episode_0051

— Thud, thud, thud…..

After a while.

What unfolded before my eyes as I stepped into the dimensional rift was–

It was a pure white space that stretched out so wide that the end was not visible.

The Goddess’s Bedchamber.

This is the place you reach after clearing the Eternal Labyrinth in the original, and here the player decides whether to return to the original world or continue living in this world.

what….

Considering my actions so far, it’s highly unlikely that such an easy development will occur.

— Cheeeing…..

With a clear tone, as if playing a string instrument.

The goddess Yuriaria, the main character of this world, appeared before my eyes.

A face and body like a sculpture sculpted by an artist of the highest skill.

Hair and eyes that seem to be made of light that came down from the sky.

That’s right….

Could it be said that it is a beauty so beautiful that it feels unreal?

but.

What hung over that beautiful face was a look of intense hostility and discomfort.

“Haaa…..”

After letting out a sigh of despair.

Yuriaria crossed her arms and tilted her head.

“Welcome, .”

“Nice to meet you. Yuria Aria.”

After exchanging friendly first greetings.

Yuriaria continued speaking in an irritated tone.

“You really thought you’d show up in front of me. Considering your cowardly nature and natural timidity, I thought you’d be stuck in some corner of the world, spending the rest of your life messing around with women who are obsessed with you, and then dying.”

“I thought about that too. All the shitty things I’ve experienced since being summoned to this world are because of you, you bitch. If I can’t somehow see you and talk to you, I don’t think I’ll feel better even after I die.”

“Hmm…..”

He looked at me with narrowed eyes for a while.

Yuriaria nodded.

“Well… fine. I would like to punish you right now and destroy your very existence… But as the Lord of this world. And as the one who summoned you. I will give you a chance to tell your nonsense. ”

“………..”

“So… what is it that you would trade your worthless life for?”

After taking a deep breath.

I asked a question.

“—Why?”

“…….?”

“Why did you bring me into this world? And why did you brand my heart with that horrible curse?”

“…………………..”

Yuriaria, who had been looking at me silently, slowly shook her head.

“There seems to be a misunderstanding, so let me correct it.”

“Misunderstanding…?”

“Yes. I didn’t brand your heart from the beginning… when I summoned you.”

“……….”

“My original plan was to summon only the warrior Choi Hyun-woo to this world. However… After observing for some time, it seems that he lacks knowledge of this world… .”

“…………….”

“After careful consideration, I came to the conclusion that I should summon a helper with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the original work to guide the hero on his journey. And so the one I chose was you…. Lee Shin, the supporting actor in Choi Hyun-woo’s life who was his close friend and confidant.”

“…………”

“But.”

“….but, what?”

“You’re being too harsh.”

“………….What?”

for a moment.

Not understanding what this crazy bitch was talking about.

While he was frozen with a blank expression, Yuriaria continued to speak in a tone mixed with contempt.

“You seem to be unaware of your own position as a mere supporting part. You should have been satisfied with just giving advice and cleaning up afterward, but you took the initiative and took away several scenes where Choi Hyun-woo should have stood out. You led the party according to your own opinion and stole the favor of the heroines. ”

“………..”

“If left as is, Labyrinth of Eternity, which should be the story of Choi Hyun-woo, would be completely ruined. That’s why…. I had no choice but to plant a mark on your heart, limiting your abilities and restricting the heroines from feeling good about you.”

“Ha…. Me….. Nim…. F*ck……”

Is this what it feels like to be so angry, upset, shocked, and annoyed that you can’t even speak properly?

After desperately organizing my mind, which was about to go crazy.

I asked the question again.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes….?”

“Seriously…. You made me like that just because you thought I would get in the way of that bastard Hyunwoo’s success? You ruined my life like that for a reason like that?”

“That’s what I said. Was there room for another interpretation?”

“…………..”

“You are a supporting actor anyway. I stepped on you slightly so that you wouldn’t show off because the supporting actor was too noticeable. That’s nothing more, nothing less. Of course, even after you became a supporting actor, you got stabbed and died because you showed off unnecessarily. That was all because of your bad behavior. ”

“What the…..”

“…..?”

“What is Choi Hyun-woo to you? What is that kid that you would do that for him?”

“…………”

for a moment.

The goddess, who had been looking at me with an indifferent expression, slightly blushed and avoided my gaze.

“….It’s fate.”

“……….?”

What is it?

“One day, while I was just observing your world to kill time…. I happened to see his face.”

“……..”

“And then I realized. This was a fateful encounter. The absolute condition for my future, for my happiness, had been met. ”

“…………………………..”

“After summoning him… Choi Hyun-woo to this world, I prepared the utmost support and assistance for him to walk the path of a hero. I expected that through that ordeal, Choi Hyun-woo’s spiritual rank would grow to a level that would be sufficient for promotion to godhood. And when he reached here after completing the hero’s achievements… I planned to confess my feelings to him. My true feelings of wanting to rule this world together and spend eternity together.”

“…………”

“And we were going to live happily ever after as a couple.”

The next moment.

Yuriaria’s expression, which seemed to melt in happiness…

In an instant, it became distorted like a nightmare.

“The whole plan was ruined by some trashy interference.”

— Ugh…..

— Pot, papap…. Pahjijijijik…. Pahpa….!!

From the fingertips of Yuriaria who lifted it slowly.

A blue light began to flash.

“Do you have any other questions?”

“No… I’m not saying I don’t have any questions, but I’ll stop. If I continue talking, it’ll just prolong the conversation with the lunatic.”

“Good attitude. I don’t want to talk to trash like you anymore.”

“………”

“Then… please disappear.”

— Thump, gurgling… Flash!!

A bolt of lightning struck from the sky.

A thunderstorm so large that it was impossible to even open one’s eyes–a thunderstorm that covered the entire space.

— Kukwaaah…..!!!

and….

In front of Yuriaria, who was looking down at my remains with a sadistic smile on her face…

I used some wind magic to clear away the smoke, then crossed my arms and laughed leisurely.

“Ah, no…? How…. A human being…! The Lord’s thunderbolt…..!!?”

“Is this all you’ve done in four years?”

“………..!!”

“You too, you fool…. No matter how much time passes, your innate stupidity doesn’t get better. How could someone as good as my disciple step into your territory without any countermeasures?”

— Gooo……

Spreading pitch-black fog.

The god of death that resided in my heart– Luagat has revealed herself.

“………..”

Now that I think about it, this is my first time seeing it in person.

A girl with a petite build and a height that appears to be about 150 cm.

The dark black skin is impressive in a metaphor that is no different from a washboard.

“You, aren’t you thinking of something rude just now?”

“No way.”

While Luagat and I were talking nonsense for a while.

Yuriaria, who had been frozen with a look of shock, let out a voice that was almost a scream.

“Lua…. Gart!! Was that so….!! I wondered how that piece of trash crawled up from the bottom of hell…. Seriously…. I never thought you’d get involved…..!!”

“Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t intervene in that guy’s death specifically to save you.”

“What nonsense…! Then how can you explain this situation!!”

“It has been about a thousand years since it was sealed and slept by the believers of the four years. The faith in the god on earth was on the verge of being forgotten… If it remained asleep like this, its very existence would disappear. At that time, that person was lying dead in front of the god’s bed, so I lightly asked him to become a believer of the god. ”

“…………”

“Of course… I didn’t expect that believer to be this capable. And I didn’t expect that he would harbor such deep hatred towards you that he would risk his life to repay you.”

“Tch….!!”

The shuddering and groaning moments were short-lived.

Yuriaria soon snorted with an arrogant expression.

“This is an unexpected situation…. Hehe. How clumsy. Death god Luagart. What do you think you, a god who has lost faith and is disappearing, can do against me, the main god of this world? Have you come here to commit divine suicide?”

“That’s right…..”

— Swish….

Luagat slowly stretched out his arms and swung them forward.

and….

— Wooo…..

With a heavy echo, the goddess’s bedroom begins to be engulfed in darkness without a single ray of light.

“You can do something like this.”

“What…..”

“………..”

“What…. What is this….!! In the body of a mere god like you… How can such divine powers be…..!!!??”

“While you were so focused on the great warrior that you didn’t even pay attention to the bottom, the world was covered in the resentment and sorrow of humans and was being consumed by darkness.”

“……….!!”

“Now, the faith dedicated to the four gods, the god of death – Luagart, who rules over chaos and despair – has become overwhelmingly greater than the faith dedicated to the four gods.”

The reason why he intentionally neglected the scenario related to the Demon King’s Army and enticed Julia to take the throne and carry out evil deeds.

Of course, the situation is not much different in other countries, including the Empire, and the religious foundations of the entire continent have been greatly shaken for a long time.

— Gulp, gulp….. slurp…. thud…..

“Ugh….! Th…. Ugh….. Kyaaahhh….!!”

The darkness of Luagart that covered the entire space.

The pitch-black divine power that colored the ground quickly eroded Yuriaria’s body…

She desperately tried to resist him, gritting her teeth, but her resistance was nothing more than a meaningless struggle in the face of the overwhelming gap in divine power.

“What can I do about things like this? Four years ago, a thousand years ago, you pushed away the fruit and took your place as the main god on earth. Accept your own helplessness and give up.”

“Ugh… How dare you, how dare you…..! A messenger of death…..! How dare you…..!!!”

Yuria desperately struggles within the dark tentacles that wrap around her entire body.

Luagat looked down at her with a pitiful expression–

He waved at me.

“The first apostle of the fruit.”

“Please speak, messenger.”

“On behalf of the gods, punish that vulgar goddess.”

— Sreung…..

After nodding quietly.

I pulled out the longsword I was carrying on my back.

, a weapon obtained from the innermost part of the Eternal Labyrinth.

It was originally a powerful weapon, but…

Now imbued with the overflowing divine power of Luagart, it has transformed into a magical sword that can even kill a god.

“Ugh… How dare you, how dare you…. A guy like you…. A guy like you who was just a supporting actor for Hyunwoo…. The main character…. Me…..!!”

“I don’t know how many times a piece of trash like you will die and come back to life…..”

— Phew….!!

“Ugh…..”

“There is no such thing as a supporting actor in this world, you idiot.”

“That….. Eeeeek…. Kkeueuk…. Ugh…..!!”

After being stabbed in the heart.

Yuriaria, who was glaring at me and Luagat with a terrifying expression…

“Remember….. God of Death….! Definitely….. Definitely come back….. You b*tch……!! You b*tch…..!!”

— Gulp, gulp….. Gulp…… Gulp…..

It disappeared as if it was swallowed up in darkness.

“Hmm…..”

After Yuriaria was sealed.

Luagat, who had been looking around the divine realm with a malicious smile, sat down on the central throne after a while.

“The interior is not bad in its own way. Well, it seems like it needs to be remodeled a bit to suit my taste…. But I don’t think it would be too bad to leave it like this for the time being.”

“That’s fortunate. It saves us the trouble of building a separate temple.”

“Hoohoohoo….”

For a moment, he let out a clear laugh with his mouth covered.

Luagat asked me a question.

“So…. How does it feel to have completed your revenge?”

“Honestly, it’s a bit weird to say it’s refreshing. It feels very empty.”

“………”

“I never imagined that the goddess who ruined my life would be such a piece of trash.”

“I think you’ve experienced it a few times, so you probably understand…. But the so-called gods aren’t really that great. Humans just look at them with deep fantasies and awe.”

“Is that so…..”

Well, I had a rough idea of Luagat’s frivolous(?) playfulness and malicious personality…

The plight of the people of this world, who are manipulated by such arbitrary gods, is pitiful.

Well, it’s not my place to say anything.

“So….”

“?”

“What do you plan to do from now on? If you want, I can send you back to your original world.”

“Well……”

After gathering my thoughts for a moment.

I shook my head.

“Well, it would be a lie to say that I have no attachment to the original world…..”

“………..”

“It cannot be said that the faith that lives in this world has been properly established yet, and if we leave it as it is, the world may be completely trampled by the Demon King’s army.”

“Hmm…..”

“For the time being, I think I’ll stay here and try to control traffic. As the first apostle of the god of death, Luagat….until true god of death faith is established.”

“Is that so….. Well, if that’s what you’re thinking, I won’t stop you. Of course, I’ll do my best to support you.”

“Please take good care of me, Lord.”

I bowed my head deeply with an exaggerated gesture.

Luagat snickered and placed his hand on the back of my head.

“As the Lord of this world, I place a curse on you.”

“Is it a curse…..”

“Yes. As long as the overseer looks, no being can harm you, and you can bring death to anyone you want… It is the worst curse that destroys the balance of the world itself. ”

“……….”

“Someday, when you feel you have sorted things out enough, come back to the fruit.”

“………….”

“I don’t mean to imitate that trash goddess bitch, but… wouldn’t it be fun if a couple of gods helped each other rule this world?”

“…..Think about it.”

After giving a light kiss on the back of the Lord’s hand.

I sat up from my seat.

And leaving behind the divine realm she ruled, she stepped into the dimensional gate leading to the present world.

As the first apostle of the gods….

It is the first step towards infusing the entire world with your faith.

BONUS: Reviews

The entire warrior party is eaten by NTL, and it’s complete.

First of all, I would like to apologize for ending the story so hastily.

Originally, I was planning to write a longer story about the process of corrupting and devouring the heroines one by one…

I didn’t anticipate the great resistance readers would feel toward the initial concept, material, and character settings I had envisioned.

I thought about changing the subject a bit and taking it a bit further…

It’s true that that didn’t work out well because the initial development was pushed too far in one direction.

In the end, after much deliberation, I decided to develop the story and end it only up to the part where the hero is destroyed, which I had planned from the beginning.

I just want to say thank you to all the readers who have read this far.

I’ll try to come back with a better article next time.