_ Volume 3 Episode 22 Episode
72. 12 God of Choice. Maria (4)
[Judging Confusion…] [Judging Insanity…] [Judging Fear…] [Judging Instant Death…] [Judging Disappearance…] [During fainting judgment …] [All judgments succeeded!]
[Confusion is being judged…]
[Insanity is being judged…]
[Fear is being judged…]
The judgment succeeds and retry is repeated. If that determination is also successful, the determination is attempted again.
Judgment does not stop.
[Heo-eok, heo-eok.]
The ghost was in a worse situation than Taesan. It seemed to be holding on somehow, but as if it would disappear any moment, its white body crackled like static on a TV.
Taesan
looked up at the woman who smiled mischievously. The woman’s smile deepened.
Taesan frowned.
“Are you doing this to an invited guest?”
In an instant, the pressure of power was reduced.
The loudly floating judgment also disappeared.
[Huh.]
The ghost barely breathed.
The woman laughed loudly.
The ghost bent down.
[I would like to thank you. God
bless you.]
[Don’t thank me. what he said It’s been a while.]
[It’s been a while…]
The woman and the ghost seemed to know each other. The woman chuckled.
[okay. It’s the first time since a bad meeting.]
It was a playful remark, but the ghost couldn’t open its mouth recklessly.
After looking at the ghost for a moment, the woman turned her gaze to Tae San.
[Hey. You must know who I am
.]
“God of choice. Maria.”
I can’t figure it out.
The judgment of the mind that was hit earlier was thicker and endless than the worst existence he had ever seen, the apostle.
[I am the goddess of choice. It is a god who has repeatedly made ugly choices to reach this place and forces mortals to make a choice.]
The name attached to the god tells what role the god is in charge of.
[Welcome to my temple. A precious child.]
The goddess looked down at Mount Tai with a smile.
Taesan was embarrassed and shocked at the face full of kindness.
‘ This…
He didn’t think too deeply about God.
It was certain that it was a strong being, but I didn’t think that each individual would be that strong.
I thought it was about two or three times that of an apostle.
However, the god he witnessed in person was on a different level.
‘There are dozens and hundreds of such beings?’
While Taesan was laughing inwardly, the ghost spoke cautiously.
[You are great. May I dare ask you a question?]
[Try it. It’s a dead child now.]
[Weren’t we not invited to the temple of God? I can’t accept it because I’m mortal…]
[No. hey You can’t stand our existence, but that’s a problem that can be solved. It’s a different matter.]
Maria laughed.
[I did not call you because you are not worthy to be called.]
The ghost was silent. Taesan said this time.
“Am I worth it?”
[Sleep.]
The ghost swallowed his breath at the bold question. In his eyes, Taesan’s behavior was very rude.
But Taesan didn’t think so.
The goddess in front of him wouldn’t feel that this was disrespectful.
The prediction was correct, and the goddess laughed.
[You are. You are our most attractive child. I wanted to see it in person.]
God showed interest directly.
The ghost was astonished at that fact.
It was something he had never heard of in the years he had lived in the Labyrinth.
[Rakiratas was making a lot of noise, so I thought I’d be strict… but it was worth it.]
Maria. Not many people have accepted her ordeal, forcing her to make a choice.
There are very few people who have overcome it.
Not to mention, there was not a single person who survived the ordeal she strengthened herself.
Taishan passed the ordeal.
Even there she was satisfied with the performance.
Maria looked down at Mount Tai with the eyes of a precious treasure.
[It was disappointing to settle down here, but I think it was a good choice.]
“Let me ask you one thing. What would you do if I contained a lie in the selection of trials?”
[If so,]
the goddess said quietly.
[I’m sure he didn’t like it.]
A feeling of intimidation suddenly overtook them. The ghost could not hold back and gasped.
[Because the guy next to you did that in the past.]
[Ha ha ha…]
The ghost laughed shyly.
The correct answer was not to lie. If so, it was highly likely that the goddess would not show him this favor.
The goddess brought up the main topic that called Taesan.
[Hey. Do you really have no intention of becoming my apostle?]
She liked Taishan.
She is the goddess of choice. I don’t like coercion. Mary’s ordeal gives the recipient freedom of choice.
But that was the problem. The adventurers subjected to her trials spoke lies
.
That, too, was an option, but she didn’t like it.
She liked fair choices and the strength and wit to overcome them.
It was kind of a matter of taste. Because of that, she hasn’t created a single apostle since the Labyrinth was designed. It was something I didn’t like.
But Taesan was different.
It contained a choice without lies and won perfectly by squeezing reason and wisdom in a situation that was close to impossible.
She liked Taesan so much
.
[If you accept, you will be my first apostle. What you wish will come true and you will descend the labyrinth as my agent. No one will be able to open their mouth to you, even the apostles of other gods.]
Maria had that much strength. And Taesan had the will to do so.
[How is it?]
“Sorry.”
Taesan calmly refused.
Maria’s proposal was certainly attractive. If he had that much power, he would be able to descend the labyrinth faster.
But it wasn’t the way he wanted.
Maria withdrew with a smile.
[That wouldn’t be bad either. I will respect your choice.]
Contrary to expectations, he did not appear to be offended. If so, you might be able to ask.
“Can I ask you a question?”
[Try it. child.]
“How much do you guys know about me?”
Maria laughed at the question that stung the essence.
[I know as much as you think. That this is not the first time. Also, he used the snake’s vomit.]
I know. That Taesan has returned time.
[Poor child. A child who has gone to the wrong place by choice. I am a child who got caught up in their pranks.]
That was not new. In the first place, the bezoar of Urboros obtained by Lee Tae-yeon was obtained here in the labyrinth.
The gods would not have placed an item that even they could not control.
Not to mention, even Taesan was able to interfere with time even a little bit, so it didn’t seem like a being with this kind of power would be bound by time.
But there was a catch.
“…You got caught up in a prank?”
[Is it a prank? I gave you the wrong choice. Yes
, I didn’t let you come to the place you were supposed to come to. Didn’t that bother you?]
Taesan’s eyes narrowed.
It’s a prank, but I’m sure you’re talking about normal hard mode. The Goddess knew what options were presented to them.
“Do you know who it is?”
The goddess laughed softly at the calm yet emotional voice.
[The answer will be if you accept my offer.]
“That means you can’t tell me.”
[It’s the same story with us as well. I can’t tell you without a price.]
Still, I got an answer to some extent. The goddess said with a smile.
[You are amazing now, but you are still weak. come down a bit more You have something you deserve.]
“It’s too much attention for an ordinary me.”
[The reason you can say that is because you don’t know this place. It’s because the adventurers you speak of have no idea what they’re doing here.
The reason we stayed here was to play house, but it wasn’t such a carefree and dirty house. It’s a house where you risk your life.]
The goddess’ eyes were a little annoyed. That alone made the air very tight.
[I want to crush it, but… that’s no fun. I’m not young enough to whine like a child.]
The goddess smiled.
[You’ll find out sooner or later. okay. that would be fun too Even the fight between
you and them .]
At that time, a sound rang from outside the temple.
[iced coffee. That’s it. Something troublesome has arrived.]
[Huh uh uh.]
The ghost swallowed his breath. A huge sense of presence came crashing in. Compared to Maria, it wasn’t too bad.
[See you later. Aya.]
With the farewell words, Taesan’s body begins to leave the temple.
Kwajik.
The walls of the temple cracked. Huge eyes appeared through the cracks. His eyes were full of annoyance.
[You.]
[Are you angry? should have moved first Don’t you want to be touched too?]
With a squealing laugh, Taesan returned to the labyrinth.
[Huh…]
The ghost was still wide open as if in shock. Taishan was shocked as well.
But his septum
was different from the ghost’s.
“It’s no joke.”
Taesan thought that if he only took care of his stats, he would have no enemies.
It wasn’t arrogance or arrogance. Lee Tae-yeon cleared Alone Mode, but I could tell by looking at how she was compared to him.
Although he was defeated by the apostle, it was because of his lack of stats, not because of his physical strength.
Even those who seek God. Even if it was Einzhar, he
thought that if he was the previous one, he would still be able to win even though it was difficult, and even if his stats were half of Lee Taeyeon’s, he would be sure to win.
Simply put, if he had the same stats as he before, humanity would have survived for another year.
So, while clearing the labyrinth, there was not much sense of selfishness or challenge.
There were several crises, but they were crises because he was weaker than he was before, so there was no great inspiration.
He only thought about getting his stats as much as possible and going back to Earth.
But the gods were infinitely strong.
Not only Maria, but even the god who appeared at the end was as strong as the same. Even if he did his best before, he would never be able to overcome it.
Even if his stats were at Lee Taeyeon’s level, it wouldn’t be much different.
That was a shock to Taesan.
‘Then what about here?’
Taishan’s eyes widened.
They called other mods fake. Taesan
had stronger power than anyone else in such a fake.
If he gets everything from this place that can be called real, will he be able to deal with the gods as well? Or is it still impossible?
“I want to try.”
Taesan murmured.
I have a very personal goal.
Level up with skill
