A voice echoed through the Fair-ground,
[Fair ground is activated.
Avoid any physical contact.
The use of law is prohibited.]
The meaning of the message was simple.
'Don't mess around here, whoever you are.'
The sender was obvious.
'World Law.'
The little judge nodded at the assassin god with an indifferent face and then looked down,
"Alright, let me see..."
There were some empty papers in front of him that he pretended to read.
A brief moment later, he raised his head and looked at the 'accused', the assassin god, who was standing at the court podium and couldn't go anywhere.
A young man, with white hair and green eyes, in simple black clothes, whose figure would disappear and reappear every moment, was looking coldly at the little judge.
"Today's case is about the criminal 'Hades'.
I invite the witnesses to join us so we can speed up the process."
The assassin god furrowed his brow and tried to analyze the situation he was in with this little guy who called him by his real name.
It was hard to understand what was going on.
But some facts couldn't be denied.
He was in the 'fair ground', so he couldn't be harmed, because if the other party attacked him, he would be punished the next moment by the World Law itself;
There was no running from that.
The little hammer in the hand of this little judge in front of him was so famous on the Mainland that it didn't matter what size it was,
Everyone would recognize it at a glance.
The Judge Hammer, the God of Judgment's birth treasures.
One of the scariest and most powerful gods if you broke any law on the mainland,
And one of the most harmless if you always obey the law...
That's why even in the Fair-ground, the power of this Hammer could be activated to start a trail.
But who was the little boy?
He wasn't the God of Judgment!
So how could he have the hammer?
He was only sure that he was definitely a higher being, or he couldn't have dragged him here.
From his look, probably a newborn...
But he had the Judge Hammer?
Even so, Assassin God didn't break any law from the mainland,
So even if this person had the birth treasure of the God of Judgment in his hand, it didn't matter.
That's why he wasn't flustered by losing the ability to talk or move at this moment due to the effect of Judge Hammer.
It was only natural for any being that was going to be judged by Judge Hammer.
Another tribune appeared to the right of the little judge.
A black token dropped on it.
"The witnesses are here.
I have read your crime, and after the two witnesses confirm,
You can say your defense."
Assassin God,
"..."
A newbie judge?
And what did you mean, witnesses?
There is only one token...
"You are one of the higher beings who participated in the destruction of the guardian associations.
For this case, the guardian token is your complainant.
And for your second case, you are accused of being responsible for killing great humans.
For this case, 'Mortal' is the complainant."
Then he looked at the 'witnesses'.
"Guardian token, and Mr. Mortal, do you confirm?
If there is anything else, say it."
The assassin god could only see the familiar token.
'Isn't that the birth treasure of the guardian god?
I thought he was dead!
And how can I be judged for the destruction of that organization?'
So many other higher beings were involved in that day...
'And who is Mortal?
The name is familiar, but where is he?'
The token's mechanical voice sounded,
[ I confirm as a witness.
Assassin God and God of Oppression worked together on that day.]
The little judge who heard a second name was taken aback for a moment, then the corner of his mouth curled up, and then he turned back to his normal, indifferent self.
As if he found something interesting, thought about something exciting, and forgot about all of it the next moment.
He turned to the other tribune, the empty one,
"Mr. Mortal, do you want to add anything?"
Assassin god, no matter how he looked at that place, didn't see anyone there...
But the judge kept nodding as if someone was there and testifying!
'Is he crazy?'
The little judge then turned to him,
"Any defense?
The evidence is all here.
You killed many guardians,
And directly participated in the assassination of 'Great Humans'.
You will be sentenced to death if you can't prove otherwise."
Assassin god wanted to laugh.
Sentenced to death?
"You can talk now."
"Who are you?"
The little judge answered,
"Judge Bredd.
Today's judge for these two cases."
Assassin god snorted,
"By what law are you trying to judge me?"
He asked what law, because there was no 'sentence to death' as punishment for any crime on the mainland.
And not only that,
To kill a god, there were so many obstacles on the way.
Higher beings were basically impossible to kill if they were born in a complete universe.
And the reason was simple.
To kill a god, first you need to take care of the universe of that god.
Gods had the privilege of resurrection in their universe indefinitely.
But even the first step was impossible, because you couldn't go into their universe, or even if you could gain permission somehow, only one higher being could go in at a time.
It was world law, and it couldn't be broken!
And inside their territory, higher beings were unbeatable!
If this little boy with the judge hammer was trying to judge him inside his territory, he could easily free himself from the restriction of the hammer and beat him up.
That's why those who wrote the law for the mainland never included the 'death sentence',
Because if you can't execute a sentence, it's only a joke.
They knew only one kind of higher being could be killed.
The newborns.
The higher beings from incomplete universes who would resurrect in the Mainland after sacrificing their universe.
The newborns were basically mortals in the eyes of other higher beings because they didn't have a universe to resurrect into if they died.
And after killing them, it was easy to absorb the law inside their bodies.
Like the judge in front of him.
But,
Judge Bredd's answer made him furrow his brow,
"I'm judging you by world law."
Assassin god scoffed,
"First, the guardian association was destroyed under the order of many higher-ups of the mainland.
You can clarify it with the God of Oppression.
And about this 'Great Humans', and Mortal,
I don't know either of them."
The best defense for him at the moment was dragging some big names in.
And he didn't lie.
He wasn't alone that day; many old-generation gods participated.
It was a story from a long time ago, and many new, higher beings probably didn't even know about it.
Even he himself only joined at the end.
But he could clearly remember why a bunch of old gods suddenly decided to destroy that association when he asked them afterwards.
It started with a higher being called the Guardian God and his birth treasure, the 'Guardian Token'.
He could give a 'child token' to specific underlings,
And they could use it to protect their birthplace.
The child token had two known functions.
One was the ability to teleport between each other for users, who called themselves guardians,
And the second was a karma connection that they could use to find their relatives at any time through the karma connection.
And that was all; the Guardian God, in return, would be able to comprehend the law of all creatures protected by guardians at a rate 10x faster than other Higher beings.
What was the ability of the guardian token itself?
No one exactly knew.
But this Guardian God one day began sending child tokens to other universes as well.
He started with his 'neighbors' first, who were all weaker, higher beings, so they didn't dare to say anything.
However, they stopped him from sending too many tokens because it later turned out that they couldn't comprehend the law of the creatures on those planets with a guardian.
And as if he wasn't satisfied with the results, the Guardian God even tried to send tokens to universes with strong higher beings.
It was at this moment that some voices of complaint started spreading.
So he stopped at this point,
And changed tactics.
He established the Guardian Association.
And claimed that he is going to protect everyone,
And make a safe world for everyone with the guardians, while he himself stopped absorbing the law from creatures on planets with a guardian.
Simultaneously, he allowed the other higher beings to gain access to any Planet with a guardian and absorb the law.
All the neighboring universes were happy,
And didn't stop the child tokens from entering their side like before.
And the reason was simple.
These guardians weren't allowed to harm the creatures inside their planet,
Instead, they needed to protect them from any disasters in every way possible.
The planets with a guardian would prosper in no time and provide even stronger beings for them to comprehend the law through later on.
That's why the guardian association became a place for all guardians to meet, befriend one another, share knowledge, and even form teams to support each other.
The higher level beings who were more vigilant only left some clones with a higher level around those guardians to be sure nothing unusual happens.
One day, while guardians were everywhere in everyone's universe, the Guardian God suddenly appeared on the mainland and made a statement that shocked everyone.
[ I, the Guardian God, sacrifice myself to the world law,
And in return, I ask for the guardian law to be under the protection of the world law, and be supported by it to create a 'safe place' for all beings to grow and prosper! ]
And after that, was the response of the world law,
[ Request has been accepted.
Guardian law will be under World Law's protection, until the day it forgets its path of protecting all living beings.]
Assassin god wasn't even born back then, and this story was like a secret on the mainland.
He only heard about it when they destroyed the so-called headquarters of the rebels at the end, in an unknown location that was like a shared planet, connected to every universe with a guardian.
Only after the destruction, it turned out they were the guardians, and the headquarters was the guardian association, their last line of defense.
And why did they change from guardians to 'rebels'?
Assassin god only heard it was because of the chaos these guardians started after the Guardian God's sacrifice.
The same thing he experienced today, when he lost control over his own solar system in a moment, happened back then!
In the past, the scale was a lot larger, and it involved many more universes; that's why it angered the gods.
The guardians were indeed on the side of all creatures, but completely against the higher beings!
So it was only natural for them to be cleared out at the end...
After that, all the higher beings influenced the law of their universe and even established an organization to get rid of the guardians the moment they appeared.
Without the Guardian God and the Guardian Association,
It was indeed easy to track the guardians,
They needed to fulfill some conditions first, then they could become one, and it was easy to identify such creatures.
But there was a problem:
In the current world, the guardian law was already mixed with world law, and the 'headache' of dealing with guardians was a never-ending one...
Assassin god thought about what happened to one of his solar systems,
And what was happening now,
And felt there might be some connections...
At this moment, Judge Bredd's voice brought him out of his old memories.
"Let's forget about the killing of Great Humans for now.
I want to see if you can prove that you were there with that thug- cough, I mean, the God of Oppression on the day of the guardian association's destruction."
Assassin god felt there was something really fishy about this judge.
But his universe was at war with the God of Oppression, so he didn't mind involving him in this suspicious situation!
That's why he smiled and played along,
" Your honor, I can summon him here.
The fair ground provides a fair judgment too.
To fulfill the fairness, he can join the 'court' at any time."
Judge Bredd nodded,
"You can invite the witness."
Assassin god smiled and closed his eyes.
To invoke world law in the Fair Ground, which could only be used directly by higher beings, they needed to close their eyes in a gesture of respect.
After that, they could whisper the request,
Or just use their law to send the request directly without saying it.
Sending through the law was naturally faster,
So he closed his eyes and opened them a moment later.
The request had already been sent, and the god of oppression would arrive in a moment.
The time it took to send the request was even shorter than the blink of an eye.
But when he opened his eyes, to his shock,
He saw the little judge was already in front of him, swinging his hammer at him with a face filled with rage and hatred!
The moment his hammer was going to smash his face,
Assassin god's left hand was already between the hammer and his face to block it!
The moment the hammer was going to hit him,
A silver knife was already in his right hand!
When the 'hammer swing' smashed his left blocking hand alongside his face,
The black knife was already buried in the heart of the little judge!
In the Fair Ground, everything was fair!
Attacking each other was breaking the rules of the Fair-ground.
If you attack first, you will be punished.
If you are the one getting attacked,
Then you can defend yourself; that's only fair!
Assassin god, who felt a newborn was ready for him to be absorbed soon, felt that things weren't that simple!
The impact of the hammer, even after being blocked, was so heavy and powerful that he felt dizzy!
But he came out of the state of dizziness in a moment, and the first thing he felt was the little boy's right hand around his knife!
Assassin God could hardly believe his birth treasure, which was supposed to cut through anything, was caught by someone's bare hand!
And wasn't he using his right hand to swing his hammer?
The second thing Assassin God noticed was the missing judge hammer.
At this moment, it was floating to his right and changing form into another famous birth treasure.
Punishment stick, the birth treasure belonging to the Goddess of Punishments!
And as if he already wasn't shocked enough, he felt a change in his own birth treasure that didn't make sense at all!
His birth treasure wasn't his anymore!
He completely lost control over it,
As if he were never the owner!
At this moment,
His legs were fixed in place behind the tribune,
His left hand was unusable because it blocked the hammer's hit to offset the damage to his face,
And he feared to let go of his 'former' birth treasure with his right hand because he didn't know what would happen to it!
He couldn't understand why this newborn was so strong.
Why was his connection with his birth treasure completely cut off?
And when this little judge was going to be punished by World Law for his assault?
Judge Bredd, oblivious to all the questions and chaotic thoughts in his opponent's head, with his left hand, caught the punishment stick and smashed the helpless face of his opponent...
Assassin God's only hope at this moment was World Law!
He knew this little brat was going to receive his punishment at any moment!
And he would discover many secrets from him later!
He had one birth treasure at first that didn't belong to him, and now he had the punishment stick, too?
It was basically impossible to have two birth treasures!
And neither treasure belonged to him at all!
Not only that, he himself lost the ownership of his birth treasure!
If he couldn't feel it in his hand, he might doubt if it was even here!
After this newborn received his punishment,
And they went back to his castle, Assassin God was going to have a serious talk with him!
And sure enough, he got hit with the stick and even lost his consciousness for just a moment, but received the message from World Law at the same time,
[Higher being Mortal, will be punished due to the act of assault on fair ground.
Two-time assault, resulting in a two-time punishment.
First assault punishment: loss of 5% law.
Second assault punishment: loss of 10% law.]
Assassin God, who received the message of what punishment this little brat was going to get,
smiled.
Even for him, it was the first time to know what the punishment was for assault on fair ground,
Because no one would be that stupid to attack others here.
There was no point in it.
And he lost 15% law already?
That was a brutal punishment!
But,
His heart suddenly skipped a beat!
'What was the name?
Mortal?
Is he the same Lawless that I never saw and only heard his voice?'
Many memories flashed before his eyes!
The so-called Great Humans!
He killed many of them to force him out of his hiding place, and others who did the same, but all of them failed in the end!
'So it's him!'
Assassin God came back to his senses, and his eyes snapped open!
But to his shock, he wasn't in the Fair Ground anymore; instead, he was in a dark prison cell!
This time, he turned pale!
Prison cage!!
'He has three birth treasures!!?'
Assassin God felt despair.
'What is even happening...'
In the Fair-ground,
The moment Judge Bredd caught the 'big fish' and landed on the ground, he ran in a certain direction.
At the same time, a white circle appeared, and two legs began to take form.
As if a body was being made there, starting with legs and going up to form the upper body!
Judge Bredd moved so fast toward the legs that the sound barrier broke as he moved!
He appeared in front of the two legs, and while gripping his hands around the stick,
He swung it with all his might!
The punishment stick, which recognized the legs, vibrated in panic,
But Judge Bredd didn't stop!
BAM
Crack
The punishment stick, which thought it was going to break, actually broke both knees before the owner's body was summoned completely, and had the time to activate his so-called Unbreakable Armor!
As the punishment stick sighed in relief, the body took form completely!
A muscular man with brunette skin,
brown messy beard and hair,
eyes full of anger, appeared!
Noticing his broken knees and his body falling without the support of his legs,
A full-body armor immediately covered his body from head to toe in the blink of an eye, protecting him from whatever was happening here.
This place was the Fair-ground!
The safest place for higher beings!
Who was so crazy to attack here?
God of Oppression was dumbfounded!
Judge Bredd shouted at this moment,
"I choose you as my birthday gift!
Now open up!"
And the armor that covered the man completely, suddenly opened up and revealed his face!
The stick in Judge Bredd's hand swung once again and smashed into the face that was now filled with disbelief and confusion!
His birth treasure!
His most trusted comrade!
Betrayed him!?
The armor even locked his body, just for a moment,
and revealed his defenseless face to his opponent at the worst time possible!
He had the power to crush the armor and free himself, but it was all about that one moment!
The stick hit successfully, and the God of Oppression lost consciousness for just a moment, like a certain God before him, and the next moment, he disappeared!
Only an empty armor was left.
Another message was sent.
[Third assault punishment: loss of 20% law.
Fourth assault punishment: loss of 40% law.]
[Higher being mortal, you assaulted two Higher beings in a row, for a total of four times!
You are prohibited from using the Fair Ground for the next 1000 years!]
Little mortal gasped,
"I thought it was fine to beat up people here..."
Then he shrugged and said stubbornly,
"Do whatever you want.
I have 0 law; if you want to take 40% or 100%, then how much do you think you get?"
He waited for a while to see if the World Law answered him.
But it did not.
"40% of 0 is 0.
100% of 0 is 0.
Even World Law is unknowledgeable!
Can you believe it, Mr. Token?"
The punishment stick turned back into the Guardian Token and responded,
[It is suggested that you return to the territory as soon as possible.
Birth treasures cannot surpass higher beings for too long.
Only guardian territory can provide enough support.]
Little mortal nodded and looked at the prison cage that was shaking violently,
"Change the connection from stick to space mirror."
Then he closed his eyes and muttered,
"I take back my request to judge the Assassin God in the fair ground."
The next moment, he was back in the dark place inside the Assassin God's castle with the armor and a silver knife.
"Open a passage."
A passage opened and he jumped inside!
The moment he entered the cultivation planet, the prison cage stopped shaking.
He threw the cage into his backpack and jumped back to the passage while shouting,
"Big guy, be ready!"
The passage closed and opened again,
But this time, a lot bigger!
A black castle was floating in the void on the other side, and as if the castle was kicked, it came to this side!
The big backpack was speechless,
"..."
The castle belonged to a higher being; how could it take it in?
But to its surprise, it could swallow it as if it didn't have any owner...
The two planet managers and Princess Xena, who were watching the scene in confusion,
fainted the moment the black castle entered this side of the passage...
Little mortal came back and gasped when he saw them like this!
"Mr. Token, is that the castle's effect?"
[The sight of a higher being's castle can kill any creatures under level 4.]
Little mortal was shocked,
"I was lucky they were in my territory...
But why didn't I know about it?"
The backpack trembled.
Little mortal attacked,
"What do you mean by 'because you never had a castle!'?
Are you mocking me for being poor!"
A fight broke out with the four-armed guy hanging on the backpack, who got beaten up indirectly alongside it...
After a while, little mortal calmed down and, while rubbing his chin, muttered to himself,
"It's time to find the mastermind!"
Then he opened his notebook and went straight to the last page.
There was a list of names there.
The gardener [Nature God (Pan)]
The mermaid [Sea Goddess (Amphitrite)]
The troublemaker [God of Disaster (Khali)]
The thug [God of Oppression (Set)] ✓
The rock thrower [God of Meteorite (Hecate)]
The chunk of ice [Ice God (Njord)]
The sneaky guy [Assassin God (Hades)] ✓
The fortune teller [God of Prophecy (Apollo)]
The coward [??????]
"Here, Mr. Token, find the coward for me.
Didn't you say you could find the guy with your karma function after I became the guardian?
Then do it!"
[Activating Karma function.
Searching...]
After a while,
[Search failed.]
Little mortal was speechless,
"What do you mean?
You found the sneaky guy so easily!
And you said that if I'm sure this coward is related to someone, you can find them through karma!
I'm sure all of these names are related to the coward!
So why did you fail?"
[Three possible reasons.
1. The entity is a higher being with Unique Law.
2. The entity has never been in any universe with guardians.
3. The entity has never been on the wanted list of the Guardian Association.
I could only confirm she is a woman, and she is a real entity.]
"What do you mean, she is real?
You thought I was delusional?"
[The guardian can continue with finding other beings related to her.
More Higher beings connected to her with a closer relationship heighten the chance of finding her through karma.
From now on, the karma function can verify at any moment if you are encountering anything related to your target.]
Little mortal snorted,
"So useless...
But at least I know she is a woman and a level 6.
She isn't on the wanted list of your nonexistent association either...
How about you give me the list of everyone on the wanted list?
I have a better chance of finding her.
[Access denied.
Only a universe guardian has the permission to access the wanted list.]
Little mortal shrugged and looked at the unconscious invaders and sect members on the ground,
"This token is so useless; no wonder the Guardian Association is gone...
Anyway, let me judge these guys before leaving.
Today's work was so hard for a weak and petite judge like me who was forced to take action personally...."
He sighed helplessly at the end.
"Alright, little cage, send out their cases."
The next moment, a mountain of paper dropped on his head and buried him underneath...
"..."
Little mortal crawled out with difficulty after swimming for a while inside the sea of papers to find his way out.
But he didn't get angry this time.
He went to the cage and, while stroking it, said,
"I know it was a hard day for you.
But let me ask you.
What other treasure do you know
that imprisoned a higher being?
Hmm?"
The prison cage vibrated.
"Big guy doesn't count.
One of them is the owner.
The other one is a doctor.
And they are my guests!
Not prisoners!"
"Exactly!
You, my friend, are the first in the multiverse!
And let me tell you,
you might be the last treasure ever to achieve this!
Can you believe it!
And you didn't catch one, but two of them!"
"Alright, alright, you can keep the black liquid while the two are inside...
Now give me a short version of these people's crimes to send them on their way."
The hammer, stick, and crystal came over, too.
"What do you mean by 'what about us'?
You, little stick, are the only treasure that beats up higher beings left and right!
I mean, literally!
You just beat up two left and right!
Didn't you!
And you, little hammer, are the first to judge one and sentence him to death!
You even smashed the guy's face!
Do you know of any other hammer that has achieved this?
And my favorite crystal, come here!
Search my brain and record today's event!
See how our team went there and collected higher beings, as if we were on a stroll, plucking fruit from trees!
This way, you will be the only treasure with the guide collection of 'how to catch a parasite with ease'!
And my 'all-round' comrade, big guy!
Look at you!
You went on so many adventures with Mr. Marco Polo,
But did you ever collect a castle from a higher being, except for your master and Dr. Quinn, who both just let you have them willingly?
No, you didn't!
But look at you now.
Only 3 years with me, and already three castles inside!
Sitting there like a boss, as if it's your daily routine to eat a castle every day!"
The treasures went silent!
Now that he mentioned their 'achievements',
They felt prideful at first, but now they were afraid!
What kind of mess they left behind...!?
The prison cage sent two papers out and then flew away with the rest of the treasures.
The two papers were a summary of the crimes these people committed.
Little mortal went to judge them.
The birth treasures immediately started a secret emergency meeting!
But he was a weakling from the start to the end.>
<...>
After the meeting,
from the information all of them shared,
It turns out, except for them, no one else on the mainland knew about this little thief's 'achievements' or secret activities!
They promised each other to keep their 'achievements' a secret for as long as they could, or even forever!
Little mortal, after judging the 'criminals' from the invaders' side, was going to send all of them to the place called 'hell,' because they were all guilty, but,
"Listen to me.
I know you were under the influence of that
'pirate dude,' but a sin is a sin.
If you can help my assistant in the future to manage the planet, and be useful for the world,
I might give you a way out in the end; if not, I erase your existence.
What do you say?
You only get this chance because you were forced onto this path,
But now your real 'you' has an opportunity."
The commander in front prostrated on the ground, like the rest of the invaders, and answered respectfully,
"My lord, we won't betray your trust."
Little mortal nodded,
"That's good to hear,
but show me your loyalty with your actions.
You can go and talk to my Assistant now."
After they left,
Little Mortal sent a message to the Emperor, notifying him about the group of 'terrorists' and cultivators from 12 sects that he was going to bring.
These people were bullies with the illusion of being immortal masters, not real villains like those in the black robes...
"I'll take you to the capital.
I need to give His Majesty some recommendation letters, too.
Come with me to see what plan His Majesty has for you."
The crowd nodded while sweating profusely...
This little demon was only like a monster in their eyes previously.
But now that he was their planet's guardian,
He was like the most trusted person too...
And he seemed disappointed in them!
The two feelings were mixed, making them trust the monster and try to prove to him that they were good people.
Little mortal rode his tricycle while listening to music, and thousands of cultivators followed him.
But before long, they lost sight of him, who sped away on the new highway after the singer said,
'deja vu.'
The crowd could only fly helplessly to the capital on their own.
After meeting with the Emperor and telling him about the fate of the 'good' cultivators and what happened to the invaders, he gave him recommendation letters for his followers.
But before he left, the imperial couple tried to keep him around with some food and asked about the special language called 'Google translation', and if he could teach them, which he casually did.
Little mortal couldn't feel it, but both of them were level 3 at this moment.
Both of them chose to follow him.
And the candy was still carrying them...
From what they knew, they could even reach level 4 with it if he became a solar system guardian one day!
The Emperor looked at the small figure disappearing on the horizon and muttered,
"Rise or fall.
It will be together, big brother."
The Empress chuckled,
"I want to see where you can hide from me anymore with this teleportation and karma function of our tokens!"
The Emperor was speechless...
It seems he couldn't be alone for himself from now on, could he...?