Ch.15The Regular Meeting of the Gods (1)

# In a Place of Absolute Darkness

In a place of absolute darkness.

A place where not a single ray of light enters.

In this place where no living creature could survive, a light turns on.

*Click*

When the light came on, a man in a formal suit was standing there.

“Now it’s finally open! Our playground, a battle royale of 100 pieces of trash! We’re here to share the adventures of those who will relieve our boredom!”

*BOOM-!!!*

As fireworks exploded like a festival celebration, the surroundings brightened, illuminating those who had entered the place.

One being sat there with their entire body ablaze, radiating heat like the sun.

Another seemed to embody a storm, with powerful winds constantly blowing around them.

Yet another sat there in the form of a beast.

Besides these, gods of all varieties gathered, occupying the vast space.

-So, when does it start?

As if agreeing with those words, several gods pounded on the tables in front of them in unison.

“Now, now, we’re just getting started, don’t be so impatient~. Since many are waiting, shall we see the highlights first? First up… Oh, this was funny! A video selected by the Goddess of Beauty!”

The light then illuminated the one called the Goddess of Beauty. However… despite being called the Goddess of Beauty, her body consisted only of grotesquely bizarre flesh, her face wasn’t visible, and she resembled a being formed by piling up corpses in layers.

“Now, let’s give a round of applause to the Goddess of Beauty who sent me this entertaining video, and let’s watch it!”

*Click*, a screen unfolded before the seats where the gods sat. There, a human woman appeared.

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“Sigh… what is this nonsense.”

Suddenly dying, being kidnapped to a strange place, and sent to another strange location. It was like a plot so bad that if a drama writer had written it, viewers would have beaten them to death—yet here she was experiencing it herself.

She wanted to deny this absurd reality, but the wind she felt, the smell of this place, and even the pain when she pinched her arm—

All of it insisted this was reality. Suddenly dragged here without proper explanation and told to kill the 99 people who were there.

The woman, Lee Juyeon, was feeling dejected, thinking she couldn’t do it, when a group of men approached.

“Huh? Boss, there’s some strange woman here?”

“What? Who would come to a place like… Oh, shit.”

Like a group of bandits, they approached the woman who was sitting on a rock with her knees pulled up, carrying various weapons.

Hearing the sound, the woman looked up. Her hair was like a waterfall adorning the night sky, and her eyes sparkled as if containing starlight.

And what about her body! As if modeled after the Goddess of Beauty herself, she had full breasts, a slender waist, and buttocks that were neither too much nor too little!

And the firm thighs supporting those buttocks were like those of a doe. The moment they saw this woman, the bandits’ minds were in agreement. This woman must be theirs.

“Ahem, ahem-. Excuse me… miss? May I ask why you’re sitting here…?”

Though the bandit leader spoke as if he were a gentleman, with his rough appearance and body covered in old scars, there was no way he wouldn’t be frightening.

“Eek-!!”

Startled, she tried to escape, but it was already too late. The bandits surrounding her encircled her, determined not to let her go.

“Ah-, we’re not bad men. It’s just dangerous to be in a place like this, right? So we’re saying we’ll protect you.”

The bandit leader approached closer.

“Um… I’m really fine. Really. I was just sitting here because I felt dizzy for a moment.”

“Oh-, that won’t do. If you’re dizzy, we should escort you even more. We know a good place, so we’ll take you there. Boys, let’s escort her.”

“Hahaha, of course. You shouldn’t be in such a dangerous place. We’ll escort you, come this way.”

“Eek-!!! N-no!!!! Help me…mmph!!!”

“Hahaha, if you scream like that, you’ll attract monsters and it’ll be dangerous. Come now, don’t worry, we’ll take you to our home.”

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“Hahaha-!! Cheers, everyone! Tonight we drink till we drop!!”

“Wahahaha-!!!”

“Waaaa-!!”

Returning to their hideout, the bandits immediately began a feast. Plenty of alcohol and meat were laid out, with scantily clad women moving around serving the bandits.

Having made a good haul, about 100 bandits were tearing into meat and guzzling alcohol, while the higher-ranking members enjoyed the feast with women by their sides.

As the bandits were enjoying their feast, the main event finally began.

The newly captured beauty, Lee Juyeon, was being dragged along with a collar around her neck, unable to wear clothes and covering her private parts with her hands.

“P-please let me go! Why are you doing this to me…!”

“Ah, shut the hell up.”

*Slap-!!*

“Kyaaaa-!!!!”

The bandit dragging her slapped her cheek and threw her to the ground. Then, grabbing her galaxy-like hair, he growled.

“Listen, you bitch, we’ve been treating you well because your face and body are decent, but you still don’t get it? You were just dragged here. All you have to do is spread your legs for the boss and act sweet.”

Shocked by those words, Juyeon’s body froze. Being slapped was already a first for her, but such shocking words? She finally realized this wasn’t the world she knew, and she became dazed.

“Ha, fucking bitch. They say pretty ones become obedient after a slap or two. Bitch, just walk on your own. Just go to the boss and act sweet, okay?”

The way he pulled the collar around her neck and commanded her made her feel like a real slave.

She couldn’t understand why God would give her such a trial when she hadn’t done anything wrong.

What had she done wrong? Perhaps dying was her mistake. If dying before her parents was wrong, then yes, it was wrong. But she was suddenly hit by a car and died—what could she have done?

It was a sudden traffic accident, and she died before she even realized it.

Her brain was spinning after being suddenly hit and verbally abused. She didn’t know why she deserved such treatment, and she didn’t want to know.

Just past that door, she’d have to spread her legs for that hairy old man? It was already unbelievable that she had to expose her naked body in front of these filthy men, and now she had to spread her legs too?

Faced with this unbelievable reality, she finally began to resent everything. The Host who made her experience this reality despite having done nothing wrong, the world, and the gods.

To her, a god’s whisper was heard.

-Do you… hate everything?

Hearing a sudden voice in her ear, she looked around, but there were only filthy bandits around her.

“Huh? What is this bitch looking around for? Hey, are you cra…”

The filthy bandit’s movements slowed down and then stopped. No, not just the bandit, but everything around her stopped.

The scantily clad women walking around, the bandits standing guard who couldn’t attend the feast—everything around her except herself had stopped in this strange phenomenon. As she looked around…

-Is it true… that you hate everything…?

The voice came again. As if to confirm she hadn’t misheard, she nodded at the voice that came again.

-Do you want… to burn everything…?

She nodded to those words too.

-Then… if you promise to follow me… I shall grant you power.

“Is this power… something that can help me escape from here?”

The mysterious voice laughed as if finding her words absurd.

-It is the power to burn… all those you consider enemies.

The power to burn everything she considered an enemy. That meant she could protect herself even after escaping this place.

“Then… I’ll believe in you. Because you’re the only one who has reached out to help me.”

-The contract… is established…

With those words, her status window forcibly appeared before her eyes.

『 Name: Lee Juyeon

Race: Human

Status: Healthy

Abilities: Strength – D

Agility – D

Endurance – C

Intelligence – A

Wisdom – A

Unique Trait: Saintess of Salvation

Traits: Faith

Fanaticism

Saintess

Purity 』

As she was marveling at seeing her traits, unique trait, and abilities for the first time, her status window shattered and was reestablished.

『 Name: Lee Juyeon

Race: Human

Status: Healthy

Abilities: Strength – B (D ⇨ B New!!)

Agility – C (D ⇨ C New!!)

Endurance – A (C ⇨ A New!!)

Intelligence – A

Wisdom – A

Unique Trait: Saintess of Catastrophe

Traits: Faith

Fanaticism

Saintess

Purity

Heretic ⇦ New!!

Skills: Flames of Catastrophe ⇦ New!! 』

Her abilities increased, and her unique trait changed from Saintess of Salvation to Saintess of Catastrophe. The trait “Heretic” was added, and a skill called “Flames of Catastrophe” appeared, seemingly what the god meant by burning.

While she was examining her status window, time resumed, and the bandit pulled on her collar.

“This bitch keeps spacing out after getting hit. Damn, if it weren’t for the boss, I’d beat you so badly you’d learn what a slave’s life is like…”

*Whoosh—*

Dark red flames circled around her. Surprised by the sudden fire, the bandit holding the collar let go of the leash and was about to shout when the flames moved.

“Aaaaargh——!!!”

The flames began to devour everything around her. The flames that were burning one bandit soon spread throughout the entire building, creating hell.

Aaaaargh——!!!

Kyaaaa——!!!

The Flames of Catastrophe consumed all living beings except her.

“Aah—— This is, the flame of purification.”

She seemed ecstatic, showing a twisted smile as the building burned behind her.

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“Ah——hahaha——!!! They say the purest people are the easiest to corrupt, and that’s exactly right! I’m looking forward to seeing what this person will do!”

The other gods seemed satisfied too, with smiles spreading across their faces. A woman with the amazing unique trait of Saintess of Salvation had fallen and changed into the Saintess of Catastrophe!

Thinking they couldn’t miss such an interesting woman, the gods subscribed to watch her videos.

“Hahaha! Originally, I had about two more videos prepared—— but wow, after watching such an entertaining video, the others would seem rather dull! Let’s end it here for today, and I’ll try to show you more great videos like this next time! Well then, everyone, goodbye——!”