But just as Jin was influenced by Vishnu and Siddhartha Buddha's sweet talking into agreeing to accept whatever they were plotting, there was a signal from the dungeon instance. When they turned their heads to have a look, they already saw No.8 standing right in front of them, tearing up and subsequently dropping to the ground to cry.
That gave pause to the conversation they all had and Jin quietly kneeled to provide No.8 a piece of tissue to wipe her tears away.
"Your Majesty… I…I am sorry." No.8 could not stop crying but she tried to remain stoic in the current predicament she was handling.
"Are you able to fulfil all your regrets?" Jin asked and she nodded her head in silence.
"Yes, Your Majesty." She tried to resist her remaining tears as she used the tissue to blow her nose. "I apologise for the ruckus that I had made not just for you but also my teammates." As she looked up, No.8 also noticed Vishnu, the actual murderer who killed her beloved.
"I will not forgive you but I will not resent you any longer. My partner was an inevitable result of the war against the Celestials. I can understand the bigger picture of why Jin allowed all of you to live but that does not mean I am happy that it happened. I will do my duty as the Leader of the Commando Mages. Should you ever hurt Ress or my liege ever again, I will hunt you down and kill you in the worst way possible."
"I welcome your assassination or open duel anytime should it come to that," Vishnu said with his arms folded and acknowledged the resolve the Commando Mage had shown. No.8 stood up and saluted the King while awaiting his orders.
"Apologies to your Majesty. While I did make such declarations, I am also willing to accept any punishment that comes for this supposed act of insubordination. Using the Commando Mages as I pleased to speak out my dissatisfaction showed that my skills in leading the Commando Mages could be in question." No.8 said even though her eyes were still glowing red from the burst of tears that she had.
"You had already gone through the punishment by entering the dungeon instance but you will be temporarily suspended for the threats you had made to the leader of our political ally. For the one week of suspension, No.2 would be taking up the mantle of Leader until you return." Jin said, using the excuse of her talk as a way to punish her. After all, he believed that if he did not give any additional punishment, she would still demand it. Perhaps, she might even recommend a more severe punishment for herself and that would not be ideal for Jin, the Commando Mages and her even though she did it willingly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." No.8 saluted once more and took a step back to bow deeply towards Jin before exiting the room, allowing her to resume her tears a little more."She came at an inopportune time," Vishnu said but Jin shook his head.
"No, she came at the most opportune time to our conversation," Jin said as he closed the dimension instance portal that was still hanging around in his office. "She reminded me that while I have the ability to do what you ask, I am also responsible for people's lives as I took on the mantle of this dungeon supplier job."
"Be it my workers, my subjects, my minions. I have a responsibility for them."
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"Losses are inevitable while working on the frontlines." Vishnu tried to reason but Jin shook his head.
"Yes, indeed. Losses are inevitable but what guarantees can I get to ensure that I will be alive? After all, I am just a dungeon supplier with some existential powers, able to create some stuff out of nothing. I am nothing like you Celestials who can snap and cause a world to disappear or the Demons who could control hordes larger than your armies and with a flick of a finger, allowed the hordes to infest the entire world if they deemed unnecessary."
"Your worries are not unfounded." Siddhartha Buddha said and acknowledged that there would be risks involved in trying to mediate between Demons and Celestials.
"As sad and pathetic as it sounds, I am now under your control. So, the difference that you did not notice yourself is that a human now has Celestials and Demons under his control. Also, this meeting had yet to be set and it might take a few years of your home world's time to get it scheduled and implemented." Vishnu said.
"So, in the meantime, get your store up and running in Celestial planes, the Hell planes and even in your home world. In fact, I even agree with your Royal Fox Advisor. Go conquer this Mecha universe as much as you can. You need to have a deeper understanding of your dungeon dimension powers while stealing technology from this advanced universe. Get them to work in your favour and we will meet up consistently to review when it will be a good date to set this conference." Vishnu explained and his avatar was nodding his head in agreement.
"In return, we will see to it that the pantheons in general are able to give you an honorary position to be a demigod. I believe Duke Baal can ascertain the request as well to reward you with an honorary position to be a demi demon too. You will then be the first human to have Demonic and Celestial powers."
"Much like your current cultivation powers that you are wielding." Buddha smiled as he interjected.
"Lol, what." Jin could not help but his lips accidentally revealed a slight twitch of excitement upon hearing this news. "You are telling me I can be a god as a reward?"
"The reward does come with risks. Besides, you did say that you wanted to be the number one dungeon supplier. How can you not do that if you are just a puny human? We are merely giving you the opportunity to do so." Vishnu felt that this might be the hook, line and sinker that would get Jin to enter this immensely risky job.
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