Book 2: 251

Book 2: Chapter 251

Translator: Seven

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

“I got about 20 VP. But considering the stuff you messed up, that’s not worth anything... Are you playing with me?”

“You speak in a way that’s difficult to understand. Can’t you speak more normally?”

“Huh? I’m friendly and nice, aren’t I, kid?”

The Priestess tilted her head to the side as she said this. Now that he knew her true identity, he should probably refer to her as the Seven Fanged Dragon God.

‘Either way...’T/his chapter is updat/ed by nov(ê(l)biin.c/o/m

When Lukas didn’t immediately respond, the Priestess put her hands on her hips and said.

“When someone asks you if they’re ‘friendly and kind’, the considerate thing to do would be to nod your head and agree. Plus your attitude isn’t right either, so why should I change?”

“I understand. Would you like for me to use polite speech instead? I’ll change the way I talk.”

“Alright.”

When Lukas once again began using polite speech, the Priestess nodded her head in satisfaction.

“Then...”

Paht.

The Priestess clothes flapped and flowed gently, as though it had been blown by a nonexistent wind. Her swaying hair also changed colors as if it had been dyed. After a short while, her hair became blue.

An icy shade of blue.

“This should be enough to satisfy you, Lukas Trowman.”

It was a cold but dignified voice. One that he remembered.

“Were ‘you’ the one who gave water to me when I was unconscious?”

“‘You’... You’re addressing ‘me’ separately.”

There was a hint of curiosity in her voice.

It seemed like she was wondering why he had come up with that idea. He owed her for saving his life, so it would be fine for him to answer this small question.

“It’s just my guess, but it seems that every time your hair changes color, your personality changes as well.”

“Like split personalities. Is that what you mean?”

Lukas nodded his head.

“It’s not such a simple concept, but it doesn’t matter if you choose to understand it like that.”

Those words suggested that Lukas’ guess was wrong. Somehow, he felt that even if he were to question her more about it, he wouldn’t receive an answer.

“Then another question. I heard that you wanted to see me. Was that something you decided after I came to this world? Or was it something you wanted from long ago?”

This might have sounded like a trivial question, but there was definitely a reason why he’d chosen to ask it.

“It was before. To be precise, it was around the time when you’d first begun to stand out among the Absolutes.”

“...are you my enemy?”

The Priestess raised an eyebrow at this blunt question but she smirked slightly as she responded.

“Enemy or ally. It’s not a good habit to categorise people with that kind of dichotomy.”

“The Great Game. The Absolutes taking part in this qualifier don’t truly understand what this concept means. Including you, Trowman.”

That was true.

Lukas didn’t know anything. How the Great Game was played, what would happen to the winner, what would happen to the loser, or even how to win or lose in the first place.

“In the distant past, there was a time when the four Rulers could not come to an agreement about a major event. This might be hard to believe, but before then, such a thing had never happened.”

“...is that so?”

As she said, it was quite hard to believe. This was because Lukas knew how prideful and stubborn the Rulers were. This led him to believe that disagreements and confrontations between them were common.

“Right. Usually, everything could be determined by a majority vote. It worked out as long as two could agree on the same thing. Then the other two would have no choice but to follow that opinion.”

“...”

“However, that situation was different. Since it was something that couldn’t be taken lightly, the confrontation only got worse as more time passed without a decision being made. If we were at the same level as other Absolutes then we could’ve just settled it with a fight. But we couldn’t do that. For the sake of peace in the multiverse.”

This was an undeniable truth.

The power of the four Rulers was about the same. There was no confirmation of this since, with the exception of God, no one, not even they themselves, knew just how much strength and potential they had.

If these beings, considered the most powerful in existence, were to start fighting... countless universes would be destroyed by the aftermath alone.

Since the Rulers were beings who sought harmony before anything else, they would certainly not want such a thing to happen.

“Nevertheless, no one intended to back down. So God came up with a solution.”

“A solution?”

“Since we couldn’t solve it on our own, we would instead send representatives to decide the outcome for us.”

“...you mean...”

The Priestess nodded.

“That is what the Great Game is. It is a war that takes place between the representatives whenever a confrontation between Rulers reaches the limit.”

“...”

Lukas’ expression darkened.

If that was the case, then... Why did the Lightning God tell him to prepare for the Great Game?

‘Did he want me to be his representative?’

That certainly appeared to be the case. However, Lukas would never accept such a thing. He had no intention of entrusting himself to a Ruler.

‘If what the Priestess said is true, then my participation in the Great Game is a contradiction in itself.’

This was because he didn’t represent any Ruler.

What would happen if Lukas won the Great Game?

Did that mean the Rulers would have to accept his opinion?

Deciding to hide his doubts, for now, Lukas asked.

“The fact that the Great Game is being held now means that a major ‘incident’ has occurred again. An event that the Rulers cannot easily ignore. What is it?”

“That’s not something you deserve to know. And even if I did decide to tell you, nothing would change.”

It was an arrogant statement, but Lukas knew that it was true. If it was something that the Rulers had to discuss with each other, then nothing would change even if Lukas knew about it.

However, it was the Priestess’ next words that shocked him the most.

“Nodiesop has entered the Heavenly Realm. He should have already found the location of Dragon God Island by now, and soon, he will destroy all the barriers I placed and enter.”

“...!”