The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 156

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 156
156. Divine Revelation
Yamtti’s mouth fell open without her realizing it.
The statement about killing Angel struck her like a thunderbolt.
She had never even imagined such a thing.
“W-why would you kill Angel?”
“Why? Don’t you want to?”
“No, I know Angel is wicked, but….”
“You’re asking what benefit there is in killing her?”
“Yes.”
Ryu Min chuckled softly.
“There is, actually.”
As for benefits, I had already received them in the first round.
I killed Angel for the first time and received a title and a rune.
The very reason I could become Black Scythe was because I killed Angel.
After that, I didn’t kill Angel again not out of fear of execution, but purely because there was no benefit.
‘That applies only to ordinary Angels, of course.’
Ordinary Angels now grant no rewards when killed.
But Combat Angels are a different story.
What I intended to draw out was this Combat Angel.
“You just stay beside me and do as I command. Understood?”
“Yes, Master.”
“Hurry. Before Min Ju-ri’s buff expires.”
When killing a Combat Angel for the first time, there is a reward proportional to one’s stats.
That was why I wanted to capture it before the buff ended.
As Ryu Min took the lead, Yamtti scurried along behind him.
Soon they arrived at Rubahi Temple, the largest in the Holy Empire.
It was said to be the place where the god Rubahi was enshrined, but I had no interest in such lore.
Whether it was real or false mattered little—my sole focus was summoning the Angel.
Before I could even open the temple doors, the Holy Knight Order standing guard blocked my path.
“We haven’t seen you before. What brings you here?”
If I said ‘I came to do a Sub Quest,’ the NPCs would tilt their heads in confusion.
To them, players were warriors from the Other World, and terms like system or Quest were foreign.
“I’ve come seeking peace of mind.”
“Is that so?”
The knight lowered his spear and cleared the way.
It was a gesture to proceed.
“May you find the path you seek in Rubahi’s sanctuary.”
“Thank you.”
The knight, unaware of what I might do, turned his gaze forward once more.
Yamtti followed Ryu Min quietly, like a devoted puppy.
Before entering the chapel, a priest approached the two of them.
“Welcome, brother. Is this your first visit?”
“Yes.”
“Then you’ll need to register at the Temple first.”
“No, I’m just passing through.”
“In that case, perhaps you’d like to attend a service….”
“That’s fine. Actually, I’d like to make a donation.”
“A donation?”
Ryu Min gazed at the priest and suddenly activated the trade function.
A trade window materialized before him.
[Please freely envision the items or gold you wish to give to the other party.]
【Trader: Black Scythe】
└Items to Trade: None
└Gold to Trade: 1,000,000G
☞Execute Trade☜
【Trader: Priest Balus】
└Items to Trade: None
└Gold to Trade: 0 G
☞Execute Trade☜
[Please add items and press the ‘Execute Trade’ button.]
[The trade will only be completed with both parties’ consent.]
‘Most would assume this only works on players….’
Yet I could use the trade function with NPCs as well.
At first, I’d wondered if it would work on them, but I’d tested it and found out it did.
I gazed at the gold and mentally envisioned one million.
The million gold automatically filled in, and I pressed the execute trade button immediately.
Without the slightest hesitation.
[Trade completed.]
[You have given 1,000,000 Gold to Priest Balus.]
Checking my status window, my held gold had decreased from 1.7 million to 700,000.
One million gold had been transferred.
The priest’s eyes widened at the unexpected fortune.
“Y-you’re donating such a large sum?”
“Yes.”
The priest’s initial shock was brief.
Though he tried to hide it, the corners of his mouth twitched visibly.
His eyes gleamed with avarice—it was unmistakable.
Just how worldly his thoughts truly were.
Yet he didn’t simply accept it outright.
Apparently wanting to save face, he uttered words that rang hollow.
“One million gold? I cannot possibly accept such a fortune.”
‘As if you haven’t already pocketed it.’
Ryu Min suppressed a smirk and offered a philanthropic smile instead.
“To make an offering to the great Rubahi, this amount is only fitting. Besides, it’s hardly a significant sum for me. Please don’t feel burdened.”
“You must be quite wealthy. Hehehehe.”
Having apparently decided not to return it, the priest simply laughed for a long while.
Of course, there was a reason I had offered such a substantial amount.
‘Right now, the easiest Sub Quest to complete is [Make a Donation].’
As expected, the message I’d been waiting for appeared before my eyes.
【Sub Quest – Large Donation】
└Condition ▶ Donate 1,000,000 gold or more to the Temple
[Sub Quest completed!]
[Humanity’s reputation toward Black Scythe has risen from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Favorable’.]
The Fantasy World contains countless Sub Quests.
In the Holy Empire alone, there are at least thirty.
‘By leveraging the ability to return dozens of times, I’ve systematically discovered and conquered each Sub Quest.’
As a result, I was able to establish the optimal Quests and routes for the fastest completion, and this was one of them.
‘With enough money, the donation Quest can be completed in a single second.’
That said, one million gold at this point in time was a fortune that not just anyone could obtain, making it an impossible Quest for other players.
This was precisely why my reputation had skyrocketed so dramatically.
“Thank you so much for your generous donation. May Rubahi’s blessings always be with you, our faithful believer. Hahahaha!”
“Thank you. But I dislike empty words. Rather than mere platitudes, I’d like to receive the god’s blessings directly.”
“Directly?”
I spoke with a subtle tone.
“Through divine revelation.”
“….”
“I’ve heard that the Rubahi Temple can commune with the divine through revelation. If the god were to bestow blessings upon me directly, it would be the greatest honor imaginable.”
Receiving a divine revelation at the Temple is common knowledge.
Yet no one requests it.
Only the Holy Emperor, the supreme leader of the Holy Empire, is granted the privilege of receiving divine revelation.
Perhaps for this reason, the priest’s face bore an awkward smile.
“Since you’re new here, you may not know, but divine revelation can only be received by His Majesty the Holy Emperor. A believer lacking sufficient faith cannot receive it.”
“Even after donating one million gold?”
“Even so, some things are simply impossible. For an outsider of unknown origin to seek contact with the divine? His Majesty would be furious if he heard of this.”
“Then return the gold I gave you.”
While taking back what one has given is shameless, I brazenly extended my palm.
But the priest was equally shameless.
“It is our principle never to return donations once received.”
“But I’m asking you to.”
“If you have complaints, speak to the Temple Knight outside. They’ll be happy to escort you to prison.”
Faced with this thinly veiled threat, Ryu Min conceded defeat.
“I suppose I have no choice.”
Words alone would get me nowhere.
“Yamtti. Take control of him.”
* * *
With the priest under my command, I entered without resistance.
I also recovered the 1 million gold.
Click—
I pressed the hidden button in the bookshelf, and with a grinding sound, a secret passage revealed itself.
“It’s dark from here on. Please follow carefully.”
The priest spoke without emotion and led the way.
I’d only instructed him to guide me to the Altar, yet he was being remarkably cooperative.
“We’ve arrived.”
After traversing the secretive underground passage, we reached a dimly lit cavern.
Befitting a place where divine oracles descended, a soft luminescence drifted through the space—quite atmospheric, actually.
Without the light, one might have mistaken it for a dark sorcerer’s sacrificial chamber.
“Please wait here momentarily. I shall bring His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”
“Bring him quickly. Just tell him that Chronos’s representative requested to meet alone.”
The priest merely glanced at me before ignoring my command.
His true master was Yamtti alone.
“Do what he says! Now!”
“Understood.”
Only after Yamtti spoke did the priest finally leave the cavern.
“Yamtti.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Equip yourself properly. This could turn dangerous if we’re careless.”
“My, are you worried about me? I’m truly grat—”
“Not about you. I’m worried about losing the Fascination Rune.”
Whimper.
Leaving Yamtti pouting like a duck in my wake, I equipped my gear.
Legendary weapons, God-tier armor, God-tier helm—everything.
I armed myself with items that would maximize my stats.
That way, the rewards from capturing the combat Angel would be optimized.
Then.
Thud, thud—
Footsteps echoed from the darkness.
From the gait and presence I sensed, two people were approaching.
One was the priest who’d gone to fetch them; the other was the Holy Emperor, the supreme ruler of the Holy Empire.
“So it’s true? God’s representative is actually waiting here?”
“That is correct. It is he.”
As the priest pointed toward Ryu Min, the Holy Emperor’s gaze fixed upon him with eyes like those of an aged tiger.
“This man is Chronos’s proxy? Are you mocking me right now? I sense not even a hair’s worth of divine power from him.”
“Oh? You can’t feel it?”
Ryu Min chuckled softly and revealed the title he had been concealing.
[Last Hour Reverser]—a title inherently hostile to human reputation.
The moment I switched it to ‘public,’ the Holy Emperor’s eyes widened dramatically.
“How about now? Can you feel it?”
“Y-yes, noooooo! How dare you enter this place! Impersonating a god’s proxy and brazenly standing here after murdering the Archbishop!”
The Holy Emperor erupted with killing intent, unleashing divine power from every fiber of his being.
An ordinary person would have buckled under that overwhelming pressure, but Ryu Min merely scoffed.
An NPC, no matter how strong, was still an NPC.
They were incomparable to combat angels.
‘Still, the reputation effect is quite potent. He immediately unleashed killing intent and tried to strike me down.’
Well, having killed the Archbishop, I had become a public enemy to all human NPCs.
‘But.’
I closed the distance in an instant and drove my fist into the Holy Emperor’s abdomen.
Thwack!
“Gack!”
The Holy Emperor’s divine power, which had seemed ready to explode moments before, shriveled instantly.
‘That won’t work on me.’
I then grabbed the back of his head and slammed it into the ground.
A dull impact reverberated through the Holy Emperor’s skull.
I pressed down on the back of his head, applying crushing force.
His divine power leaked out no more than water from a sealed faucet.
“With that level of power, how dare you stand against level 89.”
“Ughhhh!”
The Holy Emperor was strong, but he was still an NPC.
In player terms, he was roughly level 60.
Against another player it might differ, but he could inflict not even a speck of damage upon me.
“Yamtti. Dominate this one as well.”
“Yes, Master.”
After the priest, I had now dominated the Holy Emperor as well.
Once the domination was complete, I released my grip from the back of his head.
“Please give your orders.”
When the Holy Emperor looked at Yamtti, she turned her gaze toward me.
“Master, what shall I command him to do?”
“Send the priest back and tell him you wish to receive an oracle from the Holy Emperor.”
“Understood.”
An oracle.
It means God imparts His will to the world through humans.
In other words, a channel of communication between God and mankind.
Only the Holy Emperor of the Holy Empire can accomplish this.
‘But in reality, he’s conversing with Angels, not God.’
I lifted my gaze toward the Holy Emperor.
Before the massive Altar, the Holy Emperor radiates divine power.
It’s the procedure to summon an Angel.
‘Soon enough, the Angel will answer the call.’
The Angel appearing here is an ordinary one.
Since it’s not a combat Angel, there’s no need to be particularly tense.
Of course, ordinary players would be terrified because of the pressure, but I had no such reason.
I possessed the title of Supreme Being, obtained from the Tower of Trials.
‘Intimidate the ordinary Angel and summon a combat Angel.’
Just as I was formulating this simple plan, light flashed before me.
Flutter—
An entity spreading its wings and displaying its beautiful form—an Angel—gazed down at the bowing Holy Emperor.
[What business do you have calling me, old human?]
“Ah, well…”
“The one with business isn’t him.”
As I interjected during their exchange, the Angel’s gaze turned toward me.
[Who are you? A Player?]
“So Angels can perceive what a Player is, I see.”
The Angel’s delicate brow furrowed sharply.
[Insolent insect. So you wish to have your head burst and die.]
Murderous intent blazed from its eyes, as if ready to kill me on the spot.
I let out a scoff and spoke.
“Go ahead and try, Angel.”

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