Episode 263 < Iconoclasm. (3) >
2.
[Quest completed.]
[All races have learned the secrets of their gods!]
Have you ever seen a sunset in a jungle?
[Stage cleared.]
[The 39th floor stage has been cleared.]
When the sun falls to the horizon, the palm trees all bend down to watch the sunset, as if they are drawn by gravity. The sun doesn’t pay attention to them. Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of palm trees, all immersed in pitch black shade… … They leave as black pillars so that only the sky and rivers can have ‘color’ in this world.
A world where black and color are clearly divided.
-Nonsense! Our God cannot do this!
In a place where nature plays with color, hundreds of thousands of people bustle noisily.
– Above all, our God takes the form of a great dog! But what are these pictures that keep flowing out of this head? Raimu! Aren’t they completely pure race? This makes no sense!
-Kekerukker, you look good.
-Actually, the love story in the drama was too intense to be called a white lion.
-So you’re saying it’s in disguise? The gods deliberately took on animal forms to make it easier for them to approach us. It’s not an ordinary animal, but something white or black or something that looks very unique. Thanks to that, we treated them like gods, so isn’t that a good thing in the end?
-This is a scam!
-We are believers of a great dog, not a strange-looking little boy!
The Heretic Questioner who was looking at the hologram with me tilted his head.
“Do I look strange?”
The Black Dragon Master was asked that question.
“It doesn’t look like a snail.”
“Is that so? “I thought I looked quite like a snail.”
“What are you talking about… . No, anyway, now is not the time to talk about that.”
Yes. There was no mood to exchange jokes.
The confusion in the holographic video was getting worse.
We in the waiting room for the eliminated players had no choice but to watch for the time being.
‘Although the stage clear declaration appeared… .’
No one was happy about clearing the stage.
Anastasia, the Count, and the Holy Knight all just looked at the hologram with nervous faces.
‘Because nothing is over yet.’
On the contrary, I guess this is just the beginning.
How will the children react when they learn the truth?
The success or failure of this attack depends on it.
[Chain layer in progress.]
Are you trying to tell us that our premonitions are accurate?
The tower immediately presented us with the next task.
[You are forced to enter the 40th floor.]
[Now that we have entered the 40th floor, the existing dropouts gain the status of conquerors again.]
[The 40th floor quest is displayed!]
Times haven’t changed.
The dragon’s body was completely torn apart, and the children were confused and excited. Literally a chain hierarchy. Without a single pause, maintaining this moment, we faced a new quest.
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[Idol of the Sanwa Tribe]
Difficulty: B+
Mission Objective: The Inquisitor helped the Sanwa tribe.
Under your devoted care, the Sanwa people have become the most successful early civilization! The territory of the Slime Empire is almost similar to the territory currently encompassed by the designated tribe. The Sanwa people divided jobs according to the characteristics of their tribe, developed a highly intensive division of labor, and developed endlessly using great cities as trade bases.
However, when the light is strong, the shadow is also dark.
In your empire, these races were slaves. Eventually the slaves revolted and destroyed your great empire and the proud city of the Sanwa people. Afterwards, the Sanwa people became public enemies of the continent and had to live abroad.
Inquisitor, you have experienced both your first glory and your first defeat.
Now the Sanwa people know about you. I realized you are not God. I realized that the glory and luxury the Sanwa people enjoyed, the yoke they had to bear, and the oppression they had to endure all came from you.
How will the Sanwa treat you now?
Let’s start voting.
no. 1. ‘It was nice to be guided by you.’
No.2. ‘I hated being led by you.’
You need to get as many #1 votes as possible. If number 1 receives more than half of the votes, the 40th floor will be cleared automatically. However, you cannot bribe or make promises to get votes, and you must move the hearts of the Sanwa people only through [dialogue] or [interview].
※However, if you lose in the vote, you must exterminate all Sanwa tribes living on the continent to proceed to the next stage.
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All of us sitting in the waiting room were silent.
Anastasia, the count, the paladin, and even me were silent.
And then I slowly looked at the idiot who had been selected as the protagonist of this quest.
“Ahaha. All right! Well, I understand!”
The psychopath, who was likely to be in the top five on the list of people born into this world who should never meet a parent, was smiling cheerfully.
“I guess I’m the first hitter!”
3.
“Ah ah ah ah ah… .”
Anastasia was devastated.
“It’s a big deal… … .”
“Why are you doing this? “Is it because the Heretic Questioner was the first hitter?”
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“okay. Alas, I wasn’t fooled by Kim Gongja’s sugar-coating. At least, the minimum safety measures should have been prepared in advance before starting work. We create and distribute propaganda materials showing how much we have worked for you, and then arouse public sympathy… … . Damn it, it’s one of my specialties.”
“That’s not revealing secrets, it’s brainwashing them with the truth.”
Anastasia is always calm, but whenever there is something that she considers to be [her failure], she gets really upset.
Being a perfectionist must be tiring.
“are you okay. “Don’t worry too much.”
“what? What’s okay? A situation where all the work we did for those children and the kindness we showed them are in vain and the jaws of anger only grow bigger? or not,”
Anastasia turned around and pointed at the Inquisitor.
“This is the situation where we are leaving all of our fates in the hands of that 100% pure psychopath!?”
“Ahaha.”
“He will do a great job persuading the Sanwa children! “I can realistically imagine him tilting his head, saying he doesn’t know what he did wrong!”
The Heretic Questioner just smiled brightly.
Meanwhile, the situation in the hologram continued to get more serious.
-The spirit that guides us is a dolphin with beautiful pink skin! How can humans without gills or fins pretend to be gods?
-Uh, but the person who can transform into a cat is our God, right? Then it doesn’t seem like there will be much of a problem. The cat god polymorphs into a human form and travels around the world to have fun. It was also a common theme in old blood dramas… … .
-We created a mining city and buried the children… … .
-Is it because of that Sanwa god that we were dragged into the mines and had to live like slaves for hundreds of years?
The sunset in the jungle illuminated each and every face.
Half of their faces were pitch black, resembling the shade of a palm tree, and half were brightly red, reflecting the setting sun in the sky.
-Why do you do something like that!
– Didn’t they think of us as soldiers playing toys?
-no. Watch the video carefully. The gods just want to take care of us… … .
-The problem is that we are humans, not gods!
People who are furious with their mouths open, people who are angry, people who are confused holding their heads with both hands, people who don’t know what to do, people who are lost in thought with their hands on their chins, sometimes ‘Ah, so that’s what happened then…’ … ‘ Those who realize something.
-False gods!
someone shouted.
-The gods must be brought down from the false temple!
-Isn’t he human?
-They always said they were there for us and that they loved us, but in the end, they wanted to achieve their own business! Wasn’t it to climb to the top and incorporate the stage into their country’s territory?
Although it is still only a minority.
A force appeared that felt betrayed by the very fact that we were humans and reacted violently. To them, it didn’t matter how hard we worked or how hard we worked or what kind of life we lived.
[Not God].
I guess that alone was enough to make them feel betrayed. Their sense of betrayal led to a curse on the gods who had bowed down to them for thousands of years. Their curses soon consisted of cries to kill us.
-Yes! Let us bring out the false gods!
-Let us blame the false gods for everything our ancestors received, life and everything else!
-Bring out the false gods! Bring down the false gods!
The vast majority of races were still devastated or bewildered. However, if we leave it like this, the anger of a few people will spread like an epidemic and quickly sweep through the jungle.
“… … It’s not okay. Gongja Kim. “This is really, really not okay.”
Anastasia muttered.
She has lived as the head of the Black Dragon guild. She put her feet deeper into public opinion wars and agitation more than anyone else. As the Black Dragon Master, he must be keenly aware of how ominous the situation is going and how unstable the Heretic Questioner, who is supposed to put this situation to rest, is.
“no.”
But I kept cutting out Anastasia’s worries.
“When I said I was okay, I didn’t mean that the current situation was good. I’m not saying that the Heretic Questioner is trustworthy. only… … .”
I looked back at the hologram.
“My kids will be okay.”
It was that moment.
Snap!
The whipping echoed throughout the jungle. Those who were angry, those who shouted, those who were worried, those who were anxious, the sharp sound of the whip sounded in everyone’s ears. Hundreds of thousands of people were startled and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.
-noisy. Lime.
Chairman of the 629th Huaxia Council.
Sameslam, the strongest warrior of the Sanwa tribe.
-Don’t make noise.
-what? How can I not make a fuss when such a shocking incident has happened… … .
-From now on, bills will be submitted in the name of the Chairman of the Huaxia Council. The name of the bill is: [If you want to say even a single word about the gods here, you must fight a duel with the chairman of the Huaxia Council. Each time you block or evade an attack, you are given one opportunity to speak.]
-…….
Again, the Huaxia Council has unique customs.
Regardless of what race or origin one is from, anyone who is about the 2000th strongest person in this world can unconditionally join the Huaxia Council. As soon as you join, you are treated as a member of the National Assembly and can freely speak and vote at meetings that decide the fate of your species.
However, if you lose a duel, you must bend your opinions.
As a result, the [person who was best at fighting] was bound to become the chairman, and the vote generally had no choice but to take place as the chairman intended. Isn’t it obvious? If there are opponents, all you have to do is challenge them to a duel and defeat them.
-uh……
-It just so happens that all the people who joined the Huaxia Council are here. Raimu. Those who oppose this bill, raise your hands.
Sameslam said coolly.
-No one would be against it anyway. Isn’t unanimity the long-standing tradition and pride of our Huaxia Council?
-…….
The warriors hesitated.
For the first time in the history of the National Assembly, a member of a non-designated tribe took the position of speaker. Simply looking at this fact clearly proves that Sameslam is a crazy swordsman. It is said that there were many designated tribes who did not want to acknowledge the proof, but thanks to this, the funeral industry at the time was booming.
-Ugor… … chairman.
While all the lawmakers remained silent, one member of the designated tribe raised his hand. no. Now, it might be right to call them Asura (阿修羅) rather than designated tribe.
Unlike before, the children’s skin was shiny and red. The red flesh on the muscular shoulders, chest, and abs was lumpy as if it were covered in light oil. The fangs extending from its mouth in a crescent shape were so sharp that they made those who saw them tremble in fear.
-I am not particularly opposed to the bill submitted by the Chairman… . huh?
The fearsome Asura took a very polite attitude. He placed both his hands on his stomach, his head was lowered at a 45-degree angle, and he did not emit any aura or spirit. What are you doing?
-It’s not. What?
-Wow, hasn’t our appearance changed a lot? Ugor. My body also got a little bigger. Just by looking at it, doesn’t it seem like the amount of aurors has increased tremendously? It’s not a low-quality auror that looks like it’s going to fly away if you just pile it up and blow on it. It is a dragon aura that has been alive in this world since the beginning. Isn’t it amazing?
-What are you saying?
– Yes, Chairman. I think we’re a little stronger now… ? Maybe the position of chairman will be transferred from the 629th to the 630th as of today, and maybe that will be me…
-Are you requesting a duel?
-Ha, just once.
No more words were needed.
Sameslam grabbed the sword with its one remaining tentacle and rushed at the challenger. One step. There was a considerable distance between the two, but Sameslam closed the gap with just one step.
-Ugh!?
But the challenger was no beginner either. He was an expert who could shake his shoulders a little at the Huaxia Council. Asura raised his ax to counter the attack, and Chaaang! His red palms tingled from the shock he had inflicted upon himself.
-crazy,
-If you don’t say whether it’s life or death or life or death within 1 second, you’ll lose everything… .
-Live life! Alive! It’s happening!
Cooung.
The challenger shook off the axe. SameSlam’s sword was already under the challenger’s chin. The challenger looked at the strongest man of his era with eyes of disbelief, with sweat pouring down his red forehead.
-no… we… It also evolved… .
-Are you the only ones who evolved? Lime. I too have evolved. While you were drinking in the dragon’s aura, it seems like all I was drinking was the good air of the jungle.
-damn!
-If the Jijeong tribe and the Sanwa tribe split into two groups and fight, the Jijeong tribe will win by a landslide. Your evolution appears to have had a much more dramatic effect. However, I am not just a snail. Lime.
Sameslam shed his sword.
-It’s the strongest snail in the world.
She said, looking around at the hundreds of thousands of people watching her duel.
-A person with an opposing opinion. Is there one?
-…….
-If there is none, declare that the bill you proposed has been passed. This has become the temporary meeting place of the Huaxia Council, and as far as the Huaxia Council’s authority extends, all of you who step foot here must follow our instructions. And if you are going to talk about the gods here, you must block my sword at least once. Pay it. Like the congressman who just broke up with me.
Sameslam purred and laughed.
-This world is too beautiful to color time with excuses for weaklings.
and.
Strange things began to happen even in the waiting room for the eliminated candidates. Paaaaat! White light leaked from the sofa where the Heretic Questioner was sitting, and slowly engulfed his body.
When we all turned to ask what was going on, the Heretic Questioner said as if he had realized something.
“Huh? ah. indeed. Having to persuade them through conversation or meeting meant [I had to go there and talk to them]! Ah haha. In fact, it is much more efficient to summon just one person there than to summon the entire Sanwa clan here!”
Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
The light became more intense at a rapid rate. Perhaps in just a few seconds, he will immediately capture the Heretic Questioner and transport him to a world other than this one.
I had to warn you before that.
“Mr. Heretic Questioner!”
“yes! “My master!”
“You are the parents of those children! Parents! Okay? You have to answer and talk as if you were a parent… … No, damn it. “Even if I say this, you won’t understand!”
The Heretic Questioner smiled broadly.
“yes! “I don’t understand!”
Damn it!
“Just think about other people’s perspectives as much as possible and imagine it! Do you understand! “If it’s difficult, ask the kids around you!”
The Heretic Questioner smiled and saluted.
“I will try my best!”
Faaah!
White light enveloped the Heretic Questioner’s entire body.
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