s powers and turns them into mortals!! This bottle is for the dead! It’s a potion that even saves lives!!!”

『…』

However, I had to use all of these precious artifacts to catch the Demilich who owned 『The Magic Book of All Things』!! After subduing him, I could barely get the ‘piece’ and this ‘spellbook’!!”

『Umm…』

In fact, what he got after overpowering the Demilich Argent was not the 『Spellbook of All Things』, But the 『Incomprehensible Ring』, But Seong-il skillfully twists the facts and deceives the god of knowledge.

“Do you think it makes sense to offer an artifact obtained at such a great sacrifice to the God of Knowledge again?”

『…』

At Seong-il’s passionate speech, the god of knowledge loses his anger and listens to Seong-il’s argument with a calmer gaze.

“After this, I still have to roam around the dimension and fight countless powerful enemies such as demons, dragons, and demigods. But if this powerful artifact is taken away, how will I carry out my mission?! I can’t use magic, so this is Magic books are like life!!”

In order not to return the magic book by any means, Seong-il speaks passionately with all his heart and sincerity.

‘Fuck… And strictly speaking, it’s not even a lie!!’

The causal relationship is slightly twisted, but it is true that he has suffered a great loss because of the evil book of the universe, so Seong-il does not feel any remorse even after half-swinding the god of knowledge.

『…』

And the god of knowledge, who had been silent for a long time, carefully opened his mouth and answered Seong-il.

“There was such an ordeal. Since it was sealed, I didn’t even know about it. I apologize for that.”

“No.”

“Then, how about doing this?”

“…?”

As the god of knowledge seems to be trying to intervene, Seong-il looks at him with an expression of half anxiety and half curiosity.

『I will project a part of my essence onto you more.』

“…No, regardless of that, I need magic, so this magic book…”

“Listen to the end. If you listen to everything, you will understand what I am saying.”

“…”

The god of knowledge urges Seong-il, who is hastily cutting off his words, as if admonishing him. Seong-il stops arguing at that serious attitude and quietly looks at him with his mouth shut.

『The reason you are obsessed with the Bible of Knowledge is probably because of the powerful magical power it possesses, right?』

“…That’s right.”

“Then you don’t have to object to my conditions.”

“…?”

A god of knowledge who spits incomprehensible words. When Seong-il makes an expression that is difficult to understand, the god of knowledge continues to explain in a calm voice.

『As it is, if you receive a part of my essence, you will have an increase in the amount of so-called ‘magical power’ and an increase in your understanding of magic.』

“…”

『However, I will propose to you this time. It is to further separate my essence and inject the same power into your body as the ‘magic power’ contained in the bible of knowledge.”

“!!!!!”

A suggestion of knowledge that made Seongil’s eyes widen as he listened to him with a slightly sullen expression.

When Seong-il seems to respond positively, the god of knowledge is right and continues to explain to him.

『Two pieces of my essence, one in your body. I will engrave one on your mind.”

『Especially, when the essence is settled in your image, you will have a ‘magic book’ in your heart that you can see through meditation.』

『The function of that magic book is almost the same as the magic book of the universe!! If you engrave a magic spell once in a magic book, you can cast it immediately without casting it with just your thoughts!!”

The magic book of all things, with the penalty of being able to use magic only if you hold the magic book in your hand.

However, the method proposed by the god of knowledge this time has no such penalty at all. Seong-il is interested in his proposal because he can completely escape the danger of loss, theft, and destruction.

『How is it? Under these conditions, would you return the Bible?”

“If that’s the case, I’ll have to give it back anyway. I just need this magic book’s ability. But…”

“But?”

“You said it was ‘almost’ the same a while ago, but I’d like to hear clearly in what areas there are differences.”

Seong-il tries to meticulously listen to the differences, even though he likes Knowledge’s proposal, because he could have been stabbed in the back of the deal by sloppily concluding the deal.

『Hmm… In fact, the magician in the image has both pros and cons.』

“…Which?”

『The Bible of Knowledge naturally recharges the number of uses after one day, but the magician described in the image takes twice as long to charge.』

“Ah…”

『This can’t be helped. The bible is a mixture of all sorts of rare items, such as dragon hearts, angel wings, and demon eyes.”

『Your body is also very impressive for a mortal, but… It is not as good as the Bible, so it is difficult to show the resilience of the Bible.』

Somehow, other than the essence of knowledge, precious materials were put in, so Seong-il, who was supposed to receive only the essence, seemed to have a slightly lower spell recovery efficiency.

‘But… But I don’t think it’s worth trying enough…’

At that time, Seong-il was lost in thought for a moment to calculate his profit and loss. Considering the appearance of silence as a negative sign, the god of knowledge urgently begins to explain the merits.

“But! If you engrave a magic book on your image, you will get a function that didn’t exist before.”

“Yes? What…?”

“Simple! You can speed up the charging speed of the image magician by injecting magic power through meditation!』

“Oh…?”

Seong-il’s eyes twinkle at the words of knowledge that instead of having a penalty for automatic charging, the penalty can be offset with manual charging.

Seeing this, the god of knowledge quickly explains the merits as he does not want to miss the opportunity when his attitude changes.

『When using meditation, if you consume about 80% of the magic power in your body, you can recharge the magic book in 10 minutes!』

“Oh…?”

『If the consumption of mana is burdensome, you can consume about 50% and recharge the book in 30 minutes! However, you can only use the rapid charge once a day.”

“Oh!”

Since he has a special mana potion made by Erica, Seong-il cheers loudly inwardly after hearing the explanation of knowledge.

‘Oh clothes!! Doesn’t that mean there’s no penalty if you consume all your energy and drink potions for 10 minutes?!’

‘Of course, if you don’t have enough energy, you won’t be able to recharge it… But in fact, it’s the same when using the existing magic books, so I guess there’s no problem?’

‘Something like being able to charge only once a day is actually not even a penalty axis…’

About 80% of the energy consumed is recovered without any problems by drinking 4 bottles of Elisha’s special mana potion and taking a break for about 20 minutes, so Seong-il realizes that the penalty is not a problem for him at all.

And the god of knowledge, having read his positive mood swings, explains to him the last goodness to drive a wedge.

『But the best advantage is different.』