Chapter 125: Chapter 124: Lagus Aman, Part 1 (2/2)
”It is overpowered. It's obviously overpowered. That's why all of the Shudras are practically worshipping her right now,” Rahul said, nodding. ”Now that you all know what we're dealing with, can you still sit by and leave this so-called Shiva's Descendant alone? Can you accept that a Dalit has this skill? That barbarian?”
”...”
”...”
No one said anything to reply. They could only stare at the report in front of them. They knew what Rahul meant, anyway, about the danger Shiva brought to them.
The Hindu trinity of deities consisted of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. Vishnu was the deity worshipped by the Brahmins and the Kshatriyas, and Shiva was the deity worshipped by the Vaishyas and the Shudras. The lower castes believed that Shiva would return and undo the caste system.
”They believe that this descendant of Shiva is their Messiah who will bring about a new social system in India. Will you truly sit by and let that happen when it is painfully obvious that they will challenge our new formed order?” Rahul's words hung heavily in the air.
”Then what do you suggest we do, Rahul?” Lagus asked after listening quietly the whole time.
No one chastised him for butting in at an inopportune time. They all acknowledged his strength. The only reason the Vaishya caste guild was at the meeting was because of Lagus.
”Obviously…we must rip the problem from the roots.”
”Even though she is called the Descendant of Shiva?”
”That's the more reason we must take action. We must quell this rebellion before it starts.”
No one dared to interrupt Rahul and Lagus. The subject was Shiva's Descendant, the herald to a new beginning.
”You can't possibly believe that she is actually the Descendant of Shiva, do you?” Rahul asked Lagus skeptically.
”That isn't…”
”He's right. There's no way she is…” The others tried to, but couldn't fully deny it, except for Lagus.
”I believe differently.”
”…And what's that?” asked Rahul, frowning. He felt that Lagus wasn't in this from the start.
”I don't believe that whether or not she is actually Shiva's Descendant is important. But, since many already believe that, shouldn't we watch what happens first? As fellow Indians, of course.”
”You're actually saying that when we're faced against an absolute skill? It's absurd to think that she is.”
”That's why I'm saying we should wait and see. We should give it some time and see if they truly accept her as Shiva's Descendant. If we get rid of her now, we could expect to see some severe retaliation.”
”Must we go through all that work? Once she fully activates her skill, we won't be able to stop her. I don't want to see that happen.”
”It seems to me that you believe that she is Shiva's Descendant more than anyone here.”
”...” Rahul didn't say anything back, but his face was angry.
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Back at Oosara Falls' hidden dungeon…
[You have eliminated a Golden Slime, a Silver Slime and an Ash Slime in order.
Congratulations! You will receive 1 extra Stat point.]
”Yes! That's the thirtieth one now.” I killed the 100th Ash Slime and plopped down. I had thought that the rewards were completely random, but I confirmed the truth after hunting for a month straight.
The extra Stat point reward came out thirty times a day. The other rewards came out randomly in between.
”Thirty a day is still great!” Thirty a day meant nine hundred in a month!
”In two months, that's 1,800 free Stat points, not including the Stat points I get from leveling up.” I was so happy on the first day that I had completely forgotten about the Sunbin Guild. Before I knew it, I had already spent a month in the hidden dungeon. But as the days went on, I did wonder if I should be telling the Sunbin Guild about this.
I watched as the slimes slithered past. There were so many in here that quite a few people could easily hunt together.
”I'm such a greedy prick…” I said to myself. I knew I couldn't clear the dungeon completely, and yet I didn't want to share it with anyone else. I knew that there was a limit to the extra Stat points I could get in one day, but I still didn't want to share. I wanted to get stronger faster than anyone else.
”If I'm going to be greedy from the start, I'm going to be greedy until the end.” I stood back up. I had rested long enough.
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”So that's your decision?”
”Yes.”
”Does the entire Ravi Guild agree?” asked Rahul.
”We have already once made the mistake of trying to suppress the Sunil Guild before. They have decided to join forces with the Dalits to fight one last time, and we have all decided to not get in their way,” Sandip Aman, master of the Ravi Guild, replied calmly.
”Tsk tsk tsk. Is this the best the Vaishyas have to offer?” Rahul said, clicking his tongue. ”I'm sure you know that if you continue down this path, you make enemies out of us.”
”We know quite well.”
”Very well. I'll remember your decision.”
The Behi-Kinant Guild followed the Sahtashwi Guild out, leaving the Ravi Guild on its own.
”I'm sorry, father.”
”Don't be. If we believe this is the right path, then we must walk it honorably.”
”India's going to get noisy soon.” Akashwi said, as he walked up to his father and brother.