The Divine Twilight’s Return

incident anyway.” Chang-Sun shrugged.

「That’s…!」

The Elfin tried to refute.

“What are you going to do? I suggest you swear your loyalty to me since you can’t run away from me or do anything without my permission anyway.
Wouldn’t it be better to ask for my help and wait until the right moment?”

The Elfin opened and closed its mouth multiple times, trying to say something, but it only nodded in the end.
Chang-Sun was right—the only thing it could do right now was to bow down before him and slowly proceed with its plan.

「… The one hundred twenty-sixth branch of the ‘Goddess of Massacre and Destruction…」

The Elfin went down on one knee and bowed.

「…
greets its new master.」

[Your Subordinate ‘Elfin Root’ has sworn loyalty to you!]

[Your relationship with your Subordinate ‘Elfin Root’ has strengthened.]

[Your relationship with your death-sworn soldier relationship has strengthened.]

[The Loyalty of your Subordinate ‘Elfin Root’ has increased by 15.]

[Your Control over your Subordinate ‘Elfin Root’ has increased by 10.]

…

[Acquired the ‘Right to Absolute Command’!]

The Right to Absolute Command was a master’s right to control their subordinate’s soul and body however they wanted to.
Among Chang-Sun’s group, Jin was the one who had that right since he was the one who resuscitated his subordinates using [Changgwi Resuscitation], but Chang-Sun now had that right too.
Hence, the Elfin could no longer escape from Chang-Sun’s control or have desires to kill or betray him.
However, it also obligated Chang-Sun to help the Elfin in fulfilling its wish, making it practically a bilateral contract.

[The Celestial ‘Calamity Tiger’ bursts into laughter, saying you are certainly greedy!]

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ is really excited about getting another talented subordinate[1].]

[The Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ tilts his head and wonders if your subordinate will be helpful or detrimental to you.]

[The Celestial ‘Twilight-Piercing Owl’ is looking at you with a warm smile.]

And…

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ looks at you, who recruited a traitor that dared defy him, and smiles intimidatingly!]

The ‘Geminus,’ who had shown no reaction until now, had finally sent a message.
Since the connection between Chang-Sun and the Elfin had become stronger, the Elfin also noticed the presence of ‘Geminus,’ causing it to raise its head up with a tense expression.

A new message popped up.

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ bestows you a new Scenario Quest!]

[Choose a Guardian Ⅲ]

Type: Scenario.

Description: The Celestial ‘Geminus’ has been watching you very carefully over the past several days.
You dared harm his apostle and recruited the pagan who defied him, so he should be and was angry.
However, instead of remaining mad, he began to want you.

As such, the ‘Geminus’ offers you the seat of his apostle.
If you accept this offer, you will become the most famous figure that represents the Zodiacs in the Saha World, ultimately allowing you to achieve anything you want.
However, the ‘Geminus ’ who has made the offer is very prideful, so he warns you that if you reject his offer, he will punish you for harming his apostle.

Quest Acceptance Reward: Become the apostle of ‘Gemini.’

Quest Rejection Penalty: Death.

“…!” Chang-Sun looked at the message in shock.
A Zodiac had offered him to become his apostle? Although Chang-Sun had thought the Zodiacs would take interest in him someday, he had never expected one of them would want to turn him into their apostle.
Hence, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

「Huh!」

「Unbelievable…!」

The ‘Geminus’ used the Dungeon Message system to make his offer instead of doing it privately, so Jin Prezia also saw it.
He dumbfoundedly laughed.

The Zodiacs were far from ordinary.
They were the most supreme Celestials, the , and led one of the biggest orders in Arcadia, so they were technically the closest to ‘Emperor-Level.’ If Chang-Sun became the apostle of one of those Celestials, he would instantly go beyond the limits he had as a human, becoming supernaturally powerful regardless of his level.
He could even become stronger than most demigods and low-level deities.
That was how absurd the offer of the ‘Geminus’ was.

The Elfin was also naturally shocked.
Its new master becoming the subordinate of the deity whom it had been picking fights with would be a big problem.
Maybe the ‘Gemini’ was trying to put Kali under his command once Chang-Sun and the Elfin had revived her.

[The declaration of the Celestial ‘Geminus’ has spread throughout Heaven!]

[Many deities are surprised.]

[Most stars are interested.
]

…

[The name of the Player ‘Lee Chang-Sun’ has spread throughout Heaven.]

[Your Fame has increased by 1,000.]

[Accumulated 150,000 Karma.]

[Accumulated an additional…]

…

[The screams upon seeing how many Celestials are asking for information that is related to the Player ‘Lee Chang-Sun’!]

…

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ is so surprised that she points an arrow at the constellations, warning them not to covet you, whom she had called dips!]

[The Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ looks at the constellations with his mouth agape!]

[The Celestial ‘Twilight-Piercing Owl’ is on high alert!]

[The Celestial ‘Calamity Tiger’ bares his fangs with his tail up!]

Of course, many other Celestials reacted against the ‘Geminus,’ worrying he would take Chang-Sun away from them.

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ is ignoring all opposition!]

[The Channeling of the Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ has been temporarily disconnected.]

[The Channeling of the Celestial ‘World-Encircling Serpent’ has been temporarily disconnected.]

…

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ is urging you to answer quickly!]

‘He’s nuts.’ Chang-Sun laughed dumbfoundedly upon noticing that the ‘Geminus’ was the one who had blocked all the messages from the other Celestials like Pabilsag.

He seemed worried about the other Celestials stopping Chang-Sun from accepting the offer.
‘I thought it was Castor, but is he Pollux?’ 

The ‘Gemini’ were twin brothers considered as one deity.
Until now, he had been acting civil, so Chang-Sun thought it was Castor, the older twin, who had been watching him.
However, it seemed it was Pollux, the twin with the hotter temper, all along, considering the offer he was making.

How should Chang-Sun answer the offer of the growling ‘Geminus’? He had said he was going to give Chang-Sun capital punishment if he refused to become the apostle of the ‘Geminus.’ Of course, Chang-Sun had no intention to be swayed by the proposal, so he pondered for a good answer.
When an idea suddenly came to mind, he pulled out something from his inventory.
At that moment, the eyes of the Elfin, who had been nervously watching Chang-Sun, lost focus.

「Th-that’s…?」

“I kept it because it looked good, but judging from your reaction, I guess it’s valuable.” Chang-Sun faintly smiled after pulling out the [Goddess Crown].
Although it was definitely a replica that Kali had made, it was still a relic that the Elfin Root had received from her after it became her ‘branch.’ Hence, it contained a part of Kali’s divinity.
Chang-Sun infused it with his mana.

[You have bestowed the ‘Gemini’s Divinity,’ your reward, on the ‘Goddess Crown (Replica)’!]

[The grade of the ‘Goddess Crown (Replica)’ has been upgraded from ‘relic’ to ‘divine relic’[2].]

Woosh!

The moment Chang-Sun infused the divinity fragment of the ‘Gemini,’ which he had acquired by killing the Birdfolk man, the [Goddess Crown] began to shine brilliantly.
Chang-Sun wore the divine relic that simultaneously held the divinity of two opposing deities who could never exist together.

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ frowns and angrily asks what you are doing.]

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ angrily tells you to answer him immediately…!]

“Great Devil,” Chang-Sun quietly said as he looked in the other direction instead of at the ‘Geminus.’ “Is it really okay if you let them take me away like this, sir?”

[The Celestial ‘Geminus’ froze up upon finally realizing your plan.]

Woosh!

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At that moment, pitch-black darkness descended on the world around Chang-Sun.

[The ‘Pale Divine Ground’ has opened!]

Two sapphire-colored flames showed up behind Chang-Sun, blazing up brilliantly.

[The Celestial ‘Abyss-Chasing Great Devil’ raises his head.]

1.
Chang-Sun isn’t exactly Pabilsag’s subordinate, but she endears him so much that she already considers Chang-Sun as her subordinate.
Therefore she also considers the Elfin Root as her subordinate.
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2.
The author used Holy Relic but we went with divine relic to be more consistent with the other systems we have in the novel ☜