I, The Janitor! Chapter 862: The Conditions of the Death Realm - Novel Cool

Chapter 862: The Conditions of the Death Realm

Chapter 862: The Conditions of the Death Realm

Don't just stand there, eat something proper for once!

Lyon, stunned by the revelation, nodded mutely. He then indicated that he didn't want to ask any more questions. After a brief silence, Taurus Director looked up and glanced at Sagittarius Director, who was sitting diagonally opposite him.

"Let's talk about the Death Realm first. How did your negotiations with Crow-Eyed Grandma and the others go?"

"It wasn't very clear at first, but in the past few days... I think we've made some progress."

Sagittarius Director glanced in Lyon's direction and then replied, "Out of the fourteen self-aware Death Realm Sovereigns, only four have explicitly sided with the Butcher King Society. They are the Mountain Patrol Maiden, the Excavation Worm, the Wailing Puppet, and the Flesh-receiving Doe, who has been confirmed as an official member of the Butcher King Society.

Aside from these four, the remaining ten Death Realm Sovereigns are divided into two factions. The Lantern Elder, who governs the 'Dark Plain of Life and Death', and the First Death, who created the 'Path of No Return', belong to a neutral faction. They have no interest in the mortal world and don't intend to go to war with us.

However, the other eight, led by Crow-Eyed Grandma, who governs the 'Crow's Nest of Death', are ambiguous and sway between both sides. Although they don't explicitly want to be our enemies, they have been secretly colluding with the Butcher King Society behind the scenes. It's hard to tell what their true intentions are."

So, four have already defected, two are likely to remain neutral, and there are eight more with unclear loyalties? Lyon summarized the situation in the Death Realm based on Sagittarius Director's response and then listened attentively to the other directors' comments while analyzing the current state of affairs.

"In my opinion, those so-called ambiguous ones are just lacking the confidence to take action," the Crab Director spoke up first, rubbing his round belly as usual. With a 'blessed' smile, he shook his bald head and cheerfully analyzed, "The Makeup Master, who governs the 'Corridor of the Dead', and the Death Market Master, who controls the 'City of the Dead', may not be as eager as the Flesh-receiving Doe, but they've attempted to cross the boundary between life and death more than once. They simply lack the confidence to face our full retaliation.

After the Flesh-receiving Doe dragged away the King Ship of the Thousand Sails Kingdom, do you think they still want to negotiate? If it weren't for Lyon's swift and ruthless move to eliminate half of the True Gods of the Butcher King Society, those guys might not have hesitated to take action."

It was clear that the Crab Director, despite his reluctance to go to war with the Death Realm, still belonged to the Iron Blood Faction within the Bureau.

"More than that, I'm more concerned about the children who were taken from the King Ship. What's going to happen to them?" Lyon silently noted the Crab Director's stance.

Taurus Director, with a worried frown, clenched his fist and asked, "Sagittarius, did Crow-Eyed Grandma and the others mention anything about the captured Purifiers? When do they plan to return them?"

"I asked, but their answers were vague, and their attitude was terrible."

It seemed that Sagittarius Director had faced some difficulty with this question, as his expression turned cold. He explained in a detached tone, "According to Crow-Eyed Grandma and her group, they believe that by not siding with the Flesh-receiving Doe and the others, they are already helping us out, considering they are all Death Realm Sovereigns. They think we owe them a favor for this.

They believe they've done us a favor and have no obligation to negotiate for the return of our people. So, if we want to rescue the captured Purifiers, we must offer corresponding conditions."

After hearing Sagittarius Director's account, the directors' faces turned grim. Pisces Director, in her youthful state, sighed and frowned, "The Bureau is indeed short-staffed right now, and they seem to have realized this... Sagittarius, please share their conditions. If they are reasonable, we can agree temporarily and bring back our captured members first."

"They have many conditions, but most of them are negotiable. There are three main ones that are non-negotiable."

Sagittarius Director thought for a moment before continuing, "First, there should be no repercussions afterward. According to them, the Death Realm Sovereigns should stand together. If the Mountain Patrol Maiden and the others release our people, we must act as if the incident with the Thousand Sails Kingdom never happened. We cannot pursue the Flesh-receiving Doe and her group afterward."

"Is this a verbal agreement, or..."

"We need a signed contract."

The Archer Director closed his eyes and said, "We need three people to go to the Engraver-controlled Erase Name Sea and choose a stele to inscribe our names and this promise. This ensures that the commitment remains valid until our deaths and we completely forget our names."

The Erase Name Sea?

"It's a location in the Netherworld, situated between the Life-Judging Dark Plain and Stagnant Mountain. However, not many souls can reach there."

Sensing Lyon's unfamiliarity with this, the Taurus Director whispered in his ear, "Only those with exceptional wisdom in their previous lives, unyielding self-will, or powerful lingering regrets, who can still remember their names after undergoing three erosions in the Sage's Graveyard, the City of Regret, and the Soul Maze of Confusion, are allowed to enter the Erase Name Sea.

The Engraver in charge of the Erase Name Sea will process these special deceased souls, taking away their names and inscribing them on the steles. Then, they will send them to Stagnant Mountain to erode their spirituality, helping them return to the world's origin more quickly.

As for living beings like us, if we inscribe our names on the steles beforehand, we won't be deprived of our names immediately, but it's equivalent to making an unbreakable vow."

So that's how it is...

Lyon nodded in understanding, but his brows furrowed.

"But entering the domain of a Netherworld ruler's power is dangerous, isn't it? Aside from being unable to break the promise, will there be any other consequences?"

"There definitely will be."

Hearing Lyon's question, the Archer Director replied, "At the very least, those who inscribe their names in advance will have to go through the Erase Name Sea again after death... But this condition is already one of their most achievable demands."

Upon hearing this, Lyon's eyebrows lifted in surprise, and he asked in astonishment, "Are the remaining two conditions even more stringent than this?"

"Yes."

The Archer Director nodded, his brows furrowed as he spoke, "Since entering the King Ship results in a semi-death state, the purifiers we send are mostly from the 'Undying' faction. The second condition from Crow-Eyed Grandma and her group is that these released purifiers must have all their 'Undying' traits removed."

"Meaning... you have to deprive them of their Anomaly Artifacts?"

"Yes."

The Aquarius Director nodded, "They believe that the existence of these 'Undying' individuals is a desecration of the Netherworld's objective rules and their powers. Even if they return the people to us, we must strip them of their ability to escape death and reduce their lifespan as punishment, by about half."

"...!"

These people are shameless! Lyon couldn't help but frown upon hearing this, but he didn't immediately voice his opposition. After all, the most important thing at the moment was to bring Emma and the others back from the Netherworld. As for the 'Undying' Anomaly Artifacts and the reduced lifespans, aside from being annoying, it wasn't too difficult to handle.

Anyway, the gates of the Netherworld were in his hands. If Emma and the others died, he could simply close the gates and keep everyone's souls out. How could the Netherworld rulers come and take them away?

"And the last condition..."

Just as Lyon was pondering how to exploit loopholes, the Archer Director glanced at him and said, "Aquarius, they want you to enter the Erase Name Sea, inscribe your name, and vow never to touch the Gates of the Dead again before your death. You must also willingly allow the Engraver to shatter a part of your soul to return the power taken from the Guardian Dog."

(End of Chapter)

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