420. The field of choice (2)
In an instant, my thoughts stopped and my head turned white.
“…”
That’s because the man in the old gray robes reflected in that vision perfectly resembled the appearance of a high-ranking deity that I had seen in the past.
‘…what is this.’
God of Proof.
He was the first high-ranking deity I saw during my mortal days, when I had to be desperate to climb even the early 10th floor of the Tower of Trials, and he was the one who gave me a lot of grace.
Even though he should have known that he would be punished by the law of causality engraved in this universe, didn’t he even let us know that the Tower of Trials was trying to trick us into subjugating him as an emotionless tool?
A sleep you will never forget
‘…It’s not fake.’
so i was sure
‘…Whether it’s divinity or magic, it’s too perfect to dismiss it as an imitation made by the Tower of Trials.’
In fact, that man with clear eyes like a mirror is not a fake.
Divinity, mana, and even the basic structure of spirit as life, every single detail is infinitely close to the real thing, not a fake.
At this point, it was close to impossible to dismiss him as a flawed imitation that was only poorly shaped by the Tower of Trials.
“…I have a question for you.”
In other words, there is a high possibility that the man in gray robes visible beyond the field of view is a god of proof who used high-ranking powers such as ‘Advent’ or ‘Incarnation’ in trials.
“…why are you here?”
In response, I handed over the question to the god of proof, barely suppressing my chaotic emotions, but only a different answer came back than expected.
「The god of proof frowns at you and expresses doubt.」
[Huh. I don’t have the habit of giving straight answers to questions I’ve never seen before. Especially for someone who might be an enemy like you. ]
The god of proof narrowed his eyes while showing a sharp response as if he had no intention of answering the question I asked.
[But the reason you say as if you’ve seen me somewhere is that you’re about to get interested. ]
“Are you saying you’ve never seen me before?”
[ -Is it a waste of time or preparing some condition to trigger a divinity or a myth? If you don’t answer my questions anymore, I’ll take you as a battle doctor. give me 10 seconds ]
“….”
It was cold.
It seems that all of these remarks seem to the God of Proof to be a manipulative trick that takes time for the activation of a divine supernormal ability or a myth.
We didn’t even exchange a few words, but seeing the sharp reaction that came back like this, I knew for sure that I didn’t appear using the abilities like ‘Advent’ or ‘Incarnation’ used by high-ranking or formal gods.
‘I see…’
That meant one thing.
‘Now the answer is coming.’
It’s not different-.
‘It’s not fake, but it’s not real either.’
In fact, unlike the god of proof that I know, the god of proof in that gray robe is a fake that is absurdly close to the real thing and has nothing different from the real thing.
‘no. In fact, it cannot be said that this god of proof is completely different from the real one. It’s not that big, but there are a few things different from the god of proof I know.’
It’s just that that God of Proof has a level of divinity, or the total amount of divine power is lower than the God of Proof that we know.
‘Perhaps that god of proof is likely to be his appearance in some past.’
In a nutshell, that God of Proof meant that the Tower of Trials and Remegeton’s abilities were called upon based on some old record of the past.
‘I never thought the Tower of Trials would succeed in recreating beings that are more than formal divinities…’
Somehow, in addition to the Tower of Trials and the Field of Selection, the coincidence of mixing Remegeton’s abilities overlapped, and at the end of a twist that exceeded the existing limits. The result seemed to come out.
‘As much as it is a sacred relic possessed by one of the ancient deities, the Demon God, it is said that it exhibited performance outside the standard.’
Well, actually, it would be an unexpected situation even for the Tower of Trials, so it wouldn’t make much sense to think about it.
“I have one more question for you.”
[…If you take more time than this or show suspicious behavior, you should have understood it as an expression of hostility. As of the present time, you will be regarded as a deity belonging to the hostile faction and will be excluded. ]
“-Because I don’t understand why you talk like you can kill me anytime.”
[…? ]
“Isn’t it?”
Now is the moment to focus on clearing the new ordeal.
“Perhaps, seeing that they said they would kill me or exclude me from earlier, they seem to be full of confidence…”
So-.
Coo-goo-goo-goo-!
It was the right time to share stories and resolve misunderstandings like modern people with deep intelligence who have mastered persuasion, negotiation, and mediation.
“The god of transcendence and death smiles as he gazes at a higher deity.”
[—Can you handle that? ]
That too, very definitely.
***
I felt a little remorse.
Originally, while climbing the Tower of Trials, this side must have received various benefits from the God of Proof.
Even if you know that the man in the gray coat is a fake that is infinitely closer to the real thing, forcibly convincing the other person is not very pleasant.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-.
However… 「The god of proof is astonished at the level
of divinity you showed.」
]
It is a persuasion method that has never failed to persuade the other person while climbing the tower of trials, so only one effect was properly revealed.
[I hope this is…!! ]
Despite the level of revealing only a small part of my divinity, the god of proof seemed to have clearly realized what this meant.
[Is it an ancient deity!! ]
In the blink of an eye, I saw the god of proof spouting out in astonishment with his eyes wide open, so I nodded my head and replied.
「The god of transcendence and death expresses satisfaction with the judgment of the other person.」
[ That is the correct answer. ]
At that, I said with a light smile while withdrawing the brilliant divine power.
“At this point, let me ask you the question I asked earlier.”
In a tone full of confidence.
“Can you afford me?”
[ …. ]
“So what’s the answer?”
[ …. ]
But…
“The god of proof notices the power you have to some extent and smiles dejectedly.”
[I admit that it was a stupid remark. ]
Suddenly, the god of proof remained silent for a while, and then he answered, and spoke with a feeling close to resignation.
[ …so let’s do this. ]
“?”
[ …let me kill you. ]
“….”
It seems that the other side has already made an absurd conclusion that he will be killed…
“I have no intention of that.”
At that, I shook my head and laughed as if I was dumbfounded.
“Because I don’t really have any intention of killing you.”
[What’s that-]
“I just wanted to ask you where this place is and what you do.”
[ her? ]
“Did you understand?”
[ …. ]
And.
[ …I can’t imagine that an ancient deity with great power like you came without even knowing where this place was. ]
The god of proof, realizing that it was true, continued with an expression stained with absurdity.
[ …I don’t know how a being like you came here through the divine barrier, but at least I know for sure that I didn’t come with a purpose. ]
To that, I nodded lightly as if the stuffiness was relieved and said.
“Well, I didn’t come here because I wanted to come here, so I need someone to explain.”
When entering a new ordeal in the original ordeal tower, the priority should be to grasp the situation of the stage of the ordeal.
“If you tell me where the hell this place is and what’s going on, I won’t hold you accountable for any of the rudeness you did to me earlier.”
From this god of proof that I happened to encounter, I should be able to find out in detail what happened on this 36th floor ordeal stage.
[ …hmm. It’s not that difficult. Let me explain. ]
The god of proof continued with a more relaxed expression.
[A war of the gods has been going on on this planet since about ten years ago. ]
“War of the Gods?”
[It’s not like a formal godhead or a power struggle between high-ranking gods, but it should be said that it’s a great war of the universe in which most of the ancient gods are participating. ]
“….”
[The war of the gods is going on in two camps on this planet, divided into the order camp and the chaos camp, and no one can escape here until the war is over. ]
“You mean you can’t go out of that sacred barrier until one side wins?”
[I have no choice but to do that. Yes, that sacred barrier is a huge barrier created by three ancient deities. Moreover, since even the dark gods and demons cannot escape from this planet, there is no way out. ]
“….”
It was interesting.
‘The Dark God and the Demon God are here too?’
It was worth it.
Originally, except for the Tower of Trials, the beings with the strongest power in this universe are the dark gods, demons, and dragon gods.
In short, it meant that on this 36th floor trial stage, you could even see the ancient gods who had existed since long ago participating in the battle and fighting.
‘Then there might be a dragon god somewhere.’
That’s why I was curious.
“Isn’t the Tower of Trials not particularly interfering with the war of these gods?”
In fact, what the Tower of Trials, which is the closest to the transcendent in this universe, was doing at the time of the war of the gods.
“I don’t think the system of causality created by the Tower of Trials will condone this.”
At least the Tower of Trials could not have stood still in the war of the gods, in which most of these ancient deities were said to be entangled.
[Tower of trials? ]
But…
[Um…]
For some reason.
[All of them are stories I’ve heard for the first time, so I don’t know where to start…]
For some reason, I tilted my head as if I couldn’t understand the God of Proof, and only let out a sob.
[First of all, I’ll ask the most important parts. ]
It’s nothing else-.
[What is the Tower of Ordeals or the Law of Cause and Effect? ]
…As if there is no such thing as the Tower of Trials in this universe.
