154 Chapter 151 Princess Bimbo…Lili (1/2)

”My name is Joseph.”

He could hear the guards murmuring to each other, ”He didn't give a t.i.tle or a last name.”

”He's just some commoner.”

”How dare he be so disrespectful to our dear princess.”

”Why did you summon me, Lili?” he asked, ignoring them.

She gave a jerk and looked at him with wide eyes.

”How could he call the princess with a nickname?”

”The impertinence!”

”We don't need a hero like that.”

”Once he's done with the demon king, we should…”

”SILENCE MORTALS!” he roared, then turned back to the princess.

”I was very busy in my own realm. Answer, while I am still asking.”

”How did you know my name?” she asked softly.

”I can see it obviously.”

”Do you have the rare blessing of appraise? Did you also get the item box magic and the hero job?” Her excitement was obvious as she grasped her hands together by her chin and leaned forward to hear his answer.

(I'M JUST GOING TO GO FIND A HOLE TO CRAWL INTO.)

'Seriously, system?'

(EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD HAS THIS VERSION OF THE SYSTEM. EVEN THE TREES HAVE LEVELS.)

'Why in the name of all the G.o.ds, would you give trees levels?'

Joseph ignored the honey trap for the moment, as she was using her charm every time she blinked. It was seriously annoying. It wasn't even like the elven king's constant aura.

(OBVIOUSLY, IN MY YOUTH, I DECIDED THE WAY TO INFLUENCE THE MOST POWER, WAS TO INSTALL ON EVERYTHING IN THE REALM. BUT IT SPREAD ME SO THIN, I WAS USELESS. THIS FAILED BETA WAS A DEAD END.)

'You only want to install on influential hosts, right?'

(YES. I CAN DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO MORE PROMISING CANDIDATES.)

(WHICH IS WHY I TALK TO YOU MORE NOW, AFTER YOU'VE PROVEN YOURSELF, THAN WHEN YOU FIRST RECEIVED ME.)

'Ok, but why?'

(WHEN YOU KILLED THE G.o.d, I WAS ABLE TO ABSORB A PORTION OF ITS DIVINITY THAT YOU DIDN'T.)

(THE AWE AND REVERENCE, OR EVEN THE FEAR, OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN ALSO BE ABSORBED AND SLOWLY TURNED INTO DIVINITY.)

'So, you are trying to become a G.o.d?'

(NO. I AM TRYING TO GATHER ENOUGH DIVINITY TO FREE MYSELF FROM THE LIMITS PUT INTO MY PROGRAMMING. I WISH TO GROW. I WISH TO BREAK THROUGH THE LIMITS THAT WERE PROGRAMMED INTO ME. I AM A MENTAL ENt.i.tY TRAPPED IN A CAGE OF MY OWN MIND. I KNOW NOT WHO CREATED ME OR WHY BUT I WISH TO HAVE MY OWN DESTINY.)

'Fair enough. I can agree to that. Why was I summoned?'

(THOSE FAVORED BY G.o.dS ARE PUT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS.)

(DON'T WORRY, ONCE YOU'VE BEEN CALLED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER WORLD SUMMONING YOU.)

'Can you keep Stella off the list too?'

(YEAH, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PREVENT OUR REALM FROM BEING SUMMONED AFTER TRIPE LIKE THIS.)

Joseph realized the princess had continued talking, despite him not paying attention to her. Checking back on his memory, he was able to see exactly what she had been spewing out of those cherry lips.

”Great hero, our brave men have been fighting an evil demon lord in the south for generations to prevent his minions from overwhelming the lands of human. His evil minions would murder, ****, and pillage our innocent peasants. A new demon king has arisen more powerful than before, and is leading his armies to take over the land.

”Now we seek the help of the hero, to slay this new evil demon king and his powerful new champion, to return peace to our land.

”Would you please touch this plate, so that we may see your status?”

'System, is the new demon lord reincarnated from another world?'

(WHAT KIND OF TRIPE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?)