Gacha Kingdom Buildi Chapter 109: A Queen Subjugated

I ended up going along with the rchant's request to accept the Demon Queen, Elizabeth, as a citizen. Before that though, I wanted to see for myself how willing she was, and so, questioned her about what caused the war that the rchant had shown .

I know that he had done it to make

sympathize with her but I couldn't take the things I saw out of my mind, I needed at least so answers about it.

Elizabeth: "The previous Demon King... My father... had an incredible Gift that allowed him to obtain both Demonic Power and Divinity. He acquired so much of both that he acclimated with it and developed a way for others to do the sa."

On the note that the rchant left behind last ti, there was also sothing about this technique.

Since normally by acquiring Demonic Power you would subtract your Divinity, only soone who was already capable of obtaining both through a Gift could co up with a way for others to do the sa.

The rchant has been looking for ways to strengthen himself in order to kill the King Of The Gods, so this thod would be incredibly useful for him, so I'm guessing this is what started their relationship.

Elizabeth: "He also managed to unify the continent and ended up becoming a myth... with prayers and tales about him, his Divinity surged to the point he could ascend but..."

Miwen: "He refused, right? The whole thing about becoming a puppet..."

I still have no idea about the whole process, so I ended up asking them since it seems I'm back on the rchant's good side.

To my surprise, the rchant finally gave a satisfying answer.

It seems he really wants

to warm up to Elizabeth.

rchant: "...When one ascends, Asdrea, the King Of The Gods, will give them a gift in the form of... a lot of fake divinity. It has the sa capabilities as normal divinity, but it gives Asdrea control over the user. Most of the Gods don't even know that they are puppets, but at least the oldest ones that follow Asdrea know, one of those was the one who killed Liz.

Anyway, the only way to get rid of that fake divinity is to give up all of the divinity you possess, which most Gods aren't willing to do."

...So this fake energy that he passes on as divinity works the sa... and he has enough of that to feed every single God?

I shouldn't even be surprised anymore, it's their king, after all, a man not even the rchant is confident in defeating.

As for them not willing to surrender their Divinity... Yeah, I can understand that, even more so if the one telling them to do so is the rchant, who has a twisted and suspicious nature and personality and is also known for killing Gods.

If I were one, I'd definitely think that it's a trap.

Elizabeth: "Once you attract the eyes of the Gods it's already over... The God responsible for my world took his refusal as an insult, and declared him the target for a Divine War."

Licia told

that a Divine War differs from a World Punishnt because it has a target, and killing others besides it is frowned upon.

This ans that until this point, they only wanted to punish Elizabeth's father, and the rest of her world should be fine.

At least, when I ran mana through the rchant's card back on Earth, Catherine wanted to declare a Divine War against him, probably in order to preserve our world too.

The rchant once ti said that we are cattle, that we are used to further boost the Divinity of the Gods, so it makes sense that they wouldn't destroy the world and all life on it all willy-nilly.

But what reason could there be for what I saw then?

I can't help but think that it's even worse now that I know that this must've hurt them too, at least if you consider the population of the world as a resource, which seems to be the case for the Gods.

Elizabeth: "After my father's death... I rose to power and conquered the entire world. Of course, due to that I also got enough Divinity to ascend. But when the God responsible for my world ca to propose that I should ascend... I killed him."

rchant: "...Which led to the second ti the Gods were insulted by the inhabitants of Hell, and so, they decided every single one of the demons was a sinner that should be punished, and the World Punishnt that you saw began."

I thought that perhaps the Gods acted as revenge for their fallen comrade, perhaps trying to reason their decision, but according to the rchant that wasn't the case.

Since Divinity can be stolen after killing a God, there are plenty of examples of people who ascended by Killing the God responsible for their world. Most of the Gods just see that as a show of weakness, and laugh at their fallen brethren while crowning the one who took its place.

Of course, it's ironic that they believe themselves to be so high and might, having even ceremonies for the very act of... becoming soone else's puppet.

Still, if it was for revenge I could maybe accept it but... the mountains of dead n I saw were just because... their actions made Godhood seem unimportant.

Elizabeth's father seed to be much like , a friend of the rchant, but mostly neutral in the whole war thing.

Elizabeth only took a side in response to the killing of her father, while the Gods... didn't even care about the death of one of them, they were more worried about how they got besmirched.

As I thought... it's repulsive.

Also, there was one thing about what she said that caught my attention... her world was called Hell?

That made

a little bit confused, considering that it's the sa na we used on Earth for the place where demons reside, but when I asked them about it, their answer only made

question things even more.

Priscilla: "It was also known as Inferno, but ever since the war that place is only inhabited by monsters who left the dungeon and the flas from the light you say that still burns to this day, and perhaps, will burn throughout eternity."

That's... surprisingly close to what I would expect of Hell but...

No way, right?

I wanted to talk with them so more, but Priscilla and the rchant still had business to attend to and they were also discussing quite a bit since she started going all tsundere saying she doesn't like him or anything.

While it beca clear that the rchant had exaggerated, misunderstood, or even made up so of her actions in his stories, it's pretty obvious that she actually likes him at least a little bit.

The two of them acting like this reminded

a lot of what I do with Mia, it was surprisingly refreshing to see from an outside perspective.

The rchant also made sure to drain so of my tickets before leaving, so I ended this event with only 10 tickets stored.

I didn't even get mad at him this ti, like it or not, it was only thanks to him that we managed to get through this one the way we did.

Elizabeth: "Before you go... Sorry for what I said... I didn't really an it..."

rchant: "...Don't worry, you were not wrong. Still, let

give you a piece of advice before I go. I believe that boy will be the champion of this Cycle. I know he's the third Candidate, but this Cycle seems keen on getting a Ruler given you and your father. So try to be friends as fellow Candidates alright?

It's gonna be tough in the beginning since he's also a brat, but I believe there is no better place for you than on his good side..."

Elizabeth: "...I'll try."

rchant: "...Great. Also, keep this with you. This ti, if you need , I'll be there. I promise."

The rchant handed her his card, the sa one I have.

She seems familiar with it, so I guess it's not her first.

After waving goodbye, Priscilla and the rchant disappeared, though she seed quite furious that he hugged her since only a little touch should be enough.

Still, that left just the Demon Queen and I...

Miwen: "So, what's that thing about being a Candidate?"

It seems like the rchant cannot leave without adding sothing to the list of terms I don't understand.

Elizabeth: "It just ans you have potential. The rchant calls the ones who might beco the strongest Candidates for Champions of the Cycle. And the one who proves to be the strongest, well... just the Champion of the Cycle."

So it's just how he refers to those he wants by his side eh...

I'm guessing Elizabeth and her father were probably the other two Candidates in this case...

Miwen: "You still look a bit upset. Aren't you glad that he's got your back now?"

Elizabeth: "It's just a lot to process... But well... Uncle is the most unreliable in the universe so this doesn't change much."

I can agree with that but... she still chose to keep the card.

Thus, I extended my invitation to her as a [Citizen], and when she accepted it I got two ssages:

[Since you can now claim more than five hundred kingdom points, a new building with special features has been unlocked. Please keep strengthening your kingdom.]

The building in question was a mine, it cost a thousand kingdom points, which isn't too much actually considering I get half of its price in a day now.

More importantly, I also got a pop-up detailing the end of the event:

[Invasion! The Demon Queen Falls Down

Ending Achieved: The Demon Queen Has Been Subjugated.

The rewards for achieving this ending are:

50%

Increase in your current amount of Daily Tickets.

2x Increase in your current amount of Kingdom Points

Light Magic x3

1 Rare Gacha Ticket

Three Skills have been unlocked in the Available Skills nu, their price has been fixed to 0. Please note that when one of them is selected, the others will disappear until they manifest again as a reward.]

[Due to successfully completing the event, you can choose to either add or subtract one day from the event tirs permanently.]

The skills were the sa as last ti, but instead of the [Reputable Ruler] that I chose last ti, there was a new one called [Fervent Speech]. It basically has

give a speech that buffs all citizens who hear it.

It's a nice skill but... this ti I'm going with the [Knight King]. This was a close second when I was deciding what to get last ti, so now that I have the chance, I'll definitely be going for it.

Getting so levels into a new type of magic was also good. Light magic was especially useful since I could use it to heal others to a certain extent. Of course, sharing it with Bea was going to be a priority too but for now, I didn't even have enough points to get new houses to replace the ones that were destroyed this ti.

As for the next event, I had three options to choose from, and they were as follows:

[Invitation! The Infinite Hotel Awaits #5473PI09827XQL9027

A place that contains everything, from the beginning, until the end, if it exists, it must be in a room of the Infinite Hotel.

The answers to any mysteries can be found here, and the architecture is pretty good.

While there's an incalculable number of residents in this hotel, the number of visitors it gets can be counted on one human hand.

Even then, most people would give their lives for a single chance to set foot in this place, as it represents endlessness better than anything else!

Please give it a try! It's going to be fun!

You won't be locked, you can leave whenever you want!

Ti Limit: Unknown

Restrictions: None]

...Uh.... So this one again huh?

As for the next one...

[Invitation! Please Co Visit The Infinite Hotel #TR0976KH669VFLM001

The Infinite Hotel is the pride of creation, that which imbues endlessness better than anything else.

It's not often that one gets an invitation, it's a once-in-a-lifeti opportunity!

Answers to all mysteries reside in this place, and there's no danger at all!

You won't die! You won't be trapped for eternity! I swear!

Ti Limit: Unknown

Restrictions: None]

... Alright I can see what's going on here, even more with that string of characters attached to the na of the event, but I decided to check my last "option" just to be sure...

[Invitation! The Infinite Hotel Eagerly Awaits #KFLAD983629310FV/ @

There's a incredibly pretty girl for you to et, I know you like that. I'll give you her number if you play along.

I'll make you cookies if you co...

I'll give you good rewards, please...

I know the secrets to everything in existence, I'll share a few with you...

Just co play with

for a while.

Ti Limit: You can stay as long as you like!

Restrictions: You can do whatever you want! Just don't ss with the rooms please.]

...Alright, this has got to be the strangest one so far.

That one with the rchant was confusing, but this one is just sad. I think if I reject this I'll make soone cry.

It's still incredibly suspicious though, now more than ever...

Whoever is responsible for this not only seems to know about

but also about the chanisms of my Gift. I'm not even saying this because of the ssage it left about having the answers for mysteries or whatever, but the way it seems to be flooding the system with repeated events to be sure it's selected clearly indicates that it knows how my Gift works.

To the point where it's able to circumvent it for the most part.

Unlike the rchant who also had the power to ss with it but got caught by surprise, this one is doing it purposefully since the very beginning.

On that last description, it was even able to ss with the Ti Limit and the Restrictions...

I guess I have no choice then... if it keeps spamming this event I might never be able to take a different one, so I'll go along with it.

I'll also make sure to select the third option as I want the pretty girl's number as well as the cookies.

There wasn't much ti remaining today, so I decided to go visit Alex as the situation with the Army Of The Gifted seems to be escalating.

Last ti Roy and Sam told

about a contract that has been going around with newcors, so I had them get out of there and also inford Alex so that he could investigate it for .

Today's report about it is quite bleak though... the faction that Sis took is crumbling, and everyone is deserting to the other side, only that blockhead and a few others are still resisting the new administration.

I thought the speed at which things have been turning there was sketchy, and Alex also agreed.

Apparently, the old leader was also moving things behind the scenes for this transition to happen, from the start, there weren't really two factions as the head of one of them was sabotaging itself.

It does raise a bunch of questions though...

When I got back ho, there were a few things I needed to do, especially regarding a citizen who seems to have trouble following orders right now.

Since we now had 9 days until the next event started, I decided to take tomorrow off.

I wanted to get to know Elizabeth a little bit more before entering the dungeon with her. It's clear that power-wise she's more than sufficient, with her being at level 269, almost four tis Mia's.

There's still a big question of how much I can trust her when neither the rchant nor Priscilla is around.

I arrived in ti to help Licia and Ellie with dinner, and when midnight ca, I got to claim the kingdom points.

With those, I could finally get enough houses for the girls to sleep in again.

However, I had Ellie stay behind with Licia and Claire tonight while I was going to sleep in the kingdom.

I also made sure to instruct Elizabeth to sleep in the sa room as Mia

I feel like the two of them have quite a lot in common, so I'm hoping they can relate to each other and form so kind of bond.

It's also a good ti for Mia to get a roommate.

As for , I got enough clues to know what I should do with Bea by now.