Chapter 162: After The Trial

Chapter 162: After The Trial

"HAAAA!... COUGH!... COUGH!"

I suddenly woke up as if I was being suffocated, struggling to draw breath; both my head and body were heavy. I couldn't think straight, and the pain was horrible—not physical, but more like an emotional ache. I can't recall what happened after Nana-chan showed up inside the secret room, but something deep in my heart is telling me it was something extremely important.

"Ugh... my head," I grabbed the side of my head with one hand and rubbed it, trying to calm down. "What the hell happened?" I had no idea. The last thing I remembered was a bright white light, and the rest was blank.

"That was fast."

"Eh?" I heard a strange voice above me. As I was lying on the ground, I looked up and saw three faceless creatures. For a moment, I was about to jump and pierce them with a blood spear, but fortunately for them, I held back.

"You're welcome to try," the faceless judge on the right said, with a smirk on his lips.

"Fuck you," I raised my middle finger. "I conquered your trial in a short time."

"I'm awesome."

"..."

"Sigh..." the one in the middle sighed and shook his head as if he was disappointed. "Yes, you were fast, but that's by our standards."

"Meaning?" I raised an eyebrow, sitting cross-legged in this dark space.

"Well," the judge on the left spoke, raising his hand, and a big leather book materialized out of nowhere. He opened it and began flipping pages.

'How the hell can he read without eyes?' I couldn't help but wonder.

"Ah, here it is," the faceless judge stopped and pointed at a part in the book, his faceless head turning to face me.

"It took you only one thousand two hundred and fifty-six years to complete the trial of the mind, and it was considered fast."

"Huh??..." I was stunned, and my mind went blank. Soon, a strange feeling filled my chest; the more I thought about the meaning of what I had just heard, the more this strange feeling grew, until—

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" I burst out laughing, throwing my head back and slapping my knees. "HAHAHAHA!!!.... AHH... HAHAHA"

"What's so funny?" the middle faceless judge asked, clearly annoyed by my reaction. But I didn't care; he could go and fuck... cough... No, I needed to be civilized with cosmic entities.

"HAHAHA!!!... Sigh," Calming myself down a bit, I stared at the faceless judge and spoke. "You're joking, right?"

"..."

"No," all three spoke at the same time and in the same tone. The voice shook me to the core; the way they said it was so natural and unnatural at the same time as if what I had just said was the most absurd thing.

"No fucking way, more than a thousand! What about my kids outside?"

"It's true," the faceless judge nodded. "And relax... Time flows differently; not even a full day has passed."

"Phew," I exhaled in relief at those words. The idea of being absent for a thousand years was terrifying.

"But why?? How? It felt like a week at most," I asked.

"The mind may forget, but the heart and soul never do," the faceless judge on the left spoke.

"It would be interesting to experience my past," I smirked, feeling my heart pounding faster at the idea.

"No... you're not ready," the faceless judge on the left took a step toward me. His voice was low and calm, but for some reason, his tone scared me. "Go and take the body trial."

"I... I"—I wanted to say no and choose the heart trial, but the fear in his voice and the way he was acting.

"Alright, I'll take the trial of the body."

"Good choice," the faceless judge smiled, a creepy one with all those shark-like teeth.

"Thanks for the warning," I said with a genuine smile. "But one quick question."

"Why are you helping me? Isn't it against the rules?"

"What... Ehhh?" The judges were stunned by the question. They looked at each other for a moment before the one on the right spoke.

"We're not helping... Cough... Our boss said the rules were too restrictive and told us to give you advice."

"An asshole boss?" I said with a calm and emotionless voice, somehow understanding the suffering of these three faceless judges.

"Yeah," the one on the left nodded, a small smile appearing on his lips as he spoke. "He is a real ass."

"But a very kind one," the middle one added.

"And he cares about us a lot," the other one said.

"We're happy with him," the one on the right said, patting his friends.

"I see," I nodded, taking a moment to think about which door to take. Then I turned and offered a small bow to the judges. "Thank you for the help."

"You're welcome, Queen Morgana, and good luck," the judges said in unison, and with that, their bodies turned into shadows, vanishing from the scene, leaving me alone with the glass tube and the two black doors.

"Sigh... I guess there's no point in waiting."

With a sigh, I walked to the right side, where the door leading to the trial of the body was. The door was massive, almost five meters in height and width.

"Here we go." Placing a hand on the doorknob, I pushed it open. Darkness invaded my senses like the last time, and before I knew it...

SPLAT!

"Ouch..." Something similar to a whip slapped my bare ass. I turned and glared at the culprit, but in the next second, I froze.

"MOVE ALONG, YOU LOWLY SLAVE!"

"Oh, fuck me!"



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