Super Righteous Player
Chapter 573 - 114 Pope Tricino_1

Chapter 573: Chapter 114 Pope Tricino_1

"Master Benjamin... Should I now address you as Your Highness Benjamin?"

Longjing Tea sat on the sofa and smiled at Benjamin sitting across the table: "But after all, you are the teacher of my teacher... Back home, we should actually call you Grandmaster."

"Titles are but titles."

Benjamin set down his teacup, his voice low: "I’m not from the Idol School of thought. Whatever you call me is fine."

Unlike with others.

Yet Benjamin’s attitude towards Longjing Tea was unexpectedly cordial.

He placed the dark gold oval mirror he was holding onto the left side of his desk. Benjamin also took off his Pope’s robe.

Longjing Tea understood his meaning.

Benjamin was indicating that his current identity was not that of the Pope, but rather a wizard from the Heath Tower of Black.

After the destruction of the Heath Tower of Black, there were not many wizards of its pedigree left. And Salvatore was Benjamin’s most outstanding disciple, with Longjing Tea as Salvatore’s foremost disciple. Their relationship remained quite close.

"Do wizards of the Idol School care a lot about titles?"

"Yes. They care enormously."

Benjamin nodded.

"To them, ’titles’ are the foundation of all power. Whether it’s a name, position, title, or nickname... Idol School wizards draw power from how others treat them, and they also change their behavior toward others based on how they are addressed."

He picked up a pastry and said offhandedly.

Longjing Tea half-understood and nodded: "Does this mean... if you were a wizard of the Idol School, then whether I call you Grandmaster or Pope, your attitude toward me would be completely different?"

"No, that’s not it. It’s not that ’my attitude towards you would be different.’ It’s that the one responding to you wouldn’t really be ’the same person.’"

Benjamin shook his head, giving an example: "You should know that His Highness Annan went to purify Justus’ nightmare, right?"

"Yes... but Justus is not an idol wizard, right?"

"’The Unfallen Shield’ Justus is indeed not. But in his nightmare, ’Professor’ Frederick would inevitably appear... You all know about Frederick being disowned by the Melvin family, don’t you?

"For idol wizards, the adverse effect of being disowned is much more profound than it is for ordinary people—it’s potent enough to be a punishment."

In the Winter Principality, where one is not considered born until they are given a name, being disowned is tantamount to being stripped of all rights as a human being.

But for idol wizards, being disowned could even harm their soul.

Because they bind their ’titles’ together with corresponding ’identities.’

Benjamin explained: "When Frederick still had the surname Melvin, calling him by his full name with the surname could evoke the divinity within his soul... because as a Melvin, he was a ’Child of God.’ Yet, if you avoided his name and called him by a nickname, only the mortal could respond.

"So when he was stripped of the surname Melvin, he also lost the ability to use the ’Child of God’ powers. All powers related to ’Melvin’ would disappear along with it.

"Although Destruction Wizards are recognized as the most dangerous profession, in my opinion, Idol Wizards are just as perilous. They are dangerous because they may lose themselves at any moment."

"I see."

Longjing Tea suddenly realized.

He roughly understood.

If an ordinary person is akin to a game account with one character holding multiple jobs, then an Idol Wizard is like having a separate character for each job.

"So that means, Idol Wizards must carefully plan out their lives, right?"

"You’re correct. Idol Wizards have no path for turning back; decisions they make, they must carry on with. Once they give up an identity, it’s as if they’ve forsaken all the powers gained through it."

"I see..."

Longjing Tea murmured: "Then we really should send Ah Dian to the Bone Healer."

"Annie?"

Benjamin inquired, "Is she your friend?"

"More of a junior, she has the adaptability of an Idol School," nodded Longjing Tea, "Since there’s no turning back for the Idol School, naturally, I have to find her the best teacher."

"...My advice is not to go."

After a long silence, Benjamin frowned deeply.

Huh?

Longjing Tea asked in surprise, "Why?"

No sooner had he spoken than he realized:

"—Is there a problem with the Bone Healer?"

"His title before being known as the ’Bone Healer’ Seti was ’Professor Gray’ Seti. And before that, he had another name...

"Seti is just his surname. His real name is ’Tricino Seti,’ the Pope of the ’Murder and Conspiracy God,’ a tragedy writer."

Benjamin slowly stated.

How could mere mortals possibly steal the power of one who will become a god in the future? Not even the mirrored one could see through the future...

Without a doubt.

Only the Tragedy Writer himself could do it!

"The Tragedy Writer is also known as ’The Drunken Madman,’ ’The God of Drama and Fables,’ ’The Mourner,’ and is the author of the trilogy ’The Law of Resemblance and Precognitive Dreams,’ ’The Law of Similarity and Drama Creation,’ ’The Law of Similarity and Fables."

"—At least in the path of ’The Law of Similarity,’ the Tragedy Writer has gone further than anyone else. This was also his ’creative work’ and ’The Crown of the Supreme’ when he ascended to godhood."

"After His ascension ritual was completed, His research depth far surpassed everyone else’s in the world. Up until now, since His ascension, there have been no significant breakthroughs in the Law of Similarity... Families like Melvin, who research the Law of Similarity, are still continuing His research from back then."

"Whether it’s the ’Bone Healer’ or the ’Wolf Professor,’ the Law of Similarity they possess is directly inherited from the school of the Tragedy Writer."

"Unless you’re learning mystical knowledge from the Bone Healer... I advise against learning anything from him. Especially for wizards of the Idol School."

Because their fates would truly become intertwined through the "professing" process.

As he spoke, Benjamin looked in the direction where Annan lay in a deep sleep.

Annan had already formed a bond with the Tragedy Writer.

Before Annan had lost his memory, he had escaped from the Tragedy Writer’s conspiracies and even made a bet with him.

This fate seemed to be strengthened later on... he must have once again encountered the Tragedy Writer’s nightmares or unraveled his followers’ conspiracies.

The Tragedy Writer is not a paranoid ruler.

But an aficionado of disaster, fate, and coincidence... He takes pleasure in watching the unfortunate fates of others and lamenting for them; yet he also looks forward to seeing a brilliant soul shatter the multiple layers of consipiracy, achieving the epic of a ’hero’ through ’the impossible.’

Whether it’s the success of a conspiracy or its failure, either would please Him.

After all, He is just a mad "playwright" at heart.

—He is merely waiting for a greater story.

In other words...

Any soul or fate interesting enough might catch the Tragedy Writer’s eye.

"—When that time comes, you really won’t be able to escape,"

Benjamin said with such gravity.