544. The Usurper’s Treasure Chest (2) “It’s the answer.”
Taesan murmured.
The Green Witch quietly lowered her body, waiting for Taesan’s reply.
“You’re right that you reached a lofty position, but you and I are in very different situations.”
From the start, Taesan was able to reach a pure, solitary place on his own. It was only the presence of the usurper that had been blocking him. That’s why, by abandoning the corruption of the usurper and filling himself with a new self, he could reach that realm.
But the Green Witch was different. She had never suffered the contamination of a high god. The level she had reached was that of an immortal.
Taesan’s solution could not be applied to the Green Witch. The Green Witch’s eyes darkened as she listened to his story.
“I see…”
“If you ask me what the path toward the transcendent is... I don’t know either.”
Taesan was not a transcendent being yet. He had reached a different realm than what the Green Witch desired. Though similar in some ways, the fundamental differences were too great to explain.
“Then... could you grant me one favor?”
“What is it?”
“Me.”
The Green Witch lifted her head.
“Could you read me?”
She spoke with earnest desperation. Taesan looked at her for a moment and then nodded.
“If that’s what you want.”
“Thank you.”