Chapter 14
CHAPTER 14
The Majesty from Another World (3)
"...I-I'm scared... So scared...!"
[Divine Relic Activated: The Tablet of Genesis, Chapter 11]
[Synchronizing the language of all created beings into a single language.]
[Targets: Humans, Relics, Majesters, Animals, and All Living Creatures.]
An absolute synchronization that required no translation.
[Divine Relic Activated: The Tablet of Genesis, Chapter 11]
[The world's languages have been reorganized into one unified language.]
The entire city trembled.
The streets descended into chaos.
The people who had been fighting all screamed at the same time.
"AAAAAAAH!!"
As waves of golden light spread beyond the worldline itself, Majesties in distant dimensions simultaneously raised their heads.
The first to react was someone deep within the darkness of the ocean.
A low chuckle echoed.
Even the animals changed.
Dogs and cats that had been running around began crying out—
And everyone could understand them.
"...Translation? That's going to be a problem if you people can use it."
Elsewhere—
Upon crimson sands.
A Majesty whose face was hidden beneath a black veil lightly tapped the relic in their pocket and muttered,
"My control... has been severed?"
Ju-Heon shouted,
"Now's the time! Translation is working!"
"If we miss this chance, we'll never get another one!"
Countless Majesties reacted.
Even Mars O'Connell, standing near the Arc of Triumph high above the sky, flew into a rage.
The team looked upward.
"What the hell is that?!"
[Collision Risk: 30 seconds remaining.]
The Arc of Triumph and the Tablet of Genesis began resonating against one another, struggling for dominance.
As the citizens once again started speaking freely of their own accord, O'Connell's face twisted.
Everyone watched in tense anticipation.
Then—
[Collision risk has been eliminated.]
[The danger has been averted through the unified language.]
"Nice."
Ju-Heon grinned as he rested a hand on Majester Yoo Jae-Ha's shoulder.
"You actually made something pretty impressive."
Yoo Jae-Ha slapped his hand away and stepped back.
The waves radiating from the stone tablet could no longer be reversed.
"Don't chicken out, idiot."
"The best relics are always born when someone reaches for something impossible."
"That's not the problem."
"Then what is?"
"The problem is..."
"This relic turned out to be too powerful."
"It became a relic that affects other worldlines as well."
That was why Majester Yoo Jae-Ha looked so shaken.
"...I think I created something far too enormous."
I've never made anything like this before.
Was it truly a good thing for every living creature—not just humans—to understand one another?
He had merely used the narrative Ju-Heon had given him.
Yet it had produced a relic of this magnitude.
He couldn't help but find Ju-Heon unsettling.
Just who the hell is this guy...?
The declaration echoed across the battlefield.
Yet neither the citizens nor the team responded.
They merely looked around at one another in confusion.
It was true that he had sought out Seo Ju-Heon from the very beginning, expecting him to be extraordinary.
But this had surpassed every expectation.
Meanwhile—
"...What's happening?"
Mars O'Connell's eyes shook.
Then Ju-Heon stepped forward.
A cold smile spread across his face.
"Damn it!"
"Why won't my relic activate?!"
Mars O'Connell frowned.
Standing atop the Arc of Triumph, he invoked the Conqueror's Declaration.
"History..."
"...is the record written by the victors."
"...What?"
"It only has meaning because there are conquerors and the conquered."
"The same applies to language."
"Even language has those above and those below."
"But—"
"All who have been conquered, bow your heads!"
"Obey the will of the conqueror—"
Ju-Heon struck the stone tablet.
At that instant—
Mars' power vanished into empty air.
"But what happens..."
"...when everyone shares the same language as equals?"
CRACK!
The tablet began shining on its own.
The entire crimson arch split apart into enormous fragments.
[Synchronizing the language of all created beings into a single language.]
[All beings are equal.]
"...Just as I thought."
"A Hero-grade relic."
"It doesn't merely possess its base effect."
"It also gained an additional attribute."
The heavens roared.
The earth trembled.
The citizens cried out in unison.
The crimson Arc of Triumph writhed violently, as though screaming in agony.
"We are equal."
"Equal."
"Equal."
The words engraved across its surface—
"We won."
"We conquered."
"They submitted."
—fell away like tears of blood, disappearing into the ground.
Standing amid the collapsing stone fragments, Ju-Heon let out a faint laugh.
At that moment—
The Arc of Triumph screamed.
"Conquest feeds on difference."
"There must be those above and those below."
"Rulers and the ruled."
"Without that hierarchy, conquest has no meaning."
"Urgh...!"
Ju-Heon struck the stone tablet once more.
The light flowing from it spread throughout the entire city.
Mars O'Connell's shoulders trembled.
He stomped the ground, pouring even more power into the Arc of Triumph.
"Then..."
"What if we erase difference itself?"
"Obey the command of the conqueror!!"
Ju-Heon's eyes flashed.
"Then conquest..."
"...and even victory itself..."
"...lose all meaning."
Mars' command echoed uselessly through empty space.
The city's citizens ignored him.
Even the relics ignored him.
Not a single person—
Not a single relic—
Obeyed his command.
Then a powerful voice resounded from the stone tablet.
[All beings shall become equal through one unified language.]
[The distinction between ruler and subject has been nullified.]
Mars O'Connell's face twisted.
The Authority of the Conqueror—
His power to dominate—
Vanished as though its very existence had been denied.
The crimson pillars collapsed with a thunderous crash.
"W-What have you done?!"
"How dare you... deny my Authority?!"
What have I done?
Ju-Heon curled the corner of his mouth upward.
Mars screamed in fury.
Blood flowed from his fingertips, spreading into the cracked sky.
"In simple terms..."
"Your relic, which divides everyone into conquerors and conquered from the very beginning..."
"...has become completely useless."
Ju-Heon's smile was ice-cold.
At that moment—
A strange afterglow rose from the ruins of the fallen Arc.
The fractured space split open like a crack.
Beyond it, the aura of black relics poured outward.
BOOM!
At last, the Arc of Triumph completely collapsed.
The arch that symbolized conquest could no longer bear its own weight.
"Fine..."
"My power may be gone..."
"But the war is far from over!"
"...!"
Mars shouted like a madman.
"So..."
"You're going to open the gate for them?"
"Come forth, my allies!!"
Mars sneered.
Majesty Yoo Jae-Ha clenched his teeth.
"...Damn it."
"Are the bastards from the other worlds invading?"
"That's right!"
"The news that a Majesty has died has already spread throughout every worldline."
"A land without a Majesty is nothing more than prey!"
Ju-Heon's brows furrowed.
Mars activated another relic.
The crimson sky split apart.
A colossal helmet descended over the city.
Dark crimson metal.
It was the Helmet of Ares, the God of War.
"So they're colluding again."
These were the same people who had planned to steal relics while Ju-Heon was dead.
[Divine Relic Descending: Helmet of Ares]
[Effect: Upon activation, the distinction between allies and enemies disappears.]
[All living beings are recognized as enemies.]
In an instant, by the Authority of a Majesty, helmets appeared upon everyone's heads.
At the same time, both the team members and the citizens began trembling.
The team looked at one another.
Several nearly drew their weapons.
Their hearts pounded violently.
A burning hatred filled them—
They could no longer distinguish friend from foe.
"...Damn."
Even the air itself grew heavy.
Employees wanted to kill their superiors.
Even Ju-Heon's own team felt the urge to eliminate their Majester.
Images of civilians grabbing each other by the throat flashed before their eyes.
Soon...
The entire city would descend into absolute chaos.
Majesty Yoo Jae-Ha, wearing the helmet himself, ground his teeth.
"The relic of Ares..."
"...It reached even this place...!"
Even Ju-Heon hesitated.
But then—
Mars O'Connell laughed with delight.
[Privilege 3 – Would you like to use Rule Modification?]
"Everyone becoming equal?"
"That only makes things better."
"By your own logic, that means everyone's ranks have been stripped away."
"Then this relic becomes even more effective!"
A glowing status window appeared before Ju-Heon.
Rule Modification.
It was the Majesty Privilege that the Rulebook had granted him earlier.
[What would you like to modify?]
Privilege 3: Rule Modification
- You may arbitrarily alter one rule within a single worldline.
"..."
"So this means..."
"I can rewrite one of this world's rules."
A thought flashed through Ju-Heon's mind.
He smiled briefly.
Lightning split the sky above the city.
The bolt streaked across the heavens—
And struck the Helmet of Ares.
"...Yeah."
"That's it."
BOOOOM!!
Ju-Heon raised his hand decisively.
"Rule Modification."
"Activate."
The helmet shrieked as it shook violently.
It spewed flames before falling from the sky.
The madness of war disappeared as though it had never existed.
The team members' eyes returned to normal.
The crimson helmet shattered into countless fragments.
Its remains scattered like burning embers.
At that very moment—
Lightning flashed across the city once again.
Mars O'Connell cried out in horror.
CHAPTER 14
The Majesty from Another World (3)
"...I-I'm scared... So scared...!"
[Divine Relic Activated: The Tablet of Genesis, Chapter 11]
[Synchronizing the language of all created beings into a single language.]
[Targets: Humans, Relics, Majesters, Animals, and All Living Creatures.]
An absolute synchronization that required no translation.
[Divine Relic Activated: The Tablet of Genesis, Chapter 11]
[The world's languages have been reorganized into one unified language.]
The entire city trembled.
The streets descended into chaos.
The people who had been fighting all screamed at the same time.
"AAAAAAAH!!"
As waves of golden light spread beyond the worldline itself, Majesties in distant dimensions simultaneously raised their heads.
The first to react was someone deep within the darkness of the ocean.
A low chuckle echoed.
Even the animals changed.
Dogs and cats that had been running around began crying out—
And everyone could understand them.
"...Translation? That's going to be a problem if you people can use it."
Elsewhere—
Upon crimson sands.
A Majesty whose face was hidden beneath a black veil lightly tapped the relic in their pocket and muttered,
"My control... has been severed?"
Ju-Heon shouted,
"Now's the time! Translation is working!"
"If we miss this chance, we'll never get another one!"
Countless Majesties reacted.
Even Mars O'Connell, standing near the Arc of Triumph high above the sky, flew into a rage.
The team looked upward.
"What the hell is that?!"
[Collision Risk: 30 seconds remaining.]
The Arc of Triumph and the Tablet of Genesis began resonating against one another, struggling for dominance.
As the citizens once again started speaking freely of their own accord, O'Connell's face twisted.
Everyone watched in tense anticipation.
Then—
[Collision risk has been eliminated.]
[The danger has been averted through the unified language.]
"Nice."
Ju-Heon grinned as he rested a hand on Majester Yoo Jae-Ha's shoulder.
"You actually made something pretty impressive."
Yoo Jae-Ha slapped his hand away and stepped back.
The waves radiating from the stone tablet could no longer be reversed.
"Don't chicken out, idiot."
"The best relics are always born when someone reaches for something impossible."
"That's not the problem."
"Then what is?"
"The problem is..."
"This relic turned out to be too powerful."
"It became a relic that affects other worldlines as well."
That was why Majester Yoo Jae-Ha looked so shaken.
"...I think I created something far too enormous."
I've never made anything like this before.
Was it truly a good thing for every living creature—not just humans—to understand one another?
He had merely used the narrative Ju-Heon had given him.
Yet it had produced a relic of this magnitude.
He couldn't help but find Ju-Heon unsettling.
Just who the hell is this guy...?
The declaration echoed across the battlefield.
Yet neither the citizens nor the team responded.
They merely looked around at one another in confusion.
It was true that he had sought out Seo Ju-Heon from the very beginning, expecting him to be extraordinary.
But this had surpassed every expectation.
Meanwhile—
"...What's happening?"
Mars O'Connell's eyes shook.
Then Ju-Heon stepped forward.
A cold smile spread across his face.
"Damn it!"
"Why won't my relic activate?!"
Mars O'Connell frowned.
Standing atop the Arc of Triumph, he invoked the Conqueror's Declaration.
"History..."
"...is the record written by the victors."
"...What?"
"It only has meaning because there are conquerors and the conquered."
"The same applies to language."
"Even language has those above and those below."
"But—"
"All who have been conquered, bow your heads!"
"Obey the will of the conqueror—"
Ju-Heon struck the stone tablet.
At that instant—
Mars' power vanished into empty air.
"But what happens..."
"...when everyone shares the same language as equals?"
CRACK!
The tablet began shining on its own.
The entire crimson arch split apart into enormous fragments.
[Synchronizing the language of all created beings into a single language.]
[All beings are equal.]
"...Just as I thought."
"A Hero-grade relic."
"It doesn't merely possess its base effect."
"It also gained an additional attribute."
The heavens roared.
The earth trembled.
The citizens cried out in unison.
The crimson Arc of Triumph writhed violently, as though screaming in agony.
"We are equal."
"Equal."
"Equal."
The words engraved across its surface—
"We won."
"We conquered."
"They submitted."
—fell away like tears of blood, disappearing into the ground.
Standing amid the collapsing stone fragments, Ju-Heon let out a faint laugh.
At that moment—
The Arc of Triumph screamed.
"Conquest feeds on difference."
"There must be those above and those below."
"Rulers and the ruled."
"Without that hierarchy, conquest has no meaning."
"Urgh...!"
Ju-Heon struck the stone tablet once more.
The light flowing from it spread throughout the entire city.
Mars O'Connell's shoulders trembled.
He stomped the ground, pouring even more power into the Arc of Triumph.
"Then..."
"What if we erase difference itself?"
"Obey the command of the conqueror!!"
Ju-Heon's eyes flashed.
"Then conquest..."
"...and even victory itself..."
"...lose all meaning."
Mars' command echoed uselessly through empty space.
The city's citizens ignored him.
Even the relics ignored him.
Not a single person—
Not a single relic—
Obeyed his command.
Then a powerful voice resounded from the stone tablet.
[All beings shall become equal through one unified language.]
[The distinction between ruler and subject has been nullified.]
Mars O'Connell's face twisted.
The Authority of the Conqueror—
His power to dominate—
Vanished as though its very existence had been denied.
The crimson pillars collapsed with a thunderous crash.
"W-What have you done?!"
"How dare you... deny my Authority?!"
What have I done?
Ju-Heon curled the corner of his mouth upward.
Mars screamed in fury.
Blood flowed from his fingertips, spreading into the cracked sky.
"In simple terms..."
"Your relic, which divides everyone into conquerors and conquered from the very beginning..."
"...has become completely useless."
Ju-Heon's smile was ice-cold.
At that moment—
A strange afterglow rose from the ruins of the fallen Arc.
The fractured space split open like a crack.
Beyond it, the aura of black relics poured outward.
BOOM!
At last, the Arc of Triumph completely collapsed.
The arch that symbolized conquest could no longer bear its own weight.
"Fine..."
"My power may be gone..."
"But the war is far from over!"
"...!"
Mars shouted like a madman.
"So..."
"You're going to open the gate for them?"
"Come forth, my allies!!"
Mars sneered.
Majesty Yoo Jae-Ha clenched his teeth.
"...Damn it."
"Are the bastards from the other worlds invading?"
"That's right!"
"The news that a Majesty has died has already spread throughout every worldline."
"A land without a Majesty is nothing more than prey!"
Ju-Heon's brows furrowed.
Mars activated another relic.
The crimson sky split apart.
A colossal helmet descended over the city.
Dark crimson metal.
It was the Helmet of Ares, the God of War.
"So they're colluding again."
These were the same people who had planned to steal relics while Ju-Heon was dead.
[Divine Relic Descending: Helmet of Ares]
[Effect: Upon activation, the distinction between allies and enemies disappears.]
[All living beings are recognized as enemies.]
In an instant, by the Authority of a Majesty, helmets appeared upon everyone's heads.
At the same time, both the team members and the citizens began trembling.
The team looked at one another.
Several nearly drew their weapons.
Their hearts pounded violently.
A burning hatred filled them—
They could no longer distinguish friend from foe.
"...Damn."
Even the air itself grew heavy.
Employees wanted to kill their superiors.
Even Ju-Heon's own team felt the urge to eliminate their Majester.
Images of civilians grabbing each other by the throat flashed before their eyes.
Soon...
The entire city would descend into absolute chaos.
Majesty Yoo Jae-Ha, wearing the helmet himself, ground his teeth.
"The relic of Ares..."
"...It reached even this place...!"
Even Ju-Heon hesitated.
But then—
Mars O'Connell laughed with delight.
[Privilege 3 – Would you like to use Rule Modification?]
"Everyone becoming equal?"
"That only makes things better."
"By your own logic, that means everyone's ranks have been stripped away."
"Then this relic becomes even more effective!"
A glowing status window appeared before Ju-Heon.
Rule Modification.
It was the Majesty Privilege that the Rulebook had granted him earlier.
[What would you like to modify?]
Privilege 3: Rule Modification
- You may arbitrarily alter one rule within a single worldline.
"..."
"So this means..."
"I can rewrite one of this world's rules."
A thought flashed through Ju-Heon's mind.
He smiled briefly.
Lightning split the sky above the city.
The bolt streaked across the heavens—
And struck the Helmet of Ares.
"...Yeah."
"That's it."
BOOOOM!!
Ju-Heon raised his hand decisively.
"Rule Modification."
"Activate."
The helmet shrieked as it shook violently.
It spewed flames before falling from the sky.
The madness of war disappeared as though it had never existed.
The team members' eyes returned to normal.
The crimson helmet shattered into countless fragments.
Its remains scattered like burning embers.
At that very moment—
Lightning flashed across the city once again.
Mars O'Connell cried out in horror.