I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 73
CHAPTER 73
<It’s been a while, human.>
“It’s been a while, human.”
The language of the divine flowed through the human vessel.
<The filthy nature that fails to reverence the divine remains uncorrected.>
“The filthy nature that fails to reverence the divine remains uncorrected.”
Two voices overlapped and repeated before fading away.
“Oh, why don’t you stop doing that, it’s making my ears ring?”
I pretended to rub my ears and frowned.
“To be honest, it’s not even impressive. When did sincerity become a theatrical production?”
The old man, who seemed about to say something more in response to my words, hesitated and then closed his mouth.
“You’re showing off your inability to visit the human world for a while because of divine punishment. Seriously.”
“…….”
“Furthermore, why take on the appearance of an old man again? You’re not borrowing the body of a young god and pretending to be an old man, are you?”
“…….”
“If suddenly becoming young and saying ‘revere the divine’ is the trend, then it’s outdated, don’t you think?”
“…….”
“Those so-called gods who constantly incite wars are all gathered together, so how could they possibly know the latest trends?”
“Enough.”
As the strike hit home, the old man grabbed his head in pain.
It seemed my suspicions of his vulnerability had been confirmed.
“Ugh!”
The old man’s face contorted as he deliberately exhaled heavily as if inviting me to listen.
“Daring to challenge a mortal.”
Thunk, thud.
As I rose, the sound of something breaking and then reassembling echoed, and the old man’s body began to transform.
Muscles bulged, wrinkled skin stretched taut, and white hair started to turn black.
Kyres and the warrior.
“As expected, it’s all just a show, right?”
I chuckled. But cold sweat trickled down my right cheek.
Kyres, the god of war, did not have a separate temple.
There weren’t many who believed in and followed the god of war.
There was, however, another god who offered safety and wisdom when wars occurred.
So Kyres had gathered fanatical followers to form a mercenary group.
Although it was a wandering band with a membership comparable to a medium-sized guild, no one dared to ignore Kyres’ mercenaries.
The reason was simple.
They were mercenaries created by a god, and each one was a formidable warrior.
And they were willing to die for Kyres if necessary.
Just like now.
‘If a god inhabits a mortal body, death is inevitable, and they accepted that.’
Without realizing it, I took a step back as I beheld the robust, almost threatening presence of the warrior.
Gulp, the sound of swallowing saliva was distinctly audible.
Sighing, the warrior, now possessed by Kyres, laughed.
“As expected, you’re scared, human.”
Thud, the heavy footsteps echoed through the floor with each movement.
“Well, you’ve never really faced me properly, have you? You’ve always avoided me except when offering nectar.”
“I haven’t faced you because you’re not worth facing.”
However, despite my words, my retreating steps didn’t cease.
“You’re quite arrogant.”
Kyres laughed. It was a laughter that asserted his absolute confidence.
“But how long do you think you can maintain that attitude?”
Thud, suddenly I was cornered.
My back met the wall.
“You declared you wouldn’t make nectar; therefore, you’re just an ordinary human.”
Kyres slowly reached out his hand and firmly grasped my throat.
“Gack!”
I struggled, but his grip on my throat was unyielding.
“Make the nectar. Make nectar for the gods, even now, and you might be spared.”
His eyes glinted as he stared at me.
“In that case, spare me.”
Thud, thud.
Kyres began to tap my head with his fingers.
My indigo hair trembled.
“After all, isn’t that your worth? Just a tool for the gods.”
“…….”
As I bit my lip, Kyres’ smile deepened.
He noticed my speechlessness.
He seemed very pleased.
Shall we begin?
“I, I have a question.”
I trembled. But I didn’t relent under Kyres’ gaze.
“What is it?”
“Why did you descend to the human realm?”
In truth, Kyres hadn’t been able to observe the human realm for a while.
He had incurred great punishment from the gods for causing a major incident in the human realm in the past.
So, for a while, it seemed he had paid no attention to the human realm.
Why then reveal himself in this manner?
“Aren’t you afraid of getting scolded again by the Gods if you get into trouble again?”
“Khek!!”
Before I finished speaking, Kyres burst into laughter.
It was a laughter that seemed to contain a hint of belief.
“No? This time, Father will take notice of me again.”
Kyres roared as if proclaiming his victory.
<I will punish the evil spirits!!>
‘Ugh!!’
I bit my tongue hard. Blood trickled down.
Don’t exert your power right in front of people, you lunatic!!
<I will erase the dirty stains on the divine realm, the history of disgrace! I, Kyres, will erase them!!>
Even as I vomited blood, one word pierced my ears.
History of disgrace?
I knew there had been several upheavals in the divine realm.
But none of them had been referred to as a history of disgrace.
What is he talking about?
“Hehehe.”
Kyres chuckled and rolled his eyes. At the end of his gaze, there was still a knight lying as if dead.
“That, oh, he was in the way on my way here.”
Chuckling.
“…Are you insane?”
My true feelings, suppressed to the end to resist looking away from Kyres, burst out.
“Are you cursing anyone who annoys you? And directly by a god?? What if the balance is disrupted and evil spirits start moving?”
“That’s what I’m aiming for.”
With a chuckle, Kyres tightened his grip on my throat with the hand that was choking me.
“Khek….”
“If you move, I’ll just hit you on the head.”
Thud! Suddenly, my body crumbled and fell to the ground.
“I need to think about what to do with you for now.”
Kyres looked down at me as I lay there.
“I’ve never liked how Father or the other gods listen to your words.”
“Keukk, kufkk!”
“Even a beautiful beast needs to be confined and trained by us. Look, just being beautiful causes problems, right?”
He seemed to imply I was declaring a work strike because I didn’t want to get up.
“Get up. I’ll introduce you to our clan, it’ll be great.”
Kyres tried to forcibly lift me. I pushed his hand away and staggered back a step.
I wrapped my hand around my throat and stared at Kyres.
“So, that’s why. Are you doing all this, cursing the evil spirits, inhabiting a god’s body, and personally casting curses?”
“That’s right!”
Kyres laughed again.
“I will punish the evil spirits. Then Father will surely elevate me to the position of one of the Twelve Gods!!”
“Wow, you are insane, aren’t you?”
Kyres looked at me as if surprised by my clear voice.
What, why, what are you looking at?
“I heard your motive for the crime very well.”
It was exhausting to pretend to be scared and in pain.
I removed my hand from my throat.
My unblemished neck was revealed, not even a red mark remained.
“……??”
Actually, when Kyres reached out his hand earlier, I quickly cast a very thin water barrier.
“You know, it’s time for reckoning now, right?”
“What nonsense.”
Kyres ground his teeth.
“Do you think you can defeat me?”
“Of course not?”
How could a human like me defeat a god?
I’ve never even imagined such a thing.
Well, I often imagined betraying the gods.
More precisely, it was betraying the patron god.
“Then how do you plan to defeat me?”
“Well.”
I smirked and retrieved what I had hidden in my dress.
It was the relic of Detmé.
“With greater power?”
Even though I couldn’t use divine power to its full extent, a god could harness it.
‘I visited the temple earlier for this.’
I had prayed to Detmé in advance.
If it had been a normal prayer, it wouldn’t have reached Detmé properly.
But would there be any god who would ignore news of Kyres causing an incident?
No!
Even the patron god would have rushed over immediately, right?
“Wha- How!! The relic should have been in the temple.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Paaat! Before I finished speaking, the relic began to glow ominously.
Detmé was possessing it.
“But I also have one.”
I’m using it quite well.
<Kyresss!!!>
An explosive light burst forth as the form of Detmé shimmered in the air.
The fact that the form was vaguely visible meant that not only did the relic take hold, but it also poured out its full power.
Furthermore, even the voice seemed imbued with an indescribable vigor.
Oh, she’s furious, it seems.
Even amidst this, I was concerned about getting hurt, as hardly any power came my way.
Detmé really is something else!
“Lord Detmé!!”
Kyres immediately dropped to his knees.
Despite being the god of war and the fierce Kyres, to Detmé, the elder sister and the senior god, he was just a powerless little kid.
<How dare you disturb the balance once again!!>
“Lor, Lord Detmé.”
Kyres yelled in response to Detmé’s reprimand.
Oh, my ears are itching.
“I only sought to punish evil spirits for the sake of Father and the senior gods!!”
Each word was filled with a sense of injustice.
He was genuinely appealing that he committed these actions for the sake of justice.
“Isn’t it a history that needs to be erased? Our history would be perfect if she were gone!”
<Nonsense!!>
Detmé immediately interrupted Kyres’ justification.
<You want to erase the history you’ve made mistakes in.>
…Kyres make mistakes in history?
What’s this about?
Before I could even think, Detmé decided Kyres’ punishment.
<Enough, there’s nothing more to say!! I will inform the Lord and the others about your actions.>
“No!!”
<Go cool your head in hell, Kyres!!>
Thud!!
As Detmé’s words ended, the ground trembled.
“Aaah!!”
Kyres fell into hell.
I waved my hand and chuckled.
Goodbye~~!
Don’t ever come back~~!!