Kwa-jar-jarak!
What is this?
Waaah!
Kler!! This was not part of the plan…!
Hoo-woong.
Kwa-jik!!!
The great races are not ‘boss types’ like field bosses or world bosses.
If you really want to pinpoint it, they’re NPCs for quest progression.
From the start, they were set up to be impossible to defeat, with each great race boasting over level 130 stats just in relation to the altar.
They’re slightly weaker than the Sugarado of the snowy mountains, but still not an existence you can take lightly.
Even the amazing Lily had to join forces with numerous people to just barely take one down.
“I was tired. Once I used my strength, I was worn out.”
Even in their original state, they were that tough; I thought I could definitely take them in the spiritual world where they can’t exert their full strength.
“Heh.”
A golden strike hit the great race in an instant.
It didn’t seem like it was a big effort.
But the result was disastrous.
Lily took the hammer from the crumpled great race.
Next to her, Luck was trembling in fear.
Spinning the hammer playfully, she immediately soared up and struck another race.
Puh-ruung!!
Seeing the once-mighty great race burst apart, Kler held his head in despair.
“This is hell…”
This is hell.
How could this be possible?
Kuwuung!
“Is it all over?”
“……Lady Lily.”
The golden hammer that fell next to Kler’s head.
All races, except for Luck and Charm, were already annihilated, and Lily showed no signs of fatigue.
In fact, looking at Lily, who seemed to feel a sense of liberation, Kler couldn’t hide his chill.
‘How could the spiritual world be stronger than the real one?’
No, it’s ridiculous to even say it’s ‘stronger.’
‘It’s just different.’
Cats and tigers may be similar species, but their combat power is like heaven and earth.
It’s absurd to even compare the current Lily to the real Lily.
Moreover, the two great races that were mercilessly slaughtered by the absurdly pouring golden army were a testament to that.
“Was she hiding her strength?”
“More than hiding it, it’s just that she temporarily regained her original power.”
Haa…
After spinning the hammer lightly, she smiled.
“I wasn’t feeling great until just now, but I feel better after loosening up a bit.”
“…What are you thinking of doing to me?”
“As I said earlier?”
Swish. Lily’s white hand brushed against Kler’s head.
A familiar action she did often in the past.
“It might sting a little.”
“What— Khuuuk!!!”
Khuuuaaaaah…
■
“Refreshing.”
I avoided doing this on purpose to not feel a sense of self-loathing, but I realized that doing this sometimes might not be so bad after all.
The omnipotence that can’t even compare to the Deoen of the past me.
I thought of the endless techniques and weapons I could use now, but I decided to stop.
After all, this is merely the spiritual world.
“Ugh. Ughhh…”
As I turned to the side, Kler was frothing at the mouth and collapsed.
Of course, it was my masterpiece, but I didn’t do anything special.
“I just erased a bit of memory.”
Piercing through the system’s protection to wipe the memories of the soul.
Normally, it would require quite a bit of power, technique, and time, but the spiritual world is different.
Here, I can achieve just about anything.
Typically, I’d do some anesthesia as well, but as a price for being cheeky, I just messed with his brain.
“…I hope he doesn’t go insane, right?”
I worry if it was a mistake since I hadn’t done it in a long time.
“Lily.”
“Good job, Pharaoh.”
As soon as the Pharaoh arrived, he captured two members of the race.
He looked quite refreshed, much like me.
The Pharaoh within the hammer radiated a humming light.
“When can we get out of here?”
“Just a little longer. The outside me is still weak.”
“After waiting for thousands of years, you’re telling me to wait again?”
“Since you’ve waited for thousands of years, waiting for a few more years is nothing.”
Of course, it wouldn’t take years.
I said that, and the Pharaoh sulked unnecessarily.
“You sure talk big. Why don’t you give it a try?”
“……”
“My bad.”
“I appreciate it.”
The Pharaoh quickly changed the subject.
“Anyway, get stronger quickly and release me. The desert awaits me.”
“Rashti is staying still, but you went out for a walk. You need to be a bit patient.”
“That little brat is just like that by nature.”
“That little brat is probably older than you, Pharaoh.”
“So what? They’re acting like a kid.”
In my space of despair, there were countless ancient beasts, but most had disappeared, leaving only two.
One was the Emperor of the Desert, the Pharaoh.
The other was the Master of Blood, Rashti.
“If I weren’t a statue, I would have been drained of blood for thousands of years.”
“So, are you saying all the other beasts escaped because they were drained of blood?”
“That could be the case.”
The hammer vibrated with a hum and burst into laughter.
“……”
But behind the laughter, there was a slight tremor.
“It can’t be helped.”
Rashti is half-demon, after all.
■
I gathered all six blessings.
My own luck and the four blessings that Kler possessed.
Among them, Kler’s blessing was a power that amplified and constrained strength based on status.
“So that’s why you gave me the badge.”
“Exactly, darling. It seemed like a fruit badge with no real meaning, but it actually had a special pattern.”
Cherry, Clover ♧
Peach, Heart ♥
Strawberry, Diamond ◆
Banana, Spade ♤
All represented fruits symbolizing playing cards and were distributed according to the order of the patterns.
KP was a point system categorized into levels.
“…But how did you know the badge would have an effect?”
“Huh?”
“I mean, darling smashed the badge. It was solid, but I couldn’t tell because of the contract, yet you smashed it right away.”
“I smashed it, you see. It’s one thing for something to be tough, but I couldn’t say anything because of the contract, and then I just smashed it anyway.”
Alice couldn’t reveal any information beyond her limits due to the contract with Kler.
Of course, the blessing he had and the hierarchy were the same.
But I smashed the badge as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
And the reason…
“Just.”
“Huh?”
“I was just angry and smashed it.”
There was no reason.
Alice stared blankly for a moment before nodding her head.
“I see.”
“Of course, I had some idea, but whether I had a reason or not wouldn’t have made much difference.”
Kler’s purpose was to stall as much time as possible to open the altar.
He needed the hierarchy for that, but I hadn’t been stopping him from opening the altar from the beginning, so it wouldn’t have made much difference anyway.
I even took down the great race that had bestowed blessings.
“Anyway… it’s a charm for darling.”
A translucent fox approached Alice.
Its red eyes looked at me before it jumped right next to me.
Messages rang out as soon as I gathered six of them as if waiting for me.
[You have gathered all six blessings of the great race!]
[Time on Kiki Island, which had come to a standstill, begins to flow again!]
[The first blessing you obtained, Luck, is enhanced.]
[Luck always guides you to the best path.]
[Now, even if you leave Kiki Island, luck will remain intact.]
[The Agent reveals their presence!]
In the Spiritual World, a powerful wave shook the altar.
The presence that stepped into this world was incomparable to those referred to as the great race.
No, maybe it had been there from the beginning.
Swoosh.
Alice vanished from the altar just as naturally as if it had always been that way.
‘Spatial blockade?’
Now only the Agent and I remained at the altar.
A woman covered in vibrantly colored translucent cloth, seemingly hiding her identity, revealed herself.
‘Ah.’
But she was certainly not human.
“Are you the Agent who grants wishes?”
‘…? Why.’
?
The Agent answered a question with a question.
I frowned slightly before approaching the Agent.
“What do you mean, ‘why?'”
‘…Ah? So that’s how it is. How cute.’
Kiki.
The Agent began to laugh, fluttering the cloth as if it were a stroke of luck.
It was strangely infuriating.
Kiki? Kiki.
Why are you laughing?
‘That’s right. I’m the Agent. I grant wishes to those who gather all the blessings.’
“……”
‘What wish do you desire? Lily Elbrite. Overwhelming power? Enormous wealth?’
A wish, huh.
Back in the day, I would have chosen ‘that’ without a moment’s hesitation.
But I had already experienced that to the point of boredom, and I had realized long ago that it was impossible.
“Please grant Alice’s wish.”
‘…Oh my. Is that all?’
‘…Oh my. Is that it?’
“Yes.”
I’ve said it many times, I’m here for fun and not to get mythical or expensive rewards.
It’s just that I had to make them pay for the kidnapping.
Besides, the things I truly want can’t be achieved with the Agent’s abilities.
The small things don’t really hold much meaning.
The Agent tilted their head and then shook with amusement.
As if this situation was just too funny.
‘Ah… this makes things a bit troublesome. How can we not reward someone who gathered all the blessings.’
“Then you can take care of it, that’s fine.”
‘…Just as I thought.’
Ding!
[You have received a large amount of experience points and a medium gold coin box.]
[LV.95]
[Title: Receiver of the Agent’s Blessing acquired.]
‘If you have no wishes, then this is all I can give.’
“That’s enough for me.”
‘If you’re satisfied.’
The altar breaks.
It’s not just the altar that’s being destroyed.
[Dungeon Cleared.]
[Rewards based on the strategy will be distributed.]
Secrets surrounding Kiki Island are being shattered.
[Kiki Island dungeon is lost!]
I took one last look at the Agent.
Covered in cloth, but wearing a strange expression.
A bit of doubt remained, but I left it behind and exited the dungeon.
.
.
.
Heh.
In the empty space left behind.
The Agent removed the colorful cloth that concealed them.
As soon as the cloth came off, pink cat ears perked up and cat-like sharp eyes briefly reminded me of someone.
“Sis, you’re still the same.”
No matter how weak I become.
Even if I’m overwhelmed by countless endings of death.
Realizing that salvation alone cannot save the world.
Always the same Lily Elbrite.
‘My savior.’
“Pharaoh Uncle and Lasty Sis are still around. Is it loyalty or something that makes them stick around?”
‘Whatever it is.’
“I’m coming back.”
The Ancient Beast, ‘Myeosin’, lightly smiled at seeing the old family.
And then, with a flick, tossed their head back and closed their eyes.
“…But that is.”
In fact, beyond ‘that place’, besides those two and the strange black cloud, there was one more.
A woman sitting in the midst of a golden wave. With blue hair and blue eyes.
Above all, she resembled ‘Lily’ far too much…
“What on earth was that?”
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