Chapter 203 CH 182: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

"For us divine beasts, the history of the world is divided into three. The first one is the Dawn Era. The bloodiest Era during which the forces of chaos and Order fought against each other.

The second one is the Divine Era, during which demi-gods would walk freely in the mortal world.

The third and current one is the Mortal Era."

Sighing, she continued.

“Each of those different eras had their own specific rules and focus, but there was always one constant between all of them — Blessed.

No matter the era, no matter the time, Blessed always existed. This made me wonder.

What are Blesseds exactly? What makes them grow so strong, so fast? Though not all Blessed manage to reach their full potential, it was already proved that all Blessed have the potential to reach the King rank and it isn’t impossible for them to reach even the demi-god rank. Your father and Echidna are such an example. But how was this possible? This was when I came to a very interesting fact.”

A meaningful smile formed on her face,

“Sol, tell me how many rulers did Lusturg have before you?”

Sol felt a sense of foreboding as he answered, “Eight.”

Her smile stretched further, “Did you know? A human can live for about three or so hundreds years if they reach the King rank. But Lustburg, which is barely a thousand years old, is already at its 9th king? The same goes for your Supreme Daughter.”

She did not wait for Sol to answer and continued, “Lustburg isn’t the only one. If you can chalk the number of Kings in Lustburg being human, then what about the other kingdoms? Let me say it clearly, there have never been two kings in any country at the same time, nor two supreme daughters.

The moment the Crown Prince or the Holy Daughter is about to transition, the previous King or Supreme Daughter will die. Even during the two previous eras, the total number of Blessed was always 28. The moment a new one appears, an old one will die. This is an absolute fact repeatedly proven by history.”

Sol felt cold sweat on his back. His mind was swiftly making connections. He remembered that the divine weapons were used by sucking out the lifespan of the user.

Was it the reason?

But he immediately discarded this notion, it wasn’t as if people were stupid. If the weapons sucked their lifespan past a certain point, they would stop using them. Even if they didn’t, it wouldn’t explain the reasons for the constant numbers of Blessed.

Nent, who was observing Sol, had to admit that he was worth respecting. She had seen the shock and dread flash in his eyes for a short instant before it was replaced by swift thinking.

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“You don’t seem very surprised.”

Sol laughed at how deflated she seemed to be. It reminded him a little of the way Isis acted a few days ago.

“I mean, I didn’t know about me being the greatest piece or whatever, but I am not dumb. How many times did you think I heard the word Game or Rules when mentioning the goddesses? I have long since guessed it.”

“..You aren’t angry?”

“It’s hard to explain. I am the future King of one of the greatest Kingdoms. My talent is one of the greatest talents in all history. I am surrounded by beautiful and caring women who would gladly give their everything for me. Be it Fate or the whim of the goddesses, my current life is pretty good. So, it would be hypocritical of me to be angry but..."

Sol stopped for a moment and asked, "Do you know the similarities between a pig and a dog?"

Nent was taken aback by this sudden question.

"Both the pig and the dog are fed and taken care of by the gentle farmer during most of their life, but their destiny is completely different. The pig is fed and fattened only to be executed once it's fat enough. The dog is fed and used for all it is worth, only to be put down once it becomes useless."

His eyes sparkled with a sharp glint as an aura of majesty emanated from him.

"I do not wish to suffer such an end. I do not want to live and die as nothing more than a pig or a dog."

Looking deeply at Nent he asked, "You called me here and told me so much. Even Camelia did not dare because of the consequences. I do not know what price you have to pay, but it's definitely not small — what do you wish to accomplish?"

Nent could feel the seriousness of the situation. She knew that if her answer did not please Sol, no matter how big the price she paid for this investment was, it would not be enough to move him.

This is why she decided to answer in the simplest way possible.

What did she want? All she ever wanted to have was one thing...

"Freedom."

(AN: Sol finally discovers a part of the truth. Important milestone. Now then what will happen in the future? Anyway, the next chapter will be hot. Fuck NNN.)