Chapter 296: That Bastard Is Legend (1)
Witness A.
The boy mage, whose face was half covered by his bangs, said, “S-Sword Emperor? Yeah, he’s famous. I was there when he brought down the sixth tower of the Magic Tower. It was amazing. All he did was swing his sword for the tower, covered in all kinds of magic, to come crumbling down. Ah! That was probably the first and last time the elder was so angry. Hmm... There were a lot of people in the sixth tower that I hated, but they all died, so it felt really good. Well, all my teammates were also killed, so I was left with no way to be promoted. After that, I was stuck in low-ranking roles. Several decades later, I ended up cleaning sewers for a hundred thirty-one years, which was a bit shitty...”
Witness B.
The librarian sighed. “I don’t know why you’re asking this. The Sword Constellation, commonly known as the Sword Emperor, is so famous that it’d be strange if someone didn’t know him. I guess he was ten times more famous than the Constellation Murderer currently is. Regardless of everything, the Sword Emperor is the only one who’s ever made it past the ninety-ninth floor. I honestly think he cleared the hundredth floor. Huh? You want to know why that psychopath is famous? What are you talking about? Why do you look like you’re about to throw up?”
Witness C.
The world’s greatest asshole spoke.
—I never really wanted to be a Constellation, you know. I don’t know when, but I started to receive Faith. Somehow, I became a Constellation. Well, that’s all a story for later. Anyway, the conclusion is that I’m a very talented guy. Zombie, a true savior is worshiped as a god even if they do nothing.
The testimonies so far were bullshit, so I didn’t bother taking any more.
“This world is fucked up!” I mumbled.
As the Assistant Writer watched me sink into despair in real-time, she frowned and asked, “What has gotten into you? What’s wrong? Oh, right, the Indoor Librarian personally chose you. Well then, of course you’re a little weird.”
This was the secret hideout of Hamustra’s believers. We reached this place after going down a long underground cave system. There were no fancy buildings or furniture, just some mats spread on the cave floor, along with some simple canned goods. However, simply coming here seemed to have reassured the believers. They were making quite a fuss.
“Ah.”