Chapter 150
Chapter 150
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 149
Chapter Title: Her Apostle
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“Working Hard Pay-to-Win Knight 149”
“Yeah. Not anymore. He’s not alone now.”
Daeha let out a deep sigh as he spoke.
“She showed up.”
“……”
From here on, it was beyond what was taught even in the 34th Earth’s education.
It was mythology itself.
The problem was that this mythology was still unfolding in the present.
“The Creator God… and an equal being has been born?”
“Who knows. Whether she’s equal, inferior, or even stronger… What can worthless existences like us presume to say?”
The supreme god, whose equal was nearly nonexistent even after scouring the entire great cosmos, laughed wryly.
“Thanks to her, He abandoned managing the great dimensions He created. He tossed aside the strict dimensional oversight, letting the Nameless—sealed deep in His consciousness after sweeping through like a flood—run rampant across the great cosmos.”
This was the story of the great war that engulfed the entire great cosmos about 500 years ago.
A great cosmic mess involving the Nameless, Heavenly Clan and Demonic Clan, Grotesque, Legion, and all sorts of transcendents and gods entangled together.
“All because of Her?”
“Well, with a true equal appearing, it’s natural His interest in His creations would wane. The problem is… She, who was only focused on Him at first, started taking an interest in those creations.”
Of course, that made sense. For a newborn child(?), toys would naturally catch her eye more than the adult.
I organized his story.
The Creator God lived through eons in solitude and created worlds to overcome His loneliness. Having made them with love, He naturally managed them.
But then She appeared. The one and only other, possibly equal to the Creator God.
And ironically, She—the reason He let go of managing the great dimensions—grew interested in the worlds He had made.
“Then what’s Her goal? Creating new worlds?”
“Can’t exactly call it a goal. She’s already creating them like mad, isn’t she?”
That was the truth behind the recent monster outbreaks. Copying game worlds and monsters indiscriminately and scattering them across the great dimensions!
“What’s the point… of all this?”
“I don’t know exactly. But if I had to guess… She wants to create existences like us. This is all part of that process.”
“Us?”
“The supreme gods.”
Daeha explained calmly.
This world is the Creator God’s dream, or novel-like world. We believe we live with free will, but in truth, it’s all movements within His conception.
The Creator God’s [Scenario] functions like a concept of fate.
“There are even ability lines that read it.”
“……Precognition.”
“Yeah. It’s the power to peek at the scenario.”
However, if someone reaches the transcendent realm and surpasses fate, they can throw off precognition.
That’s why precognition can’t be trusted 100% in the world of transcendents, and why Lucky Strike—the mage tower lord of the Fate Mage Tower and grand archmage—ended up wiped out on stocks.
“But even that isn’t complete transcendence. It’s like… yeah, there’s that story, right? Novelists writing novels where characters deviate from the plot the author wanted and act differently.”
It’s a common tale. Novels are written from the first line to the last by the author, yet few authors completely control the story.
“But that doesn’t mean the characters are truly alive and moving on their own.”
“That’s the limit of low-tier transcendents. It doesn’t improve much even for mid or high-tier transcendents… but when you reach the supreme realm, it changes. Supreme gods are [True Sovereigns]. They shatter fundamental limits and can completely escape the [Scenario].”
It was hard to understand. Completely escaping the scenario?
“Does that mean immunity to precognition?”
“More than that. True Sovereigns can escape the [Scenario] itself.”
That was completely unexpected.
“Isn’t outside the great cosmos… no, the great dimensions… nothingness without even the concept of existence?”
“That’s why they’re True Sovereigns—they can exist even in such a place. And once they do… supreme gods can step outside the great dimensions and confront Him.”
“You write a novel… and the character jumps out into reality?”
Daeha nodded at my words.
“From His perspective, yes. In fact, for quite a while, His goal was increasing the number of supreme gods. The Reincarnators, Saviors, and humans were results of those attempts. They weren’t equals, but enough to alleviate His loneliness. Seems He gave up on all that once She appeared.”
Reincarnators and Saviors are famous even on Earth.
The Enlightened One, Buddha, and the World’s Incarnation, Jesus Superstar.
Until recently, Earthlings believed without doubt they were Earth-born… but in truth, they’re cosmic existences who’ve appeared in many civilizations.
‘Well, anyway.’
Daeha’s words were clear.
“So, seeing supreme gods who’ve come ‘outside,’ She wants to make ones like them…”
“But She can’t quite pull it off.”
“Figures.”
The Creator God writhed in loneliness for eons in utter void and created this world. No matter how great the Creator God, was crafting this world an easy process?
In a way… this world might be the product of madness born from loneliness.
‘But what about Her?’
She, newly born, isn’t alone. There’s Him, and beyond that, numerous True Sovereigns—supreme gods.
‘No reason to start completely from scratch…’
I thought of Ardenia. Ardenia’s history was written by story writers, the world built by map editors. Characters by character designers, abilities and stats by developers.
She roughly took those and made worlds.
She was a being beyond realms who could mass-produce transcendents just like that, but even so, she hadn’t manifested mid-tier gods, let alone supreme ones.
“……”
Come to think of it, things had always been off.
No matter that chakra practitioners open a small universe within themselves, the Ardenia existing inside me was blatantly abnormal.
Even likening a small universe to a world, it’s about manifesting specific conditions—not freely living in it, meeting countless people, and even gaining abilities. That’s pure nonsense.
And that’s not all.
Even Daeha, a supreme god, couldn’t designate me as his apostle.
In other words.
“I’m… one of Her creations.”
“Nope.”
“……”
Blasphemous as it is, I wanted to smack him.
“No, then what was all that talk? Starting from ‘In the beginning, there was void’! I’ve typed thousands of characters up to here!”
Daeha laughed at my outburst.
“Calm down. She didn’t create you, but you’re related. You’re… like Her apostle. That’s why my apostle designation didn’t work.”
I quelled my excitement and asked.
“I’m originally from this dimension, and She made me Her apostle, granting me these abilities?”
“Just a guess—I can’t know the details.”
“No, then… there could be lots of people like me, right? If She can make them arbitrarily.”
Think about it: not all monsters come from Revenge. There were ones from Blade & Magic, Dark Star, all sorts of games.
It wouldn’t be strange if there were as many game ability users like me as there are monster types.
“Twelve.”
“Oh, you’ve already found them all?”
“You’re the first I’ve seen in person. Not just on the 34th Earth—even across the Leonhardt Empire, you’re the only one. A being as vast as Her can’t see clearly inside the great dimensions. Even if She places one right next to Her, it creates gaps of several galaxies.”
“Then how do you know the number?”
“Forgot who I am? I can’t interfere, but game-related stuff, of course I know. However… including you, there are three survivors.”
Meaning nine were dead.
“No, why…?”
“No ‘why’—normies suddenly entering a game world should die, right? Especially when stamped as Her apostle, completely cut off from this world’s mana communication.”
“……No, wait a sec.”
My head went cold.
“No way… mana aptitude F-rank…?”
Daeha nodded.
“Not just anyone can be Her apostle. Only those with transcendent talent—[communication ability] enough to become chakra transcendents—can connect to Her outside the great dimensions. She then maxes out that talent…”
Rumble!
At that moment, thunder crashed from the clear sky. Daeha’s relaxed face twisted.
“Ah, that Grotesque idiot couldn’t hold out and’s calling already. Gotta go. You get the gist, right?”
With that, Daeha gestured at the air.
Flash!
We were already out of the inner world.
“Wait! Mana aptitude F-rank…”
“Consider yourself apostle-designated. Unless it’s at the level of borrowing money everywhere, I’ll just accept it. Oh, and apostles need a divine weapon at least.”
Flash!
In an instant, a flash burst, and a luxurious watch clasped onto my wrist.
“Transcendent weapon, Zero-Sum. Saw you’ve got luck as a key stat. It’s a new product, so no numbering, but still a solid growth-type item. Feed it well—think of it as taxes paid to me.”
Finishing, Daeha stepped back, and the [perspective] lifted, my vision returning to normal.
“Apostle designation! In this world!”
“Incredible…”
“To think we’d actually see that one…”
The venue grew noisy, but Daeha just grinned.
“Alright, I’m busy, so I’ll… Hm?”
He turned to leave but paused.
‘What? Thought it was urgent, but there’s more?’
So I thought, but he wasn’t looking at me.
He was looking at Seongjae.
“You—what’s your name?”
“Yes, sir! I! Am! Lee! Seong! Jae! Age 52! Type O, and though lacking, I’m an actor! Honored to meet you, Game Master…”
“It’s been ages since I watched TV… What is it? Why? Feels familiar…”
As Daeha squinted and muttered, the noisy surroundings gradually quieted.
“What? Is there a problem?”
“Who’s that guy?”
“Famous actor. Don’t know Lee Seongjae?”
Whispers spread. Then, at some point.
“Ah!”
With a sharp exclamation, Daeha’s mouth fell open. His expression shifted to something indescribable, and finally, the leisure vanished from his face.
But it wasn’t anger.
“Ah, ahaha! Ahahahaha!”
He burst into laughter. A full-bellied guffaw! Daeha laughed madly while facing Seongjae.
“No, no way, this can’t be. Really… Puhaha! Ahahaha! In the world!”
The inexplicable laughter froze everyone around.
A supreme god—the 34th Earth’s savior—was laughing.
“Ahaha! You’re really handsome, huh? Puhaha! Oh man… haha! Actually handsome!”
‘What’s with this guy? Did he take something?’
The situation was so out-of-left-field I just stared blankly.
Finally, his laughter subsided. Wiping tears, Daeha calmed.
“Ah, haven’t laughed that hard in forever. Good I made time. Puh!”
He chuckled once more, then walked over clunkily.
Then, turning back once with a face suppressing laughter.
“Kkh… Handsome guy.”
With those words, he vanished.
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“……”
Everyone stood dumbfounded. The reporters there to cover, the president on stage, the lined-up actors and staff awaiting awards.
The commendation ceremony ended there.
Naturally, that evening, all news channels went wild.
[Game Master Descends! At the Presidential Commendation Ceremony!]
[Game Master’s Apostle is Born!]
[Han Jaeyeon, Who is He?]
[What Are the Powers of the Second Apostle?]
[Kang Boram Says: ‘Took down two transcendents with a non-transcendent body.’]
For reference, one other place blew up.
The entertainment section.
[Beauty Acknowledged by God! Universe’s Hottest Guy!]
[Lee Seongjae, Who is He?]
[Behold the Beauty Acknowledged by God!]
[Two-Shot of Game God’s Apostle and Universe’s Hottest Guy.]
[Kang Boram Says: ‘Hate to admit it, but he is handsome.’]
And so, once again.
Turmoil crashed into my life.