Chapter 1411: Side Story 20
Chapter 1411 - Side Story 20
Haze was flustered.
‘I lost…?’
The story unfolded like this.
As the God of Fraud and the God of Devotion, Haze had the power to find her successor.
Unfortunately, Athenae had a population of over a billion. Because of that, it was nigh impossible for the gods to check and identify which among these people were suitable and qualified one by one. To compensate for this, the gods would receive information about people who had made remarkable achievements related to the gods. Through this information, the gods could then determine the exact percentage of chance that the person was qualified to replace them and take over their positions as gods.
[Assemblyman Man-Deuk has an 89% chance of becoming the God of Fraud.]
[He, who has only been playing the game for one hour, has already made promises he’s not intending to keep, and has taken advantage of the people.]
Haze had never seen such a talent before. A foreigner, who had only arrived in Athenae, was able to gain something just by telling lies? The more shocking part was that he also made promises he could not keep during the Goblin Defense Battle and reaped significant benefits as a result. When Haze saw this, a desire to acquire this talent as her successor bubbled up within her. So, she sent the talent an offer as the God of Fraud by sending a class change quest.
‘He still needs to grow further but…’
The class change quest was not that difficult. If he failed, then… that just meant that he was not qualified. That was also the reason why she willingly offered the quest.
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the Fraud to Assemblyman Man-Deuk.]
‘What?’
Alas, something strange happened. Usually, when gods offered such quests, the foreigners would accept them right away.
‘Why is he silent?’
Assemblyman Man-Deuk did not take advantage of the opportunity that had been given to him. When Haze realized this, she grew visibly upset. Perhaps the competent talent she was eyeing had been taken by someone else? Or maybe… he did not hear the notification for some reason?
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the Fraud to Assemblyman Man-Deuk.]
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the Fraud to Assemblyman Man-Deuk…]
Haze kept sending the offer. But the other side remained silent.
[You have used your voice to convey your words to Assemblyman Man-Deuk.]
Haze decided to speak with the man personally. However, it was pretty hard to determine who the man was or what kind of face he had.
‘Even in the Land of the Gods, this is impossible to do. Only gods ranked as high as the Battle God can do it.’
In recent years, the restrictions in the game Athenae had grown tighter. It was said to be for the protection of the foreigners’ privacy.
[The one who has enough qualifications and qualities to become a fraud.]
Haze conveyed her words using her God’s Voice to him. After a while, an answer came.
[How are you doing this?]
The voice of an old man rang in Haze’s ears. Unfortunately, the only thing that she could hear was the voice of the one she was talking to. This was because when using God’s Voice to communicate, the noise around the target person was usually blocked.
[Hey, Tae-Soo! I think it’s working.]
[Speak, Qualified One.]
[Oh. It’s really working. Then, now…]
Haze smiled. She thought that it was just as she expected. He must have failed to respond because he was ignorant of the ways of the world of Athenae.
[Young lady! How old are you, huh?! Why do you keep on talking like you’re sending messages on Kkatalk?! If you have something to say, then come to me and tell it to my face!]
“...?”
[Qualified One, this is not Kkatalk or anything like that…]
[Why are you talking so informally to me?! And what in the world is this class change quest and qualified one, huh?! This old man’s ears are going to fall off!]
[Q… Qualified One… I am the God of Fraud…]
[Do gods have no respect for the elderly?! How old are you, huh?!]
Haze was twenty years old this year.
[M… Mister Qualified One… Please confirm your qualifications and become my successor…]
[Fraud?! I, Assemblyman Kim Man-Deuk, have never told a single lie in my life!!!]
“...!”
Haze was in awe. His shamelessness knew no bounds! How could these words come out of his mouth? Did he not know whether he was telling the truth or a lie? It was just as Haze expected. He truly had the qualities to commit fraud and become a swindler.
[Ah! At the very least, you should have offered to treat me to a cup of tea before asking me to do anything! And you should have been polite in your request!]
[Eyy! Kids these days! You’re all so rude! I am seventy-seven this year! If someone still wet behind the ears talks to you like this, would you feel good or bad?!]
‘Huh? Why do his words make sense?’
[Are you a god with self-awareness? Or are you a stupid god?! Do you not know how to treat the elderly? They should be treated with respect!]
For some strange reason, Haze was convinced by his logic.
‘It’s not easy. As expected of the talent that I recognize and covet.’
At this moment, Haze decided to use her brains and make full use of her talents. After all, she was the God of Fraud.
[Mister… Qualified One… Let me make a different offer from the class change quest…]
[Huh? Huuuuh? Hey, swindler. Wait a moment~ Don’t hang up~]
At this moment, Assemblyman Man-Deuk was protesting and complaining to the evil and vicious lord of the territory.
“Don’t hang up?”
After about ten minutes.
[Oooh~ Okay, I’m back~ Speak.]
Man-Deuk only returned after confirming that Minhyuk had already punished the lord of the territory.
[Mister… Qualified One… If you can get at least one platinum just with your lies, I will acknowledge your qualifications and personally come to meet you.]
These words would be shocking if others were to hear this. A god would personally meet them and guide them to change their class?
Unbeknownst to Haze, Man-Deuk was smiling viciously over the phone(?)
[Ah. One platinum? There’s no need for that~ I have a lot of money.]
Haze frowned. From what she knew, this man was a foreigner who had just stepped into Athenae. It was impossible for him to have one platinum, money that was equivalent to a hundred million gold. It was complete and utter nonsense.
[Mister… Qualified One… Lies don’t work on me…]
[Ah. But it’s real? Right now, someone is trying to give me some platinum?]
[Who would give such a massive amount of money to a novice…?]
[It’s true! If what I’m saying is a lie, then I pledge to give you 10,000 platinum! Do you know a pledge?! It’s like the assemblymen and the president’s…]
Haze’s eyes grew wide. Pledging was a significant undertaking. After all, a pledge was something that assemblymen and presidents leading the country would give! It was the vow made by kings and emperors in this world!
‘Wait. Is he lying?’
[Are you telling the truth? You will really give me 10,000 platinum?]
[Ah~ Of course. I have never once reneged on a promise in my life!!!]
[However, if I can prove my words are valid, you have to give me one platinum!]
[Mister… Qualified One… Alright!]
[A bet has been established.]
Haze laughed. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a bluff or not. Who would even give a few platinum to someone who has just started their journey…”
[Assemblyman Man-Deuk has won the bet.]
[He has acquired seven platinum.]
“...?”
[You have lost the bet. You have to give him one platinum.]
On top of that, Haze promised herself that she would go and meet him in person if he could swindle one platinum from someone.
[It’s complete, right? Alright. Come and meet me~ Make sure to bring my one platinum~]
She was completely outsmarted. Right now, she was feeling what those who had been swindled felt.
‘But I trusted you? Besides, assemblymen and presidents should keep their promises, right?’
A sense of betrayal washed over Haze. Then, anger immediately washed over her. There was also a sense of urgency to get her money back!
[Mister… Qualified One… How can you tell lies to me and extort one platinum from me?! Even the promise that you made was a lie, right?!]
[Promise? What promise? I did not make any promises, though?]
“...?!”
Haze was now truly and utterly angry.
‘Didn’t you just make a promise earlier?!’
[I will go and meet you now! I will not let this go! You’re a swindler!]
[Hoho. Come if you want. My grandson, the owner of the West, will scold you!]
‘Owner of the West? What’s that? Why does it sound like it’s the name of a bar?’
Then, the connection with Assemblyman Man-Deuk was cut off. Haze stood up in a panic.
‘Just you wait!’
***
Land of the Gods.
The God of Archery, the God of Fists, the God of Marksmen, and other prominent gods prepared to descend on earth with grim looks on their faces.
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the God of Archery to Flaming Arrow.]
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the God of Fists to Pyongyang’s Kim Du-Han.]
[You…]
They had been constantly sending class change quests to the people they had their eye on. Alas, not a single one of them has responded. Instead of responding to their offer, they just shouted at them.
[Ah! These bastards! If you’re going to come, then come!]
[You punks! You’re all so rude! If you have a favor to ask, then you have to come personally and ask us yourselves!]
[I can’t move. My back hurts~]
They wanted them to come and see them themselves. When they reported the matter to Brod, he simply told them that the ones who would regret it would be the ones who went. And right now, the ones who would regret something were… them. After all, it was not that easy to find people with this much talent.
The God of Archery did not give up.
[You have offered the Class Change Quest: The Way of the God of Archery to Flaming Arrow.]
[You have offered… to Flaming Arrow.]
[You have offered… to Flaming Arrow.]
[You have offered… to Flaming Arrow.]
He sent the notifications nonstop. In the end, Flaming Arrow exploded.
[Hey, you! I’ll kill you and your f*cking corpse! #!#%!#!3 woof, woof!#! moron#$$!idiot#%$!$bastard$@@$!woof^@$ f*cking bastard!]
God of Archery, who was cursed forty-nine times in a row, stared wide-eyed in front of him.
[My ears hurt! Enough is enough! Ah, you punks! Come if you want! Our grandson will scold you! Do you know the owner of the West?]
“Owner of the West?”
“Is that the name of a bar? The owner of a bar will scold us?”
It was both ridiculous and nonsensical! At this moment, the gods wanted to show them how great they were. They wanted to show these people, who were ignorant of the ways of the world, who were going to be scolded! So, they all left the Land of the Gods and headed to Earth.
They ripped a parchment and changed their faces the moment they landed. And finally, they were able to meet them.
“The Qualified Ones!!!”
The gods’ pride and ego had been scratched significantly by their reactions. How dare they make them come here personally? That was not all. The God of Archery even received forty-nine curses in a row from one of these old men. It was still very vivid in his mind.
“Oh? You’re here!”
“Is it those guys over there?”
“Hey, you punks! Do you know that I almost grew deaf because of you, huh?! My ears almost burst out!”
As the chairmen and presidents who were not chosen as successors stepped back, the gods naturally faced those whom they had chosen. Then, at that moment…
“You scammer!”
…Haze appeared.
Regardless, the chairmen and presidents remained calm and composed. One of them even spoke leisurely and said, “Alright. Now, tell us slowly. What favor do you need from us old ones?”
The gods were almost boiling over with anger, but they still explained as calmly as they could. They explained to them how they were gods and how they could gain tremendous power if they accepted their offers. They also told them that they did not intend to make them feel uncomfortable.
“...So, that’s it! I see!!!” Min-Tae said, “Everyone can say that! Not too long ago, there was a voice phishing scammer who called me and asked for a billion won. He said that he had my wife with him.”
“Is he talking about Chun-Ja? The one who passed away fifty years ago?”
“That’s right. That’s why I asked him if he would revive her if I gave him a billion won.”
“I see… So, he was a necromancer…”
“Hey! You punks! What’s the difference between this and that?! Are you voice phishing us too?!”
The gods almost went crazy with their accusations. They hurriedly gathered together to discuss what they needed to do.
“What would these old men know? Even if we punished them, they wouldn’t even know anything.”
“I don’t think they’ll understand what we’re saying. Even if we worked hard to explain it, they wouldn't listen.”
“Then, how about making their grandson, the owner of the West, pay for their sins?”
“That’s a good idea. He must know that we’re real gods. If he sees us, hnitely get those old men to change their classes.”
The ones who would regret it were the gods. Even if this group of men were old, they still could not bring themselves to let go. They truly coveted their talents.
“We want to talk to your grandson.”
“You said that you will ask your grandson to scold us, right? Then, why don’t you call him here?”
“We will make an example out of your grandson!”
Assemblyman Man-Deuk was quick to judge the situation. He stepped forward and said, “Ah. Then, if we call our grandson and he scolds you and confirms that you voice-phished us, will you compensate us instead?”
The gods laughed.
‘They’re crazy…’
‘Ridiculous…’
‘A mere bar owner will scold us and accuse us of something?’
The God of Archery stepped forward and said, “If we get scolded by your grandson, then we will appoint you as our successors. We will even forgo the quests you call voice phishing.”
The gods were confident.
‘Haha. How much power and influence does a mere bar owner have?’
‘If he can do that, then he will be a legend.’
‘Does the bar owner hide his power? Let’s see for ourselves.’
“Ah! You’re lying to us again!”
Nevertheless, the gods made a vow.
[The gods swear in the name of Athenae.]
The chairmen and presidents grinned.
‘Hoho. We might be old, but we’re not stupid.’
‘There really might be gods. After all, a notification about a God of Archery appearing rang in my ears the moment they showed up.’
Then, at that moment, a flash of light appeared. The gods laughed at the light.
“Alright. Let’s see who this mere bar owner is.”
“Even if we tell those ignorant old men, they wouldn’t be able to understand! Come, you bastard! I will make you pay the price of their sins instead!”
The gods could already imagine the sight of the owner of the West kowtowing to them.
[The Master of the Western Continents has appeared!]
[He is the true master of the Western Continents.]
As the light slowly faded away…
[Master of the Western Continents.]
[Warning!]
[Warning!]
[An Eight Pillar’s Disaster has appeared.]
[No one living in the Western Continents can go against him.]
Thud!
“...!”
All of the gods present were forced to their knees.
[You have been forced to submit and worship the Master of the Western Continents. You will not be able to move for ten seconds.]
“Which bastards dared to touch my grandpas?!”
A cloak bearing the symbol of a fork and knife crossed together fluttered in the wind as the man, with tremendous charisma and majesty, glared at the kneeling gods.
“Is it you?”
“Lord… Lord Minhyuk?” The God of Archery stuttered. He once served Minhyuk as one of his closest aides during his time as the Battle God.
‘They clearly said that their grandson is the owner of the West, right?’
“Do you know me?”
They were currently hiding their true appearances. That was why Minhyuk did not recognize them.
Nevertheless, the God of Archery still could not hide his curiosity. He asked cautiously, “By any chance… did you open a bar?”
“...?”
‘What nonsense are you on about?’