Accidentally Becoming a Great Prophet?!

When the three spoils were stuck into the ground, they melted into the floor, and with a crack! the floor split in half, revealing a hidden space beneath.

“It’s quite deep, isn’t it?”

“Kyakya! For a hidden space containing something great, this level of suspicion is essential!”

“Heeh~ My heart is pounding, nya!”

Indeed, befitting a place that contained something that could make Black Cat stronger, it gave off a very mysterious feeling.

“Kuku, with this feeling… there must be a powerful monster sleeping inside protecting that special power, right?! Usually in places like this, there are special beings like guardians or something protecting it, right? Don’t you think so, teacher!”

“Ah, there’s nothing like that here.”

Why do you think this is a C-rank dungeon? If there were such things, it wouldn’t be C-rank.

Oh, well, even if there really was something, it would have been hidden, so the rank would have stayed the same, right?

“Really? Tch! What a letdown!”

“It’s good if there’s nothing to fight. By the way, this hole seems quite deep… It might be a bit difficult for the teacher to go down alone, don’t you think?”

“…Hmm, it does seem that way.”

Looking down, you can’t even see the bottom clearly.

With my physical abilities, it’s a height that would lead to instant death.

Whoosh!!

Oh, the wind is blowing fiercely too. It’s as if it’s saying I’d die immediately if I went alone.

“In that case, one of us needs to go down with the teacher, right?”

“I suppose so?”

Huh? But why did your atmosphere change completely as soon as I said this??

Somehow… it’s incredibly fierce…??

“That’s what you’re saying, right~?”

“This is an opportunity that can’t be missed.”

“Nyaa~ I have no intention of yielding at all, nya?!”

Judging by the atmosphere and what they were saying, it seemed like they were about to have a proper fight, but maybe out of consideration for me nearby, they surprisingly chose a very wholesome and moderate method.

“In times like this, there’s only one fair way to decide the opportunity!!”

From their tone and spirit, it seemed like they were about to say that a life-or-death battle was the only way, but contrary to that spirit, the method that came out of their mouths was an extremely peaceful one.

“If you don’t show, you lose!!”

“””Rock-paper-scissors!!!”””

That’s because the method they chose was rock-paper-scissors.

Anyway, this terrifying rock-paper-scissors single match, which was unclear whether it would make these three’s hearts grand or petty, quickly decided the winner.

Hati Eri and Black Cat showed paper, but Su-yeon showed scissors.

“Damn it?!”

“To think I’d lose at this, nya?!”

“Fufufu… To dare challenge a sniper to a single match of rock-paper-scissors… You’re a thousand years too early!!”

“Eek! Hey, this is cheating!! It’s only advantageous for you!! Let’s do arm wrestling instead!!”

“…Suggesting arm wrestling seems to have an obvious intention too, nya?”

“Shut up!!”

“Tsk tsk, how ugly, wolf. Why don’t you just gracefully accept the result? The outcome has already been decided! Hahaha!!”

“Grrr…!!”

Although it was quite nerve-wracking because of Hati Eri trembling, unable to accept the result…

“…Damn, can’t be helped…”

Surprisingly, Hati Eri accepted the result cleanly.

Unexpectedly? Given how she threw a tantrum to come along, I thought she’d just forcefully push through again!

Well, if it’s peaceful, I’m happy!

Anyway, once the person to take care of me was decided, we quickly finished preparing to go down.

…But my posture is a bit…

“…Uh, Su-yeon. Is this right???”

Why don’t you just carry me on your back normally instead of giving me shame with this princess carry posture?!

“This is the most comfortable and easy to move posture, teacher! You must trust me completely!!”

Is it right to use those words in this situation, Su-yeon Su-yeon…??

“Ugh… If it weren’t for these uninvited guests, I would have been in that position instead…!!”

“Hey, are you provoking me now?! I can’t stand this anymore!! Let’s have another match!!”

“…Sigh, let’s just go comfortably now.”

“…Okay.”

“…Fine, I got it, teacher!”

Oh, they still listened to me well. That’s a relief.

This posture… honestly, it’s not a posture I like and it’s embarrassing too… but even if I don’t trust it much, since Su-yeon said that and we have to go down anyway…

“Then we’ll depart!”

Anyway, through that moment of humiliation, my companions and I were able to enter the underground space.

“It’s wide, huh?”

And the first thought that came to mind as soon as we entered was that it was wide.

From the huge cavern where we were now located, to the large corridor ahead with giant statues with animal heads supporting the ceiling in a straight line.

There were also some patterns engraved on the walls, giving it a feeling of an ancient ruin in addition to its grandeur.

“It’s really amazing… It looks strange but the atmosphere is mysterious too.”

“Tch, it’s really a shame that there’s nothing to fight here!”

Oh my, Ms. Battle-maniac Wolf, please calm down a bit! It’s good if there’s nothing to fight, right?

“Hmm, well there’s no other path, it seems we just need to go straight…”

“I can see a large door at the end! We should go there, nya! Right, teacher?!”

“That’s right. Just go straight ahead. There are no traps or monsters, so you can relax.”

You might think there could be monsters in a space that’s been hidden for a long time, but monsters can’t enter such special spaces. The aura emanating is too high-grade and heavy and dangerous for monsters living in a dungeon of this level to handle.

Anyway, without any particular hindrance, we walked steadily through this mysterious space that looked like a temple, and at the end of the corridor, we opened the huge door and entered inside.

And inside that door were giant statues, two altars in the center with small bottles on top, and something that looked like a jewel or crystal in front of them, and torches surrounding the entire space, driving away the darkness.

“Just looking at it, those three things in the center must be the special items, right?”

“No need to say more. It couldn’t be mistaken. If they’re items that so blatantly show how amazing they are…”

‘Uh… I-is that so…?’

Actually, although I did the fortune-telling, I don’t particularly feel anything special about them.

Well anyway, let me explain the method now…

“Black Cat, first drink all at once what’s inside the small crystal bottles on the altar there. Then swallow that crystal-like thing over there. Then you’ll be able to become stronger as you wish.”

“Nyahaha! I see, teacher!!”

Hearing my explanation, Black Cat swallowed hard, seemingly nervous, but still smiled with anticipation.

And it felt like there was also trust in me in there, which made me feel a bit strange.

Anyway, following my words, Black Cat boldly went forward and took the things on the altar and the crystal, then opened the bottle lid with a serious expression.

“Then… I’ll come back stronger!!”

Then she closed her eyes tight, downed the contents of the two bottles in one go, and quickly swallowed the crystal.

“Kiit…!!!”

Then, immediately, a reaction started.

A mysterious light began to flicker from Black Cat’s body and she floated slightly in the air.

“Ooh, that… Indeed…”

“It’s more amazing than I imagined… I’ve heard about it, but… even more than that…!”

Like Hati Eri and Lee Su-yeon who were watching the scene with strange expressions, it was my first time seeing it directly too, so I started watching the scene with a blank expression.

‘It’s my first time seeing something like this… Somehow, it feels incredible…?’

It felt mysterious, and I could feel strong power, heaviness, and even beauty.

Well, what Black Cat just took isn’t ordinary stuff after all.

To explain briefly, the unidentified liquid inside the crystal bottle placed on the altar is, simply put, the power of some gods.

Gods from another world had detached their divinity and authority and stored it here. The reason there are two is just a coincidence. They’re both from different gods from different worlds.

If you ask why the power of gods from other worlds is sleeping in a mere C-rank dungeon, it’s simple. It’s a difference in the gods’ preferences.

Some gods prefer to put their power safely and conveniently in a suitable place, not caring who obtains it as long as they work for them after obtaining the power, while others believe that those who will possess their power should have sufficient qualifications and strength, so they take risks and put it in high-rank places. It’s that kind of difference in preference.

Anyway, if you drink that, originally you would have become an avatar of the god and gained tremendous power, but in return, you would have moved as an apostle and avatar to help that god from another world settle in this world while gaining the power of the god who is the original owner of that power. Well, power isn’t something that can be easily obtained. There’s always a price for becoming stronger easily.

But what’s the use of becoming like that? That’s why I told her to take the power of both gods at once.

[Fufu… My child… You will now be the avatar of this Karsura… Huh?! What are you?!]

[That’s my line!! Why is there a god from another world like you attached to the one who took my power!!]

When a god tries to create an avatar to regain its influence, it naturally wants its own avatar, not a being with the power of another god attached. Gods are often greedy and arrogant beings. Especially since omnipotent gods don’t exist.

Anyway, so when the power of two gods dwells inside Black Cat, of course, the two gods who have no intention of yielding will fight inside, right? If that happens, Black Cat’s body, unable to handle the fight between the two gods, will eventually burst.

If she hadn’t eaten that crystal, that is!

When the power of two gods happens to reside in the same space, how could nothing happen?

Of course, their powers clashed knowingly or unknowingly often, and what was created in that process is this crystal. A crystal of pure divinity and power generated from the clash of the two gods’ powers.

What role does this play… It’s simple.

[Uh, huh?! W-what’s happening!?]

[Ugh!? What’s suddenly…!!]

It melts down the power of those two, blows away the will of the gods, and makes it so that only the power of the gods is taken. Of course, there’s some loss in the process, but since two are mixing, it doesn’t really matter.

[I-impossible!! How could such an absurd…!!]

[Argh!! To think the long-awaited plan would be in vain…!!!]

Anyway, like that, the dangerous elements disappear and it becomes a pure lump of power, which naturally seeps into Black Cat…

As a result, Black Cat becomes stronger!

Paaaah~!!!!

After some time had passed like that, a bright light burst out from Black Cat’s body that had been floating slightly in the air, and Black Cat emerged with a completely changed atmosphere.

And right after that, Black Cat, now with heterochromia and looking more cat-like, shouted brightly, no different from before.

“T-teacher?!?! I-I’ve really become completely stronger, nya!!!”

I smiled at that sight.

Now, with this, my friend’s request is cleanly cleared!