EP.124 History of Tantalus
Ji-seon, who made me quiet, looked at everyone and asked.
“Do you know what Tantalus looks like?”
Ah, it’s a release issue. I jumped out.
“This is exactly what I learned! Tyr tell me!”
“Everyone knows. Wasn’t it because of the slaughter of the king? Although the reason for its appearance is divided into several theories. The main reason must be that the Mother Goddess was angry.”
After answering, Tyr looks at me as if hoping for praise.
However, as Ji-seon shook his head, the praise was an afterthought.
“no! Not the bottomless pit, but Tantalus.”
“Tantalos? Are you referring to this building we are standing on?”
“It is.”
“…I don’t know that. I left it because I was going to take care of it, and when I opened my eyes, I was here.”
Of course, no one knew. Although Tantalus was created in the bottomless pit, its history was not very long. It is also because the people here cannot say that they are rich in common sense even with lies.
Ji-seon, who was the only one in this space who knew the answer, opened her mouth.
“After the land became desolate due to the abyss, the people began to fear her after learning that the mother goddess was also a majestic god and could be angry. In addition, people who pretended to be the burial people went out everywhere, so people gradually became reluctant to follow the cult of the mother god.
In order to reestablish the church, we had to quell the wrath of the Mother Goddess and bring back the abyss. So the small person entered into negotiations with the army.”
After the military successfully staged a coup.
They planned a large-scale civil engineering project to stabilize the public sentiment while punishing the criminals.
However, the military did not have the know-how to create such a construction. It was clear that a live burial in the name of construction would take place if this continued.
Even so, he couldn’t kill that many people. It is because there is an example of the king of the king, and it is a loss of human resources in itself.
A military nation that values efficiency instead of loyalty has made the easiest and most difficult decision.
It brought together the followers of Jimo, who had been scattered without finding a central point.
“The other than the pact was to make a ‘cover’ to cover the abyss if you help the military’s construction.”
The collusion with the current Jimo Shingo, where the majority of the population believes in heavenly gods and saints, was an act against the will of the people as well as other countries.
Of course, the military was not a country that cared about such trifles.
However, there is no way that the followers of Jimo who were persecuted would have followed the military all of a sudden. Unless you have enough bait.
“It is everyone’s long-cherished wish to destroy the bottomless pit. Believers scattered all over the world gathered to bury the karma of the burial. They trusted and followed the small man.”
And now, what bait did the military government use to summon the followers of Jimo? the truth has been revealed
“So, you mean that Tantalus was originally going to cover the abyss like a lid?”
“It is. Originally, Tantalus was made of a lid to cover the abyss and cover the wrath of the Earth Mother. If you cover it like a lid on a boiling pot, your anger will calm down… Funny enough, that’s what the small man thought.”
Of course, if there is a hole that is difficult to fill, you will start thinking about covering it up. It’s an ordinary idea that anyone can do.
It’s just that the hole was so huge that I didn’t dare to try it.
The possibility of realization varies depending on the scale of the same idea. The bottomless pit was so large and deep that no one had ever thought of overturning it.
I didn’t have the ability or skills to make a lid of that scale.
…Except for the branch line in front of my eyes.
Jiseon calmly continued to explain.
“During the great construction of the military over five years, we all worked to the bone, and many brothers and sisters fell. Even so, they all joined forces for a lifelong long-cherished dream. siblings sons and daughters. All united and continued the hard labor. After completing the promised work, we made a request to the military, and the military kept the pact.”
With the blessed concrete, he created a structure larger than the diameter of the abyss.
Despite being the one who accomplished a tremendous feat, Ji-seon explained dryly as if reading a book.
“After completing the lid like that, Majang, one of the six generals, personally moved it to the abyss and covered it. A distant void that makes you feel numb just by looking at it. When it was immediately covered by a lid and invisible, we shed tears of joy, thinking that we had fulfilled our lifelong longing. It seemed like I had finally corrected the mistake I had committed a long time ago and put everything back in its place…
. ”
I know what happened after that.
I read it from some resistance engineer.
“The moment I stepped on it, the ground sank below the abyss. Because the curse of the abyss cannot be covered only with a lid.”
“…It looks like someone heard it. Well, it wasn’t even a secret back then.”
Reflecting on the few miserable failures in her life, Ji-seon weakly affirmed.
“…Exactly. As soon as the small man took the first step, he sat down that much. The feeling of despair as if the soles of your feet were extinguished at that time.”
When I passed the difficult part, the words flowed out of Ji-seon’s mouth.
“How great the disappointment must have been. I felt so sorry and apologetic that there was no reward for 5 years of hard work. I had nothing to say to my colleagues who believed in me and followed me…”
Those who led those who were persecuted for their quiet feelings felt a great responsibility for their failure.
His dry voice was low and dark, as if dust had settled.
“Everyone was greatly disappointed, scattered all over the place, and the little boy was left alone, repeating his terrible failure. But the next view can only be seen when you reach the steep cliff. After looking at the abyss for a long time, the small man realized. That what we covered was not a lid, but the earth, and that the earth was the key to the source of the abyss.”
Originally, a concrete structure that must fall down the abyss and fall infinitely in the imaginary space.
Curiously, it didn’t sink unless I stepped on it. Unlike other normal objects, it did not fall.
However, no one considered the fact important because the ground where one could not set foot on had no meaning.
Except for Ji-sun, who has regrets about her own failures.
“In order to reach the bottom of the abyss, humans had to set foot on this land and live.”
Infinite, meaningless space.
In order to have meaning in it, humans had to set foot and build history. As Tantalus grew up, grew up, died, and lived in the land, he came closer to the source of the bottomless pit.
That’s why Jiseon needed someone to live with in Tantalus.
“The small man took responsibility for his failure and tried to live alone in the abyss in order to reach the source of the abyss. Until the earth reaches below, or until this body falls asleep and is buried.”
“But isn’t that too vague?”
I asked a few questions and elicited an answer from Jiseon.
“The military also said so. It is said that it is too short-lived, and instead of wasting such valuable ability, the military government has proposed to make this place a prison. There are many prisoners who deserve to die, so I will make it a hell to confine them. If so, their lives will also be added.”
“Oh, so that’s why the military kept driving people here.”
Ji-sun nodded bitterly.
“To put a prisoner of the military state in the hell of the earth mother. In a way, it’s really… disrespectful. Soin complied with the suggestion. The only thing is that the prisoners were pushed into the earth mother’s prison, not the human prison, purely because of the greed of the little man…”
The abyss was created by the earth mother. It became a literal hell, punishing those who disrespected Mother Goddess.
Thus, until now, people have regarded Tantalus as a simple prison. Doesn’t the ending of hell and prison sound similar?
Amazing facts here.
Man-made Tantalus was not actually a prison.
In order to reach the root of the abyss, Tantalus created a structure to deceive people as being ground.
It was a human deception towards God.
“Then, was Jiseon-sama the one who made this Tantalus?”
“Exactly, it was designed by the military to use this land. The small person only suggested it to the military.”
“It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I thought the military was a crazy country, so they built a prison in the abyss.”
I heard that the tech tree is strange, but it must have been a reward for the promise. Well, no matter how much I have to do, I don’t build a prison underground.
“The contents were confidential, so it is not unreasonable to misunderstand.”
Whoa. Ji-sun said, drinking a glass of water at once, as if she was thirsty.
“The military government raised this land and built a prison, and the small person devoted himself to the military government to pay for it. I participated in large and small construction projects alone for about 10 years. After that, I wandered the world looking for a way to restore the abyss to its original state.”
and a gradually rising voice. As the story got closer to the present, Ji-seon’s face brightened. It was the look of a person who expects that the future will be better for those whose present is better than the past.
“Then one day, the news of the prison break came to the dwarf’s ears, and the dwarf came to see Tantalus again. And I am sure.”
Ji-seon, who is about to achieve her long-cherished wish, showed aspirations like an active volcano even with a thin body.
“If you reach the source enough, you can now get rid of the abyss.”
Emotional stories have power. Now, no one dared to doubt Jiseon’s words.
Everyone understood that she had the strength and that she had been trying and that she had found a way.
It is now an established fact that the bottomless pit will disappear.
“wait for a sec! If we get rid of the bottomless pit, what will happen to us? Aren’t we going to disappear together?”
Jiseon confirmed that.
“No. Only the abyss disappears. Therefore, this land will return to its original form, that is, the large pit where the king tried to bury 300,000 lives before the abyss was created.”
“hmm! If so! Nothing bad!”
While the satisfied Undead nodded loudly, Calis hurriedly asked.
“How did the military respond to the brigadier general’s visit?”
“reaction? I don’t know. The villain only came here after notifying him.”
On the contrary, Callis was relieved when she said that she was not sure. If Ji-seon notified and came in without any notice, at least it would be possible to buy time until the military government responds. The more sudden Ji-seon’s behavior, the higher the possibility of Kalis’ escape.
This time I asked.
“Then when are you going to destroy the bottomless pit?”
“There is a problem with the small man’s energy, and I have to look at this land a little. I want to do it the day after tomorrow.”
A declaration that the day after tomorrow will be able to escape from this loathsome abyss.
When I heard the story, I felt a surge of joy without even realizing it.
I’ve never thought in my life that I liked this damn world, but the thought of going up and soaking up the sun suddenly made me miss the ground so badly.
The cool wind brushing my ears, the sunlight reprimanding my lazy body, and even the distant scenery.
I thought I wasn’t the type to enjoy the scenery, but in fact, I wonder if the things I’ve been with all my life were actually desperate.
“Wow! Escape!”
I clearly showed my exhilaration.
“I’m going out anyway! Everything is meaningless now! Jisun! Eat everything here!”
Jiseon politely declined.
“Even if you give me that, the small person is a small person, so there is a limit to the place to hold it inside. Since the small man is full, why don’t you eat the rest slowly?”
“Ugh! I’m escaping this place the day after tomorrow, but I can’t eat leftovers in that short time! Let’s make tomorrow’s food tomorrow! I’ll throw the leftovers into the official Tantalos dumpling can!”
‘To throw away the fruit of the earth in front of the followers of the Earth Mother…? I don’t know if that’s rude.’
When Ji-seon frowned slightly, I sang the official Tantalus song.
Since ancient times, leftover rice was taken up by the dog, so the dog at Jeongseung’s house was also very good.
“Oh!”
“bruise? me?”
Aji approached with a tilt of her head.
I set the plate full of meat down on the empty table. Then, like a gambler shouting all-in, he pushed back vigorously and said.
“okay! Eat all of this today!”
“bruise! What happened!”
Aji immediately sat down in a chair, put his head down, and groaned. Aji exclaimed happily after tasting the lightly cooked meat.
“tomorrow! bruise! The sun rises in the west!”
“I don’t know where you learned that, but this food is not from the sun, but from this person! Be grateful!”
“Let’s bruise! thank you!”
“…Have a lot of it. Dog King.”
Ji-seon couldn’t help but nodded his head.
