Reincarnated in the Same World for the Nth Time

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【!This is not a normal way of accessing the space!】

【Entering the hidden stage, the space of ‘Truth or Disbelief’!】

【Participants: Aquila Reshenhardt, Celsia Reshenhardt

Mediator: Chelsea】

Translator’s Note: Mediator 중재자 (jungjaeja): describes Chelsea’s role as a neutral observer ensuring the Scales of Judgement’s rules are followed. Her presence validates the truth-seeking process, emphasizing integrity over compromise.

When Aquila opened his eyes again, he was once more in a pure white space.

An otherworld created by the artifact, the Scales of Judgement.

However, it wasn’t the same place he had come to when talking with Ianfel.

No.

It only seemed like the background was pure white; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was a completely different place.

Because Aquila was standing on top of a giant scale.

On one side of the platform where the weights were placed.

As if he were being weighed, Aquila was alone there.

Ting!

【You have set foot in the hidden stage, the space of ‘Truth or Disbelief’ for the 50th time!】

【As an achievement reward, you have obtained the title ‘If I can obtain the truth, then my soul is nothing!’】

‘Seriously…’

Aquila’s expression became awkward at the following notification.

It wasn’t surprising that the number of times he had forcibly used the Scales of Judgment had accumulated to 50.

He had often used it in the past several playthroughs to distinguish smooth-talking liars.

More than anything else, the fact that the emotions contained within were output as either true or false was the best in terms of efficiency.

‘It was easiest to use it to persuade Ark to exclude him from the party.’

Indeed, it was the world inside the game.

And once again, a sound rang out, reminding him of that fact.

Ting!

【The Sun God Rasphallara is showing interest in this conversation!】

【Rasphallara wishes to participate as a ‘Participant’!】

【A secret participant cannot participate without the player’s permission!】

【Would you like to accept?】

【Yes No】

The same phrase as the last conversation was output and floated up.

But Aquilla lowered his eyes and reached out without hesitation.

It didn’t even take a second to choose.

【You have selected ‘No’.】

【The Sun God Rasphallara’s request to participate has been denied.】

“Wh, wh-where is this……”

At the same time as Aquila dragged and closed the window, a bewildered voice echoed in the pure white space.

The opposite side of the scale where he was.

There stood the person Aquila had forcibly summoned.

Celsia Reshenhardt.

She was in a state where she couldn’t help but be flustered by the space she had come to for the first time in her life.

Until just now, she had been in her room, but the space had disappeared as if it were melting, and then she had arrived here.

She looked around blankly, unable to accept the situation before her eyes.

Then, as soon as she discovered Aquila on the opposite side, her eyes widened in an instant.

There was some distance, but Aquila’s red hair was such an intense color that it could be recognized even from a great distance.

“Yo, you, why are you there……!”

Celsia’s face twisted fiercely.

There was some distance to the opposite side, but her voice could be heard clearly, as if she were right next to him.

However, no one acted rashly.

In the first place, there was no way to cross over to the other side.

They were floating in the air, having nicely divided and occupied both plates of the scale.

Beneath their feet, the pure white space continued endlessly.

To the extent that it was impossible to know if there was a bottom.

Celsia, who had inadvertently checked the other side, took a step back without realizing it.

“Ah. You don’t have to worry because you can’t fall below that anyway.”

There didn’t even seem to be a railing blocking the front, but there was a transparent barrier that prevented them from going forward even a step.

Perhaps it was Rasphallara’s arrangement to prevent them from throwing their lives away to escape the truth and lies.

As Aquila shrugged and said that, Celsia’s eyes became even sharper in an instant.

“I suspected it and as expected, you’re the one who caused this? Where is this? If you don’t return me immediately…!”

“You can return soon even if you don’t shout like that. I also like things to be hasty.”

Aquila nonchalantly cut off Celsia’s words.

“Do you know the Scales of Judgement?”

“What? Did you just say the Scales of Judgment? Why are you saying that all of a sudden……”

Celsia frowned, and for a moment, she looked around.

Then, she snorted as if she was absurd.

“Even though I’m walking a different path from the Sun’s Followers, I at least know that this isn’t the same as the space I’ve heard about in stories…”

“It’s good that I don’t have to add an explanation if you already know it. It’s the same place as you think, but strictly speaking, it’s a bit different.”

“Huh? What in the world are you saying…”

“Well, the basic rules are still the same. ‘You must only speak the truth.’ You know? A truth game. But I recommend that you don’t tell lies because the penalty is quite severe…”

“You!!”

Every time Celsia tried to say a word, Aquila kept cutting her off, and she finally shouted in a burst.

“How dare you interrupt me…… your impudence pierces the sky!”

Celsia, her face completely red with anger, puffed and panted.

“An artifact? Are you saying that you, who can only uselessly spit out blood, also know how to use such a thing? How ridiculous!”

Celsia spewed out curses.

Without erasing her hostile gaze.

Without erasing her hostile gaze.

Judging from her appearance, it seemed like she had said those words more than once or twice.

But Aquila had no answer despite her shouts.

It wasn’t that he was speechless, but rather that he didn’t even think to respond.

When Aquila didn’t say anything as usual, Celsia’s lips curled into a cold sneer.

“If not that, then what is it? Are you saying that the group from that Great Temple has become so stupid that they would entrust something so precious to someone like you? Haha. Well, it’s not like it’s entirely unreasonable. That wicked group…”

“I will only listen to that statement up to that point.”

The voice that suddenly cut in cut off Celsia’s words once again.

But Celsia, instead of getting angry again, was rather surprised.

Because it wasn’t Aquila’s voice.

She turned her head around and widened her eyes as if she couldn’t believe it.

“Wh, since when…… no, how……?”

Someone was in the center of the scale.

A purple-haired priest dressed in a pure white robe.

She didn’t know since when she had been there, but Chelsea, the priestess of the sun, was there as if floating.

Celsia looked at Chelsea’s feet with a face that she couldn’t understand.

But she couldn’t see any floor to step on.

Unlike Aquila and Celsia, who were on the plates on either side of the scale.

“She is Chelsea, the Priestess of the Sun. She will be the mediator and witness of our conversation.”

Chelsea bowed her head with an expressionless face and detached a brooch attached to her robe, holding it out forward.

Because of the distance, the letters engraved inside weren’t visible, but the brooch shone with a subtle yellow light.

It meant that her identity was confirmed.

But Chelsea withdrew the brooch and became silent without saying anything.

Her role wasn’t to lead this situation, but only to watch it.

As Chelsea remained silent, Celsia was flustered.

She couldn’t figure out how the situation was going.

She hated everything related to the Sun God, but that didn’t mean she didn’t even know the information related to the Scales of Judgement.

The artifact that high-ranking nobles used to make covenants with unreliable opponents, or to try to silence them.

But was the Scales of Judgement carried out in this way?

“Then let’s begin. The answer won’t be difficult. You only need to choose one of two options, yes or no.”

As Aquila continued speaking, the eye shape engraved in the center of the scale glowed red.

Creak.

At the same time, the metal creaked terribly.

The platforms they were standing on suddenly began to shake, as if one side could fall to the floor at any moment.

“……Ah!”

Celsia screamed in terror and staggered.

She had clearly heard that it was a table conversation!

“If you lie, you will fall. Your soul will be hurt. After that, well, I don’t even need to say it, right…?”

But for some reason, the movement of the scale wasn’t normal.

As if a swing was shaking up and down, Aquila ended up collapsing on the floor due to the exaggerated shaking.

In the past, he would have been able to endure it with ease, but he didn’t have that kind of stamina right now.

‘No, more than that, why is it like this?’

Aquila’s expression gradually hardened.

If his memory was correct, the only movement of the scale at the sign of the start was to briefly move to level itself.

But the current movement was too threatening.

As if someone was shaking the scales…

‘Wait, shaking?’

At the same time as his thought, a loud notification rang.

Trring!

【A new message has arrived!】

【Message from ¥※¤¡

I didn’t want to use this method, but I’ll just wait until you allow it.

Please ㅠ-ㅠ!】

Aquila’s mouth dropped open.

‘……Could it be you?’

Celsia, who was holding the shawl tightly around her shoulders, shouted urgently.

“To dare do this kind of threat! Did the Sun’s followers send you to intimidate me?!”

“No, this is……!”

But Aquila was also bewildered.

How was he supposed to explain this situation?

The shaking didn’t end, but gradually worsened.

Celsia, who was somehow trying not to fall down due to the movement, eventually fell.

She was pushed all the way to the railing.

“Kyaaak!”

Celsia screamed.

She thought she would fall, but instead, there was a loud thud!

As Aquilla had said, a transparent barrier was surrounding the area.

Celsia’s blonde hair was disheveled, and a panicked scream burst from her mouth.

“Ugh!”

Aquila also couldn’t maintain his balance and kept falling over.

It was a natural course of events since the dish of the scale didn’t have anything to hold onto in the first place.

To make matters worse, the violent shaking was causing him to experience motion sickness in his weak body.

‘Crazy bastard!’

Aquila cursed inwardly.

Once the Scales of Judgment were forcibly unfolded, it couldn’t be stopped in the middle.

So, in order to end this situation now, he had no choice but to ask Celsia a question and get an answer.

Aquila desperately shouted as he rolled to the other side.

“I’ll ask a questi, on! Celsia Reshenhardt is the one who cast the, Curse of Deadly Poison, ack!”

“……Wh, what?!”

Aquila, who had slid all the way, grabbed the floor with his hand and shouted as clearly as possible.

“Celsia Reshenhardt is the one who cast the Curse of Deadly Poison on Aquila Reshenhardt, and is she colluding with the Dark Guild?!”

“You bastard! Putting me in this situation, shamelessly……!”

“Ah, just answer! Then it’ll end, ugh!”

Aquila quickly covered his mouth.

It seemed that the medicine he had taken while riding the carriage and crossing the teleport had run out of energy.

But how could he know that this crazy situation would happen and take it with him?

Celsia screamed hysterically.

“You, you! This dirty, can’t you stop it right now…!”

“If you answer, it’ll end!”

“You hateful…!”

“I’m asking because I know everything, so just answer!”

“Yes! But that doesn’t mean there’s anything you can do, ……Aaaack!”

***

Clang! Chaeng!

Sparks burst out continuously.

Kahena rushed in and slashed her sword diagonally.

Kaaaang!

However, the tip of the sword was blocked once again.

Kahena burst into a bitter smile.

As if it wasn’t for nothing that she had stepped into Reshenhardt’s nest, the Dark Guild member’s skills were great.

But that was all it was.

The holy knight and the Reshenhardt’s private soldiers were moving to find another Dark Guild member, and Shen was capturing Celsia’s closest assistant under his command.

“You seem to have some talent, but that’s all it is. Why don’t you give up appropriately without wasting your energy?”

Kahena smiled as if she was enjoying the current battle and tried to swing her sword again.

However.

The room, which had become a mess due to their sword fighting, suddenly rippled.

And someone began to appear as if paint was spreading.

“Oh! Little Young master……?”

As soon as the red-haired man who appeared was seen, Kahena raised his voice and tried to approach.

“Uweeek!”

If he hadn’t ran to the window and started vomiting as it is.