Episode 831 World Conference: The Pledge of Truth (4)
What is a transcendent being?
Some might speak of a transcendent being of the human world who seeks to realize their own ideals without hesitation, even at the cost of death, while others might think of a transcendent species like a dragon that is on a different dimension from birth.To still others, a transcendent being might simply be a being possessing transcendent power.
As such, the definition differs for each person.
This is because the expression ‘transcendental’ appears clear at first glance, yet is actually ambiguous. Such vague terminology inevitably involves subjectivity.
From Verden’s perspective, a transcendent being is an exceptional entity that far surpasses specific categories.The criterion for this judgment is not pure strength alone.
For example… … a hammer with a cut, Gharun.
Although G’harun boasts immense strength and resistance incomparable to that of an ordinary dwarf, he is still unable to defeat a transcendent being barehanded.This is because there is such a stark difference between the two that a battle is not even possible.
However, in terms of creativity and dexterity, the opposite is true. The crafting abilities of the legendary dwarves are unrivaled.Their realm clearly reaches a transcendent level that exceeds any upper limit.
End of Order, [Interis].Light Sword, [Silendar].Sentence of Domination, [Elderon].
As such, the results prove it.
G’harun is a transcendent being of the Dwarf race, distinct from the transcendents of the Human race. In fact, G’harun’s lifespan has long exceeded double the average Dwarf.Although, it remains a mystery how even his older brother, Zeradin, manages to live so long.
Then, what about the Bone Dragon of the Beldirn Republic?
Although the Bone Dragon is said to be an undead creature that cannot properly display the abilities of a dragon, its power was on a different level, as everyone saw.
Even Verden, who was a near-transcendent at the time, barely managed to defeat them after receiving a great deal of help and facing life and death situations.In particular, without the assistance of the Saintess in the Western Continent, the tide of defeat would have been even more dire.
An entity possessing the power to instill despair and helplessness in beings below the transcendent level.Therefore, the Bone Dragon is a transcendent being.
on the other side…….
Leonil Bertanas of the Mad Flame, the commander of the court magic corps of the Kingdom of Estiria who had aspired to transcendence with his lack of talent, was ambiguous.
Leonil, who connected the witch’s heart to his staff using a magic circuit of unique properties, amplified his magic power and broke through the 6th-tier peak.He reached transcendence through his own efforts, even without the Darkmoon Dream.
However, the level achieved by forcibly reaching it was incomplete and unstable.
If I had to say, I’d call him a false transcendent being.
Due to his carelessness, Leonil’s palm was pierced by Duke Esperensa’s sword energy, and he was overwhelmed by Verden, a semi-transcendent being, throughout the battle; even the fire magic he managed to activate as a super-level magic was destroyed by a supernova.
It is endlessly clumsy.
Leonil’s super-level magic had an extremely low level of absolute perfection.
Then again, it was only natural, considering he completely skipped the process of conceiving, materializing, and implementing super-level magic and threw it out based solely on instinct.
Of course, it could still strictly be classified as a super-level magic, but… it could not possibly be compared to Verden’s
And above all, while Leonil may have had madness, he had no ideals. For his life’s purpose was to overcome the barrier of innate talent.Having achieved his goal, even if only temporarily, all that remained for him was self-satisfaction.
He could not show a difference significant enough to break the heart of even a being far below the transcendent. Hissuper-level magic was crude and tattered.He had no ideals he wanted to achieve, even if it meant using his life as a means.
For that reason, Verden could not include Leonil as a transcendent being.
It would have been different if he had never experienced the state of transcendence, but by the standards of the current Verden, who understands transcendence, that was the case.The transcendent beings gathered at the World Conference Hall are clearly in a different dimension from Leonil.
Telor, the first Tower Master and one of the four Kirondars, had his own ideals, and his level itself was in the realm of transcendence.
therefore…….
Bone Dragon.Dahit Wesroel.Balok Besias.Telluro Krandros.Ishur.
There are a total of five transcendent beings that Verden ‘personally’ finished off. The Pledge of Truth affirmed this subjective judgment of Verden.
“F-five?”“Five?”“What…….”
Short gasps of astonishment erupted from all around at the much larger-than-expected number and the fact that it was true.After all, although they were transcendent beings, they had rarely gone to a life-or-death battle with an equal.
But five??
Indren cleaned up the wine he had accidentally spilled and blankly folded his fingers.Bone Dragon, and Darkmoon.Only two fingers folded. The other three wouldn’t budge. He had absolutely no clue where or whom Verden had killed.
The participants, with the exception of Provider, Reindel, Acetro, and Serendia, glared with surprise, astonishment, or disbelief.Ignacia did not know who else Verden had killed, except for Baloch Besias.
Then, the master who asked the question spoke.
“To think there were three more besides the Bone Dragon and Dahit Wesroel. I don’t know when on earth you tracked them down and dealt with them, but more than that, I never imagined there were so many transcendent beings in this world that I was unaware of. However, forgetting the rules of the transcendents is—”“It’s not that I didn’t notice them at all. It was so long ago that I just didn’t pay attention.”“What?”“Jinyeon, Sandirn Faen.”
When the transcendent being whom the Master had personally shattered homeostasis and made indomitable about a century ago was mentioned, the Master was momentarily shaken.
“Was that man… still alive?”“He was alive. With his damaged homeostasis and physical defects almost perfectly restored.”
truth.
“He died in the end, though.”
Also, the truth.
Verden never said that he had killed Sandir Faen. He only stated the result, and the Pledge of Truth determined only that result.
The stark contrast between truth and falsehood can disrupt causality depending on the intention.
The participants of the oath realized that the martial arts transcendent being, who had gone missing in the past and was presumed dead, had been surviving until now.They also received false information that he had been killed by Verden.
The important thing is that suspicion arose that there might be other transcendent beings.
Here, Verden drove the wedge.
“Did you think that what you see is all there is?”“……!”“The world is wider than you think. Unimaginably so.”
Verden turned his gaze toward the Provider, leaving behind a meaningful sentence.
“Serendia, and Vendie Kaenar. With this, I have answered two questions in a row.”“Verden has satisfied the eleventh rule and is therefore excluded from further questioning. However, since Verden has not yet used his questioning opportunity, he is still included in the dice roll.”
The Provider gestured.
If you are finished with your questions, please pass the turn.
The Master hesitated for a moment and reached for the giant dice. The truth revealed by Verden forced her into deep contemplation.Emperor Zeracl and some of the Transcendents were also deeply engrossed in their thoughts.
‘… … Bone Dragon, Dahit Wesroel, Balok Besias, Kirondar, Ishur. There should definitely be five of them.’
As Keeper and Acetro Oldin were aware of Verden’s past actions, they were convinced that not only Dahit but also Balok had met their end at his hands, even though they had never heard it directly. Theyhad also heard from Legrit about what had happened in the Desert of Silence.
Where on earth did Sandir Faen come from?
However, I had never received any information that Sandir Faen and Verden had any contact.
As a member of the Ark, Acelot, who was on Verden’s side, was also confused.
* * *
The Great Demon of the Prostitute in the Mirror of Evil.The Glory of the Corpse.The Transcendent of the Past.
The more the truth is revealed, the more the threads seem to become tangled. The transcendents, who have cared only about their own territories, felt this way.
Thump.
The Master pulled the dice with his energy and tapped it with his fingertips. The dice fell softly and rolled exactly four times.As it had done before, the markings on each face changed as it rolled.
One value was found among the numbers from 1 to 15, excluding 5, 8, 7, and 4 that have already appeared.
“Number 9, Red Volcano Clan Leader, Arkul. Ask your questions.”“The Saint.”
Arcul asks. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the most rational dwarf among the selfish ones. That is why he came out representing the dwarves.
“Where are the former king’s body parts?”“That… I will exercise my veto power. If information leaks out like this, it will be irreversible. Therefore, I cannot say.”“I see.”
Arcul nodded without pressing further, as if he had expected it. Since the answer was refused, it was impossible to obtain the information.
I don’t really have any lingering regrets.
Arcul joined the covenant purely for the sake of the dwarves. The very fact that he could not hear the conversations taking place within the Pact of Truth meant that he was falling behind other factions in terms of intelligence.
It is time for the dwarves to step onto the stage as well.
Burdened with such a heavy sense of responsibility, Arkul selected the next target for his questioning.As the representative of his race.
“King Su, are you deliberately instigating discord at the World Conference?”
King Su replied cheerfully.
“I’ll use the veto.”“……!”
The Saint flinched. Since the Water King had exercised his veto power, she must answer the next question. She could not stand by and watch another participant take that opportunity.She absolutely had to find out where the information regarding the Glory of the Dead came from.
King Su let out a low laugh as he watched the Saintess’s reaction. It was bad taste. He had deliberately made the Saintess anxious by using his veto power.
“The reason I refused the question is that even I do not understand my own mind. If there were something more enjoyable, I would seek that out. But why are you curious about this?”“I have no obligation to answer that… but if I may say something anyway. If a global war breaks out because of you and the dwarves get caught up in it, I have decided to make one resolution.”
Arcul declared.
“We dwarves will craft the weapon to crush your wildness.”
* * *
King Su let out a low exclamation of admiration, showing his curiosity.
“Hoho.”“It would be the same even if it were not you. The being who plunged the world into war will surely be executed by the weapons of the Dwarves. I swear it right here.”
Arcul threatened that he would never tolerate a large-scale war. Although his physical strength is unremarkable, he becomes quite a troublesome opponent when a dwarf is his enemy.It is not for nothing that dwarves have established themselves as one of the four major human races.
“Since the question has been rejected once again, I will decide the subject of the question again, Master.”
This time, Arkul asked a question that even included his personal curiosity.
“I heard that you possess some of the treasures the Dwarf race lost in the past. Is it true?”“Yes.”
It was the truth.
Whoosh.
The Master summoned one of her weapons from the air, as if to show off. She was a master of all weapons and also a weapon collector.A greatsword inscribed with legendary runes that transcended the High Ranks was reflected in everyone’s eyes.
Arcul muttered.
“……[Runvelar].”“A rune weapon crafted by a foolish dwarf king who, in the distant past, rejected the Dwarf Clan and established his own dwarf dynasty on another continent. It does not matter if the dwarves claim ownership, but I have no intention of returning it.”“I have no intention of making such a foolish demand. The weapon has already found its owner.”
That was the end of the questioning. Unlike before, it was a peaceful exchange.
Thump, thump.
Arcul walked directly to the center of the meeting room and picked up the dice. It hit the wall once after being thrown by the dwarf and returned to the center.
“It’s a 6.”“Number 6, Keeper, Acetro Oldin. Ask a question.”
Acetro, who originally intended to subtly help Verden while also gathering information, decided to satisfy his personal interest first.After all, Verden had already been freed from the Pledge of Truth thanks to the elves.
“Darkwarton Tower Master.”“…….”“Do you know what a ‘taboo’ is?”
* * *
That’s amazing.
Verden was quite surprised.
I knew that Acetro was an intellectual on the Ark, but I never imagined he would encounter the word “taboo” and ask a question to Reindel.
The taboo of death.’Your’ taboo.
… … .
The taboo of this world.
If I knew what the taboo was, I wouldn’t have easily spoken of it, but honestly, it was unexpected that the Ark’s intelligence network reached that far.
Reindel said.
“The Keeper asks me things he doesn’t know… It would be more reasonable to ask the Provider.”“It is true that neither the Provider nor you have much outwardly revealed.”“Does it appear that way?”
Reindel soon shook his head.
“I refuse to answer.”“The reason is.”“You’ll get hurt if you know.”
It was a sentence that sounded like an adult scolding a child, but Acetro turned his head away without any particular reaction, as if that were enough.
Ignacia tilts his head.
“Wait, what’s this taboo?”
Those who don’t know might not be aware, but secrets related to the world are being revealed right here. Things that should not be uncovered yet.
Saint Ersetia.
The saint answered once and exercised her right of veto once, but she could not break the oath because she had not yet satisfied the rules like Verden.
“If the existence of the Great Demon of Parasitism in the Demon Realm is proven, does the Ruas Theocracy intend to deploy all its forces?”“Of course.”
The saint answered immediately.
truth.
For the complete extermination of the Three Great Demons is the long-cherished wish of our Luas Cult, and a task bestowed upon humanity by the Goddess Luas.
Acetro nodded and glanced at Verden.He didn’t know what Verden ultimately intended to do, but considering he had strongly insisted on subjugating the Demon Realm alongside Emperor Zeracl earlier, it seemed this Q&A would be helpful, whether now or later.
“I heard the answer. Then I’ll pass it on.”
Acetro activated
13.
Acetro paused for a moment. Most of the participants also hesitated for a second. Hehehe. Suwang and Ignacia openly looked forward to it.
“──Number 13, Holy, Verden. Ask a question.”
Is it just my imagination that the Provider’s voice has become a little more serious?
The blue eyes move.
For some reason, Indren had the illusion that the world was in turmoil. Perhaps, the target Verden would choose here is indeed…
Provider.
The transcendents’ senses were on edge.
