## Chapter 1662 – Sword Saint Returns – Celestial Demon Constellation

This angel, with a Mariel-like vibe, brought some very useful information. It allowed me to roughly understand this world.

Contrary to my initial expectations, the gods of this world weren’t just a bunch of purely evil bastards.

In any case, they were dealing with the monsters summoned from the tower to maintain the human world. That seemed to be their purpose.

It was just my luck that the first guy I saw was carrying out a murder-robbery quest, and the next thing I saw was a sleazy death game, so I developed a prejudice.

I thought they were all sons of bitches because they created a status window and were acting like it was a game.

But it seems like the ratio of bastards is about half and half. Let’s investigate them all, kill off the ones who deserve to die, and keep the rest alive to use.

Whatever the case, if I can just figure out the identities of the monsters in this status window world, I can solve everything.

Once I show them that overwhelming power, no one will dare to mess with me.

It was about time I needed some subordinates. If I see any promising gods here, I might give them a special appointment to manage the dojos’ dimensions.

If they’re gods of a world, they should be able to carry out my orders well. Thinking about it that way, it felt like I was lucky to come to this dimension.

It’s like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms… yeah. Like I’m here to recruit generals. Slaughter all the bad generals and only take the good ones.

“Hehehe.”

Paradise.

The thought of poaching talented subordinates made me happy. Honestly, managing all the dimensions by myself was a real pain in the ass.

“Hey, Leorn.”
“What is it…? You look ominous when you smile like that.”

Anyway, the god this pushover angel serves is a strong candidate. Now that I know he has some sense of morality, I’ll give him a simple test and then make him my subordinate.

That way, this angel will indirectly become my subordinate too. He’ll be like Mariel mk.2.

“Ominous? Am I ominous? Huh? Am I ominous?”
“That’s not it!”
“Then why do you say I’m ominous?”
“That’s…!”
“Anyway, hey. Something just came to mind.”
“What is it?”

Leorn, who was surprisingly relieved that I didn’t pretend to hit him, spoke cautiously.

“I’m still human, right?”
“You have unique powers, but… yes. You’re human. Is something wrong?”
“Well, since I’m human, I’m a little curious about something.”
“Speak. If I can tell you, I will.”
“What happens to human souls after death?”

A question about souls.

I, Kim Gatto, am someone who values souls very highly. So I need to know how the gods of this world handle those souls.

“That is…”

The angel stroked his chin as if it was a difficult question.

My heart sank coldly. I’m being nice to him, but if he treats human souls like crap, there’s no room for compromise.

“…”

The Outer Gods who ruled my world also sustained their lives by feeding on the souls of humans. I understand their achievements, but I don’t need beings who eat souls.

Subordinate or not, I’ll have to end their lives cleanly.

“I don’t know the details… I don’t know what happens to souls either.”
“What? Why don’t you know? Shouldn’t you know even if you don’t want to?”
“That’s nonsense! The only being who knows what happens to souls… is probably God!”
“So you’re saying God knows?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then why did you say that?”
“It’s a guess, a guess! If there’s anyone who knows about souls, it would be God, right?”

I don’t even know what happens to souls. This guy is subtly giving me lip, just like Mariel.

Ah, damn it. I can’t let this go. I need to scold Mariel when I get back. I have to scold her every time I see her.

“Anyway, you don’t know.”
“That’s right… Ah. But I do know that some gods collect the souls of humans.”
“What the hell? What do they do with them?”

It doesn’t seem like they’re doing anything good. If there are guys like that, I should definitely beat them to death.

“I can’t know that.”
“Why don’t you know anything? You…”
“How would I, a mere messenger, know the secrets of the gods!”
“Are you raising your voice?”
“Sorry! I’m sorry! Please stop badgering me!”
“Stop badgering you? Does it look like I’m always badgering you? What do you think of me? Huh?”
“That, that’s…!”
“Answer me!!!!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaaaah!”

Inhumane gaslighting.

Creating an oppressive atmosphere and engraving the hierarchical relationship in their mind. I’m not just teasing this angel for fun. Since I’m deceiving him and extracting information, I need to psychologically pressure him like this.

Pressuring and pressuring his mind to make him more cooperative with me. It’s a perfect psychological tactic.

“Don’t scream, answer me!”

But it’s so much fun.

It’s fun because it feels like I’m scolding Mariel.

“I’ll be honest! That’s what I thought! I thought you were eccentric!”
“Yeah. It’s good that you’re being so honest.”
“Are you… forgiving me?”
“Would you forgive someone who said you were a pain in the ass?”
“Usually, I wouldn’t, no! I would!”
“Hehehe, too late, you bastard. Inhumane badgering!”
“Kuaaaaaaah!”
“Oh. Just kidding. I won’t do it.”

He didn’t even really do anything, but he was twisting his body and falling over.

“Hoo! Hoo! Damn it…! How did I end up like this!”
“It can’t be helped. Hey. Let’s talk a little more.”
“Okay…”

And so the conversation continued.

* * *

Leorn said he didn’t know where the monsters came from or what they were. He thought the gods might know, but he had never heard an answer about it.

“I guess that’s important information. I don’t know why they’re hiding the identity of the monsters…”

He’s talking with a troubled face, unlike usual.

Seeing a Mariel-like guy pretending to think and talking crap made me feel resentful.

How dare Mariel think?
This won’t do.

“Anyway, it’s not like the gods of this world created the monsters, right?”
“Of course not! Why would they create something like that!”

Leorn shouted loudly, excited.

“In my estimation, the monsters are flowing in from an external dimension! The tower is a structure similar to a gate that contains them!”
“Okay. I understand. Cleaning the tower is a very important task.”
“That’s obvious… If you don’t deal with the monsters in the tower in time, they’ll eventually break through the tower. That situation has already happened several times.”
“It’s not a big deal, is it? Just beat them all to death.”
“That’s usually the case… but there are places with few people or unpopular towers. There’s nothing we can do about those places.”

Ah.

That kind of thing happens in unpopular hunting grounds.

“Then just give out rewards over there.”
“We can’t do that because there’s a separate god who manages that area.”
“So, some gods are intentionally neglecting those towers.”
“Intentional… There are also gods who have lost contact. You never know.”
“Good.”

ㅡSwish.

I got up from my seat.

“Hey. You said you can just meet the gods if you climb to the top of the tower, right?”
“That’s… confidential, but. I should tell you. If you climb to the top of the tower, you can meet them. You receive a blessing from them and become a champion…”
“Champion?”
“It means you’ve received a strong power. With that power, you can defeat more monsters.”
“Is that so?”

Then should I legally climb the tower for now?

There’s a way to destroy the tower recklessly, but since there are many humans who are attached to the tower, I should be considerate. It’s better to just climb the tower.

“Then I’m going to climb the tower. Warp me to the highest place.”
“What?! Even so, the highest tower! Even I have a hard time with that place!”
“You have a hard time? Then it’s being neglected.”
“Think of it as sealed, not neglected! The unconquered high-rise towers are full of monsters that have never died!”

The more I think about it, the more confusing it is… I can’t figure out what kind of structure it has.

“Anyway, take me if I tell you to go, you bastard. Do you want to get hit?”
“Ah, I understand! Then… I’ll guide you to Lady Lisperia’s tower. It’s a popular tower among humans.”
“Okay. But the inside of the tower is all connected, right?”
“Some are connected, and some aren’t. Lady Lisperia’s tower is special.”
“Okay.”

Let’s just go.

* * *

And so, I moved through Leorn’s portal to climb the tower. The humans in this world are stuck on the 62nd floor. In other words, the max-level hunting ground is right here.

But.

“Ah! You!”

That damn, rude mage like Winia. I ran right into her.

“My device! Give it back!”
“Ah.”

Come to think of it, I extorted it from her.

“I didn’t bring it?”
“What are you really! And how did you get here…!”
“Shut!!!!!!!! Be quiet!”

ㅡWhoosh!

“Kyaaaaaaaaah!!”

When I scolded her loudly, a shockwave spewed out of her mouth and the mage flew all the way over there. You bitch. I’ve been lenient a few times because she reminded me of Winia, but I’m the guy who abused Winia’s breasts in Futaba Park.

There will be no more forgiveness.