NOVEL NEXT [Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
Chapter 509
“Do I need to make a contract to hear more?”
“Yes. This is my livelihood… If you don’t write a contract promising to spare my life, I absolutely won’t say anything more. Seong Jihun.”
“Hmm.”
Seong Jihan pretended to contemplate while covering his twitching mouth with his hand.
Seong Jihun, huh.
Changing the name with administrator privileges gets patched in real-time.
“Then write it clearly in the contract. That you’ll help operate the Tower of Babel and reveal the secret of Heavenly Tree Descending Spirit for certain.”
“Good. You too, write Seong Jihun’s name clearly. This time, I absolutely won’t be fooled like before.”
“You said to write the BattleNet name too? How will you hide this?”
“Still… just in case, reveal the name on your status window too.”
This guy.
He was being a bit more careful after being tricked last time.
“Here, look.”
Seong Jihan willingly opened his status window.
And there,
[Name: Seong Jihun]
The modified name was at the top.
“…It’s correct.”
“Now you can trust me, right?”
“Yes, you’re more truthful than Enkidu.”
“Ah, right. Add one more thing. That I won’t be active in this area.”
“I was planning that anyway. I’ll go to the area furthest from East Asia and won’t even look in this direction.”
Gilgamesh spoke with more sincerity than ever before.
Seong Jihan smirked and opened his palm.
“Add that clause and bring out the contract.”
“Alright.”
At Seong Jihan’s words, Gilgamesh quickly took out the contract from his inventory.
As if he had been waiting for this moment, his actions were unprecedentedly swift.
[Contract for Transactions Between Constellation-level Beings]
Gilgamesh, who took out a contract with the official BattleNet mark stamped on it,
“Here… I added this clause.”
After adding the clauses Seong Jihan requested, he handed it over.
He briefly scanned it.
The contract’s text was automatically translated into his native language, Korean.
1. Party A guarantees Party B’s life and safety under any circumstances.
Guaranteeing life and safety under any circumstances.
The wording from the first clause was quite bothersome.
This could mean Seong Jihan might have to protect Gilgamesh if things go wrong.
‘Normally I’d have to argue over each of these clauses and modify them. But I’ll be switching the name back anyway.’
Seong Jihan noticed several other traps but ignored them since the problem would end once he rolled back the name from Seong Jihun.
Instead,
“Hmm… The Taiji Sword is about to fade. Alright. Let’s sign quickly. I should write myself as Party A, right?”
It seemed he looked at it too casually.
He mentioned the Taiji Sword as an excuse for this.
“Oh… Good! Then let’s do it right away!”
Gilgamesh’s face immediately brightened.
His expression became even brighter when Seong Jihan wrote the name Seong Jihun in Party A’s place.
And after they both finished writing their names,
Ziiing…!
[A contract has been established between ‘Seong Jihun’ and ‘Gilgamesh’.]
A message announcing the contract establishment appeared in the system.
“Hehe… You really signed it.”
Gilgamesh’s attitude became arrogant as soon as he signed.
Now that he judged he wouldn’t die, his original demeanor returned.
“Then you first, solve my curiosity.”
At Seong Jihan’s question, Gilgamesh raised his chin.
“You mean about the difference between your Heavenly Tree Descending Spirit and mine? It’s because our calibers are different.”
“You know your life and safety are guaranteed even if I cut off your limbs and genitals, right? I don’t have time to joke around, so speak quickly.”
“Kh, khmm… Alright.”
Gilgamesh, dropping his bluff and returning to his original attitude under Seong Jihan’s chilling aura,
“I don’t know exactly either, but it’s probably related to my gift.”
“Gift?”
He suddenly mentioned his own gift.
“Yes. My gift is… the Red Vessel.”
* * *
“…The Red Vessel, you say?”
The Red Vessel.
This,
‘It’s similar to… the Great Vessel of the Void?’
The Great Vessel of the Void that Yoon Seah had upgraded by maximizing her Late Bloomer gift.
Isn’t this just the same with a different modifier in front?
“Were you also a Late Bloomer gift holder?”
“Ha, Late Bloomer? I was a great vessel from birth.”
“…No, come to think of it, you weren’t even participating in BattleNet in your active days, were you?”
“That’s true. I just became a Constellation later and when I looked at the gift section, it said Red Vessel.”
The Red Vessel.
It was an unexpected gift, but.
‘This guy, I must kill him no matter what.’
Seong Jihan thought even more that he had to deal with Gilgamesh.
The Red Vessel, he said.
This really, if left alive, who knew when the Red Administrator might pop out and use this guy.
‘It might be better to give up on moving through the Tower of Babel.’
Moving through a Tower of Babel created by the Red Vessel felt somewhat unsettling.
It was better to trust the proven Dongbang Sak after all.
Instead,
‘Building the Tower of Babel itself might be able to draw Martial God’s attention…’
Seong Jihan tried to predict the battle in Tuseong.
The Tower of Babel and the sword’s landing.
Among the two methods of movement, he had already decided which was more efficient, but.
Building the Tower of Babel seemed like it would draw Martial God’s attention considerably.
‘There’s only one chance to use Galactic Sword Scar. Maybe it’s better to completely draw Martial God’s attention and gather his power.’
Giving up on going secretly through the two movement methods.
Instead, openly making Martial God prepare and using Galactic Sword Scar there.
This might be the method that could deal the biggest blow to him.
Seong Jihan started outlining the battle in Tuseong from the big picture.
As he stood silently for a moment like that,
“…You’re not planning to kill me because of the effect of Heavenly Tree Descending Spirit being due to the gift, are you?”
Gilgamesh misunderstood his silence and cautiously opened his mouth.
“But no matter what, we’ve already signed the contract… so you can’t kill me. Right?”
The secret of Heavenly Tree Descending Spirit that could access the Red World Tree.
All Gilgamesh had figured out was his own gift.
Since this wasn’t an operating method applicable to Seong Jihan, he had reason to worry.
“I won’t kill you or anything because of this.”
“Y-Yes, you’ve thought well.”
“Instead, let me see you make the Tower of Babel once.”
“I’ll need some power for that… Will you provide it?”
Gilgamesh looked at Seong Jihan and grinned.
Now that he was told he wouldn’t be killed, his spirit quickly revived.
“I won’t move directly with that. It’s enough if it’s enough to make Martial God wary.”
“Still, I think I’ll need some life force. It’s a task of building a tower in such a distant place.”
“There was no mention of providing life force in the contract. Should I break the contract?”
“Ah, ahem. Well. Why are you so harsh? Alright, alright. I’ll squeeze out all the power I have, even what I don’t have…”
When Seong Jihan mentioned breaking the contract, Gilgamesh’s demand for power quickly retracted.
He grumbled as he started to create the Tower of Babel.
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
“Without support, most of my body will disappear… Not just my arms and legs, but most of my torso will wither away too.”
“So what?”
“If you provide me with power, I could create the Golden Tower, no, the Tower of Babel without sacrifice…”
“That’s your problem. You’ll somehow desperately survive even if only your head remains anyway.”
“Khmm…! You know me too well, it’s troublesome.”
Gilgamesh frowned at Seong Jihan’s remark.
“Then, I’ll use a bit of power from that sealing formation.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s almost impossible to construct the Tower of Babel without projecting my power through that open space.”
“Fine. Don’t do anything unnecessary.”
“Why would I do anything unnecessary when I’m hoping you’ll leave so I can settle here with peace of mind?”
Gilgamesh, sincerely wishing for Seong Jihan to leave,
Put his hand into the sealing formation. Flash…!
And as golden light seemed to leak from his body,
Thud thud thud thud…!
The land of Tuseong in the screen began to writhe.
‘It’s quite peculiar.’
The power Gilgamesh currently possesses isn’t even 10% of his prime, yet,
He could build the Tower of Babel so easily on the distant Tuseong.
Of course, he said he was doing it through the sealing formation, but still, it was amazing.
Seong Jihan watched this and asked Gilgamesh.
“By the way, what’s the original purpose of that?”
“It has many uses, but basically it’s a device to control subordinates.”
“Like when people were mentally controlled when summoned to Seouleung?”
“Similar. It’s quite useful for smooth governance. Want me to install one in your territory?”
“Why would I?”
“Even if you’re an administrator, you’ll need something like this to perfectly control humans.”
Gilgamesh firmly believed that Seong Jihan would rule over humanity.
“No thanks, it’s troublesome to rule over anything.”
Seong Jihan said this and looked at the screen.
As the Tower of Babel began to form, he noticed the Constellation relics moving towards it.
The sword’s landing point and the Tower of Babel.
Martial God was preparing for both areas.
“Seong Jihun, at this rate, Martial God will perfectly set traps in those areas. Wouldn’t it be better to provide me with some life force and move quickly instead?”
Seeing this, Gilgamesh again begged for life force.
He really asked for power at every opportunity.
Seong Jihan ignored Gilgamesh’s words and watched Martial God prepare.
The Tower of Babel and the sword’s landing area.
Perhaps because the two locations weren’t that far apart, Martial God had gathered quite a lot of Constellation relics there.
This should be enough to deal a blow with Galactic Sword Scar in one go.
‘It’s about time to go now.’
Seong Jihan, seeing Martial God’s forces gathered, decided it was time to depart.
Then before that,
He should deal with Gilgamesh.
Seong Jihan deactivated the administrator privilege ‘Name Change’ and opened his mouth.
“Gilgamesh, what’s my name?”
“Your name? Seong…”
Gilgamesh started saying “Seong” naturally but
Suddenly frowned.
“Hun… No, Han? S-Seong Jihan? W-Wait!”
Then he took out the contract.
“W-What is this. It’s written as Seong Jihun…! You, what on earth did you…!”
“You gave me the hint. You said you were tricked by name switching.”
“S-So I even checked with the BattleNet status window…!”
“Because I’m an administrator, you see. Temporary modification was possible.”
Ssss…
Along with those words, the Phoenix Spear appeared in Seong Jihan’s left hand.
Seeing this, Gilgamesh stepped back.
“T-This isn’t right…! I cooperated with you fully this time. J-Just let me live. It’s fine even if only my head remains! I won’t even come near your territory. So…”
“I actually hesitated a bit, but your gift is the problem.”
“M-My gift… Why is the Red Vessel…?”
“Because I don’t know how the Red Administrator might use it.”
With those final words,
Thud!
The Phoenix Spear pierced through Gilgamesh’s chest.
“You… bastard…”
“You’ve lived long enough, now rest. Gilgamesh.”
“This… can’t be…”
Whoosh…!
Before Gilgamesh could finish his words, flames erupted from his body.
Blue and red intermingled flames.
The power that rose from the Phoenix Flag instantly turned Gilgamesh’s body to dust.
‘Now he should be completely dead.’
Since he’s someone who could regenerate even from small body fragments,
Seong Jihan checked the place where Gilgamesh died once more.
‘Nothing. Definitely.’
And seeing no trace of him left,
He confirmed Gilgamesh’s annihilation and looked at the image of Tuseong reflected in the sealing formation.
The Tower of Babel that had been rising as the land shook,
Was about to disappear along with Gilgamesh’s demise.
‘Let’s go.’
Seong Jihan stuck the Taiji Sword into the sealing formation.
The location he aimed to land was directly facing the Tower of Babel,
The area that seemed to have the most of Martial God’s traps laid.
As he confirmed his position,
Flash…!
Light shone from the Taiji Sword.
Then,
Infinite Annihilation God
Heart Method
Mind Creates All
Seong Jihan’s body was sucked into the sword.
And the sword moved on its own,
Ziiik…!
Inside the sealing formation.
It pierced straight through to the designated landing point.
* * *
Martial God’s star, Tuseong.
As Martial God was on edge due to the suddenly appearing Tower of Babel and
The strange aura felt from above,
Chiiik…!
A sword of light tore through space and stuck directly into the ground.
[…You’ve come.]
As Martial God spoke upon seeing this,
“Yes.”
Ssssk…
Beside the Taiji Sword,
Seong Jihan revealed himself.
“Let’s end this, Martial God.”
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]