Chapter 813 – Day 93 – Negotiating With the Pantheists
“Discussing stories…”
The pale-skinned woman snorted and slowly raised her right hand.
“I was planning to tell you something that you, a universalist, couldn’t refuse?”
“You’re saying something ridiculous and out of place. You can’t tell a story that would interest me.”
“O One who has been loved by all gods, what should we do?”
The werewolf that made a growling sound was planning to attack not only the princess but also Hedone and Ceres immediately if ordered to do so.
Ironically, the princess will not die from the werewolf attack. If there is a problem, it is Ceres and Hedone. It was not easy to imagine how much serious damage the two would suffer.
“Are you sure it’s okay?”
“You don’t even know how to start a conversation.”
The woman was now about to make a decision.
“If you make the wrong choice, the remains of the old gods here will disappear before your eyes forever?”
The princess showed a relaxed expression.
“What is that…”
“Are you saying it’s a ridiculous thought? That thought will be the last time you are seen as someone loved by all gods.”
It was a blatant threat, but there was no reason for the finely dressed beings to come down to the pantheon.
The pale woman clicked her tongue, knowing from the beginning that she had a purpose for the remains of the Old God.
“You’re threatening me as if it were completely natural.”
“Aren’t you also capturing my precious people and threatening them with their lives?”
“It is your fault for arbitrarily trespassing on a sacred place.”
The princess nodded her head. It was obvious how sacred the Pantheists regarded this place.
‘As expected, this is the only way to solve this problem.’
If she could, she was a princess who wanted to solve all problems with her words, but the looks in the eyes of the Pantheists who filled this place were unusual.
Anger and contempt were felt, and they were anxious to attack Ceres and Hedone as well as the princess whenever given the opportunity.
“Didn’t you say that you are the one loved by all gods? What is your name?”
“You invaded sacred land and spoke shamelessly. I feel there is no reason to keep you alive.”
As expected, the woman refused to talk. The princess, who could not have been unaware of the tightness of the cultists, snorted and took a step closer to the remains of the old god.
“Stop! Don’t you dare bring that filthy body close to the legacy of all gods!”
“Ask me again, aren’t you the one loved by all gods?”
“I have no intention of revealing my name to a dirty thief.”
The pale-skinned woman showed her sharp fangs and purred.
Although not as strong as the pouring out demons, all the beings here were threatening.
“If one is loved by all gods, shouldn’t he also receive my love?”
“… Ha?”
As soon as the woman heard the princess’s words, she snorted as if she was dumbfounded.
“Why are you laughing so absurdly? The princess of an empire where the sun never sets is in front of you.”
As the princess spoke, she walked one more step toward the remains of the old god.
“Sounds incompetent and ridiculous! The royal family is not the gods we serve.”
“Aren’t you saying something funny? What is a pantheon? Isn’t it a place where all the gods that exist in this world are worshiped?”
“I have no intention of serving you guys who only want to dominate humans!”
“If you said you would serve all the gods in this world, shouldn’t you also be ready to serve the royal family, who have god-like powers!”
The pale woman bit her lip once and lowered her upper body for a moment.
“You desecrate sacred ground just to say such ridiculous things!”
“You are in vain in front of all the gods you must serve─”
Before the princess could finish her words, the pale woman rushed at her at incredible speed.
She bared her teeth in an instant to bite the woman’s neck, but the princess very calmly grabbed the woman’s wrists and blocked her body movement.
“Pfft!”
“Stop it! Why attack the one who will love you?”
“What a ridiculous thing to say! What kind of god is this? What kind of love is given!!! To this filthy royal family!”
The pale woman clung to the princess with the force of a carnivore that preys on small animals.
He was thinking of sinking his sharp teeth into her neck and sucking all the blood out of her body.
“Ugh! This is what happens in the end!”
The princess made her decision. He very deftly lifted the pale woman’s body, which she held with both hands, and set her on her feet, flinging her perfectly to the ground.
“Oh my!”
The moment the pale woman was thrown to the floor, the Pantheists were startled and ran to her.
Taking advantage of that moment, the princess placed her hand on the remains of the old god.
─It’s so bad!!!
The princess, feeling the power flowing through her entire body, twisted her body greatly.
“That… That thing! The dirty thing has taken hold of the legacy of all gods…! Now! Now! Kill those who came with that thing and punish them!”
The pale woman screamed bitterly, spitting blood out of her mouth.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
“As a sacrifice for all gods!”
As soon as she heard the werewolves’ growling voices, the princess let out a loud sigh and turned her body.
Although every inch of her body was shattered by the tingling pain that burned through her, there was only one thing she had to do.
“The price for desecrating sacred land is clear—”
“Stop!!!”
The princess shouted loudly and stretched out her hands.
Although it was a very short time, the princess was able to deduce what kind of power the old gods here had.
‘The temperature changed arbitrarily, the vines grew in places they shouldn’t, the Pantheists who used to be human but no longer looked like humans…’
There was only one power that could give a plausible answer to all of this.
“Ugh…!”
The pale woman fell to her knees and her entire body trembled as the power extended from her princess’s hand.
“Oh, the One who receives the love of all gods…!”
“Haa… Ha, haa…”
The woman, with a startled expression, placed both hands on the ground, her whole body shaking.
“This… What is this… Oh my god…”
“Uh, what should we do? Those things that polluted the sacred land—”
“Priest! Don’t mess with that mouth!”
The pale-skinned woman screamed and let out a deep breath with her eyes closed.
─Squeak, crackle, crackle…!
An unpleasant sound filled the room for a moment. But what the princess had been thinking about soon happened. The pale woman’s back split ever so slightly, and huge devil’s wings emerged.
“Oh… My God…”
After seeing that, the man with skin made of scales looked at the princess and knelt down with her hands on the ground.
“Above, great all gods…”
“Please bless us too…!”
The beings standing in this room, including countless werewolves, knelt down and bowed her head as if they were pleading to receive the blessing bestowed by the princess.
“The princess…”
Ceres could only look at the princess with a bitter smile after winning a good score in her ridiculous gamble.
“Now, gya… Ha, haa… I can talk.”
Despite the terrible pain that felt like her entire body was falling apart, the princess somehow pretended to be fine without breaking a sweat.
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“I am sorry for bringing you to a place with so many shortcomings.”
“What are you talking about? Don’t say that.”
The princess and her companions quickly became greatly revered by the Pantheists.
“But you are someone who deserves to be enshrined in the pantheon.”
“Didn’t you tell me?”
The princess had no intention of deceiving her.
“I am not a god yet. I can only receive the blessings of countless gods and use them as my own.”
“We, the Pantheists, have not even tasted a portion of such blessings for a long time. It was a long time ago… The last time our ancestors experienced the blessings.”
“I am probably the only one who can bestow blessings on you.”
The pale woman nodded her head.
The place she introduced as the ‘place’ where she had many shortcomings was a mansion built a long time ago.
Surprisingly, the woman must have been a noblewoman, and there were servants in her household wearing maid uniforms. The princess was a little worried because none of them were in good condition, but now was not the time for her to scratch and make flakes.
“Great God…”
The pale-skinned woman wept and folded her hands and began to pray in front of her princess.
“Our people have longed and waited for a day like today to come.”
“Now, wait a minute…”
“I, who was known to receive the blessings of all gods, felt pain every day because I thought that this blessing would become weaker as each new child was born.”
The woman spoke in a desperate voice.
“Please don’t punish us…”
“Wait! Calm down and listen! First, say your name!”
“It’s called Scarlett.”
The princess nodded and stood up from her seat, placing her butt next to Scarlett.
“Scarlett, listen carefully.”
“Yes, great God.”
“I am the one who came here to take what you call the inheritance of all gods.”
“Yes?”
Scarlett’s eyes were very pitiful. She grabbed the princess’s body with both hands to the point where it seemed like she was almost crying.
“Oh, so! Such! Oh, no! No!! Great God! Venus Holympia! No! No! Without the legacy of all gods, we are nothing!”
The princess swallowed her saliva as she watched Scarlett struggling.
“Scarlett.”
“Please! Please! I need you to change your mind!”
“Are you trying to kick away the only opportunity to receive the true love of all gods?”
Scarlett was unable to respond to the princess’s sudden words.
