Episode 619
619. Side story The wizard of the labyrinth (2)
God of circulation. Arylnan.
One of the most powerful gods in this world. Its power surpasses Rakirathas, which rules over both concepts.
And, excluding those who were transcendent from birth, he was also one of the oldest gods. At least that’s what he knew.
Men were also beings worthy of respect. Looking at that, Arylnan chuckled.
[You look like you have a lot to worry about.]
“It’s not like there aren’t any. “You know.”
[Rumors have already spread among transcendentalists.]
“Is that so?”
The man smiled bitterly. Well, after walking around like that, there’s no way the story wouldn’t come up among the transcendentals.
“Then, Arylnan. Do you know what condition I am in?”
Even while asking that question, the man didn’t have much expectations. I thought that even Arilnan couldn’t know about his current condition.
That’s why the man’s eyes widened at Arylnan’s answer.
[Don’t know. I’ve seen a few transcendents like you.]
“…Huh? “You saw it?”
[It’s not a lot, but it appears occasionally. Surely you weren’t the only one who thought you were special? Well, it’s not strange to think that way if you’re a transcendental person.]
Arylnan laughed and said playfully. The man did not specifically deny it.
“Because no transcendental person who met me knew about my condition.”
[I am very old. Cases like yours are very rare. It’s not strange if others don’t know.]
“It looks like Dersha didn’t know.”
[That’s true of those who were transcendent from birth. I have no interest in anything in the world. The only thing that matters is your concept. But beings like you and me are not born transcendent.]
They were mortal beings.
After wishing for something, I came to dominate that concept.
[An imperfect being became a being close to perfection. Maybe that’s why there are cases like you sometimes.]
Arylnan muttered softly.
[Is it emptiness? It’s been a while since I’ve seen you too.]
“What is this?”
Arylnan gave him the answer he had longed for.
[I don’t know what to say. Because I don’t know the clear concept either. But I think of it as a disease.]
“Is it a disease?”
The man’s face became puzzled.
“Isn’t being a transcendent a solution to such problems?”
[In general, yes. So it’s hard for me to express it. But… the more I thought about it, the more it seemed right to call it a disease.]
The man quietly listened to Arylnan.
Arylnan continued speaking softly.
[What did you live for?]
“…for adventure.”
He wanted to explore the unknown. He wanted to know everything. He wanted to know the mystery.
That’s why he devoted his life to knowing them.
I set out on an adventure to roam the universe and learn many things. I didn’t have a relationship with anyone. Only adventure. I lived for just that one thing.
He finally reached the end.
I knew the unknown, I knew all things, and I realized mysteries.
His adventure is over.
And at that moment, the man also realized.
That what he hoped for no longer exists.
[Most transcendents are like you. Live your whole life for your wishes. Literally abandon everything and hope only for hope. At the end, you reach your wish and dominate it.]
The most common case is that of becoming a transcendent.
Men also arrived in that way.
[I usually feel satisfied with the position I have reached. However, in very rare cases, there are transcendental people who feel empty.]
“…It’s the same case as me.”
[Either you reach the position you aimed for and become satisfied with it, or you lose your purpose and wander. You seem to be the latter.]
“You don’t know why?”
[I do not know either. Is the problem with the values and emotions from when I was a mortal, or is it the concept that I have come to dominate… I don’t know.] The
man realized the reason for his emptiness.
He wanted adventure.
I have lived my whole life just for that.
And funny enough, the moment he reached the end of the adventure, what he was aiming for no longer existed.
Also, the man realized.
There is no solution to this problem.
“…How did other transcendents solve it?”
[I do not know either. Some people live with that emptiness their whole lives. Some people have lost news. Perhaps he would have found another way… or he would have collapsed on his own.]
“Is that so?”
The man smiled bitterly. In the end, it meant that there was no solution.
[I’m sorry. I had high expectations and was disappointed…]
“No. Now that you know the reason, that’s enough. It’s a disease. “It certainly deserves to be called that.”
The emptiness that arises because the transcendent has arrived. It wasn’t strange to call it a disease.
So how should the disease be solved?
…There was no answer.
* * *
This emptiness is because he became the god of adventure.
Paradoxically, this is because he achieved what he had wanted his whole life. I felt empty because I lost my goal.
So how should we solve it? The answer did not come easily.
The first thing that came to mind was watching the apostles. He also saved some apostles. They were people who had a sincere faith and loved adventure.
Do you get vicarious satisfaction by watching them?
…no. It doesn’t make any sense. He is the god of adventure. He knew what kind of adventure his apostles would undertake and what the outcome would be.
It’s not very pleasant for him. Adventure is the exploration of the unknown.
I worry and worry.
At the end, he remembered a separate entity.
“I am a god.”
Those who existed before the universe existed.
Gosin.
Much was unknown about them. I didn’t know what kind of being it was, what it wanted, or what its power was.
If he goes to the ancient gods, he will be able to regain his adventurous spirit.
The problem is that the ancient gods do not like the transcendentals very much. In fact, it is an act of suicide. And in a very terrible form.
But the man laughed.
It’s an act of suicide. What’s the problem with that? In the first place, his adventure was an act of suicide itself.
My life meant nothing for the sake of knowledge and information about the unknown.
“But it doesn’t pull much.”
I don’t like old gods. It was just instinctive disgust.
So what should we do?
The man thought blankly.
There is still no answer to my concerns.
* * *
What he wants is adventure.
It is an exploration into the unknown.
But he is the god of adventure. There is no longer anything in this universe that satisfies his sense of adventure.
While he was wasting time like that, he felt that someone had come to his temple.
When I looked back and checked, I saw that a child had come to his temple.
There was nothing to do so I descended in person. The child who was looking around the temple trembles and collapses at the sight of the coming presence.
“Oh my god!”
“What’s going on?”
“I’m here to answer the question asked by the city god!”
“….”
He had previously told mortals that if they answered his questions, he would grant them their wishes.
Then he forgot about it himself. There was something like that.
The child opened his mouth while trembling.
“I don’t know the details, but how about going back to the beginning?”
“It’s my first time. But that means nothing to me. “It’s just such a small thing for me right now.”
“Then how about increasing the scale?”
The man paused.
The child spoke quickly as if it was an opportunity.
“very! Make it really big! That first time! Wouldn’t something happen then? …Or not.”
The child suddenly lost confidence and lowered his head sullenly.
But the man felt something in the child’s words.
“…It might be fun.”
“That’s right!”
“It might be worth a try.”
The man’s eyes began to twinkle quietly.
The child’s wish was simple.
Family happiness.
Therefore, the man used his power to wish for that happiness.
The child’s family will succeed in all their adventures and achieve what they wish for.
After that, the man returned to his own territory and thought.
“the first.”
What was his first adventure?
I was able to think of it right away. It was a dungeon near my house. When he was still a child, he went into a cave near his house out of curiosity. And I was trapped there.
It was a trap called a cave.
It was a pit of hell created by a warlock with malicious intent a long time ago.
Numerous monsters and traps stand in his way.
The man survived.
After three years, the end of the dungeon was reached and the conquest was successful.
From then on, he developed a strong desire for adventure.
This was the beginning of his becoming the god of adventure.
It was such a distant memory, but I was able to recall it as vividly as if it were yesterday.
“Dungeon.”
Labyrinth maze. closed space.
That is where his adventure begins.
‘Dungeon Master.’
And the owner of such a dungeon. Dungeon Master.
He creates a dungeon himself.
Of course, there have been times when I felt empty. I didn’t feel much inspiration and quit right away.
But this time is different.
For real this time. I will try to make it with all my heart.
Even if it means giving his all.
Like before, I won’t give it a try and quit just because it’s not fun.
The man felt interested for the first time in a very long time.
What should I make?
And what can we make?
He is the god of adventure.
What kind of dungeon can he create by giving his all?
I don’t know what will be at the end of this, but at least it will be enough to erase the immediate emptiness.
