The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Sung JiHan frowned.

In fact, since the revelation to the Dragon Lord, Sung JiHan had felt a slight sense of guilt towards Gilgamesh, about 1g worth...

"As expected, it was a good idea to be straightforward."

After receiving the message from Gilgamesh calling him father, Sung JiHan's emotions disappeared.

Why does this brat keep calling himself father?

[Why are you so fixated on being called father?]

[I can no longer see my descendants.]

[You knew that already. According to Pithia, you don't exist.]

[...That's just her one-sided claim. I had hope. Yes, until I was robbed of my youth by the God of War!]

Since the God of War gave Gilgamesh eternal life, was it possible to retrieve it?

[But what does that have to do with being a father?]

[Since I can no longer see my direct descendants, shouldn't I pass on the throne to the most outstanding individual among humanity?]

[Throne... What kind of ability is worth giving?]

If there is something worth giving, it wouldn't be impossible to at least imitate the sound of a father through typing.

[Allow me to use my name. From now on, you will become Gilgamesh the Second.]

[Get lost.]

[You can also jointly own the ownership of the Tower of Babel. Then your ability to control your life will be enhanced.]

[Oh, really?]

Joint ownership of the Tower of Babel.

"It's suspicious."

Gilgamesh said the word father, but he wasn't the one who would jointly own the Tower of Babel.

Moreover, wasn't this guy already under the control of the God of War?

"I could just reject it right away... but it seems like I should listen and dig for more information."

Sung JiHan sent the message with that determination.

[Joint ownership seems good... But isn't the Tower of Babel not yours anyway? Weren't you under the control of the God of War?]

[Tsk... That's true. In the state of being under control. But if the Tower of Babel is summoned to Earth, there is a way to turn the situation around. If you cooperate, the chances of success will increase.]

[Ah, I see. And that cooperation is calling you father?]

[That's right. If you acknowledge me as your father and join my clan, it will be easier to regain control of the Tower of Babel. Then joint ownership will proceed to the next step.]

Considering Gilgamesh's personality, after regaining control of the Tower of Babel, he would pretend not to know about joint ownership.

Sung JiHan concluded that, but still continued the conversation for now.

"Just calling me father won't do anything with this message, right?"

[That's true. When this tower is summoned to Earth, you must come and acknowledge me as your father.]

[Then there's no need to do it now.]

[Still, practice it in advance.]

[Alright, when will the tower be summoned?]

[I'm not exactly sure, but it won't be long now. As soon as the God of War's seal is released, the summoning process will begin.]

It's been quite a while since the last one-month seal.

It was correct to consider the summoning of the Tower of Babel to Earth as a matter of time.

"But there's one strange thing."

"What is it?"

"You said you were caught by the God of War and had your youth taken away. But how are you able to send messages? They would be monitoring you, right?"

[...I also find it strange. The God of War clearly ordered Pithia to monitor me, but she's not here now.]

Gilgamesh answered as if he himself didn't know.

They took away his youth because he was exposed, but they're not monitoring him?

"They're not that sloppy... Could it be that Pithia is right next to you, censoring and monitoring?"

Sung JiHan thought that and sent a message.

"I'll review the father matter when I come to Earth later. But tell me about the appearance of the God of War that you saw before. Why does he have the same head as the Dragon Lord? What was the situation when you made a contract with him before?"

If you are sending a message under the surveillance of the Moshin faction, you probably won't answer the question of revealing your identity.

And as Sung JiHan guessed.

The messages that used to come with quick replies have stopped for a while.

[Hmm... Pithia has arrived. I will organize and let you know about Moshin later.]

Suddenly, the message stopped saying that Pithia had arrived.

"As expected, they were being watched."

Sung JiHan chuckled as he looked at the interrupted message.

In this case, it can be assumed that the messages sent by Gilgamesh so far contained Moshin's intentions.

There must be another reason for constantly urging me to call him father.

"But if they want to lure me, they should at least roughly reveal Moshin's identity... Why bother hiding it?"

Besides the fact that his head resembles the Dragon Lord, is there really something that needs to be hidden?

Sung JiHan pondered for a moment with such doubts.

"For now, let's organize the abilities that have grown through this tournament."

To calculate the greatly increased abilities thanks to the Dragon Lord, he opened his status window.

***

Located in the Tower of Gold, Gilgamesh stared at Pithia.

More precisely, he glared at her phone.

"Pithia... This is why it looks suspicious to anyone... We could have just talked about the true identity of the snake that has already been revealed!"

"No. Master said not to give any more information about this."

"Tsk... This guy. He's not a fool, so he must have noticed. Now he won't believe what I say anymore."

Pithia stared at the messages on her phone.

It was honestly suspicious even to herself that she abruptly ended the conversation after asking about Moshin's identity.

But...

"...It's okay. Our goal is to make him come to the Tower of Gold anyway."

After Moshin's resurrection, he will be summoned to the Tower of Babel on Earth.

Pithia's goal is to lure Sung JiHan there.

"If the Tower of Babel brings disaster to humanity, even if Sung JiHan knows it's a trap, he will still come. Then you can make him sympathize with the tower."

"...Then, will he really restore my youth?"

"Didn't Master say so?"

Gilgamesh recalled the recent events at those words.

After Sung JiHan's victory over the Dragon Lord.

"No matter how much of an avatar he is, I didn't expect him to defeat the Dragon Lord so easily..."

Moshin, who revealed himself again in the Tower of Gold.

"Gilgamesh. Contact Sung JiHan again and lure him to the tower. Then I will restore his youth."

He was in a state of giving orders to lure Sung JiHan to the Tower of Babel.

"But, I can't trust the snake's promise."

"You don't trust Master's words?"

"Yes. Look at my contract. Can you believe his words?"

Gilgamesh, who was deceived by Moshin's contract and lost his youth, fell into ruin.

He was living proof that Moshin does not keep his promises.

"So, you're not going to do it?"

"...I have to."

But even if he didn't trust Moshin, Gilgamesh had no choice.

"Fine. It's a relief that you understand the situation."

Pithia said as she put Gilgamesh's phone into her inventory.

"I don't want to put this dirty thing in my inventory..."

But in order to faithfully follow her master's orders, it was time to set aside any personal feelings.

As Pithia turned to leave, Sung JiHan called out, "Pithia."

"Why?" she asked.

"What is your true purpose? Are you seeking revenge against me?" Sung JiHan asked with a tired voice.

"I don't have any intention towards you. I just find pleasure in seeing things fall apart," Pithia replied.

"Then, is it true that your goal is to extinguish the red flame, as you said before?" Sung JiHan asked.

"Yes. It is the ultimate goal of the enemy tribe, and I must stop them," Pithia answered.

The reason she had transformed into a machine in the laboratory was because the enemy tribe wanted to resurrect the Red Administrator. Extinguishing the inherent red flame in humanity was the true path to exact revenge on the enemy tribe. Furthermore, it would truly save humanity, the descendants of Pithia.

"Do you believe in me even after seeing me like this?" Sung JiHan asked.

"I do. You saved me," Pithia replied.

Although she responded promptly to Sung JiHan's question, deep down, she was not completely convinced. However, there was no one else who could fulfill this task besides the Master.

"I must faithfully follow the Master. Only then can I hope for salvation," Pithia thought to herself.

Suddenly, Sung JiHan struck the head of the troubled Sung JiHan.

"Ah, I left a handprint on your head since there's no hair. So this is the size of my palm," Sung JiHan remarked.

"What...?" Sung JiHan muttered.

"It's truly sad to see your youth disappear, isn't it?" Pithia said, looking at the handprint on Sung JiHan's forehead and raising the corner of her mouth.

"So don't think strange thoughts and listen to the Master's words. Then, you'll be free from being bald," Pithia continued.

Sung JiHan glared at Pithia, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.

"Just wait and see. Once we get to Earth...!" Sung JiHan thought.

Although he was currently helpless, once the Tower of Babel was installed on Earth, the situation would change. Sung JiHan looked forward to that moment.

* * *

"Dragon Lord, you really gave generously," Sung JiHan said, looking at the level displayed on his status window and laughing.

Level 635.

Before the tournament started, his level was 595. Thanks to the Dragon Lord's help, it had increased by a total of 40.

"With this level, it's been almost two months... No, it's a level where I can challenge even higher," Sung JiHan thought.

In addition, his stats and soul power had also increased significantly. The Dragon Lord truly lived up to his reputation, as his generosity was on a different level.

Sung JiHan, while observing the significant growth in his abilities, paid attention to the greatly increased remaining points this time.

"I should invest the earned remaining points in the soul for now."

Among the currently available abilities to level up, the soul had the least disadvantage.

Sung JiHan invested all the remaining points he had obtained so far into the soul.

"I stopped at exactly 600."

After using up all the remaining points, Sung JiHan checked his status window.

Affiliation: Challenger League - 6

Level: 635

Soul: 600

Void: 595

Enemy: 497

Eternity (Incomplete): 40

Another crack appeared on his face, along with a significantly increased void value compared to before.

Thanks to the Dragon Lord, both the soul and the enemy had grown significantly.

Especially the enemy, even though he had used 50 points to upgrade the Phoenix Spear in the past, he was now looking forward to reaching 500 soon.

"Once it reaches around 500, the Red Hand should awaken, but there's still no reaction."

Even when it was sealed before, it managed to say a few words somehow.

But now, when the enemy had grown significantly, his hand strangely remained quiet.

"Is it gathering strength to awaken all at once?"

It's strange how the noisy guy became quiet, making me feel uneasy for no reason.

Sung JiHan considered writing a finishing move to consume the enemy, but instead, he looked at several system messages.

Most of them were messages about achievements.

"To be promoted to Challenger League - 5, your level must be 640 or higher."

Among them, Sung JiHan focused on the promotion condition for the Challenger League.

"I thought Challenger 5 was 650, but it's 640."

If I raise my level by just 5 more, I can invite the Great Seat.

In the next tournament, I'll be able to invite the Great Seat.

"I should announce this through the channel."

Sung JiHan turned on BattleTube and went straight to the point.

"Everyone, thanks to the Dragon Lord, I've reached level 635."

-635?? Crazy.

-Is this growth speed even possible...?

-Isn't this too little of an increase? Level 9 Seats were destroyed so easily.

-They didn't really die, they just disappeared as avatars, so they probably only increased by that much.

-Still, it's too little of an increase. The system is stingy.

Level 40 growth and a battle against the aliens who argue whether it's rigged or not.

Sung JiHan's channel, which had already become the most popular on BattleTube, was being flooded with countless aliens entering.

"Anyway, it seems like even the Great Seats will be able to participate in the next tournament. If you're level 640, you can become Challenger 5."

-Challenger 5... Does that mean the Great Seats can participate?

-The Dragon Lord has opened his own path to participate.

-This was all planned...

As such, when the discussion arose that this was the true design of the Dragon Lord.

Sung JiHan smiled and spoke.

"Yes. So please participate a lot in the next tournament."

Then, in the chat window, question marks overwhelmingly appeared.

-??

-Excuse me. I think you're thinking something wrong...

-Who exactly will be participating?