Chapter 278 - 271. Dealing with a God
"So that’s why you want to become human again?"
Lucre smiled wryly. "Is it so wrong?"
"The desire itself? Probably not," Zein said. It was more...weird, than wrong, because he knew a lot of people who wished they could live eternally like the Celestial Beings.
"So...the method?" Lucre tilted his head.
Turning his head to look at the blue eyes that were identical to him, Zein said with a stern voice. "Are you telling me I shouldn’t be pissed about you wanting to take over my body?"
Lucre blinked his eyes twice, thrice, before grimacing. "Well, if you put it like that..."
"Just to be clear, I don’t want to be your vessel," Zein said firmly, clearly, not leaving any chance. "Not even if I die and you take over my dead body."
Lucre winced slightly at the guide’s aggressive tone. "That’s harsh..."
Zein scoffed. Sure, the man truly looked like he longed for that mortal life, the ’freedom’ he wished for. But no matter how much pity he felt for this...God, essentially, it wouldn’t be enough to make him willing to let go of the autonomy of his mind and body.
And above all else, it wouldn’t be enough to make him leave his esper alone.
"Oh, fine, perhaps someday through your descendant--"