Chapter 861 – Cursed Throne
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…?』
“Yes? This?”
When Meow asks, pointing to the ‘Mirror of Destiny’, one of her clear rewards, Seong-il looks puzzled.
‘That mirror is a pretty amazing thing, but… It’s not that bad, is it?’
Seong-il did not rate the Mirror of Destiny that highly because, although it was an excellent item, the conditions for meeting the constraints for its use were too strict.
Of course, I admit that I made great progress in my training thanks to the investigation of the Yin-Yang Pavilion that I was lucky enough to encounter just once, and that it was a great help in the difficulties related to the Blood God, but Seong-il had no experience reusing mirrors after that, so he used the mirror. Was not considered an S-tier artifact.
‘… Isn’t it? By using it just once, I surpassed the 10th level of Heaven, Earth, Yin-Yang Intertwining Divine Technique, obtained the peerless Zen method called Tongtian Jinjing, and received the Blood God Suppression Artifact. I was given advice on the future of my world… Is this a scam?’
It was only once that Seong-il carefully considered the benefits she had gained from the Mirror of Destiny due to Meow’s high evaluation, but she could not deny that she had gained tremendous benefits through the Mirror of Destiny.
“… When I think about it, it was a great artifact. I only used it once, but I got a huge benefit from it.”
“That’s right. Unlike typical reality-manipulating relics, that mirror has the power to ‘twist’ or ‘intervene’ in causality.』
“…!!”
『Think about it carefully. Can the virtual world line created in the mirror world touch other timelines?』
“… There isn’t one, right?”
Meow explains that, unlike the mirror world, which only has a limited impact, the relationship that leads to the mirror of fate is great because it is an object that has a strong influence on the game world to some extent.
『So, it’s quite an amazing item. For your information, if you use that item well, you can find the answer to your problem there.』
“Oh…!!”
『However, since the opportunity to meet the standard has been exhausted, it will be difficult for you to seize the opportunity if you do not have the power to twist cause and effect with strong ‘force’ like me.』
“Hmm…”
As Seong-il begins to think deeply about his words, Meow gives Seong-il a suggestion in a calm tone.
『Let’s do it like this. Instead of me using that artifact to open up an important ‘opportunity’ for you, you offer me that artifact as a tribute. And…』
“Hmm…”
However, after listening to Meowong’s explanation, Seong-il was able to fully understand how precious this artifact was, so he does not appear to be able to easily accept Meowongy’s offer. Meow, seeing Seongil’s hesitation, chuckles and continues talking.
『Hehe… And I will return the remaining causality as compensation.』
“Oh…! What kind of reward will you give me?”
Knowing that Meowth is a powerful god with fair tendencies, Seong-il appears to be interested in his additional suggestions.
『The first is to further upgrade the ring made from the essence of the abyss. As it is the essence of the abyss, a being that is equal to me, it can become a powerful holy relic.』
Meow explains how to upgrade the mysterious ring. First, he says that he will not only upgrade the passive skill to the next level, but also strengthen the active skill by linking it with Seongil’s magic book of all things and storing the desired magic.
‘They add powerful town portal magic five times a day…’
Meow’s suggestion seems quite useful on the surface. However, since it is now possible to build a strong defense shield through the area and there are almost no cases of lack of magic thanks to the upgraded grimoire of all things + clones, Seongil does not find the offer to be very attractive.
『The second is to strengthen the grimoire of all things within your body. If you accept this offer, you will be able to continue using magic by sacrificing your body’s magic power after using up all the magic stored for a day.』
“Hoo…”
In fact, Meowth’s offer is no different from offering to make him a great mage. Although there was a disadvantage of having to wander the world of the Cursed Throne to obtain an excellent spell book, Seong-il was immediately taken aback by Meowgi’s proposal because if he could obtain the spell book, his flexibility in battle would be greatly expanded.
‘The only drawback is that we don’t know how much magic power is consumed and that most magic can now be replaced with the True Heavenly Mirror or the Power of Eden…?’
While Seong-il is carefully considering Meow’s proposal, he makes a third proposal to Seong-il.
『The third is to strengthen your alter ego. To be exact, that ‘split soul self-immolation’.』
Meowgi proposes to increase the power output of Seong-il’s current clone, which can only emit about 70% of its main body, to 80%. He even says that he will allow you to summon his clone, Hangi, which can activate at 100% power for a period of 1 hour, once a day.
‘If I accept this condition, I will be able to instantly summon three clones with the same skills as me. It’s amazing…?’
While the creator’s doll or the essence clone of a forgotten god has a one-month penalty upon death, this new clone proposed by Meow has the same penalty as a regular clone. Because of this, Seong-il feels his heart shake greatly upon hearing the third proposal.
『Finally, I will awaken the machinery in your body.』
“… Awakening?”
“Huh. I will turn the machinery inside your body into a perfect assistant that only serves you. It is even possible to grow with you.』
Meow says he will give the nanomachine in Seongil’s body super intelligence like the Gaia system. This machine tells us that it will never betray Seong-il, and will only obey his orders and act as an absolutely loyal servant.
“… What is growth?”
『Literally. The machine inside your body is something that grows by calculating and absorbing the excess energy you produce, right? It further strengthens that tendency.』
Meow says that as Seong-il grows, the machine inside his body will also be able to increase its level. He even says that he will use his power to enable the nanomachines to acquire ‘godhood’ depending on Seong-il’s growth.
『However, in the case of this device, your effort is important. If you don’t grow the machine, you end up just getting a secretary to give you advice.』
Meow says that while the previous three abilities immediately grant unprecedented power, the last mechanism awakening will not be of immediate help.
『Instead, depending on your efforts, you may become stronger than the previous three.』
‘Hmm… I’m a growth type…’
Seong-il ponders Meow’s conditions and considers which offer to accept. Originally, he would have considered not accepting the offer at all and wandering around a bit more to get hints on his own or figure out how to use the Mirror of Destiny, but Seong-il was tired of being harassed by the two women, so he ended up asking Meowth. I decide to offer this mirror as an offering and solve the problem.
‘Honestly… It’s not easy to find a great person who is as friendly to me as Meowth, right? He is even one of the few who does not rip me off and tries to engage in fair dealing…’
With that in mind, Seong-il uses his intuition to think about which of the four offers to accept. However, it may be because the deity in front of her is so strong. Or maybe it’s because Meowth exquisitely balances the consequences of her cause and effect, so it’s not easy to tell which one is good.
‘Tsk… Do I have to make the choice in the end this time too? If so…’
Seongil thought about it for a long time. After much deliberation, he decided to strengthen the nanomachine, which he had recently regretted not being able to strengthen with the item enhancement ticket, instead of focusing on immediate performance.
“Oh! It’s a long-term vision. Good idea.』
Meow seems to support Seongil’s choice. After answering that, he starts spraying strong milky water on Seong-il’s body without even listening to his answer in order to quickly settle the transaction.
‘It doesn’t hurt…’
Fortunately, unlike previous acts, Meow seems to be considerate of Seong-il so as not to cause him pain, perhaps because he is close to him. Thanks to this, they gently wrap around Seongil’s body and begin to spread suction throughout his body.
Crunch… Crunch…!!
Indeed, like the absolute ruler of the cursed throne world, Meow’s power carelessly massages Seongil’s body, which is harder than steel. Not long after, the Milky Way extracts a dazzlingly beautiful glob of silver liquid from Seong-il’s body.
‘Ho…? When it was first injected into my body, it was only the size of a fist, but before I knew it, it had grown four times bigger than before?’
